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Musée international d'horlogerie
La Chaux-de-Fonds, Switzerland
Encyclopaedic collection covering the full span of timekeeping, with a restoration workshop.
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The Clockmakers' Museum
London, United Kingdom
Collection of the Worshipful Company of Clockmakers, strong in early English watches.
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Royal Museums Greenwich
London, United Kingdom
Holds the Harrison timekeepers and a major marine chronometry collection.
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Deutsches Uhrenmuseum
Furtwangen, Germany
Black Forest clockmaking and German horological industry.
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National Watch and Clock Museum (NAWCC)
Columbia, Pennsylvania, United States
American industrial horology, with an associated research library.
Museum
Musée d'horlogerie du Locle
Le Locle, Switzerland
Château des Monts collection, notable for automata and precision watches.
Society
British Horological Institute
Upton, United Kingdom
Professional body offering training, examinations and a reference library.
School
WOSTEP
Neuchâtel, Switzerland
Watchmakers of Switzerland Training and Educational Programme.
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Science Museum
London, United Kingdom
Major holdings in clocks, watches and scientific instruments, including early mechanical timekeeping.
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The British Museum
London, United Kingdom
Renaissance and early modern clocks and watches, including elaborate automaton clocks.
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Musée des Arts et Métiers
Paris, France
French horological and mechanical instrument collections, including Breguet-related material.
Museum
Musée du Temps
Besançon, France
Devoted to time measurement in the Besançon watchmaking region.
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Beyer Clock and Watch Museum
Zurich, Switzerland
Private collection spanning ancient time measurement to modern watches.
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Patek Philippe Museum
Geneva, Switzerland
Geneva watchmaking and enamel work, with an extensive antique collection alongside the manufacturer's own.
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German Clock Museum, Glashütte (Deutsches Uhrenmuseum Glashütte)
Glashütte, Germany
Saxon precision watchmaking, Glashütte movement architecture and regional industrial history.
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Uhrenindustriemuseum
Villingen-Schwenningen, Germany
Industrial clockmaking machinery and factory production history.
Museum
Clock Museum Vienna (Uhrenmuseum Wien)
Vienna, Austria
Austrian clockmaking, including Vienna regulators and early tower clock movements.
Museum
Museum Speelklok
Utrecht, Netherlands
Musical clocks and mechanical self-playing instruments.
Museum
Seiko Museum Ginza
Tokyo, Japan
Japanese horological history and the development of quartz timekeeping.
Society
Antiquarian Horological Society
Ticehurst, United Kingdom
Scholarly society publishing Antiquarian Horology, a principal peer-reviewed venue for horological research.
Society
National Association of Watch and Clock Collectors (NAWCC)
Columbia, Pennsylvania, United States
Collector and research organisation with a library, archive and chapter network.
Archive
NAWCC Library and Research Center
Columbia, Pennsylvania, United States
Factory records, trade catalogues and serial data used for American movement research.
School
Lycée technique d'horlogerie (regional Swiss horology schools)
Various, Switzerland
Swiss technical schools in Geneva, Le Locle and the Jura train watchmakers; programmes and names change over time, so verify current provision directly.
Auction House
Christie's
London / Geneva / New York, International
Catalogued watch and clock sales; archives are useful for provenance and comparable research.
Auction House
Sotheby's
London / Geneva / New York, International
Catalogued horological sales with scholarly cataloguing on important lots.
Auction House
Antiquorum
Geneva, Switzerland
Specialist watch auctioneer; older catalogues are a research resource for complicated pocket watches.
Society
British Horological Institute (Upton Hall)
Newark, United Kingdom
Professional institute for horologists, with a museum collection, library and examinations in watch and clock repair.
Museum
The Wallace Collection
London, United Kingdom
French decorative clocks and cases of the eighteenth century in their original domestic setting.
Museum
Espace Horloger
Le Sentier, Vallée de Joux, Switzerland
Interprets the Vallée de Joux tradition of complicated movement and ébauche making.
Museum
Musée Atelier Audemars Piguet
Le Brassus, Switzerland
Vallée de Joux complicated watchmaking presented alongside a working restoration workshop.
Museum
Omega Museum
Biel/Bienne, Switzerland
Company collection and archive covering Biel watch production from the nineteenth century onwards.
Museum
German Clock Museum (Deutsches Uhrenmuseum)
Furtwangen, Germany
The principal collection of Black Forest clockmaking, from wooden-movement clocks to industrial production.
Museum
Kunstgewerbemuseum / Mathematisch-Physikalischer Salon
Dresden, Germany
Renaissance and Baroque clocks, automata and scientific instruments in the Saxon royal collections.
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Museo del Reloj
Jerez de la Frontera, Spain
Spanish collection of European clocks and watches; consult current opening arrangements before visiting.
Museum
Museo Poldi Pezzoli
Milan, Italy
Holds a significant collection of watches, clocks and sundials within a historic house museum.
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Moscow Kremlin Museums
Moscow, Russia
Ceremonial and diplomatic clocks and watches from the Russian imperial collections.
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American Watch and Clock Museum (Bristol Clock Museum)
Bristol, Connecticut, United States
American clockmaking, with strength in Connecticut shelf-clock production.
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Willard House and Clock Museum
North Grafton, Massachusetts, United States
The Willard family workshop and the largest collection of their clocks, in situ.
Museum
Smithsonian National Museum of American History
Washington, D.C., United States
American watch and clock manufacturing, timekeeping standards and related archival material.
