TIMES TM ADVANCING THE ART, SCIENCE & BUSINESS OF HOROLOGY October 2013 HOROLOGICAL AMERICAN WATCHMAKERS- Herman Mayer: Modern Mechanical Chronograph 7750 CLOCKMAKERS INSTITUTE Edmond Capt: A Man of Record reprinted from WatchTime magazine Student paper: Magnetic Indexing of the Minute Counting Wheel Robert Little: Refurbishing and reinstallation of The Village of Glouster Clock, Part 2 Horological Times October 2013 1 BEST Crystal Presses and a NEW Crystal Catalog Bergeon Professional Crystal Press Fit regular and tension ring crystals. Includes: Twelve reversible, tapered aluminum upper fixtures from 15–44mm Nine lower domed plastic fixtures from 12–40mm Nine lower reversible aluminum support fixtures from 16–33mm A large wooden base to store fixtures and press Attachment posts uses threaded BG5500A $469.00 shafts to attach dies Swiss Heavy Duty Press Heavy duty press with long arm gives great leverage, power, and control. 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POSTMASTER: Send address Reviewed By David Christianson directors, officers or employees. AWCI reserves changes to Horological Times, 701 Enterprise Drive, Harrison, page 47 the right to edit all submitted materials and is OH 45030 Industry Advisory Board under no obligation to accept any submitted Members materials for publication. The appearance, refer- page 59 ence, or advertisement of any product or service in this publication shall not be deemed an en- dorsement of such products, methods or services by AWCI, its directors, officers or employees. LIKE US ON FACEBOOK! Horological Times October 2013 www.facebook.com/MyAWCI 3 4 Horological Times October 2013 a message from the president MANUEL YAZIJIAN, CMW21 Dear AWCI Members, in providing world class education to our members and garnering many accolades from Election results hav- students. ing come in, I would like to welcome the The following comments are from one of the following directors: participants of the course, Rob Gamber. First-time runner Drew Zimmerman, “The 7750 course I took on August 26-30 was past President Joseph a pleasant surprise. I was ready for a nose to Cerullo, and cur- the grindstone all week with no down time. rent Vice President Herman and Joe did an outstanding job with Wesley Grau, who the teaching of this course. The first day was also Affiliate was a little stressful since we were in a new Chapter Chairman location with a bunch of people we did not for the past two Manuel Yazijian know, but Joe and Herman made us feel right years and currently [email protected] at home in no time. Our day started at 8 a.m. serves as our Chief and ended at 6:30 to 7 p.m. every day but Examiner. Welcome, Thursday, when some of us were there from gentlemen. I am 6:30 a.m. to 6:30 pm. We were running out of confident you will work in unity within the Board time in the week to cover all the aspects of the of Directors in an unselfish manner to better the 7750, so Joe and Herman recommended that profession of watchmakers and clockmakers. we start early to cover the pallet stone adjust- ments. I’m glad they did. I learned more than To the members who ran but did not win I was expecting to.” (David Douglas, John Safranek, Terry Curkan, Justin Shiver, and Michael Michaels), please try again next year. We value your input and your I invite other industry members to take advan- participation in our organization. tage of our state-of-the-art facility to teach courses. We welcome you to teach brand/cal- As a reminder to all members, the first step to iber-specific courses, or to teach the various running for the board is to join a committee and courses currently being offered, or to offer new participate in projects so we can get to know topics that would benefit the horology com- you better, and also that you may give back a munity. little to the profession. Looking forward to seeing you all in class. Part of our ongoing improvement within AWCI is the continued success of our courses, taught As always, keep your skills honed, your stan- at headquarters in Harrison, Ohio. The team dards very high, your attitude professional, your of instructors from Lititz Watch Technicum, tools and equipment in great condition, and of Lititz, Pennsylvania, Herman Mayer and your workshops clean and organized; it is a Joseph DeFilippo, are doing an outstanding job reflection of who we are and what we do. Horological Times October 2013 5 education & certification We are pleased to announce some exciting new changes coming soon to our education Content: programs at AWCI. Several of our scheduled courses will be taught by visiting instructors from • Beveling • Filing • Punches the Lititz Watch Technicum. • Blueprints • Grinding • Reaming • Broaching • Hazardous Materials • Safety Attention Clockmakers! Your questions have been answered. Coming soon! Courses for watchmakers and clockmakers will be bridged ranging from basic tool and spare parts making • Burnishing • Hole Alignment/Center • Sawing to vintage chronograph! Specific courses require special know-how. Utilizing brand-specific • Centricity Distance • Surface Finishing tools will be made available to participants. • Clamping • Lathes • Thermal Treatment • Connection Techniques • Lubrication • Tools Here’s an example of an upcoming bridged course: • Cutting Geometry • Materials • Tracing • Deburring • Measurement • Turning Basic Tool and Spare Parts Making Courses 1-3. • Drilling • Metalworking Participants: 10 students maximum Length of course: 4 days each I urge you to attend AWCI courses in our state-of-the-art facility.