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George Daniels - The thrill of the chase (76/85)

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Channel: Web of Stories - Life Stories of Remarkable People · 2017 · Science & Technology

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English watch-maker George Daniels (1926-2011) was most famous for creating the co-axial escarpment and could make a complete watch by hand.  In his lifetime, he received many awards, including the rarely-given Gold Medal of the Clockmakers' Company of London. [Listener: Roger Smith; date recorded: 2003]

TRANSCRIPT: People who set out to make watches should aim higher all the time and never be desperate to sell your product. Collectors are suspicious of people who readily offer watches. They're very much more attracted to watches that they're not entitled to own. Then there is... I mean that is the thrill of the chase, which has often motivated my interest. I mean I also collect watches and to be told there is something so exclusive you are not good enough to have it, you know, is not something I could accept. I must then go and make sure I get it. So the advice I would give to youngsters is, you know, don't sell yourself cheap, don't set out to persuade someone to buy. Rather more, be exclusive and let them persuade you to sell.

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