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MODERN INDEPENDENTS · 1926–2011
George Daniels
ENGLAND
KNOWN FOR
Independent watchmaking and the co-axial escapement
MOST FAMOUS WORK
Co-Axial Escapement
WHY THEY MATTER
Daniels was one of the greatest modern watchmakers and created the co-axial escapement, later industrialized by Omega.
WATCHUCATION TAKEAWAY
Daniels proved that one person could still change mechanical watchmaking in the modern age.
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