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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.

乌克兰木匠师傅瓦莱利·达内维奇毕生致力于制作实用的全木手表。这种手表上只有带动指针转动的金属发条是非木制零件。

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.

达内维奇从小就十分喜欢木匠活，并制造了各种各样的木制品。随着他不断长大，木工手艺也愈发精湛，他便想要打造复杂的作品。2005 年，达内维奇对制造木制手表产生了浓厚兴趣。

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.

达内维奇没有接受过任何与钟表匠有关的培训。他花了很长时间了解哪种木头最适合做所需要的微型零件，并学习钟表制造方面的基础知识。2008 年，他终于完成了自己的第一块实用型木质怀表。

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.

达内维奇通常选用桦木，因为桦木的强度和韧度都比较大。他有时也会选用别的木料，其原因在于木材的多样性会使手表在转动过程中产生不同的视觉趣味。

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

他称自己制作的木表所储存的能量可使用 20 小时，并且它们走得挺准(可精确到每天只相差 5 分钟左右)。

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

由于达内维奇在制表领域取得了卓越成就，他已被瑞士独立钟表师协会列为候选人。

点滴积累 >propel [v.推动] >carpentry [n.木工手艺] >horological[adj.钟表术的]