The world's first watch was ordered by Patek Philippe for Countess Kerskovich of Hungary in 1868. However, the watch at this time did not play a special role. It is estimated that Countess Kerskovich did not wear one.
Several times, so watches are not popular.
Watches really became popular during World War I. At that time, it was very difficult for pilots to take their pocket watches out of their pockets when flying airplanes. This made the military of various countries realize the importance of "hands-free" watches.
Inspired the general public's eager demand for wristwatches.
It was not until 1911 that watches were truly used in commercial production, when Cartier launched the Santos watch, that watches became popular.
Speaking of Santos watches, there is an allusion here. In 1904, Louis-François Cartier, a French businessman who dealt in jewelry, was inspired by his friend Alberto Santos Dumont to begin research on watches.
Santos is a pilot.
Rock originally thought that Ada should know nothing about watches, but after Rock made this suggestion to Ada, Ada frowned and thought for a long time, and then asked the maid to rummage in the jewelry room for a long time, and unexpectedly...
Get out a real watch.
"Is it like this? This was also customized at Patek Philippe. Last time you told me to stay away from 'radium', so I never wore it again." Ada said that she was still very obedient.
Rock was startled. It is better to keep things like 'radium' as far away as possible. The Umbrella Company also has a lot of products made of 'radium', which were originally prepared for Henry Alsop.
As a result, they were never used and were piled in the umbrella company's warehouse.
"Okay, take this watch away. The further away the better, it's best to give it to the person you least like." Rock said smoothly, and then he saw an evil light flashing in Ada's eyes.
Rock was immediately furious, waved his hand to ask the maid to leave, and then began to execute the family law: "Tell me, what were you thinking about just now?"
Don't get me wrong, it was just a polite inquiry and I didn't even move my hands.
"Nothing," Ada said with a charming smile, like a little fox that stole the chicken.
"Absolutely not allowed. If you dare to do it, Ada, our relationship will be over." Rock's attitude is firm. This kind of thing is absolutely forbidden. Rock will not let Phyllis hurt Ada and Arthur. At the same time, he will also
Ada will never be allowed to harm Phyllis and Gavin.
Based on Rock's understanding of Ada, if this woman is really ruthless, she can do anything. This can be seen from the fact that Ada desperately wants to give birth to Arthur, so Rock has feelings for Ada.
Sometimes I love and hate, but of course, I hate less often.
"You really think too much. I am already satisfied that Phyllis allows me to get close to you now, so you and Phyllis better work harder. I also want to have another daughter, but I have to wait for Phyllis
After pregnancy." Ada leaned lazily in Roque's arms, wondering if this was the agreement reached by Ada and Phyllis.
It is unlikely that Phyllis will discuss this issue with Ada.
However, Phyllis's attitude towards Ada has changed a lot now. Roark has now returned to Johannesburg, and Phyllis still takes Gavin to stay in Pretoria. This in itself is another creation for Roark and Ada.
Opportunity, although Phyllis did not say it, it is impossible for Phyllis not to know that Roque will definitely go to find Ada.
Speaking of which, during this period of time, Roark was closely watched by Phyllis, and Ada also stayed alone in the empty room for a long time.
"I thought you would like your son." Roque said, unknowingly being led astray by Ada.
"What good is a son? I want to give birth to a daughter and then educate her to be the best girl in the world to punish you dead men!" Ada really has ideals, but this metaphor is inappropriate.
No, this woman is just looking for death. She can't do it without education.
It wasn't until dinner time that Rock had time to discuss the watch issue with Ada again.
"You don't have to worry about it. Leave this problem to me. Patek and Philippe are two old guys. I can do what they can do. How about we also make an Ada Locke, or a Locke Ada?"
." Ada is very relaxed. This kind of thing is very simple for Ada, just like the lighter business. All she needs is Rock to provide creative ideas, and Ada can prosper.
Ada's lighter business is becoming more and more prosperous now. In order to meet the needs of different classes, Ada has divided lighters into several different brands to ensure full coverage of high, medium and low grades, with two or three more for each grade.
Brands compete with each other, which seems very lively, but in fact they are all products of the same company.
This marketing model seems familiar to Rock. Procter & Gamble used to do this. Those washing and care brands that Rock was familiar with in his previous life, as long as he could name them, were basically P&G products. This marketing method gave Rock
Left a deep impression.
In fact, the same goes for watches. As one of the few accessories for men, various classes have different needs for watches. If Ada really wants to make efforts in this field, Patek Philippe and Cartier are not enough in the face of absolute capital strength.
Tronox now has a mature sales network, and it is really simple to cover the market. Rock just wants to follow other people's paths and leave others with no way to go.
