The Team: Craftspeople and Collaborators
At Harris Horology we work with a number of Craftspeople who allow us to repair watches, clocks and chronometers, as well as their cases, dials and any other related components to the highest standards. This small group of specialists means that all repairs, restoration or conservation are carried out by someone who is truly an expert in their field.
James Harris FBHI
Horologist & Watchmaker
An award-winning horologist who studied at Birmingham School of Jewellery, James has worked for brands such as Tag Heuer, Omega, and Christopher Ward. He has also returned to Birmingham as a lecturer. James started Harris Horology as could see the need for someone willing and able to treat vintage timepieces with the care and skill their owners wanted. In 2023 he was awarded FBHI status to recognise his skills and achievements.
James is an examiner for the British Horological Institute; he also sits on the Clockmakers Company Collections and Education Committees.
Takumi Hamano
Horologist & Clockmaker
After training at Hiko Mizuno College of Jewellery and working as a watchmaker in Japan, Takumi moved to the UK to pursue a career in clockmaking. In the UK he gained a Foundation Degree in clockmaking and an AHS award from West Dean College.
After graduation, Takumi spent some time at The Clockworks Museum restoring an electrical controlling clock made by Normalzeit and reconstructing a Thornbridge tank movement by Gent before joining the team at Harris Horology.
Arthur Peters
Furniture and Wood Restoration
Arthur Peters studied furniture restoration and conservation at Hout-en-Meubilerings College Amsterdam, and then West Dean College of Arts and Conservation, where he was awarded the BADA Geoffrey Moss Prize.
Arthur has over fifteen years of professional restoration and conservation experience, including a decade of work at one of the UK's preeminent antique dealers.
Tiago Olivera ACR
Enamel Dial Restoration
Tiago Oliveira is a qualified conservator-restorer with more than ten years of experience working with a wide range of materials and objects in private and public collections.
He holds an MA in Conservation Studies from the internationally-renowned West Dean College (West Sussex), where he received the BADA Geoffrey Moss Prize at the end of his studies.