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AMERICAN WATCHMAKERS-CLOCKMAKERS INSTITUTE
AUGUST 2010
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VOLUME 34, NUMBER 8, AUGUST 2010
features depart- educaments tion
The Way It Was
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James E. Lubic, CMW21
Executive Director/
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Ewell Hartman pg. 6
Making a Watch, Part 1
Paul Loatman pg. 8
Hamilton 917
President’s
Message
Mark Butterworth pg. 2
Executive
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Message
James E. Lubic pg. 3
Questions & Answers
pg. 28
Member’s Passing
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pg. 30
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AWCI 21st Century
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Schedule
Dale LaDue pg. 18
Clockmaking Elements,
Part 7
AWCI Academy of
Watchmaking Class
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pg. 29
Horological Heritage
AWCI Recognizes
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New Members
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Industry News
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COVER
This month’s cover
commemorates the
50th Anniversary of AWCI
Advertisers’
Index
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a message from the
president
by Mark
S
ince this month’s message coincides with
the Annual Meeting, I would like to incorporate the briefer message given there into
this one for those who were not able to
attend.
Before that, I will again mention how fortunate I
feel to be in the business in which we are currently
engaged. Our small town in Iowa has been previously untouched in past recessions and the ups and
downs of business. Many are agricultural based one
way or another. Just last week, down the street in
our industrial park, the Pretium plant that makes the
plastic containers for Monsanto closed without notice. Our Monsanto plant, which is a world supplier of
Round Up and Lasso herbicides, is getting pressure
from Chinese imports. Down the street in the other
direction, the Mars company pet food manufacturer,
which supplies most of the Midwest Wal-Marts as
well as other major chains, closed last year on short
notice. And HNI industries (Muscatine is the world
headquarters) making office furniture had massive
layoffs and sold their corporate jets. Finally, there
was a job action at the local alcohol plant nearly two
years ago and the workers are still locked out until the union comes to an agreement. We are just a
small microcosm of what is happening in the U.S. today. We have had financial upheavals affecting each
economic level in our society, including the wealthy.
Even if the wealthy have not lost their wealth, for the
first time since the Great Depression, everything I
read indicates they have enough concern about their
investments and are generally hanging on to their
wealth, which is affecting their spending habits. In
other words, even those with money are more reluctant to spend it.
What is the point of mentioning this? Those of us
who provide a service and are connected to the
repair side of the business are in the best position
to survive and maybe even continue to prosper. The
independent watch and clockmaker at least cannot
be terminated or have the shop close without notice.
True, my own business is not at its peak as it reflects
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your business out there. But we are still profitable
and in a position to be even more so when we pull
out of this recession. That is a good thing. We are
survivors as a group. My father’s words are as true
today as they were a generation ago, “Learn a trade
and you will always have work.”
The following was presented at the Annual Meeting:
I feel extremely fortunate to be able to bring this
message of welcome to the attendees of this 50th
Anniversary of the AWCI. It is a special time of celebration and I am thankful that we still have a number of the original founders with us, at least in spirit,
if not here physically at this meeting. Where we are
today is always built upon those who have gone before and we thank you. We remember those founding members who have passed on.
Our business has changed over the past half century
and will continue to evolve. The Timex and other
inexpensive watches starting in the 1960s hurt us
badly. Later the quartz watch caused more of the
same and the watchmaker went through some very
difficult times. Jewelry stores didn’t want to bother
with service when there was seemingly easy money
to be made selling diamonds. The rise of the Swiss
watch industry as well as several high-profile Asian
brands once again provides a product that justifies
being repaired and at a fair price. Now that a large
number of these watches have been on the market
for several decades, we as watchmakers are seeing
the fruits of those sales. The owners of vintage wrist
and antique pocket watches provide a niche market for the repairer and restorer. The manufacturers
and/or brands also are a source of employment for
watchmakers in the U.S. I am delighted to see a rise
in the “Help Wanted” section of the HT by the brands
themselves. I also note recognition of the AWCI certification program as well as WOSTEP in hiring preferences. Access to spare parts for some brands, however, continues to be a challenge to the independent
watchmaker but I believe that increased availability
of either genuine or generic parts will improve.
Continued on page 27.