School
Chicago School of Watchmaking / modern WOSTEP-accredited programmes
Various, International
Formal watchmaking training routes differ by country; WOSTEP and national institute syllabuses are the usual professional benchmarks.
Society
Deutsche Gesellschaft für Chronometrie
Nuremberg, Germany
German horological society publishing technical and historical research.
Society
Chronométrophilia
La Chaux-de-Fonds, Switzerland
Swiss association for the study of horological history, publishing research bulletins.
Society
Association Française des Amateurs d'Horlogerie Ancienne (AFAHA)
Paris, France
French society for the study and preservation of antique horology.
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Museum of the History of Science
Oxford, United Kingdom
University collection of scientific instruments including early clocks, sundials and astrolabes.
Museum
Whipple Museum of the History of Science
Cambridge, United Kingdom
University collection of scientific instruments with sundials and timekeeping instruments.
Museum
Fitzwilliam Museum
Cambridge, United Kingdom
Decorative arts collection including watches and clocks.
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Victoria and Albert Museum
London, United Kingdom
Decorative-arts collection including enamelled and jewelled watches and clocks.
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Ashmolean Museum
Oxford, United Kingdom
Collection including English clocks and watches.
Museum
Prescot Museum
Prescot, United Kingdom
Local museum interpreting the Prescot watch-movement and tool trade.
Museum
Coventry Watch Museum
Coventry, United Kingdom
Volunteer-run museum devoted to Coventry's watchmaking trade.
Museum
Bowes Museum
Barnard Castle, United Kingdom
Home of the eighteenth-century Silver Swan automaton.
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National Museum of Scotland
Edinburgh, United Kingdom
Collections including Scottish clocks and watches.
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Museum of London
London, United Kingdom
Collections including London-made clocks and watches.
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Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery
Birmingham, United Kingdom
Collections relating to the Birmingham jewellery and watchcase trade.
Museum
Museum of the Jewellery Quarter
Birmingham, United Kingdom
Preserved workshop interpreting the Birmingham jewellery and case trade.
Museum
Royal Observatory Greenwich
London, United Kingdom
Displays Harrison's marine timekeepers and the Shepherd gate clock.
Museum
Ulster Folk Museum
Holywood, United Kingdom
Regional collection including domestic clocks.
Museum
Horniman Museum
London, United Kingdom
Collections including mechanical musical instruments.
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Musée d'Art et d'Histoire
Geneva, Switzerland
Collection of Geneva watches, enamels and horological tools.
Museum
Musée de l'horlogerie du Val-de-Travers
Môtiers, Switzerland
Regional museum of Val-de-Travers watchmaking.
Museum
Espace de l'horlogerie de la Vallée de Joux
Le Sentier, Switzerland
Museum interpreting the complicated-watch tradition of the Vallée de Joux.
Museum
Musée d'art et d'histoire de Neuchâtel
Neuchâtel, Switzerland
Home of the Jaquet-Droz automata: the Writer, the Draughtsman and the Musician.
Museum
Musée de la Longines
Saint-Imier, Switzerland
Company museum of Longines.
Museum
Museum Uhrensammlung Kellenberger
Winterthur, Switzerland
Clock and watch collection in the Lindengut.
Museum
Uhrenmuseum Beyer
Zurich, Switzerland
Collection spanning early timekeepers to modern watches.
Museum
IWC Museum
Schaffhausen, Switzerland
Company museum of IWC Schaffhausen.
Archive
Vacheron Constantin Heritage
Geneva, Switzerland
Company heritage department and collection.
Society
Fondation de la Haute Horlogerie
Geneva, Switzerland
Industry foundation publishing educational material on fine watchmaking.
Archive
Swiss Federal Archives
Bern, Switzerland
National archive including trade and trademark records.
Museum
Mathematisch-Physikalischer Salon
Dresden, Germany
Historic royal collection of scientific instruments, clocks and automata.
Museum
Deutsches Museum
Munich, Germany
Science and technology museum with a timekeeping collection.
Museum
Uhrenmuseum Bad Grund
Bad Grund, Germany
Collection of clocks and watches.
Museum
Stadtmuseum Schramberg
Schramberg, Germany
Local museum relating to the Junghans and HAU clock industry.
Museum
Deutsches Uhrenmuseum Furtwangen
Furtwangen, Germany
Leading collection of Black Forest clocks.
Museum
Heimatmuseum Triberg (Schwarzwaldmuseum)
Triberg, Germany
Black Forest museum with cuckoo and Black Forest clocks.
Auction House
Dorotheum
Vienna, Austria
Auction house with regular watch and clock sales.
Auction House
Dr. Crott
Mannheim, Germany
Auction house specialising in watches and clocks.
Archive
Auktionen Dr. H. Crott archive
Mannheim, Germany
Published catalogues useful for comparison examples.
Museum
Kunsthistorisches Museum
Vienna, Austria
Kunstkammer holdings include Renaissance clocks and automata.
Museum
Hofburg Silberkammer
Vienna, Austria
Imperial collections including table clocks.
Museum
Musée Paul Dupuy
Toulouse, France
Collection of clocks and watches.
Museum
Musée de l'Horlogerie de Saint-Nicolas-d'Aliermont
Saint-Nicolas-d'Aliermont, France
Museum of the Normandy clock industry.
Museum
Musée de l'Horlogerie du Haut-Doubs
Morteau, France
Museum of the Haut-Doubs watch and clock trade.
Museum
Louvre Museum
Paris, France
Decorative arts collection including French clocks and watches.
Museum
Musée des Arts Décoratifs
Paris, France
Decorative-arts collection including clocks.
