A message from Clocktime's creator Good morning At this time of year, as the evenings lengthen, our thoughts turn to the end of British Summer Time when the clocks go back one hour, on Sunday 27th October this year. It’s also a time for reflection. Six years ago we staged the Innovation & Collaboration exhibition at the Bonhams Bond Street venue in London. It was hugely successful, with visitors from around the globe. Thank you to all of you who visited this exhibition of early English clocks, jointly organised with an anonymous collector and collaborator. Also, 16 years ago, the Corpus Chronophage clock was unveiled in Cambridge. This was a homage to my horological hero, John Harrison, who was a self-taught clockmaker. In 2013 I commissioned the expert horologist Matthew King to create the first ever replica of the earliest Harrison wooden clock, originally produced in 1713 by the Yorkshire-born Harrison, who later succeeded in solving the problem of determining longitude while at sea. To make the replica, clockmaker Matthew had no guides or instructions but instead took much of his direction from the original Harrison clocks and his own research. The project was a true exploration of Matthew’s passion and he has continued to maintain this and other Harrison clocks over the years. The Clocktime team caught up with Matthew to discover more about his unique skills and dedication to historical context. Dr John C Taylor OBE FREng
