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巧木匠打造全木手表

Valerii Danevych, a wood-crafting master from Ukraine, has dedicated his life to making functional wristwatches entirely out of wood, with the sole exception of a metal spring needed to propel the movement.

烏克蘭木匠師傅瓦萊利·達內(nèi)維奇畢生致力于制作實用的全木手表。這種手表上只有帶動指針轉(zhuǎn)動的金屬發(fā)條是非木制零件。

Danevych has liked carpentry since he was very young, and he has made many different wooden objects. As he grew up and his skills improved, he got the idea of creating complicated works. In 2005, Danevych showed his keen interest in making wooden watches.

達內(nèi)維奇從小就十分喜歡木匠活，并制造了各種各樣的木制品。隨著他不斷長大，木工手藝也愈發(fā)精湛，他便想要打造復(fù)雜的作品。2005 年，達內(nèi)維奇對制造木制手表產(chǎn)生了濃厚興趣。

Danevych had no training as a watchmaker. It took a long time for him to determine which type of woods was most suitable for the tiny parts needed, and to learn the basics of watchmaking. By 2008 he had completed his first functional wooden pocket watch.

達內(nèi)維奇沒有接受過任何與鐘表匠有關(guān)的培訓(xùn)。他花了很長時間了解哪種木頭最適合做所需要的微型零件，并學(xué)習(xí)鐘表制造方面的基礎(chǔ)知識。2008 年，他終于完成了自己的第一塊實用型木質(zhì)懷表。

Danevych works mostly in birch, because of its higher strength and toughness. Sometimes he would choose other wooden materials, for diversity of wood gives the watch movements visual interest.

達內(nèi)維奇通常選用樺木，因為樺木的強度和韌度都比較大。他有時也會選用別的木料，其原因在于木材的多樣性會使手表在轉(zhuǎn)動過程中產(chǎn)生不同的視覺趣味。

He claims his wooden watches can store 20 hours of reserve power, and keep time (with an accuracy of around 5 minutes per day).

他稱自己制作的木表所儲存的能量可使用 20 小時，并且它們走得挺準(可精確到每天只相差 5 分鐘左右)。

For his amazing accomplishments in the field of watchmaking, Danevych has been nominated to the Horological Academy of Independent Creators in Switzerland.

由于達內(nèi)維奇在制表領(lǐng)域取得了卓越成就，他已被瑞士獨立鐘表師協(xié)會列為候選人。

點滴積累 >propel [v.推動] >carpentry [n.木工手藝] >horological[adj.鐘表術(shù)的]