Samuel Watson (fl. c.1635-c.1710),[1] was a horologist (clock and watch maker) who invented the 5 minute repeater,[2] and made the first stopwatch.[1] He made a clock for King Charles II[3] and was an associate of Isaac Newton.[1]
Inventions
editIn 1695 Samuel Watson made the Physicians Pulse watch which was the first watch with a lever that stopped the second hand.[4] In 1710 Samuel Watson invented the 5 minute repeater.[2]
Royal connection
editOne of his astronomical clocks can be seen in the library of Windsor Castle.[1] The original case for that clock may be at the Herbert Art Gallery and Museum.[3]
In 1686 he was sheriff of Coventry, before moving to Long Acre, London in 1690/91.[3]
References
edit- ^ a b c d "Historical Practices of Pulse Diagnosis". Archived from the original on 1 February 2011. Retrieved 4 October 2010.
- ^ a b "Timeline of a wristwatch". Archived from the original on 13 October 2011. Retrieved 4 October 2011.
- ^ a b c "Samuel Watson". Archived from the original on 27 March 2012. Retrieved 4 October 2011.
- ^ "Clocks as fashion statements". Retrieved 4 October 2011.
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