Procol Harum

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the Pale

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'Its hands they both turn backwards …'

An horological curiosity from Mr Brooker


Conquistador clock ... general view

It is customary for watchmakers to exhibit their names on the dials of their timepieces … though not usually in this agreeably informal manner.

The whole shebang

Was this most unusual item really made by Gary Brooker? The discrepancy between the two signatures is a trifle puzzling.

Any information about the raison d'๊tre of this mysterious item would be received with great interest.

Signed document of provenance

Detail of the Commander's signature ... 'Good Captain Clock', one might say, in a moment of madness

Of what was 1997 the Silver Jubilee? The hit record itself? Like the postcard that plays a Procol tune, this seems like an item from a dream. Where was it originally auctioned? To whom? And why? It came up in 2001 for auction at eBay and failed to meet its reserve … and so it was re-auctioned in 2002, when it peaked at a disappointing 1 dollar …

Thanks, Larry


Gary Brooker's page at BtP

Procol Harum records in the charts

Words of Conquistador

 


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