Examples of Tompion's Work
- A longcase clock with astronomical dial circa 1680 John Smith – Fitzwilliam Museum Cambridge, England
- A year duration spring clock with grand sonnerie striking, known as the "Mostyn Tompion"; perhaps Tompion's finest clock – Djanogly Horological Gallery, British Museum, Bloomsbury, London
- An eight day double pull repeating table clock in ebonised case. London. circa 1700. Moyse's Hall Museum, Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, England
- One of the first watches with a spiral balance spring – Science Museum, Kensington, London
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