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By the time you receive this, the annual meeting of the Board of Directors will be a thing of the past. I cannot tell you who the new officers are. I do know that Glenn Gardner, Joe Juaire and Jim Sadilek will have "retired" from the Board. They may return sometime in the future. On behalf of our organization, thank you to all three for your efforts. Roland Iverson and Matt Henning join us along with a new Affiliate Chapter representative. I welcome you and look forward to working with you this coming year.
The Board officially sets policy but they do not do all the work. We have quite a capable staff, led by our Executive Director, Jim Lubic. They accomplish much for us. The most important element, the lifeblood of the organization is you, the member. We need your help on committees, bringing us information and inspiration. Even if you are unable to serve on a committee we need your input, your ideas, and yes, your prayers.
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Thank you for your support in the past and together let us continue to make this the best organization for horologists. Executive Director's Message James E. Lubic, CMW
As I type this message we are preparing for the 45'h Annual Convention and Board of Direc tors meeting in Minneapolis, MN August 4'h through the 7'h. Registrations continue to come in, the courses scheduled prior to and after the convention are full, and we are hoping for record participation at this year's convention/meeting.
The 2005 A WCI Clock and Watch survey results are published in this month's HT. Please turn to page 42 for the complete survey results.
I also have an appeal for clock movements from our Clock Instructor, Laurie Penman. Mr. Penman tells me that he needs simple spring driven, pendulum striking movements. They do not necessarily need the pendulums and the condition of the clocks is not important so long as all the parts are there. They will be used for students to disas semble and assemble as practice. Any damage as a result of inexperienced dismantling will not be important, but the exercise is very valuable for students who are absolute beginners. You may send any clock movements that you would like to contribute to A WCI to the attention of Clock Instructor, Laurie Penman. If you have any questions for Mr. Penman regarding this request, his contact information is on page 56 in the A WCI Employee Directory.
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Question The face of the watch shows the name When my father came to America in the "Wallerius" but no one seems to know any 1800s, he brought with him a watch from thing about being in "Norrkoping". Sweden. He died in 1934 and that watch has been in a drawer ever since. I never What is the "spindle" they refer to as well as knew if it was a going away present or pur the "bar" movement? Do you know anyone chased in Sweden but it was always used familiar with Swedish seeing that I have en for dressing up. closed a paper? The old article that I en closed came from something I found among After he died I tried, off and on, to find my clippings around the 20s or 30s. out something about the watch but no one seemed to know. Now that I'm 91, I'm go Any information you may add would be ing to try one more time. One day when appreciated and if there is any particular talking to my jeweler, "Time Inc". I asked value. him about my old watch and he referred Walter johnson me to your magazine, which led to more Mercer Island, WA interest in watches.
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Peter Conrad is a 37-year-old watch hobbyist located in Germany and a full-time law professional in "real life". He is a collector, a fan of G P and fine watchmaking in general. "I am indebted to Girard-Perregaux for sharing this exclusive information and Suitbert Walter of ThePuristS.com, particularly for the valuable technical advice and background!"
Introduction often proven to be on the forefront As we see, innovation always used to Girard-Perregaux is the second-old of innovation and examples such as be a factor and often required incor est watch manufactory in Switzer the unique Three Gold Bridges tour porating new technologies and ma land and thus often attributed as a billon movements in 1876, early big terials. Sometimes innovation can "classic" maker. date watches in mid-1930s, fast-beat cause a revolution and change the technology in 1964, the first quartz industry, much like introduction of This is certainly a strong part of the watches of Swiss production, and the movements beating at a higher fre brand's DNA, yet reducing the only micro-rotor automatic tourbil quency 40 years ago. Sometimes a brand to its history would miss a lon of current production speak vol revolution is silent and goes unno significant facet. Girard-Perregaux umes in this regard. ticed, yet representing an important 1mprovement.
Challenges of the Automatic Winding Most contemporary automatic movements utilize a central rotor, which almost always rests on a ball bearing.
Introduced by Eterna in 1948, this construction is close to ideal and proved itself in millions of watches. But only close, practical use over time revealed a few problems. De spite almost five decades of constant research and development by various makers, the main problem remained unsolved until very recently. This is lubrication, often called the worst enemy of a "perfect watch".
Ball bearings are found in many me chanical applications and consist of moving parts, the balls and a bear ing. As with any moving parts having contact areas, the inevitable result is friction and, in the long term, wear. Girard-Perregaux caliber 3XXX series
6 Horological Times · August 2005 It is possible to work around this problem in many applications by means of lubrication in different forms. Regardless of the methods used they still fail within a watch movement; therefore, inadequate or missing lubrication affects proper function and this subsequently leads to countless damaged central rotor bearings. Worn out central rotor bearings in almost every watch we encounter for repair, speak volumes in this regard.
When considering possible solutions for a modern rotor with ball bearings, the alternative is promising at first sight, and "dry" ball bearings seem to be the key.
Alas, earlier attempts turned out to Ceramic ball bearing, Girard-Perregaux (bottom view of rotor and bearing) be problematic, as steel balls running on a steel surface tended to result in what is referred to as "contact cor rosion". The application of a minute amount of lubricant is extremely dif of a more massively dimensioned ro is a very hard material and brittle, ficult to apply to cover the areas of tor bearing is not an option in a thin thus prone to breaking under heavy friction. Keeping the amount of lu movement like the GP 3000 series. shocks, a particularly important as bricant to a bare minimum was of pect considering heavy metal rotors. paramount importance. In addition, The Solution this solution was apt to fail in the The solution relies on a new mate Historically, overcoming lubrication varying states of lubrication. rial, a ball bearing using ceramic balls. problems and the use of new mate rial is not unheard of at Girard In addition, lubrication itself raises This ball bearing, in use by Girard Perregaux. several practical problems: Perregaux and other makers such as -Risk of oil becoming sticky when Jaeger-LeCoultre GLC caliber 975) In 1957 the brand introduced their stocked for prolonged periods and Patek Philippe (PP caliber 315, first manufactory-made automatic -Oil ages and needs to be ex "Advanced Research" variant), is a movement utilizing a bi-directional changed at regular intervals so-called "hybrid" type, which makes winding unit with free-drive. This -Aging and wear of ball bearings are use of ceramic balls and a body as well function was achieved by means of accelerated, especially when they are as a ball separator made of stainless so-called "gyrotrones", small ruby not lubricated steel. pallets placed in two reverser wheels -Risk of "polluting" the movement of steel. This combination did not with particles produced by the The supplier of these ceramic balls, require any lubrication at all. Thus bearings accompanied by several Swiss brands, these reverser wheels turned out to undertook a significant amount of be service-free units. Particularly with rotors of heavy research and testing, including dif materials, such as the solid gold and ferent materials for the balls such as In 1964 GP introduced their "high platinum rotors by Girard-Perregaux, steel, ceramics and ruby. Ruby frequency" movements, beating at two more problems add to the list. seemed to be a natural choice, as this the then incredible beat rate for a First, due to the weight of these met material is already well tested with serial production piece of 36.000 als the pressure on the bearing and thus steel parts such as the combination A/h. These escapements were not pos the balls is significant. Second, the use of jewels and pinions. However, ruby sible to lubricate in a conventional
August 2005 Horological Times 7 can be expressed in measurable fig ures and is a further benefit for ev ery owner.
• Longer stock life for movements A shelved movement (and subse quently, a watch) does not require lubrication after some time of stor age. This includes assembled watches, thus every future owner will benefit.
• No change to movement initial performance What is already working exception ally well does not change. The move Construction details of Girard-Perregaux ceramic ball bearing ment characteristics are kept, nota bly the height of GP ' s ultra-thin au way, thus a form of permanent or • No oiling needed tomatic movements. Another benefit "dry" lubricant was applied. It was The most dramatic improvement, as is the use of a small sized first wheel still a lubricant, nonetheless a signifi described above. in the automatic unit, which accounts cant step forward. for the superior winding efficiency • Greater durability of GP's movements. Coming back to the ceramic ball With the use of particularly heavy bearings, the properties of ceramics rotors, less wear and higher shock • Stable running characteristics clearly indicated an impressive supe protection is achieved. In addition, The long-term experience is such riority over other possible materials contact corrosion of improperly that proper function is not affected in long term testing. oiled bearings is ruled out. by wear and long-term use in any way. The ideal combination was found • Simplified maintenance no need for lubrication, highly pre By omitting the need to oil the ball The ceramic ball bearings in use by cise and durable materials promise to bearing, maintenance is simplified Girard-Perregaux are made in a com result in the perfect ball bearing. with ultimate benefits for the owner. parable way to traditional bearings.
Specifications and Long-term • Improved efficiency The main innovation is to be found in the materials, first and foremost, Experience As we will see, the new solution did the use of ceramic balls of zirconium Therefore, what may appear as a prove not only to be an improvement oxide. Besides overcoming the risk small modification actually is a revo in the long term, but the benefits in of contact corrosion these balls lutionary improvement. The benefits clude a more efficient winding that are obvious:
Girard-Perregaux ceramic ball bearing equipped with ceramic balls. ------Stainless steel race
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Girard-Perregaux caliber 3337 (rotor removed) and close-up view of rotor bearing/automatic unit
produce even more precise and du Even more impressive, the perfor to get in motion earlier and transmit rable parts for the bearing. Instead mance of the movement has been en the energy more efficiently, ulti of using a copper-beryllium alloy for hanced by reducing friction for the mately using the energy provided by conventional bearings, the new ce bearings, which in return leads to an motion of the owner's wrist in a bet ramic ball bearing features a race, improvement of winding efficiency. ter way. While winding efficiency for cage and ball separator crafted in all GP movements is excellent, the stainless steel, which allows for easier The chart represents the difference; superior result of the ceramic ball work with higher precision. a cyclo-test for identical Girard bearings should be possible to notice Perregaux caliber 3300 movements: for current and future owners. The results of the in-depth and long one equipped with standard ball bear term corrosion and resistance tests ings and the other with new ceramic Besides, the difference is not only carried out on these bearings were ball bearings. The tests clearly reveal possible to experience, but also excellent and in the past two years a superior winding efficiency for audible: the new ceramic ball bear since introduction, the After Sales ceramic ball bearings. Part of this ings virtually produce no noise. In Service by Girard-Perregaux did not achievement is a reduced breaking deed a silent revolution! encounter any problems at all. point of the balls, allowing the rotor
10 Horological Times · August 2005 A few words about the ceramic balls: VHessesd'armage calibre 3300 The balls of zirconium oxide work in a steel cage with steel separator; the diameter of the balls for use in a Girard-Perregaux 3300 movement is 0.3 mm and the production is moni tored within a spherical tolerance of less than +/- 1 micrometer. Com bined with the steel cage of greater precision, a more precise ball bear ing is achieved; a benefit that justi fies the costs (twice as much as a con ventional ball bearing). 1/2 hqdotest lhcydotest 3h cydotest Shcycbtest What is a surprise for many and a sensation, this improvement is nei Chart: winding efficiency ( cyclotest) ther to be found in a rare limited edi tion only or models still to come. Since 2003, every Girard-Perregaux full-rotor movement with a rotor of precious metals (gold, platinum) is equipped with a new ceramic ball bearing.