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a message from the
executive director
by James
T
his month as we are well aware by now, we
will be celebrating our 50th Anniversary. I
would like to thank two AWCI members for
sharing with me information they had come
across regarding the organizations that merged to
become AWI back in 1960. One of those members is
Dick Dorer, CMW from Fredericksburg, Texas. Dick
sent me information about the Horological Institute
of America (HIA), and the other member is Curtis
Anderson, of San Antonio, TX who sent me information about the United Horological Association of
America. Thank you both for taking the time to share
the interesting information about our history. I will
have this information available at the AWCI booth
during our Trade Fair on Friday, August 6th. If you are
at the convention and would like to see it please stop
by and ask about it.
While I was reading the HIA and UHAA information,
it was interesting to see that AWCI is still very close
to our roots. Both the HIA and UHAA were about
being a central office that served as a clearing house
of uniformed information and cooperation, uniform
systems in all matters pertaining to the profession,
economic character, technical education, scientific
problems, employment agency and good fellowship
among the craftsmen.
AWCI is still the central office serving the watchmaker and clockmaker of today, the watch and clock
service industry, and the consumer looking for information regarding the service of their timepieces.
Our profession has weathered a lot of storms in the
last 50 years, and although there are fewer of us,
we are just as viable today as ever in our history.
We have a supportive and loyal membership, the
watch and clock industry is more involved than ever,
and the consumer is beginning to learn who we are
through our Website and Referral Directory.
E. Lubic, CMW21
years later and little has been done to improve the
marketing aspect of our profession. If we change or
improve on one thing in the next 50 years, preferably
in my lifetime, I would like to see AWCI do a much
better job marketing ourselves and our members
to the consumer. To me if we can do this successfully then our membership numbers will improve, or
educational and certification programs will improve,
and we will have more respect and recognition from
the industry.
AWCI will continue to embrace 21st century technology to bring our members the best service and
benefits available well into the future in order to give
future watch and clockmakers a viable Institute that
will sustain another 50 years.
Before I sign off for this month I would like to thank
the members of the Convention Committee (Terry
Kurdzionak, Ron Price, and Brad Wellmann) for the
work they have done and will continue to do until the
convention is over August 8th to make this anniversary a true celebration. A special thank you goes out to
the Convention Committee Chairperson, Terry Kurdzionak for all the hard work and many hours that she
has donated coordinating the various aspects of this
convention. It is a lot of work and we all should recognize her for her dedication to the success of the
Convention.
We have more sponsors than ever before. I hate to
try to name and thank them all as we are still hoping
to add to the list of sponsors. Please take notice of
these many sponsors and advertisers and be sure to
thank them for supporting our convention and Institute by rewarding them with your business.
I hope to see you at the AWCI Golden Anniversary
Convention & Educational Symposium. Happy Anniversary AWCI!
One of the things I read in the HIA information was
about the importance of becoming certified and
marketing ourselves to the consumer. Here we are 50
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questions &
by David
answers
A. Christianson, CMW21, FAWI
Question
A colleague sent me this watch, wanting to know the usual
information about it. Although it is commonplace in England, it
is not nearly so in this country, so I thought it presented a story
that would be of interest.
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Answer
The watchcase is hallmarked sterling silver with a Birmingham, England, assay mark dated 1896 (a gothic lower case w)
and with the maker’s mark of WE (a mark registered
to William Ehrhardt in the Birmingham assay office
in 1867). The case houses a 43 millimeter movement with a cut bi-metallic under-sprung balance, a
Boseley-style regulator and index, club tooth escape wheel, and tangential pallets; movement serial
#276657 and signed Harris, Falmouth. The movement is covered with a fitted dust cap beneath the
back of the case.
At first glance the watch looks and feels like a wellmade English fusee with a lever escapement. The
watch winds counterclockwise like a fusee, but look
where the winding arbor is located. It is between
the balance cock base and the barrel arbor, way too
close to the barrel to be a fusee. So we must have
a going barrel with a winding system that changes
the clockwise winding of the going barrel to a
counterclockwise winding, which the English people
of the 19th and early 20th century were much more
accustomed to and much preferred. Removing the
dial we see the distinctive winged arrow trademark
of William Ehrhardt of Birmingham along with his
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questions &
answers
under-dial winding works to change the direction of
winding.
Toward the end of the 1800s, efforts were made by
an enlightened few who realized that if the English
watch trade was to compete with the cheaper Swiss
and American mass-produced factory-made watches, they must become automated. William Ehrhardt
(1831-1897) was one of the early English pioneers
who attempted to change from the old methods
of watchmaking in order for the trade to survive in
England.
William Ehrhardt was born and served his watchmaking apprenticeship in Germany. He came to
England in 1851. He wanted to start his own watchmaking business but not in a traditional watchmaking area and not with traditional watchmaking
workers. He wanted to use his own ideas without
resistance from his employees or the local industry.