Museum
Musée du Temps, Palais Granvelle
Besançon, France
Museum of time in Besançon, home of the Leroy 01.
Archive
Observatoire de Besançon
Besançon, France
Historic observatory and chronometric testing centre.
Museum
Rijksmuseum
Amsterdam, Netherlands
Collection including Dutch clocks and watches.
Museum
Rijksmuseum Boerhaave
Leiden, Netherlands
Science museum holding Christiaan Huygens material and early pendulum clocks.
Museum
Nederlands Goud-, Zilver- en Klokkenmuseum
Utrecht, Netherlands
Former museum of gold, silver and clocks; collections now dispersed or held elsewhere.
Museum
Museo Galileo
Florence, Italy
History of science museum with instruments and timekeeping devices.
Museum
Museo Nazionale della Scienza e della Tecnologia
Milan, Italy
Science museum with a horology section.
Museum
Museo Arqueológico Nacional
Madrid, Spain
Collections including clocks and automata.
Museum
Palacio Real de Madrid
Madrid, Spain
Royal collection with a large clock collection.
Museum
Museo del Reloj Grassy
Madrid, Spain
Clock collection associated with the Grassy jewellers on the Gran Vía; current opening arrangements should be confirmed directly.
Museum
Muzeum Zegarów
Jędrzejów, Poland
Museum of sundials and clocks.
Museum
National Technical Museum
Prague, Czech Republic
Technical museum with a timekeeping section.
Museum
Prague Astronomical Clock (Orloj)
Prague, Czech Republic
Medieval astronomical clock in the Old Town Hall.
Museum
Hermitage Museum
Saint Petersburg, Russia
Home of the Peacock Clock automaton.
Museum
Nordiska museet
Stockholm, Sweden
Nordic cultural history including clocks.
Museum
Tekniska museet
Stockholm, Sweden
Technical museum including timekeeping.
Museum
Danish Technical Museum
Helsingør, Denmark
Technical collections.
Museum
Jens Olsen's World Clock
Copenhagen, Denmark
Astronomical clock in Copenhagen City Hall.
Museum
Suomen Kellomuseo
Espoo, Finland
Finnish clock museum.
Museum
Seiko Museum
Tokyo, Japan
Company museum including Japanese wadokei clocks.
Museum
Daimyo Clock Museum
Tokyo, Japan
Collection of Japanese wadokei clocks.
Museum
National Science Museum of Japan
Tokyo, Japan
Science museum including wadokei.
Museum
Palace Museum (Forbidden City) Clock Gallery
Beijing, China
Imperial collection of European and Chinese clocks.
Museum
Hong Kong Museum of Art
Hong Kong, China
Collections including export-market timepieces.
Museum
Salar Jung Museum
Hyderabad, India
Holds a large clock collection, including a musical clock.
Museum
Powerhouse Museum
Sydney, Australia
Home of the Strasburg Clock model and other timekeepers.
Museum
Museums Victoria
Melbourne, Australia
Collections including clocks and watches.
Museum
Te Papa
Wellington, New Zealand
National collections including clocks.
Museum
Canada Science and Technology Museum (Ingenium)
Ottawa, Canada
Holds timekeeping and time-service material.
Museum
Royal Ontario Museum
Toronto, Canada
Decorative-arts collections including clocks.
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art
New York, United States
Collections include European watches and clocks.
Museum
Walters Art Museum
Baltimore, United States
Collections include early watches and clocks.
Museum
Henry Ford Museum
Dearborn, United States
Holds a large clock and watch collection.
Museum
Adler Planetarium
Chicago, United States
Collections of astronomical instruments and sundials.
Museum
Old Sturbridge Village
Sturbridge, United States
Living history museum with a New England clock collection.
Museum
Winterthur Museum
Winterthur, Delaware, United States
American decorative arts including tall clocks.
Museum
Yale University Art Gallery
New Haven, United States
American decorative arts including clocks.
Museum
Waltham Watch Factory Historic District
Waltham, United States
Preserved factory buildings of the Waltham company.
Museum
Charles River Museum of Industry
Waltham, United States
Industrial museum interpreting Waltham watchmaking.
Museum
Elgin History Museum
Elgin, United States
Local museum with Elgin National Watch Company material.
Museum
Illinois State Museum
Springfield, United States
Holds Illinois Watch Company material.
Archive
Hamilton Heritage (Lancaster History)
Lancaster, United States
Local history holdings on the Hamilton Watch Company.
Museum
Timexpo Museum (closed)
Waterbury, United States
Former company museum of Timex; now closed.
Museum
Mattatuck Museum
Waterbury, United States
Local museum including Waterbury clock and watch history.
Society
Bristol Historical Society
Bristol, United States
Local society in the Connecticut clock town.
Archive
National Museum of American History Archives Center
Washington, D.C., United States
Trade literature and business records.
Archive
Library of Congress
Washington, D.C., United States
Trade catalogues, patents and photographs.
Archive
US Patent and Trademark Office records
Alexandria, United States
Primary source for American horological patents.
Archive
UK Intellectual Property Office records
Newport, United Kingdom
Primary source for British patents.
Archive
Guildhall Library
London, United Kingdom
Holds the Clockmakers' Company library and records.
Archive
British Library
London, United Kingdom
Holds trade directories, periodicals and patents.
Archive
National Archives (Kew)
London, United Kingdom
Holds Board of Longitude and Admiralty records.
Archive
Cambridge University Library (Board of Longitude papers)
Cambridge, United Kingdom
Holds the Board of Longitude archive.
