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Box 14069-A Ca S ~ ~ U C • Cincinnati, Ohio 45214 VOLUME 10, NUMBER 7 JULY 1986 TM HOROLOGICAL Official Publication of the American Watchmakers Institute 6 FRED BURCKHARDT THE PRESIDENT'S MESSAGE 4 Good-bye HENRY 8. FRIED QUESTIONS & ANSWERS Fitting 6 1890 Era Silver Swiss Quartz JOE CROOKS BENCH TIPS 10 When Rust Gets You Down .. Crystals MARVIN E. WHITNEY ELAPSED TIME CLOCKS 12 Part 11, Principles of Operation 16 WES DOOR SHOP TALK 16 Crystal Presses ARCHIE 8. PERKINS TECHNICALLY WATCHES 18 Antique Watch Restoration, Part VII Working RALPH GEIGER WATCHES INSIDE AND OUT 22 Regulating a Verge and Fusee Watch With Steel ORVILLE R. HAGANS IN THE SPOTLIGHT 24 Unknown Father of the Talkes 30 MARSHALL F. RICHMOND PICKLE BARREL 26 Repairing Stone Settings, Part 111 EDGAR CLEVES, JR. GEMSTONES DEPARTMENTS 28 Organic Gems Readers Write/9 Book Review/21 New Members/25 AW I Bench Courses/33 Battery News/37 Association News/38 HOROLOGICAL TIMES (ISSN0145-9546) is published monthly and copyrighted by the American New Products and Literature/40 Watchmakers Institute, 3700 Harrison Avenue, Cincinnati, Ohio 45211, for $40.00 per year ($4.50 News in the Trade/44 per copy in the United States and $50.00 per year; $5.50 per copy outside the U.S.). Second class Classified Ads/46 postage paid at Cincinnati, Ohio. POSTMASTER: Send address changes to HOROLOGICAL TIMES, P.O . Box 11011, Cincinnati, Ohio 45211. Advertisers' lndex/48 Dates to Remember/48 FELLOWS OF THE AMERICAN WATCHMAKERS INSTITUTE George Daniels Orville R. Hagans Henry B. Fried Hamilton E. Pease Josephine F. Hagans Marvin E. Whitney £.yecutil'e and Editorial Offices AWi Central P.O. Box 11011 Editorial 3700 Harrison Avenue Cincinnati, Ohio 45211 She was a grand person. Just as fine an individual as she was, her watch and clockmaking skills were even finer. It made no difference whether a pin lever one jewel travel alarm Telephone: (513) 661-3838 needed a bushing, or an alarm clock needed a plastic knob replaced, or a Hong Kong LCD needed zebra strips cared for; there was no job that she could not repair or would Harold J. Herman: Editor not accept for repair. Regina Stenger: Associate Editor Claire now works for a large corporation that manufactures jet engines. It was necessary Donna Baas: Production Director that she change occupations for economic reasons. By her own admission, the challenge is gone. The present position is somewhat repetitive, but work pressures are minimal. Sue Scott: Business Manager Carefully plan your watch/clock repair business so that you accept profitable work. Take Mildred Howard: Circulation Manager care to graciously decline unprofitable work. Keep the challenge. Margie M. Brater: Circulation Technical Editors: UP FRONT David G. Arnold Wes Door e are pleased to report that :,everal new books published by AWI are about to William Biederman Henry B. Fried W come off of the presses. These are: James H. Broughton Orville R. Hagans The Watch Repairer's Manual, Henry B. Fried. This is the 4th edition of this Fred S. Burckhardl Ewell D. Hartman classic book which is frequently used as the textbook for courses in watch and clock Edgar "Nick·· Cleves Robert A. Nelson repair. Steven G. onover Archie B. Perkins In addition to revising some of the original material in the text, Mr. Fried has written six entirely new chapters which are included in this edition. These chapters Joe Crooks Marshall F. Richmond cover case setting & winding systems, motor barrels & jeweled main wheels, the verge fusee watch, repairing fusee chains, how to make a verge (staff), and the duplex escape­ A WI Officers: ment. Many of the illustrations in previous editions have been improved upon insofar as clarity of reproduction is concerned. Fred S. Burckhardt: President AWI is currently taking orders for this 4th edition. Send check or money order William Biederman, CMW: 1st V.P. made to A WI Press in the amount of $27 .00. Deliveries will be made about mid-July. David G. Arnold, CMC: 2nd V.P. Robert F. Bishop: Secretary How to Repair Herschede Tubular Bell Clocks, Steven G. Conover. This book is Robert A. Nelson, CMW, CEWS: Treasurer a comprehensive guide to servicing these rather complicated, extremely valuable, Amer­ ican-made floor clocks (Grandfather clocks). This book includes original art expertly created by the author along with photos A WI Directors: and history of the production of Herschede Tubular Bell Clocks. Printed on quality pa­ per to insure excellent reproduction of the detail of Mr. Conover's drawings, the book James Adams, CMW can be purchased in advance from AWi Press for $12.95. Orders are being taken now, Otto Benesh, CMC with delivery expected to be in early July. Joe Crooks Wes Door, CMW ******* Henry B. Fried, CMW, CMC, FAWI, FBHI Orville R. Hagans, CMW, CMC, FAWI, FBHI BATTERIES Gerald G. Jaeger, CMW, CEWS With the price of silver at low ebb, the profitability of selling used batteries direct is not Robert M. Leach, CMC as rewarding as it once was. Howard L. Opp, CEWS Members of the Board of Trustees of the A WI ELM Trust would like to ask you to donate your used batteries to the Trust. The profit made from their sale will support Archie B. Perkins, CMW, FNAWCC the work of the ELM Trust which operates the Museum and Library. Donations are tax deductible. David H. Fryday: Affiliate Chapter Director Robert L. Howell: Research and Education BATTERY EMERGENCIES Council Director (REC) Remember to keep the Battery Medical Emergency number handy: Marshall F. 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