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William J. Ewbank: Executive Director A Practical Course in Clock Repair, By John P. Kenyon 24 James E. Lubic, CMW: Education & Technical Director Pivot Repair Nancy L. Wellmann: General Manager Thomas J. Pack: Finance Director Repeater, Petite and Grande Sonnerie Clocks, By Leo A. Jaroslaw 34 Stewart Lesemann, CW, CEWT: Assistant Instructor Seth Thomas Hall Clock, Part 47 Sharon McManus: Membership Coordinator Mary Beth Huff: Shipping Coordinator As a Clockmaker Turns, By J.M. Huckabee 38 Anthony W. DePrato: Audiovisual Manager The American Clock with a Winding Click Problem Kelley Knight: Education Coordinator Stacey Hauck: Receptionist/Secretary

HOROLOGICAL TIMES ADVISORY COMMIITEE DEPARTMENTS Ron DeCorte, CMW: Chairman President's Message, By David A. Christianson 2 Chip Lim, CMW, CMC, CMEW Stanley McMahan Executive Director's Message, By William J. Ewbank 2 Robert Ockenden, CMC Questions & Answers 4 AWl OFFICERS David A. Christianson, CMW, CMEW: President Ask Huck, By J.M. Huckabee 6 Ron DeCorte, CMW: First Vice President Robert D. Porter, CMW: Second Vice President Battery of Information, By Ewell D. Hartman 8 Ewell D. Hartman, CMW, FAWI: Secretary Gerald G. Jaeger, CMW, CMEW, FAWI: Treasurer Rock Quarry, By Fred S. Burckhardt 12

AWl DIRECTORS Letters to the Editor 14 Joseph L. Cerullo, CMW, CMC Jim Door Affiliate Chapter Report, By Stanley McMahan 28 Wes Door, CMW From the Workshop, By Jack Kurdzionak Henry Frystak, CMW 30 Tamara Houk Book Review, By Robert D. Porter 32 Jack Kurdzionak Marshall F. Richmond, CMW AWl Material Search 36 William 0. Smith, Jr., CMW, CMC, FAWI Milton C. Stevens, FAWI Material Matters, By Peter W. Eckel 42 Sue Ann Wysong, CMEW AWl New Members 51 Stanley McMahan: Affiliate Chapter Director Frank Poye: Research & Education Council Director Classified Advertising 52 Charles Cleves: Immediate Past President Advertisers' Index 56 FELLOWS American Watchmakers-Ciockmakers Institute Robert F. Bishop J. M. Huckabee Bulletin Board 56 James H. Broughton Gerald G. Jaeger Fred S. Burckhardt Robert A. Nelson George Daniels *Hamilton E. Pease EDUCATION *Henry B. Fried Archie B. Perkins Bench Courses/Project Extend Josephine F. Hagans William 0. Smith, Jr. 56 *Orville R. Hagans Milton C. Stevens Ewell D. Hartman *Marvin E. Whitney Harold J. Herman 'Deceased SPECIAL INTEREST Annual Meetings of the AWl 44 AWl-ELM Trust Silent Auction 55

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Membership in A WI offers more than just an annual subscription to the Horological Times magazine. For the watchmaker A WI maintains an impressive bank of rare and vintage watch move­ ment parts. Just contact AWl with your needs. A WI will broadcast fax a request to all of the material houses in the nation. You pay the going rate for the needed part to the material house. If the material houses don't have the part, we check the Movement Bank. If it is not in our Movement Bank, a request is sent out to all of our members through the Horological Times. Over 95% of the rare and vintage material search requests are successful. Again, for the watchmaker, A WI maintains a file of thousands of technical bulletins for nearly every watch move­ ment produced in the last 100 years. Copies for specific movements are available for free upon request. For identification, technical information and historical information on both watches and clocks, A WI relies upon its technical staff, Technical Committee and its extensive library collection to do technical & historical research for you. All you need to do is send clear photos, written descriptions and sketches so the researcher can see what you see. If you are having problems with the repair of a specific clock or watch, A WI offers technical assistance, through its technical staff and its Technical Committee. Again ... send clear photos, written details and sketches so the researcher can understand what you need and see what you see. If all else fails and our movement bank, technical library, Technical Committee and technical staff cannot help ... A WI will appeal for help to our nearly 6,000 members through the "Bulletin Board" published each month in the Horological Times. We all need help at times, when you do, take advantage of these very worthwhile member benefits.

Executive Director's Message William J. Ewbank We are again heading into that favorite season of the year for watchmakers and clockmakers in this country. A cherished annual event must be, just has to be, receiving your annual dues and membership renewal statement. All kidding aside, you can look for your annual dues statement to arrive during October. Prompt renewal means uninterrupted access to the many services available from A WI. Perhaps the most tangible and important service to most of you is your subscription to Horological Times. The look and feel of your renewal notice and new membership card will be very different this year. Gone is the clumsy three-ply carbonless renewal notice. Also gone will be the plain vanilla membership card. All your membership materials will have a crisper, more colorful and professional appearance in the future. This is all a part of our new capability created by a new association membership computer software package that was installed this year. The purpose of purchasing the new association software was threefold. First, and vitally important, the new software and equipment is Y2K compliant. (That means it won't go up in a puff of blue smoke on New Year's Eve.) Second, we can now generate the higher quality membership materials that you deserve. Finally, and of the most lasting importance, the new software gives us the capability to fulfill the Strategic Planning Committee's recommendation, adopted by the Board of Directors, to assemble a detailed database concerning our membership in order to provide the information necessary to make good decisions about the future needs and directions of A WI. Before you can have a database, you need to assemble data. Simply put, A WI has been a data averse organization for many years. We need your help. This year's renewal package will include a detailed questionnaire about you and your career in horology. Your participation in this project is completely voluntary. You may choose to give as much or as little informa­ tion as you wish. The information you provide will be kept completely confidential and will be used only in generating statistical reports. In fact, the A WI Bylaws specifically prohibit the release of the membership list for any purpose other than A WI business Will you take a few minutes to complete the questionnaire and return it to A WI with your annual dues? The more of you who participate in the database project, the more accurate the statistical reports about the professionals who work in the field of horology can become. Your assistance will help your Board of Directors and management to make informed decisions about the future of A WI. Thank you.

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I am often asked if "BR" and "CR" oscillating weight will wind regardless of its lithium batteries are interchangeable. In almost direction of rotation. Many of the more recent all situations they are. A battery manufacturer automatics wind only in one direction. (All engineer informs me that "BR" batteries are Rolex models except the very old "NA"series more "constant" with a more stable voltage. have reversers.) "CR" batteries can deliver a "pulse" current, but Some of the single and double watch this factor deteriorates with their age. The volt­ winders can rotate in both directions, but do not age of a "CR" begins to decrease a bit sooner do so without being manually reversed with a than that of a "BR". switch or by reversal of the wall plug. It is pos­ sible, therefore, that a unidirectional-wind au­ "This Consumer Reports" tomatic be placed on a watch winder with the "Battery Change Date Labels" are now direction of rotation being opposite to that which being sold for the purpose of "allow(ing) you to would wind the watch. write the date of your battery change for future It is essential, therefore, that custom­ reference." Back in 1982, I recommended use ers be made aware of these facts. The customer of these labels for a slightly different purpose. will need to know the direction of rotation re­ In 1983 I wrote in the Horological Times that quired for each automatic watch that they own. we suggested the use of small self-sticking la­ Henry Livesay informs me that this potential bels in the back of the watch case for marking problem is not addressed in the instructions that the AWI drawer number. We have discovered are packaged with the winders. that these labels can interfere with proper bat­ Tamara Houk notes that the popular tery connection in some watches or can cause ETA-77 50 automatic chronograph needs to be pressure on the movement in ultra-thin watches. turning clockwise (front view), but ETA mod­ Sanford's Sharpie® permanent mark­ els with automatic generating systems do have ers will mark the inside of all case backs, and reversers and will transmit energy to the micro­ can easily be removed with alcohol. This will generator in both directions of rotation. (The give you a fast future reference without ET A-205.911 communication points out that the creating any problems. automatic quartz model should not be wound continuously on a watch winder.) Automatic Watch Winders Dan Fenwick noted that the new ETA Watch winders are "in the news" these 2000 and 2004 series automatics also have a ro­ days. Our customers, who are connoisseurs or tor that winds only when turning clockwise. In collectors, often have more than one automatic any event, the direction that the rotor must ro­ watch which they wish to keep running so that tate to wind the watch, when viewed from the they will not have to reset them each time they back of the watch, is the same direction that the are worn. Single, double, and even quad wind­ watch must rotate on a watch winder, when ers are now available at a "consumer price," but viewed from the dial side. there is a problem with their use if the consumer We can sell more than one fine auto­ is not aware of the design of many modem matic watch to a customer, when we inform them automatic movements. how to properly use a watch winder. Their ward­ The majority of self-winding watches robe of fine timepieces will, thereby, always be produced since the late fifties, have reversers ready to wear because it will be on time and incorporated into their design so that the will indicate the correct date. 0

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In the summer of 1995, the new classroom facility in Harrison, Ohio, students. However, the formative years A WI headquarters building held its under the rigorous tutelage of A WI's of the Academy laid the essential grand opening. The building was cus­ Education and Technical Director, Jim groundwork for future growth of full­ tom designed to the Institute's speci­ Lubic. The A WI Academy, a long time resident training programs in ho­ fications for the purpose of develop­ deferred goal, was born. To provide rology at A WI. To participate in many ing a world class facility to enable financial underwriting for student tu­ student assistance programs, it is nec­ A WI to fulfill its many missions un­ ition, the Seiko Corporation commit­ essary for a post secondary institution der one roof for the first time. The ted to provide scholarship and grant to become accredited by a recognized building houses the administrative of­ funds of $7,000 each year for the first accrediting agency. Accrediting agen­ fices of A WI as well as the library, three years of the program. The Citi­ cies and most forms of student assis­ museum, movement bank, and over zen Watch Company provided a tance (the Veterans Administration and five thousand square feet of educa­ $3,500 scholarship for the first year of the U.S. Department of Education to tional and classroom space. the program. Several affiliate chapters name two) require an institution to For many years, the AWl travel­ and individual members also made demonstrate that it can survive and be ing bench courses and the week-long donations to assist funding student financially viable for a period of not Project Extend training programs had tuition. A generous grant from the less than two years before it is even been offered off site. A WI' s excellent Edward Thatcher Astle Memorial eligible to apply to participate. Two hands-on training in the horological Foundation allowed the purchase of years of economic survival is the bare skills lacked a true campus. In August thirteen Steiner lathes for the Institute. minimum requirement. New schools of 1996, with little fanfare, seven stu­ The Academy's first years in­ must also demonstrate that its gradu­ dents began their training in the new volved relatively few full-time ates have received the quality of train­ ing that assures a high level of student success and satisfaction. The A WI Academy now has three years, and three graduating classes, under its belt. The Academy has dem­ onstrated that it can be capable of standing on its own, without absorb­ ing resources from other important A WI member service programs. The all-important measure of student suc­ cess and satisfaction has been a re­ sounding success. Despite the grueling nature of a school that requires thirty-five hours of classroom attendance for over forty­ five weeks with outside homework assignments and the necessity for most students to hold part-time jobs, the A WI Academy has enjoyed a gradua­ tion rate of nearly 90%. Every gradu­ ate but one is now employed in the A WI Education and Technical Director Jim Lubic lectures on basic watch repair. field of watchmaking or a closely Photography by Malcom J. Wilson

