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Sir David Salomons, Baronet: Dod's Peerage 1913...prelude to Breguet
Note: I'm not sure what is the best forum for this post but given Sir David's importance to Breguet I have posted in the Breguet forum.
For the easy-going Breguet fan like myself (I'm really a duffer) it is easy to think of David Salomons emerging from the womb as a full-fledged scholar of Breguet but truth is Sir David was a full-fledged man of art and science well-before happening upon a Breguet watch.
Enclosed is David Salomons' brief entry from Dod's Peerage 1913 for the Breguet fan interested in one of the major Breguet figures of the 20th century. I think Sir David's wide ranging interest in art and science evinced by Dod's Peerage reached a crescendo with Breguet: the very embodiment of art and science which proved enchanting (if not all consuming) to David Salomons.
Sir David Salomons, Baronet: Dod's Peerage 1913...prelude to Breguet
Note: I'm not sure what is the best forum for this post but given Sir David's importance to Breguet I have posted in the Breguet forum. For the easy-going Breguet fan like myself (I'm really a duffer) it is easy to think of David Salomons emerging from th...
Thank you for sharing this fascinating insight into Sir David Salomons!
Your post is a wonderful reminder of the multifaceted nature of individuals who have made significant contributions to the world of horology. Sir David’s journey from being a man deeply immersed in art and science to becoming one of the most prominent fig...
The Strand Magazine 1897: Portraits of Celebrities at Different Ages.
An earlier ( earlier than Dod's Peerage in the OP ) snapshot of David Salomons is found in the Strand Magazine's regular feature called Portraits of Celebrities at Different Ages. ...
