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The first stop on our Horological Tour of Britain led us to the Ashmolean Museum in Oxford, where we had the privilege of meeting Bonhams Antiquarian Specialist Lewis Walduck and the Ashmolean’s Assistant Keeper and Curator of Sculpture and Decorative Arts, Matthew Winterbottom.
Together, they showed the group a select collection of unique early watches.
Watch as Lewis Walduck highlights some of his favorite clocks, watches, and historical collectors connected to the museum. This incredible institution houses more than 300,000 catalogued objects from all over the world.
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The first stop on our Horological Tour of Britain led us to the Ashmolean Museum in Oxford, where we had the privilege of meeting Bonhams Antiquarian Specialist Lewis Walduck and the Ashmolean’s Assistant Keeper and Curator of Sculpture and Decorative Arts, Matthew Winterbottom.
Together, they showed the group a select collection of unique early watches.
Watch as Lewis Walduck highlights some of his favorite clocks, watches, and historical collectors connected to the museum. This incredible institution houses more than 300,000 catalogued objects from all over the world.
Support the Ashmolean: ashmolean.org/support
Follow @lewiswalduck: instagram.com/lewis_walduck lewiswalduck.com
![Illinois Lightning Express Pocket Watch
Pocket Watch, 1881, Illinois Watch Company. 18 size, Model 3, Lightning Express [Currier], serial no. 62760, 12 jewels, full plate, gilt, 5th pinion, stem wind / key wind, lever set, open face, single sunk Roman dial marked Illinois, nickel display case.
Object ID: 85.36.20 Illinois Lightning Express Pocket Watch](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/k5DlcTc3YUs/mqdefault.jpg)