Auction House
Bonhams
London, United Kingdom
Auction house with regular watch and clock sales.
Auction House
Phillips
Geneva, Switzerland
Auction house with major watch sales.
Auction House
Heritage Auctions
Dallas, United States
Auction house with timepiece sales.
Auction House
Invaluable
Online, United States
Aggregator of auction-house catalogues useful for comparison examples.
Auction House
NumisBids
Online, United States
Aggregator of numismatic and collectibles catalogues.
Society
Horological Society of New York
New York, United States
Society with lectures and a library, and education classes.
Society
Gesellschaft der Freunde alter Uhren
Various, Germany
German society of antique clock and watch collectors.
Society
Dutch Horological Society (Nederlandse Vereniging van Vrienden van het Uurwerk)
Various, Netherlands
Dutch horological collectors' society.
Society
Japan Clock and Watch Association
Tokyo, Japan
Japanese industry association.
School
Birmingham City University School of Jewellery
Birmingham, United Kingdom
Includes horology training.
School
West Dean College
Chichester, United Kingdom
Conservation of clocks and related objects.
School
Lycée Edgar Faure
Morteau, France
French horology school.
School
Watchmakers of Switzerland Training and Educational Program (WOSTEP) partner schools
Various, International
Schools following the WOSTEP curriculum.
Museum
Cité du Temps
Biel/Bienne, Switzerland
Exhibition spaces presenting watchmaking and brand history.
Museum
Musée Baud
L'Auberson, Switzerland
Collection of musical automata and mechanical music.
Museum
Musée CIMA
Sainte-Croix, Switzerland
Museum of musical boxes and automata in a historic centre of the trade.
Museum
Château des Monts (Musée d'horlogerie du Locle)
Le Locle, Switzerland
Horological collection in an eighteenth-century house, including watches, clocks and automata.
Archive
Musée Longines heritage archive
Saint-Imier, Switzerland
Company archive holding production registers used to research individual movements.
Archive
Jaeger-LeCoultre heritage collection
Le Sentier, Switzerland
Manufacture heritage department holding historical calibres and records.
Archive
Swiss Federal Institute of Intellectual Property
Bern, Switzerland
Holds Swiss patent and trademark records used to trace makers and mechanisms.
Archive
Observatoire de Paris collections
Paris, France
Astronomical and timekeeping instruments with related observatory records.
Museum
Musée Breguet
Paris, France
Company museum presenting Breguet watches and workshop documentation.
Museum
Musée Lip / Besançon industrial collections
Besançon, France
Material relating to the Besançon watch industry and the Lip company.
Museum
Musée de la Boîte à Musique et des Automates
Mirecourt, France
Mechanical music and automata collection.
Archive
Institut National de la Propriété Industrielle
Courbevoie, France
French patent archive, the primary source for French horological patents.
Museum
Musée Bugatti-Jura horological collections
Morez, France
Regional Jura collections relating to clockmaking and metal trades.
Archive
A. Lange & Söhne museum and archive
Glashütte, Germany
Company holdings documenting Saxon precision watchmaking.
Museum
German Watch Museum Glashütte
Glashütte, Germany
Museum of Saxon watchmaking, including Glashütte precision movements and school material.
Museum
Junghans Terrassenbau Museum
Schramberg, Germany
Company museum in the terraced factory building of the Junghans works.
Museum
Uhrenindustriemuseum Villingen-Schwenningen
Villingen-Schwenningen, Germany
Industrial museum of Black Forest clock factory production and tooling.
Museum
Augustinermuseum
Freiburg im Breisgau, Germany
Regional collection including Black Forest clocks.
Museum
Germanisches Nationalmuseum
Nuremberg, Germany
Collection including early German portable clocks and watches.
Museum
Bayerisches Nationalmuseum
Munich, Germany
Decorative arts collection including Renaissance clocks and automata.
Archive
Deutsches Patent- und Markenamt records
Munich, Germany
German patent and trademark records used to identify makers and mechanisms.
Museum
Uhrenmuseum Wien
Vienna, Austria
Long-established municipal clock museum with Viennese regulators and tower clock material.
Museum
Technisches Museum Wien
Vienna, Austria
Technical collection including timekeeping and precision instruments.
Archive
Science Museum Group collections centre
Wroughton, United Kingdom
Stored collections including horological instruments accessible by research appointment.
Archive
Cumbria Clock Company workshop archive
Dacre, United Kingdom
Working turret clock records and survey material from ongoing maintenance.
Museum
Snowshill Manor clock collection
Broadway, United Kingdom
Country house collection including clocks and mechanical objects.
Museum
Anne of Cleves House
Lewes, United Kingdom
Regional museum including Sussex clockmaking material.
Museum
Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum
Glasgow, United Kingdom
Collections including Scottish clocks and watches.
Museum
Leeds Industrial Museum
Leeds, United Kingdom
Industrial collections including clock and instrument making.
Museum
Liverpool World Museum
Liverpool, United Kingdom
Collections relating to Liverpool watchmaking and the marine trades.
Archive
Charles Frodsham & Co. archive
London, United Kingdom
Company records relating to chronometer and watch production.
Archive
Worshipful Company of Clockmakers archive
London, United Kingdom
Company records of apprenticeships and freedoms, a primary attribution source.
Museum
Zuiderzeemuseum
Enkhuizen, Netherlands
Regional collections including Dutch domestic clocks.
Museum
Koninklijke Musea voor Kunst en Geschiedenis
Brussels, Belgium
Decorative arts collection including clocks and watches.
