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A typical pedometer watch, inspiced by Abress-Louis Perezlet's prototype. Nons of the watches made by him has survived. But Perrelet's pocket-watch, though it wound itself, was not the final answer. The constant jerking told hard on the mech- anism, and although perfect in theory, in practice the jerkwinder's shortcomings doomed it to failure from the start.
Different applications of the principle were used; different, often fantastic, types of watch made their appearance. But for two centuries after Perrelet's birth, no one had bottered his achievement; no one had produced a really practical self-winding watch.
And then, in 1930, Rolex began their attempts to solve the problem. With the
All Maler Oyster Perpetual chroo masters carry with there theie uwi algu of agremacy -- the Rolex Red Beit, It all the watch to which it in attached has been rigarnotly, (psted by an QŒcial Testing Station" nl the
- Bular Govermoënt, har parked those Este with honour, and, has been awarded its own : Official Timing Certificate.
GUESS WHO? Answers on Page 16
Abram-Louis Perrelet, i
1729-1826
Rolex Oyster case ready to protect the delicate mechanism that was demanded, they set to work -- and found the solution within a year. Perrelet's dream of the perfect self-winding watch was realized at last!
The Rolex Rotor', as the new self winding mechanism was called, was patented in 1931, and answered all the demands made upon it. Hero at last was the true self- winding watch: the Oyster Perpetuni.
Twenty years of testing, both in labora- tories and in real life, have fully established the reputation of the Oyster Perpetual. The Oyster Perpetual can truly be said to have opened up new horizons in the whole of the watchmaking world.
SECRET OF THE OYSTER PERPETUAL====TEIN WORLD'S VÍZIY BILY-WINDING WREST-WATCH As simptoma it was hard to find, the Rolex "ictor", the invention that solved the self-winding problem, owes its existence to the inspiration of Mr. M. Wildorf of the Rolex Watch Company, and bli brilliant technics) Chief-Director M. Emil Borer. A semi-circle of setal revolving on its own axis, than Rotor obvlada't the snags of the old hammer-Jerki and with its coming the first une self-winding wrich watch-the Oyster · Perpetual-was born. The mation of the wrist, acting on the Rotar, means that worn for only 6 hours a day, the which will peres need wlading.
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THE OLYMPIC GAMES OPEN TODAY
99
66Baron Pooh Bah99 Who Runs The Show
Helsinki, July 16.
THE most energetic man
HEWINS By RALPH
In Finland is organis- Ing the Olymple producing countryside on Porkala equestrian stadiums, Finland has
know Frenckell is taking two yeura' leave after his Folly!"
To nil of which the "Baron" smiles with overwhelming con- fidence and says "It will be all on the day." And my my base in 1044, Erid van Frenckell with ollees, half a mile of quays, guess is
7,000 com- I
that Premier Urho Lucas as saddled with the terrifle task accommodation for
nerodrome. Kokkonen, former Finnish high evacuating 250,000 people at a petiters and a new fortnight's notice,'
Then there all the adinialstra jump champion, will regret he tion, town-planning and publicity had not risked much limelight in Not one Finn was left behind besides big Hems such as new the Olymple organisation. Even and practically all movable paint.
brought safely away.
Games, which open officially Peninsular to Rusalh'ng'a military had to build a huge new hotel tig is that he is right
himself
could give you ceurate estimate today,
a
in Helsinki on July 19,
Ho has been on the job off and on for 15 years since 1937 when Finland was allotted the 1940 Games which never look place because of the war.
7-year-old President Paasikivi But the Olymples have only property of any value wat Not even "Daron Fooh Bah" been one of his sidelines-any-
may whip up some interest in the His main personal interests in until the last spurt began
meeting, although he is not Even sports-minded and so for plans with the
sport are basketball and motor nt £4 a day from expected (but only to attend the opening and organisation a few months ago,
Ing. He is chairman of assbela- still doubtful) visitors, The closing ceremonies. He is the Pooh Bah, "the lord tions for both these aports. pessimists sey the Games cannot "Baron Pooh Bah" (and his high
everything else" of Finland He has been a member of the possibly pay and that a nationas wife) are no slouches when it -eveything else except being a Finnish Olympic Committee from Anancial crisis will result in the came to organisation. Baron, as American reporters its re-foundation in 1919 after nutumn. usually describe him.