"Are Patek and Philippe two people?" Roque did not doubt Ada's ability at all, but his focus immediately went astray.
Ada doesn't answer such idiotic questions. Patek Philippe in this era is just a small workshop. At most, it is a small factory that employs a few more people. However, it has not broken away from the production model of a family workshop and is not yet the world-famous luxury goods supplier in the future.
, compared with Ada, Patek Philippe and Cartier are not worth mentioning.
In the luxury goods industry, Eterno is now the undisputed giant.
On the third day after returning to Johannesburg, Rock went to the newly formed 1st Cavalry Division to officially go to work.
The size of the new 1st Cavalry Division continued to expand. After the democratic representative system was fully implemented in the Transvaal, all the previous garrisons had been transferred to Cape and Natal, and the defense of the Transvaal was provided by the new 1st Cavalry Division.
The division took full charge.
In addition to the teaching battalion, the newly established 1st Cavalry Division added two new battalions, namely the artillery battalion and the 1st Infantry Battalion. The 1st Battalion is now stationed in Pretoria. The battalion commander is Li Fei, the former commander of A Company.
The battalion has a full strength of 1,450 men. Compared with the previous establishment, a heavy machine gun company and an artillery company have been added. In addition to the 75 Miss, the artillery is also equipped with 60 mm caliber mortars produced by the Nyasaland Arsenal.
Compared with the first battalion, the establishment of the teaching camp remained the same and did not increase. Rock's positioning of the teaching camp was originally to train junior officers. This time Rock came back from London and seconded him to General Victor Foster.
Several instructors from the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst are preparing to organize a short-term training course in the new 1st Cavalry Division to strengthen the quality of the officers and soldiers of the new 1st Cavalry Division.
The first thing Luo Ke did when he went to work was to call Suo Chao over and personally arrange the treatment of the instructors: "You don't have to worry about the accommodation issue. I will arrange for them to live in Ziwei Town. Each one will have an independent house, servants, chefs and drivers.
Everything is already in place. You need to arrange orderlies and guards for the instructors to ensure that they have independent offices at the division headquarters. The standards of the officers' cafeteria also need to be improved. We used to eat whatever the instructors wanted, but now we have to eat what the instructors want.
There is everything. In the kitchen, you have to ask the instructors one day in advance to confirm the menu for the next day. All ingredients must be absolutely fresh. Canned items are not allowed to appear in the instructors' menu. In addition, all cars must be
Focus on providing services to the instructors and remember to make them feel at home in Johannesburg."
Luo Ke's requirements are high and his purpose is certainly very strong. The fundamental purpose of such a big fanfare is to retain people.
A short-term training course will definitely not meet Rock's requirements. Rock's real purpose is to keep all these instructors in Johannesburg for a long time to cultivate enough talents for the new First Cavalry Division and the Northern Rhodesian Division.
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Although Rock and the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst have reached an agreement, people can be sent to the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst for training.
But this method is risky. Don’t forget that the Transvaal and Nyasaland are now British territories. The United Kingdom is the suzerainty of the Transvaal and Nyasaland, so sending people to the British mainland will
The dangers of being brainwashed by the British government.
Therefore, it is better to hold the training class in Johannesburg. At least here, even if the officers receive training, it will not affect their normal work.
As for whether the officers will be tired?
Sorry, as first-generation Chinese Americans in southern Africa, the officers are not qualified to raise this issue.
"No problem, I guarantee they won't want to leave once they come." Suo Chao said confidently.
Although Suo Chao has never been to London, he also knows that the air in London is not good enough, the food in London is not good enough, the system in London is too rigid, and the social status of soldiers in London is not high.
The most important thing is that the treatment offered by the British government to these instructors at the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst is really not very good. Even the best instructors have an annual salary of less than 200 pounds per year.
In this way, there will be a lot of room for operation in Johannesburg. If all of what Rock said can be realized, going from Sandhurst to Johannesburg will be a step to the sky for those instructors. I am afraid that they will wait until the training class is over.
, those instructors would cry and shout that they were willing to stay, but they couldn't even drive them away.
"That's right, but you have to pay attention to the way you learn. Not everything the instructors say is right. In civil engineering operations and staff operations, the instructors have absolute authority. However, in terms of combat methods, the instructors may emphasize queuing up and shooting.
Its role is to tell the brothers not to lose their minds, and to learn nothing less. If you cannot learn, you must forget it after listening to it, but you must not forget it. You can organize it in private to discuss how to better deal with the queuing and shooting tactics."
Rock is still very insidious, and the seeds of many things are so inadvertently planted.
