Roger W. Smith OBE On Working With George Daniels On The Anniversary Series 

It is a great honour for Phillips Watches to offer during The New York Watch Auction: SIX, a spectacular and historically important George Daniels Anniversary platinum wristwatch, with the extraordinary movement number of “00”. To celebrate this special occasion, we asked Roger W. Smith OBE to speak to us about the origins of the George Daniels Anniversary and explain the significance of this platinum piece. The Daniels Anniversary model commemorates the 35th anniversary of his invention of the co-axial escapement. Daniels turned to his one and only protégé, Roger W. Smith to create an all-new British calibre produced by Roger Smith with the casing, dial, and finishing work produced to Daniels’ style and standards. Phillips wishes to extend special thanks to Alistair Audsley, CEO Alliance of British Watch & Clock Makers, for filming the present interview and for providing never-before-seen, archival footage from the late 1990s of Dr George Daniels and Roger W Smith OBE discussing the Anniversary project.