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Larcum Kendall (1719–1790), British watchmaker, London, marine chronometer. Jean André Lepaute (1720–1789), French royal watchmaker, Paris. Jean Antoine Lépine (1720–1814), French watchmaker, Paris, Lépine caliber, pocket watch. Friedrich Möllinger (1720 or 1726–1767), German watchmaker, Mannheim, clockmaker of the court.
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This list is a duplicate of Category:Watch brands, which will likely be more up-to-date and complete. Manufacturers that are named after the founder are sorted by surname. Names in this list require an article about the watch brand or watchmaker
Thomas Mudge, inventor of the lever escapement. The lever escapement, invented by Thomas Mudge in 1754 [18] and improved by Josiah Emery in 1785, gradually came into use from about 1800 onwards, chiefly in Britain; it was also adopted by Abraham-Louis Breguet, but Swiss watchmakers (who by now were the chief suppliers of watches to most of Europe) mostly adhered to the cylinder until the 1860s.
Rebecca Struthers (born 1985 or 1986) [1] is an English watchmaker, historian, author, engineer, and gemmologist. [1] [2] [3] She works with her husband, Craig, who is a master watchmaker. [1] She won the Heritage Crafts award in 2021, presented by King Charles III. She is the only practising watchmaker in the United Kingdom with a PhD in ...
A blue plaque to Larcum Kendall in Charlbury, Oxfordshire. Kendall was born on 21 September 1719 in Charlbury. His father was a mercer and linen draper named Moses Kendall, and his mother was Ann Larcum from Chepping Wycombe in Buckinghamshire; they married on 18 June 1718.
Category:Watch technicians: Individuals whose skills are relegated to performing simple, non-invasive maintenance on watches, especially if they do not have the skills to completely overhaul a movement (correcting all identified defects, replacing worn parts, manufacturing a part if required), dial, case, pressure test and quality control a watch
Pages in category "Watch manufacturing companies of the United Kingdom" The following 10 pages are in this category, out of 10 total.