Museum
Norsk Teknisk Museum
Oslo, Norway
Technical collections including timekeeping instruments.
Museum
Maritime Museum of Denmark
Helsingør, Denmark
Maritime collections including navigation and chronometer material.
Museum
Vasa Museum navigation collections
Stockholm, Sweden
Maritime material relating to navigation and time finding at sea.
Museum
Museu do Relógio
Serpa, Portugal
Large Portuguese clock museum with an international collection.
Museum
Museo Nazionale del Bargello
Florence, Italy
Collections including early clocks and metalwork.
Museum
Palazzo Pitti Museo degli Argenti
Florence, Italy
Grand-ducal collections including clocks and precious objects.
Museum
Hungarian Museum of Science, Technology and Transport
Budapest, Hungary
Technical collections including timekeeping.
Museum
Muzeum Techniki
Warsaw, Poland
Technical museum with instrument and clock material.
Museum
Polytechnic Museum
Moscow, Russia
Technical collections including Soviet watch and clock production.
Museum
Kremlin Armoury clock collection
Moscow, Russia
Historic court collection including clocks and automata.
Museum
American Clock and Watch Museum
Bristol, United States
Museum of Connecticut clockmaking and American watch production.
Archive
Hamilton Watch Company records (LancasterHistory)
Lancaster, United States
Business records relating to Hamilton watch production.
Archive
Waltham Public Library industrial collections
Waltham, United States
Local records relating to the Waltham watch industry.
Archive
US Naval Observatory
Washington, D.C., United States
Records relating to time service and chronometer testing.
Museum
Chicago History Museum
Chicago, United States
Collections including Illinois and Elgin watch material.
Museum
Museum of Science and Industry
Chicago, United States
Technical collections including timekeeping mechanisms.
Museum
Buffalo History Museum
Buffalo, United States
Regional collections including local watch and clock trades.
School
North Bennet Street School
Boston, United States
Craft school with instrument and precision trades training.
School
Lititz Watch Technicum
Lititz, United States
Watchmaking school following a modern Swiss-standard curriculum.
School
Paris Junior College horology programme
Paris, Texas, United States
Long-running American watchmaking and clockmaking training programme.
School
Gem City College horology programme
Quincy, United States
Historic American watchmaking school programme.
Museum
Museo Franz Mayer
Mexico City, Mexico
Decorative arts collection including clocks and watches.
Museum
Museu Paulista collections
São Paulo, Brazil
Historical collections including clocks and scientific instruments.
Archive
Citizen heritage collection
Tokyo, Japan
Company heritage holdings documenting Japanese watch production.
Museum
Toyota Commemorative Museum of Industry and Technology
Nagoya, Japan
Industrial museum with precision machining and instrument material.
Museum
Matsumoto Timepiece Museum
Matsumoto, Japan
Collection of clocks and watches including Japanese and imported examples.
Museum
Kobe Clock Museum
Kobe, Japan
Collection of clocks and timekeeping objects.
Museum
Shanghai Watch and Clock Museum
Shanghai, China
Chinese collection of clocks and watches including export-market pieces.
Museum
Yantai Polaris Clock Museum
Yantai, China
Museum of Chinese clock manufacturing history.
Museum
National Palace Museum
Taipei, Taiwan
Imperial collections including clocks and automata.
Museum
Seoul Museum of History
Seoul, South Korea
Collections including Korean timekeeping instruments.
Museum
National Museum of Singapore
Singapore, Singapore
Collections including colonial-era timepieces.
Archive
CSIRO National Measurement Institute
Sydney, Australia
Records relating to Australian time and frequency standards.
Museum
Sydney Observatory
Sydney, Australia
Historic observatory with time-service and instrument collections.
Museum
Auckland War Memorial Museum
Auckland, New Zealand
Collections including clocks and watches.
Museum
Iziko South African Museum
Cape Town, South Africa
Collections including scientific instruments and clocks.
Museum
Museum of Islamic Art
Doha, Qatar
Collections including Islamic scientific instruments and timekeeping devices.
Museum
Istanbul Museum of the History of Science and Technology in Islam
Istanbul, Turkey
Reconstructions and material on Islamic timekeeping devices and water clocks.
Museum
Topkapı Palace Museum clock collection
Istanbul, Turkey
Ottoman court collection including European and Ottoman clocks.
Society
Antiquarian Horological Society Electrical Horology Group
Various, United Kingdom
Specialist group researching electric and electrically wound timekeeping.
Society
NAWCC chapters network
Various, United States
Local chapters holding meetings, workshops and regional exhibitions.
Society
Australian Horological Institute
Various, Australia
Professional body for Australian watch and clock makers.
Society
Canadian Association of Horologists
Various, Canada
Canadian professional and collector association.
Society
Horological Association of India
Various, India
Trade and collector association for Indian horology.
Museum
Cuckooland Museum
Knutsford, United Kingdom
The largest collection of cuckoo clocks in the world.
Museum
Hollytrees Museum
Colchester, United Kingdom
Regional collection including Bernard Mason's clocks.
Museum
World of Mechanical Music
Northleach, United Kingdom
Musical clocks and automata collection.
Museum
Mill House Cider Museum
Dorset, United Kingdom
Contains a notable Dorset clock collection.
Museum
Clock Museum Ploiești
Ploiești, Romania
Collection of clocks dating from the 16th century.
Museum
Klaipeda Clock Museum
Klaipėda, Lithuania
Museum detailing the history of timekeeping.
Museum
Goud-, Zilver- en Klokkenmuseum
Schoonhoven, Netherlands
Gold, silver and clock collection.