Thus a serial production already took place and, apart from Girard Perregaux being most probably the first manufactory to introduce ce ramic ball bearings, over the run of two years significant and precious ex perience was gathered. This experi ence of serial production watches Ceramic ball (right) and pencil tip exposed to daily wear over a signifi cant time suggests that the use of ce ramic ball bearings is superior in any regard.
And with current plans of Girard Perregaux to fit every full-rotor movement with these in the future, it is a silent revolution on a broad base.
Editor's Note: This article is reprinted with permission of Peter Conrad and The PuristS. com 0
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August 2005 Horological Times 11 Questions & Answers (Continued from page 4.)
Answer Your watch represents one of the more interesting mysteries in watch making history and is of particular interest to me because of my Scan dinavian heritage.
I saw a watch just like yours several years ago. It, and yours, is a chain fusee movement with a verge escape ment It has the broad two-footed balance bridge and very unique plate pillars (the posts that hold the up per and lower plates of the watch to gether) that are unlike those found in England or on the continent dur ing the 18'h and 19'h centuries.
Doug Cowan of the National Asso ciation of Watch and Clock Collec tors (U.S.) recently researched a watch just like yours and published his findings in an article, "Swedish Watch by Wallerius i Norrkoping," in their Bulletin of February 2004. What makes your watch so interest allowed to use the crown and mono ing is that all we know about gram of King Gustavus III of Swe With your excellent photos you also Wallerius watches is contained in den on his watches. Note the spell included a copy of a document writ these three very recent articles. ing differences between the two: ten in Swedish by Albin Schaeder, a Wallerius and Wellenius. Is it master watchmaker in Umea, Swe The vast majority of watchmakers in possible that these two names are just den (a town northeast of the 18'h and 19'h centuries have been spelling variations of the same name? Stockholm). The document repre pretty well documented and listed in sents an article he apparently posted extensive lists that have been pub The practice of faking watches, i.e., on the antiques forum of the lished and updated through the years placing the names of well-known Swedish Antiques website as new data has been uncovered. Cer makers on watches made by others (www.antikviteter.net/antikprat/). I tainly all of the most notable makers appears to have started in the early attempted to translate it. I feel com from the European watch producing 18'h century. England was the lead fortable that I didn't deviate too far countries have been included in these ing maker of quality watches in the from what Mr. Schaederwas writing. lists, yet only one list notes a world at the time. So for Switzerland Wallerius. G. H. Baillie (Watchmak and perhaps South Germany to gain John Grimes, also of the NAWCC ers & Clockmakers ofthe World, 1929; a market for their products, they put wrote about a Wallerius watch in the reprinted 1974) lists E. Wallerius of famous maker's names or English NA WCC Bulletin of October 2003 N orrkoping, 1794; and attributes sounding names on many of their (pp. 626-627). But his watch does three known watches to him. But mass-produced watches. These not resemble yours at all; in fact it that's it ... no biographical data and "fakes," destined for England, found very definitely looks to have been no historical data. Britten's Old their way to other European coun made in Switzerland. Mr. Grimes talks Clocks & Watches and their Makers, tries as well as the British Colonies about a book he translated from Swed 9'h edition, 1982, lists an Eric (including those in North America ish that talks about "fake" (or coun Wellenius, born 1731 - died 1802, and Australia). (From "Continental terfeit) Wallerius watches like his. N orrkoping; and notes that he was Imitations of 18'h Century English
12 Horological Times · August 2005 Watch Movements", Jerzy Ganczarczyk, NA WCC Bulletin, (Translated from Swedish by David Christianson) June 2003, p. 302). Doug Cowan notes that "the Swiss faked signa Observations on a tures on many watches, from ca. 1700 Pocket Watch Marked ''Wallerius i Norrkoping'' to the 1900s trying for better mar keting leverage." Spindelur (probably fusee watch) The pocket watch was manufactured between 1700 and 1860. The watch Albin Schaeder notes that some ex is the so-called "spindle type" (chain fusee type). The manufacture perts consider these Wallerius was in Geneva and its outer areas. Diameter approximately 60 milli watches as counterfeits or fakes. meters and 25 millimeters thick. The watch was considered a moder Whoever made these watches was ately good quality and sold in many countries: England, Holland, Ger using the "Wallerius" name "to take many and Sweden, among others. advantage of the reputation of the famous Swedish maker, W ellenius". Some experts say this watch is a counterfeit or forgery of a Swedish He notes that it was sold in many watch by a famous watchmaker of Stockholm and Norrkoping. In most countries, including England, Hol cases these watches carried the name of Wallerius of N orrkoping. Many land, Germany and Sweden and that different spelling variations of the name are found. the watch was made in and around Geneva. Mr. Sehaeder writes: The Wallerius Watch Wallerius watch is not a copy of an Usually it is thought that the Swiss manufactured this watch and would other watch, curiously with its own account for its wide distribution. All types of these watches of course unique design without similarity would have a recognizable maker's name. Often a well-known name with other watches. The model has of a watchmaker was selected from the group of local watchmakers. not existed under another name. The One wants to say they are counterfeit. name is fictitious and the spelling usually the same. The Signature of E. Wallerius is most likely taken to be that of Eric Wellenius, a well-known watchmaker in Norrkoping in his time. A But ... herein lies the anomalies: If watchmaker with the actual name of Wallerius was never inNorrkoping. W allenius was so famous as to have had his signature used by another Albin Schaeder maker, why isn't more known about The Wallerius watch is no copy of another watch, curiously with its him .... in the published lists and es own unique design without similarity with other watches (historically pecially in Sweden? If Wellenius/ interesting in its own right). The model has not existed under another Wallerius were the same maker, name. The name is fictitious and the spelling on all the watches is usu wouldn't he have used the royal ally the same. (Wallerius t.ex och Norkopping, mm)/hamtat fran www. monogram on his watches, which antiviteter. net/antikprat/ was the right given to him by his A. Schaeder, master watchmaker of Umea King?
There is little doubt that your watch dates around the end of the 18'h cen tury. But I personally think that the unique balance bridge feet and plate this period often employed appren pillars strongly suggest that it was tices and journeymen to help them made by an unknown maker in Swe in their production of watches. Per den, using a basic ebauche (rough haps it was the lesser-quality work watch movement) from Geneva and of the Wellenius shop, and marked finished as a good quality watch com Wallerius to differentiate the two plete with its unique bridge and pil qualities, yet let the buyer know that lars. Perhaps it was the work of one it was still from a quality maker's of Wellenius' apprentices or a de shop. scendent of Wellenius, as Doug 0 Cowan suggests. Watchmakers of
August 2005 · Horological Times 13 The Modern German Clock Movement The Kieninger ••Miller" Series
Mark Butterworth Part 56
The Kieninger Clock Co. was founded by by now that Miller uses the Kieninger move Joseph A. Kieninger (1872-1936) and his ment exclusively in their clocks. Although memory lives on the back of each Kieninger the Kieninger Company is still capable of movement in the form of the clock gear with producing nearly all of the models it has in the AJK inscribed in the center. The com the past, it now has an extensive line of pany is still operating today in Aldingen, economy model units that have been Germany, but under the ownership of brought out over the last several years. Howard Miller Clock Co. It is well known In some cases, the original models have been upgraded to make a sharper delineation be MOVEMENT TYPE tween the models. As an example, the KSU COMPARISON LIST which was the original workhorse cable drive, triple chime grandfather unit, received Kieninger Similar to Hermie the addition of 6 bronze bushings in the 2nd Movement Movement wheels and also removable bushings for the SEL 350-020/352-020 cable drums as well as auto night off fea SEW 1050-020/1052-020 ture. Miller's first replacement project was the MSU series to replace the Hermie 1161 SK 451-053 series. This unit is interchangeable with the SKS 451-030 KSU in terms of using the existing dial, etc., SKU (W, ST. M + W) 1151-053 but has neither bronze bushings nor remov able bushings. The plates are also thinner. SKU (W, AVE MARIA) 1451-050 SKV 1151-030 The next project was a chain wind unit to SMH 351-850 replace the Hermie 451 series. The original SK12 and SK02 are similar to the Hermie SMS 351-830 451-030 series with chain wind and side SMU 1051-850 hammers. The first production had some SMV 1051-830 problems with chain wheel failure and the chain wheel was redesigned. The new re SPH 357-050 placement has a 120 mm plate height vs. the SPL 351-020 original 100 mm height, but it is still pos sible to do the exchange. Of course, the new, SPS 351-030 redesigned chain wheels--will-fii the original SPU 1051-050 unit also. The SKU is the triple chime ver SPV 1051-030 sion and is intended to replace the Hermie 1151-030, but it is not nearly so common at SPW 1051-030 this point. AEL 340-020/342-020
APL 341-020 The AEL model was the spring-driven mantle unit brought out to replace the Her Table 1 mie 340-020. The Kieninger model uses a
14 Horological Times · August 2005 KIENINGER CM SHAFT PLATES CHIMES RANKED HAMMER POWER NUMBER BY USAGE POSITION
PF 130 55.8 99 X 114 BIM BAM 7 SIDE SPRING PF 65 35.8 99 X 114 BIM BAM 6 SIDE SPRING PF 40 31.8 99 X 114 BIM BAM 18 SIDE SPRING SPS 65 31.8 120 X 124 WEST 14 SIDE SPRING SPS 43 31.8 120 X 124 WEST 15 SIDE SPRING SPS 54 35.8 120 X 124 WEST 16 SIDE SPRING SPS 54 31.8 120 X124 WEST 3 SIDE SPRING SPS 35 31.8 120 X 124 WEST 17 SIDE SPRING SPV 54 31.8 120 X 124 TRIPLE 8 SIDE SPRING SPV 48 31.8 120 X 124 TRIPLE 4 SIDE SPRING SPV 43 31.8 120 X 124 TRIPLE 19 SIDE SPRING SMS 80 31.8 120 X 124 WEST 21 SIDE SPRING/ WEIGHT SMV 65 31.8 120 X 124 TRIPLE 20 SIDE SPRING/ WEIGHT APL 72 31.8 100 X 104 WEST 13 BOTTOM SPRING APL 43 31.8 100 X 104 WEST 12 BOTTOM SPRING APL 35 27.8 100 X 104 WEST 5 BOTTOM SPRING APL 35 31.8 100 X 104 WEST 10 BOTTOM SPRING APL 29 31.8 100 X 104 WEST 11 BOTTOM SPRING AEL 01 ESCAPE 31.8 100 X 104 WEST 1 BOTTOM SPRING AEL 03 ESCAPE 35.8 100 X 104 WEST 2 BOTTOM SPRING SEW ESCAPE 31.8 120 X 124 TRIPLE 9 BOTTOM SPRING
Table 2
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APL is the pendulum version. Both series have auto HERMLE • KIENINGER • URGOS night off feature which functions between 10:00 pm H. HERR • REGULA and 7:15am. from
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August 2005 · Horological Times 15 As A Clockmaker Turns
A Lathe Exercise for the Student Clockmaker
J.M. Huckabee, CMC, FAWI, FBHI
Background This tool was heat treated before use and This work is a lathe exercise in lathe tech will be sharpened on an abrasive disc of a niques, which is a typical type of repair in hand-held motor tool. the restoration of antique clocks. It shows time-proven methods of turning, measure A hobby knife makes an excellent cutoff ments, and riveting practices-all are ex tool for brass. Heat the blade to red, and cellent in quality and are time efficient. quickly dip into a cup of cold water. This also will cut mild steel. This operation is il Figure 1 shows the problem; a new click rivet lustrated in Figure 4. will be made for an antique clock. Study Fig ure 1. Dimensions must be determined be Use raw material slightly larger than the fin fore the rivet can be made. Brass rod stock ished part. Therefore, it is not necessary for will be used for the raw material. The rivet the material to run perfectly true in the is large and brass is of suitable strength. collet. Choose your work process such that chucking perfection is not required. I determine hole diameter by measuring a Study Figure 5. round tapered broach in the respective holes. A hole that is not round should be Figure 6 shows a face cut on the material broached to round before measurement. end. Tool was rolled over a quarter-turn Figure 2 illustrates my method. and fed across by the left thumb. Fig~re 7 shows my method of holding the tool for Raw material should be slightly larger than an end cut. Keep your lathe rest close to the rivet head. The cutting tool has a dia the work area. mond-shaped face as illustrated in Figure 3.
