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Worshipful Company of Clockmakers - Definition

The Worshipful Company of Clockmakers is one of the Livery Companies of the City of London. The Clockmakers were formed by a Royal Charter in 1631. Originally, no person was allowed to sell clocks unless a member of the Company. However, such requirements have been relaxed and removed. The Company now exists as a charitable institution, as do a majority of Livery Companies.

The Company library and museum is housed in the London Guildhall library. The collection includes John Harrisons clock H5.

The Clockmakers' Company ranks sixty-first in the order of precedence for Livery Companies. Its motto is Tempus Rerum Imperator, Latin for Time Commands All Things.

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