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3 October 2025

This month we feature one of the earliest pendulum clocks made in Britain – the Fromanteel Pendulum ‘Box Clock’ – on the covers. The clock has certainly had an interesting 20th century, which Justin Koullapis FBHI describes in his article. Also in this issue, David Poole MBE FBHI continues his ‘Let’s make a clock’ series, […]

1 October 2025

The Horological Journal – posted to every BHI member in the UK (click on www.bhi.co.uk/about-us/individual-members) to join) – is the oldest technical publication in the world, revered by watch and clockmakers, repairers, collectors and innovators. It has been educating horologists since the 1850s, and today it is looking for new authors to share their expertise, […]

22 September 2025

Antique clock repairs normally take months. But, on Sunday 26 October 2025, the Museum of Timekeeping’s team of volunteer clockmakers and students – the Clock Force – will be swooping in to restore timepieces in just hours. It’s all part of a special Autumn open day at Upton Hall near Newark to mark the changing […]

2 September 2025

If you missed BBC Radio 4’s intriguing The Watch Case with Rebecca Struthers, click here to listen… https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m002hpf0   A watchmaker, author and regular contributor to The Horological Journal, Rebecca writes… ‘Small objects are good at disappearing. They can be stolen, destroyed or misplaced. They can vanish into the bowels of private collections. They can […]

29 August 2025

This month, Jon Clasper and Crispin Maciejewski consider Rolex and Aegler’s other customers in a study of the widespread distribution of Rebberg movements and the different companies that sold them. Click to read the article for free Also in this issue we feature on the covers the Patek Philippe Perpetual Calendar desk clock with a […]

22 August 2025

Level 4 and 5 students in Unit D7: The Practical Servicing of Clocks all complete a record of the repair work they have done, which must be assessed by a professional, for example a MBHI or FBHI. ‘For those struggling to find a professional, we suggest attending a relevant short course at Upton Hall,’ says […]

19 August 2025

...And join Paul Roberson FBHI on his four-day course – ‘Servicing and Correcting Faults in a Single Train Clock’ – from 7–10 October at Upton Hall. The former Clockmaker at the Palace of Westminster, Paul was in charge of looking after the Great Clock of Westminster, ‘Big Ben’, and is now a regular and much-respected […]

15 August 2025

This month we feature on the covers Urban Jürgensen’s UJ-1, a reimagination of the company’s Pratt Oval Pocket Watch – and Ben Tubbing describes a control system for electro-mechanical pendulums. Click to read the article for free Also in this issue, David Poole MBE FBHI launches his new ‘Let’s Make a Clock’ series (part of […]

28 July 2025

Right now, in workshops, studios and converted garden sheds across the UK, a growing number of men and women are quietly breathing new life into a craft that, by rights, bears little significance in today’s high tech world. The likes of GPS satellites and atomic clocks mean that our smart watches and home devices can […]