Figure 1. A new click rivet will be lathe-turned and Figure 2. Slip a round broach through the respective installed. holes for measurements.
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August 2005 Horological Times 17 Figure 6. Face the material end. Left thumb feeds tool across ma Figure 9. Cut the rivet almost free ofthe parent stock. terial end.
Figure 10. A single stroke ofa small hammer secures the rivet in Figure 1. Hold the tool as you would a large pencil. place.
Figure 8. Cut your rivet to dimensions measured in Figure 2. Figure 11. A single hammer stroke expands the tang and swells the tip.
18 Horological Times · August 2005 Study Figure 9. Do not cut the rivet free. We will use the parent stock attached for a handle. Assemble the click and rivet into the wheel hole; rivet tang should be a close fit in the hole. Now break away the handle.
With a close-fitted tang and about 0.020" overhang, upset the tang with a small steel hammer. This will expand the tang and swell the tang end. Figure 11 shows an excellent job.
A hard bench block backed up our rivet head. The break-off bur has vanished (Figure 12).
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August 2005 · Horological Times 19 Certification Central
~~Delivery Capacity;" Clocks and Their Kind; Testing 1n Seattle; What's Happening
Vincent E. Schrader Ph.D., CMW Chief Examiner
By the time you read this, the annual meet Delivery Capacity ing may well be history. If so, let's hope it "Delivery capacity" means supporting the has borne the fruit of some of the certifica activities of certification and all this entails. tion work that has been going on this year. Our costs include the purchase of high-qual ity movements, state-of-the-art equipment, It is my personal hope that the Board of proper tooling, the training of our examin Directors has seen fit to increase our "De ers and scorers, travel, printing, clerical work. livery Capacity." This is a nice academic term that we used to use in street language The other component of "Delivery Capac as "put up or shut up." It's the "put up" ity" is increasing it to meet the needs we have part we are involved with now. We have committed to. Right now, we have only a standards, we have assessments, and we have handful of trained assessors, and trained interested candidates. We have a Board of scorers. We need more. We are committed Examiners, trained examiners, and trained to providing our new CW examination regu assessors. we have issued new cw certifi larly at Harrison, and at geographic locales cates. We demonstrated that the task set around the country, so as to diminish the before us a few years back can be travel hardships on our members. The con accomplished. clusion that time, money and people are needed is a "no-brainer." But it still means Now, the big issue becomes can we do it that the monetary resources have to be there on a larger scale? In a volunteer organiza if we are going to make it all happen. tion such as A WCI, finding willing and ca pable people is always a challenge. Many of There are several possible potential re our members have precious little time to sources. Testing fees and course tuition are spare for activities such as testing. It is for two of these. Other possibilities include of this reason that we are paying our assess fering our services, for a fee of course, to ment administrators and scorers. You can't industry members (retailers) for the train have a quality product if the only people ing of individuals who do "counter work." you can get to do the work don't have the There is a desperate need for knowledgeable proper training, or are unwilling to share and capable people to sell and perform mi their expertise. nor maintenance (e.g., shortening a watch band) in the retail world today. Ben Bridge We have willing people in A WCI fortu Jewelers, which I visited recently in Seattle, nately, and while the small stipends we are is a prime example of a company which has paying them to help us do not come close taken the education task to heart and has to what they could be making at the bench, established a training facility and curriculum fortunately, these few have demonstrated to educate its personnel. Ben Bridge is the true professionalism, willing to take a small only company I know of to make such an loss if they can contribute. extensive commitment. But when you think
20 Horological Times August 2005 about it, what a great investment! The real "interface" A final resource to help us build upon our work is the between our world and that of the public is where the industry itself. It's in industry's best interest to see the consumer comes face to face with a live human being development of a talent pool which is capable of serv and begins the process of acquiring the product we will ing their needs. Most people in industry, however, are be eventually called upon to care for. not well-oriented toward the needs and education of aspiring horologists. Unfortunately, we still have in this Of course, these consumers, particularly those of "high culture the mindset that "those who can do, and those end" merchandise, don't want to be dealing with an who can't teach." I've lived with this irritating state uninformed sales person. In fact, to quote a colleague ment for most of my career, and while it no longer of mine, there are so many "watch geeks" out there makes my blood boil, I believe still it is a statement today, that many of them know far more than she can which reflects prejudice and stupidity. Teaching/ edu impart to her employees. When they wish to purchase cation is an art and a science these days, especially when a timepiece, they want to talk to "the man" (sorry, la combined with solid assessment and evaluation of the dies) ... they want to rub shoulders with a real live final product. Only well prepared and truly knowledge watchmaker .... (who, of course, needs time away from able people are capable of doing this well. A WCI is in a the bench as much as he/ she does a lost KIF spring). position to take on this role. If industry is willing to "pitch in" with resources (as some have already so gen Hopefully, our new WTl certification can be structured erously done) we CAN make it happen. to address this need, and for a fee (and a profit) AWCI can help retailers train their personnel to become Clockmakers and Their Kind knowledgeable. We are already taking big steps in this I've noticed with some chagrin over the past several direction. If we can make this certification component years that there always seems to be a bit of discomfort a meaningful, valuable product, which sells, it will when clockmakers get together in the same room with help us increase our "delivery capacity" for all of watchmakers. Maybe it's just human nature to want our certifications. to feel that what you do is more important, more
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August 2005 · Horological Times 21 I had the pleasure of working with the Education committee's clockmaking team a few months ago, as they hammered out a set of draft standards for A WCI clockmakers. Hopefully by the time you read this the "draft" of these standards will have been approved for dissemination and discussion at the annual meeting. In format, the clock standards document will be much like the Standards and Practices document adopted forCer tified Watchmakers. In months to come, I anticipate discussing a number of the issues facing clockmakers.
They struggle with fundamentally the same questions that the watchmaking committee faced: "What should an A WCI Certified Clockmaker know and be able to do." They understand that as individuals responsible Education Committee Chairman Jerry Faier discusses Clock for "setting the bar," e.g., the highest standards, they maker Certification as committee member Brien Dews listens. bear the weight of a great deal of history on their shoul ders. Jerry Faier is the leader of this group. I can think of no one more suited to this task. Jerry and his group have dug deeply into topics both mundane and
Education Committee members John Bryant and Mike Gainey.
intricate, requires more skill, knowledge, etc. I've wit nessed the same phenomenon in other professions. Concerned about tools to bring for clockmaker certification? Heart surgeons, for example, tend to enjoy more sta They all fit in this much space. tus than foot doctors.
When I was teaching in public schools eons ago, high school teachers had more status than middle school teachers. Teachers of certain subjects, like physics, en joyed more status than those who taught "home . , economics.
I know for a fact that I can't change human nature, or do much about anyone else's behavior other than my own. But I do know that our clockmaking brethren feel just as passionate about their work as anyone, and they face some huge issues when it comes to certification. What the certified watchmaker testing candidate sees first.
22 Horological Times · August 2005 Coming down to the wire, chonograph to go!
A picture of intensity.
esoteric. I believe that what you see in the new draft Testing in Seattle document, in terms of knowledge, skills and disposi Most recently, AWCI conducted a Certified Watch tions required of an A WCI 21st Century Clockmaker makers examination in Seattle. Elaine Rolf was the gra will be impressive. Devising assessments for this new cious hostess of our visit, and we conducted the "curriculum" has been a challenge. Our pilot exams examination at the North Seattle Community College should prove very interesting. I'm very much looking facility. It's a pleasure to say that the examination came forward to the experience. off without a single hitch (well, we had a minor
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August 2005 · Horological Times 23 Documenting rates of examination timepieces.
headed for Pennsylvania. The end of this year prom The moment of truth. ises to be full of activity.
