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3 December 2020

Those of you who have visited Upton Hall, especially in the winter months, will be well aware that even in a normal year, coming inside is akin to reaching the Polar Ice Cap. Temperatures are often lower than those outside. Well, this year we have a special treat in store for anyone brave enough to […]

19 November 2020

That’s it, the last HJ of 2020 has gone to press. Meaning that….we’ve already been working on the next two issues. Production schedules are always tighter at this time of year, as the bank holidays mean we need to bring everything forward. However, we still have a December issue bursting with analysis of the watch […]

9 October 2020

It is such a shame that our members and guests have not been able to enjoy visiting Upton Hall this year. With the cancellation of training courses, exams, the Museum shows and our Awards Day, we would have been able to show our headquarters and training facilities off so proudly. Many people stay in our […]

9 September 2020

Time, or the measuring of it, is our trade – and goodness, have we been counting it since March, when our on-site short watchmaking and clockmaking courses were suspended and later our exams, as a result of the pandemic. (The distance learning course was and still is available, though, and we were heartened by how […]

27 August 2020

Something I love to see as an editor: a thriving Letters page. We’ve had a lot of letters coming in lately; in fact, the September issue saw me finally able to clear a backlog I’d had going for a while, and no sooner had we gone to print than more came in. Requests for information […]

17 July 2020

Time was when the graphic designer Sam Law-Bartle and I would work side-by-side in the same office for several days a week to get the Horological Journal to print every month. Of course, since lockdown began, we’ve both been working from home. The distance between us has gone from about two feet to 60 miles. […]

3 June 2020

It is of course impossible to avoid the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic, and here at the BHI we are still working remotely to get the Horological Journal to print each month (which is a pleasure to do). Watch lovers will surely know by now that the Baselworld watch fair has been cancelled for 2021 […]

20 April 2020

As the COVID-19 pandemic continues, we have a message to our students who are looking to take their exams. We know that you’re eager to take these steps to become part of the clock and watch profession, and how hard you have worked to get to this level. Right now it may feel that your […]

8 April 2020

For over 160 years, the British Horological Institute (BHI), dedicated to the art and science of measuring time, has seen many changes and events. We share our headquarters with the Museum of Timekeeping (MoT), meaning we have everything on site from antique longcase clocks to modern quartz watches, and even the original Speaking Clock. Like […]