In 1856 he started his venture in watchmaking. In
1874 he built a factory (Time Works on Barr St. in
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the way
it was
by Ewell Hartman, CMW, FAWI
F
ifty years ago, a
twenty-seven year old
graduate watchmaker
drove from Virginia
to Chicago, proud to
be a part of the founding of the
American Watchmakers Institute.
The time was June, 1960 and that
watchmaker may be the only
founding participant who is a living AWI (AWCI) member.
Since I am that watchmaker, I
am especially sad that I cannot
be with you today because of a
chronic illness. I am, however,
most grateful for the opportunity
to express a few thoughts and
observations by invitation of our
Convention Chairman.
Prior to 1960, there were two
prominent national horological organizations—the United Horological Association of America and the
Horological Institute of America.
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It became obvious that unity of
the two groups would give better advancement and benefits to
members of both organizations.
were the result of a handful of our
leadership who were CREATIVE
and DEDICATED with only necessary regard to their immediate
personal obligations and wants.
As a result of wise use of our
funds and capital, the AWI continued to grow even during lesser
economic times.
I challenge EVERYONE, who is
a part of the AWCI, to refocus
with vigor so that we might again
regain the PRIDE, PRESTIGE, and
PROFESSIONALISM that I believe
we enjoyed during our founding
years. The future of our professional organization depends on
the dedication, perseverance, and
unselfishness of many strong
individuals.
I will always be thankful for the
privilege of working in the watchAs the name implies, the American making profession for 63 years. I
Watchmakers Institute was primar- will most treasure, however, the
ily watchmakers; we were premany wonderful, loving frienddominantly vocational or students ships that have resulted from the
preparing to be so.
past 50 years in this, our national
organization of horologists.
There are three outstanding words
that come to my mind as I reflect
I pray that God will bless and
on the early days of our group:
protect all of you throughout your
PRIDE, PRESTIGE, and PROFESappointed lifetime. For the little I
SIONALISM. We, who attended
have been able to contribute, my
regional and annual meetings, usu- response can only be to thank you
ally wore business-type clothes.
for the opportunities and to say
We felt privileged to be members
“To God be the Glory”.
and we were immensely proud to
achieve certifications.
“ENTHUSIASM
MAKES THE DIFFERENCE”
Growth of the AWI was premised
on innovative ways of improvThis month we honor the
ing and supporting our members.
Past Presidents
Many of these innovative ways
who served from 1960 - 2010
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Ewell Hartman
the way it was
John Farrell*
1960-1963
Donald Leverenz*
1963-1964
Clinton Aderman*
1964-1965
James Dodson*
1965-1967
Harold Herman*
1967-1968
Gerald Jaeger
1968-1969
Harold Calvert*
1969-1970
Henry Fried*
1970-1971
Ewell Hartman
1971-1973
Marvin Whitney*
1973-1975
Robert Nelson
1975-1976
James Broughton*
1976-1978
Orville Hagans*
1978-1979
Leslie Smith
1979-1980
Joe Crooks*
1980-1982
Marshall Richmond*
1982-1984
Fred Burckhardt
1984-1986
William Biederman
1986-1988
Robert Bishop*
1988-1990
Alice Carpenter
1990-1992
Wes Door
1992-1994
Joe Cerullo
1994-1996
Buddy Carpenter*
1996-1997
Charles Cleves
1997-1998
David Christianson
1998-2000
Ron DeCorte
2000-2001
Robert Porter
2001-2002
Jack Kurdzionak
2002-2004
Jim Door
2004-2006
Dennis Warner
2006-2008
Joseph Juaire
2008-2009
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* Past Presidents who are deceased.
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making a
watch
part 1
by Paul Loatman
I
s it easy to make a watch?
In today’s world, it can be.
With modern, numerically
operated machinery and
computer aided design
tools, one could make a
watch without ever touching the
components with one’s bare hands.
However, because of these innovations a watch made with traditional
watchmaking tools in today’s world
is an extremely rare and valuable
thing because of the immense difficulty in manufacturing a timepiece in such a manner.
I began my project completely
oblivious to any of this; I just wanted a tourbillon but couldn’t afford
to buy one. Late in April of 2009
I began attending the Gem City
College in Quincy, Illinois where I
would begin to learn the basics of
watchmaking. I wasn’t a stranger
to working with steel and brass
and the like, but I’d never used a
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lathe before I started attending the
watchmaking school. When I
first used this amazing thing, this
lathe, I found myself thinking of all
the possibilities of such a wonderful tool, this is when I decided that
I’d make myself a tourbillon wristwatch. Eventually Mr. Robert Porter
discovered my exploits and I was
given the opportunity to submit a
series of articles about my watch.
