Dilip Sivaraman is an Independent Clockmaker from Bangalore, India. The clocks we make are mechanical Pendulum Clocks. The movements are designed and manufactured in-house. We combine the 400 year cumulative horological wisdom with technology and materials that are currently available to make our clocks. Clocks we make are Heirloom quality that could be handed down through generations. Clocks by Dilip Sivaraman are made to order. We currently make two types of clocks, Gato & Lisko. Gato is a skeletal floorstander that would conventionally be considered a Grandfather Clock. Lisko is a wall clock. A third clock will be announced by the end of 2018.This would be a precision regulator clock with a gravity escapement. Gato Gato is un-conventional in its engineering, Design & Aesthetics. It has a skeletal ‘Time Only’ movement. The design is a contemporary take on the traditional Grandfather Clock.  It has an all mechanical ‘in house’ movement that was designed and hand made by Dilip Sivaraman. Gato is meant to last decades. Ease of maintenance has been a huge priority in its design.  The contemporary Wood & Glass case has been designed by Namrata & Pranab. What is markedly different about ‘Gato’ is the dial (or the absence of it). It has a Planetary Gear Motionwork in which the dial acts like a stationary ring gear. It also has an un-usual maintaining power mechanism made of planetary gears. This keeps the clock ticking while being wound. The pendulum Rod is made on Invar. This keeps the clock precise despite changes in temperature. The Case measures 1.9m x 0.3m x 0.6m.  It has a 8 day winding power reserve. The compensated pendulum bob is 3Kgs & is stainless steel. The pendulum rod is Invar. The movement is mostly made of Stainless Steel.  It has a 60 beats per minute escapement. The palet teeth are made of tungsten Carbide.  The clock has ball races in most arbors. The escapement runs on PTFE plain bearings. Gato won us a finalist place in a 2016 International competition for young watchmakers in Switzerland. Gato was exhibited at Samay Bharti 2018 in Mumbai. Read Full Description Lisko Lisko is our first Wall Clock yet.  Lisko is a pet project of ours that has been in the pipeline for a long time. We launched it at our exhibition in Samay Bharti 2018. Lisko is the perfect apartment friendly wall clock. It is smaller & thinner than other DS clocks. This size makes Lisko more practical. There has been a lot of focus on legibility of the dial. The minimal chapter ring is inspired by the ‘Bauhaus School’. The case is all wood. One only sees time on Lisko and not much else. After all, a clock is meant to show time. Albeit it is a really charming presenter of time. Lisko has a weight driven mechanism. The clock is un-conventional for the fact that the weight is suspended outside the case. The movement is completely designed & produced in-house by Dilip Sivaraman. The heart of the clock is an 80 beats per minute Dead-Beat escapement. As with Gato the movement is mostly made of stainless steel. The pinions have a minimum of 12 leaves making the clock rugged. The pendulum rod is made of Invar. Lower part of the train have ball races. The case measures 92.4 x 27.6 x 12.5 Cm. The dial measures 23 Cm across. Lisko would be offered with colour options for the dial and different wood options for the case. Lisko is the perfect apartment friendly wall clock Read Full Description Press ” That aim was to make a “perfect” clock. I think he did. And imagine how good the next one will be? " - Ian Skellern, Quill & Pad Read Full Article 'Homegrown Hero' - Aishwarya Sati, Watchtime India 'The independent clockmaker is going where few Indian have been before' - Anshul Dhamija, Forbes India Read Full Article 'Time is of the Essence' - Priyadarshini  Nandi,  Mumbai Mirror Read Full Article 'An architect becomes a self-taught horologist' - Shivani Kagti,  Livemint Read Full Article 'Architect from Bengaluru only Indian at Swiss clock-making competition' - Deepika Burli, Times of India Read Full Article Contact Dilip Sivaraman TR01, Hebron House Murugeshpalya Bangalore 560 017 INDIA dilip@dsivaraman.com +91 99006 73392 Copyright © 2018 | Dilip Sivaraman | All Rights Reserved