Abbady Watch Archive
John Arnold
John Arnold was a leading English watchmaker whose marine chronometers and precision timekeepers contributed to the measurement of longitude at sea.
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John Arnold photographs
Origins and period
London, England
Eighteenth-century precision horology
John Arnold in watchmaking
John Arnold was a leading English watchmaker whose marine chronometers and precision timekeepers contributed to the measurement of longitude at sea.
Known for
Marine chronometers, precision escapements, and competition and exchange with Abraham-Louis Breguet.
Historical development
John Arnold was a leading English watchmaker whose marine chronometers and precision timekeepers contributed to the measurement of longitude at sea.