10 Horological Times • September 1999 related occupation. In the most recent class for the two-year program. The graduating class (June 99) every gradu­ A WI Board of Directors set a high stan­ Watchmakers of Switzerland ate had multiple employment oppor­ dard of performance for the Academy, Training and Education tunities prior to graduation day. with the requirement that the Academy Program The quality of the graduates is dra­ not only be self-sufficient in direct matically proven by more than just training costs, but that it begin to be WOSTEP is a familiar acronym in graduation and placement statistics. financially capable of returning the cost the world of watchmaking. It represents Final exam week at the A WI Academy of occupancy and overhead to A WI the Swiss watch manufacturing includes the opportunity for each stu­ within three years of the program's industry's commitment to provide uni­ dent to take AWl certification exami­ implementation. The Board of Direc­ form standards of training for educa­ nations for the Certified Watchmaker tors appointed a five-member Board of tional institutions around the world. Founded in 1966, WOSTEP provides a (CW) and the Certified Electronic Governors for the Academy, including series of intermediate and advanced Watch Technician (CEWT). Over 70% the Chairman of the Education Com­ training courses at its headquarters in of the graduates obtained the Certified mittee, the Chairman of the Certifica­ Neuchatel, Switzerland. Antoine Watchmakers title on their first at­ tion Committee and two other at large Simonin, who became WOSTEP's Di­ tempt. One hundred percent of the members. The Board of Governors rector in 1976, has been a frequent visi­ graduates gained the CEWT or CMEW presently includes: William 0. Smith, tor to A WI and has conducted many highly regarded training seminars to certification on their first attempt. In Jr., Chairman; Ron DeCorte, Tamara A WI members. Mr. Simonin offered 1997 and 1998, Academy graduates re­ Houk, and Milton Stevens. A fifth the first training program ever con­ ceived the Henry Frystak-Donald member, representing the Industry ducted at the new A WI headquarters in DeWolfe award for earning the high­ Advisory Board, is to be added. The Harrison, Ohio, as a part of the festivi­ est score on the CMEW certification Board of Governors is charged with ties commemorating the 35'h anniver­ examination, including the first ever approving budgets, strategic planning sary celebration of AWl's founding in July of 1995. perfect score! and curricula for the Academy. A WI and WOSTEP have been One of the requirements for any The Academy represents a real new reciprocal members of their respective training institution is that it constantly direction for A WI. It is a program with associations since 1991. This partner­ reevaluate itself to determine what can specific performance goals, both in ship will become even more important be done to make it better. Despite the terms of financial viability and quali­ as the A WI Academy completes its record of success posted in the first tative measurement. It was adopted preparations to join the Worldwide Part­ years of the Academy, it was recog­ only after a thorough review of both nership of Watchmaking Schools. The Worldwide Partnership is a project that nized that even better results could be the need for career training for new has been underway for seven years and obtained with more training time. The watchmakers, and whether it would is receiving the active financial and Academy has attracted a high caliber provide a good "fit" with other A WI technical support of nearly fifty of the of talented and motivated students, in­ programs. Most important, it looks to­ leading manufacturers, designers, and cluding some truly gifted craftsmen. ward the future. Based on early results, distributors of fine Swiss watches. This It became evident, however, that more the Academy will be an important ambitious program is designed to as­ sure a continuing inflow of highly training hours would produce an even source of the next generation of teach­ trained watchmakers to meet the loom­ higher quality of graduate. For this rea­ ers, writers and leaders for A WI. ing shortage of skilled watchmakers all son, the A WI Board of Directors over the globe. unanimously approved a motion for The Worldwide Partnership of the Academy to join the worldwide Watchmaking Schools includes those alliance of watchmaker training spon­ TO LEARN MORE schools that have implemented the 3000 hour basic curriculum for entry level sored by the Watchmakers of ABOUT THE candidates in the highly technical oc­ Switzerland Training and Education AWl ACADEMY cupation of watch repair. The partner­ Program (WOSTEP). ship currently includes fourteen schools The WOSTEP program is a two­ OF WATCHMAKING in eight nations, France, Finland, Bel­ year, 3,000-hour curriculum that rep­ CONTACT JIM LUBIC gium, Germany, the United Kingdom resents the consensus of the Swiss and the United States. The two Ameri­ OR KELLEY KNIGHT can schools are North Seattle Commu­ manufacturing and educational com­ PHONE (513) 367-9800 nity College and Oklahoma State Uni­ munity for the recommended school­ FAX (513) 367-1414 versity at Okmulgee. Four other ing of watch repairers and technicians. schools, one each in Australia and Ja­ E-MAIL: The AWl Academy's application to pan, with St. Paul Junior College and join the worldwide alliance has tar­ [email protected] A WI in the U.S. are planning to imple­ geted August 2000, as the beginning [email protected] ment the program in the coming year.

September 1999 • Horological Times 11 Rock Quarry

Fred S. Burckhardt, It's been many years since I've seen my To make things worse, unemployment was up. FAWI old friend Slats McClanahan. Slats and I opened There were now three people out of work. Happy our own watch repair shop back in Kokomo, Acres' population was rapidly declining so they Nebraska. Actually, the opening was postponed had to lay off one of the helpers. for several weeks as we couldn't think of a name. A bright light appeared in the distance. Finally we decided on "The Kokomo Watch We knew things were going to change. A phone Repair Shop ofKokomo, Nebraska." Once again call raised our hopes. It was a woman from a we had to change it as the fellow at the rubber neighboring town. She wanted to know if we stamp shop couldn't fit it all onto a stamp for could fix her clock. Neither of us knew anything the repair envelopes. Some smart aleck at the about clocks but hey, how hard could they be to supply house came up with a perfect name. He work on? said, "With the type of work you two guys tum We jumped in the car and took off to out, you ought to call it 'Killing Time'." her house. She answered the door and took us to We didn't exactly set the world on fire the living room. There stood the largest clock at KT (this is short for Killing Time). We didn't either of us had ever seen. It must have had fifty realize that a town with the population of 275, tubular chime rods. She told us it played parts 150 of which were residing at Happy Acres Old of Mozart's Seventh Symphony on the quarter Folks Home, wouldn't be large enough to sup­ hour and the Battle Hymn of the Republic on port our type of business. We thought the large the hour. We knew this was going to be a chal­ flashing neon arrow, spanning the main street lenge. That thing sure did make a racket when and pointing to our shop, would do the trick. No we loaded it into the trunk ofthe car. The woman such luck. wanted to know if we should take off the chime We were getting desperate. Business rods but we explained it wasn't necessary. The was bad and money was running low. It's sur­ case stuck out about three feet so we had to tie prising how those two things always seem to go the trunk lid down with some string. together. They didn't teach us that in business By the time we got back to the shop and school. One day Slats went over to the next town unloaded the clock, we knew right then and there which was a lot larger. They even had a Dairy we bit off more than we could chew. Even Queen® and there was talk of a Wal-Mart® though neither of us would admit it, we were opening in a few years. Anyway, Slats came both a little reluctant to even take the thing out back with a great idea. He rented an ape cos­ ofthe case. All those wheels and levers and other tume thinking it would help draw customers to stuff scared us both. It was decided to let the our shop. We took turns putting on the costume thing sit awhile until we could become more and standing on the sidewalk waving at all the familiar with it. cars that passed, about fifty a day. In the meantime things started to look While wearing the costume one day, up. A casket manufacturer decided to build a Slats heard some bullets whizzing past his head. plant in Kokomo. This would mean an influx of It was the old people at Happy Acres. They hundreds of new people. This was especially thought it was a real ape that escaped from a good news for those at Happy Acres. All resi­ Tarzan movie. When we told them it was Slats, dents would receive a 50% discount on the they got a big laugh. Those old geezers sure casket of their choice. knew how to have fun. To show there were no What a happy ending to a story. Busi­ hard feelings, we collected all their canes and ness was booming. Within just a few years, we crutches, smashed them, and built a bonfire. had to expand, tripling the size of the shop. We After a few years, the government had more work than we could handle. We even people started to get after us. They threatened got to the point of giving up the food stamps. to cut off our poverty payments and food stamps. The woman with the clock calls about They turned a deaf ear when we tried to explain every month or so. She still accepts the fact that how we were trying our best to build our busi­ parts are on order! ness so it would start to pay us a fair living. 0

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Dear Editor: the work. Especially with credit card him about the price of gold and I read the reprint of Fred payments, the watchmaker can assure where I should put my money in the Burckhardt's 1982 article published that the payment can be guaranteed stock market! in July's HT. His humorous forecasts when the work is complete, not when Jack Kurdzionak of the watchmaker's world in the year it is picked up by the customer. Stoneham, Massachusetts 2000 was unbelievably accurate. At The days of a customer the time the article was written, the bringing a watch into a shop for an An ANACHRONISTIC watchmaker was considered an immediate evaluation are just about ISOCHRONIST! Really now Jack, anachronism who understood isoch­ gone. The watch must be left and that kind of talk could get your mouth ronism. The Swiss watch industry examined at the convenience of the washed out with soap in the old days. was in turmoil. It seemed like major watchmaker. The watchmaker is no Actually, your reaction has been watch producers and importers were longer the liaison between the cus­ pretty much the same as most others failing every week. Our parts distri­ tomer and the shop. His skills are far who read the article. His humorous bution system in this country was too valuable and costly to allow him article is remarkably prescient about shrinking. No young people were to kibitz with customers concerning a how the state of affairs in watchmak­ being encouraged to enter our profes­ watch repair. The contact is now ing might turn out nearly twenty sion. The Japanese manufacturers between a clerk and the customer. years later. seemed to have taken over the Promise dates for work Gee willikers I I wonder if industry worldwide and it was widely completion are now only estimates of Fred still has the gift. We might head believed that the only watches that when the watch repair might be out to the track and Fred could help displayed analog time with hands ready. This is especially true for me pick a horse. would be found in museums. work done on vintage pieces that William J. Ewbank In the midst of all this, Fred were produced at or before the time Editor-in-Chief wrote this very humorous article Fred wrote his article. The timeworn which most readers enjoyed but did excuse for an incomplete repair, "I not believe. Who in 1982 would have am waiting for the parts to arrive," is Dear Editor: dared to charge an "estimating fee?" truer now than ever before. Fred I have been a watchmaker for Today it is not an unusual practice in might have been exaggerating a bit forty years and sometimes I feel like many shops. Estimates take time and when his customer's watch was still the "Dunkin Donut Guy." There is time is money. not ready after eighteen years, but his very little time for anything else but I can definitely say that point is well taken. the shop. Last February, there was a almost no one collected his fee in I enjoyed reading the article. letter in HT from a member who advance in 1982. Today it is com­ I wish I had known Fred in 1982 and argued that A WI was not using all the mon to collect a substantial deposit had recognized his ability to foretell technologies available to it. I do on all repairs before proceeding with the future. I would have consulted agree with him. At the same time, I

14 Horological Times • September 1999 would like to offer some insight, replaced it with a new model that stuff, faster and better. Never especially concerning us old-timers. could fit in a shirt pocket and cost ten does it get any easier. When I was trained in watch bucks! I broke down and bought my William J Ewbank repair back in the late fifties, comput­ first computer in 1990. It was a Editor-in-Chief ers were nowhere on the horizon. "super" 286 IBM clone with a color When computers first were intro­ monitor and dot matrix printer. Hot Dear Editor: duced "WE" were busy making ends stuff! It gathers dust in the base­ Thank you so much for the meet. Luckily for me, times have ment, suitable only for a landfill. I reprint by Fred Burckhardt, "A Dying changed and I am out of the "survival now write on a handy laptop that has Breed." His column is always first mode." Now comes the younger about four quadzillion more memory on my list when the magazine arrives. generation, the one that has computer cells than I do, "interfaces" with our Since I was not a member when the knowledge and learned watch repair office network, and can come home article was first published, I appreci­ almost like a second "trade." Forgive with me for the weekend ifI am really ated the reprinting. I have copied it me for saying "THEM" and "US." feeling ambitious. Ain't progress and sent it to a couple of watchmak­ We are not ignorant. We just don't wonderful? ers who don't belong to AWl and know how computers can help us to You deserve a longer answer will now see what they are missing. work smarter, not harder. and we will work on one in a future After listening to one of my My suggestion is that you issue. For now, let me offer two lengthy complaints, the enclosed introduce us to the wonders of pieces of advice concerning the cartoon was drawn by a fourteen­ technology and enlighten us as to: computer: year-old friend of mine. Her name is (1) How computers can make our I. As ye enter the valley and the Ashley Miller. job easier? shadow ofsilicon, fear no evil. Susan J. Packer (2) What information typically A WI members are gadgeteers by Ogden, Utah should be searched for on the nature. Computers are ma­ internet? chines; tools just like those at For our many readers who (3) What kind of software is suitable your workbench. I suspect that enjoy and follow "Rock Quarry, " an for our needs? the average A WI member who is all new column appears in this (4) What kind of information is not already computer literate will month 's issue ofHT. We liked already out there? have an easier time adjusting to Ashley's cartoon so much that we are ( 5) Where can we get specialized the technology than most of the printing it below. Tell Ashley, she training? rest of the world. now has her first publishing credit. I hope I have not over­ 2. If the salesman tells you that William J Ewbank whelmed anyone. My son has a computers will make your life Editor-in-Chief degree in Computer Science and easier, shoot the scoundrel. 0 Math and he has a problem helping Computers can help you do more me with this. I know that programs for the retail stores are offered at any trade show. Without knowing the benefits first, very few of us will go out and spend the rather astronomical sums of money. Most ofus do not see the payoff. Erika Brenner Mount Tremper, New York

Your editor sympathizes with you. I am at least enough ofan "old­ timer" that I can recall during my high school and college days, the campus nerds all wore slide rules on their belts. I bought my first elec­ tronic calculator in my twenties. It was a Bowman Brain (a company long since gone to the cybernetic t • W hereafter.) My "brain" cost fifty M dollars, was the size and weight ofa brick, and suffered a terminal melt­ down after less than a year of use. I September 1999 • Horological Times 15 An Easy Way to Make Watch Battery Insulators

©1999 {All rights reserved by the author) Robert D. Porter, CMW

We sometimes find the insulator miss­ ing or damaged in the battery-powered watches we service. Figure 1 illustrates a simple solution to this problem. We can quickly and easily make our own replacement insulators from black elec­ trical tape, or non-conductive plastic, etc., by making a set of two-inch long punches from brass or steel tubing as pictured in Figure 2. One end of the punch can be sharpened in a lathe (Figure 3) or by filing; the other (mallet) end is left flat. Figure 4 shows how the first punch has been used to punch through the black electrical Figure 3. tape into the end-grain side of a walnut block.