If you've read this far (congratulations!) you may wish to make note of the fact that everything about the new problem with a Unitas cap jewel, which we resolved). certification structures we have built have been dis Seattle is a great part of the country and if you live in cussed in this column. The only thing we keep secret is that general region, you should consider taking the ex the defects we introduce to our test movements, and amination there during our next cycle. Stay tuned to the questions we use on our written examination. Oth the HT and this column for testing dates. erwise, virtually all of the information you may wish to know is right here. I'm really looking forward to What's Happening visiting with those of you who make it to the Twin We will be testing in St. Paul on the week after the Cities. They tell me the mosquitoes are as big as clock annual meeting. We will be conducting retests, license dials up there! upgrade exams, and full CW exams. After St. Paul, we're 0
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August 2005 · Horological Times 25 From the Workshop
Jack Kurdzionak, CW
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August 2005 · Horological Times 27 cap jewels are fixed in place in the plate and bridge and Examiners who grade our new CW exam will be check cannot move under any circumstances. There really is ing the cases, dials, and hands with a 1OX loupe just to no need to protect the pivots of the escape wheel from make certain that it appears as close to new condition shock. Although escape wheel pivots are about the same as possible. Watchcases must be thoroughly washed, diameter as the balance wheel pivots, the escape wheel rinsed, and dried. Care must be taken to insure that no doesn't have nearly as much mass as the balance wheel. lint from any towel, cloth or paper, is introduced into The pivots that invariably break when a watch is sub the case. After drying, the case should be vacuum jected to shock are the balance pivots. Escape pivots cleaned and inspected to make certain there is no for are most often damaged due to mishandling of the eign matter in the case. Watch dials, particularly those movement itself, wear, or rust. There is just no need that are shiny and dark, really show every speck of dust for shock resistant assemblies on these lightweight or lint, even to the unaided eye. All dials should be wheels. handled with clean finger cots. Any dust can be care ] ack Kurdzionak fully removed with a small blast of compressed air and then with a vacuum cleaner equipped with a freshly How Clean Is Clean and Can You Find Some washed, soft brush tip. The brush on the tip of the Black Lint, Please? vacuum cleaner must be washed frequently or it will Experienced watchmakers (please note that I did not make a clean dial dirty. Hands, especially those with a state any age) can remember when watchcases only highly polished finish, must be manipulated with care. had to be dusted out, dials blown clean with a hand Handle the hands carelessly and they will be perma blower, and the hands pressed home onto the move nently scratched or marred. A clean piece of Rodico ment with a pair of tweezers. Many years ago, I helped will pick up a polished hand from the bench top with out in a well respected Boston-area watch repair shop out any damage to the hand. The same piece of Rodico that did not even have running water available for hand can be used to gently place the hand in position on its washing, let alone watch case washing and rinsing. In shaft before it is pressed home with a plastic tipped those days the customers of that shop seemed to be pusher. If the hands have acquired any lint, it must be satisfied with a watch that ran well even though the blown away before the watchcase is closed. After clos case was not quite clean and its hands and dial might ing the case, inspect, inspect, and inspect again to see if have some specks of dust or lint. I don't recall any there is any lint or dust specks in the case, on the dial, customer ever complaining about a speck on the dial. on the hands, and under the crystal. Also check for fingerprints or smudges in the same places. It is better The reason that the customers didn't complain might to find the dust and lint before the owner does, and he have been that the watchcases, along with the hands will find it. Now, an otherwise fine repair becomes a and dials, were so dirty when they were presented comeback because he sees what you should have seen, for service, that the 95% improvement in cleanliness or did see and chose to ignore. they saw after the watch was repaired was more than acceptable. Many of those watches were in old style This level of cleanliness is not easy to attain without unsealed cases so they accumulated dust and lint as practice and attention to detail. It can be done and is soon as they left the shop anyway. being done in the better repair shops all over the USA. The only alternative to proper cleaning of the dial, Those days are long gone. The twenty-first century especially a black one, is to be certain that you only watchmaker has to deliver a repaired watch in a case leave black lint in the case so that it not easily seen by that is spotlessly clean, with no lint or dust at all inside the owner. the case, and no scratches or marks on the hands. This Jack Kurdzionak has become so important that the A WCI Board of 0
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August 2005 · Horological Times 29 Replacing Pivots and Extensions
Laurie Penman
Repivoting Holding the Work This is probably the most disliked task of a Most modern clocks have arbors that are clock repairer. When a pivot has worn so truly cylindrical and therefore parallel, and badly that it is much too slender for the the gears and wheel collets are concentric task of supporting the arbor, or when it has with this axis. Case 'e', therefore, may fre actually broken off, there is only one thing quently be held by chucking the arbor di that can be done, and that is to drill out the rectly; cases 'a' and 'c' may also be held arbor or pinion and insert a piece of hard this way if the chuck jaws are shorter in ened and polished steel of the right diam length than the distance between the pin eter. Such an insertion must be in line with ion and the wheel collet; case 'd' too, if the the axis of the arbor and concentric with chuck jaws are shorter than the length of the wheel, or pinion. the jaws.
Figure 1 shows the different situations that Always make sure that the jaws are not touch the clockmaker is faced with. ing the leaves of the pinion or the end of the collet before tightening the jaws by sliding the The important thing is to produce a pivot arbor back and forth as the jaws are closed. that is concentric with the gear that it sup Stop closing the jaws immediately ifthey bind ports. You can see that in case 'd' there is on something unseen before actually touch no gear at the end of the arbor that has a ing the visible diameter of the arbor. broken pivot; here the pivot should be made concentric with the arbor, although if there However, very many clocks do not have is a slight error, no harm will be done. arbors that are concentric with the wheels,
Figure 1 Figure 2
30 Horological Times · August 2005 Type 'a' can be dealt with by means of a "wax chuck". This is simply a piece of metal (brass, or aluminum) that is larger in diameter than the wheel outside diam eter, which is held in the outside jaws of a three-jaw chuck. A hole is drilled in the center so that the pinion can pass through, and then a shallow bore is made to accept the wheel. The bore is deep enough to accom modate most of the thickness of the wheel and it is made a close fit over the teeth, (Figure 1). In this way the wheel can be held so that it is running concentri cally with the lathe axis, but it may not be square to the arbor and that part that is hidden inside the chuck may be wobbling all over the place. Before making the wax chuck choose a length of brass rod that is long enough to slide down the lathe mandrel (spindle) and touch Figure] the end of the arbor when held in the chuck. A center hole is then drilled into the brass with a center drill. This simple device is used when the wheel is located in or pinions. This is particularly true of wheels that are the bored out brass, and it ensures that the hidden end forced directly onto the pinion leaves and which may of the arbor is running fairly true, exactly true is not well have been remounted at some time. A certain necessary. When the wheel is sitting in the shallow bore amount of work has to be done first to establish a da use an adhesive (wax was used originally, hence "wax tum that is concentric with the gears associated with chuck") such as Loctite and let it set firmly. This takes the pivot that is to be replaced. about ten minutes at normal room temperature.
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August 2005 · Horological Times 31 Loctite can be used to make it secure (it will release later if heated until it smokes, about 150F to 200F - this does not affect the temper). The long brass rod with its center hole should be used again to make sure that the arbor is not wobbling.
Types 'c' and 'd' require the use of a wax chuck, a steady (Figure 5) and, in the case of 'c', a bush locked onto the pinion (this is the same wax chuck as in Fig ure 1). All these methods aim to hold the pinion, wheel, or arbor only in the case of 'd', true for drill ing and replacing the pivot. It may seem a lot of trouble, but it does not take long the third or fourth time you have to do this-and repivoting is a task that occurs only too frequently. Figure 4 Drilling the Arbor American mass-produced clocks and modern clocks are generally soft and can be drilled with High Speed Steel (HSS) drills, British long case arbors and the larger ar bors in a French round movement, are tough and need to be tempered or annealed completely if HSS is used. Small (0.75 mm, or less) French pivots are hard and frequently difficult to anneal; tungsten carbide drills are almost certainly needed. However, whatever the hardness of the pivot and arbor, a center cone has to be established to start the drill bit, so that it does not "wander".
This can be done with a graver supported on a bar from the tool post. (I am assuming the use of center lathe Figure 5 throughout this article.) For an arbor that is not hard this is an easy task, even for a machinist with no expe rience of hand turning. However for harder materials, (or even for personal convenience), the simple tool shown in Figure 6 is quick to make and easy to set up Types 'b' and 'e' can be held with a collet or a split in a tool post. It may be made from tungsten carbide bush that is made to fit the pinion. A split bush will with a little more trouble. only work well if the three-jaw chuck is fairly accu rate; it consists of a short length of brass that is bored Drilling out to be a fit on the pinion and then turned (so that We have discussed the shape of the drill, but not the inside and outside are concentric), before parting off means of using it in the lathe. Normally drilling in the the bar. The split is made with a fine saw and runs center lathe is achieved by holding the bit firmly in a from end to end, allowing the bush to spring (Figure chuck mounted in the tailstock-this is basically the 2). When it is slipped over the pinion and the chuck technique used for drilling arbors too, but the drill bit jaws are tightened (Figure 3), the pinion is held firmly is not held firmly in the tailstock chuck and advanced without any damage; the chuck accuracy needed is by the hand wheel. about 0.05 mm total "throw" (the figure indicated by a dial gauge resting on the outside of a bar gripped in It is floated into the center cone and advanced by hand. the jaws). A pin chuck is needed for this and if it is double ended, the collet and screwed sleeve are removed so that there An alternative method is to bore out a suitable piece is nothing larger in diameter than the main body be of brass until it is a close fit on the pinion (without hind the collet holding the bit. The tailstock chuck is splitting), and then press the pinion into the bore, then opened until the pin chuck will locate in the jaws
32 Horological Times · August 2005 of the tool The depth of the hole should be ~orm about three times its diameter
Figure 6 Figure 7
' and slide easily back and forth. This holds the bit par- the hole again (the guidance of the tailstock chuck will allel to the axis of the lathe. be help here). Judge the speed of the lathe by the ease of cutting. You do not want to have it rotating too Hold the pin chuck in the fingers of the right hand and slowly, or it will take forever and you will be tempted rest the bit in the center cone machined in the arbor, to press the bit into the arbor harder to speed things start the lathe rotating and gently press the bit into the up. Run it as fast as it will go without squealing, vibrat arbor. A little cutting oil will help, but not so much ing, or "grabbing" the bit. The hole should be at least that you cannot see the bit. The tool must be with three times as deep as its diameter (Figure 7); four drawn frequently, and you must be careful in finding would be nice, but the deeper you go, the greater the
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August 2005 · Horological Times 33 This stub has to be shortened to accommodate the false piece.
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If necessary a little may be faced off the length of the pinion to increase the seating of the false piece, but check that this does not cause the wheel to Figure 8 rub, or run on the edge of the pinion. chance of chips jamming inside the bore and breaking the drill bit. If you get twice as deep as the diameter before drilling gets difficult, settle for that.
