Dr George Daniels MBE, DSc, FSA (born 1926) is an English watchmaker who is famous for creating the co-axial escapement. A watchmaker is an Artisan who makes and repairs Watches A modern watchmaker is more likely to repair a wristwatch or a pocketwatch than to actually create a watch Co-axial escapement is a type of modern watch Escapement mechanism invented by English watchmaker George Daniels. This has been used by Omega in their highest grade watches since 1999. Omega SA is a high-end Watch company based in Biel / Bienne Switzerland. He is one of the few living watchmakers who can create a complete watch by hand; including the case and dial. He is a former Master of the Clockmakers' Company of London and has been awarded their Gold Medal, a rare honour. The Worshipful Company of Clockmakers is one of the Livery Companies of the City of London.

Bibliography

• Watches, Clutton, Cecil and George Daniels, B. T. Batsford, Ltd. , London, 1965
• English and American Watches, George Daniels, 1966
• The Art of Breguet, George Daniels, Sotheby Parke Bernet, London, 1974 ISBN 0-85667-004-9
• Watchmaking, George Daniels, Sotheby's, London, 1981 ISBN 0-85667-150-9 (2002 edition ISBN 0-85667-497-4)
• The Practical Watch Escapement, George Daniels Isle of Man, 1994
• All in good time : reflections of a watchmaker, George Daniels Isle of Man (UK), 2000

External links

• http://www.danielslondon.com/ George Daniels Official site.
• George Daniels video at the Peoples Archive
• http://www.watchmaking.com/daniels/ Some pictures of his watches. The Peoples Archive is a website which has videos of notable persons telling their life stories.
• http://www.omegawatches.com/index.php?id=332 Short biography and photograph
• http://www.geocities.com/CapeCanaveral/Hall/3934/coaxial.html Animation of George Daniels' co-axial escapement

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