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Figure 1. Figure 4.

Figure 2. Figure 5.

16 Horological Times • September 1999 A rawhide mallet is used to tap the punch through the in­ Questions & Answers sulating material to avoid damaging the punch. A 1ls" di­ (Continued from page 4.) ameter punch is being used in Figure 5 to punch the hole covering the entire balance wheel is probably a faceted for the lower battery contact. The tape is carefully lifted clear quartz stone with a decorative emerald gemstone off the block, leaving the finished insulators as pictured in bezel-set in its center. Although the emerald appears to be Figure 6. an endstone jewel (cap jewel or thrust bearing), I suspect Thin-wall brass tubing is available from hobby the emerald is there solely for decoration, since emerald shops or hardware stores. The following punch sizes will would be too soft a stone to use as a balance pivot endstone. fit most of your insulator needs: 11s", 3!J6", Y4", 5h6", 31s", Sapphire, ruby, or diamond are the only gemstones that and W'. Some jobs work better with a small slit in the would have the hardness necessary for an endstone or cap jewel; and I suspect that a ruby endstone is fixed beneath insulator instead of a center hole. 0 the decorative emerald. Shugart's book shows a very similar movement and case without a crystal cap and emerald, and dates it as circa 1700.6 The style of balance cock, pillars, movement de­ sign, case, bow, assay, and case marks all would tend to date your watch at about 1680. David A. Christianson, Technical Editor

References 1. Watch Case Makers ofEngland, 1994, by Phillip T. Priestly. NAWCC Bulletin #20, Spring 1994. NAWCC, Columbia, PA. Page 84. 2. Ibid. Page 24. 3. Ibid. Page 10. 4. Complete Price Guide to Watches, No.l9, 1999, by Cooksey Shugart & Richard E. Gilbert. Cooksey Shugart Publications, Cleveland, TN. Page 433. 5. Ibid. Page 432. Figure 6. 6. Ibid. Page 553 . 0

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September 1999 • Horological Times 17 Technically Watches Pocket Watches and Their Maintenance Part 16 The Case Unit

Archie B. Perkins, ©1999 (All rights reserved by the author) CMW, FAWI, FNAWCC, FBHI

The watch case is a very important part the plating will wear off in a short time, allow­ of the total watch. The quality ofthe case mainly ing the base metal to be exposed which will tar­ depends on the workmanship and the quality of nish in a short time. the material used in making the case. Poor work­ Watch cases have been made from a va­ manship can cause the case to fail in a short time riety of materials. The less expensive cases are and to leak dust and moisture into the watch made of base metal and then chrome plated or movement. This can cause the watch movement gold plated. Base metal is any metal which is to also fail in a short time. If the case is made non-precious such as copper, brass, zinc, alu­ from base metal with a thin gold-plated finish, minum, etc. Base metal is used as a base for precious metal. For ex­ ample, gold is applied to brass to form an outside sur­ 3-PIECE face that will not tarnish CASE when in use. If the outside surface of the base metal is electroplated with gold, the plating will soon wear off, leaving the base metal ex­ posed. The more coats of electroplating that are ap­ plied to the case, the thicker the plating will be, and the longer its life will be. If the base metal has a thin sheet of gold applied to it before the metal is formed into a watch case, this is called rolled gold plating. -9 This type of case will hold up better than an electro­ plated case. When a sheet of gold that is thicker than the rolled gold plate is applied to the base metal, this is called gold filled, and it will last for years without wearing through to the base metal. Gold-filled cases made in the past were guaranteed to last Figure 1. 5, 10, 15, 20, or 25 years de­ pending on how thick the

18 Horological Times • September 1999 gold sheet was that was applied to the base metal from which the case was made. More modem gold-filled cases are stamped 1/l 0 l OK gold filled or l /20 l OK gold filled. This means that the gold sheet applied to the base metal is 1/20lh or Ill Oth the thickness of the metal for the case. The best quality gold cases are made of karat gold like 10 karat, 12 karat, 14 karat, or 18 karat solid gold. Karat gold means that a certain amount of gold is melted together with other metals to form a diluted gold alloy. Ten karat gold is 10 parts gold by weight and 14 parts of other metal. Twelve karat gold is one-half gold and one­ half other metals by weight. Fourteen karat is 14 parts gold and 10 parts other metals. Eighteen karat gold is three­ fourths gold and one-fourth other metals. Cases are not made from 24K pure gold because of its softness. The other metals are added to make the alloy harder and tougher. Many watch cases have been made of silver. Sil­ ver is the same throughout the metal and holds up like solid karat gold. Watch cases are made of coin silver, ster­ ling silver, and fine silver. Coin silver is 900/1000 fine or .9 pure silver. Sterling silver is about 925/1000 fine, and pure silver is 1000/1000 fine. The more expensive watch cases are made of plati­ num. Iridium is added to the platinum to make it harder and more wear resistant. Pure platinum is quite soft. Figure 2.

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September 1999 • Horological Times 19 SWING RING SWING RING CASE CASE

Figure 3. Figure 4.

Many watch cases have been made from nickel and wears well. Other inexpensive watch cases are made silver under names such as silveroid, silverine, or silverode. of stainless steel and even oxidized steel. Nickel silver contains no silver at all. It is an alloy of copper, nickel, and zinc. If it is kept polished, nickel sil­ The Three-Piece Watch Case ver will have a good appearance and last for many, many Figure 1 shows a watch case that has three pieces years. for the body of the case: the case center, the back, and the Some inexpensive cases are made of a base metal bezel. In the lower grade cases, the back and the bezel which is chrome plated. The chrome plating is quite hard snap onto the center part of the case. In better grade cases, the back and bezel screw onto the center of the case. The pendant of the case is hard soldered to the Figure 5. center part of the watch case. The pendant houses the stem and crown of the watch as well as a sleeve to hold the stem on pendant FRONT COVER HUNTER CASE set watches. The bow fitted to the pendant is used for attaching a watch chain to the case.

The Hinged Watch Case Figure 2 shows a watch case which has two back covers that are hinged to the cen­ ter part of the case. These covers snap onto shoulders of the center part of the case. The inside cover is usually called a dust cover and the outside cover is called the back cover. The dust cover is added protection to help prevent dust from entering the watch movement. The hinge for the dust cover can be seen in Figure 2; however, the hinge for the back cover is hidden by the dust cover

20 Horological Times • September 1999 in this illustration. In higher grade hinged watch cases, the bezel of the case is also hinged to the front of the center of the case. DEMI-HUNTER In lower grade watch cases, the bezel is usu­ CASE ally just a non-hinged snap-on bezel. Hinged cases have a small lip on each cover which is situated 45° to the right of the pen­ dant for inserting a case opener for opening the cover or the bezel. If there are no lips or hinges on a watch case, then the case is a screw type case and the bezel and back need to be removed by being unscrewed from the center of the case.

The Swing Ring Case Figure 3 shows a swing ring case. This type of case has a solid back and cen­ ter section with a threaded bezel. The move­ ment fits into a hinged ring that allows the movement to be swung out of the back of Figure 6. the case for viewing the back of the move- ment. The swing ring is hinged to a case ring which is held into the solid part of the case by two screws. This type of locking spring to release the front cover. Then, the ten­ case with its solid back makes it more dustproofthan cases sion of the lift spring against the front cover opens the with backs that open. cover. These springs fit around the inside of the center part of the case. Second Style of Swing Ring Watch Case The bezel on this type of case snaps onto a shoul­ Figure 4 shows another style of swing ring case. der on the case. Sometimes the bezel is hinged to the case. This style of swing ring case was used by the Hamilton A slot is usually cut in the bezel to clear the lip on the Watch Company for some of their 12-size thin model locking spring. watches. The center part of the case is the swing ring into A hunter type movement should be used with a which the movement is fastened. This ring is hinged to the hunter case. A hunter type movement is one which has the solid back of the case. The back of the case is hinged to three o'clock position at the winding arbor position and the bezel of the case. The movement and the center ring the second hand position at a 90° angle with the winding hinge into the back of the case, then the bezel hinges over arbor position. the front of the movement allowing the bezel and back to When closing the front cover of a hunter case, one snap together over the movement and center ring. The should press in on the crown, then close the cover, and back of the case and the bezel are notched at the pendant then release the pressure on the crown. This method of position so they will fit closely around the pendant. closing the front cover saves the wear and tear on the lock­ ing lip of the cover. The Hunter Type Watch Case Figure 5 shows a hunter type of watch case. This The Demi-Hunter Case case has a hinged cover on the front of the case. The back Figure 6 shows a demi-hunter case. This case is of the case has a hinged dust cover and a hinged back cover. the same as a conventional hunter case except the front The case contains two flat steel springs, one which acts cover of this case has a hole in the center of the cover so against the front cover at the hinge position to cause the the hands and part of the dial show through the hole in the cover to open when it is released. This spring is called the cover. A crystal is mounted over the hole in the groove lift spring. The other case spring is the locking spring. This around the hole. Hour and minute markers are placed spring locks the cover when it is closed. The lip on the around the hole in the cover. The purpose of a demi-hunter locking spring catches behind a lip on the inside of the case is to allow the approximate time to be read without front cover to hold the cover closed. The cover is released having to open the front cover. If a more accurate reading by pressing in on the end of the crown. When the crown is is needed, then the front cover can be opened. pressed inward, a shoulder on the winding stem presses "Pocket Watches and Their Maintenance" will the end of the locking spring inward causing the lip on the continue. 0

September 1999 • Horological Times 21 AFFILIATE CHAPTER CONVENTIONS

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22 Horological Times • September 1999 INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE

"Modern Technology of High-Grade Watch Service" W. Jarochowski (internationally recognized watchmaker and instructor) Oklahoma State University, Okmulgee, Oklahoma WATCHMAKERS MAKING THE BALANCE SWING THE OTHER WAY

The Horological Student Club of OSU-Okmulgee is pleased to invite you to an International Seminar to effect a renaissance on our profession and bring international watchmakers into the 21 st century. It will be held on Monday, September 2Q 1h at the D.W. Reynolds Center, a state-of-the-art, world-class technical facility located on the campus of OSU-Okmulgee in Okmulgee, OK. The seminar will be from 10 AM to 3 PM . The Swiss International Watch Laboratory will be giving a demonstration on their revolutionary new main­ spring removal/insertion tool, along with other new tools.* OSU watchmaking students will also be giving presentations on related subjects. (Video taping is allowed.) Gold News for Watch Service Industry Special Educational Program Focusing on the World's Most Popular & Finest Timepieces New Tools & Technology to Improve Quality Service on Watches by Individual International Watchmakers Zbignieu Filipowers (S.I.W.L.), Rolex factory-trained specialist Let's all work together to launch our profession into the 21 51 century. Our future is what we make it. Please feel free to contact us with any questions or to make reservations.