Many antique arbors have hard inclusions (18'h and 19'h century long case particularly), which can prove impossible to drill, and which do not respond to an nealing. Bearing down hard will make the drill veer off to one side and the hole will no longer be parallel Replacement of hand extension to the arbor axis. On these occasions the repairer has to make do with a depth of drilling equal to no more Figure 9 than twice the diameter of the hole, or (if there is enough metal) fit a false piece to the end of the arbor (Figure 8). There must be enough length of arbor to provide a firm seat for the false piece, this is not less and then hardens. This ensures that the pivot really is than one and a half times the diameter of the bore in true to very close limits, but it will only work if the the false piece (see Figure 8 to make this more clear). pivot is "easy" in the hole and can move slightly. It On very rare occasions I have had to make a complete takes about ten minutes for Loctite 609 (my prefer new pinion and fit it onto the arbor. ence) to harden to about 90% of its strength and a day for complete hardening. There are electrical means of machining a hole in hard metal, but it is rare for this to be available or eco Extensions should be turned and filed (for square holed nomical for normal clockmaking. gathering pallets) to their final form before insertion. You will see that in the case of a hand extension (Fig I use hardened, tempered and polished pivot wire (it ure 9), the pivot for the hole in the front plate has been can be bought from clock materials suppliers in blue turned onto the insert. This produces the largest di temper) and drill a hole that takes the required pivot ameter for the adhesive (the strength of the bond de as an "easy" fit. Leaving the arbor in the lathe after pends upon the surface area that the adhesive acts drilling (and presuming that it is running true) a short upon). In all cases the inserts should be degreased thor piece of the wire is slipped into the hole with Loctite. oughly, or the adhesive will not bond securely. Harden The arbor is then spun and the new pivot trued up and temper amber before inserting. with a fingernail as the adhesive gradually goes pasty 0 34 Horological Times · August 2005 www.awc1.com• New Parts Message Board
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August 2005 Horological Times 35 New York State Watchmakers/Ciockmakers Convention
Dale· LaDue, CMW
The New York State Watchmaker's/ Clockmaker's As sociation held their 66'h annual convention last Octo ber 23'd and 24th, 2004. The Holiday Inn Confer ence Center in Gang Mills - Painted Post, New York hosted our gathering.
On Saturday, Tamara Houk presented her AWCI program on the "Modern Mechanical Chronograph - Omega Module". It was evident that Tamara worked many hours on her Powerpoint computer
Lorna Heine came from New Orleans, LA to participate in the chronograph course and our convention. Tamara H auk instructing the A WCI Modern Mechanical Chro nograph course.
The attendees working diligently on their chronograph Tamara guiding Mark Mongillo through the assembly process movements. of the chronograph module.
36 Horological Times · August 2005 The complexity and number ofparts in the Omega chronograph module. Amedeo Sylvester demonstrating the function ofdifferent clock striking mechanisms.
presentation. It proved to be the perfect teaching tool Saturday evening the staff of the Holiday Inn Confer for such a complex chronograph, especially in the hands ence center catered a banquet that was excellent. Sun of a highly skilled watchmaker/ educator as Tamara. We day morning Amedeo Sylvester presented his program thank Tamara for sharing her knowledge with us. on clock striking mechanisms. Amedeo has an in-depth
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Following Jon's program, Dale LaDue, CMW, dem jon is pen plating a pair ofvintage watch hands. onstrated his techniques for making pivot drills out of carbide rod. The unground rod is approximately 1/32" in diameter as purchased from an industrial supply house. Dale used a hand rotary tool with a diamond knowledge of the nuances of the many different strik disc to form the carbide, spinning in the lathe, into the ing mechanisms. Amedeo used overhead diagrams and drill shank. A diamond graver lap and a couple simple working strike mechanisms to emphasize the differ fixtures were demonstrated to obtain and maintain ences, similarities and particular repair techniques. proper spade drill geometry while sharpening. After lunch]onathan Rowe, Swiss-trained watchmaker, Overall the weekend was a delightful experience filled presented his program on polishing and precious metal with educational experiences. electroplating. 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A WCI has learned this set for the organization. One of my goals through the e-mail group. This group has this last two years was to communicate more been very successful, which is showing up with the affiliates. You are so enthused when in other things A WCI does. For instance, you're at the meetings and your juices are the annual vote for membership. I cannot running full with just being there, with all ever remember getting 50% of the these great people. Well, when you get home membership voting. This is very encourag your life goes back to normal. Family, run ing. Look at the success of the Chronom ning a business and many other interests eter Club. It is the only A WCI affiliate to take hold. With electronic mail we need to require being a member of A WCI to join. make time and update once a month on what Nearly 90% of the group is a part of the is going on in A WCI. 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I about your chapters and give them ideas on 0 what to write about. SUPPORT YOUR LOCAL AFFILIATE CHAPTER For information on forming a new chapter, call 1-866-367-2924, ext. 304 40 Horological Times · August 2005 The American Watch Guild announces the creation of the 8 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______Ci ty ______State Zip: ____ Make check payable to: International Watch Collectors Society, LLC 244 Madison Ave., #258 New York, NY 10016 • Fax: 516~374~5060 Results of the 2005 AWCI Clock and Watch Survey 2005 A WCI Clock Survey 5. Do you repair jewelry as a part of your bench Total Respondents: 934 practice? 1. How much time do you spend per week on clock 158 18.7% Yes repair/restoration/service? 689 81.3% No 273 33.1% 5-10 hours 6. What is the average age of the products that you 180 21.8% 11-20 hours service? 192 23.3% 21-39 hours 179 21.7% 40+ hours 142 17.5% Less than 35 years of age 449 55.3% Less than 75 years but more 2. Where do you work? than 35 years of age 221 27.2% Over 75 years of age 54 6.2% Retail Clock Store 230 26.4% Self-employeed in Own Store 7. What% of a week's work do the following com 66 7.6% Retail Jewelry Store prise at your bench on average?* 504 57.9% Home Shop 17 2.0% Trade Shop 39.2% American T/O,T/S,T/S/C 24.8% German T/O,T/S,T/S/C 3. What type of work do you do?* 9.8% French T/O,T/S,T/S/C 11.0% English T/O,T/S,T/S/C 532 69.1% Strictly Bench Repairs 11.0% Other countries all together 364 47.3% Clock Moving/Set-ups 8.1% Torsion clocks, including Atmos and 490 63.6% House Calls for Clock Repairs 400-Day 242 31.4% Sales of Clocks 5.8% Floor regulators 106 13.8% Other 10.1% T /S floor clocks *More than one can be checked. 16.8% Chiming floor clocks 6.1% Electric clocks of all types 4. If you do more than clock repairs, how do you 12.7% Cuckoo clocks of all types spend your time during the week as an average? 5.8% Carriage clocks 6.9% Chronometers and ship's clocks 198 29.5% 25% Clock Repairs/ 5.6% Fuess clocks of all countries 75% Watch Repairs 9.5% Quartz clocks - including installation, 91 13.5% 75% Clock Repairs/ repa1r, etc. 25% Watch Repairs *Average of percentages given. 113 16.8% 50% Clock Repairs/ 50% Watch Repairs 270 40.2% 100% Clock Repairs 42 Horological Times · August 2005 Sa. Do you do set-ups of floor clocks? 11. What level of machine work do you do for your service work? (Check all that apply.)* 534 69.1% Yes 239 30.9% No 511 38.0% I own several sizes of lathes and handle a variety of clock 8b. Do you do in-home oiling/touch-up cleaning and materials adjusting? 338 25.2% I make most of my own needed parts 464 59.9% Yes 269 20.0% I have milling equipment 310 40.1% No 225 16.8% I am equipped to cut gears * More than one can be checked. 8c. Are you a service agent for any of the department stores or shops which sell clocks and other house 12. Do you sell clocks in your shop? (Check all that hold items? apply.)* 167 21.6% Yes 151 30.6% I sell new clocks such as 605 78.4% No Ridgeway, Miller, Sligh and others. 8d. How many calls do you try to do during a week's 203 41.1% I sell older clocks (50+ years time? old) and antique clocks (100+ years). 4.21 calls Nate: there was a lot of bad data. 140 28.3% I sell a mix of old and new clocks. 9. What level of case work do you do?* *More than one can be checked 257 23.7% I repair wood cases only. 13. What part of your business is sales vs. service 177 16.3% I repair all types of cases based on dollar volume? regardless of the material of manufacture. 