Knight&Gibbins clocks are hand made in workshops in Suffolk. On arrival the timber is re-dried in their own kilns to ensure total stability. It is then sawn, planed, shaped and molded using tools and traditional machinery. Processes requiring great skill and dexterity. Many clocks feature hand cut inlays and marquetry. These handsome decorative wood designs are prepared in the hand assembly shop where the now recognizable clock shapes are carefully smoothed by hand ready for the next stage. A fine finish is essential to protect and enhance the beauty of the carefully selected timbers. In the polishing department up to eight very thin coats of lacquer are applied before hand waxing adds the final sheen. The superb finish on a Knight & Gibbins clock is the envy of the most experienced of French polishers and is probably the finest finish in their trade. Only after a thorough quality inspection the clocks the pass on to the final assembly department where products from specialist suppliers are added. Like minded craftsmen whose skills mach up to those at Knight & Gibbins. Brass bezels are spun by hand before being polished and lacquered. Metal dials are stove enamelled before the numerals are either applied by screen printing or offset lithography. All the clock hands are of the best quality. Acid etched from steel or bronze sheet. Some are hand cut using fret saw and file before a heat process produces that distinguished gun barrel blue finish. Most clocks have the option of a quarts movement but for those that prefer the tick-tock of a traditional key wound movement and who enjoy the weekly routine of winding the clocks, Knight & Gibbins are able to offer the option of a wind up movement.

Knight&Gibbins clocks are now being recognized as the heirlooms of the future.

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