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•Jittl·el .ll•••·el I: [•l ;:I•l II•Iti [If:.,. ill~ I =1-1 JANUARY 2009 HoROLOGICAL lN TIMES CoNTENTS VOLUME 33, NUMBER 1, JANUARY 2009
Official Publication of the FEATURES American Watchmakers-Ciockmakers Institute The Flying Tourbillon, By Ron Widenhoefer 6 The Philadelphia Watch Company, By Stephen J. Martin 14 EDITORIAL & EXECUTIVE OFFICES Time to Begin Anew, By Jerry Faier 26 American Watchmakers-Ciockmakers Institute (AWCI) 701 Enterprise Drive Vintage Chonograph Intermediate Wheel Post Repair, 28 Harrison, OH 45030 By Dale LaDue Toll Free 1-866-FOR-AWCI (367-2924) or (513) 367-9800 Fax: (513) 367-1414 E-mail: [email protected] COLUMNS Website: www.awci.com The Modern German Clock Movement, Part 77, By Mark Butterworth 24 Office Hours: Monday-Friday 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM (EST) Choosing and Using a Lathe, Part 6, Using the Bench Grinder 32 Closed National Holidays By Laurie Penman
Managing Editor & Advertising Manager DEPARTMENTS Donna K. Baas President's Message, By Joseph Juaire 2 Associate Editor & Design Associate Katherine J. Ortt Executive Director's Message, By James E. Lubic 3 Questions & Answers, By David A. Christianson 4 Executive Director/Education & Technical Director James E. Lubic, CMW21 Bulletin Board 35 Operations Director From the Workshop, By Jack Kurdzionak 36 Thomas J. Pack, CPA Classified Advertising 44 Watchmaking Instructor/Certification Coordinator thomas D. Schomaker, CMW21 Advertisers' Index 48 'fi/· Clock Instructor AWCI Staff Directory 48 Laurie Penman Education Coordinator EDUCATION Nancy L. Wellmann Membership Coordinator AWCI Correspondence Course in Clock Repair 31 Sharon McManus AWCI Academy of Watchmaking Classes 40 Receptionist/Technical Support AWCI 21st Century Certification Exam Schedule 40 Daniela Ott AWCI 21st Century Certified Clockmakers Exam Support Classes 41 IT Director Jim Meyer SPECIAL INTEREST HOROLOGICAL TIMES ADVISORY COMMmEE AWCI-ELM Trust Donations 5 Ron Iverson, CMC: Chairman AWCI Directors' E-mail Address Directory 39 Karel Ebenstreit, CMW Jordan Ficklin, CW21 Chip Lim, CMW, CMC, CMEW Robert D. Porter, CMW Manuel Yazijian, CMW21
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HOROLOGICAL TIMES (ISSNO 145-9546) is pubished month~ and copyrighted by the American Watchmakers-Ciockmakers Institute, 701 Enterprise Drive, Harrison, OH 45030-1696. Subscrl> tion price for the public is $137.00 per year ($8.50 per copy). Merrilers subscription is $70.00 which is oouded with annual dues of COVER $137.00. Periodicals postage paid at Harrison, OH 45030 and add tional entries. POSTMASTER: Send address changes to HOROLOGI· This month's cover feature: CAL TIMES, 701 Enterprise Drive, Harrison, OH 45030 The Flying Tourbillon. Raising the Bar The American Watchmakers-Clockmakers Institute is a professional trade as sociation and as such the main focus of this organization must be to maintain and further the professional training, image, and status within the industry of its members. To accomplish this mission we must develop and uphold the highest possible standards for the practitioners of watchmaking and clockmaking. This means we can no longer continue to foster and propagate the false notion that this highly technical trade can be mastered with little or no formal training or mentoring. Enthusiastic interest in watches and clocks is certainly a good start BOARD OF DIRECTORS ing point but just like any other worthwhile endeavor, a great deal of time and OFFICERS effort are needed to master the required skills. As a professional trade associa Joseph Juaire, CW21 : President [email protected] tion it is AWCI's job, by definition, to be the catalyst for bringing the skilled Tamara Houk, CW21: 2nd Vice President professionals in our trade together with industry for the purpose of keeping the [email protected] skilled professionals informed and up-to-date. It is also our job to work with Douglas Thompson, CW21 : Secretary industry to keep our training and certification current and relevant. dthompson@ awci.com Jack Kurdzionak, CW21: Treasurer I will be the first to admit that my initial education in watchmaking, 20 years jkurdzionak@ awci.com ago, was woefully inadequate, as was the norm in most watchmaking schools DIRECTORS in the United States at the time. My subsequent training at WOSTEP in Michael Gainey, CC2 Neuchatel, Switzerland did much to rectify that inadequacy, but the real epiphany mgainey@ awci.com came as a result of a few years at the bench when it became apparent that I Glenn D. Gardner, CMW [email protected] would have to view professional development much more as a continuous jour ney rather than a destination. Of course a certain amount of due diligence is Roland (Ron) Iverson, CMC riverson@ awci.com required to insure that the information source or instruction has enough value Ernest Tope, CMW21 to truly be considered a professional development opportunity. The value of etope@ awci.com the instruction is only as good as the skills of the instructors in terms of content Manuel Yazijian, CMW21 expertise as well as instructional methodology. My desire for professional de myazijian@ awci.com velopment has come at a great cost of both time and money, but the return on James K. Zimmerman, CMW, CMC, CMEW jzimmerman@ awci.com investment has been tenfold in terms of increased income and advancement opportunities. Gene Bertram, CC: Affiliate Chapter Director gbertram@ awci .com Herman Mayer, CW21: REC Director Continuous quality improvement is the cornerstone of all successful enterprises [email protected] and a strong desire to seek and obtain the most current and industry relevant Tamara Houk, CW21 : lAB Director skills and knowledge is the only pathway to have meaningful progress toward thouk@ awci.com this worthy goal. This is true for doctors, lawyers, auto mechanics, plumbers, IMMEDIATE PAST PRESIDENT bricklayers and every other profession that requires skilled labor, including Dennis J. Warner, CW21 [email protected] watchmaking and clockmaking. During my 20+ years in this wonderful pro fession, I have witnessed hundreds of changes, advancements and reiterations FELLOW American Watchmakers-Ciockmakers Institute in the field of horology that I would have otherwise missed had I assumed, at Robert F. Bishop *Harold J. Herman any given point in my career, that my professional training was complete. In *James H. Broughton J.M. Huckabee fact, the only thing that I am absolutely sure of is that in spite of my insatiable Fred S. Burckhardt Gerald G. Jaeger quest for knowledge in the field of horology, my professional training will Alice B. Carpenter *Benjamin Matz David A. Christianson Robert A. Nelson never reach a point where I can assume that I learned everything there is to George Daniels *Hamilton E. Pease know. Wes Door Archie B. Perkins *Henry B. Fried Antoine Simonin • Josephine F. Hagans William 0. Smith, Jr. *Orville R. Hagans Milton C. Stevens Ewell D. Hartman *Marvin E. Whitney 'Deceased
2 Horological Times January 2009 I hope everyone had a wonderful Christmas and Holiday Season. Now it's time to get to work on those New Year's resolutions. If you had trouble coming up with any resolutions for this year I would like to help you with some ideas.
If you don't do so throughout the year you should look at your pricing structure for repairs. Make a resolution to monitor what your tum down rate is on various repairs that you quote to customers. Many of you may know this already, but for those of you who don't, a good rule of thumb when monitoring your turndown rate on re pairs is 20/80. You want to set your prices so that 20% or 2 in 10 customers walk out your door without leaving the repair because the price you quoted is too high in their opinion. I know watchmakers and clockmakers want to be heroes and repair everything that walks through the door, even though we all know better. Don't be a hero; be a smart business person. Don't be afraid to set your own supply and demand line. If your backlog is too long using the 20/80 approach, jump it up to 30170. You might be surprised at the results.
The A WCI Business & Pricing Survey may also help you to improve your bottom line for 2009. There is a lot of valuable information in this survey even though the survey is a couple of years old. You can get a real bargain if you contact the office now. They are being closed out for $40.00.
Take some time to clean up your shop, and get organized. Trade those shoe boxes in for proper cabinets. You will feel much better about yourself and your business. Don't be shy about projecting a professional image through your appearance. In vest in one new piece of equipment for your business. It could be a computer, com puter upgrade, software, or test equipment. Stay current with technology. Some day you will want to retire. A clean, organized and up-to-date business can easily be sold to supplement your retirement. A dirty, disorganized, outdated business usu ally ends up closing and the contents selling for pennies on the dollar, and that just isn't right when you've worked so hard for all those years.
Reward yourself and take a vacation this summer. How about July 30th through August 2nd to Rhode Island for the AWCI 2009 Annual Convention and Educational Symposium. The Convention Committee is busy putting together another fantastic Convention. Soon we will have all the details here in the HT.
Get certified, or upgrade your current certification. If you're hoping to upgrade, hopefully you have already registered to do so. The Twenty-First Century Certified Watchmakers (CW21) exam has become the industry standard. Those of you with Rolex spare parts accounts will need to become AWCI CW21s by June of 2010. Don't procrastinate; we can only examine 120 per year. Space is going to be lim ited. I encourage you to add certification to your "to do" list for 2009. Please see the certification exam schedule on page 40, or on the web at www.awci.com.
Continued on page 23. Question Can you provide us with any information on this pocket watch?
Thank you for your assistance. Mike Mikolas Green Bay, WI
Answer Your pocket watch represents a very interesting era in American watchmaking and American jewelry. It is called a private label watch. The private label watch was offered by many different watch companies on either side of the 20th century. The private label watch was the same qual ity as the other watches of the same grade offered by their companies. Independent jewelers and many wholesalers of watches and jewelry could have their name placed on the dial and if they bought a large enough quantity they yours is. This practice would give the impression that the could have their names engraved on the movement as jeweler actually made the watch or had it made especially for them and would go a long way in enhancing the image and reputation of the local jeweler.
In your example the movement is a high-grade 18-size illinois Watch Company model 6, lever set and with a fast gear train (18,000 beats per hour). According to the serial number, your movement was made in 1905.
Julius Liebenow (the name on the watch) was the propri etor of a large jewelry store at 205 North Washington Street in Green Bay, Wisconsin, during the latter part of the 19th and the early 20'h centuries. He came to America from Germany in 1879 where he received his education and training in the jewelry arts and crafts. He arrived in Green Bay in 1883 and worked for E.H. Hall before taking over Mr. Hall's business and developing it into a prominent enterprise. (Reference: History of Brown Co., Wise., Deborah Beaumont Martin, et al. 1913.)
