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Background imageWatch Collection: Blacksmith at work in his forge

Blacksmith at work in his forge
An elderly blacksmith hammering a horseshoe on his anvil. The owner of the horse awaiting a new set of shoes looks in at the window, while the blacksmiths cat scratches an ear on the work bench

Background imageWatch Collection: Hastings Lifeboat Horses

Hastings Lifeboat Horses
Lifeboat horses at Hastings used to haul the lifeboat from the beach to the water; two boys watch the scene

Background imageWatch Collection: The Kinecar by William Heath Robinson

The Kinecar by William Heath Robinson
Double page illustration by William Heath Robinson (1872-1944) showing a well-equipped omnibus transporting passengers while they watch a film

Background imageWatch Collection: Rolex precision watches 1937

Rolex precision watches 1937
A selection of womens wristwatches for Rolex, Oyster watch that is waterproof, dustproof, anti magnetic and unbreakable glass. Products for Army & Navy catalogue. Date: 1937

Background imageWatch Collection: Rolex wrist watch advertisement, 1931

Rolex wrist watch advertisement, 1931
Advertisement for iconic watch brand Rolex, the worlds most accurate wrist watch. Date: 1931

Background imageWatch Collection: Rolex wrist watches advertisement

Rolex wrist watches advertisement

Background imageWatch Collection: A Game of Bowls, Britain, 1903

A Game of Bowls, Britain, 1903
Photograph showing an English gentleman about to deliver his bowl during a game of lawn bowling, 1903. Fellow players and spectators closely watch his technique

Background imageWatch Collection: Orient Express train in a rural setting

Orient Express train in a rural setting
The Orient Express - countryfolk stop to watch the express go by

Background imageWatch Collection: Vision of Angels / Dante

Vision of Angels / Dante
Dante and Beatrice, standing on a cloud, watch the angels as they circulate in Paradise

Background imageWatch Collection: Advert / Verdi Opera 1953

Advert / Verdi Opera 1953
Verdi Festival at Verona, in the course of which we shall watch performances of Aida, Il Trovatore and La Forza del Destino

Background imageWatch Collection: Reading Signal Works, Clock Shop, 1969

Reading Signal Works, Clock Shop, 1969
The GWR owned and operated thousands of clocks and watches. These were maintained at the GWR Reading Signal Works

Background imageWatch Collection: Boys Watching Brass Band

Boys Watching Brass Band
Three little boys stand behind a picket gate and watch a brass band playing in a bandstand

Background imageWatch Collection: A pack of meerkats on the edge of the Ntwetwe salt

A pack of meerkats on the edge of the Ntwetwe salt pan in the Northern Kalahari. These unusual-looking social mongooses inhabit dry, open country with hard ground, such as alkaline salt pans

Background imageWatch Collection: Wedding of Prince Charles and Lady Diana Spencer

Wedding of Prince Charles and Lady Diana Spencer

Background imageWatch Collection: Sherlock Holmes / Watson

Sherlock Holmes / Watson
THE HOUND OF THE BASKERVILLES Holmes and Watson watch the fearful hound

Background imageWatch Collection: Poster, Keep ceaseless watch for Colorado Beetle

Poster, Keep ceaseless watch for Colorado Beetle
Ministry of Agriculture poster, Keep ceaseless watch for Colorado Beetle, they can destroy our potato crops. circa late 1930s

Background imageWatch Collection: A Watchmaker at Work

A Watchmaker at Work
A clock and watchmaker seated at his bench makes fine adjustments to a watch part, possibly a cog. He uses a bow lathe ?. Wall, mantel & grandfather clocks can be seen

Background imageWatch Collection: WW1 poster, Types of the British Army

WW1 poster, Types of the British Army, Dismounted Branches, showing the various uniforms. Date: 1914-1918

Background imageWatch Collection: Tomb of the Unknown Warrior, 1920

Tomb of the Unknown Warrior, 1920
Four sentries stand with heads bowed at the grave of the unknown soldier following the ceremony in Westminster Abbey on Armistice Day, 11 November 1920. 1920

