Clockwise Blog

I would like to share a detailed report for all members who were unable to attend the 2024 WCA National meeting held at the Hyatt Regency Hotel Sydney over the...

It has been a privilege to service and repair approximately 40 clocks crafted by the masterful Thomas Cole over the past two decades. I am deeply grateful to John Hawkins,...

As part of the Clockwise 30th birthday in December this year, Hands of Time was released as a free web directory fulfilling Graham’s dream of wanting to provide detailed historical information...

Launceston convict clockmaker and watchmaker Arthur O’Leary worked in his trade in the 1850s and 1860s in Elizabeth Street. He offered watch, clock, and jewellery repairs and engraving. Other services...

In October 1877, Martha Allen, a 32-year-old mother of five, was widowed when her youngest child was six months old. Her husband, William, was a watchmaker and jeweller, operating his...

After reading the article Dual Oscillators in the Horological Journal, I thought about the idea of making a genuinely unique clock.  My experience in horology started in the early 1980s when I started...

After reading the book Longitude written by Dava Sobel in 1998, I became inspired to build interesting timepieces. The first project I embarked on was a French inspired Automaton resembling a...

What does a horologist actually do? What does an average day at Clockwise look like? Check out our recent interview with Graham, as he answers your burning questions!