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MN 55164 Nellonal WATS - Orders Only 800-328-0205 ~ Esslinger & Cb. Minnesota WATS - Orders Only 800-392-0334 Inquiries - lnlormatlon 612-452-7180 VOLUME12,NUMBER10 OCTOBER 1988 HOROLOGICAL Official Publication of the American Watchmakers Institute ROBERT F. BISHOP PRESIDENT'S MESSAGE 4 AWi Collection Watch #11 Returns "Home" Watch HENRY B. FRIED QUESTIONS & ANSWERS 6 A Watch from Lancashire Returns Home JOE CROOKS BENCH TIPS 8 Another Rust Buster & Retrofitting Dial Feet JAMES H. BROUGHTON WATCHES INSIDE & OUT 12 Using a Heat Gun and Ultraviolet Light To Fit Mineral Crystals LEO A. JAROS LAW CLOCK TROUBLESHOOTING 14 A Diagnostic Systems Approach, Part One WcS DOOR SHOP TALK Fitting 16 Module Replacements JOHN A. NAGLE HODGEPODGE LODGE Mineral Crystals 18 Mending Clock Hands With Silver Solder JAMES ADAMS NOVICE WATCHMAKER 12 22 The Quartz Watch Analog STEVEN G. CONOVER CHIME AND STRIKE 24 Junghans Chime Movement ROY H. NI EGEL CLOCKS INSIDE AND OUT RALPH GEIGER 28 Two Cleaning Techniques EDGAR CLEVES, JR. GEMSTONES Two New 30 Calcite Group Clock Series Begin ARCHIE B. PERKINS TECHNICALLY WATCHES 32 Antique Watch Restoration, Part XXXIV MARSHALL F. RICHMOND PICKLE BARREL 14 & 18 36 Handcrafting Boxes & Bezels THOMAS H. WHITE AFFILIATE CHAPTER COLUMN 40 Now is the Time DEPARTMENTS HENRY B. FRIED BOOK REVIEW Bulletin Board/10 42 Patek Philippe-Geneve Wristwatches Horological Showcase/23 Forum/35 Association News/41 HOROLOGICAL TIMES (ISSN0145-9546) is published monthly and copyrighted by the American New Products/News in the Trade/43 Watchmakers Institute, 3700 Harrrison Avenue, Cincinnati, Ohio 45211, for $40.00 per year ($4.50 Classified Ads/45 per copy in the United States and $50.00 per year; $5.50 per copy outside the U.S.). Second class Advertisers' lndex/48 postage paid at Cincinnati, Ohio. POSTMASTER: Send address changes to HOROLOGICAL TIMES, Dates to Remember/48 P.O. Box 11011, Cincinnati, Ohio 45211. AWi Bench Courses/48 OFFICE HOURS: Monday through Friday 8:00 AM to 4:00 PM (Eastern Daylight Time). Closed on all national holidays. AWi HOTLINE: (513) 661-4636 (24 hours, recording). George Daniels Henry B. Fried * FELLOWS * Josephine F. Hagans Orville R. Hagans OF THE AMERICAN Robert A. Nelson WATCHMAKERS INSTITUTE Hamilton E. Pease EXECUTIVE AND EDITORIAL OFFICES Milton C. Stevens AWi Central Marvin E. Whitney P.O. Box 11011 3700 Harrison Avenue Cincinnati, Ohio 45211 Telephone: (513) 661-3838 UP FRONT Milton C. Stevens: Interim Editor HUCKABEE "RANDOM CLOCK TALKS" TAPES AVAILABLE NOVEMBER 1 Michael P. Danner: Interim Editor Regina Stenger: Associate Editor A series of 18 "Random Clock Talks" video tapes in the VHS format will be available Harold J. Herman: Senior Technical Editor on loan to AWi members from the AWi Audio Visual Library beginning November 1, Donna Baas: Production Director 1988. These superb teaching tapes were filmed by J.M. Huckabee in the Huckabee Clock Shop located on the J-Bee Ranch, just north of Austin, Texas. The tapes will be a Nancy Wellmann: Bus~ness Manager valuable learning experience for the novice clockmaker as well as the experienced crafts Margie M. Brater: Circulation Manager man. Huckabee shares a lifetime of knowledge gained in the clock shop and as an en gineer with IBM. Viewing these tapes is virtually the same as serving an apprenticeship at Mildred Howard: Circulation the side of this master craftsman. TECHNICAL EDITORS: James Adams Wes Door • Robert F. Bishop Henry B. Fried James H. Broughton Ewell D. Hartman Fred S. Burckhardt Robert A. Nelson Edgar "Nick" Cleves Archie B. Perkins Steven G. Conover Marshall F. Richmond Joe Crooks Marvin E. Whitney EJ I AW/ OFFICERS: Robert F. Bishop, CEWS: President Alice B. Carpenter, CMW, CEWS: 1st V. President Wes Door, CMW: Secretary Marvin E. Whitney, CMW, CMC, FAWI: Treasurer AWi DIRECTORS: J.M. Huckabee