| c1600 | Remontoire invented |
| c1600 | 'Chamber' or 'Gothic' clocks, the precursors of the lantern clock, appear in England |
| 1620 | Lantern clock, the first truly English clock, style fully developed. |
| 1641 | Vincenzo Galilei produces drawing for duplex clock escapement to a design given him by
his father Gallileo (1564-1642). |
| 1631 | Charles I grants Charter of Incorporation to London clockmakers petitioning to set up the Worshipful Company of Clockmakers. |
| 1656 | Dutch scientist Christiaan Huygens suggests method of applying pendulum to clockwork. |
| 1657 | Salomon Coster patents and builds first pendulum clock |
| 1666 | Great Fire of London |
| 1660s | Longcase (or grandfather) clock makes its first appearance in England |
| c1665 | Robert Hooke proposes application of balance-spring to clockwork |
| c1670 | Bracket clocks are introduced. |
| c1670 | The long or 'Royal' pendulum is introduced along with the anchor escapement. |
| 1670 | Robert Hooke invents wheel-cutting machine. |
| 1671 | Earliest known pendulum clock built by William Clement. |
| c1675 | Balance spring is applied to horology by the Dutch scientist Christian Huygens. |
| c1675 to c1725 | Marquetry is popular in cabinetwork, for example in clock cases. |
| 1676 | Rack striking, invented by Edward Barlow, first used in a clock by Thomas Tompion. |
| c1680 | Longcase or 'staande klok' appears in the Netherlands |
| 1682 | Abel Cottey of Crediton, Devon, emigrates to USA and starts making longcase clocks in Philadelphia. |
| 1695 | Thomas Tompion (1639-1713) patents the cylinder escapement. |
