Henry-Alfred Lugrin

See Also: Alfred Lugrin

Henry-Alfred Lugrin was a Swiss-American watchmaker and inventor famous for his many patents relating to complicated watches, including chronographs and repeaters, before the turn of the century. Lugrin lived in New York and his patents were widely exploited by American firms including the Waltham Watch company and Prosper Nordmann.

Patents

• US182836, October 3, 1876 - Improvement in Stop-Watches - Used by Waltham Watch and engraved on the balance cock in 1884
• US232737, September 28, 1880 - Stop-Watch - Used by Waltham Watch and engraved on the balance cock in 1884 (as "September 23 1880")