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#75.015 11"x7"x6"H Buy2@ $23.95 ea. This 2 level, oak wood, watch display case features a glass top which reveals four rolled watches, while the pull-out drawer conceals three flat watches. PocKET WATCH DISPLAY DOME Beautifully Crafted Oak Wood Polished to a Piano Finish #75.190 #75.907 This automatic watch winder is designed to rotate all models and brands of automatic watches. Cherry finish is hand polished to a mirror-like brilliance. Powered by two "D" This new, imported dome features a dark teakwood base batteries or AC with a high-gloss finish. Glass dome measures 3" x 4-1/4 ". adapter (included). Watch is held with a brass stem mounted in the base. The "American Horologist" A Limited Edition Collector Medallion The First Ever Collector Medallion Honoring the American Horologist. Watchmakers, jewelers and collectors alike will treasure these beautiful One Troy Ounce .999 Fine Silver "Proof-Like" Medallions. If you would like to order one or more of these limited mintage Medallions, the investment is only $19.95 each. A portion of the proceeds will be donated to the AWl Scholarship Fund. ~ Crr}inojer & GO 1165 Medallion Dr.• st. Paul, MN 5512o ~~~;! ~ ll ~ • Toll Free Phone Orders Toll Free Fax Orders (24 Hrs) 80 Years Young- And Growing 1-800-328-0205 Fax: 1-800-548-9304 VOLUME 26 HoROLOGICAL,. NUMBER12 TIMES CONTENTS DECEMBER 2002 An Official Publication of the American Watchmakers-Ciockmakers Institute FEATURE ARTICLES EDITORIAL & EXECUTIVE OFFICES AWl, 701 Enterprise Drive, Harrison, OH 45030 21•t Century Watchmaking Using Digital Photography 12 Phone: Toll Free 1-866-367-2924 or (513) 367-9800 By Dr. Matthew Clark Fax: (513) 367-1414 E-mail: [email protected] Web Site: www.awi-net.org A History of the Waterbury Clock Company 18 Office Hours: Monday-Friday 8:00AM to 5:00 PM (EST) Closed National Holidays Part 2, By Andrew and David LaBounty Donna K. Baas: Managing Editor, Advertising Manager A 17th Century Lantern Clock, By Simon R. Drachman 36 Katherine J. Ortt: Associate Editor, Layout/Design Associate James E. Lubic, CMW: Executive Director & COLUMNS Education & Technical Director Lucy Fuleki: Assistant Executive Director The Modern German Clock Movement, By Mark Butterworth 16 Thomas J. Pack, CPA: Finance Director Part 30, Movement Dating: New Developments Laurie Penman : Clock Instructor Nancy L. Wellmann: Education Coordinator Technically Watches, By Archie B. Perkins 26 Sharon McManus: Membership Coordinator Part 55, Checking and Adjusting the Chronograph Mechanism Mary Huff: Shipping Coordinator Melanie Frye: Receptionist/Secretary of the Valjoux 24 Timer Steve Jones: Audiovisual Manager HOROLOGICAL TIMES ADVISORY COMMITIEE DEPARTMENTS Linda Chrysler: Chairman Chip Lim, CMW, CMC, CMEW President's Message, By Robert D. Porter 2 Robert Ockenden, CMC Executive Director's Message, By James E. Lubic Robert D. Porter, CMW 2 Frank Poye, CW Questions & Answers, By David A. Christianson 4 Thomas Schomaker, CMW Manuel J. Yazijian Ask Huck, By J. M. Huckabee 6 AWl OFFICERS Letters to the Editor 8 Jack Kurdzionak, CW: President AWl New Members 10 Jim Door: First Vice President Frank Poye, CW: Second Vice President From the Workshop, By Jack Kurdzionak 24 Alice B. Carpenter, CMW, CMEW: Secretary Mark Butterworth: Treasurer Affiliate Chapter Report, By John F. Kurdzionak 38 Bulletin Board AWl DIRECTORS 40 Fred Burckhardt, FAWI AWl Material Search/Movement Bank 41 Ron DeCorte, CMW Wes Door, CMW, FAWI Industry News 46 Henry Frystak, CMW Classified Advertising Robert D. Porter, CMW 52 Marshall F. Richmond, CMW Advertisers' Index 56 Dennis Warner Manuel Jean Yazijian AWl Employee Directory 56 John Kurdzionak: Affiliate Chapter Director Joseph Juaire: Research & Education Council Director Tony Riggio, CMW: Industry Advisory Board Director EDUCATION IMMEDIATE PAST PRESIDENT AWl Evening Classes in Clock and Watch Repair 42 Robert D. Porter, CMW AWl Offers Classes in Designing and Building a Clock 43 FELLOWS American Watchmakers-C/ockmakers Institute AWl Bench Courses 44 Robert F. Bishop J. M. Huckabee James H. Broughton Gerald G. Jaeger AWl Home Study Course in Clock Repair 45 Fred S. Burckhardt Robert A. Nelson George Daniels Wes Door Benjamin Matz *Henry B. Fried SPECIAL INTEREST *Hamilton E. Pease Josephine F. Hagans Archie B. Perkins *Orville R. Hagans Seeking Candidates for the AWl Board of Directors 37 William 0. Smith, Jr. Ewell D. Hartman AWl Directors' E-mail Address Directory 37 Milton C. Stevens *Harold