====== Arnold & Son ======
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**Arnold & Son** is a historic British brand which has been re-started by the Swiss watch company, [[The British Masters]] before being acquired by [[La Joux-Perret]]. Today it is part of [[Citizen Holdings|Citizen Group]] after that company purchased [[Prothor]], the reorganized La Joux-Perret, in [[2013]].

===== The British Masters =====
The idea behind the concept of //The British Masters// had been to recollect the tradition of the great British watchmakers, namely [[George Graham]] ([[1673]]-[[1751]]) and [[John Arnold]] ([[1736]]-[[1799]]). The first collection of "Graham" and "Arnold & Son" was brought on the market in [[1998]].

Arnold & Son combines references to English heritage with Swiss watchmaking and is a sister company to [[Graham]].

===== From La Joux-Perret to Citizen =====
Arnold & Son traditionally used [[Jaquet]] (now [[La Joux-Perret]]) movements, most of which used [[Valjoux]], [[ETA]], or [[Sellita]] [[ebauche]]s. In May, [[2010]], The British Masters sold Arnold & Son to La Joux-Perret. The company immediately introduced new models, serving as a showcase for the movement manufacturer. After that company was acquired by [[Citizen]] in March [[2012]], Arnold & Son became Japanese-owned, though with Swiss management.

===== High-class models =====
Arnold & Son is known for two unusual complications 

  * "True Beat" seconds hand, with a single motion per second
  * Double escapement and double tourbillon watches

===== The collections =====
Arnold & Son generally classifies their watches in two categories 

  * **Royal Collection** - "Classic timepieces in the great English tradition"
  * **Instrument Collection** - "Combining marine precision with aesthetic perfection"

  * Royal Collection
    * HM
    * HMS
    * True Moon
    * TB88 - True Beat 88
    * TE8 - Tourbillon Escapement 8
    * HMS1
    * TB
    * TEC
    * Hornet World Timer
    * [[Arnold & Son DSTB White Gold|DSTB -- Dial Side True Beat]]
    * [[Arnold & Son DTE "Double Tourbillon Escapement Dual Time Watch"|DTE -- Double Tourbillon Escapement Dual Time]]
    * TBR -- True Beat Retrograde
    * TEC1 -- Tourbillon Chronograph
    * UTTE - Ultra-Thin Tourbillon Escapement
    * Time Pyramid Skeleton
    * [[Arnold & Son Time Pyramid Guilloché|Time Pyramid Guilloché]]
  * Instrument
    * TBR - True Beat Regulator
    * [[Arnold & Son DBG Equation GMT|DBG - Double Barrel GMT]]
    * DBS - Double Barrel [[Sidereal]]
    * CTB -- Chronograph True Beat
  * Older models
    * Grand Tourbillon
    * Scout
    * GMT II
    * Longitude
    * Timekeeper
    * Grand Moon Tourbillon
    * True North
    * White Ensign

===== Movements =====
  * [[A&S 1001]] - 21 [[jewel]], hand-wound, [[double barrel]]
  * [[A&S 1101]] - 17 jewel, hand-wound, ladies
  * [[A&S 1209]] - 42 jewel, hand-wound, [[GMT]], dual-escapement
  * [[A&S 1311]] - 42 jewel, hand-wound, GMT, dual-escapement, sidereal time
  * [[A&S 1615]] - Time Pyramid, double barrel
  * [[A&S 1766]] - 41 jewel, [[automatic]], [[equation of time]], GMT
  * [[A&S 5003]] - 32 jewel, hand-wound, double barrel, [[True Beat]]
  * [[A&S 6003]] - 32 jewel, automatic, True Beat
  * [[A&S 6008]] - 34 jewel, automatic, True Beat, retrograde date
  * [[A&S 6018]] - [[Wandering hours]] "Golden Wheel"
  * [[A&S 6103]] - Automatic, True Beat
  * [[A&S 7103]] - [[Column wheel]] [[chronograph]], True Beat
  * [[A&S 8000]] - 19 jewel, hand-wound, [[tourbillon]]
  * [[A&S 8305]] - Column wheel chronograph, tourbillon
  * [[A&S 8513]] - Double-tourbillion, double-barrel

===== Address =====
Arnold & Son SA\\ Boulevard des Eplatures 38\\ CH-2300 [[La Chaux-de-Fonds]]

Tel +41 (0) 32 910 98 88\\ Fax +41 (0) 32 910 98 89 

===== Weblinks =====
  * [[http://www.arnoldandson.com/|Arnold & Son]], official site


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