Watchmaker Collection

Abraham-Louis Breguet
ABRAHAM-LOUIS BREGUET French watchmaker, known for instruments of great accuracy

A Watchmaker at Work
A clock and watchmaker seated at his bench makes fine adjustments to a watch part, possibly a cog. He uses a bow lathe ?. Wall, mantel & grandfather clocks can be seen

High Street, Tonbridge, Kent, with Rathbone (watchmaker), Mayes (dyer and cleaner), and road sweepers collecting horse manure. Date: circa 1906

Advertisement for John Eaton, Goldsmith and Jeweller, 53 Snig Hill, Sheffield, Yorkshire, 1907
From an original at Sheffield City Libraries: y13089

Multiple solar clocks, 18th century (metal)
AIS5370489 Multiple solar clocks, 18th century (metal); CNAM, Conservatoire National des Arts et Metiers, Paris; © Iberfoto.

Portrait of Thomas Earnshaw
MMM5462895 Portrait of Thomas Earnshaw by Shee, Martin Archer (1769-1850); National Maritime Museum, London, UK; (add.info.: Portrait of Thomas Earnshaw (1749-1829), watchmaker

Pocket watch, in polychrome enamel and gold, c.1810 (polychrome enamel and gold)
MMM5470491 Pocket watch, in polychrome enamel and gold, c.1810 (polychrome enamel and gold); National Maritime Museum, London, UK; (add.info.: Pocket watch, in polychrome enamel and gold)

'Pocket watch, with chain and lid, given to the HMY crew master 'Victoria and Albert' by the Russian Tsar
MMM5470475 'Pocket watch, with chain and lid, given to the HMY crew master 'Victoria and Albert' by the Russian Tsar, c.1900 (silver); National Maritime Museum, London

Nautical instruments: marine chronometers in their box, by Thomas Earnshaw (1749-1829), 19th century
MMM5477759 Nautical instruments: marine chronometers in their box, by Thomas Earnshaw (1749-1829), 19th century; National Maritime Museum, London

Jakob Degen's Ornithopter
5307585 Jakob Degen's Ornithopter.; (add.info.: Engraving depicting Jakob Degen's Ornithopter. Two flaps were fastened to his back by a yoke)

Electric master clock, between 1852-93
MMM5470212 Electric master clock, between 1852-93; National Maritime Museum, London, UK; (add.info.: Electric master clock, between 1852 and 1893)

Watch by John Harrison (1683-1776) that allowed him to develop his H3 chronometer project, completed in 1759
MMM5476665 Watch by John Harrison (1683-1776) that allowed him to develop his H3 chronometer project, completed in 1759 by Harrison, John (1693-1776); National Maritime Museum, London

Robert Houdin (1805-1871) sculpture Blois, 1801-1899 (sculpture)
5942827 Robert Houdin (1805-1871) sculpture Blois, 1801-1899 (sculpture); Maison de la magie Robert-Houdin, Blois, France; (add.info)

John Carter, Lord Mayor of London (engraving)
8676972 John Carter, Lord Mayor of London (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: John Carter (1804-1878), Lord Mayor of London

Pocket watch, with dedication engraved on the lid, 1815-16 (silver)
MMM5470478 Pocket watch, with dedication engraved on the lid, 1815-16 (silver); National Maritime Museum, London, UK; (add.info.: Pocket watch)

Pocket watch, which belonged to Vice Admiral Thomas Masterman Hardy and given to Emma Hamilton, 1826-27 (silver)
MMM5470472 Pocket watch, which belonged to Vice Admiral Thomas Masterman Hardy and given to Emma Hamilton, 1826-27 (silver); National Maritime Museum, London, UK; (add.info.: Pocket watch)

Watch by John Harrison (1683-1776) that allowed him to develop his H3 chronometer project, completed in 1759
MMM5476643 Watch by John Harrison (1683-1776) that allowed him to develop his H3 chronometer project, completed in 1759 by Harrison, John (1693-1776); National Maritime Museum, London

Maritime instrument: H3 marine chronometer, made by John Harrison (1693-1776) between 1740-59, in England
MMM5477812 Maritime instrument: H3 marine chronometer, made by John Harrison (1693-1776) between 1740-59, in England. by Harrison, John (1693-1776); National Maritime Museum, London

19th century watchmaker
673314 19th century watchmaker; (add.info.: 19th century watchmaker); Universal History Archive/UIG.

