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1 February 2024

This month we feature a cross-section of the unusual Turney gravity escape wheel arbor assembly on our cover, as explained in part one of a new series by Tim Turney. Also in this issue, BHI student Joseph Cooper reviews two short courses at Upton Hall. Read the article for free here: Click to read the […]

5 January 2024

This month, two BHI students review a course at Upton Hall: Servicing and Correcting Faults – Striking Clock, taken by tutor Paul Roberson FBHI. Also in this issue, Colin Fergusson explains his experience of making a dial by repousse and chasing on a course with silversmith Phil Jordan.. Read the article for free here: Click […]

7 December 2023

This month we conclude our four-part Clickspring series, ‘Constructing a Watchmaker’s Faceplate’, with the tool shown in use on a lathe on the cover. Also in this edition Malcolm Pipes highlights temperature changes as being the most significant cause of rate error, and discusses a compelling method to almost eliminate such errors using two similar […]

26 October 2023

28-29th October 2023, Upton Hall. See and try antique watchmaking tools driven by hand-power. For centuries watchmakers built high-precision instruments without having electrical tools or lighting. Come and discover the secrets of their craft, and try your hand at these watchmaking tools from the collection of the Museum of Timekeeping at this special open day. […]

2 October 2023

This edition, we remember Lieutenant-Commander Rupert T. Gould, who died this month 75 years ago. One of only 12 recipients of the BHI’s illustrious gold medal, he is best known for his restoration of the Harrison sea clocks. Also in this issue, we shed light on the not-so well-known history of an IWC pocket watch […]

31 August 2023

The Hong Kong Watch and Clock Fair, 5–9 September 2023 Martin Foster FBHI writes: ‘The Hong Kong Watch and Clock Fair is by far the biggest of the annual horological trade fairs for release of the new models and innovations. It has clearly emerged as the serious destination for the international press, agents, collectors and […]

29 August 2023

September celebrates the continuation of 165 Years of the Horological Journal. How does the Omega Spirate System REALLY work?. We take a look at this innovative balance spring technology and discuss the ideas that are making it an exciting step forward in horology. Clickspring, the maker of an authentic replica of the Antikythera Mechanism and […]

25 August 2023

From the September edition of the Horological Journal. The Omega Spirate is a new balance spring system that can be adjusted for stiffness to allow fine adjustments of the rate to within 0.1 seconds per day. This is one of the few truly new ideas in horology made possible by silicon manufacturing techniques. The system […]

4 August 2023

The August HJ is now landing on our members doorsteps. This month we report on the passing of Chris McKay FHBI. He will be very sadly missed in the horological community. Also in this issue Malcolm Pipes FBHI discusses his observations and thoughts on horological lubricants: Why do they work and fail? Read for free […]

17 October 2022

As a regular reader of the Horological Journal, and avid consumer of all things clock and watchmaking, I’ve come to understand that there are many things about the craft of horology that I simply cannot resist. I love the precision of those who work with metal. Crafting, bending and cutting until the correct shape, just […]