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Recksiek, CW21 page 28 or 513-367-9800 page 5 Fax 513-367-1414 Popular Watch Blog Worn & [email protected] • www.awci.com Cover Image: www.facebook.com/MyAWCI Executive Director’s Message Wound Opens Online Watch By Jordan P. Ficklin, CW21 Store See page 14 for an article on Jordan P. Ficklin, CW21 restoration techniques. page 5 By Aaron H. Recksiek, CW21 Photo courtesy of Henrik Korpela. Executive Director page 28 Ext. 310 [email protected] Affiliate Chapter Highlights Donna Hardy By Dale Sutton Movado Acquires Entry- Managing Editor Columns Ext. 305 [email protected] page 33 Level Watch Brand MVMT By Aaron H. 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Recksiek, CW21 Jason Ziegenbein, CW21 page 29 Employment Opportunities Tom Schomaker, CMW21 By Donna Hardy page 39 Watchmaking Instructor page 9 Horological Society of New Ext. 309 [email protected] York Opens Offices and AWCI Directory Mike Carpenter, CC21 Goes International Clock Director Technical Discussions Advertisers’ Index [email protected] Restoration & Construction Techniques By Brock McKee page 42 page 29 Rob McLeod A Hands-On Class with Education & Certification Coordinator Henrik Korpela Industry Advisory Board Ext. 303 [email protected] By Donna Hardy Education & Members Maureen Seals page 14 Certification page 42 Membership Coordinator & Technical Support AWCI Educational Calendar Ext. 301 [email protected] page 6 HOROLOGICAL TIMES ADVISORY COMMITTEE Bob Little, CC, CW, Chair Daniel Benson, CMW OUR VISION: Paul Corn AWCI’s vision is to have an educated and passionate horological Andrew DeKeyser, CW21 Dale LaDue, CMW21 community practicing the highest standards and with the resources Hannah Mancill to provide quality goods and services. Brock McKee Matt Schloemer, CW21 Reprinting and reproduction is prohibited without written OUR MISSION: permission from the American Watchmakers-Clockmakers Setting service standards and educating the horological community. Institute. Copyright © 2018 by the American Watchmakers- Clockmakers Institute. Horological Times (ISSNO 145-9546) is published monthly and copyrighted by the American Watchmakers-Clockmakers Like us on Facebook! Follow us on Twitter! Follow us on Instagram! Institute, 701 Enterprise Drive, Harrison, OH 45030-1696. www.facebook.com/HorologicalTimes www.twitter.com/AWCInstitute www.instagram.com/americanwatchmakers Subscription price for the public is $175.00 per year ($15.00 per copy). Members subscription is $99.00 which Like us on Facebook! Check out our educational videos! is included with annual dues of $175.00. Periodicals post- www.facebook.com/MyAWCI www.youtube.com/awci/videos age paid at Harrison, OH 45030 and additional entries. POSTMASTER: Send address changes to Horological Times, 3 701 Enterprise Drive, Harrison, OH 45030. Announcing the Archie Perkins Mobile Horology Classroom The AWCI Board of Directors has made a historic decision that will change the future of horological education in the United States. We understand it is difficult to leave the workshop and travel to receive training, so AWCI will be bringing education directly to you in the places where you live and work. The Archie Perkins Mobile Horology Classroom is part of a renewed effort to expand our educational offerings to include all segments of the horological community, including professional watchmakers, professional clockmakers, sales and support staff, technicians, collectors, and anyone with an interest in horology. The Mobile Horology Classroom will be the first of its kind anywhere in the world! After many months of deliberation, AWCI has begun construction on the Archie Perkins Mobile Horology Classroom. The mobile classroom will travel all over the United States offering horological education at every level. The classroom will provide a much better learning environment than what can be offered in a hotel meeting room or conference room. The classroom will accommodate eight students and one instructor with custom-made, adjustable-height watchmaking benches. Instructional technology will be similar to what is currently available in our Harrison classroom, including a digital microscope, bench camera, document presenter, projector, and monitors. There will be a dedicated cleaning room with automated cleaning machine, ultrasonic, and steamer. The classroom is ADA accessible with a wheelchair lift and accessible restroom to accommodate the needs of every individual. When the Archie Perkins Mobile Horology Classroom arrives in your city, you can expect it to stick around for one to two weeks. AWCI will offer a class for professional watchmakers as well as one for clockmakers. We will team up with local jewelers and AWCI members to host collectors’ events and classes and to provide technician training for sales and support staff. If you are interested in bringing the classroom to your city, please contact our To follow the construction progress of our mobile education coordinator, Rob McLeod, at classroom please follow us on Facebook and Instagram. These [email protected]. are exciting times for horological education. Soon there will be more classes taught in more cities than anytime in American watchmaking history. We look forward to seeing you in our mobile classroom soon! a message from the a message from the vice president executive director AARON H. RECKSIEK, CW21 JORDAN P. FICKLIN, CW21 ecently, our executive di- I write this, we are ex- rector tasked the board periencing our first Rmembers with a thought ex- autumn-likeAs day in Cincinnati. ercise to help stimulate con- It is only 60° outside. Hurri- versation about the benefits cane season has begun. We just AWCI offers and the value experienced the remnants of members are getting for their Tropical Storm Gordon while membership dues. In my opin- Hurricane Florence is bearing Aaron H. Recksiek Jordan P. Ficklin [email protected] ion, this is one of the key down on the Carolinas, and responsibilities of a board [email protected] Olivia is set to be the second member, so I decided I would respond to his inquiry hurricane to hit Hawaii this season. The kids are back in this month’s message. in school and it feels like summer is over. So, what does My intention is not to make this a sales pitch for fall bring for AWCI? continuing membership or to acquire new members, First, AWCI will be present at the Cincinnati Maker but more of a conversation where I can explain my Faire. We will be demonstrating bluing techniques, thoughts about our institute. There has never been helping people build their own clocks, and encourag- a question in my mind whether or not the $175 an- ing a love of horology. The weekend after that we will nual membership dues are worth the money. When be participating in our second major NAWCC event you crunch the numbers, each member actually costs this year as we head up to the Ward Francillon Time the institute around $500. So, right away each mem- Symposium in Dearborn, Michigan: ber is getting a $300+ subsidy towards benefits. Yes, Cars, Clocks, and Watches. Last is our DO YOU there are Industry Advisory Board members who pay annual convention, which requires PROMOTE AND more dues than individuals, but prodigious planning and effort so it UPON READING those funds make up a small per- can be a huge success. ENCOURAGE centage of AWCI revenue. The This year we are hosting more HOROLOGICAL TIMES THE LOVE OF extra money not paid by mem- than 25 students from four different EVERY MONTH, I bers comes from interest de- watchmaking schools at our conven- HOROLOGY? rived from the James M. Dodson tion. We are excited to have so many HAVE A GREATER Perpetuation Fund. This money students attend. I want to thank all of our members APPRECIATION goes to pay employees’ salaries for supporting these students and for welcoming them for all the great work they do. into this great profession. I especially want to thank FOR MY FELLOW It also pays for the headquarters C.R. Time, Mike Dempsey, Dale Sutton, and a gener- PROFESSIONALS. building in Harrison, Ohio, and ous anonymous donor for their financial support that all the its expenses.