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Gold Pierced Earrings Individually boxed in an in a pilfer-proof display elegant pilfer-proof display with motorized revolving FREE Information with motorized revolving centf1T', miffored base and center. 144 gift boxes. Available Height: 24'14" Height:30'12" • Quartz Movements • Width: 16" Width: 15" • Crystals & Fittings • Depth: 16" Depth: 15" • Resale Merchandise • • Findings • Stones • Need them now? Call us Today! •Tools & Supplies* Natlonal Wats: 800-328-0205 Minnesota Wats: 800-392-0334 FAX: 612-452-4298 Serving the Trade Since 1923 Inquiries - Info: 612-452-7180 VOLUME 14, NUMBER 7 JULY 1990 A NEW ANGLE HOROLOGICAL ON SPRING REMOVAL 10 Official Publication of the American Watchmakers Institute ~ ROBERT'F. BISHOP 2 PRESIDENT'S MESSAGE HENRY B. FRIED QUESTIONS & ANSWERS BUILDING A 6 A 48-Hour Pocket Watch JOE CROOKS BENCH TIPS DEVICE FOR 10 Arbor to Remove Springs From the Barrel CHARLES CLEVES OLD WATCHES CHAINMAKING 12 Enameling on Watches HENRY B. FRIED BOOK REVIEW 46 13 Watches-Official Price Guide WES DOOR SHOP TALK 16 Bows H.W FARANCE REMEMBERING COLA 18 IN YOUR SERVICE DEPARTMENT HENRY B. FRIED SELF-WINDING WATCHES 20 The Lecoultre 916 (Part 2) MARSHALL F. RICHMOND PICKLE BARREL 26 A Beginner's Course in Jewelry Crafting and Repair-Filing DAVID A. CHRISTIANSON YALE & TOWNE TIME LOCKS 30 Part 2 JAMES ADAMS NOVICE WATCHMAKER 34 Balance Springs (Hairsprings) MARVIN E. WHITNEY MILITARY TIME 50 36 Elgin Timer or Stopwatch ARCHIE B. PERKINS TECHNICALLY WATCHES DEPARTMENTS 42 Antique Watch Restoration, Part L V Up Front/4 JOHN PLEWES CHAINMAKER Bulletin Board/14 46 Material Search Network/25 PAUL D. WADSWORTH AFFILIATE CHAPTER COLUMN Ask Huck/37 54 Convention Ideas New Members/41 Association News/55 HOROLOGICAL TIMES (ISSN0145-9546) is published monthly and copyrighted by the American News in the Trade/57 Watchmakers Institute, 3700 Harrison Avenue, Cincinnati, Ohio 45211, for $40.00 per year ($4.50 New Products and Literature/58 per copy in the United States and $50.00 per year; $5.50 per copy outside the U.S.). Second class Classified Ads/60 postage paid at Cincinnati, Ohio. POSTMASTER: Send address changes to HOROLOGICAL Tl MES, P.O. Box 11011, Cincinnati, Ohio 45211. Dates to Remember/64 Advertisers' I ndex/64 OFFICE HOURS: Monday through Friday 8:00 AM to 4:00 PM (Eastern Standard Time)_ Closed on all national holidays. AWi HOTLINE: (513) 661-4636 (24-hour recording), FAX: (513) 661-3131 . George Daniels Henry B. Fried FELLOWS Josephine F. Hagans * * *Orville R. Hagans OF THE AMERICAN Gerald G. Jaeger EXECUTIVE AND EDITORIAL OFFICES WATCHMAKERS INSTITUTE Robert A. Nelson Hamilton E. Pease Milton C. Stevens AWi Central Marvin E. Whitney P.O. Box 11011 *Deceased 3700 Harrison Avenue Cincinnati, Ohio 45211 Telephone: ( 513) 661-3838 Milton C. Stevens: Co-Editor Michael P. Danner: Co-Editor Regina Stenger: Associate Editor Harold J . Herman: Senior Technical Editor Donna Baas: Production Director wenty-four months have passed since Nancy Wellmann: Business Manager I began writing this column. Now I am Margie M. Brater: Circulation Manager T two years older and wiser in many Mary Sansalone: Seminar Coordinator facets of our profession. By the time you read this a new President will be in office and will TECHNICAL EDITORS: occupy this space next month. ,_.