Born in 1736, John Arnold shot to fame during his 20s after inventing the smallest repeater of the age, which he presented to King George III. Later, he concentrated and excelled, in the development of marine chronometer, and was responsible for several key inventions such as the detent escapement, bimetallic balance and helical hairspring.
Arnold's notoriety grew and he founded a company with his son John Roger which supplied timepieces to the Royal Navy and to renowned explorers James Cook, Flinders, Vancouver, John Franklin and Dr.Livingstone to name but a few.
Greatly admiring each other, master Breguet befriended him and they often exchanged secrets on their respective techniques. To pay Tribute to Arnold, who died in 1799, in 1808 Breguet mounted his first working tourbillon mechanism on a marine chronometer designed by Arnold himself and presented it to his son. This instrument, perhaps the most extraordinary timepiece in watchmaking history, is now exhibited at the British Museum.
Inspired by John Arnold's relentless pursuit for precision and innovation, modern-day Arnold & Son company strive to revive this fine English watchmaking tradition in La Chaux-de-Fonds, the cradle of modern Swiss watchmaking.
Arnold & Son, Art of Time 2019
HM Perpetual Moon Aventurine
1GLAR.A01A.C123A
Globetrotter Night
1WTAS.B01A.C121S
HM Flower Special Edition
1LCMP.M04A.L513A
Nebula lady
1NEMR.R01A.D139A
Nebula 38
1NEFBR.A01A.C144A
Time Pyramid Tourbillon
1TPBR.T01A.C125A
Time Pyramid DLC
1TPBS.R01A
Tourbillon Chronometer NO.36
1ETBS.G01A.T113S
1WTAS.S01A.D137S
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