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The Irish Museum of Time

... that the world's oldest timepiece with an anchor escapement is in the collection of the Irish Museum of Time (pictured)?

Source: "One of its most valuable pieces is a clock made in London by William Clement.

The gold-plated piece dates back to 1663 and is the oldest clock in the world with an anchor escapement – the part of the clock that makes it go “tick-tock”. https://www.independent.ie/irish-news/museum-of-time-faces-exercise-in-patience-putting-200-clocks-forward-this-weekend/a1629974158.html

Created by さえぼー (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 104 past nominations.

Lajmmoore (talk) 15:29, 28 September 2024 (UTC).