-- Events have a way of occurring in their James Adams Wes Door own good time, and this was never more true / Robert F. Bishop Henry B. Fried than in the last two years of AWi 's history. I James H. Broughto n Ewell D. Hartman was fortunate to be in place when the opportunity arose to sell a few pieces Fred S. Burckhardt Robert A. Nelson of our AWi collection. The proceeds from this sale have enabled us to pro­ Cha rles Cleves Archie B. Perkins ceed with projects long desired, but lacked funding. Now our workshops have Steven G. Conover Marshall F. Richmond increased in quality and quantity, and are heavily subsidized. No longer are Joe Crooks Marvin E. Whitney we forced to cancel because of low registration. Our regional seminars have been well received, and will be con­ AW/ OFFICERS: tinued. Sooner or later we will come to your area. Our first technical conclave was held recently in Lancaster, PA. Five state organizations cooperated, Robert F. Bishop, CEWS : President and those attending thought it to be a resounding success. Alice B. Carpenter, CMW, CEWS: Vice President I am sure you have noticed that Horological Times is bigger and James Adams, CMW: Secretary better, and will continue to grow. Marvin E. Whitney, CMW, CMC, FAWI: Treasurer Other less visible changes are having a positive effect on our member­ ship. Our Material Search Network is producing good results, and our Second AW/ DIRECTORS: Opinion Diagnostic Service is getting underway. We have a full-time librarian who is busy making our library the best technical information source in our James H. Broughton, CEWS profession. Fred S. Burckhardt The future looks bright. Exciting new plans in education are under· Buddy Carpenter, CMC, CEWS way. and for those skilled, plenty of work at good income will be available. Henry Frystak, CMW It would be nice if the President could take credit for these changes, Ewell D. Hartman, CMW but in truth, many have been responsible. In particular, Milt Stevens has Gerald G. Jaeger, CMW, CEWS, FAIJVI been the creative and driving force behind most of these. He is an educator, Donald R. Loke and his heart and soul is dedicated to the improvement of horology. I thank Robert L. Macomber, CMC him, Mike Danner, the office staff, and others too numerous to mention Ben Matz, CMW for making my job a pleasure. Robert A. Nelson, CMW, CEWS, FAWI I know you will support your new officers as you did me. Much Marshall F. Richmond, CMW success to all of you. Paul D. Wadsworth: Affiliate Chapter Director Jim Lubic: Research & Education Council Director William Biederman, CMW : Past President Milton C. Stevens, FAWI: Executive Secretary Michael P. Danner: Administrative Director Reprinting and reproduction is prohibited without per­ ON THE FRONT: This view of the Grand mission from the American Watchmakers Institute. Copy­ right ©1990 by the American Watchmakers Institute. Canyon is by Mr. Harold Bertha of Pearl River, New York. 2 Horological Times/July 1990 Regular Price $173.50 I TBENiNOW! UP FRONT The Power Of Time Wi's continuing effort to bring favorable publicity A and create positive public relations will feature this multi-media release. It will appear in suburban newspapers and on local radio and TV stations. This makes our third multi-media release this year. By using this method of generating releases of general interest, we have been able to achieve exposure in print, on TV, and radio which if purchased would have a value of $225 ,000. The actual cost to us has been less than 10% of the market value of such exposure. American mass-production filled the need for affordable clocks end watches in the 1800s. Time may wait for no man, but mankind has made remarkable progress in harnessing the power of time, as this brief 1ook at the history of watch and clockmaking reveals.
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