History of English Clock Making

The 1770`s were famous not just for the historic event celebrated by United States citizens the world over every 4th of July. In the same decade, the revolutionary new painted dials for clocks were first introduced in Britain, replacing brass dials, which had been in use for some 400 years previously.

For the first time, clock buyers could choose from a range of hand painted dials - a range which by 1800 had expanded to suit all tastes and celebrate events from religion to the Industrial Revolution, sports and pastimes and famous victories in war.

200 years later, English Clocks, in association with Comitti and sons, a London company with a tradition of clock and barometer making stretching back 150 years, have uniquely recreated the idea of customised antique replica tall case clocks. With their exclusive range of hand crafted mahogany and walnut cases, with high quality chiming movements and fabulous hand painted dials, English Clocks can bring to your home a unique replica antique clock fashioned in the same way as it was for our forbears in the 1800s. Just wander through our easy-to-follow website to see how you can create the replica antique tall case clock of your dreams...