Museum
Clock Museum Bratislava
Bratislava, Slovakia
17th to 20th century clocks in a historic house.
Museum
Musée de la Boîte de Montre
Le Noirmont, Switzerland
Watch case history museum.
Museum
Musée de la Mécanique d’Art et du Patrimoine
Sainte-Croix, Switzerland
Musical instruments and automata collection.
Museum
Haus zum Kirschgarten
Basel, Switzerland
Clock collection housed in a historic building.
Museum
Dorf & Uhrenmuseum
Gütenbach, Germany
Black Forest village and clock museum.
Museum
Saarländisches Uhrenmuseum
Püttlingen, Germany
Horological collection in the Saar region.
Museum
Schwäbisches Turmuhrenmuseum
Mindelheim, Germany
Turret clock museum.
Museum
Den Gamle By
Aarhus, Denmark
Open-air museum with clock collection.
Museum
Bornholms Museum
Rønne, Denmark
Regional clocks from Bornholm.
Museum
Eisenuhren Museum Schmollgruber
Steyr, Austria
14th to 20th century iron clocks.
Museum
Steirisches Uhrenmuseum
Arnfels, Austria
Regional clock and folk art collection.
Museum
Uhrenstube Aschau
Aschau im Burgenland, Austria
Tower and domestic clock collection.
Museum
Uhrenmuseum Karlstein
Karlstein an der Thaya, Austria
Regional horology museum.
Museum
Clockarium
Brussels, Belgium
Art Deco ceramic clock collection.
Museum
Gruuthusemuseum
Bruges, Belgium
Decorative arts including clocks.
Museum
Musée de la vie bourguignonne
Dijon, France
Historical collections including clocks.
Museum
Musée des Beaux-Arts de Lyon
Lyon, France
Art collection with clock exhibits.
Museum
Musée Calvet
Avignon, France
Collection including clocks and instruments.
Museum
Musée Fabre
Montpellier, France
Fine arts with horological artifacts.
Museum
Musée de l'Ecole de Nancy
Nancy, France
Art Nouveau clocks.
Museum
Musée des Arts Décoratifs de Bordeaux
Bordeaux, France
Collection including clocks.
Museum
Musée des Arts Décoratifs de Strasbourg
Strasbourg, France
Clock collection.
Museum
Museo Stibbert
Florence, Italy
Collection of arms and clocks.
Museum
Museo di Capodimonte
Naples, Italy
Decorative arts and clocks.
Museum
Museo Correr
Venice, Italy
Artistic clocks and instruments.
Museum
Museo di Palazzo Poggi
Bologna, Italy
Scientific instruments and timekeeping.
Museum
Museo della Specola
Bologna, Italy
Astronomical and clock instruments.
Museum
Museo d'Arte Antica
Milan, Italy
Medieval and Renaissance clocks.
Museum
Museo Bagatti Valsecchi
Milan, Italy
Historic house collection including clocks.
Museum
Museo Civico d'Arte Antica
Turin, Italy
Clocks in a historic palazzo.
Museum
Museo di Arti Decorative Accorsi-Ometto
Turin, Italy
Artistic horology.
Museum
Palazzo Reale Turin clock collection
Turin, Italy
Royal clock collection.
Museum
Palazzo Quirinale clock collection
Rome, Italy
Quirinal Palace horological collection.
Museum
Vatican Museums clock collection
Vatican City, Vatican City
Papal collection of clocks.
Museum
Museo Civico di Padova
Padua, Italy
Civic collection including clocks.
Museum
Museo Civico di Vicenza
Vicenza, Italy
Clock collection.
Museum
Museo di Castelvecchio
Verona, Italy
Art and horology collection.
Museum
Benaki Museum
Athens, Greece
Artistic clocks.
Museum
National Historical Museum
Athens, Greece
Clocks and timepieces.
Museum
Islamic Arts Museum Malaysia
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Scientific instruments and clocks.
Museum
Asian Civilisations Museum
Singapore, Singapore
Export-market timepieces.
Museum
National Museum of Indonesia
Jakarta, Indonesia
Historical timepieces.
Museum
National Museum of the Philippines
Manila, Philippines
Colonial period clocks.
Museum
Vietnam National Museum of History
Hanoi, Vietnam
Historical timepieces.
Museum
Bangkok National Museum
Bangkok, Thailand
Historical clock collection.
Museum
Prasart Museum
Bangkok, Thailand
Thai art and clock collection.
Museum
National Museum of Korea
Seoul, South Korea
Historical Korean timekeeping.
Museum
National Science Museum South Korea
Daejeon, South Korea
Timekeeping technology.
Museum
National Palace Museum of Korea
Seoul, South Korea
Royal timekeeping collection.
Museum
Chimei Museum
Tainan, Taiwan
Extensive collection of clocks and watches.
Museum
National Museum of Natural Science
Taichung, Taiwan
Timekeeping technology.
Museum
National Taiwan Museum
Taipei, Taiwan
Historical collections.
Museum
Hong Kong Science Museum
Hong Kong, China
Timekeeping technology.
Museum
Hong Kong Heritage Museum
Hong Kong, China
Clocks and watch collection.
Museum
Macao Museum
Macau, China
Historical clocks.
Museum
Treasure House of the Imperial Palace
Tokyo, Japan
Imperial collection.
Museum
Suntory Museum of Art
Tokyo, Japan
Artistic clocks.
Museum
Edo-Tokyo Museum
Tokyo, Japan
Wadokei collection.
