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This September, several thousand clock lovers from all over the world flocked to Innovation and Collaboration, an outstanding exhibition of early English clocks and watches at Bonhams, New Bond Street, London.

The UK’s best known watchmaker, Roger Smith OBE, visited the Clock Exhibition at Bonhams and examined two very famous, historical watches, rarely seen by the public as they are part of a private collection owned by Dr John C Taylor OBE.

James Stratton, the highly respected Head of Clocks atBonhams, spoke at the Innovation & Collaboration exhibition which tookplace at New Bond Street, Mayfair, London.

Our topic on the eve of the Innovation & Collaboration event focuses on the importance of telling time and we’re using this clock as one of the exhibits to highlight its significance because of its horological importance. A discussion about Ahasuerus Fromanteel Mounted Wall Clock, c 1658.

Discussion on 360th anniversary of the death of Oliver Cromwell. Oliver Cromwell is featured in the Innovation & Collaboration Exhibitoin

Our focus in this post is not on a clock or timepiece, but instead, on a weekly publication, produced during the Commonwealth period in England.

This magnificent 1695 longcase clock by Daniel Quare is wound only once a year, yet strikes every hour of every day.

This beautiful exhibit dated 1658, is a magnificent example of an early box clock.

This magnificent hourly striking table clock is cased in walnut-veneer and boasts a flat-panelled top.

A rare olivewood, walnut, ebony and boxwood inlaid miniature longcase by Joseph Knibb, features on today’s blog post.

This is one of the earliest painted watch dials, also boasting a seconds’ dial.

This beautiful Sundial was originally made for Henry Grey, 12th Duke of Kent in circa 1690 and is engraved with...