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+ | ====== Roskopf, Georg Friedrich ====== | ||
+ | **Georg Friedrich Roskopf** was a German watchmaker. | ||
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+ | Georg Friedrich Roskopf was born on March 15, [[1813]] in Niederweiler near Lörrach and died on April 14, [[1889]] in Bern. | ||
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+ | He opened [[1868]] in [[La Chaux-de-Fonds]] a watch factory for producing cheaper, but also more reliable [[pocket watch]]es. He is considered a pioneer in the field of industrial mass production. The simplified [[gear train]] named after him and the applied [[pin-lever escapement]] were successfully built as Roskopf watch in large numbers till the beginning of the second half of the 20th century. | ||
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+ | Roskopf watches were sometimes pejoratively called " | ||
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