I’ll try to write them as a sort of
guide to making a watch of your
very own. I’m sure a lot of people
out there have thought about making a watch, so maybe this work by
an amateur can help nudge you in
the right direction.
In the months after my first day of
school I had been collecting all the
equipment to begin my project, I
was on a very tight budget but I
managed to get all the equipment
necessary to make every part of a
watch except for the wheels and
pinions. I researched the sort of
cutters that were used in watch
and clockmaking since I knew from
a conversation with my instructor
at school that watches and clocks
use a system based on the epicycloid and hypocycloid curves, the
system is called the “Cycloidal gear
system.” My research led me to
two books, which would become
invaluable for my project. One was
Wheel and Pinion Cutting in Horology by J. Malcolm Wild, which
described in depth how commercial cutters were made, but
I didn’t have the proper lathe or
attachments to make those sorts
of cutters, but it was an excellent
read nonetheless. The second book
I read was The Clock & Watch Makers Guide to Gear Making by Robert D. Porter, which became essential in my project. I got the book
in order to make cutters, but I
soon realized that I also needed an
indexing system that could trump
direct indexing because it was very
difficult finding index plates with
various divisions. In Robert Porter’s
book, I came across a basic design
that I wanted to follow; it would
only work with my Webster Whitcomb lathe and lathes based on
that design. The basic design uses
a worm gear of a certain ratio in
order to get much more divisions
than what’s possible with direct indexing. The exact design depends
on the worm gears you decide to
use. Mr. Porter used a worm gear
set that had a very large wheel,
and mine was much smaller so the
design of my attachment had to
be different, but the principle is the
same (Figure 1).
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Paul Loatman
The most important measurements are for the shaft that holds
the worm; these holes have to be
positioned so that when the worm
is on the shaft it meets the mating gear perfectly. The base of
the attachment was made with a
two-inch square block of AISI 1040
steel; it was cut and ground by
hand. In order to accurately depth
the worm with its mating gear I
drilled the holes for the shaft approximately 10 mm above where it
should be from the bottom of the
base. I then ground the bottom of
the base to bring the worm down
to the exact depth and so that
the base would fit the lathe bed
exactly. All of the vertical facing
screws have identical companions
on the opposite side, which you
can’t see from the diagram viewpoint. The holes for the screws
were all tapped using an identical
screw that was ground down on
two sides and made into a makeshift tap. The screw-tap was hardened steel and was used to only
tap brass; this method gives you
the benefit of not needing a full
set of taps and insures the tap size
is exactly the same as the screw,
since they are, after all, the same.
The base is held onto the lathe
with a screw and a nut, these have
to be chosen carefully because the
nut has to fit very closely into the
slot in the lathe bed so that when
you tighten the screw the nut
won’t turn with it, thus allowing a
simple yet very effective tightening
action. My worm gears work in a
40 to 1 ratio that means every 40
turns of the pin-arm on the index
plate equals only 1 turn of the
headstock spindle.
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making a watch
Now that I had an indexing system
capable of almost any division
used in horology I was ready to
make the cutters. The first set of
cutters I made were a failure; this
was because I made them from
13 mm diameter rod stock. These
cutters didn’t work because the
larger the cutter size the more
endshake you’ll find. Not only was
the endshake noticeable but I also
made the tooth thickness exactly
the same as the gears, which was
incorrect to do so. They need to
be made slightly smaller to compensate for any irregularities and
endshake.
The second set of cutters, which
are in Figure 2, were made with a
smaller diameter, 6.3 mm this time
and the tooth thickness was also
made to compensate for any endshake or irregularities. These cutters worked very well. They were
made with O1 tool steel rod stock.
The profile needs to be cut into
the rod stock with a cutter that has
Figure 1. Diagram of my indexing attachment.
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Paul Loatman
the profile shape ground into it.
In order to get an accurate profile
shape on the lathe cutter I bought
a small handheld magnifying
comparator. With this I was able to
get the profile of the lathe cutters
the same as the wheel and pinion
that I would be copying, which was
the fourth wheel and its pinion.
You turn the rod stock and cut the
profile from one side, then turn the
piece around and cut the other
side. It’s important that the thickness of the cutter teeth are slightly
smaller than the actual wheel and
pinion so great care must be taken
when cutting the profile. All that
was left was to slot the teeth; the
teeth should be slotted very thin.