retired from IBM in 1986 with more than 38 years of service. His career James Adams, CMW began in the Time Equipment Division, in the Field Service Organization in Jackson, James H. Broughton, CEWS Mississippi. Nearly ten years' tenure in the Electric Typewriter Division was spent in Lexington, Kentucky. These years were spent in development of technical literature, and Buddy Carpenter, CMC, CEWS working in Development Engineering. Moving to the Austin I BM plant in 1968, Huckabee Henry Frystak, CMW worked in various Development Engineering assignments, retiring as an Advisory Scientist. Ewell D. Hartman, CMW Huckabee was an award winner in the British Horological Institute annual technical Donald R. Loke examinations of 1968, and was made a Fellow in 1969. In 1971, he became an AWi Ben Matz, CMW Certified Master Clockmaker. Retirement is being spent helping others elevate their Robert A. Nelson, CMW, CEWS, FAWI skills in clockmaking. Marshall F. Richmond, CMW The November Horological Times will list all of the tapes available. Copies will be loaned Thomas H. White: Affiliate Chapter Director for one week. A rental fee of $5 for each tape will cover the costs involved in producing and shipping the tapes. Lists of the tapes will be compiled just as soon as tape duplica Dwight Tubb: Research and Education tion has been completed by mid-October. A copy can be obtained by sending your re Council Director quest with a self-addressed, business-size envelope (25 cents postage). Future plans call William Biederman, CMW: Past President for the sale of individual tapes at a special AWi member discounted price of $19.95. Thus, you will be able to preview the tapes on loan, then purchase those you would Milton C. Stevens, FAWI: Executive Secretary like to keep permanently for your own use. Michael P. Danner: Administrative Director Reprinting and reproduction is prohibited without per mission from the American Watchmakers Institute. Copy ON THE COVER: This late October scene was photographed at Hocking Hills State right© 1988 by the American Watchmakers Institute. Park, east of Logan, Ohio. Photo by Regina Stenger of Cincinnati, Ohio. 2 Horological Times/October 1988 ~ No Need To oUGG Disassemble ~~~~~~\~ ~ Gear Train ~~~-z..C\; V~~ -..\~ ~ ~ ~~ "\ <1"\1,. c;o clean a quartz movement, spray \...._ Ur ~~ QUARTZ CLEAN solvent into the gear \ ,.....\ .., '\. t ? train through pivot holes and both sides of the \ \, ""~ main plate for a total of about six seconds. IMME- ~ DIATEL Y blow off any remaining solvent with any high pressure dry filtered air. QUARTZ CLEAN is ideal for clean- ing quartz watch movements. It is designed for the low volume user who wishes to experiment with spray cleaning. QUARTZ CLEAN is a high purity, rapid penetrating cleaning solvent that quickly dissolves contaminants. 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Minimum order $15.00. October 1988/Horological Times 3 Due to recent surgery, President Bishop 's column will not appear this Robert F. Bishop, CEWS month; it will return again in the November issue. This month in place of the "President's Message," we are featuring an announcement which has significant impact on the future of A WI and the members it serves. This article was prepared by the "Horological Times" staff AWi COLLECTION WATCH #11 RETURNS "HOME" TO PATEK PHILIPPE IN GENEVA, SWITZERLAND t a press conference in New York, NY, Tuesday, A'11 September 13th, it was revealed that negotiations be ~\ tween AWi Central and the Patek Philippe Co. in Geneva, Switzerland have resulted in the return of this famous celestial timepiece to its maker, Patek Philippe & Co. It is especially fitting that this transaction should occur on the eve of the l 50th Anniversary of the existence of Patek Philippe. A gala celebration and showing is planned during the Anniver sary year 1989 and this watch will play a very prominent role.