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Has a jewelry look that box included. 9 WGF (1 of each size) won't detract from the ring. $75.60 VOLUME 19 NUMBER 2 FEBRUARY 1995 Fried's 22nd TM HOROLOGICAL Horological Tour 19 Official Publication of the American Watcl::makers-Clockmakers Institute A Holder for Joe Cerullo 2 President's Message Machining Large Henry B. Fried 4 Questions & Answers Diameter Work Fred S. Burckhardt 8 Rock Quarry in the Jeweler's Marshall F. Richmond 11 Pickle Barrel Lathe Course in Jewelry Repair, Part 4 24 Fred S. Burckhardt 14 Management Part 10 J.M. Huckabee 16 As A Clockmaker Turns Fabrique Developing Techniques for the Steady Rest _, D'Ebauches Stanley McMahan 27 Affiliate Chapters Column Keep Talking 36 David Christianson 28 The Novice Watchmaker On Band Attachment Museum Henry B. Fried 30 Bonniksen's Karrusel Watches Part 1 Donations Archie B. Perkins 32 Technically Watches 41 Antique Watch Restoration, Part CX Leo A. J aroslaw 38 Repeater, Quarter Striker, Petite/Grande Sonnerie & Music Box Clocks, Part 5 AWi Building Update HOROLOGICAL TIMES (ISSNO 145-9546) is published monthly and copy righted by the American Watchmakers Institute, 3700 Harrison Avenue, Cincin 48 nati, Ohio 45211, for $45.00 per year ($4.50 per copy) in the United States and DEPARTMENTS $50.00 per year, $5.50 per copy outside the U.S.) Second class postage paid at Ask Huck 10 Cincinnati, Ohio. POSTMASTER: Send address changes to HOROLOGICAL Scholastically Speaking 20 TIMES, P.O. Box 11011, Cincinnati, Ohio 45211. Association News 22 News of the Trade 42 OFFICE HOURS: Monday through Friday 8:00 AM to 4:00 PM (Eastern Classified Ads 44 Standard Time). Closed on all national holidays. PHONE: (513) 661-3838, Advertisers' Index 48 AWi HOTLINE: (513) 661-4636 (24-hour recording), FAX: (513) 661-3131. *Fellows of the Amerian Watchmakers Institute* Robert F. Bishop *Orville R. Hagans Robert A. Nelson James H. Broughton Ewell D. Hartman *Hamilton E. Pease George Daniels Harold J. Herman Milton C. Stevens Henry B. Fried Gerald G. Jaeger Marvin E. Whitney Josephine F. Hagans *Deceased Executive and Editorial Offices President's Message AWI Central P.O. Box J LOI I 3700 Harrison Avenue There has been a lot of talk and trade press about the Cincinnati, OH 45211 future for watch and clockmakers. The Swiss estimate Telephone: (513) 661-3838 Fax: (513) 661-3131 there will be a worldwide shortage of as many as 25,000 AWI Technical Hotline: (513) 661-4636 skilled watchmakers in the near future. This does not in clude clockmakers. Milton C. Stevens: Editor Julie Wesling Whaley: Associate Editor We at AWI, along with the remaining schools and in Diane M. DeVillez: Art & Production Director cluding the NAWCC, are committed to educate our members. We continue to do Donna Baas: Advertising Manager this in many ways. Sharon McManus: Circulation Manager However, does every watchmaker need to be trained to the highest degree? Nancy Wellmann: Business Manager Will every watchmaker in the future be making his or her living working on Mary Sansalone: Seminar Coordinator minute repeaters and tourbillons? I don't think so. There seem to be a lot of Technical Editors varying opinions on how much and what should be taught. Today at the schools Robert F. Bishop J.M. Huckabee we are seeing more middle aged students who are displaced from their first ca James H. Broughton John P. Kenyon Fred S. Burckhardt John A Nagle reers and who have chosen horology as their new career. We are seeing fewer David A. Christianson Archie B. Perkins young people directly from high school choosing horology as a career. Charles Cleves Robert D. Porter Joe Crooks Marshall R. Richmond In order to consider what curriculum should be taught, we first have to ask Wes Door Marvin E. Whitney ourselves the question, "What does this student need to learn to leave here and Henry B. Fried become a productive person in our field, so they can make a living and support AWI Officers their family?" In order to answer that question, I believe we need to handle each Joseph L. Cerullo, CMW, CMC: President student individually, and to have more than one set curriculum. M. R. Carpenter, CMC, CMEW: First Vice President Let's also take a look at the employment picture. How many choices does the Henry Frystak, CMW: Second Vice President Fred S. Burckhard!: Secretary average graduating horologist have available? Suppose a person chooses a cur Marvin E. Whitney: CMW, CMC, FAWI: Treasurer riculum designed to teach them "watchmaking" the way it has been taught in AWi Directors Europe for the past one hundred years. Then, upon graduation, they can only get Robert F. Bishop, CMEW, FAWI a job in their area working for a major brand-name watch company repairing James H. Broughton, CMEW, FAWI quartz watches. It seems to me that this was not optimizing the education pro Alice B. Carpenter, CMW, CMEW Wes Door, CMW cess. Ronald Iverson, CMC Let's face it, not everyone who goes to medical school becomes a micro Gerald G. Jaeger, CMW, CMEW, FAWI brain surgeon. It is my opinion that the schools should be designed to teach the John A. Nagle Robert A. Nelson, CMW, CMEW, FAWI basics for both traditional mechanical as well as electronic quartz watches based Robert D. Porter, CMW on possible employment opportunities. Marshall F. Richmond, CMW This way a graduate can begin to be productive after graduation. At that Greg Hostetter, CC: Affiliate Chapter Director point, organizations like AWI can help give continuing education for years to Charles F. McKinney: Research & Education Council come. An individual is free to advance as far as they desire to go. Continuing Director Wes Door, CMW: Immediate Past President education is elective, and can be provided at any time in that person's future. Milton C. Stevens, FAW!: Executive Director James Lubic: Associate Executive Director David Lafleche: Administrative Director Henry B. Fried, CMW, CMC, FAWI: Technical Director Reprinting and reproduction is prohibited with· out written permission from the American Watchmakers-Clockmakers Institute. Copyright © 1995 by the American Watchmakers-Clock· ON THE FRONT: This cactus in Tuscon, Arizona was photographed by Jack makers Institute. Goldstein of Cranford, New Jersey. 2 Horological Times/February 1995 1722 Madison Avenue Will. S. 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