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September 1999 • Horological Times 23 A Practical Course in Clock Repair Pivot Repair

John P. Kenyon, CMC Pivots need restoration whenever a clock Restoring a Pivot by Turning, movement is overhauled and often between over­ II Grinding, Polishing, and Burnishing hauls if the movement has not been cleaned and oiled periodically. Pivot work should be done Turning before any bushing work so that the pivot hole 1. Set up the arbor in a lathe collet with the can be made to accommodate the refurbished damaged pivot extended. It may be necessary pivot, which may have a reduced diameter. to use a steady rest if the pivot is on a long arbor. Pivot Wear 2. With the lathe running at moderate speed, Pivot wear (Figure 1) is primarily the smooth out the crevices and grooves with a sharp result of grit from brass fragments and other de­ graver. bris that combines with the oil in the pivot hole 3. Square the shoulder to a perfect right and around the pivot to form an abrasive com­ angle with the pivot and slightly undercut it. pound. As the clock runs and the pivot rotates in 4. Round the end and bevel the shoulder as its bearing, the grit becomes impregnated in the illustrated in Figure 1. Be careful not to change soft brass of the pivot hole and grinds away on the length of the pivot. the steel pivot causing it to wear. After the pivot surface becomes irregular and rough, the pres­ Grinding sure from the gear train causes the pivot to wear A sharp graver leaves fine lines on the the bushing into an egg-shaped hole. Eventually, surface of the pivot. These lines can be removed this will cause the depthing to change enough to by grinding with an iron or soft steel slip that bring about an improper mesh between the wheel has been treated with oilstone paste. The slip is and pinion. When this occurs, the pivot must be prepared for grinding by drawing a fine file or repaired or replaced and the bushing needs at­ coarse emery paper across the surface at right tention. Two methods of pivot restoration will angles to the direction of the intended grinding be described. motion. This results in fine scores on the sur­ face of the slip to hold the grinding compound. Oilstone paste is made from oilstone powder Figure 1. Worn Pivot mixed with clock oil to form slurry. The width of the slip should be a little less than the length of the pivot. Wear 1. With the lathe turning at moderate speed, put a little oil­ stone paste on the slip and hold it under the pivot as illustrated in Figure 2. 2. Move the slip back and forth with light pressure applied to the pivot. Commence by holding the slip against the shoulder of the pivot; then, move it slightly side Arbor Shoulder to side as the back and forth mo- tion continues. 24 Horological Times • September 1999 Arbor with a few drops of clock oil and with the lathe running at high speed stroke the pivot very lightly using the same technique as that used for grinding and polishing. A few strokes will suffice to further polish the pivot and add hard­ ness to the surface. The turning and grinding steps may not be neces­ Motion sary, depending upon the amount of damage to the pivot. It may need only polishing and burnishing.

Restoring a Pivot with a Pivot File and Burnisher

Figure 2. Pivot Grinding Pivot files and burnishers are available as sepa­ rate tools or as a combination tool as illustrated in Figure 3. (A) and (B) show a separate file and burnisher, respec­ 3. As the grinding progresses, add paste to the slip as tively, (C) is an illustration of a combination tool and (D) needed. The slip must be held parallel to insure even is the cover for (C) to protect the working surfaces. These grinding. tools are supplied for either left-hand (E) or right-hand (F) 4. Grind the shoulder, the bevel, and the pivot end. use. The working side is slanted to facilitate reaching the 5. Stop grinding periodically to clean off the discol­ root of the pivot so that a precise comer can be formed at ored paste and to check the finish of the pivot with a seven­ the shoulder. The right-hand tool is for working on top of or ten-power loupe. If necessary, add more oilstone paste the pivot, while the left-hand tool is for working beneath to the slip and continue grinding until the surface is smooth. it. When using an idler file rest, it is necessary to use the right-hand tool and work on the top of the pivot. Other­ Polishing wise, it is best to use the left-hand tool and work below the 1. Clean the surface thoroughly. Polish the pivot with pivot. This makes it possible to closely observe the a bell-metal slip and diamantine paste using the same tech­ position of the tool and the progress of the work. nique as that used for grinding. A boxwood slip may be used if bell-metal is not available. Filing 2. After polishing to a brilliant surface, thoroughly 1. Set the arbor up in the lathe as described in clean off any diamantine paste residue and check the sur­ method A. face again with the loupe. If satisfactory, move on to the 2. With the lathe running at moderate speed, put a burnishing step. drop of clock oil on the file and apply it to the bottom of the pivot. Use gentle pressure and hold the file parallel to Burnishing the pivot. A final finish is given to the pivot with a smooth 3. Stop frequently to clean off and inspect the pivot burnisher applied to the surface. Lubricate the burnisher with a loupe. If necessary, add another drop of oil to the

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September 1999 • Horological Times 25 file and be sure to keep the oil and the working surface clean. Vise 4. When the pivot surface appears smooth under the Jaw loupe, discontinue filing.

Burnishing Pivot Replace the cover over the file end of the tool and remove the cover from the burnisher end. Check the sur­ face ofthe burnisher for a fine cross-cut. If necessary, cross­ cut the surface slightly with medium emery paper. 1. Using a drop of oil on the surface, introduce the burnisher to the work in the same manner as that used for filing. 2. After a few revolutions of the lathe, check the pivot with a loupe. It should be smooth and shiny with a hard Figure 4. Checking Pivots on Vise Jaws surface.

Bent Pivots Cradle A bent pivot on an arbor can develop enough fric­ tion to cause a clock to run slow, erratic or to not run at all.

Causes of a Bent Pivot The most common cause of a bent pivot is too much pressure on the arbor when trying to slide it across the plate and into a pivot hole. When excess pressure is Adjustable applied to the plates while holding them together to up­ End right the arbors, it can be difficult to slide the arbor across the surface to the pivot hole. The "give" is at the weakest place, the pivot. This can result in a bent or broken pivot. Bent pivots may also occur when a mainspring breaks and all of the energy is suddenly released, causing the gears to surge backwards at high speed.

To Test for a Bent Pivot Prior to Assembly A visual check prior to assembly will identify a Figure 5. Adjustable Cradle for Checking Pivots bent pivot if the bend is severe enough to be seen with the human eye. It can also be observed by chucking up each end of the arbor in a lathe and visually observing the wheel pivot hole. When all of the arbors have been assembled for a "wobble" while running the lathe at moderate speed. (without the verge) the train can be given a gentle spin at Another method is to open the jaws of a small the second wheel. It should rotate to a steady, slow stop. If watchmaker's vise to the distance of the length of the ar­ not, there is excess friction in the train. bor minus the pivots; then, place each pivot on one of the vise jaws, and let the arbor roll across the top (Figure 4). To Test for a Bent Pivot After Assembly A bent pivot can be identified by a "wobble." The accu­ After assembly, the movement should be bench­ racy of this method is dependent upon a good quality vise checked. If it does not run satisfactorily, let down the main­ with perfectly smooth jaw tops. Another device is illus­ spring into a mainspring clamp and check each arbor for trated in Figure 5. It is used by extending the movable end play. If an arbor will not move up and down freely, it cradle on the slide shaft to the distance of the arbor, minus may have a bent pivot. the pivots. The pivots are set into the cradles and given a Always check for hardness before straightening a spin. The wheel should spin smoothly with no wobble. pivot. In American kitchen clock movements, chances of success in straightening a bent pivot are good because the To Test for a Bent Pivot During Assembly arbors are made from iron or soft steel. In high-grade When the arbors are upright between the plates clocks, such as French clocks, where arbors are made of there should be some freedom as each pivot fits into its tool steel and hardened and tempered, the pivot must be

26 Horological Times • September 1999 it looks straight; then, test for truth as described above. A brass plate will prevent damage to the pivot surface. Do not use the clock plate for a tool or damage may occur at the pivot hole. If the bent pivot is close to a wheel and pinion, as illustrated in Figure 6B, place it into a pre-drilled hole in a piece of brass rod and apply pressure in several small bursts until it looks straight, then test for truth. Never A B use a pre-drilled hole that is too large. The extra play makes it impossible to stop bending at the correct position. 0 Figure 6. Bent Pivots

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September 1999 • Horological Times 27 Affiliate Chapter Report

James Charlton said, "Don't waste your belonging to a local association is the periodic Stanley McMahan time learning the tricks of the trade-learn the newsletter that many guilds produce. Most are trade." This is quite profound given today's extremely professional in appearance and con­ prominent attitude ofjust good enough. tent. One of the many pieces of the puzzle of For example, members of the Horologi­ learning the trade is to read trade publications. cal Association of Maryland were treated to an The Horological Times is an example of this. article by Mike Morris titled "Lantern Pinion However, since you're reading this I'll assume Repair." This article was accompanied by sev­ you know that already so I won't chase that rab­ eral very nice drawings and gave a detailed ex­ bit. What about other publications? What about planation of the procedures necessary to repair chapter newsletters? these pinions. In the very same issue of Mary­ Ifyou aren't a member of a local guild, land Horological News was an article titled "Us­ you are missing out on something that could be ing a Countershaft on a Watchmaker's Lathe" the instrument that takes your professionalism by W.R. Smith. These were two very excellent as a horologist and/or businessperson to the next articles of a professional caliber. The members level. Why would you take a chance on missing of the Horological Association of Maryland are that boat? certainly getting their money's worth. A good example of the benefits of The Newsletter of the Massachusetts

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0 -~~ ~... Watchmakers Association provides the members of the that are being produced by your fellow horologists. In the MWA with timely, original articles. Many of these articles coming months I'll highlight other guilds and include short comment on the daily trials and tribulations of the horolo­ and concise bench techniques that will make this article gist at the bench and at the sales counter. Experience is the worth reading. So, pay attention. Big things are on the best teacher. horizon for the Affiliate Chapters. 0 The Western Pennsylvania Watch and Clock:mak­ ers Association produces Tic Toe News. This newsletter has it all: history, current repair techniques, humor, etc. What a shame if any horologists in the local area of this guild are missing out on the Tic Toe News due to the lack of their participation in this group. The North Carolina Watchmaker's Association newsletter, The Watchword, recently published the follow­ ing piece: "Sometimes it's hard to tell ifthe dial lights on these newfangled watches are lighting up, especially in the well-lit area around your bench. To easily and quickly check them, take your black eye Ioupe and turn it upside down over the watch, hold it up to your eye, and push the button. You can easily tell if the light is on in this dark little room." Jack Smith brought this technique to light. ©

As you can see, the value of the newsletters alone is often worth the price of belonging to a local guild. I could go on and on about the rest of the fine publications

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©1999 Eveready Battery Company, Inc. From the Workshop

Jack Kurdzionak

A Handy Idea which it was set and not with some others on Not every owner of a quartz watch will the dial, you may have a dial with markers a notice a sweep second hand that does not per­ different angular distance from each other. fectly align itself with the minute markers on the Jack Kurdzionak dial. Of those owners who notice some will com­ plain and vociferously let you know that the sec­ Do You Have a Weight Problem? ond hand should point to each and every mark Of course I am not getting personal. I on the minute track of the dial. At first appear­ mean do you have an oscillating weight prob­ ance it seems easy enough to remedy this seem­ lem in an automatic watch? Is that weight scrap­ ingly minor problem. You just stop the watch by ing the inside of the case back when the watch pulling out the crown and replace the second is closed? How can you determine if it is scrap­ hand so that it points exactly to a minute mark ing; and if it is, where exactly is it scraping? on the dial's edge. Push the crown in again and The questions may seem a bit difficult, but the the second hand begins to step, but again does answer is easy when you follow the advice of not align itself with the minute markers. The rea­ Wayne Lannon from Massachusetts. Wayne son is straightforward enough. Pulling out the suggests coloring the inside of the case back with crown does stop the watch, but not necessarily a felt-tip marker. After allowing it to dry for a at the exact point when the hand is at rest be­ few minutes he replaces the case back and wears tween steps. the watch for a while. While the watch is being One way to solve the problem is tore­ worn, the oscillating weight moves to and fro. move the cell to stop the watch and leave the If the weight is scraping the inside of the case crown in the running position. Now the rotor is back it will scuff the film left by the magic at rest as it would be between steps. Remove the marker to leave a record of where it scrapes the second hand and replace it with the tip resting case. With this evidence in hand, Wayne re­ exactly on a minute marker. A bit of Rodico to pairs whatever fault or faults that cause the scrap­ hold the tip of the hand at the exact location on ing. After the repairs have been made, he sim­ the dial is helpful before pushing the tube of the ply washes away the film left by the marker. second hand home onto its post. After the hand is pushed onto the post, the tip ofthe hand should Not the Same Old Grind be perfectly aligned with the appropriate mark Have you ever tried to sharpen a car­ on the dial. Replace the cell and observe the bide graver on an ordinary stone? Did you ever sweep hand for a full minute to be sure that the break a stem you were trying to shorten with a hand aligns itself with each marker on the dial's file or stone while you held the stem in a pin minute track. When the hand returns to its origi­ vise? Do you think you need a good tool to grind nal position on the dial after one minute and is or sharpen any of your tools? If your answer to in perfect alignment, consider the job well done. any of the above is yes, let me tell you about a Be aware of some dials that have not new tool we have purchased, use every day, and been made as well as they could be. On these are genuinely pleased with its performance. It dials, the minute markers are not equiangular is called a GRS Power Hone. It is a box-like from each other. Well-made dials have each device with a self-contained motor driving a minute marker six degrees away from the adja­ horizontalS" diameter aluminum wheel charged cent marker. If you encounter a condition where with a 600-grit diamond surface. I bought it spe­ the second hand aligns itself with the marker to cifically for grinding the carbide gravers used