These cutters need as much relief
behind the cutting surfaces as possible because they’re not form relieved like commercial cutters. For
more information on gear cutting I
highly recommend Robert Porter’s
book, The Clock & Watch Makers
Guide to Gear Making.
making a watch
I think it’s important to mention at
this point that my particular watch
borrows the gear train from the
ETA 6497/98.
Around this time it was about five
months after I started attending
my watchmaking school and I was
finally ready to begin working on
the actual watch. I’ll explain how
I make balance wheels and pallet
forks in my next article.
About the Author
I was born in Japan in 1988. At the time
of this writing I’m 22 years of age. I
grew up with an engineer’s mindset
and have always thought of how things
are made or could be made. During
high school I taught myself the art of
Ito-maki which is a Japanese sword
art. I also taught myself how to file and
forge the basic metals one would use
as a watchmaker—steel, brass, German
silver, and copper. This was before I
knew anything about watchmaking;
most of this work was for making fittings for Japanese art swords. I worked
as a Relay operator after high school;
due to outsourcing I was laid off. This
is when I decided I wanted to pursue
a career where I could do the sort
of work I would enjoy. That’s when I
headed off to the Gem City School of
Horology and learned that making a
watch was possible even with the most
basic watchmaking tools.
I also have a love for auto racing that
started when I was really young. If
I had been given the opportunity I
would be a rally driver right now. I’m
fairly talented in the fine arts mostly as
a sketch artist, but also with oil paints
and pastels. I’ve also studied Koryu
bujutsu for most of my life. These are
the somewhat outdated military arts of
Japan, although the philosophy taught
to me has shaped me as a person.
According to the Myers-Briggs Type
Indicator Assessment, I’m a Type 1:
ISTP, which means Introverted Thinking
Aided by Sensing—more commonly
known as artisan.
6.3 mm
Figure 2. Wheel and pinion cutters
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questions and answers
by David
A. Christianson, CMW21, FAWI
Continued from page 5.
Birmingham) to improve his production. Because
Ehrhardt was well established, (he had already produced probably 200,000 watches) he had a good
chance of success with this new factory. In fact, the
Ehrhardt firm survived until about 1924.
Until about 1880 Ehrhardt was making only watch
frames in his factory (called ebauches by the Swiss)
and mainsprings. In this same year he began making both his own cases as well as complete watch
movements in his factory on Barr Street. In this
same year Ehrhardt stated that the greater part of
his work was done by steam-powered machinery
and that “girls” attended the machines. The watches
produced were nearly as inexpensive as the equivalent grades from Waltham.
By 1897 (the time of his death) the factory had 400
employees making 500 watches per week. Two
years later it is reported that the firm, under his
sons’ administration, was employing 250 people
making 600 – 700 watches per week with all the
parts English-made except for the balance springs.
The springs were English-made but the coiling and
setting were done in Switzerland.
watch from his shop in Falmouth on the southwestern corner of England.
In 1892 James Francis Kendal wrote: Some English
watches are still made with full plate movements,
but the greater number are of the ¾ plate construction, in which a portion of the top plate, or the one
which is visible on opening the watch is cut away,
so that the upper escapement pivots are carried
by the brackets, technically called cocks. Full plate
watches of the better kind have the movements
covered with a cap, affording immunity from dirt,
which is not secured with an open movement. Full
plate watches are therefore to be recommended for
wearers engaged in dusty vocations. He continues
by saying that the ¾ plate has the advantage over
the full plate by being able to make a thinner watch.
References
Watches: 1850-1980, by M. Cutmore, David &
Charles, Publisher, 2002.
Pocket Watches: 19th & 20th Century, by Alan Shenton, Antique Collectors Club, Publisher, 1995.
The watch in question here was signed, as noted, by
Harris of Falmouth. Mr. Harris was the retailer of this
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part 7
by Laurie Penman
D
rop
A normal amount of drop is stated
in terms of the pitch of the teeth
on the escape wheel, modern
mass-produced escapements use a
drop of 10% of the pitch. More precise movements can afford to reduce this because the
pitch of the teeth will be more accurately controlled.
Whether a smaller drop is beneficial so far as timekeeping is concerned I really could not say, but it does
reduce wear on the dead faces, because during the
drop the wheel is accelerating and consequently the
amount of energy given up when the wheel tips strike
the pallets increases. This is kinetic energy and is proportional to the square of the velocity at the point of
impact. A practical indication of the amount of drop
is the loudness of the “tick”; a long drop produces a
louder tick than a short one, but then so does a heavy
weight as opposed to a light one.
