It’s not often you get to look at watches from the private collection of master watchmakers Maison Vacheron Constantin. From 27th October to 13th December a selection of 12 rarely seen historic timepieces are on display at the History of Science Museum in Oxford.

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‘The Heartbeat of the City’ - 500 years of personal time

This fantastic exhibition looks like a great day out. Learn the personal history of 24 unique watches including:
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• Deck watch used on HMS Belfast during the D-Day landings
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• Wristwatch worn by British mountaineer George Sutton during his 1954-1955 expedition to South Georgia
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• “Bull’s Eye pocket watch worn by a Napoleonic Prince.
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Outside the entrance in the Sheldonian Yard, you'll see a scaled replica of one of the most cunning mechanical devices ever produced: the lever watch escapement.

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Take the Time Trail

Inside the Museum, discover how humans from antiquity to the early modern world have told the time, travelled the globe, and explored the skies. Investigate:
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• the world's finest collection of astrolabes
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• sundials — including a rare Roman portable dial
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• early clocks and watches, including an early pendulum clock from the 1600s CE by England's first clockmaker, Thomas Tompion
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• the Beeson Room, with Cyril Beeson's historic collection of Oxfordshire clocks.

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Find out more about this great exhibition. If you love timepieces as much as we do, it’s not to be missed. Book your FREE ticket at www.hsm.ox.ac.uk/heartbeat-city

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