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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.
Table of Contents
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
Product details
| Published | 30 Sep 2012 |
|---|---|
| Format | Hardback |
| Edition | 1st |
| Extent | 240 |
| ISBN | 9780856676802 |
| Imprint | Philip Wilson Publishers |
| Illustrations | 150 colour, 85 black & white illustrations, 21 line drawings |
| Dimensions | 0 x 0 mm |
| Publisher | Bloomsbury Publishing |
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