John Roger Arnold

A collection of 1 pocket watch and 6 interesting instruments
A rare pocket chronometer with Arnold's spring detent escapement in a later solid 18 K gold consular case

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estimated

2.500—8.000 €

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8.700 €

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specific features

Case

18 K gold, case maker's punch mark "TH".

Dial

Enamel.

Movement

Full plate movement, chain/fusee, spring detent escapement according to John Arnold, bimetallic Z-balance with 2 weights and 2 screws, freesprung blued helical balance spring with terminal curves.

Case no.1850

Diam.53 mm

Circa1802

Ctry.England

Wt.161 g

Provenance: Christies Geneva, 1977, Lot 93.

John Roger Arnold (1769-1843) was born in 1769 as the son of the famous watchmaker John Arnold. The craft of watchmaking he began in 1783, first apprenticing with his father and from 1792 on with Abraham-Louis Breguet. He was admitted to the Freedom of the Clockmakers Company in 1796 and became a Master in 1817. After the death of his father, John Roger continued the company on his own until 1830. In this year he moved to Strand 48 and started a 10-year partnership with E.J. Dent; business went well during this time and the partners had the possiblitiy to research and experiment, in particular they investigated the influence of magnetism on chronometers. When the partnership ended in 1840, Arnold continued his work until his death in 1843.

John Roger Arnold

A collection of 1 pocket watch and 6 interesting instrumentsA rare pocket chronometer with Arnold's spring detent escapement in a later solid 18 K gold consular case

A collection of 1 pocket watch and 6 interesting instruments
A rare pocket chronometer with Arnold's spring detent escapement in a later solid 18 K gold consular case