The Antique Clock Co.

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The Antique Clock Co. Specialists in the sales of fine antique clocks and professional antique clock repair and restoration.

The Clock Work Shop, Dorset & Hampshire, is a company based on good old English traditional values set up to restore, repair and conserve all types of different clocks from all over the world in the traditional manner that they should be. The company also buys and sells Clocks and Watches by appointment only. Should you wish your clock to have a scheduled service, be repaired, restored or conserved in any way, whether it be the case, dial or movement, you can rest assured, at The Clock Work Shop, Dorset, we look after your clock as if it were our own. Anything we wouldn’t be happy with ourselves is clearly not good enough for you or your possessions. We are professionals in the field and work to the highest standards. We offer:

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All work is guaranteed and insured

We're going through a phase… 🌙A moon phase, to be precise!And what a lovely example we have here, on this beautifully pr...
14/10/2026

We're going through a phase… 🌙

A moon phase, to be precise!

And what a lovely example we have here, on this beautifully proportioned oak longcase clock by Robert Darling of Melrose, Scotland, dating from around 1790.

The painted dial features a moon phase in the arch, along with finely blued steel hands, a subsidiary seconds dial and calendar aperture.

At a little smaller than the average longcase clock, it's a particularly appealing example, with its swan-neck pediment, reeded columns and handsome oak case.

Over 230 years old, and still keeping an eye on the moon!

Looking rather French for a Londoner…With its beautifully carved giltwood rococo case, this splendid 18th-century cartel...
10/10/2026

Looking rather French for a Londoner…

With its beautifully carved giltwood rococo case, this splendid 18th-century cartel clock certainly shows its French influence. But behind that decorative exterior lies something rather unusual – an English double fusee movement.

Cartel clocks were particularly fashionable in France during the 18th century, but English fusee examples are exceptionally rare, with only a small number believed to have been made around the middle of the century.

This wonderful example is signed William Webster, London, and features a finely engraved silvered dial, complete with calendar aperture and mock pendulum, while its eight-day verge movement strikes the hours on a bell.

A rare English clock with a distinctly French sense of style!

Upstairs, downstairs…On the ground floor, our workshops are where clocks come to be carefully repaired and restored by o...
05/10/2026

Upstairs, downstairs…

On the ground floor, our workshops are where clocks come to be carefully repaired and restored by our team of skilled horologists.

Then head upstairs and things look rather different. An entire floor filled with antique clocks, furniture and jewellery – from longcases and bracket clocks to some rather more unusual pieces.

And, of course, there’s the soundtrack… the steady ticking of clocks punctuated by the occasional chorus of bells and chimes.

Different hands. Same craft.A clockmaker’s bench today isn’t so very different from one you might have found over 200 ye...
30/09/2026

Different hands. Same craft.

A clockmaker’s bench today isn’t so very different from one you might have found over 200 years ago.

The tools, techniques and skills have been passed down through generations, keeping centuries of traditional clockmaking knowledge very much alive.

You don’t need the whole picture to appreciate the pieces…Every component of a fine clock has been carefully considered ...
24/09/2026

You don’t need the whole picture to appreciate the pieces…

Every component of a fine clock has been carefully considered and made with extraordinary precision and attention to detail.

Viewed this closely, they form a tapestry of beautifully made individual pieces – each worthy of admiration in its own right, yet all created with one purpose: to work together.

Singing the praises of this musical masterpiece… 🎶Made by Francis Perigal of London around 1790, this fine George III br...
21/09/2026

Singing the praises of this musical masterpiece… 🎶

Made by Francis Perigal of London around 1790, this fine George III bracket clock has rather more up its sleeve than simply telling the time.

Its musical movement plays a choice of four tunes on a nest of eleven bells — and unusually, it performs every hour, rather than at three-hour intervals. It also strikes the hours separately on another bell.

The craftsmanship is every bit as impressive, from the champlevé enamel decoration on a solid silver ground to the beautifully engraved movement and original verge escapement.

A wonderfully elaborate piece of Georgian clockmaking by one of London’s most respected horological names.

14/09/2026

Ooh… give us a twirl!

And this is certainly a clock worth seeing from every angle.

Made by Edwards of Stourbridge and retailed by George Rossi of Norwich, this fine 8-day skeleton clock leaves very little hidden. Its twin chain fusee movement sits between beautifully pierced scrolling plates, with six-crossed train wheels and a rack strike sounding the hours on a bell.

We’ll just leave these two here and let you argue amongst yourselves… 😆Two fine London bracket clocks, both dating from ...
07/09/2026

We’ll just leave these two here and let you argue amongst yourselves… 😆

Two fine London bracket clocks, both dating from the 18th century and separated by just a few years – Robert Higgs in mahogany, circa 1770, and Joseph Lum in an ebonised case, circa 1765.

Both retain their original verge escapements, strike the hours on a bell and feature beautifully engraved backplates, but each has a character very much its own.

Warm mahogany or classic ebonised… which would you choose?

More is more, on this occasion…This French Four Glass mantel clock from around 1900 is certainly not short on detail. Pe...
02/09/2026

More is more, on this occasion…

This French Four Glass mantel clock from around 1900 is certainly not short on detail. Pegasus mounts decorate the case, Doric-style columns finish with unusual tulip-shaped bases, and delicate painted swags surround the enamel dial.

Even the pendulum gets its share of attention, with a finely painted enamel portrait encircled by rhinestones.

Behind all that decoration is a quality 8-day French movement, striking the hours and half-hours on a bell.

Sometimes, a little extravagance is entirely justified.

It’s impossible to fit the entire showroom into one shot… but here’s another view for you to admire.
28/08/2026

It’s impossible to fit the entire showroom into one shot… but here’s another view for you to admire.

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West Yard Barn, West Street
Abbotsbury
DT34JT

Opening Hours

Monday 10am - 5pm
Tuesday 10am - 5pm
Thursday 10am - 5pm
Friday 10am - 5pm

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