Need more clocks? More watches? More Oli? We've got it covered: ru-vid.com/group/PL0LQM0SAx600xVMIZO9L6zXTP_-K8rcDC Cheers for taking part in the premiere. Think we'll start doing these again. It's always super fun to chat to you all.
Could watch these horology videos all day. Was so happy to see this new one posted and very much enjoyed it. Enjoyed the night click video as well. I hope you make more! Thank you!
@@jasonpressler7111 It took far longer than I thought it would for this to be mentioned. I missed it a couple of times when uploading, and I made the thumbnail...
You can see from this video that Oliver is so absorbed by his profesion and place that he absolutely loves what he does. Thank you fro the pleasure is watching him explain and demonstrate his art
When you live so far from London that visits are not possible, these lovely videos Curator's Corner are like having your own personal expert guide to some of the world's most attractive things. There's more too, abstract treasures such as deciphering ancient scripts and teaching us wonderful secrets such as Egyptian alphabets ... Thank you Curator Ilona and friend Nick.
People may well think it's odd to talk to Clocks - but I have names for all mine! LOVE Clocks (only the mechanical kind) can't get enough of them. Always had a fascination for Clocks and Time , and it's just a bonus that we can't live without them! Thanks for sharing!
I hadn’t ever heard the term horology before I saw Oliver’s first video on this channel. It sent me off on a whole new area of interest. More like this please.
This is wonderful; so many interesting clocks, and wow, the old alarms! The clock videos were some of my favourite Curator's Corners, so this is a strong start to the new series for me!
When I visited the Greenwich Observatory a number of years ago, the guide showed us a clock that was the old GMT. He said that the clock took two beats to advance, one being called a "deadbeat" because it didn't do anything. I asked if that's where the word, deadbeat, came from to describe a person who did nothing. It made sense. He looked at me as if I had just asked him to explain Einstein's Theory of Relativity.
Plenty of people in jobs in which they're not quite up to the task, at least the guide only has to learn a script and lives are not depending on his competence.
@@jonka1 I don't think a tour guide being hesitant to confirm a little-known piece of etymology that, from my cursory research, appears to actually be apocryphal merits this degree of pathos.
The Repair Shop fixed a rolling clock before, so I hope the museum can get theirs working. The board length of the repaired clock was similar to the length this one was sawn down to. Link to the clock- ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-UNmLI2kHzCQ.html
What a great video! I love the nifty mechanicals... and Mr Cooke (Dr Cooke?) is just a delight to watch; he's obviously so taken with the devices. More!
I am quite certain that this individual is the most undisputedly colossal nerd I have ever seen! So I donated! I couldn't possibly be more impressed with this level of nerdery! Ad&d, Lord of the Rings, step aside here is your new king!
Lovely educational video. I especially appreciate all of the background research on each item that Oliver has conducted in preparation to be able to deliver so much information in a relatively short time. Kudos!
If I lived across the pond I would repair that rolling clock for you. I love bringing ancient artifacts back to life. When I ran my repair shop my motto was “your clock arrives broke, it doesn’t leave till it’s fixed”. Thanks for the interesting horology journey.
This makes me so grateful to have laser accurate time literally in my back pocket. As someone who comes from a culture where punctuality is key, I can't imagine the stress of only having something that is so inaccurate that it only tells me the hour. Though I imagine since everyone was subjected to this, people where less worried about punctuality
Hello British Museum people. I just wanted to say that I am a bit of a frugal chap, so I do most of my RU-vid watching on my cell phone instead of the television to save money on power, but whenever I watch your videos I put it on the tv for better viewing.
Clockmakers must be the most fun people in the world to conceive of these wild & crazy timepieces--and the most skilled to make them! I love clocks--or more like, I love knowing what time it is, watching the dance of the hours. I caught a glimpse on a video of a hanging clock that was attached to the underside of a birdcage & I'm obsessed with making my own as a DIY. I have a birdcage, exactly 12 inches diameter, bought a cheap clock that it fits into perfectly, now all I need to do is fancy everything up & decide where to hang it! Not exactly great art--but great fun!
Thank you so much I was an apprentice instrument maker and I also worked for a London clock maker for many years I still restore and service clocks and are still fascinated by them Your video and the way you present these lovely items is amazing thanks
The rolling clock is a nice metaphor for daily life. It starts every morning at its peak and then constantly moving downwards until it comes to a stillstand at the lowest level. Very interesting video, thank you!
I never thought I'd be interested in clocks and watches, yet here we are. Now to watch (pun not entirely unintended) any other videos with Oliver because this was genuinely fascinating!
A quick comment on the flying pendulum clock... My grandfather was a CMBHI (Craftsman of the British Horological Institute), and he had a flying pendulum clock among the many clocks he had, and from how his worked and your example does, your is set up wrong. The umbrella is, in fact, part of the escapement, the wires coming down from it should be in line with the upright ones on the clock itself. In this setup, the flying pendulum will first catch the down wire and then wrap around the upright one, then upon unwinding wrap only around the upright, before coming fully free to move to the similar setup on the other side. This means it should wrap and unwrap twice on each side per each full cycle. It won't really make it any more accurate, and you don't want this clock near any cats, but your example will run at double time if not worse with the umbrella removed.
i have always loved and been fascinated by old clocks, the intricate mechanisms and especially the very delicate and precise parts people were able to make hundreds of years ago with the tools they had available, it might sound odd but these things make me proud of humans and what we are capable of. the rolling clock and the flashlight clock are amazing, well they all are pretty cool but those two are my favorites. i do think the last "alarm clock" thing you showed would be pretty reliable tho if it was kept on a level surface.
I live on a little boat, and in my (pitch black @ night) V-berth I have the modern day version of that wonderful little Eveready projecting clock. This one is automatically regulated by the US Navy's atomic clock in Colorado---it recently automatically changed to DST for me---and it casts a warm, glowing amber circle on the wall with the time, in am or pm.
Oh my ! The clocks that you have ! I have spent many happy hours enthralled be the sheer intricacy and beauty of your collection ! And you get to touch them ... Mind you I did just repair a fusee movement from the bank of England ! That was thrilling.
Love the aftermarket alarm adapters. My first view on this channel. subscribed. Always wanted to build a shortt clock, would love to see a deep dive of that or P. Woodwards W5.
