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Our aim is to be the best Buyer and Seller of important and interesting antique watches and watch related material.

About us About me    

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I have been involved in antiquarian horology for more than thirty-five years, first as an illustrator and subsequently also as a writer, dealer and consultant to various private collectors and museums worldwide. During this time it has been my privilege to get to know a range of talented and trustworthy individuals who share the same passion. It is with their help that I shall continue to offer a range of the best and most interesting watches and watch related material.

NB. Please bear in mind that it is always possible to purchase a good watch from a bad dealer. My aim, however, is never to sell a bad watch and all items are guaranteed to be as described.


About Me
  1967-70
Studied Design/Illustration at Hornsey College Art, London

  1971 to date
Worked in publishing before becoming a full time illustrator specialising in the History of Technology, especially Horology.

Clients include:

The British Museum
The National Maritime Museum
The Time Museum, Rockford
Prescot Museum, Liverpool
The Wallace Collection, London
Patek Philippe
Omega
Chopard
George Daniels


  1981
Produced a set of three Prints, featuring the work of John Arnold, Joseph Knibb and George Daniels, in commemoration of the 350th anniversary of the formation of the Clockmakers’ Company in 1631

  1981
Made Honorary Fellow of the British Horological Institute

  1986-92
Editor of Antiquarian Horology, Journal of the Antiquarian Horological Society

  1990 to date
Published articles and given talks on numerous horological subjects in England, Denmark, America and Germany.

  1993
Commissioned by the Royal Mail to illustrate a set of stamps featuring the work of John Harrison

1993
Lectured on the life and work of Thomas Mudge at the ‘Longitude Symposium’ held at Harvard University

  1994
Delivered the ‘James Arthur Lecture’ on the subject of ‘Horological Ephemera’ at the NAWCC Seminar in Toronto

  1994
Produced my first Horological Postal Auction Catalogue, trading as Charles Allix & Associates. Issued three catalogues

  1995
Awarded the Barrett Silver Medal by the British Horological Institute

  1997
Started specialist horological publishing with Barraud & Lund trade catalogue, the first in a planned series of books and reprints

  1998
Retired from running the Information Illustration Course at the Royal College of Art London in order to became a full time Antiquarian Horologist

1998
Produced my first Postal Auction Catalogue concentrating on watches and watchmaking, issuing two a year
   
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