Fast forward to today and the brand we now know as Arnold & Son is Swiss-made, under Japanese ownership (Citizen). It wasn’t until 1995 that the brand was resurrected.
After his death, the company went into a steady decline into relative obscurity. The likes of Abraham Louis Breguet called him friend and collaborator. Legendary navigators such as James Cook depended on instruments crafted by John Arnold. Started by John Arnold in The Strand, London in 1762, the firm was famous for watchmaking innovations, pocket and marine chronometres, and was a supplier to royalty. The company’s beginning was as bright as it can get. The history of Arnold & Son is one of ups and downs.
