The weird, wonderful treasures inside Europe's greatest watch museum

Among the Museum's holdings are a large number of pocket watches by Breguet, and it's saying something that despite their beauty and rarity, they're just one of the many highlights of the collection

One of the wonderful things about London (one of the many, I should say) for an horological enthusiast is the presence of several museums with really extraordinary watch and clock collections and after having missed them while travelling, for various reasons, for many years, I was able to catch up on what I’ve been missing for the last few decades. One of the best places to visit is undoubtedly the British Museum but another must-see is the Science Museum, which is located a stone’s throw from both the Victoria and Albert Museum and the Natural History Museum in Kensington. The