Background imageWatch Collection: Men of the Black Watch in French village, WW1

Men of the Black Watch in French village, WW1
Men of the Black Watch regiment in a French village near the Western Front during World War One. They are taking part in a roll call before going into action. Date: circa 1916

Background imageWatch Collection: Advert for Mappin & Webb Ermeto Movado pocket watch 1934

Advert for Mappin & Webb Ermeto Movado pocket watch 1934
Ermeto Movado watches a new model at a new price. Built for a life-times service, they have strong outer cases ensuring double glass breakage. Date: 1934

Background imageWatch Collection: Railway Sleeper - Melton Mowbray Station

Railway Sleeper - Melton Mowbray Station
The Railway Sleeper series - A snoozing Hunstman taking a nap with his foxhound at Melton Mowbray Station! Painting by Malcolm Greensmith

Background imageWatch Collection: Bathing Beauty 1924

Bathing Beauty 1924
The last pose of summer: a slim woman in her swimsuit on a diving board, while others watch from a raft

Background imageWatch Collection: Italy / Siena Palio 1913

Italy / Siena Palio 1913
Siena: crowds gather in the Campo in front of the Palazzo Pubblico to watch the annual horse race, known as the Palio Date: 1913

Background imageWatch Collection: The carnival in the port of Spain, Trinidad

The carnival in the port of Spain, Trinidad, 1888. People cavort in fancy dress through the street, some playing banjos, others brandishing what looks like bladders on sticks

Background imageWatch Collection: Advert for The Rolex Oyster waterproof wrist watch 1930

Advert for The Rolex Oyster waterproof wrist watch 1930
Jabez Wolffe timing Miss Micky West for forth-coming attempt on Channel records. The most accurate wrist watch in the World made waterproof. Date: 1930

Background imageWatch Collection: Aerial View of the F. A. Cup Final at Stamford Bridge, 1922

Aerial View of the F. A. Cup Final at Stamford Bridge, 1922
Aerial photograph of Stamford Bridge Football ground during the 1922 F.A. Cup Final between Huddersfield Town and Preston North End

Background imageWatch Collection: Nurses Watch Surgery

Nurses Watch Surgery
Nurses watch a surgical demonstration from a balcony

Background imageWatch Collection: Night Watch / Amsterdam

Night Watch / Amsterdam
The Night Watch by Rembrandt Van Rijn, Amsterdam

Background imageWatch Collection: Birstall, W Yorkshire - Unveiling statue of Joseph Priestly

Birstall, W Yorkshire - Unveiling statue of Joseph Priestly
Birstall, W Yorkshire - Unveiling the statue of Joseph Priestly on 12th October 1912 - at this point the unveiling party had adjourned to the Temperance Hall

Background imageWatch Collection: Picture No. 11676042

Picture No. 11676042
Suricate / Meerkat adults with young on the lookout at the edge of their burrow. Date:

Background imageWatch Collection: LCC-LFB Merryweather self-propelled Hatfield pump

LCC-LFB Merryweather self-propelled Hatfield pump
Merryweather Hatfield pump, with crew. This was one of the first motorised fire engines used by the London Fire Brigade, capable of 30 mph

Background imageWatch Collection: Sub-station with taxis and crews, WW2

Sub-station with taxis and crews, WW2
A typical London Fire Brigade sub-station watch and their equipment. Taxis were used as makeshift fire engines which towed trailer pumps

Background imageWatch Collection: Detachment of The Black Watch in Dundee, Scotland

Detachment of The Black Watch in Dundee, Scotland
Threatening encounters between rioters and the police in Dundee, Scotland, brought a large detachment of The Black Watch to the city

Background imageWatch Collection: The Chess Players

The Chess Players
Artist: Lonsdale, James - Title: The Chess Players - Date: N/A - Original Medium and Size: Oil on Canvas 142.2 x 111.8

Background imageWatch Collection: Advert / Frys Chocolate

Advert / Frys Chocolate
Nine children watch through a sweetshop window as a lucky little girl buys herself a bar of Frys chocolate