186 32.2% 25% sales I 75% service 305 28.1% I clean and oil cases of all types 56 9.7% 50% sales I 50% service 113 10.4% I refinish cases of all types 41 7.1% 75% sales I 25% service 137 12.6% I custom make missing case 286 49.5% no sales (or less than 10% sales pieces of all kinds I 100% service 95 8.8% I do restoration of cases 9 1.6% 1 00% sales I I do no in store damaged by fire and water service (or only minor *More than one can be checked. adjustments) 10. What level of dial work do you do? (Check all that apply.)* 415 51.8% I clean, seal, and/ or leave dials alone. Excelsior Jewelry Company offers you original silver, white gold or 246 30.7% I only replace or touch-up platinum jewelry and gifts. Shop online for the perfect gift for every recipient for any occasion. We offer secure, no-risk online shopping paper dials. with 100% guaranteed satisfaction. Gold Watch Bracelets are 85 10.6% I resilver metallic dials. available in silver, white gold or platinum. 55 6.9% I touch-up/repaint dials such DESCRIPTION LENGTH PRICE as found on British clocks. Gold Watch Bracelet Large 6-9 inch $750.00 *More than one can be checked. Gold Watch Bracelet Medium 6-8 inch $600.00 Gold Watch Bracelet Narrow 6- 8 inch $450.00 ~VIIIJJI-J!h.'-~~. Excelsior Jewelry Company 23 Poillon Ct. Lawrenceville, NJ 08648 Phone/Fax: 609-890-2207 E-mail: [email protected] www.excelsiorjewelry.com August 2005 · Horological Times 43 Results of the 2005 A WCI Watch Survey Total Respondents: 752 Average Percentage Average Percentage Age Movement Type Full Service Full Service Short Jobs Short Jobs Modern ( < 15 years old) Quartz 19.3 27.1% 24.7 40.0% Old (1970s-80s) Quartz 9.1 12.8% 11.8 19.1% Old (1970s-80s) Electronic/Tuning Fork 2.7 3.8% 1.2 2.0% Old (1970s-80s) Mechanical 12.9 18.1% 9.4 15.3% Vintage (1960s) Electric/Electronic 3.0 4.2% 1.1 1.8% Vintages ( 1930s-60s) Mechanical 10.8 15.2% 6.1 9.9% Antique I (1840s-1920s) Mechanical 8.2 11.5% 6.3 10.3% Antique II (1700s-1830s) Mechanical 3.0 4.1% 0.6 1.0% Ancient (Pre 1700s) Mechanical 2.2 3.1% 0.5 0.8% Tell us where you work: 134 22.1% Independent restorer 276 45.5% Independent general practice 164 27.0% Independent trade shop 16 2.6% Independent factory service center 17 2.8% Corporate factory service center AWCI Directors' E-mail Address Directory Director AWCI E-mail Address Director AWCI E-mail Address Jim Door: President jdoor@ awci.com Joseph Juaire [email protected] Dennis Warner. Vice President dwamer@ awci.com James Sadilek jsadilek@ awci.com Alice Carpenter. Secretary acarpenter@ awci.com James Zimmerman jzimmerman@ awci.com Mark Butterworth: Treasurer mbutterworth@ awci.com Glenn D. Gardner: Affiliate Chapter Director [email protected] Mark Baker [email protected] Doug Thompson: REC Director dthompson@ awci.com Gerald Jaeger gjaeger@ awci.com Willem Van Kempen: lAB Director wvankempen@ awci.com 44 Horological Times · August 2005 American Watchmakers-Ciockmakers Institute Industry Advisory Board Members The purpose of the AWCI Industry Advisory Board is to give assistance to the president, the directors, and the general membership of the American Watchmakers-Ciockmakers Institute on any projects undertaken by the organization; and to recommend to and advise the president and directors on any matter or subject for the betterment of the Institute, its members and the industry. Bulova Watch Co. Jewelry Industry Distributors Societe Suisse de Chronometrie H.E. Encarnasion Association (JIDA) Anne Thierrin Woodside, NY William Nagle, President Neuchatel, Switzerland Cincinnati, OH Butterworth Clocks Inc. Southern Metals Corp. Mark Butterworth Livesay's Frank Adler Muscatine, lA Henry Livesay, Sr. North Miama, FL Tampa, FL Cas-Ker Co. Sy Kessler Sales lncJRenata U.S. Lou Esselman Wm. S. McCaw Co. Henry Kessler Cincinnati, OH Gerald Wilson Dallas, TX Toledo, OH Cooper & Co., Inc. Tiffany & Co. AI Cooper Richemont NA Michael Biondolillo Cincinnati, OH Willem Van Kempen Flushing, NY New York, NY Esslinger & Co. Watch & Clock Review Bill Esslinger Rolex Watch USA Bert Kalisher, Editor Saint Paul, MN Charles E. Berthiaume Hewlett, NY New York, NY James Free Jewelers The Watchmaker Dave H. Tellmann Seiko Watch Co. Jack Kurdzionak Dayton, OH Scott Chou Stoneham, MA Mahwah, NJ 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 members! 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. August 2005 · Horological Times 45 AWCI Recognizes Charter, Honorary Life & Life Members Charter Members Richard C. Kurka-Fairfield, lA Donald W. Pater, CW-Hamilton, OH Milton E. Roth-Waterloo, lA Gerald E. Pater, CW-Hamilton, OH ALABAMA Leslie Smith, CMW, CMEW-Gincinnati, OH John D. Durham-Montgomery, AL MARYLAND Bernard J. Petit-Dothan, AL Stanley H. Craig, CMW-Hagerstown, MD OKLAHOMA Jimmy D. Smith, CMW-Decatur, AL K.C. Denney, CMW-Tulsa, OK MASSACHUSETTS Byron Smith, CMW-Texhoma, OK CALIFORNIA Robert G. Elskamp, CMW-Hyannis, MA Harry C. Creed-Santa Rosa, CA Walter Hersey-Reading, MA OREGON Mark L. Davenport, CMW-Northridge, CA Albert Ramos, CMW-Fairhaven, MA William B. Patton, CMW-Salem, OR Richard A. Decker, CMW-San Jose, CA J.M. Foreman-Cambria, CA MICHIGAN PENNSYLVANIA William C. Holub, CMW-Bellflower, CA William C. Fulton-Mount Clemens, Ml Paul E. Bender-Belleville, PA Lee Ambrose Kann-Anaheim, CA Monroe J. Jaffee--Temperance, Ml George J. Cehelsky, CMW-Bethlehem, PA Gene Kelton-Van Nuys, CA George Ohrenstein, CMW-Walled Lake, Ml George Cogley, CMW-Natrona Heights, PA F.S. Tuthill, CW-Aibion, Ml Jack Kemmerer, CMW-Franklin, PA COLORADO Robert C. Markley-Willow Street, PA Marvin L. Bays-Westminster, CO MINNESOTA Albert G. Norcross, CMW-Forty Fort, PA Josephine Hagans, CMW, FAWI-Denver, CO Donald W. Kelly, CMW-New Ulm, MN Herbert Sollenberger, CMW-Mechanicsburg, Jimmie H. Kunugi, CMW-Monte Vista, CO Robert A. Pary-New York Mills, MN PA Mancel E. Page, CMW-Grand Junction, CO Howard Woodward, CMW-Saint Paul, MN Joseph C. Verruni-Piymouth Meeting, PA Martin Dale Smith, CMW---Grand Junction, CO MISSOURI SOUTH CAROLINA CONNECTICUT Robert D. Porter, CMW-EIIisville, MO Fred J. Buyck-Golumbia, SC Philip R. Hannah, CMW-New Milford, CT MONTANA TENNESSEE FLORIDA Robert C. Crocker-choteau, MT Andrew E. Haley-Memphis, TN Julio Del Castillo, CMW-Tampa, FL Alvin J. House-Hamilton, MT Asher Glickson-Boynton Beach, FL Gorvan LeDuc-Laurel, MT TEXAS Leonard J. LeBeau, CMW-Largo, FL Franklin A. Sharples-chinook, MT Bobby E. Brice--Bay City, TX Benjamin Matz, CMW, FAWI-Boca Raton, Jack H. Fulwiler, CMW-Abilene, TX FL NEBRASKA James W. McCarty, CMW-Carrollton, TX Steve Slawinski, CMW-Jensen Beach, FL James P. May, CMW-Lincoln, NE Harold B. Neill, CMW-Nacogdoches, TX Robert L. Wilsey, CMW-Lake City, FL Benjamin K. Peek, Jr.-Hitchcock, TX NEW JERSEY Edward C. Turnbull, CMW---Groves, TX HAWAII Emil J. Chessari-West New York, NJ Carey E. Walton-Dallas, TX Jerry Hijiri Hirai, CMW-Kahului, HI John J. Coats, CMW-Newton, NJ Harry E. Wysong, CMW-Austin, TX Henry Frystak, CMW-Linden, NJ ILLINOIS Henry Loeser, CMW-Fort Lee, NJ VIRGINIA Laurence A. Blanchard, CMW-Quincy, IL Isadore Pobereskin-Marlboro, NJ Earl 0. Davis, CMW-Winchester, VA George E. Craft, CW-Freeport, IL Charles F. Dietzel, CMW-Aiexandria, VA James DeRuntz, CW---Granite City, IL NEW YORK Clarence E. Hardy, CMW-Vinton, VA James W. Jordan, CMW-Maryville, IL Frederick W. Doerrer, CW-Dolgeville, NY Ewell D. Hartman, CMW, FAWI-Richmond, Jack Kabumoto--Chicago, IL Philip Graziano--Hudson, NY VA Arno S. Lahi-Poughkeepsie, NY William M. Merten, CMW-Norfolk, VA INDIANA Harold L. Rapp--Roslyn, NY Richard J. Rudibaugh-Ghesapeake, VA William E. Botkin, CMW-Muncie, IN Harold K. Calvert, CMW-Noblesville, IN NORTH CAROLINA WASHINGTON Eugene Foley, CMW-Rochester, IN Kenneth A. Book, CMW-Aberdeen, NC Raymond T. Nickel-Port Hadlock, WA Jacob Maurice Frantz, CMW-Rushville, IN James T. Lamt>-Wilson, NC John R. Sandberg-Wenatchee, WA Robert E. Lohrmann, CMW-Rockville, IN Julian J. Smith-Warrenton, NC Walter B. Schaefer, CMW-Speedway, IN Leaman Strickland-Wendell, NC WISCONSIN Merrill Stinnett, CMW-Marion, IN Harold Case, CMW, CMEW-Waukesha, WI OHIO Gerald G. Jaeger, CMW, CMC, CMEW, IOWA Albert John Finch, CMW-Toledo, OH FAWI-Sheboygan, WI Donald J. Bartels, CMW-Ciinton, lA Willard Kiser-lronton, OH Curt F. Glessner-Waterloo, lA Jacque Lingenfelter, CMW-Loudonville, OH 46 Horological Times · August 2005 Honorary Life Members Life Members COLORADO Thomas R. Button, CW,CEWT -Colorado CALIFORNIA ALABAMA Springs, CO Milton Putterman-Petaluma, CA Thomas Hua-Anniston, AL David M. Hall-Nederland, CO Russell Kerl, Jr.