All in Good Time
Reflections of a Watchmaker
1st Edition
Published on 29. October 2012
240 pages
978-0-85773-284-2 (ISBN)
Description
All in Good Time is the remarkable story of George Daniels (1926-2011), the master craftsman, who was born into poverty but raised himself to become the greatest watchmaker of the twentieth century. Daniels 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.
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Edition
1. Auflage
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Illustrations
150 colour, 85 black & white illustrations, 21 line drawings
ISBN-13
978-0-85773-284-2 (9780857732842)
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Book
10/2012
Philip Wilson Publishers Ltd
€44.00
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Person
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.
Content
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
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
