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8 March 2020

If watchmaking and clockmaking are niche skills that deserve more recognition, the role of women in the industries is possibly even more underrated. On International Women’s Day, let’s look at women’s historic and ongoing roles in horology. They have, in fact, always played a key part. The fusee chains used in the escapements that typically […]

2 March 2020

Did you check the time at all today? Yes, thought so. Look at the date as well and you might also see that it’s National Careers Week. So let’s talk about clockmaking and watchmaking as professions. We run our lives by time, so it’s strange that horology isn’t higher on the career option radar. Mobile […]

24 February 2020

There’s probably no better way to learn about marine chronometers than to go to sea. If that’s not really an option, though, you could always take the tiller in the upcoming new Watch Gallery in the Museum of Timekeeping here at Upton Hall in Newark. ‘It’s all going to be much more interactive,’ explains Museum […]

9 January 2020

As a student of the BHI’s distance learning horological course, you can, of course, study in your own time and take as long as you need to complete the work. You can also choose whether or not you would like to take the associated exams to gain accreditation and MBHI or FBHI status. If you […]

20 November 2019

The Watchmakers Club meets in London today for the second of its 2019 events (it meets biannually, giving watch lovers a chance to view some exquisite creations, showcased by their makers). If you couldn’t make it, though, you can still read up on what’s happening in the industry right now and what there might be […]

24 October 2019

It’s that time of year again: the BHI Awards Day at Upton Hall on Saturday 26 October. It’s always exciting to see how students of our clock and watchmaking courses have done, and Awards Day is our chance to recognise their hard work, achievements and, of course, contribution to the wider world of craft. Back […]

4 October 2019

World Dyslexia Awareness Day (ahead of Dyslexia Awareness Week, which starts on Monday) is the perfect time to talk about horology. Really, it is. One of the first things I noticed when I became Editor of the Horological Journal in 2018 was how many horologists appeared to have dyslexia. (And, of course, how many of […]

1 October 2019

Once again, it’s a pleasure to see a very respectable number of successful candidates in this year’s BHI examinations. Very well done to all of them. It is most encouraging to see improvements year on year and 2019 is no exception. Generally, there was an overall improvement and for the first time in my role […]

23 September 2019

We’ve just gone to press for the October issue of the Horological Journal (HJ), meaning we have a bit of breathing space as we move on to November’s. This seems like a good time to give a little more information about the monthly production process for the longest continuously-running technical journal in the UK and […]

9 September 2019

So, next weekend, the BHI will compete in the Newark Dragon Boat Race to raise money for Beaumond House Community Hospice and the Children’s Bereavement Centre. I will be participating, by which I mean volunteering my husband. (It’s the best contribution I can offer, seriously. You don’t want me on your boating team. I can’t […]