Museum
Tokyo National Museum
Tokyo, Japan
Wadokei collection.
Museum
Museum of Kyoto
Kyoto, Japan
Historical clock collection.
Museum
Meiji-mura
Inuyama, Japan
Historical clocks.
Museum
Gifu City Science Museum
Gifu, Japan
Timekeeping and astronomy.
Museum
Orient Watch Museum
Akita, Japan
Company museum.
Museum
HMT Watch Museum
Bangalore, India
Company history museum.
Museum
Titan Company Heritage Centre
Hosur, India
Company heritage.
Museum
Nehru Science Centre
Mumbai, India
Timekeeping collections.
Museum
Birla Industrial & Technological Museum
Kolkata, India
Timekeeping technology.
Museum
Visvesvaraya Industrial and Technological Museum
Bangalore, India
Timekeeping technology.
Museum
Government Museum Chennai
Chennai, India
Clocks and horological items.
Museum
Indian Museum Kolkata
Kolkata, India
Clocks and historic artifacts.
Museum
Prince of Wales Museum
Mumbai, India
Historical clocks.
Museum
Museum of Science & Industry
Manchester, United Kingdom
Industrial horology.
Museum
National Museum Cardiff
Cardiff, United Kingdom
Clocks and decorative arts.
Museum
Ulster Museum
Belfast, United Kingdom
Historical collections.
Auction House
Skinner Inc
Boston, United States
Auction house with watch and clock departments.
Auction House
Freeman's
Philadelphia, United States
Auction house including horology.
Auction House
Koller Auktionen
Zurich, Switzerland
Fine art and watch auctioneer.
Auction House
Bukowskis
Stockholm, Sweden
Auction house with watch sales.
Auction House
Artcurial
Paris, France
Parisian auction house with active watch auctions.
Auction House
Cambi Auction House
Genoa, Italy
Italian auction house with clock and watch sales.
Auction House
Fellows Auctioneers
Birmingham, United Kingdom
Active UK watch auction house.
Auction House
Gardiner Houlgate
Corsham, United Kingdom
Specialised clock and watch auctioneers.
Auction House
Woolley & Wallis
Salisbury, United Kingdom
Auction house with regular horological sales.
Auction House
Lyon & Turnbull
Edinburgh, United Kingdom
Auction house with watch and clock sales.
Auction House
Roseberys
London, United Kingdom
London auctioneer with watch auctions.
Auction House
Chiswick Auctions
London, United Kingdom
Auction house with watch and clock sales.
Auction House
Morton & Eden
London, United Kingdom
Auction house with specialist horology.
Auction House
Ineichen Zürich
Zurich, Switzerland
Swiss horological auctioneer.
Auction House
Monaco Legend Group
Monaco, Monaco
High-end watch auction house.
Auction House
Morphy Auctions
Denver, United States
Auction house with clock and watch collections.
Auction House
Hindman
Chicago, United States
American auction house with timepiece sales.
Museum
Audemars Piguet Musée Atelier
Le Brassus, Switzerland
Contemporary spiralling glass museum showcasing the brand's complicated heritage and watchmaking art.
Archive
Zenith Heritage Archive
Le Locle, Switzerland
Home of the El Primero records and historical watchmaking equipment preserved in the original attic.
Archive
Ulysse Nardin Heritage Collection
Le Locle, Switzerland
Specializing in the history of marine chronometry and astronomical complications.
Museum
Breitling Heritage Museum
Grenchen, Switzerland
Focusing on aviation horology and the development of the modern chronograph.
Museum
TAG Heuer 360 Museum
La Chaux-de-Fonds, Switzerland
Showcasing the history of high-precision sports timing and avant-garde watchmaking.
Archive
Rolex Heritage (Private Archive)
Geneva, Switzerland
Private historical collection documenting the brand's pioneering water-resistant and chronometric achievements.
Museum
Swatch Museum (Planet Swatch)
Biel/Bienne, Switzerland
The complete history of the Swatch watch and its role in the revival of the Swiss industry.
Archive
Tudor Heritage Collection
Geneva, Switzerland
Historical collection of Tudor watches, documenting the brand's development alongside Rolex.
Archive
Piaget Heritage Archive
Geneva, Switzerland
Focusing on ultra-thin movements and high-jewellery watchmaking history.
Archive
Hublot Heritage Collection
Nyon, Switzerland
Documenting the 'Art of Fusion' and modern material innovation in watchmaking.
Archive
Rado Heritage Center
Lengnau, Switzerland
History of ceramic innovation and scratch-resistant watch design.
Archive
Tissot Heritage Collection
Le Locle, Switzerland
Massive historical collection documenting the brand's global reach and technical innovations.
Archive
Movado Heritage Archive
La Chaux-de-Fonds, Switzerland
Home of the Museum Watch design and artistic collaborations.
Archive
Corum Heritage Collection
La Chaux-de-Fonds, Switzerland
Documenting unique designs like the Golden Bridge and the Admiral's Cup.
Archive
Ebel Heritage Archive
La Chaux-de-Fonds, Switzerland
History of architectural watch design and fine Swiss manufacturing.
Archive
Vulcain Heritage Collection
Le Locle, Switzerland
Documenting the history of the Cricket alarm watch and its presidential associations.
Archive
Mido Heritage Archive
Le Locle, Switzerland
Focusing on the history of the Ocean Star and timeless watch design.
Archive
Certina Heritage Collection
Biel/Bienne, Switzerland
Documenting the history of the DS (Double Security) concept and robust sports watches.
