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Cut Your Shjd,Ping Gos:Tsl.N Haff! One Ea1:1 Does It AJI Cut Your ShJD,ping Gos:tsl.n Haff! One ea1:1 Does It AJI. Quartz Mini Movements Seiko - Lorus - Pulsar Crowns • 3 Year Warranty • Step Motor Reliability The most popular crowns both white • Uses AA Battery and yellow are included in this 24 • Hardware Included bottle assortment. There are a total of • Regular & Long Shaft 40 crowns. A "must" unit for all stores • 21/e X 21/e X l/i'' Thin servicing watches. In stock for 95 $2 Each In Quantity immediate delivery. Refills available. QUANTITY 1-2 3-9 10-24 25-49 50-99 100 Price Each 5.95 4.25 3.95 3.60 3.25 2.95 "Big Performance" Movement • ·c· Cell Powers up to two years on one cell • Accuracy + 1 minute per year. • Accessible time setting knob • Measures: $4450 1 2 /4 x 2-11/16 x 1-3/16 • Shaft Diameter %" Also Available - Companion Stem • 3 Year Warranty Assortment #4010 for Seiko - Lorus - Pulsar. 25 Cabinet contains 48 stems covering over 100 95 #450N $3 Each In Quantity models for only $39 • QUANTITY 1-2 3-9 10-24 25-49 50-99 100 FREE OFFER! Price Each 4.95 4.50 3.75 3.65 3.50 3.25 With either assortment ordered-your choice of FREE Citizen Credit Card Calculator or LCD Mens or Ladies Strap Watch-order both Colored Bead Cord assortments and receive 2 FREE Gifts! 12 COLORS PINK - RED - GARNET AMBER- BLUE Steamshine™ DARK BLUE Compact Steam Cleaners AMETHYST Save You Time & Money TURQUOISE GREEN-GREY • Stainless steel cabinet and BROWN - BLACK tank. No rust - maintenance free! Drain and clean once per year, Assortment Contains Most Popular Sizes • Just plug in - use tap water 2-3-4-6 pre-set 65 P.S.I. pressure. • Foot solenoid included. NYLON ASSORTMENT - -18 Assorted Cards or leaves both hands free. 12 Colors in Loose Lear Book . $30.oo • Compact 7112" wide, 1 O" SILK ASSORTMENT - As A bow . $42.oo deep, 26" high. 32 lbs. - Also Available In White Assortments can ship U.P.S. • One gal. size has same effective steam capacity as 2 gal. models. Special $449°0 II 1111111111111 0 • One year warranty. 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 14 16 Reg. S499° Terms Available VOLUME 12, NUMBER 1 JANUARY 1988 HOROLOGICAL Official Publication of the American Watchmakers Institute 10 WILLIAM BIEDERMAN PRESIDENT'S MESSAGE 4 We're Looking For a Few Good Interviews HENRY B. FRIED QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 6 Releasing the Back Plate On a Longines Pocket Watch JOE CROOKS BENCH TIPS THE MEANING 9 Another Use For Rodico® A.G. SIMON CLOCKS INSIDE AND OUT OF LIFE 10 An Alternative to the Floating Balance From Hermie 18 WES DOOR SHOPTALK 14 Cells SCOTT CHOU WATCHES INSIDE AND OUT 16 Circuit Block Diagnosis FRED S. BURCKHARDT ROCK QUARRY 18 Never Step on an Iguana TWO NEW ARCHIE B. PERKINS TECHNICALLY WATCHES 20 Antique Watch Restoration, Part XXV Geneva Stop Work SERIES BEGINS MARVIN E. WHITNEY MILITARY TIME 24 Aircraft Clock 24&26 CHARLES CLEVES OLD WATCHES 26 Wristwatch Fever JAMES ADAMS NOVICE WATCHMAKER 28 Watch Cases DEPARTMENTS MARSHALL F. RICHMOND PICKLE BARREL Bulletin Board/5 30 Torches and Their Limitations Readers Write/13 New Members/28 THOMAS H. WHITE AFFILIATE CHAPTER COLUMN Association News/32 32 Planning New Products/News in the Trade/34 AWi Bench Courses/36 HOROLOGICAL TIMES (ISSN0145-9546) is published monthly and copyrighted by the American Classified Ads/37 Watchmakers Institute, 3700 Harrison Avenue, Cincinnati, Ohio 45211, for $40.00 per year ($4.50 Advertisers' I ndex/40 per copy in the United States and $50.00 per .year; $5.50 per copy outside the U.S.). Second class Dates to Remember/40 postage paid at Cincinnati, Ohio. POSTMASTER: Send address changes to HOROLOGICAL TIMES, P.O. Box 11011, Cincinnati, Ohin 45211 . George Daniels FELLOWS Henry B. Fried * * Josephine F. Hagans OF THE AMERICAN Orville R. Hagans Hamilton E. Pease WATCHMAKERS INSTITUTE EXECUTIVE AND EDITORIAL OFFICES Milton C. Stevens Marvin E. Whitney AWi Central P.O. Box 11011 3700 Harrison Avenue Cincinnati, Ohio 45211 Telephone: (513) 661-3838 UP FRONT Milton C. Stevens: Interim Editor Michael P. Danner: Interim Editor SERVICE FEES IN EFFECT Regina Stenger: Associate Editor Effective January 1, 1988, a service fee will be charged for each technical question pro­ cessed by the AWi Staff. In order to avoid delay in receiving your answer, requests Harold J. Herman: Senior Technical Editor must be accompanied with advance payment of $2.00 for each question asked, or the Donna K. Baas: Production Director 3%x5Yz" identification card printed in blue on white card stock which entitles you to twelve free technical searches in 1988. The policy for service fees is: Nancy Wellmann: Business Manager Mildred Howard: Circulation Manager Members will pay shipping and insurance charges on items requested by them when such costs exceed $1. 