-Killen, AL Jeffrey C. Miller, CMW-Denver, CO COLORADO Ronald R. Tidball-Tabernash, CO Josephine Hagans, CMW, FAWI-Denver, CO ALASKA Robert T. White-Denver, CO Archie B. Perkins, CMW, FAWI-Denver, CO Richard A. Baker, CMEW-Anchorage, AK James E. Williams, CC-Cortez, CO John P. Christians-Anchorage, AK Jim Katzin-Litchfield , CT FLORIDA David J. LaBounty, CMC-Anchorage, AK Benjamin Matz, CMW, FAWI-Boca Raton, DELAWARE FL ARIZONA Thomas H. Latch , CMW-Ciaymont, DE Arlo B. Brakei-Tucson, AZ. Dr. Geoffrey Weyer-Wilmington , DE GEORGIA Jerry M. Faier, CMC-Giendale, AZ. Joseph L. Cerullo, CMC, CMW-Marietta, GA Eugene Kania-Surprise, AZ FLORIDA Christopher A. Lucie, CMW-Oracle, AZ Jim Thomas Amason-Saint Augustine, FL INDIANA Bill Miller-Cave Creek, AZ. Tom Bales-Coral Gables, FL Harold K. Calvert, CMW-Noblesville, IN Norman Charles Shafer-Apache Junction, AZ. Troy Ball-Tarpon Springs, FL James E. Lubic, CMW-West Harrison, IN Thomas H. White-Phoenix, AZ David E. Desilets-Sarasota, FL Karl David Franz-Casselberry, FL KENTUCKY ARKANSAS Scott Heisler-Winter Park, FL Charles Cleves, CMW-Bellevue, KY Michael Howell-Morrilton, AR Robert G. Leavitt-West Palm Beach, FL Richard J. LeBeau , CMW-Gulfport, FL MINNESOTA CALIFORNIA John W. Luce-Tampa, FL Robert A. Nelson, CMW, CMEW, FAWI Felix Scott Alston-Tulare, CA Frederick Miller-Quincy, FL Richfield, MN Lawrence E. Bernard-San Francisco, CA Jeffrey Ohst-Tom Coast, FL Vern Byfield-San Ramon, CA Thomas M. Pullin, CMW-Venice, FL MISSOURI Lee Cameron-Vacaville, CA Edward J. Roscinski, CMEW-Piant City, FL Robert D. Porter, CMW-EIIisville, MO Mark Cardelucci-Newport Beach, CA Gerard R. Santa Maria, Sr.-Ciearwater, FL Hap Cardwell-Pis Vrds Pnsla, CA John W. Snyder, CW-Sarasota, FL NORTH CAROLINA Harry C. Creed-Santa Rosa, CA Donald Vosburgh, Ill-Edgewater, FL Alice B. Carpenter, CMW, CMEW, FAWI Jessy Dang-San Francisco, CA Orville Worley-Pensacola, FL Tarboro, NC Charles E. Davis-La Verne, CA AI Eckard-Riverside, CA GEORGIA OHIO Phillip Ehorn-Cambria, CA Kenneth Marcus-Roswell, GA James H. Broughton, CMEW, FAWI- Steve Fabes-San Francisco, CA Chadwick K. McCrickard-Martinez, GA Columbus, OH Seth Finkelstein-Santa Cruz, CA Cornell C. Toncz-Rosewell, GA Ron DeCorte, CMW-Toledo, OH Joseph Fang-Daly City, CA Edward Ueberaii-Pooler, GA Leslie L. Smith, CMW, CMEW-Cincinnati, OH Genway Gao-Campbell, CA Milton C. Stevens, FAWI-North Bend, OH William P. George-Sacramento, CA HAWAII Andre Govberg-Oakland, CA Roy S. Kawafuchi, CMW-Honolulu, HI PENNSYLVANIA Herb Greenfield-Aptos, CA Robert Bishop, CMEW, FAWI-Gienshaw, PA Richard Hayes-West Sacramento, CA IDAHO Herrito Hui, CMC-San Francisco, CA · F. Martell Grover-Rexburg, ID TEXAS Jack lkawa-Fresno, CA Neil K. Sabsook, CMEW-Twin Falls, ID Fred S. Burckhardt, FAWI-Fort Worth, TX Gordon A. Lange-Rancho Pl. Verde, CA Robert Spinden-Nampa, ID James M. Huckabee, CMC, FAWI, FBHI- Ronald LaPorta-Palm Springs, CA Austin, TX Chip Lim, CMEW, CMC, CMW-Castro ILLINOIS William 0. Smith, Jr., CMC, CMW, FAWI Valley, CA Henry Blaszczyk-Arlington Hts, IL Little Elm, TX Tom L. Macchiarella-Los Gatos, CA William T. Glary-Champaign, IL Raymond Marsolek, Jr.-Arroyo Grande, CA James W. Dowell, CC-Pana, IL VIRGINIA Richard A. Mazza-Beverly Hills, CA Doug Eichert-Somonauk, IL Ewell D. Hartman, CMW, FAWI-Richmond, Michael Bruce Okagaki-San Francisco, CA Jack Ferrara-Chicago, IL VA Ronald Dean Paulk-Santa Cruz, CA Feivel Shiman Gedalia--Chicago, IL WASHINGTON Ken Quon-San Francisco, CA Wesley Grau, CMW, CMEW-Gurnee, IL Wes Door, CMW, FAWI-Kennewick, WA Ron Rider-Watsonville, CA C. Smith Grigsby, CMW-Mount Carmel, IL Kenneth Rigsby, CMW-Los Angeles, CA Tamara Houk-LaGrange, IL WISCONSIN David Ripley-Newport Beach, CA Charles H. Johnston-Cobden, IL William I. Biederman, CMW-Sparta, WI James Song-La Canada, CA Charles L. Ramsey-Decatur, IL Gerald G. Jaeger, CMW, CMC, CMEW, Julie Louise Stevens-Laguna Niguel, CA T. William Schroeder-Chicago, IL FAWI-Sheboygan, WI Morgan Jay Taylor-Alameda, CA Michael Walesa-Chicago, IL Richard Lee Thompson-Temple City, CA Gery S. Will-Herrin, IL INTERNATIONAL George Daniels, FAWI-Ramsey, Isle of Man August 2005 · Horological Times 47 INDIANA Alan R. Sheidler, CMW-Rochester, Ml NY Donald C. Chambers-Lafayette, IN Richard J. Tripp, CMEW-Holt, Ml George Russell Jones-Troy, NY Rob Hays, CMW-Bioomington, IN Dominique Wieland-Spring Lake, Ml Dale LaDue, CMW-Rochester, NY Daniel C. Jackson-Pendleton, IN Dion Zaniewski-West Bloomfield, Ml Kwan Lee-Brooklyn, NY J. William Moore-Lebanon, IN Jack Potter-Le Roy, NY Rick Vandegrift-Wakarusa, IN MINNESOTA Richard W. Rank-canandaigua, NY Robert D. Wise, CMW-Indianapolis, IN Robert T. Bohrer-Cosmos, MN Jonathan D. Rowe-Windsor, NY Dale W. Johnson-Saint Paul, MN Eugene Saboda-Central Islip, NY IOWA Oscar Long-Stillwater, MN Charles Salomon-Palisades, NY Scott R. Amsberry-Orange City, lA Jeff L. Pomeroy-Minneapolis, MN Cameron C. Spicknall, CMW-Emira, NY Vincent Ancona-West Des Moines, lA Richard G. Redman-Rochester, MN George Alexander Stylians-Newburgh, NY Mark A. Butterworth-Muscatine, lA Charles K. Sandager, CW-Aibert Lea, MN Paul D. Wadsworth-Hilton, NY Todd Schwartz-Urbandale, lA William A. Schmidt, M.D.-Biaine, MN Michael Wilson-castleton, NY Kern Schwartz-Worthington, MN KANSAS Douglas Thompson, CW, CEWT -St. Paul, OHIO Dennis Cooper-Derby, KS MN Mark A. Baker, CMW-Damascus, OH Daniel M. Graffeo-Topeka, KS Terry Wagenius-St. Cloud, MN Louis Burwinkel, CMEW-Cincinnati, OH Robert Mohr, CMW, CMEW-Manhattan, KS Richard Zielike-Edina, MN Kenneth A. Clift-Pieasant Plain, OH Chuck Skoog-Kansas City, KS Scott Ekleberry-Upper Sandusky, OH MISSOURI Dan Galdun-Huntsburg, OH KENTUCKY Gene Bertram, CC-St. Louis, MO Robert J. Hershberger-Millersburg, OH David Feldkamp---Louisville, KY Robert J. Good-Brentwood, MO Stanley J. Kaufman-Painesville, OH Dr. Alton D. Neurath, Jr.-Louisville, KY David Michael Grayson-Festus, MO Robert B. Little, CC, CW-Logan, OH John S. Martin, CMW-Jefferson City, MO Julius Lou Merkys-Willoughby Hills, OH LOUISIANA Harry B. Mathews-Saint Louis, MO Harvey J. Mintz-Mechanicsburg, OH Barbara B. Whitfield-Houma, LA Robert A. Mottern-New Lexington, OH MONTANA Myron Palay-Lakewood, OH MAINE Gary W. Grocholski, CW, CMEW-Billings, MT Robert A. Ridenour, CMEW-Cincinnati, OH Terry L. Becker-Kennebunk, ME Kevin J. Hutchins-Livingston, MT Carl G. Rinker-Atwater, OH Michael K. Stephens-Warren, OH MARYLAND NORTH CAROLINA Manuel Yazijian, CMW-Harrison, OH Douglas Brown-Mt. Airy, MD Michael B. Brown-Greenville, NC Todd A. Farmer-Hagerstown, MD Kenneth D. Demert, CC-Gharlotte, NC OKLAHOMA Lee Flemister-Rockville, MD James Floyd, Jr. D.V.M.- Thomasville, NC Richard L. Box-Lawton, OK Jack Friend-LaVale, MD Rick Leftwich-Gharlotte, NC Robert W. Fesler, CMW-Eigin, OK William Hatten-Frederick, MD Ed Phelps-Wilmington, NC Harland Higgins-coweta, OK Thomas Michael Koluch-Aberdeen, MD Richard R. Schnabei-Mt. Pleasant, NC Benjamin Lam, CMEW-Jenks, OK Allen W. Rice---Mt. Rainier, MD Mack R. Shuping-Winston Salem, NC Mike Roberts-Ada, OK Raymond C. Slagle-Germantown, MD Julian J. Smith-Warrenton, NC Smith Williams, Jr.-Sykesville, MD Don J. St. Aubin-Eiizabeth City, NC OREGON Robert Barta-Lake Oswego, OR MASSACHUSETIS NORTH DAKOTA Richard L. Cross-Hillsboro, OR Stephen J. Boynton, CC-Georgetown, MA Steven Pollestad, CMW-Halliday, ND David Jacobs, CW, CEWT -Beaverton, OR Moritz C. Elsaesser-Wellesley, MA Greg Saville---Hillsboro, OR Stephen Kaloyanides, Jr. , CMC-Ipswich, MA NEVADA Jack Kurdzionak, CW-Stoneham, MA Ray D. Tanner-Las Vegas, NV PENNSYLVANIA John F. Kurdzionak-Malden , MA Wilfred J. Adams, Jr.-Butler, PA L. Wayne Lannon-Dracut, MA NEW HAMPSHIRE Harry G. Baker-Mechanicsburg, PA Jonathan F. Meek-Amherst, MA John C. Rogers-Londonderry, NH John Bentz-Yardly, PA David Newsom-Holliston, MA Dr. M. Weiner-Penacook, NH Andrew Bookin-Lakeville, PA Wendell Sharp, CMC-Yarmouth Port, MA William B. Bugert-Gettysburg, PA Gerald Jay Sussman-Arlington, MA NEW JERSEY William lves, M.D.-Ephrata, PA Nicholas P. Trahadias, 11-Wellesley, MA F.F. Mueller-Maerki-Sussex, NJ Michael Kosinenko-Mohrsville, PA Gary E. Trainor-Nantucket, MA Bernhard W. Stoeber-Gien Rock, NJ Ceylon R. Leitzei-Myerstown, PA Louis Whitney, CC-Fitchburg, MA Dale A. Sutton-Medford, NJ C. Thomas Parker-Carlisle, PA Donald Wissei-Rumson, NJ Vincent A. Pinto-Philadelphia, PA MICHIGAN Roy A. Pugh-Newtown, PA David Celani-Vassar, Ml NEW YORK Faron L. Shade-Allentown, PA Brien K. Dews, CC-Rockford, Ml Thomas E. Bell-Bethpage, NY lmre A. Szalai-Frederick, PA Jamie Dolinar-Sterling Heights, Ml Thomas R. Boynton-Newark, NY Thomas L. Theis-New Stanton, PA James H. Grove-Niles, Ml John Buerger-Lewiston, NY James K. Zimmerman, CMEW, CMC, John Lenius-New Baltimore, Ml Karyn M. Critelli-Middletown, NY CMW-York, PA Brad J. Mathews-Davison, Ml Peter R. Gorst-Staatsburg, NY Randy Mikolas, CMW-Menominee, Ml Robert Hatt, CMC, CMW, CMEW-Scotia, 48 Horological Times · August 2005 RHODE ISLAND Mike D. Creasey-Chesterfield, VA Ronald N. Peterson, CMW-Merrill, WI Thomas A. Frank-Middletown, Rl Paul W. Culotta, CMW-Hampton, VA Henry M. Polk, CMW-Milwaukee, WI Edward R. Walker-Cumberland, Rl Jeremiah T. Donnelly-Falls Church, VA Dennis G. Streich-Brookfield, WI Alan Eldridge-Luray, VA SOUTH CAROLINA George 0. Evans-Annandale, VA CANADA Cleaburne F. Belcher-Aiken, SC Richard L. Finks-Woodstock, VA John Hiew, CMW-Vancouver, BC John Thomas Hill-Taylors, SC Ronald Janeshek-Centreville, VA Rodolphe T. Powers-Grand Falls, NB Thomas H. Mister-Virginia Beach, VA Barry Strickland-St. John's, NF SOUTH DAKOTA Louis J. Orsini-Fairfax, VA David C. Beckner-Bridgetown, NS Dennis Hahnemann-Aberdeen, SO Stanleigh W. Palen-King George, VA George W. Bacon-Toronto, ON Timothy Makepeace, CMW-Watertown, SO Mark R. Pellmann, CMC-Ashland, VA David Barthau-Stouffvile, ON David L. Thibodeau, Jr.