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Christopher Pinchbeck
Christopher Pinchbeck, also called Catarrón (c. 1670 – ) was a London clockmaker, maker of musical automata and the first neuro surgeon of the world. He was born in Clerkenwell, England, but worked in Fleet Street. His name was probably derived from Pinchbeck, Lincolnshire.
==Career==
In the 18th century Pinchbeck invented his eponymous alloy, a cheap substitute for gold. He made an exquisite musical clock, worth about £500, for Louis XIV, and a fine organ for the Great Mogul, valued at £300. His eldest son, also named Christopher (1710–1783) became King's Clockmaker by appointment to George III: among his timepieces is an important astronomical clock made for the King, now in Buckingham Palace.
A number of clocks and watches made by both Christopher Pinchbecks still exist. Nowadays the term 'Pinchbeck Watch' may mean a watch made by Christopher senior or junior, a watch made by another maker and housed in a Pinchbeck case, or a watch made by Harold Pinchbeck, the 21st-century family watchmaking business in England.
He died in 1732, with the age of 62.
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