The AHS

Promoting the study of clocks, watches and other forms of timekeeping.

The AHS brings together those who share a common interest in antiquarian horology ranging from the earliest timepieces to 20th century mechanisms.

The society spans the UK and countries overseas and welcomes everyone with an interest in clocks and watches, from newcomer to experienced collector.

If you
- are interested in old clocks and watches,
- want to widen your knowledge,
- enjoy the company of fellow horologists,
- want to read a world-class Journal and enjoy other Society benefits,

then the AHS is for YOU.

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The Antiquarian Horological Society - the AHS - is a learned Society dedicated to the study of all forms of timekeeping, including clocks, watches, sundials, bracket clocks, longcase clocks, turret clocks, dial clocks, wall clocks, marine chronometers, repeaters, pocket chronometers, watchmakers, clockmakers, complex mechanisms, carriage clocks, and electrical clocks.

The AHS publishes a quarterly journal,Antiquarian Horology, and produces specialist books.
The Society is registered as a Charity (Charity No. 260925) and is governed by an elected Council.

The Quarterly Journal
Antiquarian Horology is sent quarterly to all members. Printed to the highest standards with many colour pages, it contains a variety of articles, the AHS programme, news, letters and high-quality advertising both trade and private. A complete collection of the journals is an invaluable store of horological information, the articles covering diverse subjects and many makers from the famous to obscure.

Meetings
Meetings usually take the form of lectures, tours or visits to museums and collections. They provide members with the chance to encounter a wide range of horological subjects and to forge friendships and exchange information with like-minded people. Regional Section meetings are held throughout the UK, in Europe, and in North America. Two specialist Groups exist to cater for those interested in electrical horology and turret clocks.

Publications
Various publications of a specialist nature are produced, many of these works are now regarded as standard reference works in their own particular field. They have included books on church, electrical and precision clocks, makers like Barraud, Dent, Arnold, Windmills and Frodsham and also regional clockmaking. Reprints of the early rare volumes of Antiquarian Horology are also available to Members at reduced prices, as well as off-prints of significant articles in Antiquarian Horology.

The Library
The Society's Library is housed in the Guildhall, London, alongside the Clockmaker's Company library. The extensive reference collection contains a complete run of the society's journal Antiquarian Horology in addition to many standard and unique titles gathered over the last forty years. Members of the AHS may freely consult the library during normal working hours.

The Society's President is:
Professor Sir Arnold Wolfendale FRS.
The 14th Astronomer Royal

The Society is unable to provide valuations and does not promote the commercial aspect of horology.