First H1 marine chronometer, made by John Harrison (1693-1776) between 1730-35, in England
MMM5476584 First H1 marine chronometer, made by John Harrison (1693-1776) between 1730-35, in England by Harrison, John (1693-1776); National Maritime Museum, London

Seller of antiques and used materials
Bashar Alsofey

Portrait of a Watchmaker, c18th century Creator: Pier Leone Ghezzi
Portrait of a Watchmaker, c18th century

The New Houses of Parliament - the Great Clock at Westminster, 1857. Creator: Unknown
The New Houses of Parliament - the Great Clock at Westminster, 1857. Engraving from a photograph by Mr. Freeman De la Motte, showing the mechanism which powers the chimes of Big Ben

Djos Mats, 1911. Creator: Anders Leonard Zorn
Djos Mats, 1911

Long Case Clock, St Erth, Cornwall, England
Eight-day long case clock made by clockmaker Roger Wearn (1748-1820) in 1785. It has an arched silvered dial showing two moon faces, a scene with two ships and a river scene with a church

The perfectionist
Mandru Cantemir

Mr. Domenico, the watchmaker, to work with complicated mechanisms
Antonio Grambone

A watchmaker holds a clock in his store in Vienna, Austria January 26, 2018. REUTERS/Leonhard Foeger

Clock makers in Holland in the late 16th century
7301618 Clock makers in Holland in the late 16th century. by Galle, Philip (1537-1612) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Clock makers in Holland in the late 16th century)

Clock makers in Holland in the late 16th century
7301615 Clock makers in Holland in the late 16th century. by Galle, Philip (1537-1612) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Clock makers in Holland in the late 16th century)

Wybrand Lolkes, the Dutch Dwarf and his wife. 1869 (lithograph)
7232941 Wybrand Lolkes, the Dutch Dwarf and his wife. 1869 (lithograph) by Cooper, Robert (fl.1800-36); Private Collection; (add.info.: Wybrand Lolkes, the Dutch Dwarf, 1733-1790s, and his wife)

The Waltham Watch Factory in the United States (engraving)
7180732 The Waltham Watch Factory in the United States (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Waltham Watch Factory in the United States)

Le Vocabulaire Illustre: Horloger (fabric de montres); Watchmaker; Uhrmacher (engraving)
7196357 Le Vocabulaire Illustre: Horloger (fabric de montres); Watchmaker; Uhrmacher (engraving) by European School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

The Waltham Watch Factory (engraving)
7180733 The Waltham Watch Factory (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Waltham Watch Factory, Pinion Making)

Portrait of Ferdinand Berthoud Holding a Parchment (oil on canvas)
7076589 Portrait of Ferdinand Berthoud Holding a Parchment (oil on canvas) by Duplessis, Joseph Siffred (1725-1802); Private Collection; (add.info)

The young Jean-Jacques Rousseau reading while his father works (gravure)
3641311 The young Jean-Jacques Rousseau reading while his father works (gravure) by Leloir, Maurice (1853-1940); Private Collection; (add.info)

Watchmakers workshop at La Chaux de Fonds (engraving)
727664 Watchmakers workshop at La Chaux de Fonds (engraving) by Swiss School, (19th Century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Watchmakers workshop at La Chaux de Fonds)

Girl Sitting on Fence (chromolitho)
732987 Girl Sitting on Fence (chromolitho) by American School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Girl Sitting on Fence.); Look and Learn / Barbara Loe Collection

