Innovation &
Collaboration

Clock exhibition

The early development of the
pendulum clock in London
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Two private clock collectors collaborated to stage an outstanding exhibition of early English clocks at the prestigious venue of Bonhams, New Bond Street, London in September 2018.

Clock exhibition

HELD ON 3rd to 14th September 2018

101 NEW BOND STREET, LONDON, W1S 1SR

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Highlights

Running from Monday September 3 to Friday September 14, the exhibition provided a fascinating and unique insight into the innovation and collaboration shown by London clockmakers in the Seventeenth Century.

The work of Edward East, Thomas Tompion and the Knibb and Fromanteel families of clockmakers, together with other clockmakers, is explored in detail, with over 100 long case and table clocks on display.

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Book

The Exhibition was accompanied by a fully illustrated catalogue written by Richard Garnier, a horological and architectural historian and Leo Hollis, an author who has previously written two books on the history of London; The Phoenix: The Men Who Made Modern London and The Stones of London: A History Through Twelve Buildings.  

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News

Please keep up to date with the news following the Exhibition
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Spectacular Clock Exhibition Hosted at Bonhams

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.
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Watchmaker Roger W Smith visits Bonhams Clock & Watch Exhibition

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.
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