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good answer
And the oils ... always the oils, for instance the calf-foot gelatine - whatever.
Also how many of Breguet's ideas, inventions and patents did he acquire and then present under his own (brand) name?
Breguet became a factory, but he had maybe 24 or 26 specialists in their fields - including those not working under his own roof.
Not unusual, but VERY usual in those days.
I am sure that there were Breguets (mostly) hand-made by himself - but how often were these prototypes for production?
Now I must finally buy and read George Daniels' definitive work on Breguet !!!
But I am sure that there were watchmakers that had to master all the required mechanical skills just to be part of his team.
Could he make a watch "from scratch"? I am sure he could - and did!
amerix
This message has been edited by amerix on 2010-03-26 10:46:43
hmmm
By: aldossari_faisal : March 26th, 2010-08:03
from my own personal view i would say, someone who can do the watch by his own hand craft, who can spot an error in a watch and fix it, also a movement creator who come up with detailed movement design or detailed movement mechanism concept i would consid...
"Just technicians"
By: 1440 : March 27th, 2010-13:38
Well thank you for diminishing my profession. Of course as you state the term watchmaker does not assume one designs and builds watches when used in the context of the industry. However the term "Watch Technician" does mean someone with a specific skill s...
honestly, Al, not you.
By: ThomasM : March 29th, 2010-02:33
To be honest, you didn't even enter my mind when I wrote my post. The AVERAGE layman is most likely NOT aware that there are any certifications or formal schooling that provides "basic knowledge and hands on practice" to ensure at least a baseline knowled...
200 years ago...
By: nickd : March 26th, 2010-10:09
200 years ago there were thriving outsourcing activities supporting most clock and watchmaking. There were specialists for balance springs and mainsprings, fusee chains (often young girls with good eyesight and nimble fingers) and jewels, as well as dial ...
good answer
By: amerix : March 26th, 2010-10:36
And the oils ... always the oils, for instance the calf-foot gelatine - whatever. Also how many of Breguet's ideas, inventions and patents did he acquire and then present under his own (brand) name? Breguet became a factory, but he had maybe 24 or 26 spec...
context is everything
By: ei8htohms : March 28th, 2010-14:29
When someone asks me what I do for a living, I say I'm a watchmaker. If they don't really know what that means they'll often say, "So you actually make watches?" and I'll have to explain that watchmaker is a professional term for a person with a certain l...