Pierre-Augustin Caron de Beaumarchais, French playwright and revolutionary (1732-1799)
724811 Pierre-Augustin Caron de Beaumarchais, French playwright and revolutionary (1732-1799), at the city of Saint-Denis (chromolitho) by French School

Trades in Regency England: Grinding cutlery, iron works and flax spinning. Workers seated at grinding wheels in a cutlery factory in Sheffied 58

Portrait of George Graham (1673-1751) Clockmaker, engraved by John Faber (1684-1756
GHL92092 Portrait of George Graham (1673-1751) Clockmaker, engraved by John Faber (1684-1756) (engraving) by Hudson, Thomas (1701-79) (after); London Metropolitan Archives

Two Girls wearing Muffs (chromolitho)
732986 Two Girls wearing Muffs (chromolitho) by American School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Two Girls wearing Muffs.); Look and Learn / Barbara Loe Collection; American

Pair-cased verge watch, c. 1685 (silver)
740649 Pair-cased verge watch, c.1685 (silver) by Colston, Richard (c.1682-1709); Ashmolean Museum, University of Oxford, UK; eAshmolean Museum; English, out of copyright

Watchmaker (engraving)
2802011 Watchmaker (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Watchmaker. Illustration for An Illustrated Vocabulary For The Use Of The Deaf And Dumb (SPCK)

The Smallest Steam-Engine in the World (engraving)
3627827 The Smallest Steam-Engine in the World (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Smallest Steam-Engine in the World)

Trade card of Christopher Pinchbeck, London maker of clocks, watches and musical toys (engraving)
3639785 Trade card of Christopher Pinchbeck, London maker of clocks, watches and musical toys (engraving) by English School

Breguet, horloger, mort en 1823 (engraving)
3644413 Breguet, horloger, mort en 1823 (engraving) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Breguet, horloger, mort en 1823. Illustration for Le Magasin Pittoresque (1847)

Girl Pouring Tea (chromolitho)
732990 Girl Pouring Tea (chromolitho) by American School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Girl Pouring Tea.); Look and Learn / Barbara Loe Collection

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In the quaint town of Tonbridge, Kent, a skilled watchmaker diligently hones his craft. With precision and expertise reminiscent of Abraham-Louis Breguet himself, he delicately assembles intricate timepieces that will stand the test of time. On High Street, passersby are captivated by an enchanting advertisement for John Eaton's goldsmith and jeweler shop in Sheffield, Yorkshire. The allure of his craftsmanship beckons all who seek timeless elegance and sophistication. Across the country in Cornwall, England, a majestic long case clock graces the walls of St Erth. Its rhythmic ticking echoes through generations, reminding us to cherish each passing moment. Traveling back in time to 1866 Sheffield reveals William Brown's goldsmith shop adorned with sparkling treasures. His advertisement entices patrons with promises of exquisite Christmas presents and new year's gifts that will forever be cherished. Venturing beyond borders to Germiston in Transvaal, South Africa brings us to Knox Street where another talented watchmaker showcases his skills. His store is filled with clocks from around the world - each one telling its own unique story. Vienna comes alive as we step into a watchmaker's store where he proudly displays a magnificent clock. This masterpiece not only measures time but also holds within it countless memories waiting to be treasured for years to come. The late 16th century Holland was bustling with clockmakers passionately crafting their works of art. Their dedication and innovation paved the way for future generations to appreciate these mechanical marvels that continue captivating our hearts today. Amidst this rich history emerges Wybrand Lolkes - the Dutch Dwarf whose lithograph portrait captures both admiration and curiosity. Despite physical challenges faced by him and his wife in 1869, their resilience serves as an inspiration for all artisans striving against adversity. Finally crossing oceans brings us to the United States where The Waltham Watch Factory stands tall like an engraving etched in time.