Chr. Ward C9 harrison jumping hour mk I, Owner'S Handbook Manual

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John Harrison Watchmaker
John Harrison was born in 1693 in Foulby, West
Yorkshire and lived for most of his life in Barrow
upon Humber. He became a carpenter, like his
father, was a gifted musician and a self-taught
watchmaker, creating his first timepieces entirely
out of wood.
He moved to London in the 1750s, at the height
of his development of his “sea watches” and died in
the capital in 1776. The ship’s chronometers were
rediscovered at the Royal Greenwich Observatory
in the mid-20th century and restored.
Today the H1, H2, H3 and H4 are on display at
the National Maritime Museum in Greenwich.
The H5 is owned by the Worshipful Company of
Clockmakers, and is displayed in the Clockmaker’s
Museum in London’s Guildhall.