Finland's separation from Russin, Of coursC he should be a He beurs decorations from nine. Baron, too. He comes from une different countries and has of the old Swedish-speaking published works on war, bank- 67 EEP out of Helsinki" is the aristocratie families of Finland. ing, elvil defence, transport,
slogan of many of the 400,- And he looks like a Baron-tall, Anange, sport and history. urbane and completely cosmo- Ad it to complete the box of weeks. You won't be able to for the next few 000 inhabitants tricks he married a Doctor of eat or move," they say.
politan.
In World War I, he was chairman of the Finnish-German Financial ponsible for foreigh
Commisston,
Grim Jest
"
A sonse of proportion saves Eric von Frenckell. When Northern Europe was hysterical about the London Olympics in 1940, he made his own Gallup, poll about Londoners' reactions.
Imperturbable
Combined Talents Hive Finland a bad reputation by meeting. He told me: "Nineteen
who
Hetting
"Finnish Who's Who starts Philosophy Ester Margaret Finnish newspaper editorials E asked the 'first twenty off by
by saying plain Mr Erie von Lindberg.
now tell their readers not to people he met in the Strand Frenckell was born 55 years ago
fleece, the foreigner and not to what they though!
about
the Is Civil Engineer, Town Councillor for Helsinki, Major of
drunk.
ned never heard of the Olympių. the Army and Squire.
The pessimista also point tu Games and the odd man out imposing woman will be hostess to the na- the unfalshed quays, where thought tiens of the world during the multitudes of large
and small in America, were taking place res Olympics, is, koper husband, craft are supposed to tle up; to
When on American reporter exchange fluent in five languages--Fin- the single track leading from the asked why the new airport can- between the two countries, nish, Swedish, German, French ou
new airfield: to the uncompleted not accomthodate the latest thipping and trade agreemonts, and English.
Palace Hotel. The grim acroplanes from the U.S.AL, Afterwards he controlled. In her spare time she is an local jest 18, too, that "you can Frenekell replied: "Do you went similar business with most of active committee member of the buy a ticket for the stadium any us to lend you some Finnish the other countries of Central Helsinki City Music Board, the day,"
pilots to ay them?" and Western Europe, and Child Welftire Association, the
The pessimists' K, O. Is "You The "Baron" America.
Lyceum
(Art), the Swedish Theatre, the Painters Associa tion
and the Composers' national body.
Varied Interests
cum-
IN his spare time he became She teaches art at the Swedish managing director of the Theatre, writes for foreign huge AEG electrical company newspapers and has had his- and edited a financial magazine. torical memoirs published. Later he became chairman of Despite this fantastic the National Defence Committee bination of talents the Helsinki and a Member of Parliament. wisecrack ubout the Olympic During the "Winter War" Games is that the meeting should against Russia (November 1939 be called "Frenckell's Folly." March 1940) he was head of Pessimista calculate that the civil air raid precautions in preparations, spread
over the Helsinki.
inst 15 years, will cost a year's Afterwards he became national income, £130,000,000. Transport Chief, and when That may be true, Apart from Finland was suddenly obliged to the Olympic Stadium with seat- leare Helsinki's nearby food ing for 70,000, the swimming and
GROMYKO THE FACES A HARD
TN the
off
BY PETER KIRK
London. summer of 1947 Andrei Andrejevitch
the Kremlin Bridge, he Gromyko, then Soviet re- would do it with the same In- presentative at the United scrutability as he used to lim- Nations-and-one-of-the-pose the veto in the Security most famous men in the Council.
without doubt one of the mont
STAR TASK
YOUR SLIP
imperturbable.
IS SHOWING, SONIA....a mystory wits-test
from ERNEST DUDLEY, the Armchair Dotective TALLISH, dark, and
with wide-apart, slant- ing eyes, Sonia, the Crime Queen, lounged against the tinny plano in the back bar-parlour of a Soho side-street pub.
"Tell me, Sonia," I asked her, "how did you come to Leave home?"
"Dope!" she said. "From
sailors?" I pressed Soviet her, encouraged by her volu
bility
"Nope!"
Now, the perfect diplomat is coming to London as Ambassador. His appoint-
Then, my head reeling at the ment has touched off a flood of monstrous thought that had rumour and speculation. It is struck me, I forced this ques
man astion: "Not from Dr Dliemma's very unusual for a senler as Mr Gromyko to take surgery?
1 "Ylp!" on an ambassador's job. Does it mean that he has follen
United States, was ap- How can a man as intelligent proached by an American as Gromyko become such an from favour?