30 Horological Times • September 1999 on the lathe. Those gravers must be sharpened on a dia­ mond wheel. Any attempt to use a regular stone results in the graver cutting a groove in the stone and the graver still being dull. Carbide gravers must be sharpened on a dia­ mond wheel. Of course I resisted the urge to purchase a new tool because for years I had sharpened the gravers on a diamond lap which fit my watchmaker's lathe. The lap did a good but messy job sharpening the gravers. It re­ quired diamond paste applied along with a dirty lubricant and also took some time to set up and to do the sharpen­ ing. It was slow going. It was also messy and left hands, Perfect Fit face, and clothing spotted with lubricant thrown from the lap. Perfect Fit Is a self sizing, adjusting ring guard system It took only a few minutes of practice with the that is quickly snapped in place and expands over five GRS Hone to see this was just what was needed for grind­ sizes comfortably and automatically. Available in 14Kt gold plate or rhodium finish . Competing products ing carbide tools. It quickly cut them and sharpened them require you to replace an entire shank. Not with the with only a little Windex® window cleaner sprayed on Perfect Fit! It fits on to any existing ring shank. No the wheel as a lubricant. All of those dull gravers were cutting or sawing required! sharpened right away. A few days later, some of the watchmaker's screwdrivers needed sharpening. The Designed for arthritic knuckles · Spring tension self grinder did a perfect job on them. They had to be held in adjusts to 5 sizes · Easily clamps to ring in minutes · Comfortable· Available in 14Kt gold plate or rhodium one of those little roller fixtures to keep both sides of the finish · Free demo ring included. blade parallel while grinding. Never have I used such nicely finished screwdrivers. The grinder also cuts glass crystals Kit includes: smoothly and quickly without chipping the edges. I have 4 small yellow fits up to 3mm even used it to smooth the edge of a sapphire crystal. 2 medium yellow fits up to 6mm The most surprising use for the grinder is that of 1 large yellow fits up to 9mm finishing the ends of winding stems before threading them 2 small white fits up to 3mm into crowns. Many stems we use today are taps 11, 12, and 1 demo solitaire ring 13, which means that they are extremely thin and fragile. Many have been broken while stoning them or filing them Stock #381.120 $91.00 to the correct length before fitting them to the crown. Not Refills $10.00 each only is that costly, but it is time consuming to order an­ (Extra demo rings $15.95 each) other stem and make the job wait a few more days before it is finished. I now finish all stems by holding the hub in Watch crvstal Protector Sheets a good pin vise and grinding the threaded tip with the dia­ Clear, self-adhesive labels used to protect just mond wheel. It will not grab the stem and break it off and installed crystals from damage before it gets back in it gives a factory-smooth finish to the end of the threads. your customers hands. Also great for protecting I am certain other uses will be found for this tool customers existing crystal during routine servicing, that has now become an indispensable part of the shop. It even if it is in just for a battery change. Available in 2 has even been used to grind the pallet stones for those front sizes, sold in packs of 100 sheets. \ 1 escapement French Clocks so that they would fit into the I Stock# Description \ pre-drilled holes on the verge. The round portion of the \ I stones were too large for the verge and broaching out the MM-XPS200 20.0 mm round \ \ I verge is not the proper way to fit the stones. The flat por­ MM-XPS320 32.0 mm round tion of the stones were gently clamped into a pin vise and $9.25/pk I the round portion was rotated on the diamond wheel until the diameter was reduced enough to enter the verge. This tool is available from Jules Borel & Co. If you need more information regarding this tool contact them directly or write to me in care of A WI. Jack Kurdzionak 0

September 1999 • Horological Times 31 Book Review

The Watch ofthe Future Chapter 11, of Part 1, "Collecting Hamilton The Story of the Electrics," provides the reader with detailed information Hamilton Electric about the cases, dials, movements, batteries, quartz con­ Watch, Third Edition, versions, and repair tips. published 1999, by The role William 0. Smith, Jr., current AWl Di­ Rene Rondeau, rector, played in independently writing and publishing the $29.95, P.O. Box service manual for repair of the Hamilton electric watch 391 Corte Madera, in 1957 is well told in this edition. Hamilton's manage­ CA 94976-0391. ment could not improve on the Smith book and purchased This 61;'4" x 91;'4" the rights to republish it as an official Hamilton electric hardcover book watch repair manual. contains 182 pages of fasci­ Part 2-The Watches nating reading Part 2 provides pertinent information (release about the inven­ dates, etc.) and illustrates all production models of tion, manufacture, and Hamilton electric wristwatches, many of which are rare marketing of the world's first electric and eagerly sought after by collectors. Pictured are the watch-from idea, to prototype, to testing and marketing. Ventura, Pacer, Van Horn, Spectra, Saturn, Regulus, Over 175 pictures and drawings introduce the reader to Titan, Vantage, Altair, Vega, and Meteor, to name only a the people and products of the Hamilton Watch Company few. during a pivotal era in American watchmaking. This is a thoroughly researched true story about Part 3-Asymmetric Mechanical Watches real people and how they worked together to solve the Part 3 chronicles Hamilton's mildly successful engineering, company politics, and competitive problems effort to apply the avant-garde electric watch case styling involved in bringing a pioneering product to market. to their traditional mechanical movements. Twenty of these The story of the Hamilton Electric Watch is di­ unusual watches are shown, including the Flight, K -4 75 vided into four main parts: Part 1-The History, Part 2- Automatic, Accumatic A-504, Pacermatic, Thinline 4002, The Watches, Part 3-Asymmetric Mechanical Watches, Khyber, and Odyssee 2001. and Part 4-Appendices. Part 4-Appendices 1, 2, and 3 Part 1-The History Appendix 1 explains the distinctions between gold The first ten chapters of Part 1 take us inside the filled, rolled gold plate, gold electroplate, and solid gold Hamilton factory from 1946 through the introduction of as used in jewelry and watch cases. Appendix 2 offers a the model 500 electric watch in 1957, and the improved step-by-step procedure for adjusting the contact system of model 505 in 1961, and beyond as decisions and designs the Hamilton 500 electric watch. Appendix 3 is a step-by­ are made in the research laboratory by Arthur Fillinger, step procedure for servicing the Hamilton 505 electric John Hendricks, John Van Hom, and Phil Biemiller. watch. You are at the bench with master watchmaker tech­ The Watch of the Future is highly recommended nicians Fred Koehler and James Reese as prototypes are reading for business students, watchmakers, and collec­ built and tested. You share in the styling and advertising tors alike. decisions, and feel the pressure from the sales department Reviewed by Robert D. Porter to launch a product before it is thoroughly tested. Anyone Chairman, Technical Book Review Committee who has been in a management or watchmaking position 0 will connect with this story

32 Horological Times • September 1999

Repeater, Petite and Grande Sonnerie Clocks Seth Thomas Hall Clock, Part 4 7

Leo A. Jaroslaw ©1999 (All rights reserved by the author)

Introduction the unlock lift lever. This arm extends under the In Part 46 we completed coverage of the upper chime control arbor (13), into the chime chime control system, including manual chime train area. When the movement is assembled, correction. Now let us get into the strike control the other end of the spring is hooked onto the system. pin of the spring attachment (41 ). This attach­ ment is fastened onto the front face of the front Strike Control Components plate (25). Its pin extends into the chime area. (Figures 47.1 and 47.2) This unlock lever spring provides tension through the lower strike control arbor (26) to Similar to the chime control, there are the strike lift lever (23). This tension provides two strike control arbors: upper (33) and lower for the positive contact of the strike lift lever as (26). The lower strike control arbor has three it follows the contour of the strike lift cam (22). levers attached to it: the strike lift lever (23), the unlock lift lever (27), and the strike warn­ Strike Control Operation ing detent (29). The strike lift lever rides on the strike lift cam (22). This cam is part ofthe chime As the chime completes the fourth quar­ count wheel assembly (21) mounted on the ter run, on the hour, several actions occur chime train second arbor (20). sequentially: Extending into the strike train, under the strike lock lever (37), is the unlock lift lever (27). 1 - The second chime arbor is rotating clock­ Lastly, also extending into the strike train is the wise (CW). The chime count plate assembly is strike warning detent (29). The hook on the left mounted on, and turning with this arbor. The end of the warning detent rides adjacent to the strike lift cam (22) is a component of the chime strike warning (fourth) wheel (31). While not count assembly, turning with it. running, the warning pin (30) on the warning wheel is adjacent to the fan pinion. 2 - The hook on the strike lift lever (23) rides on The upper strike control arbor (33) has the strike lift cam. Pressure for positive contact two levers attached. Both levers extend into the is provided by the tension of the unlock lift le­ strike train area. The strike lock lever (37) has a ver spring. hook at its left end. At rest, it lies in the notch in the strike lock plate (38). The lock plate is on 3 - The strike lift lever (23) climbs the rise of the strike third arbor (39). This actually stops the lift cam as the chime is striking the fourth and locks the strike train. The lock lever is lo­ quarter. This action rotates the lift lever and the cated above the unlock lift lever (27), which lower strikes control arbor CW. The warning unlocks and starts the strike train. This occurs detent (29) and the unlock lift lever (27) are also when the lock lever hook is lifted out of the notch attached to the lower strike control arbor. They in the strike lock plate by the unlock lift lever. also rotate CW. This rotation lifts both. The unlock lift lever spring (28), is at­ tached to an arm (40), extending from the lower 4 - The warning detent hook is lifted into the strike control arbor, adjacent to the right end of path of the warning pin (30).

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Schematic - not to scale or position Note: Chime Count Plate/2"d and 3'd wheels left off for clarity

1 Rear Plate 27 Unlock Lift Lever 34 Strike Count Lever 13 Upper Chime Control Arbor 28 Unlock Lift Lever Spring 35 Strike Count Wheel 20 Chime Second Arbor 29 Strike Warning Detent 36 Strike Main Wheel 22 Strike Lift Cam 30 Strike Warning Pin 37 Strike Lock Lever 23 Strike Lift Lever 31 Strike Warning (4th) Wheel 38 Strike Lock Plate 25 Front Plate 32 Strike Train 4th Arbor 39 Strike 3rd Arbor 26 Lower Strike Control Arbor 33 Upper Strike Control Arbor 40 Spring Arm

Figure 47.1 . Strike Control Components

September 1999 • Horological Times 35 As the strike train runs, the count lever (34) hook rides the outer edge of the count wheel until it reaches the next slot. Dropping into that slot rotates the upper strike control arbor (33) CCW. At that point, the strike lock plate (38) slot lines up with the lock lever (37) hook. Whenever a count wheel slot is in position for a drop, so is the lock plate slot. This is provided by the design of the gear ratio between the main wheel/count wheel assembly and the lock plate. The hook drops into the slot and stops the train.

Disassembly of Movement ST 74G

As noted in the component description, the con­ 1 1 Rear Plate trols of this movement are very different from most other 13 Upper Chime Control Arbor clocks. When disassembling this movement, identify and 25 Front Plate mark each component as it comes off. I also suggest mak­ 27 Unlock Lift Lever ing notes/sketches and possibly photographs as you pro­ 28 Unlock Lift Lever Spring 33 Upper Strike Control Arbor ceed. This will assist you in reassembly. My illustrations 3 7 Strike Lock Lever in this series may differ in some aspects from your move­ 40 Spring Arm ment. Outside of the strike and chime controls, this move­ 41 Spring Attachment ment is pretty standard. Your usual procedures should prevail. Figure 47.2. Unlock Lift Lever Spring Assembly This concludes Part 47. In Part 48 we will start reassembling the movement. 0 5 - The unlock lift lever (27) contacts and lifts the lock lever (37). The lock lever is attached to the upper strike control arbor. Lifting this lever rotates it and the control arbor CW. Its hook on the end is lifted out of the slot in the lock plate (38). AWl Material Search 6 - As the strike count lever (34) is also attached to the upper control arbor it also is lifted. Its hook on the end is EDITOR'S NOTE: This column is designed to work lifted out of the slot in the strike count wheel (35). in conjunction with the A WI Movement Bank. If you can supply any of the items listed here, please send 7 - The strike train starts into warning mode. It is stopped details to the Material Search Network. Do not send in "warning" when the warning pin comes in contact with the items to A WI. Members requesting these items the warning detent in its path. will be advised of their availability, and will contact you directly. The strike lift lever (23) drops off the high point of the strike lift cam (22), when the fourth quarter chime 1X3 Waltham 16s 1908 inside arbor with steel run is completed. This also starts a sequence of events: wheel, 13 teeth, #4552; inside arbor hollow for small thread screw, #4552b 1 - The strike lift lever (23), lower strike control arbor (26) and the warning detent (29) assembly rotates coun­ 1X9 Gruen 330 balance complete, F#65-330 terclockwise (CCW). tXt 0 Longines 501 mainspring barrel complete 2 - The warning detent drops away from the warning pin (with mainspring), # 180/1 and the strike train runs. If you can supply any of these items, please contact: 3 - The unlock lift lever (27) drops the strike lock lever AWl Material Search Network, American Watchmak­ (37). Its hook now rides on the outer circumference of the ers-Clockmakers Institute, 701 Enterprise Drive, strike lock plate (38). Simultaneously, the count lever (34) Harrison, OH 45030; Phone: (513) 367-9800, Fax: hook drops and rides the outer circumference of the strike (513) 367-1414 or E-mail: [email protected]. 0 count wheel (35).