Figure 1 shows how lock affects the drop of an escape
wheel. A large lock forces the designer to employ a
large drop so that the pallets do not strike the back
of the teeth as the escapement unlocks. The wheel
shown has an outside diameter of 30 mm and a lock
of 0.25 mm (0.010"). Since the wheel is a computer
drawing the pitches are exact; however, in Figure 2, I
have introduced a small error in two adjacent tooth
spaces and it can be seen that the drop and lock are
altered at this point and in the third sketch there is a
large lock on exit and jamming of the tooth on entry.
A small eccentricity will have a similar effect.
It is clear that a small drop cannot be used without
making sure that the machining facilities are capable
of producing an accurate escape wheel.
Dead Faces and
Drop Off Faces
So far I have only described the lock and drop and
pointed out their general proportions, but the escapement pallets cannot actually be constructed from
this information; that has to be done by carrying out
a geometric construction of the arcs that define the
dead faces and the drop off faces.
First the height of the pallet arbor has to be determined, then the span of the pallets, the lift angle and
pendulum swing that is required, and the form of the
crutch; because as I said earlier, the form of the crutch
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Figure 1
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Increased lock needs more
drop to clear the back of the
tooth.
establishes the relationship of lift
angle and pendulum swing. For
instance the arrangement in Figure 3 would result in a pendulum
swing that is approximately half
the pallet swing.
A few assumptions need to be
made: first, a pendulum swing of
between 2° and 3° to minimize
the effect of circular arc error;
secondly, the frictional torque on
the dead faces is to be kept as
high as convenient for the same
reason. This is not simply because A. L. Rawlings came to the
conclusion that friction on the
dead face tends to neutralize circular arc error, but also because
the 19th century shop regulators
and observatory clocks support
that suggestion. These clocks
were generally over weighted
(heavier weights than needed
to work the escapement) and
The result of a 2 degree error
in tooth placement
Figure 2
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friction is the multiple of the load and the coefficient
of friction. Increase the load and the friction is increased. In addition the pallet arms were longer than
those of a square escapement thus increasing the
frictional torque.
desirable. On the other hand if the pendulum is suspended from the case or the wall behind the movement, then raising the suspension point significantly
is desirable because there is only a small chance then
of clouting the suspension cock when the movement
is offered up to it. It is time to be specific.
As to the form of the crutch there are two obvious
considerations, if the back cock (the suspension
support) is to be fastened to the movement plate
then raising the crutch suspension above the pallet
arbor by any significant amount (enough to halve the
pendulum swing) is either going to result in a very
large back plate or a tiny crutch, neither of which are
First Design
This movement is to be contained in a long case
(grandfather clock) that is free standing. A heavy
pendulum suspended from the case’s backboard will
tend to rock it if it is free standing. Consequently this
is a movement where the back plate supports the
pendulum and the point of flexure (where the suspension spring bends) is almost on the same level as
the pallet arbor. The plate has to be large enough to
support a back cock.
Figure 4 shows the method of establishing the height
of the pallet arbor above the wheel center. The wheel
has a diameter of 30 mm and 30 teeth and the
usual manner of deciding the span of the pallets is
to construct tangent to the outside diameter of the
wheel from the pallet center. This, of course, may be
reversed, selecting the working teeth (the teeth that
impulse the pallets at every beat) and raising
tangents from them so that they intersect and define
Figure 3
The swing of the pallets is approximately twice
that of the pendulums.
Figure 4
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the pallet center. The reason for using tangents in this
way is that the pallets will strike the dead faces normal (or square) to the dead surface. It feels right and
it is true that the load acts along a line that passes
through the pallet center and exerts the maximum
frictional load, but I would not wish to justify the feeling in a more scientific manner. In fact Lord Grimshaw
wrote in the 19th century that French escape pallets
would wear out quickly because they did not place
the pallet arbor at the intersection of tangents from
the wheel teeth. In the course of more than a century
and a half this has proven to be quite untrue!
In Figure 4, I chose a span of 10 tooth spaces and the
tangents produced a height of 21.79 mm from the
wheel center to the pallet arbor. This is a long way
from being a square escapement, but getting close to
a typical 19th century regulator escapement’s dimensions. As a consequence the impulse faces have to be
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found by geometry—development rather than a set
formula. This is a simple matter of drawing the pallets
as the wheel revolves beneath them at the start and
end of two successive beats. The exercise is easier of
course, with a computer and a CAD program.
