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George Daniels | |
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| Born | 19 August 1926 |
| Died | 21 October 2011 (aged 85) |
| Nationality | English |
| Occupation | Horologist |
| Known for | Coaxial escapement |
George Daniels, CBE, FBHI, FSA, AHCI (19 August 1926 – 21 October 2011) was an English horologist who was considered by some to be one of the best in the world in the field of luxury mechanical watches and timepieces during his lifetime.[1] He was a watchmaker who all but completely built 23 pocket watches and 2 wrist watches as well as a number of clocks all by hand (including the case and dial).[2] Daniels commented often that "a watch has historic, intellectual, technical, aesthetic, useful and amusing qualities" and he sought to make watches that did each of these things while consistently improving on the technical and horological aspects of each watch he made.[2] As at December 2022, George Daniels watches only sat behind Patek and Rolex watches by reference to value and number of watches sold,[3] with 6 watches achieving prices in excess of USD$1.5 million. This makes George Daniels watches the first independently made watches to achieve this result.
- ^ Youde, Kate (5 September 2010). "Father time: Why George Daniels is the world's best horologist". The Independent. Retrieved 26 March 2015.
- ^ a b Daniels, George (26 October 2000). "All in Good Time Reflections of a Watchmaker" (3rd ed.). London: Philip Wilson Publishers (published 2013). pp. 221–222. ISBN 978-0-85667-680-2.
- ^ List of most expensive watches sold at auction - Wikipedia