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4 Horologic~! Times January 2009 AWCI-ELM Trust Donations
The Trustees of the AWCI Education, Library and Museum Charitable Trust would like to recognize the following people for their donations to the ELM Trust:
Kenneth M. Barfoot Leonard Karter, CW, CEWT Radieya Peters Laurence A. Blanchard, CMW21 Asad A. Khan Dennis B. Pursel Rudolph Burian Alexander Kislyuk Allison L. Rider, CC Gilbert Calle Raymond Joseph Knippel Rolex Watch USA Thomas Chase Ching Kong Richard Schauer David A. Christianson, CMW21, FA WI Maurice D. Lareau Jimmy D. Smith, CMW Douglas M. Cochrane Telex LeBlanc David Berch Toothman Wes Cutter, CC21 Albert G. Lehmann Son A. Tra Tom Doan, CW21 Klaus Lehmann Chris Travelstead, CMW Jacobo Epelbaum Lazaro Medina Robert David Uhrich Glenn D. Gardner, CMW David Melich, CC Conrad Van Derveer Asim M. Gunalp, CW Movado Group Inc. Western Pennsylvania Watch & Justin Harrell, CW21 Blake Novak Clockmakers Association Robert A. Hoffman Michael Andrew Oakes ian Wetherly Eric Hollister Michael F. Pahl Richard W. Whitfield, M.D. Horological Association of Maryland Robert Paul W. E. Wilkins Roger Hunt Damir Pejkusic Neil Wohl Daryl Johnston Kamal Peters, CMW21 Sherman M. Wolf
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January 2009 Horological Times 5 The Flying Tourbillon
Ron Widenhoefer
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Introduction • Flying tourbillon opened to view It was a challenge made by a member of the Minnesota • Tourbillon carriage construction Clockmakers Guild, "Can new clocks be made from old • Hand engraved and filled dial clocks?" This clock is a partial answer to the question. It • High content of salvaged material including brass case is made from approximately 50% salvage material and • Spring powered 50% new material. The salvaged material came from old • Shop fabricated hands discarded clocks, the kind seen in the boxes in the back • Re-manufactured existing parts to new configurations rooms of many clock shops. The goal was to make a fly ing tourbillon from such material. The tourbillon in this Design: The design of the carriage was the critical por article is the fourth one of a series of four that has been tion of this clock. The mass of the carriage was signifi built. The first was experimental to determine if a tourbil cantly larger than the original balance wheel, so this mass lon could be made by a clockmaker using normal shop and associated power requirement needed to be resolved. tools: lathe, mill, drill press and clock shop tooling. After George Daniels gives an insight on tourbillons in his book, 1 six months of trials, it was successful and is still running. Watchmaking • The configuration of the carriage was in This iteration of the design and construction is more com fluenced by the drawings and data in The Theory of Ho pact and improved, but it is by no means the end of the rology2 and Britten's Watch & Clock Maker~ Handbook! improvement journey. See Figure 1 for a view of the com and other magazine photographs. The use of the pin pal pleted clock with the flying tourbillon. let escapement made the carriage higher than those that use the lever type escapement. These variations added to Design Criteria the mass of the carriage. The criteria for the design of the clock included, but was not exclusive to the following: The balance wheel, hairspring, pin pallet fork and escape wheel are from a Hermie model340-020 clock movement. The selection of these parts set the beats per hour at 9000. The remainder of the gear train was determined from this starting point.
Wheel train: A summary of the gear train is listed below.
Wheel Tooth Count Pinion Count Escape wheel 15 8 Fourth 40 8 Third 60 8 Center 64 22 Intermediate 60 12 Barrel 80
Calculating the BPH for the gear train, starting with the center wheel:
64 X 60 X 40 X 15 X 2 = 9000 BPH 8 8 8 Figure I. Completed clock
6 Horological Times January 2009 Run time: The barrel to center wheel shaft has the fol Fabrication lowing ratio. Gear and pinions: The gear train except for the barrel The barrel turns 7 times x ~ x 60 x hrs x day = 5.30 days and its mating pinion uses a M = 0.5 module gears. See 12 22 24 author's article in the January 2008 issue of the Horologi cal Times4 for information on the multitooth cutter and The actual run time is 7 days. machines used to cut theM= 0.5 gears, pinions and hands.
The spring used is: 21.0 mm x 0.42 mm x 1900 mm Layout: The design started with the balance wheel laid out on graph paper. Then the three pillar arms at 120 Tourbillon carriage: The carriage had to fit in the inter degrees apart were added. The rest of the parts were lo nal space in the case and allow enough room for the re cated on this drawing to define the fit and size of the car mainder of the gear train and motion works. The tourbil riage. With modifications it fit the space allocated on the lon carriage was completed first so it could be determined drawings. that it was functional and that it fit in the allotted space. Construction: The fabrication of the carriage parts was The next step in the design process was to determine the next. Starting with the top and bottom plates, the dimen power requirements of the carriage and the total clock. sions were laid out and the brass plates were rough sawn The tourbillon requires twice as much power compared with a jeweler's saw. The pillars were cut to length and to a balance wheel clock. the ends turned to fit the 0.093 inch diameter holes drilled and reamed in the pillar arms at the ends of the two plates. Based on this information, a test fixture was set up to The pillars are 118 inch diameter stock with 0.093 inch measure the torque values of barrels that would work for diameter pilots turned on each end and the pillar height is use in the clock. 12 mm. The ends were drilled and tapped for 0 x 80 thread per inch cap screws (see Figure 2). The following barrels were measured and the results are as follows:
Barrel Torque Number Value 40 243 OZ-in (Initial barrel that powered the 340- 020 time train) 41 300 oz-in 54 425 oz-in
The number 54 barrel was selected for use in this design because it approached the twice the power of the number 40 barrel. It was re-worked to tum in the opposite direc tion and with a new shaft with a #11 key square for front Figure 2. Plates with pillars winding through the dial.
The use of one barrel simplified the gear train vs. the use of two barrels and associated arbors and clicks. Also, there The next task was to tum a new shaft for the balance wheel was a space problem in using two barrels in this clock now that the height of the carriage had been determined case. at 12 mm. The pivots were turned on each end of the shaft to fit the original jewels at 0.21 mm diameter (see Figures The torque was calculated using the formula: T = F x L 3 and 4).
Where: T =torque ounce - inches The escapement wheel shaft was turned in a similar man F =force ounces ner. The new leaf pinion and the escape wheel were as L = lever arm length inches sembled to the shaft (see Figure 5).
These measurements were not precise and there was no The original jewels for the balance shaft were installed in allowance given for the friction in the train. the top and bottom carriage plates. The two top wheel
January 2009 Horological Times 7 bridges were laid out and cut from brass sheet. The bridges were shaped to fit around the lower jewel housing. The support bridges were built up out of brass and hard sol dered for the offset step. See Figure 6 for the bridges.
The bridges were located to the plates with one screw and one or two pins as the space allowed. The lower escape wheel bridge was made in a similar fashion. The lower pallet fork pivot is located in the lower carriage plate and needed no support bridge.
The pin pallet fork length was modified to minimize the diameter of the carriage. The fork arm was cut from the pin plate. The arm was rotated to locate it over the inner Figure 3. Balance shaft most pin on the pallet plate. The fork arm was soldered to the remaining pin plate with the help of a shop-made fixture.
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Figure 6. Supports Figure 4. Balance shaft complete
Figure 5. Escape wheel complete Figure 7. Modified pallet fork
8 Horological Times January 2009 The angle change then allowed the escapement wheel to be located closer to the center of the carriage. The place ment and shortening of the fork required a safety roller and fork safety pin to be added to the appropriate parts. The safety pin was trimmed to fit the dimensions of the related parts and the roll plate during assembly process. See Figure 7 for the fork modifications.
The carriage parts are shown in Figure 8, including the balance weight used to poise the complete carriage. At this stage of construction all the parts had been filed and polished to reduce the weight of the carriage. Banking pins had been installed on the top pallet support bridge. The rating pin lever is located under the top carriage jewel mounting boss. The boss was tapped with aM 3 x 0.5 mm thread to match the jewel housing. A lock nut was made to secure the jewel once the end play for the balance wheel had been set. Figure 8. Carriage parts
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January 2009 Horological Times 9 The complete assembly was poised and balanced weights were required to complete the poising.
A rotational force was applied to the escape wheel pinion and the motion checked. It needed adjustment, but finally sustained motion with the lock drop and draw needed for operation. The carriage was disassembled and the plates were drilled and pins installed to secure the bridge locations.
Figure 9. Balance Once the carriage was functional, the following tasks ==-'""----~-==":=~· wheel remained: to cut the remaining gears for the train, make the lantern pinions and shafts, make the clock plates, and pillars. The balance wheel, hairspring, new shaft and safety roller were assembled to the shaft (see Figure 9). The center shaft was located in the center of the clock plates and dial. The carriage size was small enough that Assembly its swept area could be located in the lower half of the dial and be viewed through the opening in the dial. Tourbillon carriage: The assembly of the carriage is shown in the next sequence of photos. The three pillars Clock works: Three clock plates were made to accommo were attached to the lower carriage plate. The lower es date the no. 54 barrel and the step needed to view the cape wheel bridge was installed first, followed by the es tourbillon carriage. A single back plate and two half plates, cape wheel assembly and the pallet fork. Their respective supported by pillars, were made. The pillars have a 4 mm top bridges were installed. Finally the balance wheel, hair diameter boss on each end to locate the three plates (see spring and balance wheel were installed with the top plate. Figure 12).
See Figure 10 for the installation of the pallet fork and The three plates are shown assembled in Figure 13. escape wheel. The balance wheel assembly and the top plate with the rate regulator pins were installed as shown Gear train: The gear train was planted using a depthing in Figure 11. tool. The gear center distances had been calculated when deciding on the gear train, now these dimensions were The pillars and bridges are fastened with 0 x 80 thread per compared to the depthing tool measurements. They were inch Allen head cap screws. in very close agreement.
Figure 10. Pallet fork and escape wheel Figure 11. Assembled carriage
10 Horological Times January 2009 Figure 15. Dial assembly parts
Figure 12. Clock plates
Figure 13. Clock plates assembled Figure 16. Dial blank
See Figure 14 for the completed parts and subassemblies for the clock works.
Dial: The movement was mounted to the dial with four screws and the complete clock works and dial assembly was installed and removed from the front of the case.
The dial was made with a step to provide space for the hands to run without hitting the case glass. The outer ring mounts on the step in the case and it is this case aperture that limited the size of the works. The dial parts are all aluminum and the dial is hand engraved and filled and polished with Wetordry™ paper to give it the final sheen.
See Figure 15 for the dial assembly parts, Figure 16 for the dial blank, Figure 17 for the engraved and filled dial, Figure 14. Parts and subassemblies and Figure 18 for the completed dial assembly.
January 2009 Horological Times 11 Figure 19. Third wheel Figure 17. Dial engraved and5 lled driving the carriage
Case: The case was acquired from a salvage yard. See the before, Figure 20, and after, Figure 21. The beveled glass was in good condition and prompted the purchase.
Final assembly: The clock works was assembled to the dial assembly (see Figure 22). The works and dial subassembly were installed into the case (see Figure 23). Figure 24 shows the clock with the cover closed and operating.
Operation The hairspring had to be shortened to bring the clock into the range of the rating pins, 9000 BPH, as determined by the TIME1RAX machine. The spring was centered to the bal ance wheel shaft and leveled in its operating plane. The tourbillon's performance has been more than satisfactory.
Bibliographies Figure 18. Dial assembly 1. George Daniels, Watchmaking , First Published 1981 for Sotheby Publications by Philip Wilson Publishers Limited, Russell Chambers, Covent Garden, LondonWC2E 8AA, Hands: The hands are made of 0.020 inch thick steel and p. 282. blued for color. 2. The Theory of Horology, Published by the Swiss Federation Flying tourbillon: The flying tourbillon carriage is sup of Technical Colleges, edited by: The Technical College of The ported by two instrument ball bearings. The ball bearings Vallee deJoux, 1347 Le Senter, Switzerland, pp. 167-168. are mounted in the back plate and in the subplate. The 3. Britten's Watch & Clock Makers Handbook Dictionary and lantern pinion and the lower bearing spacer block are slip Guide, 16'h Edition, Revised by Richard Good, Bloombury fits on the carriage shaft and are held in position with lock Books, London, 42 Bloomsbury Street, London WClB 3QJ, screws. The tourbillon carriage is held in position on the p. 320. end of the same shaft with a set screw. The positioning of the lantern pinion and the spacer block locate the tourbil 4. Ron Widenhoefer, "Astronomical Dial Shelf Clock", Horo lon carriage shaft and limit its end play. The carriage is logical Times, Vol. 32, Number 1, January 2008, published by driven by the third wheel, which turns the lantern pinion the American Watchmakers-Clockmakers Institute, pp. 6- 12. mounted on the tourbillon carriage shaft (see Figure 19). 0
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Figure 23. Works installed into case
Figure 20. Case as purchased
Figure 24. The clock assembled
Figure 21. Case cleaned
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January 2009 Horologicai Times 13 The Philadelphia Watch Company
Stephen J. Martin, CW21 Lititz Watch Technicum
Stephen J. Martin, CW21, is a 2008 graduate of the Lititz Watch Technicium in Lititz, Pennsylvania. He is certified by AWCI and WOSTEP as a watchmaker. Stephen is employed as a watchmaker by Rolex U.S.A. He spent most of his career as an Engineer in the telecommunications industry and as a teacher. He was introduced to watchmaking by a watchmaker in Fierenze (Florence), Italy who invited him to observe the servicing of his Grandfather's timepiece that he was wearing. He was so captivated by what this man showed him that he developed a passion for horology. With this passion and the educa tion that the Lititz Watch Technicum gave him, he changed his field from engineering to watchmaking. Stephen continues his passion for watchmaking and enthusiasm for the history of the watchmaking industry.