J. Herman *Marvin E. Whitney "Deceased 2002 Horologica/ Times Technical Index 49 ~androprocjucflon is ~ withoutwritlen ~issionlromtheAmen. ~==~rlS!ilute. Copyright ©2002 by the American COVER Take time to reflect on the past and cherish timeless memories this holiday season. Happy Holidays from everyone at AWl! President's Message Jack Kurdzionak, CW The holiday season is here and as we do our best to enjoy the season we are helping others to enjoy the season. As joyful as the season can be, it can also be a bit stressful for all who are involved with holiday retailing. We can sometimes be stretched to our physical and emotional limits while we do our best to serve our customers at this most busy of shopping seasons. As busy as you may be, please don't forget to take some time for yourself, your family and your friends to celebrate the season with them before it is over and it will be over before you realize it. Holidays are for everyone to enjoy and celebrate. I do understand how busy you will be, but do stop, relax, and take care of yourself while taking care of your business. Also, don't forget those who might be forgotten during this busy time. Is there someone who needs a visit or a phone call? Take a few hours and make the visit or the phone call to someone who needs companionship more than another holiday card. A visit or a phone call is a gift that will be long remembered and cannot be discarded after the holiday. Are there people in your community needing a gift of a food basket or a donation to help them celebrate the holidays? Don't forget them either. The holiday season is for all who wish to celebrate, not just those of us fortunate to have the health and wealth to do so. On behalf of all of us here at AWI, your officers, directors, and staff, we wish you a joyous holiday season and please, share it with all of your family, friends, and community. Executive Director's Message James E. Lubic, CMW Happy Holidays to all and a successful and Happy New Year too! This month I would like to share what I think is valuable information with the members who don't subscribe to the AWI yahoo group "AWI Matters" . The topic is how to protect yourself against the liability of calling a diamond a diamond and then finding out later that it's not. For the watch service industry this could be one of many luxury watch brands that counterfeiters have had a heyday with for years, and have caused all kinds of headaches for the manufacturers and AWl members who service these products. Following is a message that AWI member Leon Sanger posted on "AWI Matters". Following his post is a sample of what Mr. Sanger did to protect himself against the infamous "it looks like one, but it isn't" problem. With the ever increasing number of harder to identify counterfeit high-grade SANGER WATCH AND JEWELRY, LlC watches in circulation, it is putting an ever increasing liability on the shop owners and 3457-1 South C•m,MII Av.nu• SpriiiQtltld, 111 1 1.<040~ ga~ watchmaker. An 18KT R--x came into the shop the other day. The weight seemed 4013 right and there were numbers between the lugs at 12 and 6 o'clock but something did 1411) 883-1601 not seem just right. Upon removing the case back, there was an ETA movement in place Nom•-- -------- of a 3035. Md"'" - ---------- qr,_ _ _ ____ s..,._ ~-- As brought out by Charlie Cleves' "Identifying the Fake Rolex" video, a shop f!IOIIt .. ~ .. ..Tl ll'. r~G.,_, j Gd.l'ft:A'I' owner could face very expensive liability by taking in a watch, marking the repair I !"""' ~ ...... ...... IY.IY• envelope with the brand of the watch, inspecting it and discovering it is not the genuine ,. .. 1""'' 1""1"""' 1'"' 1._. 1_,._""1 .......,, C:st.t)lft•; named watch, and then calling the customer to inform them that their watch isn't eu.tomcr b t:"lnll¢ •A genuine. htltr.dil.n •T· I'm working on a disclaimer statement to be printed on the take-in repair enve 5 0 ..,., ' lope of which the customer would read and sign. 8 ~'{/'· .. •D 0 St.&Ct. 8~~":' • If anyone would like to see the proposed disclaimer, please e-mail me at 8 ttrilll. g g~~~ f g .ionHo.fiC- 8~: •K clockwinder2001 @prodigy. net and I will send it on to you for comments. It is not in its OGalbt C\lmiUif final form and I would like to have constructive comments on it. Among our member Ot.CIIttd v w. ~ a... a.,.~ . T.... "<:t ~ · • t.n iiMta Thu :JD Dap ~ f,llp•trfd ship there must be the expertise to draft such a disclaimer. r. ~~S1 ••1M• Leon Sanger, CMEW ..' 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