Gromyko is journalist who wanted to automaton., for write a pen portrait of him. Gromyko, who disliked journalists, refused, using
The
explanation
فر
brilliant members of the Soviet had fallen from grace it is up- This seems improbable. It. he Diplomatie Service?
kely that he would have been that put into a posillon from where as he did so words, which Gromyko is a child of the Re- he could escape to the West if might well sum up the per- volution. Born in 1908, he was he wished.
Commu- fect Soviet official. "My only nine when the personality," he said, "does Government and set up
the Kerensky
not interest me."
It
THE CRYSTALS
was, I learned, as Sonia. plunged. Into her story, a mere shovelful of crystals of potas dium chlorido which had launched Sonla on her career of crime.
In the teeming metropolls she met up
with the suave "Duke" Bellew
but let Sonia tell her own story:
met Duke when he was planning to steal the famous. It looks as though the Rus- DI-Boom-DI-Ay' Tiara. I was Since then, every toy he has slans are going to use Mr the coming-out ball Lady had every book he has read, Gromyko in a job really worthy Weather was giving for her every action of everyone sur of his great talent.
daughter Inclement a years now every effort of Rus twice before anyone noticed.
so thin she had to come.. out
nists overthrew
Soviet state.
the
rounding him, has had a Com-
in murmur
For some
de-
It does not interest him,
munist significance. presumably, because he
Although he had a consider stan propaganda has been should not possess one. The able career as a physicist before signed to separate Europe and perfect Soviet official does him, he gave it up without a particularly Great Britain from
1930 not have any opinions, any powers in, the Kremlin decided
when the the United States. likes or dislikes, even any that he should be a diplomat loyalties of his own. All instead. that is arranged for him by the Soviet state. He has nothing to do but to be n cog in a well-oiled and well- running machine.
As counsellor and ambassador they appear to be making a
in Washington during the war, great effort in that direction. and as representative to the
"Her
THE LADDER
"He nipped in through the window, left unintched by De- light-her · ladyship's Turkish mald, who was infatuated with Duke girl
and there was the £10,000
tiara winking up at him like a middle-aged chorus " girl.
the
ladyship wad wearing the tarn her husband had 'wön off Count Tehertchanje-Piecze.
had
and
1,"
ds the Amnesian
"We were back mingling with guests inside ten minutes." Tears started in Sonia's eyes: "With a Bash of
inspiration
any detective investigating the crime would conclude that
it was, an outside job, and wa would never be suspected: TO THE MISTAKE
Now, feeling the time is got- Duke
arranged with I'd cunningly lost the ladder ting short and that soon the Trowel, the gardener, to leave in the nurrow flower border West will have reached a posi-a long ladder underneath Lady, against the wall. I was sure tion when they could win Weather's boudoir window
"Duke against any forces which Rus
continued sia could send against
them, Sonia, "attended the ball" posing Ambassador and his wife, Duke doped her Indyship's wine with sqmc And among such cogs Andrel United Nations afterwards, Zb In this effort Gromyko-the of the crystals of potassium Gromyka stands very high in- did exactly as he was told. If star Soviet diplomat, the man
I'd brought with Chlorido deed. His devotion to the Rus- 1948 he received his reward for who made the word "veto" a from home, giving her such a sinh cause is absolute, his per- his loyalty. Recalled to Russia, household expression --- may be blinding headacho she had to
Conta turned away to alp sonality completely submerge
was mado First Deputy
lake off her tiara.
Zrom her bluo mournfully to be job. Whatever he is told Foreign Minister, second
only
"At midnight I hopped out
champagne, while)40" he to do, he performs
without to Mr Vyshinsky. It was as if Unquestioningly, uncomplain- | to where the ladder was waiting YOU spot Sonia's silly slip. question,
perfectly knowing
been and propped · had become Permanent ingly as always, he has
it against theolitch sens hier, confederate fo well that, it is equally likely to Under-Secretary to the Foreign sent to London on a job which wall. Duke scaled the 30-foot pack If you haven't seen it yet, bring alm praise or condemna- office in Londan ut the age of as one who knows the West he ladder like a steeplejack, while tion. If told to throw himself forty.
knows he cannot do
I kept watch below.
JOHNNY HAZARD
WAIT FOR ME,
*PRIVER/
he
JUST MY, LUCKI
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koy
By Frank Robbina
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