Lewis Walduck

Antiquarian, clockmaker and lover of the fine arts

[Lewis Walduck @LewisWalduck1]

Made in the late 17th century this watch is a perfect example that it’s not always about famous names. The watchmaker who made this watch is relatively unknown but it’s just as good as a watch by Tompion!

[Lewis Walduck @LewisWalduck1]

A rare find in early English clockmaking! This newly identified clock, signed by Edward East but made by Samuel Knibb, sheds light on his collaborations with other great makers. Now on display at Bonhams! A must-see for horology enthusiasts! #Horology #SamuelKnibb #ClockHistory

[Lewis Walduck @LewisWalduck1]

Some very fine English medieval stained glass at St Bartholomew's church Yarnton, Oxfordshire!

[Lewis Walduck @LewisWalduck1]

Half hour markers https://t.co/s533TsQiiE

[Marc Allum @Marc_Allum]

What a wonderful item Geoffrey.

#eaglestone #bezoar
@GeoffreyMunn1 @BBC_ARoadshow

[Lewis Walduck @LewisWalduck1]

https://t.co/10PiQGZpCU

[Sylvia Barbara Soberton @SylviaBSo]

In the iconic portrait of Mary Fiennes, Baroness Dacre, there is a little golden object on the table. It's a clock. The type of a portable timekeeper existed as early as the middle of the 15th century & therefore may be regarded as a forerunner of the watch.

[Lewis Walduck @LewisWalduck1]

@Marc_Allum That worked for me I couldn’t miss it! 😁

[Lewis Walduck @LewisWalduck1]

Jan Janssen Bockelts was one of the most accomplished watchmakers to come out of Holland in the early 17th century and I think that shows when you see examples like this!

#ashmoleanmuseum #oxford #earlywatch #engraving #astronomicalclock #astronomicalwatch #astronomical.

[Geoffrey Munn @GeoffreyMunn1]

Faberge Imperial Easter Eggs are some of the most improbable and costly objects ever made by man. But were some of them inspired by cheap commercial Easter cards? Yes! See my website article "Unscambled Eggs" for more on this extraordinary contradiction. https://t.co/R5JgA76nne

[Lewis Walduck @LewisWalduck1]

Glad you like mine and Geoffrey’s replicas!

[anita anand @tweeter_anita]

This wonderful find from the brilliant @GeoffreyMunn1 … a replica of the before and after of the Kohinoor diamond…. @DalrympleWill isn’t it amazing?!

[Lewis Walduck @LewisWalduck1]

@Marc_Allum @GeoffreyMunn1 They are great things to hold and imagine for a split second….
😁

[Lewis Walduck @LewisWalduck1]

@Marc_Allum @GeoffreyMunn1 I think my ones must have came out of a set like this because I have the koh i noor and the cullinan diamond.

[Lewis Walduck @LewisWalduck1]

Thanks Geoffrey

[Geoffrey Munn @GeoffreyMunn1]

I wondered what the Koh-I-Noor looked like after it was recut from the original of 191 carats to 105.6 in 1852. Now I know because the distinguished horologist Lewis Walduck brought me his replica and here they are for comparison in a way quite impossible to do in reality!

[Lewis Walduck @LewisWalduck1]

Check out my latest article on alterations to early watches
https://t.co/75swdxJSzd

[Lewis Walduck @LewisWalduck1]

Take a look at my latest article

https://t.co/3zpZjw6azX

[Lewis Walduck @LewisWalduck1]

@olde_bookes @TrinityOxford @AshmoleanMuseum @jimoutoffaf That great square headed brooch is just like one I’ve got that’s recently been discovered!

[Lewis Walduck @LewisWalduck1]

@william_whyte Yes it was a beautiful day in Oxford today wasn’t it!