Established in 1967, Sinclair Harding honours the historical tradition of fine English clockmaking. With its range of beautiful hand crafted clocks, this unique company embraces the Horological industry’s ideals for precision, quality and perfection.
In 1995 the clock making business in the UK was effectively finished and Sinclair Harding was 2 weeks away from closing for good. Robert (Bob) Bray, a precision engineer with 23 years experience in small gears took over the company and began learning his new craft of “clock making”. His simple goal was to be totally independent and capable of making every part for each clock. His aim was to make clocks that would be a joy to service by clock repairers in the future. The goal has been realised in 2017, a year in which Sinclair Harding celebrated their 50th anniversary. Today, Bob Bray and his dedicated team of craftsmen are proud to make some of the worlds finest clocks, which combine modern technology with traditional clock making skills.
Sinclair Harding has complete control over every aspect of the clock making process. Along with designing using 3D solid modeling CAD, all the parts are made in an exceptionally well-equipped workshop and hand finished to an extremely high standard before being painstakingly assembled.
The in house capabilities include, precious metal plating, Fusee chain making, manufacturing and hand tuning bells, French polishing, engraving and hand silvering of dials, Bluing of screws and hands, even mainspring manufacture is now undertaken.
This intense process of craftsmanship results in a clock which is aesthetically pleasing and reliable, with real soul and character which hopefully goes some way to ensuring a more certain future for English horology.