Benjamin Vulliamy, was a British clockmaker responsible for building the Regulator Clock, which, between 1780 and 1884, was the main timekeeper of the King's Observatory Kew and the official regulator of time in London. In 1773 Vulliamy had received a Royal Appointment as the King's Clockmaker.
From a painting in the Clockmakers' Museum at the Science Museum, London
A Vulliamy clock combined with Derby Porcelain, now in Derby Museum
A clockmaker is an artisan who makes and/or repairs clocks. Since almost all clocks are now factory-made, most modern clockmakers only repair clocks. Modern clockmakers may be employed by jewellers, antique shops, and places devoted strictly to repairing clocks and watches. Clockmakers must be able to read blueprints and instructions for numerous types of clocks and time pieces that vary from antique clocks to modern time pieces in order to fix and make clocks or watches. The trade requires fine motor coordination as clockmakers must frequently work on devices with small gears and fine machinery.
Lateral view of a Timothy Mason longcase clock movement with striking mechanism, c. 1730
View inside the Relojes Centenario factory in Zacatlán, Puebla Mexico
Finnish School of Watchmaking, Leppävaara, Espoo
The statue of the clockmaker-locksmith (by Jean Cuypers – 19th century) – Brussels
