The Orin bell both influenced the technical and cultural approach behind the Credor Sonnerie.
Tourbillons, one of the most animated of mechanical complications, like ideas, will always defy gravity.
Found in this Cartier pocket watch is an unusual system for assembly of the case. Resulting from the onyx material used in the main body, the onyx was in essence hollowed out forming a cup for the mechanism and dial. The system was often executed by Cartier but few others.
George Graham, an English clockmaker, inventor, geophysicist and a Fellow of the Royal Society, was born in 1673 in the Cumberland town of Kirklinton.
…he was awarded the commission to build the Great Clock for the House of Parliament in Westminster in 1852, but passed away before the project was completed.
Charles Frodsham, a distinguished English horologist was born in April 1810 in Bloomsbury, London, England. He attended the Bluecoat School in Newgate, London, before becoming an apprentice to his father, William James Frodsham FRS, a well-known chronometer manufacturer and co-founder of Parkinson & Frodsham.
In his lifetime, he won numerous prestigious awards. One of those was the British Horological Institute’s Gold Medal.
Each year, companies and professions specializing in watchmaking, jewellery & microtechnologies meet in Geneva for the world’s largest high precision trade show.
In 1763, he created a novel repeating mechanism. The new design was a huge improvement, as it did away with the flimsy winding chain, improved stability and reduced friction, all while reducing space and simplifying the mechanism.
In 1807, he left Copenhagen for Neuchâtel, where he resided for two and a half years only to return to Denmark with a massive collection of equipment and instruments
Jacques opted to continue working alone at the age of 75, honing his skills in designing accurate pocket chronometers and custom-made goods were his specialties, this was when…
From 1831 to 1836, Earnshaw chronometers no. 509 was aboard HMS Beagle commanded by Captain Robert FitzRoy
Christiaan Huygens, a Dutch scientist from the 17th century, was a pioneer in developing the field of horology.
Daniel Quare – the visionary horologist
an English watchmaker, mechanician and clockmaker born in Bedfordshire, England and is fondly regarded as the “Father of English Clockmaking
Mudge invented the detached lever escapement, which he originally used in a clock and can be considered the greatest single innovation ever applied to watches, around 1755.
One of his most important recommendations was to count the hours from 1 to 24 instead of 1 to 12 as was being done at the time. Sandford Fleming also suggested a worldwide time system that would be independent of sunny or dark conditions.
John Harrison (April 3, 1693 - March 24, 1776) was an English horologist, born in Foulby, Yorkshire, England. He invented the first accurate marine chronometer, enabling navigators to calculate their longitude accurately at sea.
Blued steel hands, the most classic of hands
The development and execution of the X Fathoms including the use of different alloys and manufacturing processes to attain a precise and functional divers instrument resulted in an understated technical achievement. Combining watchmaking and micro-mechanics in a way that is rarely seen.