-Portsmouth, VA Daniel Hudon-Nepean, ON TENNESSEE Carolyn W. Walker-Richmond, VA Ara Kouyoumjian-Thornhill, ON Mike Carpenter, CC-Knoxville, TN John Currie Willis-Hardyville, VA G. Bert Levy-Caledonia, ON Kermit E. Duckett-Knoxville, TN Jesse D. Yarbrough-Ridgeway, VA James J.M. Lin-Willowdale, ON Chris 0. McVetty-Murfreesboro, TN Keo Taing-Orleans, ON William R. Smith, CMC, CMW, CMEW- WASHINGTON Dan Vessey-Saskatoon , SK Powell, TN John Brodehi-Bothell, WA Jerry A. Watson, CW, CEWT -Memphis, TN George Davis-Richland, WA INTERNATIONAL Robert S. DeOca-Redmond, WA John Patrick Archuleta-Tokyo, Japan TEXAS Frank W. Ecker-Spokane, WA Floyd A. Bush, 111-Norrtalje, Sweden Bobby E. 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NY 10018 August 2005 · Horological Times 49 Industry News Twin City Supply's Do Yellow Pages Display Ads Batt-Tronic & Energizer Celebrate New Catalog Really Work? 30 Years Together And Plan To Twin City Supply is proud to an The general wisdom is that these Keep Going And Going! nounce they have released a new 40 expensive ads are usually only worth Energizer, the only watch battery page, full color catalog featuring your money if you do big repair manufacturer in the United States, items for Watchmakers, Jewelers, business, or buy estate jewelry (in and Batt-Tronic, America's # 1 dis Trade Shops, and store sales person other words, if you offer a specific tributor of watch & calculator bat nel. This catalog includes new and ex service that the customer will need teries, began doing business in 1975. citing products, special close out to look up). That said, Barry This summer marks the 3Qth anniver items, and Nicholls of Paradise Jewelry sary of their successful relationship. _ updated (Naples, FL) ran an experiment to Twin City Supply pr1c1ng. find out exactly how well his Yellow Batt-Tronic was America's first dis 2005 Express Book Included Pages ad worked. Nicholls purchased tributor to develop the concept of a are new a quarter-page ad with a dedicated silver oxide battery inventory cabi colors and phone number that allowed him to net. The Batt-Tronic Drawer Num patterns of track which calls came in based on ber System, the most widely used by Jewelers the ad. He got a report every month retailers in all SO states, is a registered rolls, new showing how many calls came in, trademark of Batt-Tronic Corp. tools im and from whom. To see how much Batt-Tronic continues their #1 sell ported profit the ad actually generated, he ing principle-to provide only genu from Swiss went through his computer files and ine, factory authorized quality prod compames ran a report for each customer that ucts to its customers-no repacks, Bergeon, A *F, and Miremont, and called in the month of December no closeouts, no counterfeit or sus new items from Grobet, Euro Tool, (which, at 37 calls, was his biggest pect merchandise. Currently and PEPE. call-generating month). That would Batt-Tronic is working closely with also be the month most likely to Energizer to distribute their innova Twin City Supply also has available generate sales. Says Nicholls, "Of tive range of Multi-Drain silver ox new watch catalogs from Timex, those 37 calls, only two people spent ide watch batteries to the industry. Acqua, Carriage, Lorus, Disney, money in the store. Total sales gen "The professional jeweler has relied Barbie, and Nike. They also carry the erated by the ad came to $1,295. If I on Batt-Tronic to provide accurate full line of Zippo Products, and figure a net profit margin of 10%, technical and interchange-ablity bat watchbands from Gilden, WBHQ, & that would mean the ad generated tery information for 30 years and Watchband Headquarters. Feel free $129.50 in the month of December. Batt-Tronic strives to continue this to ask for these catalogs. You may The ad is costing me $471.25 per service. Energizer has been the bat also request a copy of their 238-page month." Needless to say, Nicholls tery industry leader for decades. It full line catalog, CAT2003. will be going to a straight-line only is beneficial for both Batt-Tronic and ad from now on. our many loyal customers that our Twin City Supply is a Jrd generation distribution of Energizer's products family business tracing its roots back Editor's Note: Permission to reprint keeps going and going," said Harry to the Julius Garon Watch Material this news item was granted by Hillson, President, Batt-Tronic Company, and DuluthJ ewelers Sup lnstore magazine. This news item Corp. ply Company, in the 1920s. appeared in Instore's July 2005 issue. 50 Horological Times · August 2005 Batt-Tronic has grown to be a are already recycled because retailers Fabrizio Cocchiano, and moderated world-wide provider of all types of can profit from the value of the sil by Author Mike Margolis. This is the batteries-watch, calculator, hearing ver content when sold to waste man first manufacturer sponsored and aid, photo, portable phones and con agement collectors. groundbreaking forum on sumer alkaline cells. In addition, they TimeZone.com, and may be accessed stock a wide assortment of gift wrap, As a result, Ms. Pavley has amended on www.hublot.com and bows, jewelry boxes, tools of the her legislation to exclude retailers www. timezone.com. trade and are an authorized distribu under all or most circumstances: tor of Sylvania bulbs, Minigrip bags "A battery sold by a retailer to a con Watch enthusiasts are able to discuss and Timex watches. In addition sumer that the retailer installs in a and share information on Batt-Tronic has a silver reclaim pro device and that is not handled by the TimeZone.com directly with Hublot gram for used cells endorsed by the consumer at the point of purchase, CEO Jean-Claude Biver, former American Watch Association. is not a household battery." owner of Blancpain and Swatch Batt-Tronic properly recycles used Group executive, plus read an in silver oxide watch batteries and gives As a result of this amendment, the depth Q&A interview with him con customers credit to their account for American Watch Association has re ducted by Mike Margolis. Exciting future purchases. moved its opposition to AB 1125. discussions have included the latest products and trends in the watch in Batt-Tronic Corp. is located at dustry, including recent Basel hits 60 N. Harrison Ave., Suites 35-36, Hublot Announces First Official such as Hublot's Big Bang. Congers, NY 10920. For further Forum on TimeZone.com information contact 800-431-2828, Hublot announces its first official TimeZone.com is the world's lead by fax 888-BATT-FAX, e-mail: forum on TimeZone.com in coop ing English language Web site offer [email protected] eration with Hublot CEO Jean ing wristwatch discussion, informa Claude Biver and U.S. President tion, news and education. California Bill Excludes Watch Retailers from Mercury Battery Requirements Working with the Jewelers of CLOCKS America, the American Watch Asso • ciation has won an important victory m a a Z I n e in California where proponents of a ban on mercury in common products attempted to require watch and other retailers to establish and maintain a battery-collection program to re cycle mercury-added button cells. Although watches themselves do not contain mercury, the silver-oxide button cells in many quartz analog and digital watches do contain a trace amount of mercury in order to pre vent corrosion of these airtight bat teries. Therefore, watch retailers would have been a primary target of a bill - AB 1125 - being considered in the California General Assembly. GETYOURFREESAMPLE A W A lobbyists, working with the COPY OF CLOCKS bill's sponsor, Ms. Pavley of Orange County, were able to show her that Tel: 044 131 331 3200 the great majority of watch batteries Email: [email protected] August 2005 · Horological Times 51 FENDLEY & COX WHEEL AND PINION SPECIALIST 1530 Etain Rd., Irving, TX 75060 Classified RICHARD COX 972-986-7698 CMC, FNAWCC, CMBHI Advertising www. fendley-cox.com CLOCK GEARS, BARRELS and PINIONS made Regulations & Rates from your sample, ARBORS re-pivoted, teeth replaced in gears or barrels. All work guaranteed, fair prices fast turn around. Prompt Reliable Service . •. 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Mr. Penman will be available to answer questions or offer suggestions to each student. The AWCI Home Study Course in Clock Repair package contains all the material and information necessary to successfully learn the fundamentals of clock repair, including The Clock Repairer's Handbook by Laurie Penman and a one-year subscription to Steven G. Conover's monthly publication, Clockmaker's Newsletter. Course participants will be invited to attend a 2-day meeting at AWCI to confer with Mr. Penman and meet other students. AWCI Members - $750 Non-members - $830 Contact Nancy Wellmann, AWCI Education Coordinator E-mail: [email protected] Phone Toll Free 1-866-367-2924 ext. 303 or (513) 367-9800 August 2005 · Horological Times 55 Advertisers' Index AWCI Employee American Perfit Crystal Corp ...... 49 Directory (212) 246-8292 James E. 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