‘Watchy Gordon’
I have always been fascinated with our ability [evolved] to keep ‘track of time’.
Tag: watches
‘The best collector of clocks’
Charles Octavius Swinnerton Morgan (1803 –1888), known as Octavius Morgan, was a British politician, historian and antiquary. He was a significant benefactor to the British Museum. Following the death his … Continue reading ‘The best collector of clocks’
Scotland’s oldest clockmaker dead
In January 1920, William Craik of Dalkeith, then ‘Scotland’s oldest clockmaker’ died. He advertised: “as a practical man W.C. would particularly recommend these American watches to those working men requiring … Continue reading Scotland’s oldest clockmaker dead