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September 1999 • Horological Times 37 As a Clockmaker Turns

The American Clock with a Winding Click Problem

J.M. Huckabee, CMC, FAWI, FBHI

Background punch is point up in the jaws of a small vise. Old American clocks should be wound The top side punch is a piece of brass tube that with great care. To allow the winding to back­ just over-fits the rivet head. A light tap of the lash on the winding click will unseat the click hammer removes the rivet in one stroke. That rivet over a period of time. When a click fails, method was used in this case. In general terms, the mainspring spills, and usually causes great the method in Figure 5 may be best, if space damage to the movement. By careful winding, permits. Because of the proximity of the wind­ this failure may never happen. On the other hand, ing ratchet, the bench block must have a hole click failure is a common problem. that the rivet head will pass through that is very close to the block edge. A light hammer tap will Objective dislodge the rivet. This article will show the ease of a click repair, and the method produces a result equal to, or more secure than the original pieces. A perfect rivet-fit into the wheel is vital to a last­ ing repair. Therefore, we will use a lathe-turned rivet that is a perfect mate to its companion pieces. The job is broken down into a series of easy steps that effect a quality and time-efficient job.

Inspect the Original Pieces Figures 1 and 2 show the two ends of the original rivet. It does not have a pivot shoul­ der and the distant end has a small dimple and a very minimum rolled edge. Our first problem is Figure 1. This click rivet is loose, just waiting to spill the to remove the rivet without causing additional mainspring. damage to the hole in the wheel spoke. Figure 3 shows the method I have used for a half­ century. Prick-punch the center region of the rivet. In this case there is a dimple in the rivet end, and the prick punch step is not necessary. Now select a drill bit a little larger than the rivet's estimated diameter. In this case the drill bit se­ lected is lfs'' in diameter. Carefully drill into the rivet, but do not cut into the wheel spoke. This will permit the rivet to be driven out of the wheel spoke. Figures 4 and 5 show two methods I use to remove a rivet. The method chosen is based on the one which may be the most easily done Figure 2. Click rivet (rear view). This tip must be cut on the piece at hand. In Figure 4, a small prick away before the rivet can be removed.

38 Horo\ogica\ Times • September 1999 Figure 3. A motor tool powered drill bit cuts away the Figure 6. A distorted rivet hole should be broached until rivet tip. Do not cut into the wheel. it is round.

Make the New Rivet Lathe-tum a new rivet from a piece of brass rod. Your local hobby store is a good source of brass rod and tube as used with this project. The lathe operation is a simple job with your hand-held graver-less than five min­ utes of work. Trial test tang-to-wheel fit and shoulder-to­ click fit. These steps are illustrated in Figures 7 and 8. The tang should be about 0.015" longer than wheel spoke thick­ ness. Shoulderlength needs to be about 0.01 0" longer than click thickness.

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September 1999 • Horological Times 39 Figure 7. Turn a new rivet. Trial fit the tang to the wheel Figure 10. Use the parent material as a handle to hole. assemble the pieces.

Figure 8. Trial fit the rivet shoulder to the click hole.

Figure 12. The rivet head is backed up by a smooth bench block A single stroke ofa 2-ounce steel hammer finished the job.

Assemble the Pieces The new rivet is yet attached to the parent mate­ rial from which it was made. Use that as a handle to as­ semble the rivet and click to the wheeL The snug-fit tang is pressed into the wheel spoke and should extend beyond the wheel spoke by about 0.015". Study Figures 10 and 11. Keep pressure on the rivet and tip your handle over and break it free from the rivet The break region should have a diameter of about 0.020" to break off easily. Now check that the click can work freely. Tum your wheel over and support the rivet head Figure 9. Your finished rivet should look similar to this. on the smooth surface of a heavy bench block, one that Do not cut it free from the parent material. weighs a couple of pounds or more. Rivet tang stands proud about 0.015". A single sharp stroke of a 2-ounce flat-faced steel hammer finishes the job. Here is what happens. The tang tip is crushed down, the tang expands and becomes The tang should be a snug fit in the wheel spoke. very tight in the wheel spoke hole, and the tang tip is en­ Rivet shoulder should be a free fit in the click hole. Look larged on the spoke surface. The job is very secure. Ob­ over Figures 7-9 for the way your rivet should look Leave serve how neat the job looks in Figure 12. Also study Fig­ the handle attached. ure 13. The break-away bur is gone. The bench block

40 Horological Times • September 1999 Figure 11. Press the rivet in place and break away the Figure 13. The bench block surface is replicated onto handle. the rivet head, and obscures the break-off bur.

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September 1999 • Horological Times 41 Material Matters

Peter W. Eckel

This month I'd like to begin by thanking Jack I was totally unsuccessful in this endeavor and fi­ Kurdzionak of"From the Workshop" fame for giving me nally went to plan B, which is to call one of the techs on a call at the store and making an excellent suggestion about duty to help me with this perplexing problem. This is where a topic I had not thought of myself. I will call this topic the story kind of loses its horological connection because, "never overlook the obvious." Before I let the proverbial as we all know, none of you out there in the field have cat out of the bag as far as what this has to do with horol­ ever been vexed by a baffling problem, but bear with me ogy in general and material specifically, I would like to because I am getting closer to making this story relevant. take those of you who are still reading on a little adventure As I mentioned I called a tech and we both went through into my life to illustrate my point of never overlooking the the same drill that I had already pursued, which was fine obvious. with me because I also know that it is far from impossible Those of you out there who have read my column for me to have missed something. We searched high and before know that I am a car nut, otherwise known as a low checking relays, circuit breakers, etc., all to no avail motorhead. Good news though, this story has absolutely until another volunteer happened upon our little party. This nothing to do with cars or the repair or driving thereof. gentleman happened to be an electrical engineer although This story has to do with my other passion, that being a in retrospect his degree was totally irrelevant. keen interest in science. Although my college days took As he surveyed the situation, he gave each exhibit me down the road to business or to be more accurate my his steely-eyed glance and with what seemed like almost business took me down the road to college, my not so se­ no effort at all he walked over to each of the uncoopera­ cret vice has always been wanting to know more about the tive exhibits and plugged them in. Now I know what you're world and how it works. I even joined the American Asso­ thinking, "Why didn't I just plug them in?" Well in the ciation for the Advancement of Science eleven years ago spirit of sharing I thought it would be nice ifl let this guy so that I could learn more stuff and support science educa­ have his moment in the sun. Of course it also had some­ tion. This preoccupation led me, with the suggestion of thing to do with the fact that I had overlooked the obvi­ Robin, one of my business partners, to the Center of Sci­ ous. The night before they had an overnight, which meant ence and Industry, or COSI for short, located near the river that a scout troop had stayed the entire night in the build­ in downtown Toledo. COSI is a hands-on science museum ing, and in order to be able to sleep they had unplugged with many exhibits that will involve anyone in science, the exhibits they found to be less than conducive to learning and fun, our slogan. I say "our" because I volun­ slumber. teer there on an almost weekly basis and have a blast In my mind this had never happened before and doing it. so I went looking for something quite complicated to ex­ Moving right along, one of the galleries at COSI plain this mystery. The answer was as easy as the first changes about every three months or so, and a couple of question you are likely to get from a computer tech sup­ months ago we had an exhibit from the Minnesota Sci­ port line, did you plug it in? So what could all of this pos­ ence Museum called "The Experiment Gallery, At Home sibly have to do with the price of tea in Upper Slabovia, with Science" which had displays and experiments involv­ let alone with the repair of a timepiece? Well it goes some­ ing electricity, optics, pendulums, chromatography, and thing like this, as you begin to diagnose the watch on your weather. I have developed a reputation at COSI for help­ bench, whether it is a mechanical or more likely a quartz, ing the techs repair and maintain exhibits since they re­ you may find yourself doing a virtual overhaul in your ceive a lot of use on a daily basis. One morning I was mind as you find more and more damaged parts: a bad checking to see that all of the exhibits were running and circuit followed by a lost insulator, new cell, and maybe ready for the day when I noticed that a few were not work­ even a coil that someone has put a screwdriver through. If ing. As I investigated further I found that approximately this happens to be a Swiss quartz or a Hattori quartz, you five were down and I was unable to figure out what was may be ready to spend a good chunk of change on this causing the problem. There didn't seem to be a pattern as project when what you really need is a new movement. to which were working and which were not and I tried So many movements are available now and at very every little trick in my admittedly limited book to get this attractive prices due to that old devil competition that the problem under control. first thing in your mind should probably be a new exact

42 Horological Times • September 1999 replacement or a close retrofit movement. Uh-oh I did it leaves the stem too short because the original crown was again. I actually make more money if you buy all the parts glued on at the factory. These and many more are all de­ separately than if you buy a movement complete, but I signed to drive you nuts but by trying not to overlook the also make more money if all of you out there are profit­ obvious you can win. Here's one more old adage I've heard able and stay in business. It's just another one of those and this seems like as good a place as any to throw it in, vicious circles. when you eliminate the impossible whatever is left, how­ Here is another example if you can stand it and ever improbable, must be the answer. Pretty deep huh? this one actually happened the other day. I had a regular I realize that "flipping" movements is not really customer who had an ESA quartz on his bench that had the watchmaking for which you were trained, but the eco­ sustained water damage. The owner of the watch had taken nomic realities of the day make it necessary to rethink this the timepiece to my customer quickly enough to keep rust method if you are not already doing so. With a decent hand from being a big problem, but both the day and date dials assortment and a package of dial dots you to can perform were trashed (damaged). He ordered both dials but on a the wonders of modern movement replacement and amaze hunch I checked the price of the movement before I sent your friends. Not only that but you can also laugh all the out the order. The movement complete was $4 less expen­ way to the bank and that's a nice trip to take. sive than the two dials were going to be. I took it upon OK, it was a stretch and a long-winded one at that, myself to substitute the movement and, since I haven't but I hope you found it helpful and as entertaining as I did received a phone call expressing dissatisfaction, I assume when I wrote it because quite frankly I crack me up. For things went well. future reference, never overlook the obvious and when Never overlooking the obvious can also help in passing through Toledo remember to stop at COSI on a other ways. The missing cell strap, the missing insulator, weekend and yell out loudly "material matters." I promise the broken dial feet knocking the hands loose, the date to express my appreciation, bail you out and offer an ex­ frame hanging up the hour hand, the sweep hand rubbing planation to the authorities for your odd behavior. against the minute hand from the crystal being broken, 0 and last but not least the Hattori crown replacement that

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September 1999 • Horological Times 43 Annual Meetings of AWl

The annual meetings of the AWl Affiliate Chapters and Board of Directors were held June 25-27, 1999. The weekend's highlights are featured on the next six pages.