Background imageWatch Collection: Village Cricket Match

Village Cricket Match
An enthusiastic crowd gather to watch a cricket match on the village green, Bearstead, Kent, England

Background imageWatch Collection: Royal Scot Goes by C1935

Royal Scot Goes by C1935
A maintenance gang stop work to watch the Royal Scot go by

Background imageWatch Collection: Zola / Nadar Photo

Zola / Nadar Photo
EMILE ZOLA French novelist

Background imageWatch Collection: Chess (Cruikshank)

Chess (Cruikshank)
A GAME OF CHESS - two wigged gentlemen play, two friends watch them with mixed emotions : each of the four displays a different facial expression

Background imageWatch Collection: Marathon 1927

Marathon 1927
Huge crowds turn out to watch the 26-mile Marathon through the streets of Liverpool

Background imageWatch Collection: Carroll / White Rabbit

Carroll / White Rabbit
Alice & the White Rabbit

Background imageWatch Collection: Picture No. 11073692

Picture No. 11073692
Lifeguards Surfboard and warning flags on beach Sennen Cove, Cornwall, UK

Background imageWatch Collection: Nuthatch - portrait on a snow covered old stump - December - Cannock Chase - Staffordshire - England

Nuthatch - portrait on a snow covered old stump - December - Cannock Chase - Staffordshire - England
GUY-124 Nuthatch - portrait on a snow covered old stump - December Cannock Chase - Staffordshire - England Sitta europaea Guy Rogers Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only

Background imageWatch Collection: Europe, Ireland, Kerry County, Ring of Kerry. Typical sheep ranch, working sheep dog

Europe, Ireland, Kerry County, Ring of Kerry. Typical sheep ranch, working sheep dog. THIS IMAGE RESTRICTED - Not available to U.S. land tour travel operators

Background imageWatch Collection: British Sentry keeping watch on Nijmegen Bridge; Second Worl

British Sentry keeping watch on Nijmegen Bridge; Second Worl
Photograph showing aan Irish Guardsman keeping watch on the Bridge at Nijmegen, September 1944

Background imageWatch Collection: SMUGGLER

SMUGGLER
Though technically criminals, smugglers are often popular heroes, as is this fellow, Will Watch the Smuggler Bold who will die bravely in a fight with the revenue men

Background imageWatch Collection: Clog Dance / Toaduff

Clog Dance / Toaduff
CLOG DANCING / ENGLISH STEP DANCE An audience watch a demonstration by Jackie Toaduff, at the York Summer Festival

Background imageWatch Collection: Stamp Machine 1960S

Stamp Machine 1960S
A young woman puts a penny (1d) in the slot of a stamp machine, which will dispense a second class book of stamps. First class stamps are 3d (thruppence) per book

Background imageWatch Collection: LUNARDIs ASCENT 1784

LUNARDIs ASCENT 1784
Vincenzo Lunardi makes the first ascent into English airspace, shortly after the first ascent in Scotland - 200, 000 watch him

Background imageWatch Collection: Punch and Judy

Punch and Judy
Children gather to watch a Punch and Judy show

Background imageWatch Collection: FAIRY RING

FAIRY RING
Children watch fairies dancing and creating a fairy ring

Background imageWatch Collection: Europe, Ireland, Kerry County, Ring of Kerry. Typical sheep ranch, working sheep dog

Europe, Ireland, Kerry County, Ring of Kerry. Typical sheep ranch, working sheep dog. THIS IMAGE RESTRICTED - Not available to U.S. land tour travel operators

Background imageWatch Collection: Roman Beekeepers / Virgil

Roman Beekeepers / Virgil
Roman beekeepers watch their bees swarming

Background imageWatch Collection: Periscopes in Trenches

Periscopes in Trenches
With shells bursting overhead and trench mortar ready, Seaforth Highlanders watch through a periscope for the Germans

Background imageWatch Collection: The Lookout by Russell

The Lookout by Russell
The Lookout Charles Marion Russell (1865-1926 American)

