'Every collector will make his or her own choices; my own criteria are ingenuity, aesthetics, workmanship, condition and originality.' 

John C. Boothman, The Cambrai Collection: An Overview

Wilson55 Auctioneers & Valuers are privileged to present The Cambrai Collection: Fine Clocks & Important Pocket Watches Collected by the Late John C. Boothman of Le Mont Cambrai, Jersey, offering a wide range of English and Continental clocks and pocket watches selected with a keen eye for horological importance, high quality craftsmanship and aesthetic appeal from the Golden Age of English Clockmaking through to the 20th century including such names as Thomas Tompion, John Ellicott, Joseph Windmills, Peter Guepin, John Colston, John Fladgate, David Ramsay, Johann Bock, Quare & Horseman, William Ringland, George Graham, Abraham-Louis Breguet, Jaeger-LeCoultre, Cartier, Tiffany & Co., International Watch Co. (IWC), Patek Phillipe, Omega, Rolex and many more distinguished makers and marques.

This is a live online auction with bidding available via our own platform Wilson Live with no surcharge or the-Saleroom.com as well as offering in-person 'in the room', telephone and commission bidding.

We are very pleased to offer a reduced buyer's premium of 20% + VAT for this auction.

Please note that all domestic purchases in this sale are subject to a 5% surcharge calculated from the hammer price to clear the item through the Temporary Admissions scheme.