Opening Remarks The American Watchmakers-Clockmakers Institute is David A. Christianson, President the premier international organization dedicated to preserving As President I've had the opportunity to be close to the and promoting the highest standards ofworkmanship in the horo­ many individuals that are making a sincere effort to see that logical crafts. It is the role ofA WI to set the standard of excel­ A WI will move ahead into the next century. Each individual lence to be applied to the quality of instruction for both the res­ and each committee is working in their own areas but we don't toration and repair practices that are taught worldwide. always know what each other is doing or thinking. So I'd like to take this opportunity to share with all of you the direction that It is amazing that in so few words we have set the stage we are tending toward and the thoughts and ideas that are tend­ for the direction that we'll be taking into the new millennium. ing to lead us there. I'm going to try to give you the "big pic­ For 39 years A WI has been an educational institution, ture" or at least the way I see it, sprinkled with some of my own actively promoting the advancement of the practicing horolo­ opinions, but mostly the thoughts and ideas that are emerging gist through advanced training, information exchange, and tech­ from the various individuals and committees as they work. nical assistance. Over these 39 years we have grown to become the larg­ AWl is organized into four distinct groups: est professional horological organization in the world; larger than the professional societies in France, Switzerland, Germany, and 1. Membership Japan, and nearly twice as large as the oldest horological orga­ • represented by the Affiliate Chapters organization nization in the world, the British Horological Institute. and the Area Representatives Our mission statement gives us three distinct goals or 2. Committees obligations: • surveys and studies the needs of the members and 1. SET the highest standards of excellence in makes recommendations workmanship in the horological craft. 3. Board of Directors 2. PRESERVE these standards. • governs the organization 3. PROMOTE these standards. • creates policy 4. Administrative staff 1. We can SET these standards of excellence through a • headed by the Executive Director strong, high-quality certification program. But we must support • works for the Board and administers the policies this program through educational courses that will teach our and the day-to-day operations members all of the necessary skills to reach their certification as masters in their craft. By learning these skills we will automati­ All guided by the Institute's Constitution and Bylaws. cally raise the standard of respect, confidence and economic re­ ward that our members deserve. It is through the committees that the President indicates 2. We can PRESERVE our standards of excellence the direction that he'd like the Institute to go by giving each through a strong A WI, financially sound, fiscally responsible committee specific goals that will help lead the Institute in a and ever mindful of the members' wants, needs, and desires. specific direction. It is then the President's responsibility to make 3. We can PROMOTE these standards of excellence sure that each committee is doing its job, leading to meaningful through a well-financed and well-designed publicity and pro­ recommendations for the Board of Directors to consider for the motion campaign to our members, the industry, and the public. Institute and its members. We already have all of the mechanisms in place to sup­ In response to our need to have a defined direction (a port this mission. Our Horological Times magazine, our library, "big picture," if you will), the Board of Directors adopted A WI's our bench course program, our technical literature files, our Mission Statement at our midyear meeting in January. It reads: Material Search Network, our Movement Bank, our video

44 Horological Times • September 1999 production laboratory, our residency school, and our correspon­ State of the Association Message dence program represent the assets which we will use to teach William J. Ewbank, Executive Director our current members and future generations of craftsmen the skills necessary to lead to mastering their craft. And thus, we At the midyear AWI Board of Directors meeting this will accomplish our mission. January, the Board approved a motion to print the Executive To give you a look into the future, I'd like to borrow a Director's annual State of the Association Message in Horo­ phrase from Ron DeCorte, that you saw in February's "Letters logical Times. This is a great honor and a new obligation that I to the Editor." We are and have been experiencing a NEW OR­ will take very seriously. DER IN HOROLOGY. Changing demographics, changing atti­ My report will not intrude upon the President's mes­ tudes, changing consumer demands toward repair of older time­ sage or the many fine committee reports that the Board has re­ pieces, a decline in parts availability and changing technologies ceived for this meeting. The report will summarize the most all contribute to this NEW ORDER IN HOROLOGY. A radical important actions of the past year, the most important challenges decline in active chapters around the country, with a decline in that AWl's management sees for the Institute, and some recom­ the number of practitioners skilled in the repair of the older time­ mendations for the coming fiscal year. pieces and greater distances between individuals interested in It has become a tradition that I report to the Board the learning new skills, all influence the way A WI is going to have status of our matter before the Ohio State Board of Tax Ap­ to respond to its members in order to continue our mission. peals. To summarize, the State Department of Taxation con­ Far more videos and internet bench courses will be­ ducted an audit of A WI in 1996 for the five-year period from come the method of choice in reaching the vast majority of our January 1991 through December 1995. As a result of this audit members interested in learning new skills. Hands-on bench the Department determined that A WI owed the state ove; courses and seminars will be presented in regional venues as $36,000.00 in back sales or use taxes on the printing and publi­ well as at state conventions in order to reach more people. Trav­ cation of Horological Times. Since that time, A WI has followed eling bench courses will still be available to those who could get the prescribed administrative remedies of petition for reassess­ a minimum number of participants. The programs for both the ment and appeal. On May 4th, the Executive Director and coun­ regional and the traveling bench courses will have to be of an sel appeared in Columbus for a formal hearing on the issue. A WI advanced subject matter, well thought out, well organized and was ably represented by Mr. James Wersching, an attorney who of a high quality to attract the professional horologist. As you specializes in tax issues. As a follow up to the hearing, both will see from the Committee Reports, many of the old programs A WI and the state's attorney will present a series of legal briefs are not attracting enough interest to keep them afloat; new ones and counterbriefs concerning the merits of the case. This entire will have to be built. Basic skills and topics would be better package of tax assessment, hearing transcript and legal briefs suited to a video format which would be useful to the beginner will be reviewed by the State Board of Tax Appeals. A decision and amateur as well as the professional who is wanting to ex­ will be rendered in due course, probably before the end of the pand his own skill level. year. A WI remains confident that Ohio statutes clearly exempt We have an obligation, through our mission statement, Horological Times from Ohio Use Tax and that the appeal should to ourselves as professional horologists, our industry, and to fu­ be successful. The Board needs to be aware that this issue has ture generations in our craft. little precedent in case law and that a potential adverse decision Our Academy ofWatchrnaking, though graduating only could still be rendered and would cause a serious financial blow 17 students to date, has produced very well-qualified watch­ during the coming year. makers: 100% have become Certified Electronic Watch Tech­ At last year's Board meeting, the Directors approved nicians; 70% have become Certified Watchmakers; giving our the acquisition of a new data management system and associa­ industry 17 new technicians in 3 years-a much higher percent­ tion management software to replace the outmoded program that age ofhighly qualified watchmakers than even the Swiss schools had been in use since 1995. The new association management produce. software (iMIS) installation was complete in early March and We have proven that we have the finest facilities and the system has been fully operational since April. The new sys­ instructional capabilities in the world. However, we need indus­ tem is fully Y2K compliant, which was not the case with the try support to continue on; we cannot financially continue to older software and equipment. A WI now is assured that it will operate the Academy as it is. suffer no interruption or loss due to internal computer failures We (Bill, Jim, Tony and myself) were in New York with the arrival of the year 2000. The new software has in­ City June 14-16 presenting A WI and our Academy to 32 watch creased capabilities to assemble and compile the data base and industry representatives with the goal of seeking both moral and management reports required by the Board's adoption of the financial support for AWI and our Academy; and we will do the Strategic Planning Committee's recommendations. same with the retail jewelry industry next year. A WI education programs, primarily bench courses, A new millennium represents a new beginning and a showed a marked decrease in numbers participating and expen­ new future. Right now, at the beginning of our 40'h year, we are ditures last year. The long and sadly fatal illness of A WI lathe poised on the doorstep of a bright new future for A WI. instructor Roy Hovey was a primary factor in the reduction. As we proceed through our committee reports you will Lathe courses have, for many years, been the most popular of see how we intend to purse our mission of preserving, promot­ A WI traveling bench courses. At the January midyear meeting, ing and setting the standard of excellence in horological train­ the A WI Board of Directors voted to purchase the equipment ing throughout the world. and intellectual property of the traveling lathe program from

September 1999 Horological Times 45 1. Tony Riggio, National Service Director - Tourneau, and Dennis Warner, 1998-99 Affiliate Chapter Director. Mr. Riggio was the Keynote Speaker for the 1999 Affiliate Chapter Meeting. 2. Elected to serve the A WI Affiliate Chapters for 1999-2000 are John Kurdzionak, Vice Chairman and Stanley McMahan, Affiliate Chapter Director. 3. Gerald Kincaid, Horological Association of Maryland, accepts the Affiliate Chapter of the Year award from Dale Hun­ tington. 4. Retiring members of the A WI Board of Directors: Fred Burckhardt, Ken Pel!, Charlie Cleves, Alice Carpenter, and Dennis Warner. 5. Newly­ elected members of the A WI Board ofDirectors : Frank Poye, Ewell Hartman, Jim Door, Gerald Jaeger, Stanley McMahan, Marshall Richmond, and David Christianson (not present). 6. 1999-2000 A WI Officers take the oath of office: David Christiansion, president; Ron DeCorte, first vice president; Gerald Jaeger, treasurer; Robert Porter, second vice presi­ dent; and Ewell Hartman, secretary.

46 Horological Times • September 1999 7. Glenn Gardner (right), Honor Awards Chairman, presents Fred Burckhardt with the A WI Fellow award. 8. Fred Burckhardt, 1999 A WI Fellow, with his family: Chris and Matt Chrysler, Dennis and Linda Chrysler, Jon Burckhardt, and Edith Burckhardt.

Mr. Hovey. Traveling lathe programs will again be offered to almost 95%. One hundred percent of the Academy's graduates the membership during the upcoming fiscal year. have earned the CEWT and 70% have earned the CW award on Other efforts to increase bench course participation in­ their first attempt. The next step is for the Academy to become cluded A WI's financial support and sponsorship of the Mid At­ fully self supporting. Education Committee Chairman William lantic Horological Symposium in Baltimore in October of 1998 0 . Smith, Jr. will provide a full description of these plans during and the first offering of an A WI bench course at an NAWCC his presentation later in the meeting. regional mart in St. Louis in May of 1999. In discussing the State of the Association, one must President Christianson's message has already given an begin with a discussion of the true meaning of terms like "not­ extensive report on the new program of outreach to A WI's col­ for-profit" and "fiduciary trust." Not for profit means that no leagues in the manufacturing and distribution sector of the watch single individual or group of individuals receive a personal fi­ and clock industry. The purpose is to demonstrate the impor­ nancial benefit from the success of the Institute. Although its tant role that A WI membership plays in the success of this in­ members are the "owners" of A WI, there are no shareholders dustry and the many benefits and services that the Institute pro­ who receive dividends or who profit personally from the Insti­ vides to help make that role a success. This program marks a tute. Instead, the financial means of the Institute must be di­ new path for A WI. rected to fulfilling its mission to advance the art and science of The Institute has now accumulated three years of inde­ horology. pendently audited financial statements. The close of the current The concept of fiduciary trust means more than just fiscal year (June 30, 1999) will mark the conversion from a cash the fact that the directors and management of A WI can be trusted basis of accounting to the accrual basis of accounting. This will to handle the finances honestly. Fiduciary Trust in a not-for­ place the Institute within generally accepted accounting profit institution means that all of us, directors, members, and practice. committee members alike, have an obligation to handle the busi­ The A WI Academy has concluded its third year of train­ ness affairs of A WI with the same care and diligence as if they ing watchmakers. The record of student success for these three were our own. In measuring our success at meeting this higher years has been remarkable. The Academy has enjoyed gradua­ standard of fiduciary trust, we must always be able to question tion rates in excess of 90% and all but one graduate have de­ past and current practices. cided to become full-time watchmakers for a placement rate of For example, the last year before A WI acquired the

September 1999 Horological Times 47 1999 A WI-ELM Trust Battery Contest Results- Total 707.61 Pounds 9. Charles Soukup of Virginia accepted the ribbon for 3rd place in Division 2. 10. Scott Lemons, Alice Carpenter, and Truitt Underhill proudly accept the awards for grand cham­ pion overall and I'' place in Division 2. 11. Stanley McMahan received the ribbon for South Carolina who placed 3rd in Division 3. 12. Mark Baker of Ohio and Larry Blanchard of Illinois took home ribbons for I" and 3rd place respectively in Division 1. 13. Accepting honorable mention ribbons for their state were: (front row) Hans Weber, New Jersey; John Kurdzionak, Rhode Island; Dale Huntington, Indiana; (back row) Charles Cleves, Kentucky; Gerald Kincaid, Maryland; and Glenn Gardner, Wisconsin.

financial assets of the James M. Dodson Perpetuation Fund by program meets the test of self support and financial viability. the sale of the first group of the Packard collection, the treasurer's When programs are seen not to be viable, they must be replaced report for the annual Board meeting revealed that the Institute and the investment made to develop new services and products had expenditures of $420,000.00 and revenues of $546,000.00. to benefit the entire membership. At the same date in 1999, ten years later, the Institute reports For the coming year, management recommends that revenues from dues, services and products of only $500,000.00 the Board focus on a few important projects. but expenditures of $1,013,000.00. The difference is made up This year's election included several constitutional through the investment revenue of the James M. Dodson Per­ amendments. One of the amendments eliminated the require­ petuation Fund. Put simply, in ten years A WI's expenses have ment that the annual Board meeting be held immediately before doubled while its actual earned income has remained the same the end of the Institute's fiscal year. In recent years, this has and even slightly declined. Investment revenue from the Per­ narrowed to a choice of two weekends at the end of June, one of petuation Fund has been expended to make up the growing short­ which is Father's Day and the other is almost always a conflict fall. A good analogy is that A WI has become like the farmer with the NAwee annual meeting. The constitutional amend­ who, having enjoyed a single bumper harvest, spends the rest of ment allows the Board to hold a meeting at a time of its choos­ his life baking bread from his seed corn. The fiduciary test that ing, rather than be bound to a small window of time in June. must be answered: "Would you have run your own business in By a happy coincidence, the year 2000 is not only the this fashion?" millennium and the beginning of a new century. It also marks It is recommended that the Board of Directors consider the 40'h anniversary of the founding of A WI. We recommend each of A WI's programs and proposals to assure that the that the Board schedule its annual meeting to coincide with a