Figure 5 is a demonstration of the establishment of
the working faces. Two circles have been drawn from
the center of the pallet arbor, one passes through the
tips of the teeth that lie on or are close to the tangent
points. (In this case, the tangents were stated to be
raised from tooth tips that were ten spaces apart.)
These circles represent the outside and inside arcs of
the pallets, but with no allowance for drop. I am not
going to use the modern movement’s proportions of
10% for the drop, but reduce it to 8%. The distance
between adjacent teeth is 3.14 mm and 8% is 0.25 mm
(0.010"), this is also the amount of lock that I am
going to use.
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The outside arc has a radius of 25.75 mm - 0.25 mm =
25.50 mm
The inside arc has a radius of 24.17 mm + 0.25 mm =
24.42 mm
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See Figure 6. From there I have gone on to a
roughed out pair of pallets (Figure 7). The outside
and inside surfaces are determined, but not the impulse faces.
Figures 8 and 9 show the method of developing
the impulse faces. The result will define one, or two
circles, centered on the escape wheel, which will allow the pallets to be filed or ground easily and
accurately.
The description below assumes that a drawing is
being made. If the actual pallets are marked, arrange
them so that they can swing behind the wheel.
 Select one pallet or other (I have picked the entry
pallet) and arrange the pair so that they are evenly
balanced.
 Make a mark on the pallet, level with the tooth
tip, to show where the wheel will first make contact.
 Now swing the pallets through the angle that was
chosen (2°) and rotate the wheel until it intersects
with the other face of this pallet.
Figure 5
Figure 6
Figure 7
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 Mark this point.
 Join the marks.
The first pallet has its impulse face
marked.
 Rotate the wheel without moving
the pallets until the tip rests on the
other one and mark it level with the tip
of the escape wheel tooth.
 Rotate pallets 2° in the opposite
direction.
 Rotate the wheel until the tooth
intersects the other face of this pallet.
Mark this point and join the two.
 Both impulse faces are marked,
extend them (with a straight edge if
working on the actual pallets).
 Draw a circle to touch the extensions. In this case both extensions
make tangents to a circle that is virtually the same; it is not always the case.
Look at the drawing again, because it
is difficult to completely understand
text.
There is no lock at the moment, I will
attend to this when the faces are filed
or ground on the pallets.
Figure 8
Figure 9
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hamilton 917
10 size, ¾ plate, 17 jewels, double roller
by
Dale LaDue, CMW21
T
he Hamilton grade 917 pocket watch
is a fine example of American craftsmanship. The beauty of its finish
is evident when the case back is
removed and light dances across the
wave patterns, the bright beveled
edges of the plates, and the high
polished steel components.
As shown in Figures 1, 2, and 3 this movement’s beauty was dampened by a few rusted screw heads. The
Figure 2. A close view of the rusty balance cock screw
Figure 1. The Hamilton grade 917 movement
before servicing
minute hand hub, cannon pinion and center wheel top
edges were rusty as well, Figure 4.
The rust was purely cosmetic and the movement appeared only to need servicing. In order to refinish the
minute hand hub, translucent tape was used to surround and protect the blue finish.
Figure 5 shows the minute hand placed on a piece of
tape, which was then folded over on itself. The hand
Figure 3. A close view of a rusty case screw
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Figure 4. The rusty minute hand hub, cannon pinion and center
wheel post
hamilton 917
Figure 6. The minute hand hub was applied to the fine abrasive
paper
was laid over a strip of adhesive backed polishing film
adhered to a glass plate,
Figure 6.
Figure 5. The minute
hand wrapped in translucent tape with the rusty
hub exposed.
A piece of cork, as shown
in Figure 7, was placed over
the hub. I have illustrated
the hub partially under
the cork. However, when
drawing across the polishing film the hub should be
fully under the cork. The
rust was removed with just
a few strokes across the
film, Figure 8. A final polish
over 3-micron diamond film
imparted a bright polish on
the hub, Figure 9. The top
edge of the cannon pinion
and the center wheel were
simply presented carefully
to a fiber wheel charged
with Fabuluster® polishing
Figure 7. A piece of cork was set on top of the hub and with light
finger pressure the cork and hub was gently stroked across the
paper
Figure 8. A close view of the
hand hub after the use of the
fine abrasive paper
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hamilton 917
compound as shown in Figures 10, 11, and 12. The finished center post, cannon pinion and minute hand hub
are shown in Figure 13.
