George Graham, an English clockmaker, inventor, geophysicist and a Fellow of the Royal Society, was born in 1673 in the Cumberland town of Kirklinton.

…he was awarded the commission to build the Great Clock for the House of Parliament in Westminster in 1852, but passed away before the project was completed.

Charles Frodsham, a distinguished English horologist was born in April 1810 in Bloomsbury, London, England. He attended the Bluecoat School in Newgate, London, before becoming an apprentice to his father, William James Frodsham FRS, a well-known chronometer manufacturer and co-founder of Parkinson & Frodsham.

In his lifetime, he won numerous prestigious awards. One of those was the British Horological Institute’s Gold Medal.

In 1763, he created a novel repeating mechanism. The new design was a huge improvement, as it did away with the flimsy winding chain, improved stability and reduced friction, all while reducing space and simplifying the mechanism.

In 1807, he left Copenhagen for Neuchâtel, where he resided for two and a half years only to return to Denmark with a massive collection of equipment and instruments

Jacques opted to continue working alone at the age of 75, honing his skills in designing accurate pocket chronometers and custom-made goods were his specialties, this was when…

From 1831 to 1836, Earnshaw chronometers no. 509 was aboard HMS Beagle commanded by Captain Robert FitzRoy

Christiaan Huygens, a Dutch scientist from the 17th century, was a pioneer in developing the field of horology.

Daniel Quare – the visionary horologist

an English watchmaker, mechanician and clockmaker born in Bedfordshire, England and is fondly regarded as the “Father of English Clockmaking

Mudge invented the detached lever escapement, which he originally used in a clock and can be considered the greatest single innovation ever applied to watches, around 1755.

One of his most important recommendations was to count the hours from 1 to 24 instead of 1 to 12 as was being done at the time. Sandford Fleming also suggested a worldwide time system that would be independent of sunny or dark conditions.

John Harrison (April 3, 1693 - March 24, 1776) was an English horologist, born in Foulby, Yorkshire, England. He invented the first accurate marine chronometer, enabling navigators to calculate their longitude accurately at sea.