The Philadelphia Watch Company was incorporated on watch company intended to manufacture a watch that was October 22, 1868. The Governor of Pennsylvania, John of an original design. W. Geary, issued the "Letters Patent" on that date (see Figure 1). The "Letters Patent" document is equivalent to The Philadelphia Watch Company produced 15,16, and the incorporation of a company of today. The Alderman 19 jewel pocket watch movements in 6, 8,10, 16, 19 and of Philadelphia, J.P. Delaney witnessed the signing of 20 sizes. The watches appear to be of a relatively high the article. From the 1869 through 1877 the location of the company was 714 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. From 1877 until the business ceased op . f').=."t ~ - ( -f<~rDI!tiJ! lffiliin . NS ;~ · erations it was located at 618 Chestnut Street, Philadel phia, Pennsylvania. ~!~-(;r ' Eugene Paulus organized the Philadelphia Watch Com ' \ . pany. He performed as President and Directing Officer of the company. The Director of the company was Celestine \, _ __..?! Jacot. The treasurer and director of the company was Hec EJ~o all to whom these ~r.esmtli shall com~ , tor Jacot, Celestine's brother. $*W~$ ca:e:*~~#c: U, 14 Horological Times January 2009 ~->nhitor .@mu:n:l' s ~fiu, ~ 11{ , ,r !n . v.-,Lt,. ..nit Q..A" ... u.; GJ :Vdtrn.'sozrr,IJ,- ec .22 rs,:zY.c:F tr·'~ ~''""'' c-/ U..tt..~! .lkJ(v !t~ J d,Un.v ~~ ,.J.r. To His ExcellBncy JJqO, W. GEARY, (/u(!~'":WJ' rJf :tA~ C1wiW()!Itv<"allh r!J PeJU!Rl.Jhan{"; '~/"'r.A' «,-. ~ - ,..,..,(. ,{ .J.~/u,&:~~..;. oii:r. df ~ ~that tf..:; __ ,. wJr )!;,; j/,.(.;;;.'7i. ""! ·{ @,..b-~.... &'.v~ ...... ~,...,,...... r.u ' ______------ .§%.-~:#~-%A~e"" d-... ,,.,.,( <'lt/..1 1~p, ··~,... ~( (: ... ,/' ....-::..:. 4 6;.6 !'=f"J~Jv-md,.,.4f:r I:JO-I:#,~..I>tkfl ''e.:t-> 2ft:$r Figure 2 grade. There was apparently a general acceptance by the retail jewelers of the day to include them side by side in -'l. ' ~- ffi..t4/#J·~...... , ~ .~oo~-ca.: ..:· .• ,.. their marketing with the largest domestically manufac c;;:,:_· -- NtrtCtq:: PA S'I·\TE ~::.::w--t.s 11t)JII'f.I~QI.hlt'"~"t.,.:;•. rQ'J.."';p tured watches by Elgin, Waltham, United States Watch f1Jrl~ C. !V"~ ~rln .. Company of Marion, NJ, E. Howard, Newark Watch Com pany, and New York Watch Company (see Figure 3). J;;' "' L: . h/. /, L . / /' ·/:~ L~/~,-,,~~.:: ;~:.~;:~.~.~::.-:·.- Eugene Paulus was a native of Paris, France. He was ·::r/ > .; trained in the art of watchmaking in his native country. e:.r(_ •.,....,_-0:H.__U ..,.,....:/;( .4 .!#-·'"'- ..... ~ ..... ,:~~"' .7 · d~ a:;Jr He served in the French army then he immigrated to the .('/-1,<4.~~~·/~.. t .f{• • Patent 83,788 is a patent for the improvement of the click of the watch (see Figure 5). Though not an original idea .,/( /i [(f7,~Ueu/'- ~~z.~-l'b ,/','/ /;;JN,{/''r { ;~.- Lol ~/(,~ the patent attempted to improve the winding click by mak ,h{n.',J ,-. ·- •.{ .,;./,._./:/ •• -• .., ing the click and click spring more robust. ~W. fl• (#o-"{1·--· .... (noi PA STAT£ AACHi"cS j)C f\111'~- ~ .. --~,.,;o ··~·-- ·- - January 2009 Horological Times 15 TXB WA.TCHM:AKER AKD JEWELER. lOI The next are design patents 3,167 and 3,168, dated Au gust 25, 1868. Both are for a top plate or bridge plate &UTTING. design of a watch (see Figures 6 and 7). Paulus states in his description, "The balance and mainspring barrel are 'l'lw Suhseribtll'l!, bllv:Wg b!Ul ten yntml upu~ne On May 29, 1892 he died in Geneva, Switzerland. The pub lication The Jewelers' Circular and Horological Review re membered hlln as a "well-known expert watchmaker that had great mechanical skill with a lifelong close application and love of his profession" in the June 22, 1892 issue. Celestine and Hector Jacot were from Switzerland. They immigrated to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in 1825. David Louis Huguenin employed Celestine. He was a well-es tablished watchcase maker in Philadelphia at the time. Celestine then ventured to New York to further his knowl edge of the manufacture of watchcases with Charles Tracy, O>doo.s&--~to- .. ~=::~.m-.. ~~~..4t-l::E:r~~~:~:u,.H. a very successful case maker. Figure 3 U~ITED STATES PATENT OFFICE. E. PAULUS, OF PHU.u'o.DELPUL\, l'l~X~SYLY.\:\'U, E. PAULUS. ESC1..l'EMBN'l: l"O:R. TIL.i.~Y...EEPli:RS. Clock Escapement. Specifientian of LetWa Pntont No. 21.146, iio.t«i. .!:u_g'1lSt 10, lS!i8. No. 21.146. Patented Aug. 10, 1858. T• rrll t.d.,ma. it mnv ~n«'J'n: tbo r 16 Horological Times January 2009 86 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE E. PAULUS. Watch Winding Click. No. 83,786. Patented Nov. 3, 1866. EUGE::/1> PAULL'S, OF PlliLADELPJliA, P.ES::>SYLYA::\IA. IMPROVEMENT IN WATCH-WINDING CLICKS. Sp~tiflc:ltiou formitl_g part of I.ttters Paten tSo, 83:~ 7S~. !late(] Nonmher :11 186:3. To aU -1chorn £t 1n(TY C071Ct.>rr.-: fron b pl::t.tc by llle three screw.=, a b c, and d is B1l !1. knnlfn tlJ•t r, Euc;E;<.C l'AIJLt.'ll. of a screw to fasten the rno,-emBnt in tho ca:;e. J'hilotl.ell'bia, in. tht conuw of Philadelr>ltin, In G is seen tlJe donble·cap-jewelc Figure 5 !o!tRCHAN~t~ tltnitdr ~ta:fts .fhttnt @mr.e. \:Y ~ ~ ~,;> llUGE;{E PAULUS, OF PR[LADELPTIIA, P!i:XNSYLVANIA. N.~ 5167 lJci!i!Jn No. S,lt7, da,cd. At£0'1Ut 25, 1868. }'Vt./.:Vt. '-l"Y'\.- ...__ .... .,,.c,,_ ...... ~~..,...It l!..l.'-"' "'"" jl-~••J.c .. ~."-al () - - 0 DESION FO.B. TOP PLlTI: FOR W!TCJr. "'"'~lc : ~t ,, ~ vj 1)~~ f· · ~" -~o.JJ,,, ~l~ )Sc!tbu!t rtltmb lrr ir. iqt!t :;111m lJattnl nnb nmking ~"I rr! ltre smt. TO ALL W!IOM IT MAY CONCERN, IPATE"NTEo l Bo it kno'lfn tbnt I, El:GE!i"E PAULUS, l) r tho ~it.r of Phil~delpb ill, in ~ho county of Phil:1dclrldo, e.nd Sln~e< of Jlonn~ylv~::::~in, b::n-~ o:-it;in:~oOBd and dc!ignod 11 !ICW aQ;:l i:nprovod Pt~.t tcrn for tho Top Pl~ttl!' of ~ W!tt~b, of i '" which tht1 folkwing i:~ n. toll, clou, t:.r.d euct ;.\cscriplioll1 rcf4!roncG being h:Ld to Lho .:\ce:omp:tnyir.~; apecim~ns .,. J AUG?5 1S6810l or drr.wic~ 1 mclcin' part of thi3 ,;pceific:~. t ion , i:t nhicl!- F.iguro 1 rcpresont:! n t op virnv of the pl~tc, a,, :;~:en wbcr1 the e.,sc 11.nd c:~.p of 'lobo rratcb. !l.ro open, tho w:a.in F'( ·t~'<'.~A~o12. fe~:.turo being dclin<:~tcd by the red l>ound,t'y line ~t x_ Figu.ro 2 reprcs.cnte an inaido "Yiow· of tho revcrscd pb tc, being rccno vc•l frotn tho pilb.r-"1 of tho dia.l or front ph~c . R S i.~ tUtto ro~e.s,_ m;;do in a, thichc~s. to hold tbc dick·9prin: ·, ~1 Tbc object of tbi11 n1m ae:!.ign b a. nc\f o.rra.flgcmcn~ to ho.vo tbc b:ola.neQ ·Wilccl on the lo.f~ :md the winding:· =-rh<~r on the right 11ide, being ~ccn ffhcn opening th.o cnsc, wbic:h i:~ :1 no~iec.:~.blc t:.ad wwJul impt>OVel.llcnt of th::tt "ll"hich !:~. usus.lly dou~. Tho windi~g-:~.r-bcr b~ing opposite the opeoing·joint ~ f thtl C3.::c-corc-r nnd cap, thc.y ~ C:J.o.not int.erfero Tiilh or impede ~ho iiugcu \Then niulling tho \r:~. tc.h 1 trllich i~ done m1;1rc. c:n.ily, !ll'lll lTitb. !cs:;: danger of brc:~."king t~c cai~-sprin~ nnd, by tb. itJ nc\i &yst~rc, both joint3 doublc-ca.p.jcwe11ed bric:lt;o1 bei:tg rcprC!lontod. lu~ro in order to .~;l1 ow tlle a;cnoro.l npp0.:1.r:r."DCD ~nd fe3turc of thill" new &~ylc of "lrll.tc-b.·fmmc, WlH~ot I o\ll.icn 1 nnd desiril to secure ~y Loucrsl'c.ten~, i~- T!le Ue~ign or new p11.ttcrn fo[ !l. \hree-qu~rtor top pln~o or n wa.tcil.-movcmcnt, witb. o. ri&i:n,g o:- upper p:~.r~ Oil ils aurfnc:c for th(l oHck-"Wo:-k, thr:~ 'rbolc !o:mcd c.nd delinc3tcd by tho reel bound11.q lines1 and qoo!cd by tb.a lrJt.tc.-r X, &l!bst=.oLinll.rns. d~3cribocl nnll ropra!!lantcd in tho &teomp:r.nying: dro.wiDg9. Pbiln.delpbb, July 81, 1858. ~~ . E. P.AULUS. ~~~~ Witnes:3ee: _,/ o§J Lnzn: D. OoLc, :?'"6·- .YJ~--:~ Jou:s DE:l,o.,nt>. 6 =-~"'"=' ~ Figure 6 January 2009 Horological Times 17 now a complex issue of where the movements were manu N? 5168 factured. To understand the operation of the Philadelphia Watch Company the state of the American watchmaking ©~. ~~1~-~ ~tL industry and how it operated must be analyzed. )>~ o1 Ol% ~1~ ...... J...4~ 1...~ ~"' '- · r-· ~-~~~ ·---o An essential part of the "American System" of watch manufacturing in the first 25 years of its existence was PA1E:NTED the procurement of balances, jewels, dials, hands, main springs, and hairsprings from Switzerland and England. Until recently, there was still a question to whether the watches were produced domestically or imported. The Philadelphia Census directories contain no mention of a watch factory in Philadelphia County in the years of the Philadelphia Watch Company's operation. It is with sup porting evidence that the statement can be made that the entire watch movement was imported from Switzerland. The U.S. Customs shipping documentation from Alex -L :t E3 Bosnack dated March 28, 1874 supports this statement (see Figure 8). The Philadelphia Watch Company is not considered by ~- many to be a true American watch manufacturer. This is due to their watches having its manufacturing origin in £~ Switzerland. The fact is that many of America's first watch 4·~/~~ manufacturers heavily relied on Swiss supplied compo nents to make their movements. For example the prede Figure 7 cessor of the Columbus Watch Company, Gruen and Sav age, imported partially finished movements from Swit zerland and finished them domestically. Even when Gruen In 1839 Celestine returned to Philadelphia and purchased and Savage became the Columbus Watch Company they Huguenin & Paul Brothers on Market Street. He moved still imported hairsprings, mainsprings, and jewels from his watchcase manufacturing company to 65 South Sec Swiss manufacturers. ond Street in the year 1842. 1852 saw his company ex pand. Celestine took his brother Hector into partnership This still presents the question of whom or which watch and the company became C. Jacot and Brother. This com manufactory in Switzerland manufactured the watch pany became one of the most successful case manufactur movements for The Philadelphia Watch Company. But, a ing companies in Philadelphia. fact that must not be overlooked is that the company's timepieces were designed and patented in the United States It was originally written that C. Jacot & Bro. had invested by a watchmaker that had a passion for his profession in in the Philadelphia Watch Company. They did invest but horology. evidence shows that they were also officers of the com pany as well. The original Letters Patent shows that It is currently the excepted view that the International Celestine was the Director and Hector was the treasurer Watch Company of Schaffhausen, Switzerland manufac and one of the Directors of the company. Using watch tured the movements to a completion or to a state where companies contemporary with The Philadelphia Watch they were sent to the Philadelphia Watch Company then Company the treasurers usually held the highest number finished and cased. This view is entirely based on the of shares in the company among the officers. If this is true circumstantial evidence that rwc was founded within a with the Philadelphia Watch Company the largest inves year of the founding of The Philadelphia Watch Company tor was Hector Jacot or the watchcase manufacturing com and that IWC's business was to manufacture high-grade pany Jacot & Bro. watches exclusively for the American market. The identification and background of the officers of The The problem with this view is that IWC was not the only Philadelphia Watch Company are positively known. It is high-grade manufacturer supplying the American watch 18 Horological Times January 2009 TJ• ., foUouring ouJtt tch ~rcritd ttlui'tbe"No IJKGnliti~r•, dacHpfkm.t 111"!(1 prlc~~ n.-t /tffm c:m irr11oiu daJ~d Manh !6, 1874-, C()ttetrb4g IIIJ'1'0ll'QiC4l gtmdt (!~UJ.t~lt m.ov~· 1n.tmt.6. l l)()lr. m1d mdt<~ri'a la) ~fli·na "'•ippeti. bv the fin"' of AlczrzndrtJ Soru:JQck, ~ J':ltt,.:h:. - Cou.,.·u]ar A~'("'JH .~,.- Chcuc::...de--F(>nd.l , S&LtiUerlnud, n..nd COJJ.-i!Jiltd to E. Prudu~r, Philtul:~tlpldo. wm~/1 '"' OI.TO l• ,<~.• b ....