英国钟表的发展历史较为漫长,最早诞生于14世纪中叶,它也是世界上最早独立制造机械钟表的国家之一。从17世纪晚期到18世纪,随着工业革命的迅速突起,加之机械化的大生产活动,英国钟表业的发展从产量上与质量上都有了质的飞跃,达到鼎盛时期,钟表制作工厂在英国本土也是比比皆是;通过众多钟表匠师的努力探索与创新,促进了钟表的改进与 British clocks have a long history of development, was first born in the mid-14th century, it is also the world’s first independent manufacture of mechanical clocks, one of the countries. From the late 17th century to the 18th century, with the rapid promulgation of the industrial revolution and the mechanized large-scale production activities, the development of the British watch industry has made a qualitative leap in terms of both output and quality, reaching its peak. The clock and watchmaking factory in the United Kingdom Local is abound; through many watchmaker’s efforts to explore and innovation, and promote the improvement of watches and clocks