In the first of a planned series of articles, I want to explain how I approach every watch I service. There are naturally many differences between each brand and every…
Planetariums, telluriums and lunariums that are out of this world... Part 2 José Gómez In the last TimePiece we highlighted how José first became interested in planetariums and how his…
Two students received BWCMG prizes at the BHI Awards Day in November.It was the first time that the event has been held since before Covid, hence the two awards (one for 2021…
Horological students are being encouraged to apply for the latest scholarship grants on offer through QEST. The next round will be open 9 January – 13 February 2023 and details…
Birmingham City University horology student William Oke has won the BWCMG Annual Award for the highest achievement in Clock and Watch Servicing. He was presented with a £500 Cousins tool voucher by…
BWCMG member Colin Andrews has embarked on a very special project – hand-making British watches using parts of an old war-time spitfire. Colin at the Bench Since embarking upon my…
This is the fifth in a series of six articles, by Maximin Chapuis, a French watchmaker, which takes a look at traditional finishing skills that are all carried out by…
The Great Clock of Westminster restored in tiny Cumbrian hamlet As the Palace of Wesminster renovations finally draw to an end after five long years and at a cost of…
Starting from Scratch, Part 1 Looking back it is hard to remember that eight years ago the idea of making my own pocket watch from scratch was something bordering on…
Well here we are again at the start of another new year – one which will hopefully be kinder to us all as this dreadful virus at last seems to…
The Queen Elizabeth Scholarship Trust (QEST), which is dedicated to supporting excellence in British craftsmanship, is looking to encourage more watch and clock makers to apply for funding. Since it…
Information in Timepiece helps to keep members of the Guild abreast of apprenticeship opportunities, ideal for filling that gap in the workshop. This edition reports on the latest news about…
This year will be the 9th edition of this internationally-followed event, which has so far raised more than 70 million euros. It will take place on 6 November 2021 in…
Birmingham City University BA horology student Lewis Sorrill has won the BWCMG 2021 Prize for achieving the highest score in watch/clock servicing. Due to coronavirus restrictions the award was presented…
This is the first in a series of six articles, by Maximin Chapuis, a French watchmaker, which takes a look at traditional finishing skills, which are all carried out by…
Two top students at the British School of Watchmaking have won BWCMG prizes for achieving the highest overall grade on the two courses run by the Manchester-based facility. Naïs Hamelin,…
The unit of time (the ‘second’) can now be measured more accurately than any other physical quantity and there has been a tenfold increase in the accuracy of the measurement…
£5m restoration secures Loughborough Bell Foundry’s future John Taylor & Co – the UK’s last traditional bell foundry – has embarked on a £5m restoration project, thanks to Lottery funding and…
Firstly, I’d like to take this opportunity to wish members of the British Watch and Clock Makers’ Guild a very happy new year. Let’s hope we can put the disaster of…
A new commercial trade organisation which will support and promote the British watch and clock making industry on an international level has recently been launched.A new commercial trade organisation which…
So much has happened since I last sat down to write an update on the Clockmaker Apprenticeship – no-one could have predicted Coronavirus and the devasting effects it has brought.…
The second cohort of apprentices will start learning at the Watchmaker Apprentice Training School (WATS) in January 2021. From a successful start, the apprenticeship programme is beginning again after lockdown…
Part 1 - Making the Annulus Wheel I have recently graduated from Birmingham City University with a first class honours degree in Horology. I came to the course with no…
I am a student on the BSOW traditional 3000 hour watchmaking course, class of 2018-2020, which entails the more traditional aspects of watchmaking, that aren’t as commonly taught these days.…
In this month’s TimePiece, Frank Boswell describes how to refurbish an automatic device complete for a Rolex cal 1030. Any part reference numbers are taken from the Ebauches SA Technological…
The Guild is to fund a small research project into its formation and history after it was found there was little to no information pre-1930s. Although it is known that…
anOrdain, a vibrant ‘new’ Glasgow-based watchmaking business, which specialises in making enamel dials in time-honoured tradition, has just received a £60,000 grant to help them expand even further. Founder Lewis…
Calibre Jones watches were the first watches made by the International Watch Company (IWC) and are now around 150 years old, Figure 1. These early models were designed and produced…
A functional hand-made military style chronograph – Part 1 Introduction Making watches has long been my main interest in horology and although the repair and restoration of watches has been…
Enjoy yourself ... it’s later than you think! Well another year has flown by with lightening speed and, as we look forward to 2020, I would like to take this…
Académie Horlogère des Créateurs Indépendants (AHCI) join exhibitors at the September fair. The 38th Hong Kong Watch and Clock Fair (HKW&CF) opened from 3 - 7 September, 2019 in the…
