All in Good Time

Reflections of a Watchmaker

George Daniels (Autor)

Buch | Hardcover

240 Seiten

2012 | Revised edition
Philip Wilson Publishers Ltd (Verlag)
978-0-85667-680-2 (ISBN)

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Tells the story of George Daniels, the master mechanic, who was born into poverty in London but raised himself to become the greatest watchmaker of the twentieth century. This revised edition also contains a section that illustrates and describes over thirty of the pocket and wrist-watches Daniels himself has made over the years.

The remarkable story of George Daniels, the master craftsman who was born into poverty but raised himself to become the greatest watchmaker of the twentieth century.

George Daniels (1926-2011) stands alone in modern times as the inventor of the revolutionary co-axial escapement, the first substantial advance in portable mechanical timekeeping over the lever escapement, which has dominated ever since its invention in 1759. Daniels's love of mechanics embraced not only the minute, however - he was also a passionate collector and driver of historic motorcars.

This revised and expanded edition of his autobiography also contains a new section that illustrates and discusses over thirty of the pocket and wrist-watches Daniels himself made over the years.

Witness here the triumph of intelligence, ingenuity, matchless skill and singularity of purpose over the most unpromising of beginnings.

George Daniels, CBE, HON DSC, FSA, FCGI, FBHI, FAWI was a practising horologist with over fifty years' experience in both antiquarian and modern watchmaking, and was a pastmaster of the Worshipful Company of Clockmakers. Amongst his awards for his contribution to the art and science of watchmaking - including the design of his own escapements - were the Tompion Gold Medal, The British Horological Institute Gold Medal, The City and Guilds of London Gold Medal, The Arts Sciences and Learning Award of the City of London and the Victor Kullberg Medal of the Stockholm Watchmakers' Guild.

Introduction
Publisher’s Note
Foreword

1. All in Good Time
2. Introduction to Watches
3. A Change of Careers
4. Watches Versus Bentleys
5. Introduction to Breguet
6. The First Daniels Watch
7. Developing the Co-axial Escapement
8. Not Too Technical
9. Alfa and Omega
10. Wheels

Postscript
Working with George
Afterword
Complete Watch and Clock Production

Zusatzinfo	150 colour, 85 black & white illustrations, 21 line drawings
Verlagsort	London
Sprache	englisch
Maße	155 x 226 mm
Gewicht	760 g
Themenwelt	Literatur ► Biografien / Erfahrungsberichte
	Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Natur / Technik
	Technik
ISBN-10	0-85667-680-2 / 0856676802
ISBN-13	978-0-85667-680-2 / 9780856676802
Zustand	Neuware