From the Rolls-Royce experimental archive: a quarter of a million communications from Rolls-Royce, 1906 to 1960's. Documents from the Sir Henry Royce Memorial Foundation (SHRMF).
Comparison between Bosch and Watford magnetos, outlining the superior qualities of the Bosch machine.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 49\5\ Scan141 | |
| Date | 10th December 1920 | |
| -2- Contd. points and thereby obtain better running on the magneto ignition. 2. The silence of the Bosch machine is very much better than any Watford machine. We think that the Bosch has a definite advantage inasmuch as they have an adjustment for meshing the gears. 3. The workmanship and all screw threads are much better than the average Watford. We are of course aware that the German Bosch is slightly more expensive, but it has never been our policy to put a limit on price, in order to control excellence. It has actually, on the other hand, been our practice to insist on excellence first, and consider the question of price later. We are particularly drawing your attention definitely to the above facts in order to give your firm a distinct opportunity to lay themselves out to meet our requirements, and retain our contract, but this latter proviso will only be arrived at by the Watford Company, by producing the best magneto available in the market. Yours faithfully, TECHNICAL PRODUCTION ENGINEER, FOR ROLLS-ROYCE LIMITED. | ||