If the other gear clocks in this collection speak the language of industrial modernity, the Victorian Parchment speaks something older and more romantic. Its aged cream dial — printed with a delicate scrollwork pattern that evokes the endpapers of a Victorian leather-bound book — gives this 64cm wall clock a warmth and depth that is entirely its own. This is a clock that looks as though it has always been there, as though it was wound for the first time in a gentleman’s study in 1887 and has been keeping perfect time ever since.

At the centre, a dramatic cluster of exposed brass cogs of varying sizes fills the dial with mechanical theatre — large toothed wheels interlocking with smaller pinions in a composition that is as beautiful as it is purposeful. Bold Roman numerals in aged black ring the dial, framed by a fine gold rope border and a wide dark metal outer case with brass corner rivets. The hands are slender and elegant, finished in matte black. A clock for people who appreciate the beauty of things made with intention.