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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.
| Introduction | p. vii |
| Publisher's Note | p. xi |
| Foreword | p. xiii |
| All in Good Time | p. 1 |
| Introduction to Watches | p. 13 |
| A Change of Careers | p. 23 |
| Watches Versus Bentleys | p. 55 |
| Introduction to Breguet | p. 71 |
| The First Daniels Watch | p. 89 |
| Developing the Co-axial Escapement | p. 109 |
| Not Too Technical | p. 139 |
| Alfa and Omega | p. 151 |
| Wheels | p. 173 |
| Postscript | p. 205 |
| Working with George | p. 207 |
| Afterword | p. 217 |
| Complete Watch and Clock Production | p. 221 |
| Table of Contents provided by Ingram. All Rights Reserved. |
ISBN: 9780856676802
ISBN-10: 0856676802
Series: Pwp
Audience:
General
Format:
Hardcover
Language:
English
Number Of Pages: 162
Published: 30th September 2012
Dimensions (cm): 26.0 x 19.0
x 2.8
Weight (kg): 0.454
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