Archive
Hamilton Watch Heritage Archive
Biel/Bienne, Switzerland
Modern Swiss-based archive of the American-founded brand's military and cinematic history.
Archive
Minerva Heritage (Montblanc)
Villeret, Switzerland
Historical manufacture specializing in high-grade chronographs and hand-finished movements.
Archive
Panerai Heritage Collection
Florence, Italy
Documenting the history of the Radiomir and Luminor for the Italian Navy.
Archive
Universal Genève Heritage Archive
Geneva, Switzerland
Historical collection documenting the Polerouter, Compax, and micro-rotor innovations.
Museum
Sea-Gull Watch Museum
Tianjin, China
Showcasing the history of Chinese watchmaking and the development of the tourbillon in China.
Museum
Beijing Watch Museum
Beijing, China
Home of high-end Chinese horology and artistic complications.
Museum
Fiyta Watch Museum
Shenzhen, China
Focusing on Chinese space exploration timekeepers and modern watch design.
Museum
Rossini Watch Museum
Zhuhai, China
Modern industrial museum documenting the growth of the Chinese watch industry.
Archive
Eterna Heritage Collection
Grenchen, Switzerland
History of the Eterna-matic and the development of the ball-bearing rotor.
Archive
Fortis Heritage Archive
Grenchen, Switzerland
Documenting space-flight horology and professional tool watches.
Archive
Glycine Heritage Collection
Biel/Bienne, Switzerland
Home of the Airman and the history of 24-hour pilot watches.
Archive
Edox Heritage Archive
Les Genevez, Switzerland
Documenting water-resistance records and water-sports timing.
Archive
Alpina Heritage Collection
Plan-les-Ouates, Switzerland
History of the Alpina 4 and the development of the sports watch concept.
Archive
Frédérique Constant Heritage Archive
Plan-les-Ouates, Switzerland
Modern archive documenting accessible luxury and in-house movement development.
Archive
Raymond Weil Heritage Collection
Geneva, Switzerland
Focusing on the brand's musical inspirations and independent Swiss watchmaking.
Archive
Oris Heritage Archive
Hölstein, Switzerland
Documenting a century of independent mechanical watchmaking and the Pointer Date.
Archive
Titoni Heritage Collection
Grenchen, Switzerland
Independent family-owned company history documenting global exports since 1919.
Archive
Davosa Heritage Archive
Tramelan, Switzerland
Documenting the evolution of traditional Swiss mechanical watchcraft.
Archive
Squale Heritage Collection
Chiasso, Switzerland
Pioneers of professional diving cases and water-resistance technology.
Archive
Ollech & Wajs Heritage Archive
Zurich, Switzerland
Documenting tool watches of the 1960s and 70s, popular with military personnel.
Archive
Doxa Heritage Collection
Bienne, Switzerland
Home of the SUB 300 and the history of professional saturation diving.
Archive
Nivada Grenchen Heritage Archive
Grenchen, Switzerland
Documenting the Chronomaster and Antarctic exploration watches.
Archive
Yema Heritage Collection
Morteau, France
French brand documenting the Superman and space-flight history.
Archive
Pequignet Heritage Archive
Morteau, France
Modern French manufacture documenting the Calibre Royal and in-house craftsmanship.
Archive
Mathey-Tissot Heritage Collection
Les Ponts-de-Martel, Switzerland
Specializing in chronographs and complicated movements for third parties.
Archive
Ball Watch Heritage Archive
La Chaux-de-Fonds, Switzerland
Documenting the American railroad standard and modern tritium technology.
Archive
Zodiac Watches Heritage Collection
Bienne, Switzerland
History of the Sea Wolf and the development of early automatic dive watches.
Archive
Bulova Corporate Archive
New York, United States
Home of the Accutron records and the history of electronic timekeeping.
Archive
Benrus Heritage Collection
New York, United States
Documenting military watch history and the DTU-2A/P standards.
Archive
Wittnauer Heritage Archive
New York, United States
Focusing on aviation navigation and exploration timekeepers.
Archive
Croton Heritage Collection
New Jersey, United States
Historical records of the Nivada-Croton relationship and American imports.
Archive
Gruen Watch Archive
Cincinnati, Ohio
Home of the Curvex and the history of the precision watch guild.
Archive
Waltham Watch Co. Heritage (Modern Archive)
Switzerland/USA, International
Documenting the legacy of the Waltham name from its American origins to Swiss continuation.
Museum
Citizen Watch Museum
Tokyo, Japan
History of Eco-Drive, radio-controlled timing, and Japanese industrial watchmaking.
Archive
Casio Heritage Collection
Tokyo, Japan
Documenting the G-Shock and the evolution of digital horology.
Archive
Ricoh Watch Heritage
Ena, Japan
History of the Ricoh-Hamilton relationship and Japanese mechanical production.
Archive
Titus Heritage Collection
Hong Kong, China
Documenting the brand's journey from Solvil to its modern Asian presence.
Archive
Solvil et Titus Archive
Hong Kong, China
Records of Paul Ditisheim's legacy and the brand's international history.
Archive
Enicar Heritage Archive
Lengnau, Switzerland
Documenting the Sherpa series and high-altitude exploration watches.
Museum
Museum of Fine Arts, Boston (Horological Collection)
Boston, United States
Notable for early English and American watches and clocks.
Museum
Philadelphia Museum of Art (Horology)
Philadelphia, United States
Holding significant American tall clocks and European decorative timepieces.
Museum
Cleveland Museum of Art (Timepieces)
Cleveland, United States
Displaying exceptional Renaissance and eighteenth-century European horology.