Tourbillon Sir John

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Arnold & Son History

John Arnold (1736-1799):
Born in Cornwal, son of a clock-maker. 1764: workshop set up in the Strand, London Minute repeater-ring gift to King George III, gains access to circles of wealthy people. Joins the Longitude Act compeetition: finds a reliable method for calculating longitude at sea to stop heavy maritime losses and this accelerat the expansion of Britain’s empire.

Specializing in Marine Chronometers 1770’s:
stricter rules decreed for watchmaker-longitude method proposals: Two identical prototypes are tested both at sea and on land according to Arnold vision. Entrepreneurial skills and technical genius gives him the edge over competitors, co-wins the Longitude Prize Son John Roger joins the firm and studies for a year with his father’s friend in Paris: Adam Louis Breguet. Invents a revolutionary production process

Inventor of detent escapement and substancial movement simplification Maker of the first ever pocket chronometer (N°36) Arnold & Son becomes by far the leading supplier to the Royal Navy in the 18th century.
Arnold chronometers accompany numerous famous British explorers: Cook, Phipps, Vancouver, Flinders, Dr.Livingstone, John Franklin, Sir Ernest Shackleton, etc.
A once famous British Brand known for its marine chronometers and great horology achievement is now perpetuated by highly inventive and outstanding horologists in la Chaux-de-Fonds, Switzerland.