George Daniels: A Master Watchmaker & His Art

George Daniels: A Master Watchmaker & His Art
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â€œThe watch must be original in design and conception and, when completed, beautiful in appearance.â€ â€•George Daniels, Watchmaking
Master watchmaker and inventor George Daniels (1926â€“2011) was regarded as the finest exponent of his craft in the world. Over the course of his career he laboriously constructed twenty-five mechanical watches using antiquated tools and creating almost every component by hand. Each is a work of great originality and exceptional beauty, and his creations are appreciated as milestones in the art of watchmaking.

While admired for their lucidity of appearance and unadorned dials, Danielsâ€™s watches feature a raft of exquisite complications, such as chronographs, thermometers and power reserve indicators. His more intricate designs also incorporate perpetual calendars and minute repeaters, as well as indictors displaying mean solar and sidereal time, the age and phases of the moon, and the equation of time.

Most significant of all Danielsâ€™s contributions to the field of mechanical horology is his revolutionary invention: the co-axial escapement. This, the first noteworthy advance in practical watch design since Thomas Mudgeâ€™s lever escapement of 1754, helped to save a mechanical watch industry in danger of being overwhelmed by mass-produced quartz wristwatches.

Detailed photographs of all of Danielsâ€™s unique watches (both dial and movement) can be seen here, along with rare and previously unpublished images from Danielsâ€™s own archive of photographs and working drawings.

Michael Clerizo worked closely with George Daniels in the preparation of this book, the artist recounting episodes from his life and career over their innumerable conversations at his home on the Isle of Man. That biography helps ensure the book is a fitting and authentic tribute to the greatest watchmaker of the modern era.
248 illustrations, 138 in color
Country USA
Brand Thames & Hudson
Manufacturer Thames & Hudson
Binding Hardcover
ReleaseDate 2013-04-01
UnitCount 1
UPCs 884557777024
EANs 0884557777024

Country	USA
Brand	Thames & Hudson
Manufacturer	Thames & Hudson
Binding	Hardcover
ReleaseDate	2013-04-01
UnitCount	1
UPCs	884557777024
EANs	0884557777024

George Daniels: A Master Watchmaker & His Art

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