48 Horological Times • September 1999 true convention of A WI members. We recommend that the directory. Questionnaires have been mailed to all respondents meeting planning include educational programs and seminars to complete their directory listing. The referral directory should that will be of interest to the membership and events that will go on line as soon as this information is collected and entered attract and entertain a larger group of people than normally at­ into the system. This is an important new initiative that prom­ tend the business meetings of the Institute. We also recommend ises to benefit that large group of members who participate. that the 40'h anniversary convention be scheduled for early We recommend that A WI continue the effort begun August in the year 2000. with its recent meeting and reception in New York with repre­ A WI needs to understand that the most important sentatives of the watch manufacturing industry. This outreach change in its recent history was the decision to build its new should expand to include our colleagues in the jewelry, retail, headquarters building. This decision not only greatly expanded and distribution sectors. A WI's capability to create and deliver services to its member­ Finally, we refer the Board to the General Counsel's ship, it also placed a new and greater financial burden on the report and endorse his recommendation, as a part of the ongoing Institute. Management recommends that this new building be­ legal audit of A WI, to review and, if necessary, refile all perti­ come financially productive and self supporting rather than a nent corporate documents with the State of Ohio. financial drain. The ELM Trust has adopted a recommendation This concludes my State of the Association Message to open the A WI museum to the general public and redevelop for 1999. Thank you for your kind attention Ladies and the collection to be more educational and informative to the lay­ Gentlemen. man. As mentioned earlier, Mr. William 0. Smith, Jr. will be making a presentation later in the meeting concerning the alliance of the A WI Academy with the Watchmakers of Switzerland Training and Education Program (WOSTEP). This proposal will be conditioned upon the ability of the Academy becoming financially self supporting within a specified period of time. Management recommends adoption of this proposal. In last year's membership renewal package, there was a check-off for the member to indicate whether they wished to be included in a new professional referral data base that would be placed in the A WI homepage on the internet. Nearly a thou­ sand members have expressed a desire to be listed in the referral

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September 1999 Horological Times 49 AWl EDUCATION Bench Courses To register for Bench Courses, please mail, phone, fax or e-mail your registration and payment information to: American Watchmakers-Ciockmakers Institute, 701 Enterprise Drive, Harrison, OH 45030. Phone (513)367-9800, Fax (513} 367-1414, E-mail: [email protected] PLEASE NOTE: Registrations are limited and will be selected by the earliest date received. Please include a check or your Visa or Mastercard number, card expiration date, signature and phone number. All registration fee checks and charges are processed immediately upon receipt. DEADLINE FOR REGISTRA T/ON IS 30 DAYS BEFORE THE SCHEDULED DATE OF THE COURSE. • Indicates Bench Courses held in conjunction with a convention.

DATE CLASS INSTRUCTOR LOCATION FEE

SEPTEMBER 1999 •24 Seiko Kinetic Quartz Watch Repai r David A. Christianson Austin , TX $110.00 •25 Swiss Autoqu artz Chip Lim Birmingham, AL $100.00 25-26 Clock Escapements Jerry Faier Baltimore, MD $200.00

OCTOBER 1999 •1 Watch Escapements James E. Lubic Tampa , FL $100.00 23-24 Swiss Auto Quartz/ETA 251 .471 Chrono Tamara Houk Springfield, NJ $200.00

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50 Horological Times • September 1999 NEW YORK Donnelly, Cathryn R.-Brooklyn, NY FORMING NEW AWl Schueler, William J.-Wallkill, NY AWl Yang, Sam-Brooklyn, NY AFFILIATE NORTH CAROLINA CHAPTERS New Members DeGroot, C. M.--Greenville, NC Lantz, Keith A.-Charlotte, NC* AWl members can greatly benefit OHIO from belonging to a local ALABAMA Ulman, Michael-Toledo, OH Affiliate Chapter or Guild. Stewart, Melvin L.--Oxford, AL Wehrmann, Rock-Twinsburg, OH

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52 Horological Times • September 1999 IIUl\111·.. RFCII. \ . IIFIH;FO'.IH.l (;1. .1. \IOIH. ARTICLES FOR SALE YOUR RELIABLE CLOCK SITUATIONS WANTED 1\.IOVEMENT & PARTS SOURCE SINCE 19!!1 • Call for a Calalo:.: Today! HAMILTON MILITARY MATERIAL Many parts Watchmaker experienced in high-grade !!Xh5~a•i l{,,d, l' k") · #II (800) 824-0900 available for 992B, 4992B, M23, M22 deck \ urlw l.iutla. (' \ lJ!XX7 watches, graduate of Bulova School, seeks watch, M21 marine chronometer, brass hard­ position in pleasant working conditions. Reply to ware for boxes. Robert Ravel Co., Box 32, Box SW899, c/o Horological Times, 701 Enter­ Devon, PA 19333. Phone (610) 644-4272. prise Drive, Harrison, OH 45030.

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September 1999 Horological Times 53 HAMILTON CHRONOMETER WATCH MOVEMENTS HELP WANTED WANTED TO BUY Model22, 35 Size for Gimble or Deck Watch. Will pay $100.00 each. Even those needing minor repair. Also, I want parts. F. Hougham, 55 N St. ATTENTION RETIRED WATCHMAKERS Andrews Dr., Ormond Beach, FL 32117. Phone l SENIOR PRODUCT ENGINEER Call us before you sell your parts, tools, after 7 PM (904) 673-4146. and watches. We have helped over 70 Wittnauer International, a worldwide manufac­ watchmakers in the last two years to dispose of their accumulations. When WANTED: Paying high prices for chronograph turer and distributor of fine Swiss timepieces and high grade watches, movements, dials, has an excellent opportunity for a Senior you're re.ally ready to sell, we're .ready to buy! Phone (727) 327-3306. Ask for Jeff or cases, & parts. Dean Samelle, 25 W. Beverley I Product Engineer at our corporate headquarters St., Staunton, VA 24401, phone & fax (540) in New Rochelle, New York. Nancy. I 885-6064. I Tills individual will be responsible for provid- ing Engineering support of the Company's We pay 97% of market for karat gold scrap (any Buying pocket watches, cases and parts. Need '· products. Specific responsibilities include amount)! Also, buy filings, gold fill, sweeps, Am. msp. & staff sets- crystals. Bob Niemeyer, lf assisting in the development of new products; silver, platinum! Immediate 24-hour payment 19844 S. SR 116, Spencerville, OH 45887; return mail! Ship insured/registered mail to: ~~~•• ~, addressing special needs through design modi- Phone (419) 647-4818. fications; and establishing and maintaining AMERICAN METALS COMPANY, 253 King St., engineering specifications and quality stan­ Dept. HT, Charleston, SC 29401. Established dards for both tbe company's manufacturing 1960. Phone (803) 722-2073.

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150 Years ofElectric Horology, 1992 NAWCC Chicago The History ofthe Self Winding Watch, by Alfred Chapuis & National Convention Exhibit, 8W' x 11" paper back, black EugeneJaquet, Numbered Copy-641, 8" x 11" hard back, and white, 101 pages, like new, minimwn bid $8.00 black and white, 246 pages, fair condition, minimwn bid $50.00 Almost Everything You Wanted to Know About American Watches and Didn 't Know Who to Ask, by George E. Modern Watch Repairing and Adjusting (3'd Edition), by Townsend, 6" x 9W' paper back, black and white, 87 pages, JohnJ. Bowman, 5W' x 8%" hard back, 188 pages, fair like new, minimwn bid $14.00 condition (some wear), minimwn bid $14.00

Best ofJE. Coleman: Clockmaker, compiled and edited by The Watch Repairers Manual (3'd Edition), by Henry B. Orville R. Hagans, 6" x 9W' hard back, black and white, Fried, 6" x 9W' hard back, black and white, 307 pages, like 528 pages, good condition with original dust cover, minimum new with original dust cover, minimum bid $18.00 bid $25.00 Watch Repairing as a Hobby, by D. W. Fletcher, 4%" x 7Y,." Dictionnaire Professionnel Illustre DeL 'Horlogerie, by paper back, black and white, 64 pages, good condition, G.A. Berner, 6" x 8Yz" hard back, black and white, 912 pages, minimum bid $5.00 like new, minimum bid $30.00 Watch Repairing, Cleaning and Adjusting, by F. J. Garrard, The Digital Electronic Watch, by Tom M. Hyltin, 6Yz" x 9Yz" 5Yz" x 8Yz" paperback, black and white, 214 pages, fair hard back, black and white, 239 pages, good condition with condition, minimum bid $9.00 original dust cover, minimum bid $15.00 Wittnauer, A History ofthe Man & His Legacy, by Henry B. Handbook of Watch and Clock Repairs, by H. G. Harris, Fried, 8 W' x 8 Yz" hard back, black and white, 102 pages, like 5" x 7Yz" hard back, black and white, 176 pages, fair condi­ new, minimum bid $25.00 tion with original dust cover, minimum bid $7.00

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September 1999 Horological Times 55 Pulsar LED Wristwatch BULLETIN Ronald Hyde, Anza, CA, is looking for Advertisers' a source for the repair of or a module BOARD replacement for a Pulsar LED Time Index Computer Wristwatch.

NEW REQUESTS Borel & Co., Jules ...... 5 ·

Butterworth Clocks, Inc ...... 27 Hamilton Parts Numbers Fred White, Clinton, MD, is looking Cas-Ker Co ...... inside back cover for a Hamilton Parts Catalog referenc­ ing the parts numbers for the smaller Energizer ...... 28, 29 Hamilton Ship's Chronometers. Mr. White has the SPCC-MFR numbers, Esslinger & Co ...... inside front cover but needs the catalog to cross reference these numbers. A WI has catalogs Barr Anniversary Clock ETA ...... 7 on the larger Hamilton Ship's Chro­ Bertil Wikstrom, Needham, MA, is nometer and the Hamilton 35-size seeking instructions for a Barr Anni- Fargotstein's ...... 17 Chronometer. versary Clock. The clock is battery op- erated and was made in Westport, New Gaber & Company ...... 13 York. RESPONSES Germanow-Simon ...... 51 Business Software Vibrograf Gradoscop® GD47 Cal Sanford, Abilene, TX, is looking Grobet USA-Vigor ...... 49 Allen Linkey, Quincy, IL, has provided for information on business software a copy of the Gradoscop® GD47 in­ used in the everyday clock shop, espe­ Guenther's ...... 37 struction manual for Steven J. Ksen, cially in the areas of take-in procedure Reseda, CA. and repair records. S. LaRose, Inc ...... 41

C&E Marshall Heath, Hicks & Perken, Ltd. Livesay's, Inc ...... 31 David Christianson, Kendallville, IN, Barometer has supplied us with Marshall/Bestfit Lewis Kranick, Maxell Corp ...... back cover stem and staff conversion charts for Plymouth, WI, is Hans Eckert, Orange, CA. seeking informa- McCaw Co ., William S...... 3 tion on how to place mercury into Microstamp Corp ...... 39 the glass barom­ ITEMS STILL NEEDED eter tube of a Bunten's Professional Jeweler ...... 33 Air Trap Heath, Hicks & Burt Dial Company Perken, Ltd. ba- Smith Supply House ...... 43 John Harbour, Jacksonville, IL, is try­ rometer. The tube ing to locate Burt Dial Company. The has an obstruction Twin City Supply ...... 27 last known address for this company seven inches up was Raymond, NH. If anyone knows the tube which Vibrograf U.S.A. Corp ...... 23 their new location, please contact the may be a Bunten's "Bulletin Board." air trap. 0 Watch Busters, Inc ...... 37

Fulton Crystal Company Witschi Electronics USA Ltd ...... 19 Richard N. Hopson, Pflugerville, TX, Zantech ...... 9 is seeking a Fulton Crystal Company catalog which identifies these crystals.

56 Horological Times • September 1999 Your best source for Seiko & Citizen parts. The best service, too. Your best source for watch material is Cas-Ker. We carry a huge inventory of the watch parts you need. As an example, we stock approximately 9,000 different crystal models for Seiko. Our experienced clerks will provide you with quick and efficient service. Over 95% of orders are shipped the same day as received. Crystals, Crowns, Stems, Movement Parts and More for All Major Watch Brands. Call Us Today! 1-800-487-0408. Come see us at these August jewelry Shows: Columbus, OH - August 28-29, 1999 Charleston, SC- August 14-15, 1999 Cas-Ker Booths #151-153. Representing Cas-Ker will be Cas-Ker Booths #1103 & 1104. Representing Cas-Ker will Lou Esselman, Rick Foster, Tracy Combs and Scott Cohen. be Bill Tolbert, NC Rep, and Bill Davis, VA Rep.

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