Nathaniel Delander Nathaniel Delander of St. Dunstan was a watch-case maker (metal worker) and clockmaker. He was one of Thomas Tompion’s favourite case makers. He also made cases for other well-known makers. In 1669, Delander was made a Free Brother of the Clockmakers’ Company. He appears to have worked for Tompion from the 1680s to the 1690s. Some of the watches that Delander worked on during this period survive. These include three Tompion watches. The first is the Tompion travelling clock-watch with alarm and seconds dial, made around 1680, at the Metropolitan Museum of Art (Accession Number 17.190.1512). Second, is Tompion’s silver-and-turtleshell pair-cased verge watch, dated to 1688, at the British Museum (Museum Number 1958,1201.2381). Finally, there is Tompion’s gold pair-cased verge watch, 1685–1695, also at the British Museum (Museum Number 1963,0501.4). A watch case that Delander made for the London-based watchmaker, Francis Stamper, also survives. This is a double-dial watch, dated to sometime between 1690 and 1700, housed in the British Museum (Museum number 1958,1201.481). Beyond his surviving work, we know little else about Delander’s life. Delander’s son, Daniel, was also a watch- and clockmaker. In 1691, Daniel took over his father’s business after Nathaniel’s death. Image Credit Silver and tortoise-shell pair-cased verge watch with seconds indication and stop-lever. Museum number: 1958,1201.2381 © The Trustees of the British Museum, CC BY-NC-SA 4.0, https://www.britishmuseum.org/collection/object/H_1958-1201-2381