- r l ll lll.llo 'o., Phila.d Shipping document to E. Paulus, Pre~i d ent, Philad.elph ic Wotc:h Co. bility that the figures ar~ in American sizes. Note 2 - Group shown :lS 6968-68 but might possibly be 5963-68, which would follow sequenc~. Figure 8 ~ 706 S. 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'1'f',.~ ~ ~''"""' ~ f~"'""..J dtfJ M..J..J .J - :n- ""Oit,.J "V#~ 4""' w1 ii.k!'-t (~ f+ouJt- j.-. ~...,;.,{ o/1--f t. :- .&.Sff~ PA 'l'BNr 4 ..Jl ..+,.._ j.--.1 -H .it. f.-W• 1 Q" ...1. ...liiiJ ""to4> .,1.1 .Jr.l•~1 '• (+-J- foo o£.:..-.1, .· ·~~· ~81~I ' '-fUI..,.,U..J~-J~...___~.J -"'of/1..~#,• "~1/.. i!t tht industry with either complete watches or watch compo o;_, J<./4f~ nents in the time frame of The Philadelphia Watch l""""""' ·•- Company's existence. To settle on this theory without Figure 10 taking into consideration the other possibilities of a manufacturer would be a disservice to history of the In ternational Watch Company and The Philadelphia Watch Company. There was too much activity in Switzerland's a business relationship with a watch factory in Winterthur, watch manufacturing in relation to the American watch a canton of Zurich. manufacturing industry to not investigate these other possibilities. In 1868 the Tremont watch company failed and Dennison was tasked with selling the operation in Zurich as well as Aaron Lufkin Dennison had manufacturing presence in the already manufactured parts. It is uncertain that parts Switzerland that must be looked at as a possible connec of the Philadelphia watch could have come from this ven tion to the Philadelphia Watch Company. ture. As of this date there is no evidence of any dealings between Dennison's watch manufacturing operations in After separating himself from the American Waltham Switzerland and The Philadelphia Watch Company. Watch Company Aaron Lufkin Dennison entered into a partnership with A.O. Bigalow to form the Tremont There is an issue that must be examined. The patented Watch Company in 1864. Components of the watch such designs for bridge plates by each of these men bear a strik as trains, balances, escapements, and jewels were to be ingly similar design (see Figure 9). The designs by made in Switzerland, where power and labor was less Dennison and Jones are almost identical except for the expensive. Then they were to be shipped to the United regulator systems. Jones may have used this design just States and fitted to the plates and mated to the other com to illustrate his regulator system. It must be noted that ponents to make a good quality medium priced. Acting as Florentine Ariosto Jones was an American and used to superintendent of the company he went to Switzerland to work for the E. Howard Watch Company factory. The organize the manufacture of these parts. He resided in Paulus design resembles the Howard movement but the Zurich, Switzerland. The Population register of the City location of the barrel and balance locations are reversed. of Zurich lists Dennison and his family residing in that This may have occurred by coincidence, some influence city from 1866-1870 and part of 1871. The Inland Rev of meeting, or interaction between Eugene Paulus, Aaron enue Office shows that Aaron Dennison and his son Ed Lufkin Dennison, and Florentine Ariosto Jones. ward were listed as Watch Manufacturers and paid taxes from 1867-1870. In a personal letter by Eeliphalet Wharf 1873 was an historic year in American watch manufac Dennison mentions that his brother, Aaron Dennison, had turing and the Philadelphia watch company. From the years 20 Horological Times January 2009 ;f ~ daj;t4.f ../~; -,J ~~nJ..( .It~ Tc llis Excollcncy JOHN F. HARTRANFT, , 4/..~a,,~_;,.J.,L.j/~.r..,d/.<; :.... JA.-m--="'..f' O•lt',."''" <>!'tile f:('III"''-''''W~<>III< ~1 re1Hii lt.-tir'fl) ?llt"n.t~ amlj.et«~t'7jluy!M~... "'c;fijitM:d }f£;< ~ ~ ,:£ :!Z1f /,1 os. dave ;Ma' ,;, du 'jf'ti:e d:ji")'"t« "''fl'=tc '1''"~" .-,.i~e,-n-JA,-a+ Jb~~:'"-<..P""' 7 d: S /.If Jdtim 'j/'•eu/ad_• a,ddzt ay'~ r;/ ,vzti:/ cet¥'.tn&_, tz.1 /k Janu: 1-cmat?zo c;n/~ ~:n !I!U ~e&r:. ;k.«•<€ t-~/?,f,;.,.n•.w,.{ Cl.-<~(._.tjc...-<.<1;(.-/;;_-;__~<,. /(i/9; ~.,.. "'jf .2tfa,.d' '"',.,. Si:n.l r oJ1fa tk ,.,.'Jf ana'7'".a' "/t>~uad ret?r~..bM {J~r-4...4-71£V'>"Lb ...~ d:J.,:i..;.///.~ j (U.t/:c ..1t7,·nc-vtf-6J~ ._f(.~~A:-~~ :f ~-<'f.t~4 ...... ,,"'t. /?rti~;L..,/ CZ-> ..,; ... ~...,...A-d 18/d f'.t:;r.r ~ ?rl~;:- :: '!lt.:...-~· J lll&r.~: -...:..··'~ ~ ' Figure 11 1866-1873 speculation investing was how many fortunes affected many watch companies. Savings were exhausted were amassed in the United States. It provided the start and many banks went under. The New York Stock Ex up capital for many of American watch companies in those change closed its doors for ten days. Factories closed and years. In early 1870 the economic conditions in post Civil foreclosures were common. The company of Jacot & Bro. War America weakened. On September 18, 1873 Jay was devastated by the deepening economic crisis. As with Cooke, a large bank located in Philadelphia, declared bank many of their customers a large New York jeweler was ruptcy and closed its doors. This was the start of a 5-year unable to pay their due balance on their account. This led recession that forced the closing of many factories and to C. Jacot & Bro. exhausting their funds trying to pay banks. Pressure for payment of dues from creditors creditors. The two brothers Celestine and Hector fled January 2009 Horological Times 21 Philadelphia and the Philadelphia Watch Company for Sources Canada. The Philadelphia watch company did not close The Pennsylvania State Archives, Harrisburg, Pennsyl its doors. It was reorganized. vania. On July 7, 1873 the Philadelphia Watch Company reor The National Archives Mid-Atlantic Region, Philadelphia, ganized. It did so as it initially established itself as a cor Pennsylvania. poration, per the law of Pennsylvania. The Letters Patent document from the office of the Governor of Pennsylva The United States Patent Office. nia and the certificate from the Auditor General's Office of Pennsylvania establish this (see Figures 10 and 11). The NAWCC Lending Library, vertical file. The watchmaker Eugene Paulus again organized the com pany. He was President and one of the Directors. Mr. A.E. Personal letter from Aaron Lufkin Dennison to his brother Raefle was the Treasurer and Director and Mr. S.H. Keiller Eliphalet Whorf Dennison, 12/3111876. was a Director. The company was listed in Philadelphia directories until1887. It is not clear if they continued with International Watch Company, Tolke, Hans-F., King, the manufacture of their watches until this date. During Jurgen, Ineichen, Verlag, 1987. the years of the reorganization and the final year of op eration they started to evolve their movements to keep in The Jewelers and Horological Review, 1887. line with the offerings from other watch companies and the changing market. Besides offering their key wind, key The Jewelers and Horological Review, 1892. set movements they also started to offer stem wind, stem set and a stem wind, lever set versions of their watches. Research paper, Cramer, Earnest A. It is important to include The Philadelphia Watch Com The Watch Factories ofAmerica Past and Present, Abbott, pany in the history of American watchmaking, as it was Henry G., 1888. not merely a marketer of a small batch of watches with a fancy name on its dial. It is believed that The Philadel United States Clock and Watch Patents 1790-1890, phia Watch Company manufactured approximately 12,000 Eckhardt, George H., 1960. watch movements. They were relatively high quality. The company was not founded on the basis of a pure invest American Watchmaking, A Technical History of the Ameri ment by a financier that made money in speculative mar can Watch Industry 1850-1930, Harrold, Michael C., kets or in areas not related to the field of horology. A watch 1981. maker founded it. It was his passion for the field that led 0 him on this quest. Does your organization pay overseas suppliers in Euro, Swiss francs, Japanese yen or other foreign currencies? Tempus can help. We specialize in foreign currency and - ~---.. international payments for corporate clients and have recently joined forces with AWCI to offer members our \ Hffl services on a discounted basis. Contact Tempus to learn more about the Foreign Currency and International T E M p u s Payment Program exclusively for AWCI members. Corporate Foreign Exchange Solutions Be sure to reference your AWCI membership. 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The Pearl Clock Company of Memphis, TN was founded Figure 1 (courtesy of Rick Gatlin, Nashville Clocks). No by Jim Pearl and was a major manufacturer in the clock tice that the front plate of the movement attaches to the industry from its beginning in 1972 to its untimely end in special false plate in the same manner as other manufac 1989. The company had an excellent distribution net turers via the holes in the movement plate for the dial feet work and having the clocks as prizes on televised game and the locking tabs on the movement. Note that the false shows gave the company high visibility. According to plate is a thick piece of metal screwed to the clock case. It Mr. Pearl, who now owns Pearl Mantels (please see is designed to be strong enough to support the weight of www.pearlmantels.com), the clock cases were manufac the movement, the weights themselves, and also the pen tured in Guatemala. There was an earthquake in the area, dulum. The movement is approximately 7 lbs, the weights which caused an ensuing fire burning the factory down. total around 27 lbs, and the pendulum a couple, depend The business closed shortly after. As the name implies, ing on the size. As a result there are roughly 35 lbs of the company marketed grandfather clocks and used Her weight pulling down. This produces considerable torque mie movements. The grandmother clocks utilized the chain tending to pull the plates out of exact perpendicular align driven 451 series; while the larger ones had the Herrnle ment. The original unit does have oversized brass pillars cable driven 1161-850 series. Unfortunately, there was a between the plates adding strength and it must be admit design feature in the clock as a whole that has been prob ted that the system has worked surprisingly well in spite lematic. In assembling the clock, instead of having the of being fundamentally flawed. It was used of course be traditional seat board on which to mount the movement, cause it made the finished clock assembly easier and faster. the Pearl system had notches on the false or blind plate No movement alignment was necessary either front to back behind the dial. The movement was attached to the false or sideways. plate itself without any support on the bottom. Please see Figure' 1. The movement without seat board support. Figure 2. Chains attached to the upper pillar posts. 