Background imageWatch Collection: 2023 Omega Seamaster Diver 300M watch ad in a magazine

2023 Omega Seamaster Diver 300M watch ad in a magazine. Omega James Bond 007 watch. Omega watches advert with Daniel Craig. No Time To Die

Background imageWatch Collection: Pendeen Lighthouse, Pendeen, St Just in Penwith, Cornwall. 7th June 1901

Pendeen Lighthouse, Pendeen, St Just in Penwith, Cornwall. 7th June 1901
A close up of Pendeen Lighthouse, also known as Pendeen Watch Lighthouse, from the rear, looking seaward

Background imageWatch Collection: Hetty King music hall male impersonator 1883-1972

Hetty King music hall male impersonator 1883-1972
Hetty (Hettie) King (Winifred Emms) immaculately dressed with bowler hat, cane and leather gloves. Suit with cut-away jacket, waistcoat with pocket watch and albert, pocket handkerchief

Background imageWatch Collection: Groucho Marx

Groucho Marx
(Original Caption) 11/21/52-Hollywood, California: Portrait of screen and television Groucho Marx

Background imageWatch Collection: Pocket watches and wristwatches 1929

Pocket watches and wristwatches 1929
A selection of pocket watches that register the minutes

Background imageWatch Collection: Fidel Castro at Desk

Fidel Castro at Desk
FIDEL CASTRO Cuban statesman at his desk Date: 1926 -

Background imageWatch Collection: Advert for Tyme, Ermeto Movado ladies pocket watch 1933

Advert for Tyme, Ermeto Movado ladies pocket watch 1933
Tyme, the best pocket watch made. Small and compact, yet absolutely protected against all causes of trouble. Can be carried in any pocket or hand-bag with other articles. Date: 1933

Background imageWatch Collection: A female Leopard (Panthera pardus) rests in the shade

A female Leopard (Panthera pardus) rests in the shade, lying on the branch of a tree

Background imageWatch Collection: Looking out from a game-viewing vehicle on a safari holiday

Looking out from a game-viewing vehicle on a safari holiday

Background imageWatch Collection: Tower by the Beach, Appley, Ryde, Isle of Wight, Hampshire

Tower by the Beach, Appley, Ryde, Isle of Wight, Hampshire
Around 1875 Sir William Hutt had a folly built just above the beach in the form of a castle tower. The tower is circular, with battlements, a turret and an external stair

Background imageWatch Collection: Coastguard hut, Polruan, Lanteglos by Fowey, Cornwall. 1904

Coastguard hut, Polruan, Lanteglos by Fowey, Cornwall. 1904
A view of Polruan coastguard lookout hut with the coastguard standing in front of the gate. The Coast Guard (later known as Coastguard) was part of the Admiralty between 1856 and 1923

Background imageWatch Collection: Emperor Nero watches Rome burn, whilst playing his Lyre

Emperor Nero watches Rome burn, whilst playing his Lyre
Roman Emperor Nero watches Rome burn from the Tower of Maecenas on the Esquiline Hill, whilst singing and playing the lyre. Painting by Henryk Sienkiewicz (1846-1916). Polish Artist Date: 64 AD

Background imageWatch Collection: Sir Francis Crossley, businessman, philanthropist and MP

Sir Francis Crossley, businessman, philanthropist and MP
Sir Francis Crossley (1817-1872), 1st Baronet of Halifax, British carpet manufacturer, philanthropist and Liberal Party politician. Date: 1860s

Background imageWatch Collection: King George V as Colonel-in-Chief of Black Watch

King George V as Colonel-in-Chief of Black Watch
King George V (1865-1936) as Colonel-in-Chief of the Black Watch. Date: circa 1920s

Background imageWatch Collection: Illustration of Isaac Newton watching apple falling from tree

Illustration of Isaac Newton watching apple falling from tree

Background imageWatch Collection: Dombey & Son - Carles Dickens - Mr Toots and the Chicken

