What does fusee mean on a dial clock?

It's the drive: a spring barrel and a tapering grooved pulley joined by chain or gut, which evens out the pull of the mainspring as it runs down. The word appears in 514 titles in this category, second only to "wall". Single fusee means one train and no strike; twin or double fusee means the clock strikes as well.

Why are dial sizes always quoted in inches?

Because the dial is the point of the clock, and buyers of round wall dials buy by diameter. Roughly one title in forty states the inch measurement outright. The sampled spread runs from a 7in dwarf dial through the everyday 8in, 10in and 12in, up to 14in, 18in and a single 32in industrial factory dial. Both ends of that spread get flagged in titles as small or large.

Are longcase clocks really dial clocks?

On this heading, yes. Longcase, grandfather and long case together account for about a fifth of listings, entered because the dial itself is what the title describes, brass, arch, painted or moon. Wall clocks and fusee movements still dominate the sold archive, but longcases dominate the live stock.

What are railway and GPO dials?

Wall dials issued to institutions and marked accordingly. GWR, GPO, GvR, LMS, NER, British Railways, RAF sector and Air Ministry marks all turn up, and "railway" appears in 37 titles. One sampled austerity example has a Bakelite case dated 1943. Documented issue marks push a clock up the range.

Do foreign clocks appear in this category?

Occasionally, against a heavily English mass. The samples include a Dutch Frisian Stoelklok Schippertje, a Japanese Tokyo wall clock and an Anglo-Swiss station clock. French mantel and carriage clocks are the larger foreign presence, with "french" in 146 titles. One eighteenth-century Swedish turret clock face and movement from Rosendal Palace appears once and nowhere else.

Which dial clocks sit at the top of the range?

London-signed longcases and bracket clocks, and the two longcases entered as "Before 1700", the earliest dates anywhere in the archive. Wooden-dial wall clocks, where the dial itself is timber rather than iron or brass, come up only a handful of times and all sit high. So do automata: rocking-ship longcases, a rocking Father Time chinoiserie case and a moving windmill fusee dial.

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A dial clock is a round-faced English wall timepiece, usually fusee-driven in a turned mahogany or oak bezel and box, made to be read across a tavern, office, schoolroom or station platform.

A Georgian Oak and Mahogany Crossbanded Eight Day Grandfather Clock

18th century

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A Georgian Oak and Mahogany Crossbanded Eight Day Grandfather Clock

From Robert Dee

£295

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A Fine London Longcase Clock by William Allam

18th century

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A Fine London Longcase Clock by William Allam

From P A Oxley Antique Clocks & Barometers

£14,250

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French Gilt Brass Gorge Case Mantel Clock by Samuel Marti

19th century

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French Gilt Brass Gorge Case Mantel Clock by Samuel Marti

From Arrowsmith Antiques & Interiors

£1,380

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18th century

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Walnut Longcase Clock Langley Bradley

From Christopher Buck Antiques Ltd.

£12,500

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Fantastic Quality Antique George III Mahogany Brass Arched Dial Long Case Clock

19th century

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Fantastic Quality Antique George III Mahogany Brass Arched Dial Long Case Clock

From Unique Antiques by Emma Jade

£4,250

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Northern English Lantern Clock by John Waller of Preston, Lancashire.
circa Early 1700'S.

18th century

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Northern English Lantern Clock by John Waller of Preston, Lancashire. circa Early 1700'S.

From M. C. Taylor

£1,500

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Art Deco Glamourous Mechanical 8 Day Mirror Clock, English, C1930s

1920 - 1940

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Art Deco Glamourous Mechanical 8 Day Mirror Clock, English, C1930s

From Art Deco World

£595

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1920 - 1940

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Chinoiserie Longcase Clock C.1930

From Collinge Antiques

£1,095

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1900 - 1920

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A Gvr Fusee Drop Dial Wall Clock

From Kembery Antique Clocks Ltd

£650

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1st Period English Lantern, House or Chamber Clock.
circa 1620.

17th century

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1st Period English Lantern, House or Chamber Clock. circa 1620.

From M. C. Taylor

£12,500

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The most expensive dial clock ever sold on Sellingantiques was a round dial chinoiserie eight-day tavern clock by William Nash of Bridge in Kent, circa 1785, sold October 2023.

Imhof Gilt Desk Clock – Very Fine Round Dial, 8-Day, 15-Jewel (Circa 1960)

1940 - 1960

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Imhof Gilt Desk Clock – Very Fine Round Dial, 8-Day, 15-Jewel (Circa 1960)

From Oliver Sargent Antiques

£395

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Victorian Fusee Wall Bracket/dial Clock, Rare

19th century

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Victorian Fusee Wall Bracket/dial Clock, Rare

From Clockwise

£995

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Antique George III Quality Carved Oak Moon Phase Longcase Clock

19th century

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Antique George III Quality Carved Oak Moon Phase Longcase Clock

From London City Antiques

£3,450

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19th century

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French Carriage Clock

From Samuel Orr Antique Clocks

£1,960

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Georgian Mahogany 8 Day Grandfather Clock - Handmade Marquetry

18th century

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Georgian Mahogany 8 Day Grandfather Clock - Handmade Marquetry

From Heydays Antiques

£1,895

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19th century

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Rare Mid 19th Century Drum Dial Clock Signed Pearson & Price

From Finchingfield Antiques

£2,550

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Antique Dial Clocks

A Georgian Oak and Mahogany Crossbanded Eight Day Grandfather Clock

A Fine London Longcase Clock by William Allam

French Gilt Brass Gorge Case Mantel Clock by Samuel Marti

Walnut Longcase Clock Langley Bradley

Fantastic Quality Antique George III Mahogany Brass Arched Dial Long Case Clock

Northern English Lantern Clock by John Waller of Preston, Lancashire. circa Early 1700'S.

Art Deco Glamourous Mechanical 8 Day Mirror Clock, English, C1930s

Chinoiserie Longcase Clock C.1930

A Gvr Fusee Drop Dial Wall Clock

1st Period English Lantern, House or Chamber Clock. circa 1620.

Imhof Gilt Desk Clock – Very Fine Round Dial, 8-Day, 15-Jewel (Circa 1960)

Victorian Fusee Wall Bracket/dial Clock, Rare

Antique George III Quality Carved Oak Moon Phase Longcase Clock

French Carriage Clock

Georgian Mahogany 8 Day Grandfather Clock - Handmade Marquetry

Rare Mid 19th Century Drum Dial Clock Signed Pearson & Price

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