24 Horological Times January 2009 These units are now on the average of 25 years of age and are needing serious rebuilding or replacement. The units made in the time period of 1981-83 used an offset time winding arbor with a bridge and pillar system to hold the arbor into place. Both the bridge and arbor are subject to serious wear and no replacements are available. Also, the pivots are nickel-plated steel. As a result, some decide to replace rather than repair the movement. While doing this, it is beneficial to devise a method of support for the movement, and Rick Gatlin has kindly documented his work. The key is to hang a chain from the case top to each of the top pillars. Rick learned this from another member, Eric Christensen: Figure 3. Chains attached to the clock case. "Mark, I recently learned this tip from Eric Christensen, at Christensen Clockworks, in Oveida, FL. I used regular Hermle chain and on the movement end, attached a brass upper comers of the case. Also, it is important to note that chain end, and on the upper end, just opened the chain so the excess thread from the front pillar bolts of the move it would be wide enough to accept a 3-32 machine threaded ment need to be cut in order to attach the movement to the screw. I drilled a hole in the case lid, close to the edge, fed false plate as they tend to be longer than needed. Finally, the screw through, attached the chain and nut, then tight if the original unit is one with the offset time winding ened until it held the movement in the proper, untwisted arbor, a new time winding hole in the dial will need to be position." drilled or the dial changed out. Most repairers drill the Ric Gatling new hole and use a brass plug for the original. Nashville Clock 809 Gallatin Rd. S. In conclusion, it is important to remember that this job Madison, TN 37115 will require additional labor other than working on the nashvilleclock.com average clock, regardless of the direction taken. (615) 860-3567 Final thought: "Nothing is impossible for the man who Figure 2 shows the chains attached to the upper pillars doesn't have to do it himself. "-A. H. Weiler( 1909-2002) and Figure 3 shows how the chains are attached to the 0 We specialize in dials, pendulums, weight shells, weights and movements ~ ~~ 0 Over 8000 sq. ft. of Hermie, Urges and Kieninger Parts b.S" ~~~ {;:; ~ Visit our website: www.clocksunlimitedonline.com ~qe "'~0 o G Phone (269) 792-9607 Fax (269) 792-9612 ~~,~~ January 2009 Horological Times 25 Time to Begin Anew It's that time of year again when we are supposed to look Before I forget, I want to congratulate the new CC21 and back at what we accomplished last year and make resolu CW21 recipients. Your New Year is starting off with a tions for what we can do to improve the New Year. I have bang and a promise! I know your hard work will pay always had a problem with keeping resolutions. Making off! My certification has always paid off for me. I was them was never a problem, but keeping them can be a real told years ago that horologists have the luckiest trade. chore. With all the challenges that are in front of us at this Why? In good times, people have their keepsakes re point in history, I know this year has to be different if I am paired-they may even go the extra expense to have some to succeed. The current economic crisis is really nothing needed case or other work done or even buy another clock/ new. In the past 30 years we have had several, and some watch because they have the extra cash with which to how life goes on, we pull ourselves out and continue. work. In the worst of times when folks try to hold onto their money, they are more likely to get their products What started my interest in these problems began when repaired rather than replace them. I believe the logic here someone once asked me who would have owned a certain is that it's cheaper to fix than replace. What is this to all French tall case clock from the late 1700s. A bit of of us? We have business regardless of what the economic historical study suggested that Napoleon was burning climate happens to be! A good problem to have I must Europe and conquering Africa during that period. The his admit, especially as I talk to other retail merchants who torical accounts paint a pretty bleak scenario of death and are not quite so lucky. It has given me much cause to be destruction! How then, were the clockmakers able to build thankful over the years and especially during these diffi clocks and make a living? How was the watchmaker, cult times. Now my efforts have moved towards how to Abraham Breguet, able to get anything done on his work? hone my skills and my bench efforts to minimize time Where were they able to get their materials? How did losses and maximize my output. As my accountant used they survive? How did they eat? Somewhere in the world, to holler at me, "Work smarter, NOT harder!" A key I'm someone has always been at war with someone else and sure most of you work towards as well. yet, every day us average folks must get up, try to figure out how to make the daily bread, and get to work. With As a matter of fact, why not write an article about how all the bad news, there is still a majority of everyday folk you have succeeded in this realm and send it to the HT. who get up, go to work and come home to their families With any talent that you have, there is an unwritten debt to celebrate what they can and prepare to start over the that you owe to others, who have not succeeded in that next day. Some days are easier than others it seems but area, to return the knowledge. What an inexpensive con we keep trying! I saw a poster once of a lion and a ga tribution to your fellow horologists and how useful to help zelle with a caption under it that really helped to define grow our trade. Truly, this is a gift that will keep on this type of effort for success. It said that somewhere there giving. Tired of hearing you are working with a lost art? was a lion that knew if he were to eat that day he would Going the way of the dinosaurs? Help rediscover it and have to be faster than the slower gazelles. And, somewhere grow it-share your ideas and successes. Even a brief dis there was a gazelle that knew he must run faster than other cussion of failings may help others find ways to succeed. gazelles or he would be a lion's lunch! The point was Want to see our trade grow? Encourage others to see what that everywhere there are lions and gazelles, they must we do. There really are no secrets in our trade. It's been hit the ground running or face death or starvation. As hu my experience that anyone who has secrets they must pro mans we do what we can to avoid these types of problems tect, usually doesn't want someone to see what they have every chance we get! I know I always do, as I hate being done until it's out of their shop and then-ugh!! If you gnawed on by my wife when a job doesn't go as easily as think you are skilled, show it! Get certified! Nothing en I thought it would and the money is too slow to the bank. courages others more than seeing a true professional at How will you make this year different for you and your work. Those are the folks who make the difficult look family? easy. Why? Because they are always honing their skills 26 Horological Times January 2009 and working towards a better tomorrow-to ensure the he came to my shop, he told me he wanted to see what lion doesn't catch up with them!! difference there was with someone who was certified. Having just bought another antique clock from me, I would In a discussion with a client who runs a high quality an guess he found out what that difference was. tique shop in my area while servicing their floor clock, they made a comment that really rang my bell. They said, What's this really all about? Professionalism! From my "In these tough economic times you are either really good perspective, your skill bag is not complete until you can or really cheap!" That really got the gears turning (sounds show everything-credentials included. Credentials are a bit like the lion and the gazelle story). If my work is confidence builders for both you and your customer. (Yes, really cheap, I have to work twice as hard to make a dol I know there will always be those who have shown the lar or pray for volume to compensate for the failures. If skills and then get lazy. Remember, we are all still hu my work is good, however, I should draw better work and man.) But in a tight market, I have seen more ofthis type make more from it, at a higher level. So what makes my of response (seeking credentialed practitioners) than at shop different? I chose the high road. I am happy to show any other time and that's what builds your business. The the customer my skills at any time. I invite all my cus economy is likely to be tough for a while. The good news tomers to come view their clocks as I work on them. In is that with the best skills, you can build and grow your one case (he was an engineer), I actually made the client business--even in tough times. Think it over. There is sit and watch the wreck he had handed me after he asked still time to set another resolution. Get certified, get mov why the work was so expensive. After watching every ing, and get growing! Either outrun the lion or get a good skill I had to apply (Rather than have him sit for hours, I hospitalization program! Happy and Healthy New Year set up examples of every skill I had to apply to his clock, to all of you and your families. May your stealth and swift then I completed the work once he had left-but he got 2 ness keep you out of the lion's (the market's) grasp! hours worth!), his next comment was how could you do it 0 so cheap? He's now my best advertising! When asked why HERMLE * URGOS * KIENINGER * REGULA* H.HERR * RHYTHM PARTS* TOOLS* SUPPLIES lalatlt lonst\!:1 ~mportstnr. 1·(800)824·0900 Replacement Movements & More! Your Reliable Clock, Movement & Parts Source Since 1981 -Call for Free Price List • Visit Our Online Catalog: WWW.BLACKFORESTIMPORTS.COM J>itlerlii:Jd January 2009 Horological Times 27 Vintage Chronograph Intermediate Wheel Post Repair Dale LaDue, CMW Many chronograph watches from the This vintage chronograph repair con height of their past popularity during cerns a previous attempt to replace the the 1940s and 1950s are being brought intermediate wheel post as well as the in for repair. Wristwatches that were stem pilot bush. I am certain that the put away years ago or handed down initial concern was a worn post, which are being brought back to life because was replaced, as well as the stem pilot of the modern luxury chronograph bush (Figures 2 and 3). Both installed trend. For their day, these vintage chro bushings could not hold up to the nographs were just as appealing as forces generated by the setting mecha today's modem counterparts (Figure nism. It was common for the chrono 1). This trend to revive these watches Figure 2. The worn bushing that was pre graph makers to position the minute presents many problems for the watch viously repaired but could not hold up to recorder wheel pivot through the in maker. For example, movement and the pressures of the setting mechanism. termediate wheel post. case parts replacement as well as past improper repairs are major difficulties A bushing was turned from a brass rod to overcome. to fit the intermediate wheel (Figures 4 and 5), and drilled on center to fit the minute recorder wheel pivot and hand post (Figure 6). The main frame of the movement was mounted in a faceplate, centered on the Figure 3. The worn stem pilot bushing that Figure 4. A bushing was turned from a was also previously repaired could not brass rod. Figure 1. A vintage chronograph hold up to the setting pressures. 28 Horological Times January 2009 minute recorder wheel pivot hole, and (Figures 9, 10, and 11). The interme then bored out to fit the new bushing diate wheel was placed on the post and (Figures 7 and 8). The bushing was checked for the correct height and di tested for a tight fit and then pressed ameter (Figure 12). in place to the full depth of the plate The next aspect of this repair was to tum a stem pilot bushing. It was turned out of a brass rod drilled to fit the stem I " ·.~ , . ' :'.!''' ·· ~ H , II if' ff~~ ·· .~ ...... •~~- " ., Figure 5. The bushing was turned to a proper fit in the intermediate wheel bore. Figure 10. The bushing was pressed the full depth of the plate. Figure 8. The finished hole Figure 6. The bushing was then drilled on center to fit the minute recorder wheel ex tended hand post pivot. Figure 11 . A view of the bushing in place Figure 7. The main frame was mounted in Figure 9. The bushing was tested for a fric the faceplate in order to bore out a hole tion fit. Figure 12. The intermediate wheel on its for the intermediate wheel bushing. new post January 2009 Horological Times 29 pilot (Figure 13), and the internal di ameter of the clutch wheel teeth that mesh with the intermediate wheel (Fig ure 14). The bushing was measured then parted for the rod (Figure 15). A drill was made with a sharp flat chisel end just slightly smaller than the measured di ameter (Figure 16). The shaft of the drill was turned to a close fit in the stem Figure 16. A drill was made to drill a hole for the bushing. The shaft of the drill was turned to fit the stem bushing in the plate. Figure 13. The stem pilot bushing was turned and drilled from a brass rod. Figure 20. A view of the finished bushings with the stem, intermediate and clutch wheels in place. Figure 17. The drill was center-guided by the stem bushing as it drilled the pilot bushing hole. Figure 21. A drill was made to crea.te the proper end shake for the minute reconkr wheel. Figure 14. The pilot bushing was turned 18. The pilot bushing was pressed into to fit the clutch wheel. place. Figure 22. The large shaft of the drill was Figure 15. The completed bushing was Figure 19. Both bushings were sweat-sol made to fit the clearance hole in the upper parted from the rod. dered in place. plate. 