Dombey & Son - Carles Dickens - Mr Toots and the Chicken
Charles Dickens - Dombey & Son. Mr Toots - a student at Dr Blimbers school (who loves Florence but marries Susan) - pictured with his prizefighter companion, the Chicken. Date: circa 1902

Background imageWatch Collection: LCC-LFB Major fire at Prudential Insurance Building

LCC-LFB Major fire at Prudential Insurance Building
Massive crowds gather to watch the London Fire Brigade fight the fire in the Prudential Assurance Company building located in High Holborn WC1, 16 June 1932

Background imageWatch Collection: The Famous Dolma Maker, Constantinople

The Famous Dolma Maker, Constantinople
A Famous Dolma maker. Dolma is a family of stuffed vegetable dishes in the cuisines of the former Ottoman Empire and surrounding regions. The stuffing may or may not include meat

Background imageWatch Collection: Two Cats and a butterfly

Two Cats and a butterfly
Two siamese cats watch a tortoiseshell butterfly. Painting by Malcolm Greensmith

Background imageWatch Collection: Spectators at Crystal Palace football ground for the 1901 F

Spectators at Crystal Palace football ground for the 1901 F
Photograph showing a section of the crowd assembled to watch the 1901 F.A. Cup Final, at Crystal Palace, between Tottenham Hotspur and Sheffield United

Background imageWatch Collection: Cossack Trousers 1820

Cossack Trousers 1820
Furry top hat, cut-away coat with long narrow tails, fawn colour cossack trousers, red under-waiscoat, shawl waistcoat, fob ribbon, watch seals & chain & tie-pin

Background imageWatch Collection: Odysseus & Penelope

Odysseus & Penelope
Having killed the Suitors, the hero Odysseus (Ulysses) embraces his faithful wife, Penelope, while two adoring maids watch them

Background imageWatch Collection: Learning to Lunge 1930S

Learning to Lunge 1930S
A group of children have a fencing lesson and watch the teacher carefully as she demontrates how to lunge!

Background imageWatch Collection: The Ould Irish Jig

The Ould Irish Jig
A couple dance an Irish jig on the village green, while a piper pipes and others watch approvingly, for the jig is far superior to your new- fangled waltzes and polkas

Background imageWatch Collection: Curvature of Spacetime

Curvature of Spacetime
Rainer Inderst

Background imageWatch Collection: The Vanishing Time

The Vanishing Time
Sandy Wijaya

Background imageWatch Collection: The Esplanade, Holywood

The Esplanade, Holywood - a large group of people watch rowing boats and yachts in the Lough from the edge of the esplanade. The view is up to the Kinnegar Hotel and there are people on the road



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EDITORS COMMENTS

Timeless Elegance: From the intricate Kinecar to the precision of Rolex, watches have always been a symbol of sophistication and style. In 1937, Rolex introduced their precision watches, setting a new standard in horology. A glimpse into the past reveals an enchanting advertisement from 1931, showcasing the allure of a Rolex wrist watch. The magic of Verdi's opera captivated audiences in 1953, as they watched with bated breath. Transported to Britain in 1903, we witness a thrilling game of bowls where spectators eagerly follow every move. The joyous melody played by a brass band mesmerizes young boys who can't help but watch in awe. Inspired by Dante's vision of angels, time seems suspended as heavenly beings grace our imagination through artistry and craftsmanship. Amsterdam's Night Watch stands tall as an iconic masterpiece that commands attention even today. Another timeless advertisement from Rolex reminds us that these wristwatches are more than just accessories; they are heirlooms passed down through generations. Stepping into Reading Signal Works' Clock Shop in 1969 takes us on a journey through time itself – reminding us to cherish each passing moment. In moments etched forever in history, such as Prince Charles and Lady Diana Spencer's wedding day, all eyes were fixed on their wrists adorned with exquisite timepieces – symbols of love and commitment for eternity. Nature too holds its own captivating spectacle as we observe meerkats perched on the edge of Ntwetwe salt pan – vigilant guardians keeping track of time amidst vast landscapes. Whether it be innovation or tradition, art or nature - there is something truly captivating about watching life unfold second by second.

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