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The Old English Clock Collection - Nautical Gift Range 2000 - 2004 All Rights Reserved

Greenwich Zer0 Instruments   A classically elegant range mounted in substantial cast brass cases with glass fronts and no externally visible fixings. The front ring unscrews to allow access inside, for adjustment of the movements, battery replacement (clock) and to reach the mounting screws. Roman numerals and featuring Nauticalia’s distinctive brass hands.

Dalvey Voyager Clock   Sir Patrick Grant is the quintessential Scot: kilted, patriotic, and fond of a wee dram! He is Chieftain of the Clan Donnachaidh, and has worked as a gamekeeper/stalker and later as deckhand then skipper on a lobster fishing boat. He also has a passion for quality, which shows in the products of the business that he now heads - Grants of Dalvey, based in the Highlands, founded 1879. They started off making bagpipes, and the skills thus gained enabled them to branch out into a range of select gentlemen's accessories, all with his unique touch and harking back to the golden age of travel. The pocket watch was then an essential voyager's tool, but has now all but disappeared from everyday use. However, it still has advantages - in particular the protection afforded to its face and movement by the 'full hunter' style lid of this version - and imparts a certain air of sophistication and elegance. It has a highly polished, non-tarnish stainless steel case, with gold-plated brass trim, engraveable badge and scratch-resistant glass. Quartz movement with second hand, housed in a fob style case.

Now also available as a barometer

Brittania Instruments   The Britannia range features classic styling with an elegant brass surround to the front edge of the face. The flanges are drilled for screwing to a bulkhead. The cases are cast brass, with glass fronts and adjustment access from the back. Roman numerals.

Harrison Tribute Clock   Concerned by the number of shipwrecks arising from navigational errors, parliament passed the 1714 Longitude Act, which offered a £20,000 prize (over £1m in todays money) to “such person who shall discover the longitude”. One solution would be a clock that could keep accurate time, even when rolled and pitched on board a ship. To achieve this, John Harrison, who won the prize 20 years later, had to invent two revolutionary devices – the “Grasshopper” escapement and dumb-bell balanced pendulum. His design was adopted by the Admiralty and immediately improved the accuracy of navigation beyond all measure, saving countless sailors'

lives. Our tribute retains many of the original features of Harrison's clock but is driven by a lower maintenance and slightly more modern eight-day mechanical movement. It is 15" tall and 10" wide, weighs 12-lb and is mounted on a mahogany base with glass case. Completely handmade (even the screws!) by skilled English craftsmen.