Allan Smiths 2024 Moonphase Chart to help set your clocks moonphase up to
Some of our favourite 'Special' clocks for sale in our collection
All our clocks are hand picked for uniqueness, historical value and quality of maker. They then go under our complete restoration programme.
Lovingly restored by expert craftsmen, all clocks are expertly restored to exacting standards to last a lifetime.
The movements and mechanism undergo a full restoration and calibrated to become the precise timekeepers they should be.
Allan Smith prides himself on a unique personal service, offering 'A one of a kind' service within the antique clock industry, from purchase to installation and handover, the whole experience is superb!
With each clock comes a set of high quality prints and a specific valuation report and clock dossier for you to add to your home insurance.
Allan Smith can recommend clocks to fit a certain criteria, age, maker or town of origin
As a small child, still in short trousers, I can remember, quite vividly, standing in front of my great aunt's antique grandfather clock, after running an errand for her, sucking on a stripey "bullseye" boiled sweet and being SO impressed and overawed by the magnificent antique clock that dominated the whole room.
I distinctly remember saying to myself "when I'm grown up I'm having one of these clocks".
Little did I realise that many years later, after a 5 year engineering apprenticeship, qualification as a Precision Engineer and with various Engineering and Management exams under my belt I would leave the Aerospace Industry in 1988 and turn my passion for antique clocks into, not just a business, but also a way of life. I am extraordinarily fortunate that my engineering background has blended so well with my passion for antique clocks and has produced a livelihood and lasting friendships throughout Britain, and indeed, the whole world.
I like to feel that I treat my customers the way I would wish to be treated myself and remind them that they're not just buying an antique clocks they're buying my expertise in selecting the finest proportioned, most original, examples available, which are then sympathetically restored to the highest standards under my personal supervision, using only the very best restorers and materials.
Many of my customers have become personal friends and that's the way I like it. I do what I do because I love it. I'm VERY lucky. Great Aunt Dot's antique longcase clock had moonphases, which is what I specialise in. I wonder how my life would be if Great Aunt Dot hadn't had an antique longcase clock?
We would love to hear from you regarding any clock enquiry