30 Horological Times January 2009 Figure 24. A view of the wheel in place Z.at2c:b'~ comprc5SOr qstem bu a unique du.. trigger acUon lbat Is capable or spn)·lag dr~· nlterecl air, as well u wheel were installed and tested for fit PIUtiCLEAN SolnnL Safely dlssoiYe ell')' oilS and other coatamla1111ts (witboat and function (Figure 20). dia<;sembly or lhe gear trala), aU wllb lbe ease of a fool swlkb actl\'aled system lhatl'i qUtet enough lor a retail enviroament. The The bearing hole for the minute re cost. or cleaning oa~ monment with the corder wheel had previously been Zaatccb comp~r system an~es only drilled through the bushing. However, 10 cents per mo,·ement! end shake needed to be created and Kit includes: adjusted. Another drill was made with • Dual-Action Spray Gun Figure 23. The new bushing was drilled a chisel end that was just slightly larger • QL PlasliCLEAN Solvent carefully to create the proper end shake than the minute recorder wheel arbor • 2 oz and 3/4 oz Jar witb Co\·er for the minute recorder wheel. • Pair Movement Grippers (Figure 21) as well as a shaft that fit • Airbrush Holder closely in the wheel's upper plate clear • Compressor bushing which centers the drill end ance hole (Figure 22). • Air Hose with Filter (Figure 17). The hole was carefully 30.6SOC (Quiet Compressor & AC drilled into the intermediate wheel The proper end shake was obtained by Foot Switcb Included) $799.95 bushing and the stem pilot bushing was carefully drilling and testing (Figures pressed in place (Figure 18). After in 23 and 24). Proper servicing and care 200S Zantcch Catalog terconnecting the bushings, they were would allow this vintage timepiece to sweat-soldered together (Figure 19). serve the next generation for many Now Available! The stem, clutch and intermediate years to come. 0 AWCI Correspondence Course in Clock Repair Based on the original correspondence course written and administered by Laurie Penman, AWCI's resident clock instructor, this course is constructed to provide information and instruction in a manner that is immediately useful in Simply tbe Best Cleaning both learning and practicing clock repair. The course contains 16 lessons. 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' AWCI Members - $850 Non-members - $1 ,000 Contact Nancy Wellmann, AWCI Education Coordinator E-mail: [email protected] Phone Toll Free 1-866-367-2924, ext. 303 or (513) 367-9800 January 2009 Horological Times 31 Choosing and Using a Lathe Part 6 Using the Bench Grinder By Laurie Penman It is a very simple tool, necessary to most workshops for sharpening and forming lathe tools, gravers, screwdrivers and many other items-and it is often misused and abused. A major problem is that most of us have just one bench grinder and one or two wheels that are permanently in stalled, but the tool is handy and gets used for many jobs for which the wheels are not really suitable. There are a number of other points that lead to misuse, but I will come to those later, let me deal first of all with materials to be ground and wheel structure. Materials to be Ground Unless the workshop can accommodate and afford sev eral bench grinders, or the clock repairer is prepared to change wheels around according to the task in hand, a decision has to be made limiting the materials that Figure 1 will be ground on it. This is bound to be a compromise, but if certain materials are banned altogether from the ma chine, it is a useful compromise and no serious misuse Grinding wheels have a code on their labels which details will result. various aspects of their composition: specifying the size of spaces between the abrasive grits, the size of the grits, Never grind these materials: plastics, wood, copper, brass, their hardness and ability to break worn edges and expose aluminum, and iron. (If mild steel has to be ground be new ones, and the binding agent holding them together. prepared to sharpen the grindstone afterwards.) These are However, as far as the clockmaker is concerned, there are all soft materials and will clog the spaces between the only a limited number of factors that need to be specified abrasive grits. for a supplier to produce the right wheel from store shelves. Since the major use will be in the grinding of tools and Light duty on a pedestal or bench grinder, for tungsten these will be hardened and tempered high carbon steel, carbide or for HSS. While this makes life simpler, you high speed steel (HSS) or tungsten carbide (TC), the grind should bear in mind the reasons for the more complex stone should be equipped with two wheels, one for car specification. A soft material will not break away the edges bon steel and HSS and one for TC. The first is gray in of a grit intended for TC or HSS, neither will it pull out color and the second is green. That is a very rough speci grits that have lost their edges and are no longer able to fication, but it allows the clockmaker to make an easy expose new ones, as a result the wheels clog up and be decision as to which wheel to use. come coated in brass, aluminum, or whatever. Fine spaces 32 Horological Times January 2009 between the grits will clog up faster; the coating of soft to make sure of this. A vibrating wheel can burst and the material and clogged grits will develop considerable heat. resulting explosion is quite dramatic. Be a spectator not a In the case of a plastic, molten shreds will be flung out participant. These wheels are tested before they leave the and stick to exposed flesh-not nice. What is more, the factory, but accidents can happen, something heavy may next person who comes to use the wheel will probably strike it in storage and develop a crack, or maybe the wheel become violent. managed to evade the testing procedure. Be cautious. Safety Factors There is a small rest made of steel to support the work; Wear a safety facemask; these are more protective than make sure that the surface that the tool rests on is smooth goggles or the very limited transparent screens that are and allows you to slide it from side to side across the cut supplied with the machine. Particles of wheel and cut metal ting surface of the wheel. The cutting surface for a simple can bounce off the body of the machine and past the screen; grinding wheel is the periphery. The side of the wheel and even more aggravating, because the screen is so close should only rarely be used for grinding because not only to the working area, it gets plastered in dirt and its clarity is there usually no support provided for side cutting, but is reduced. A grinding wheel can remove areas of flesh such a use will taper the wheel and reduce its useful life. very quickly; you need to see exactly where all your body Where side cutting is needed frequently, a cup-shaped parts are. Notice that I have pushed the screen out of the wheel (Figure 2) is used with a cutting face at right angles way in Figure 1. to the spindle and there will be a tool rest running parallel to it. This facility is found on the more expensive ma Safety goggles are good for protecting your eyes but they chines that come with a coolant system and graded angle do not protect the rest of you face and if you wear glasses plates for the support surfaces, but not normally on the they can be uncomfortable. A good face mask with plenty simple bench grinder that I am talking about here. of space between it and your face (it can get very hot in there) is the best protection. Make sure that the top ofthe rest is smooth, a coarse dia mond lap (they are available at less than $10) will work Before beginning to use the grinder after fitting a new wheel, stand well to one side and switch on the motor for a couple of seconds to see if the wheel is running true and not vibrating. It nearly always is, but there is every reason Based on our acclaimed • · - • '-~ • • • ~ - · ·,.... ~eries of articles for the horological newcomer, the {3EGINNER'S GUIDE TO CLOCK II' )'-#] ••t !J"•t '. lr ~:=h~~sa~o: ~~~~ge, AS, full-colour book. In clear and simple terms, gives the reader a understanding of how a striking clock works and how to repair one when it stops. A MUST for anyone teaming to repalr Glocks for the first time, and a valuable addition to the library of even the veteran. ONLY $11.95 Required relief plus $3 postage and handling. Purchase at our website: Cup wheel for side grinding www.clocksmagazine.com Figure 2 January 2009 Horological Times 33 of the bit affects it also. The required angle is found by trial and error. The cup wheel, which presents a flat sur face to the bit, is a different case and angle markings are useful there. Keep a covered container of water by the machine. It will be needed to cool the tool. The cover is only to prevent the accumulation of dust when the machine is idle. How ever, never let the tool bit get so hot that it begins to dis color. That will destroy the hardness of the cutting edge and, depending upon the degree of heating, generate mi croscopic cracks that will create a buildup of metal being turned on the edge. Even though the wheel is used properly and designed for the material that is being ground, it will gradually fill up with the metal removed in the grinding process and the cutting edge of the grits will become blunt. To correct this, a wheel dresser (Figure 4) is needed. This consists of If everything else remains the same, altering four or five serrated wheels made of steel that are free to the thickness of the bit alters the relief angle. rotate on a spindle held in a cast iron handle. To make use Figure 3 of the dresser, rest it on the support and press it gently against the wheel when it is revolving. It should be held squarely to the support and slid from side to side so that better than a file because the rest is quite tough. Set the the disks rattle against the wheel as it turns. Sparks will rest up with two considerations in mind, it must be close fly (Figure 5) and the damaged grits will be hammered to the cutting surface of the wheel, between 1116" and off the wheel by the serrations leaving a clean, flat and 1/8", and it should be set at an angle which allows you to sharp surface of grit. A worn surface cuts slowly and heats grind tool faces that have the correct relief and rake. Most up the tool's cutting edges more quickly than a new one. cutting lathe tools of HSS need reliefs and rakes of around 100. However, the form cut by the wheel is hollow ground Using the Grinder and the relief angle at the tool's cutting edge will be af Be careful to lay the base of the tool bit firmly on the fected by the thickness of the tool bit (Figure 3). support surface, making sure that the support is close enough to the wheel to leave only a small gap. An eighth There may be angles marked on the support. Ignore them. of an inch is plenty. Too much space leaves the tool hang Since the tool is being ground by the periphery of the ing over the front of the support and it becomes more dif wheel, the effective angle of the cutting edge is not con ficult to maintain a clean, unfaceted ground surface. If the trolled by the support alone. As we have seen, thickness tool shows a series of ground surfaces it will not be clear Figure 4 Figure 5 34 Horological Times January 2009 whether or not the cutting edge is sharp. Where two hol low ground surfaces meet there may be a rolled face close to the cutting edge so that the required cutting angle is New Catalogs modified. It may even have disappeared and left a face that rubs on the work just below the cut. A properly ground Hot Off the Press From tool shows a single surface on the front, top and sides after grinding and, when looked at with a loupe, the edge Twin City Supply! and point are dead keen with no tiny facets reflecting light, and it is not colored at all. If the tool is being used for Twin City Supply heavier cutting than making a pivot, it may have a cham Express Book liM wn::~""'...,. FOIII!"''l 111...,.1 !ltu"llltrll fer ground on the upright comer, but this too will form a Cryll&/1 ~IIIWI'IIl lle.oo!l n!M(JI€11 NEW! 