Zemrel vynalezce co-axial movement

[ndk]

George Daniels, master watchmaker, died on October 21st, aged 85 via the Economist

 

 

Zajimavy clanek o zivote hodinare, ktery, mimo jine, vymyslel co-axial movement. O vynalez ale zpocatku nebyl zajem:

 

 

So it was no surprise to him, though keenly disappointing, that the Swiss watchmaking industry was neither eager to look at the co-axial escapement, nor able to understand it. He did the rounds of the factories for more than 20 years. After four years with Patek Philippe, he could not persuade them to make it. Omega began to produce it in limited editions in 2006, after seven years of ?development? that Mr Daniels dismissed as unnecessary. Large-scale production would have been too expensive. But Mr Daniels also suspected sheer dislike of outsiders.

[Quido Morava]

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