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The Practical Watch Escapement
George Daniels
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Description for The Practical Watch Escapement
Paperback. One of George Daniels' central contributions to horology is his co-axial escapement. This book explains the action of the escapement in terms accessible to both expert and layman. Num Pages: 88 pages, 129 bw illustrations. BIC Classification: TDPB1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 260 x 190 x 28. Weight in Grams: 454.
One of George Daniels' central contributions to horology is his co-axial escapement. Having observed that the dominant lever escapement begins to change its rate after a year or two - a disturbance caused by the sliding action of the impulse elements of the escapement - Daniels set about developing a mechanism that avoided this problem. The result of his efforts was the co-axial escapement, a mechanism in which he sought to combine the strengths and eliminate the deficiencies of existing watch escapements, the lever escapement foremost among them. First devised in 1977, today it remains largely the same as fitted ... Read more
One of George Daniels' central contributions to horology is his co-axial escapement. Having observed that the dominant lever escapement begins to change its rate after a year or two - a disturbance caused by the sliding action of the impulse elements of the escapement - Daniels set about developing a mechanism that avoided this problem. The result of his efforts was the co-axial escapement, a mechanism in which he sought to combine the strengths and eliminate the deficiencies of existing watch escapements, the lever escapement foremost among them. First devised in 1977, today it remains largely the same as fitted ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Philip Wilson Publishers
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
Number of Pages
96
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780856676871
SKU
V9780856676871
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99-50
About George Daniels
George Daniels, MBE, DSC (HONS), FSA, FCGI, FBHI, FAWI was a practicing horologist with over fifty years experience in both antiquarian and modern watchmaking, and a pastmaster of the Worshipful Company of Clockmakers. Amongst his awards for contribution to the art and science of watchmaking - including the design of his own escapements - are the Tompion Gold Medal, The ... Read more
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