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MN 55426·2823 son, OH 45030-1696; Toll-Free: 1-866-367-2924, ext. 307; Phone: (513) 367-9800; Fax: (513) 367-1414; E-mail: USA: 800.328.6009 • Fax: 800.328.6001 [email protected] www.twincitysupply.net 0 3191 109 HT January 2009 Horological Times 35 Let There Be Light mainsprings and a substantial number of those for vin Yes, there is light, but it always seems too dim, too bright, tage Swiss watches. One spare parts distributor notified or not aimed in the spot where you need it during a us a few weeks ago that the manufacturer was again will delicate operation. One solution is to obtain a small, ing to manufacture some mainsprings for American battery-powered task lamp such as the one offered by watches. The product range will be severely limited to www.stacksandstacks.com for under $20 delivered. The just twenty-nine of the most popular models. Watchmak small portable lamp produces enough focused light for ers will have to make do with what is available and utilize the clear illumination of the oiling of a pallet stone. It their skills to repair these watches with the mainsprings does help when one can actually see a controlled amount they will be able to obtain. That is the good news. Re of oil flowing onto the stone's impulse surface and no member how radio broadcaster Paul Harvey was noted where else. The same lamp sheds an adequate amount of for saying, "Now the rest of the story". Well, here is the light upon the index and pawl jewels of a tuning fork watch rest of the story. You can expect to pay about $50 per while the watchmaker, working with a 30-power stere mainspring for any American watch, as well as a similar omicroscope, adjusts those jewels. Bring this lamp to the amount for any Swiss watch mainspring with a special headstock of your lathe and illuminate the balance staff end piece such as a brace or Tee. According to our sources, you are adjusting. Three AAA batteries power this LED this new price structure went into effect in early Novem lamp for many hours. It has a weighted base so that it can ber. At this time, mainsprings for most other Swiss stand alone on your bench as well as a spring-loaded clamp watches, both manual and automatic winding will be priced to attach it to the edge of a bench. The very thin goose as they have been since last summer in the $10 to $20 neck is easily adjustable to almost any position to bring range. the needed illumination right to the work. This is a versa tile tool for the watchmaker well worth the $20 bill it costs, Do not forget to price your existing mainspring stock ac including the shipping. cording to the new price structure so that you can cover Jack Kurdzionak the cost of replacements and earn a profit on your main spring investment. Things have certainly changed in the past year. It wasn't all that long ago when $50 bought a share of GM stock and $6 bought a mainspring. Now GM stock is worth less than $6 and mainsprings are about $50. No financial advisor ever predicted that a watchmaker's stock of mainsprings would be a better investment than GM common stock. Jack Kurdzionak LED task la·mp Carrying on the Family Tradition Last weekend we visited Chris and Christine Carey's new shop, Watertown Watch and Clock, in Newton, MA to participate in their grand opening celebration. Their new shop with a thousand square feet is dedicated to the sales and service of watches and clocks, modem as well as an Will We See American Mainsprings Again? tique. Their business, now over ten years old, outgrew A Few, Twenty-Nine Models Will Still Be Available their first shop in the adjacent city of Watertown. They For the past several months, this column has addressed now have a modem, well-lit store with adequate sales space the topic of mainspring availability, or more accurately, in which they are able to proudly display a wonderful col the lack of availability. By now you are aware that the lection of antique, vintage, and modern watches and Swiss manufacturer of replacement mainsprings termi clocks. The Careys have an extensive collection of an nated, last summer, the manufacture of all American watch tique and vintage Waltham watches for the collector who 36 Horological Times January 2009 The Careys Chris and Christine wonderful person who always had a kind word and warm remembrances of his long career at Waltham. He enjoyed recalling one of his early days there, when he had to trans port trays with thousands of parts from one department to another. On that day, Pat was carrying a tray full of parts wishes to purchase a fine timepiece, which was made lo cally within the last one hundred and fifty years. All of the pre-owned timepieces are thoroughly serviced by Chris right in the shop. In addition to the collectors' pieces, they carry a large selection of Citizen and BelAir watches. Al though both Chris and Christine are relatively young when Buy the Bergeon 6745-100 Bracelet compared to our average AWCI member, they bring a sub Sizing Tool at regular price - $249 stantial amount of experience to the business as they carry Get a Newall Cotter Pin Assortment on a family tradition begun by Chris's grandfather, the 36 bottles 180 pieces 0.90 mm ($26.95 value) late Pasquale (known to all as just Pat) Caruso. AT NO CHARGE! Offer good while supplies last. Long ago, Pat introduced Chris to watchmaking. At that time Pat was still actively working for Waltham's last de partment, the Waltham Precision Instruments Co., mak ing mechanical aircraft clocks until it closed in the late 1980s. Pat began his 60+ year career with the Waltham Watch Co. in 1927 at age seventeen. At that time Waltham employed several thousand people making pocket watches, wristwatches, clocks, speedometers, and many other prod ucts. Although he began with no watchmaking experience he displayed an aptitude for the craft, coupled with a posi tive work ethic. These were quickly recognized by co workers and management who helped Pat as he trained in almost every department in the factory. Over the years he worked at Waltham he became one of those rare individu als who could be called upon to help in any department Eckcells wherever and whenever help was needed in the factory. 379 Main St. Stoneham, MA 02180 I VISA j Pat is fondly remembered by his many friends as a 1-800-514-1270 [email protected] ~ January 2009 Horological Times 37 when he tripped and spilled the tray's contents all over Maybe in a few years their two sons will be in the shop the floor. He thought for sure he was going to be fired for helping customers with sales and service. The Carey fam carelessness until a kindly foreman asked Pat to just clean ily represents the best of our business and we wish Chris up the spill and continue working. and Christine all the best in their new shop. Jack Kurdzionak Pat was very active in the Massachusetts Watchmakers Association after its founding in 1956. He became the You Are Invited watchmaker's watchmaker. When someone had a prob Do you have a solution to a watch or clock repair problem lem with a Waltham watch repair, he knew how to solve that you want to share with our membership? Do you have it. After the plant finally closed, Pat continued working a question about a repair problem you would like to ask? from his home as an independent watch and clock maker I invite you to participate in this column with your sug who was recognized in New England as the person who gestions, questions, and comments. It is easy. Just e-mail knew more about Waltham products than anyone else. Pat's me at AWCI American Watchmakers-Ciockmakers Institute Membership Benefit Alert! 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AWCI Association Health Programs 6319 W, llOth Street, Overland Park, Kansas 66211 ASSOCIATION Phone: (913) 341-2868 Toll Free: (888) 450-3040 Fax: (913) 341-2803 Email: [email protected] Website: www .associ ati onpros. com/ assoc/ AWCI PROGRAMS 38 Horological Times January 2009 PARTS AWCI Directors' MESSAGE E-mail Address Directory Director AWCI E-mail Address BOARD Joseph Juaire: President jjuaire@awci .com Tamara Houk: Vice President thouk @awci. com The American Watchmakers-Ciockmakers Insti Douglas Thompson : Secretary dthompson @awci.com tute Parts Message Board is available on line Jack Kurdzionak: Treasurer jkurdzionak@ awci.com at www.awci.com Click on the Parts Forum in Michael Gainey mgainey @awci .com the Top Links box. Guests are free to browse our topics and posts but only validated AWCI Glenn D. Gardner ggardner @awci.com members will be able to actively post messages Roland (Ron) Iverson riverson@ awei .com and communicate with one another via private Ernest Tope etope@ awci .com messaging. Manuel Yazijian myazijian @awci .com The purpose of this board is to aid our members James Zimmerman [email protected] in finding watch parts, clock parts and tools. This Gene Bertram: Affiliate Chapter Director gbertram @awci.com board is not open to generic advertising posts; therefore, web addresses and e-mail addresses Herman Mayer: REC Director hmayer @awci .com should not be included in public messages. Tamara Houk: lAB Director thouk @awci.com CHROnOS WJR 0 $22.50- One Year Chronos Magazine 0 $19.50- One Year Watch & Jewelry 0 $42.00- Two Years 0 $35.00- Two Years 0 $60.00- Three Years is published 6 times I 0 $50.00- Three Y<::ars Review is published FDTeign subs"-rihers add $21 per per year for the I Foreign ~uh~criber.1 add $26.50 pe-.· 10 times per year year. 