Often, I am asked the question is it worth investing in antique clocks, and, as I was asked again recently, I thought I would write my opinion.

Buying a longcase clock can be a minefield for the inexperienced. In this article I will try to give advise based on my 25 years in the business.

The term longcase was used to describe a clock that came into being in the late 1600s. Although we also know it today as the Grandfather or Tall Case, the correct original term was Longcase. This was simply because it was a clock mechanism that had been put into a long wooden case, to protect its various dangling bits from harm.. a good idea I am sure we all agree.