John Roger Arnold
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John Roger Arnold entered into an apprenticeship with his father around 1783 (I will get the exact date). The earliest watch I have seen with his name on it is the pocket chronometer of the third kind 367/668 that is in this collection. Thomas Prest was also an apprentice with John Arnold and he continued to work for John Roger after the death of John Arnold. John Roger Arnold suffers from the reputation that he had little skill of his own. His early work is overshadowed by his father, the intermediate years are often attributed to the skills of Thomas Prest and his later work on materials and middle temperature error is credited to his partner John Dent. However, John Roger was at the heart of all these enterprises and I like to think that he represents the life of the "pure horologist" engaged in the business at the top level from his birth to his death. You can select any of the movements shown in the grouping, or pick a watch from the description on the left.
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