Antique & Modern

Specialties

We specialise in clock repair all types of clocks and in watch repair — we are an official Omega service centre, and can service most types of watches, from Rolex to Tissot, from Raymond Weil to Citizen, from Breitling to Tag Heuer, and more.

History

Established in 1982.

Antique & Modern was established by Jeremy Gain (BA, CMBHI), as a clock and watch repairers at a time when the horology trade was winding down due to the development of quartz technology.

During the 1990’s the watch and clock trade was hit hard by the recession. We lost countless clock and watch shops throughout the UK, including the heart of our industry in Clerkenwell. Most painfully, our biggest loss of all was the clock and watch college in Hackney.

The founder of our company, Jeremy, soon felt that it may be time to call it a day and close the shop or sell up. It was agreed that the management would take over the shop and continue to keep his legacy going.

Vanessa E. Bennett (A.B.H.I) and Mark W. Wiles (F.B.H.I) have continued to grow the business since the changeover in 1993, each playing to their individual strengths — Mark being the clockmaker, and Vanessa handling sales.