Rolex Burnout? Arnold & Son Watches Brand Profile And Watch Collector Guide

Arnold & Son watches take center stage as Tim Mosso and Samir Shah discuss the haute horlogerie independent watch brand from La Chaux-de-Fonds. Between Arnold and its sub-brand, Angelus, an outstanding array of finely finished and complicated watches grace our WatchBox studio stage. Watch collectors who are burned out from Rolex and Patek, priced out of the F.P. Journe market, and bored with group brand watches are guaranteed to relish this special showcase of Arnold & Son and Angelus watches. Samir Shah is the North American Director and President of Arnold & Son and Angelus watches. The brand grew out of movement manufacture Jaquet SA and its client, The British Masters, a holding company for the Graham, Tompion, and Arnold & Son brands. Jaquet became La Joux Perret, and the Arnold & Son brand was acquired for further development. Citizen Watch of Japan acquired both La Joux Perret and its Arnold brand in 2012; the resulting capital infusion allowed for nearly of innovation in design, watchmaking, and engineering. Although nominally revived by The British Masters in 1996, Arnold & Son was re-launched in its current form in 2010. Since that period, the rising independent watch brand has held annual production to 700 pieces or fewer, but the number of watch models and styles has been vast. Arnold & Son models have included the CTB true beat chronograph, the UTTE ultra thin flying tourbillon, the DTE Dual Tourbillon Escapement, the TES tourbillon with sapphire bridges, the o