George Daniels All in Good Time (Hardback) (UK IMPORT)

Description: Further DetailsTitle: All in Good TimeCondition: NewEAN: 9780856676802ISBN: 9780856676802Publisher: Philip Wilson Publishers LtdFormat: HardbackRelease Date: 10/29/2012Item Height: 226mmItem Length: 155mmItem Weight: 760gAuthor: George DanielsLanguage: EnglishSubtitle: Reflections of a WatchmakerISBN-10: 0856676802Description: 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.Country/Region of Manufacture: GBGenre: BiographyTopic: Technology & EngineeringRelease Year: 2012 Missing Information?Please contact us if any details are missing and where possible we will add the information to our listing.

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