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Address I Ciry State I Ciry Srate I l January 26-29, 2009 AWCI Training Facility Harrison, OH February 23-26, 2009 AWCI Training Facility Harrison, OH March 30-April 2, 2009 AWCI Training Facility Harrison, OH May 4-7, 2009 AWCI Training Facility Harrison, OH June 23-26, 2009 AWCI Training Facility Harrison, OH July 20-23, 2009 AWCI Training Facility Harrison, OH Aug 31-Sept 3, 2009 North Seattle Community College Seattle, WA September 8-11 , 2009 Lititz Watch Technicum Lititz, PA October 26-29, 2009 AWCI Training Facility Harrison, OH 40 Horological Times January 2009 March 23-27, 2009 Hand Tools and Making Small Parts April 20-24, 2009 Basic Turning, Burnishing and Tool Grinding May 4-8, 2009 Advanced Machining Techniques May 18-22, 2009 Recoil Pallet Repairs June 1-5, 2009 Deadbeat Pallet Repairs June 15-19, 2009 Servicing Modern and Antique Time & Strike Movements July 6-10, 2009 Servicing an American Time & Strike Movement July 20-24, 2009 Servicing the 400-Day Clock and Using Electronic Timers August 10-14, 2009 Servicing the Modern Cuckoo Clock with Music Box August 24-29, 2009 Servicing the Modern Westminster Chime Movement Hand Tools and Making Small Parts Basic Turning, Burnishing and March 23-27, 2009 - Harrison, Ohio Tool Grinding Laurie Penman, Instructor April 20-24, 2009 - Harrison, Ohio Laurie Penman, Instructor DESCRIPTION DESCRIPTION This is the first class in the Clock Support series. It will This 5-day class is designed to cover the basics of turning cover the techniques of filing flats and winding arbor squares, on an engineer's lathe, or a watchmaker's lathe that has a polishing, invisible riveting, heat treatment of steels, mak cross slide and tool holder (tool post) and also to practice ing spring washers (leaf springs), bluing and blacking screws the grinding of cutting tools from High Speed Steel (HSS) and many other procedures that the clockmaker uses when tool bits. The class will only deal with the necessities of repairing and restoring clocks. turning small parts such as are used in clock repair. Cutting speeds are low because of the small diameters involved PREREQUISITE and tool loading is relatively light. Consequently, tool forms There are no specific prerequisites for this class. (clearance angles, etc.) do not need to vary much from one task to another. COURSE OUTLINE For a complete course outline and tool list visit PREREQUISITE www. awci. comlservices!continue-edu.php There are no prerequisites for this class. COURSE OUTLINE For a complete course outline and tool list visit www.awci.com/services!continue-edu.php Class fee is $725. For additional information, contact Education Coordinator, Nancy Wellmann [email protected] or call 1-866-FOR-AWCI (367-2924), ext. 303 January 2009 Horological Times 41 AWCI Member Websites • Have you always wanted a website for your business, or are you unhappy with your current website? • Do you feel that your business needs more exposure to your customers? • Do you want a website, but don't know where to start, and assume it would be a costly venture? • Do you just not have the time to mess with it? Go to: awci.companysitecreator.com AWCI and Companysitecreator have worked together to offer an opportunity to all mem bers! It literally takes just a few minutes to build your new site in 5 simple steps from start to finish. Two packages are offered ($8.95 per month or $18.95 per month), and you are able to see your site before you decide to purchase. ;::::-= ;· -- Payment processing tailored to your needs, a partnership with AWCI, and reduced rates just for members. And you thought your timepieces were reliable. First National Merchant Solutions can provide your business with an affordable way to accept credit and debit payments, convert checks to instant cash, and receive payments over the internet. Just some of the ways we can help you grow your business ... find out more today. (i) First National 800-354-3988 www.membersales.comjawci-net Merchant Solutions 42 Horological Times January 2009 The American Watch Guild announces the creation of the ~~J--.-..J...._)rv_, J/~~~~ ...~~ ~~Cj)'~~ ~ ,_~ .... -. \ <'- - .,.) ~ International Watch Collectors Society The Society will provide its members with the following • Calendar of major watch sales & auctions. Antiquorum, Christie's, Phillips & Sotheby's The previews of upcoming auctions. Reports: photographs, prices and auction results. • Announcements from significant watch firms of new releases and limited editions. • Information about emerging new master watchmakers and their creations • Establishment of regional chapters where the collectors can meet and have guest speakers from noteworthy watchmaking factories. • Question and Answer service by Stewart Unger, noted watch authority & author. • Annual meeting at the Concours d'Elegance at the summer Jewelers of America Show held at the Javits Center in New York. • A book club. • Plus Free Booklets: How to Buy a Watch (and its Functions) The Care and Service of Timepieces Where to Find the World's Finest Watches How to Detect a Counterfeit Watch Membership 1 year- $65 2 years - $120 6 Issues of Collectors Comer per year Invitation to the Concours d'Elegance Master Collector 1 year- $120 2 years - $220 the above plus: 10% discount from the Book Club Rebate coupons from Manufacturers Membership Application Name Phone______Address City State Zip:. _ ___ Make check payable to: International Watch Collectors Society, LLC 244MadisonAve., #258 NewYork, NY 1001 6 • Fax: 516-374-5060 January 2009 Horological Times 43 DIAL REFINISHING CO. FAST SERVICE, FIN· Classified Advertising ELECTRONIC INSTRUMENT SERVICE EST QUALITY, quantity works welcome. Spe We are Factory Authorized Service for: cialize on changing dial feet positions to fit the Regulations & Rates • VIBROGRAF & PORTESCAP quartz movement. Send your works to: KIRK DIAL OF SEATTLE, 112 Central Avenue North, • TICK-0-PRINT & L&R Kent, WA 98032; (253) 852-5125 We service all makes of ultrasonics, all makes of watch rate Ads are payable in advance $1.00 per word, recorders, and related equipment. 25 years experience. $1.10 per word in bold type. Classified dis play ads are $45.00 per column inch, 2W' VINTAGE POCKET WATCH RESTORATION 190 Deepstone Drive San Rafael, CA 94903 Thirty-two years experience, guarantee, wide. Classified ads are not commissionable Used Equipment Bought & Sold or discountable. Payment can be made by free estimates. The Escapement, P.O. Box check, VISA, MasterCard, Discover, Diner's ~ For Information D "'~ 522, Pooler, GA 31322; (912) 330-0866 or American Express. The publisher may, ~ (415) 479-8960 ' at the publisher's sole discretion and for any REPIVOTING- WRIST & POCKET WATCHES reason and without notice, decline to pub Custom made pivots for balance staffs, arbors, lish or republish any ad, in which case any pinions. No part too small. Balance staffs and fees submitted or paid for such ads shall POLISH PIVOTS IN AS arbors made to factory standards. 40 years ex LITTLE AS 5-7 SEC. be returned or rebated to the advertiser. The perience. Juliusz Dabrowski, J.D.Watchworks publisher reserves the right to edit all copy. ri!S~~:~=l.AT~ 210 Post St., Suite 506, San Francisco, CA Price lists of services will not be accepted. \\\l.lCHliA~~""" 94108; (415) 397-0310; [email protected] Confidential ads are $15.00 additional for MORGAN CLOCK CO. postage and handling. The first of the month 800.806-2220 9-6 CST MORGANPIVOTPOUSHER.COM is issue date. Copy must be received 30 days in advance (March issue closes for FG WATCH SERVICE CORP. POCKET WATCH & copy on February 1st). MARINE CHRONOMETER REPAIR BUY · SELL · TRADE · REPAIR SPECIALIZING IN FINE & SWISS WATCHES HOROLOGICAL TIMES General repair and restoration of antique and complicated watches. Custom parts fabrica Rolex • Cartier • Concord • Movado • Others 701 Enterprise Drive tion including staffs, verge staffs, stems, Tel: (305) 373-7131 Fax: (305) 373-7355 Harrison, OH 45030 levers, and springs. Located in Massachusetts. Seybold Building Toll Free 866-367-2924, ext. 307 Matt Henning, CW (413) 549-1950; 36 NE 1' 1 St., Suite 605 Miami, FL 33132 Phone (513) 367-9800 www.henningwatches.com Fax (513) 367-1414 E-mail: [email protected] www.awci. com CLOCK GEARS, BARRELS and PINIONS made from your sample, ARBORS re-pivoted, teeth replaced in gears or barrels. All work guaranteed, fair prices fast turn around. Call Mike Loebbaka, 86 Mullens Lane, TRADESMAN Saugerties, NY 12477; Phone: 800-411-4542, tictoc@ oldandnew.com HAMILTON ELECTRIC WATCH REPAIR Expert, experienced service on all Hamilton 500 and 505 Electric watches. Rene Rondeau, P.O. IMPORTANT - NEW ADDRESS FOR Box 391, Corte Madera, CA 94976. Phone (415) LARRY BLANCHARD, CMW21 Prompt Reliable Service ... Guaranteed 924-6534. www.hamiltonwristwatch.com Now at: Palmer's Call Us or Visit dialreoair.com 101 East Sycamore St., Kokomo, IN 46901 r------, Phone (800) 207-1251 Fax (765) 457-8517 DIAL I E-mail: [email protected] CLEANING, RESTORATION & Continuing with service of tuning fork Accutron, vintage PART MANUFACTURING FOR ALL REFINISHING l American and fine Swiss watches. 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Brentwood Blvd. L ______(937) 382-4535 .J Ph 703·255-0055 Fax 703·255-0061 St. Louis, Missouri 63144 44 Horological Times January 2009 .ARTICLES FOR SALE fULLY' EED Parts - Circuits - Movements WARRANT & cJeaoers Including but not limited to calibers 1il11ers - --- 101.001' 201.001' 210.001' 940.111' Complete contents of a trade watch repair watch 950.001, 959.001. We also have parts for shop. Selling as one lot. Located in Pennsyl- ETA, ESA, AS, FEF, FHF, UNITAS, FELSA vania. Call (570) 473-3149 and other calibers. [email protected] (208) 676-8430 PTPWP is your #1 source for American pocket, wrist and military watch material. We have all the old S. LaRose American material plus re DASHTO INCJTOM MISTER production dials, a large staff selection and crys PO Box 61894 tals. We also offer a parts search service. 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Phone (305) 443-7724; 610-689-9541 FAX: 610-689-0567 E-mail: [email protected] January 2009 Horological Times 45 SITUATIONS WANTED WATCH MATERIAL DISTRIBUTORS Please call us if you are interested in selling your business. lq-'S TIME WATCHMAKER/TECHNICIAN All replies confidential. 30 years experience TO 'SELL Horology School Graduate Contact Pat Cassedy Please contact John Cas-Ker 1-800-487-0408 A WATCH jbuerger25@ yahoo.com TOP PRICES PAID! of ROLf)( : PATEk PHILiPP.£ \!ACHERON & CONSTANTIN Chronograph movements, cases, dials, parts AUDEMARS PIGUET and watches. Paying: Valjoux 72 - $300.00; BREini NG • CARTIER WANTED TO BUY & OTHERS Venus 178- $300.00; Longines 13ZN- $500.00; Valjoux 69 - $350.00; also Rolex 620 NA - When you're ready to sell $350.00. Dean Samelle, 25 W Beverley St., -,. Call Toll Free WANTED USED WATCH BATTERIES Staunton, VA 24401; 1-866-877-8164. Highest prices paid in immediate cash for used 1-800-842-8625 silver oxide watch batteries. 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RETAIL: $194.95 AWCI MEMBERS: $175.46 The Modern Watchmakers Lathe and How To Use It By Archie B. Perkins, CMW, FAWI, FNAWCC, FBHI .. A course in watchmaking, clockmaking, and repairing would not be complete without adequate • < r-- .• • .,; instruction and practice in using the watchmakers lathe as well as instruction and practice in 6.7 :. 1 :·l using saws and files. When restoring antique watches and clocks, the restorer must be skilled in Tf1t Mr:Hfri'I'J Wlltrllm!!kN':I' LtHllt the use of the lathe, saws and files to make and alter parts to fit the mechanisms. Parts are not tlnd 1101• To U.. It ..,.J• i:.:.;";!t ~ .. - .n·. always available, or available to fit, and must be altered or made from raw materials. This book is .... ,;l I ~ intended to teach these skills and to serve as a textbook for schools as well as for students of ...... · ~.;c.), -<-'· 1 L- -- - ~~_.~ on-the-job training programs and hobbyists. This book has more than 400 pages with 548 illus trations. These illustrations include 267 photographs and 281 hand made line drawings. All of ..... these illustrations were made by the author. The book also has eleven tables. There are 25 9- : t~~, chapters in the book. Each chapter has a summary, questions about material in the chapter, and ~:::; ~ a reference guide for further reading. RETAIL: $79.95 AWCI MEMBERS: $71.96 The Watch Repairer's Manual By Henry B. Fried, CMW, CMC, FAWI This book is frequently used as the textbook for courses in watch and clock repair. It is ideal for individual study as well. Published in 1986, the 4th edition includes the six chapters on case setting and winding systems, motor barrels and jeweled main wheels, the verge fusee watch, repairing fusee chains, how to make a verge (staff), and the duplex escapement. A total of 26 chapters comprise this 456-page book, along with a glossary, appendices, many illustrations. RETAIL: $43.99 AWCI MEMBERS: $39.59 The Joseph Bulova School of Watchmaking Training Manual The Joseph Bulova School of Watchmaking Training Manual units include: Staking Balance Staff, Truing Balance Wheels, Basic Turning, Turning Balance Staffs, Stem Making, Burnishing Balance Pivots, Poising Balance Wheels, Hairspring Truing, Hairspring Vibration, Overcoiling, Watch Assembly, Mainspring Barrel Assembly, Friction Jeweling, Wheel Train Assembly, Escapements, Terminology, Finishing, and General Repair Information. The Joseph Bulova School of Watch making was the principal author and developer of The Joseph Bulova School of Watchmaking Training Manual. Size: 8% x 11, 352 pages, hard cover. RETAIL: $54.95 AWCI MEMBERS: $49.46 PLACE YOUR ORDER TODAY! 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