All in good time : reflections of a watchmaker / George Daniels.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Daniels, George, 1926-2011, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Clock and watch makers--Great Britain--Biography.

Clock and watch makers.

Daniels, George, 1926-2011.

Daniels, George.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (598 p.)

Edition:

New expanded edition.

Place of Publication:

London : PWP, 2013.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

All in Good Time is the remarkable story of George Daniels, the master mechanic, who was born into poverty but raised himself to become the greatest watchmaker of the twentieth century. Daniels stood 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 had 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 updated autobiograph

Contents:

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; Dr George Daniels, CBE, FBHI 1926-2011; Plates

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9780857732842

0857732846

OCLC:

851315580