00. Each member will be entitled to 12 technical searches free within Margie M. Brater: Circulation a calendar year. Members will be entitled to additional technical searches by making payments as provided in the fee schedule: 1) Standard Search (30 minutes or less): TECHNICAL EDITORS: $2.00; 2) $2.00 for each 15 minutes of additional search time: 3) $2.00 for incom­ plete answers if search time is expended; 4) NO CHARGE if it is quickly ascertained that A WI cannot provide an answer. James Adams Wes Door William Biederman Henry B. Fried Look for the following card in your renewal packet. It entitles you to twelve free tech­ James H. Broughton Ewell D. Hartman nical searches during 1988. Fred S. Burckhardt Robert A. Nelson Edgar "Nick" Cleves Archie B. Perkins Steven G. Conover Marshall F. Richmond As recommended in the Fee Po/Jcy adopted by the Boord of Marvin E. Whitney Oirecrors (see revvrse side), this card entitles you to 12 free tech­ Joe Crooks nical se;,rches during 1988. John Doe, CMW AW/ OFFICERS: 1234 M.iJin Strecr Clc11eliind. Ohio 42311 William Biederman, CMW: President Robert F. Bishop, CEWS: 1st V. President ENCLOSE THIS CARO EACH TIME YOU SEND A TECHNICAL REQUEST TO AWi IT Will BE RETURNED ALONG WITH YOUR ANSWE R Alice B. Carpenter, CMW, CEWS: 2nd V. President Wes Door, CMW: Secretary Marvin E. Whitney, CMW, CMC, FAWI: Treasurer R. LLOYD MIZE AW/ DIRECTORS: Mr. R. Lloyd Mize, who has been a regular contributor of clock repair articles to Horo­ James H. Broughton, CEWS logical Times has been forced to suspend his writing at this time due to ill health. Be­ cause Mize's articles were so well received, many readers write him by mail with com­ Fred S. Burckhardt ments, questions, and to seek advice. Mrs. Mize asks that such correspondence be cur­ Buddy Carpenter, CMW, CEWS tailed for the present, as Lloyd is not able to answer this mail at this time. He is looking Henry Frystak, CMW forward to being able to resume his writing and correspondence as soon as his health Ewell D. Hartman, CMW will permit. Gerald G. Jaeger, CMW, CEWS In the meantime, a card or note wishing him well would be appreciated. Address it to: R. Lloyd Mize, Hunterstown Road, R.R. 6, Versailles, KY 40383. Ben Matz, CMW Robert A. Nelson, CMW, CEWS Archie B. Perkins, CMW JIDA VISITS AWi CENTRAL Marshall F. Richmond, CMW On October 24th, about thirty members of the Jewelry Industry Distributors Associa­ tion (JIDA) paid a visit to AWi Central. They were in Cincinnati to attend a Board of Directors meeting and to visit the Cas-Ker Company facilities. Our guests seemed favor­ Thomas H. White: Affiliate Chapter Director ably impressed with the AWi office, the Orville R. Hagans Museum, and the Henry B. Dwight Tubb: Research and Education Fried Library. We were pleased that they took time from their busy schedule to pay us Council Director (REC) a visit. Fred S. Burckhardt: Past President Mi Iton C. Stevens, F AWi: Executive Secretary Michael P. Danner: Administrative Director ON THE FRONT: Our January cover is a scene of the Cimarron River outside of Red River, New Mexico. The photo was taken by Sharon E. Guthrie, wife of Reprinting and reproduction is prohibited without per­ AWi member Steven M. Guthrie. mission from the American Watchmakers Institute. Copy· right©1988 by the American Watchmakers Institute. 2 Horological Times/January 1988 Quartz Movements Zantech Quartz Watch Analyzer The Instrument of the Professionals (Call for Quantity Discounts) MOVEMENT ZANTECH MOVEMENT ZAN TECH • NUMBER PRICE NUMBER PRICE ARM --32002 ___ $18. 00 ISA--1198 $13.95 ARM-- 32003 ---S 15. 95 MIVOTA 2005 $14.95 ARM--5590 $15.95 MIVOTA 2025 $12.95 BFG--888 $15.95 MIVOTA 2030/35--$12.95 EJ-- 30 $15.95 MIVOTA 2105 $14.95 ESA-- 555.412--$15.95 MIVOTA 2115 $14.95 ESA--555. 415--$15. 95 MIVOTA 2V50 $13.95 ESA--556.112--$15.95 MIVOTA 3N20 S13.95 ESA-- 561.101--$15.95 MIVOTA 3T10 $14.95 ORIENT 4GA $13.95 ESA--5?8.001 --$16.95 ZA900 ESA --5?9. 001 --S 15 - 95 ORIENT 468 $13.95 ESA--581.001--$29.95 ORIENT 4GU $13.95 The ZA900 Quartz Watch ESA--900. 231--$29. 95 ORIENT 5FA 14.25 Analyzer was designed by Zantech's ESA--92?.102--$14.40 ORIENT 5FB $14.25 engineering staff, in conjunction with their expert quartz watch technicians, to produce a test instrument that is user friendly. 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