Charles Frodsham | |
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| Born | 15 April 1810 London, England |
| Died | 11 January 1871 (aged 60) Bloomsbury, London, England |
| Nationality | British |
| Education | Bluecoat School |
| Awards | Telford Gold Medal (1847) |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Clock, Watch & Chronometer Maker |
| Institutions | Fellow of the Royal Astronomical Society Vice President British Horological Institute |
Charles Frodsham (15 April 1810 – 11 January 1871)[1] was a distinguished English horologist, establishing the firm of Charles Frodsham & Co, which remains in existence as the longest continuously trading firm of chronometer manufacturers in the world. In January 2018, the firm launched a new chronometer wristwatch, after sixteen years in development. It is the first watch to use the George Daniels double-impulse escapement.[2]
- ^ Birth: Vaudrey Mercer, The Frodshams (AHS: Ticehurst, 1981), p. 76; death: obituary in Clerkenwell News & London Daily Chronicle (18 January 1871)
- ^ "Charles Frodsham Introduces the Long Awaited Double Impulse Chronometer Wristwatch". SJX website.