The next aspect of the repair was to refinish the
rusted screw heads and remove the burrs raised along
the screwdriver slots. Figures 14 and 15 demonstrate
removal of the burrs on a case screw using a square
abrasive slip. In turn, the plate screws had their damaged slots chamfered, Figure 16. After refinishing the
slots, the screws were mounted in the lathe and the
heads were ground and polished. The procedure I
used (as explained in a previous article) was to first
grind the rusted surface with well-used 600 grit Eze
Figure 11. A hard fiber disk charged with Fabuluster® compound was
then used to polish the tip of the center wheel.
Figure 12. The highly polished center wheel post
Figure 9. A final polish using 3-micron diamond paper produces a
bright finish
Figure 10. The cannon pinion’s top edge was polished
Figure 13. A close view of the center post, cannon pinion and hand
hub
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Figure 14. A small square grinding slip was used to chamfer the
damaged screw slot edges
Figure 15. The chamfered slot edges on a case screw
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Figure 16. A plate screw with its chamfered slot
Figure 17. A 600 grit diamond Eze-Lap® was used first, supported and held parallel by the tailstock
Figure 19. A view of the screw before polishing
Figure 18. A ceramic slip was used after the diamond lap
Figure 20. 3-micron diamond lapping film was then used to polish the screw head
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hamilton 917
Figure 21. A hard felt disk charged with polishing compound and
spinning in the opposite direction of the lathe.
Lap®. A ceramic slip was then used to remove the
previous grind marks followed by 3-micron diamond
lapping film. A final quick buff using a hard felt wheel
charged with Fabuluster polishing compound imparted a high polish. This process is demonstrated
in Figures 17 through 21. The balance cock screw in
particular now has a bright “black” polish and crisp
slot edges as shown in Figures 22 and 23.
When I serviced this watch it was completely disassembled and the balance assembly was cleaned
separately. I noticed the roller jewel was set at an
angle and that it was too long, Figures 24 and 25. I
was curious as to how the watch had performed with
the jewel in that position. I installed the balance in the
cleaned and oiled movement and checked the timing.
The watch seemed to run quite well. However, there
was a visual reduction in amplitude in the vertical positions. The oscilloscope mode on the timing machine
showed excess noise in the escapement. Obviously,
the watch would run but would not keep proper time.
The roller jewel shake was excessive, as was the corner clearance. The hub of the balance interfered with
the long roller jewel and canted it toward the safety
roller that affected the corner clearance. A too small
diameter roller jewel affected the shake or clearance
of the jewel in the fork slot. The slot was gauged for
a proper size diameter roller jewel, Figures 26 and 27.
The gauge indicated the proper jewel size to be 38
or 0.38 mm wide. I removed the improper jewel and
found that it measured 0.36 mm, and as
Figure 22. The finished screw showing a bright “black” polish
Figure 23. The completed movement showcased its wave patterns and high polish under the bench light
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previously determined was too long. Figure 28 shows
the comparative size of the new wider and shorter
jewel and the improper jewel. Figures 29 and 30 show
the proper sized jewel in place.
When the watch was returned to the timing machine,
its record was drastically improved in both the oscilloscope and timing mode. Figure 31 shows a dial view
of this fine example of a late model Hamilton gentlemen’s pocket watch.
Author’s Note
Figure 24. A roller
jewel of improper
length was tilted back
towards the safety
roller
Figure 25. The roller was held in the roller-heating tool
Figure 26. A gauge was used to determine the proper width/
diameter
Finger cots are always used for final assembly and
servicing. Repair techniques are typically performed
without finger cots. Fingerprints are used as a reference and scale to demonstrate how small some
Figure 27. The gauge indicated that a 0.38 mm wide roller jewel
would fit the fork slot
Figure 28. Comparative size of the shorter correct jewel to the
longer 0.36 mm incorrect one
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Figure 29. A side view of the correct jewel in place
Figure 31. A view of the dial and hands
Figure 30. A front view of the roller jewel in place
pieces we, as watchmakers, work on. Some pieces are
assembled for photographing a procedure’s final result
prior to complete servicing (cleaning and oiling).
Resources
“Adjusting the Lever Escapement”, by James E. Lubic, CMW21.
March 2009 Horological Times, “An Omega 286”, by Dale
LaDue, p. 20.
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member’s
passing
by Milton
C. Stevens, FAWI
R
obert F. Bishop, age 87, of Glenshaw, Pennsylvania, passed
away on June 24, 2010.
Husband of the late Wanda S.; father of James R.,
Kenneth R. (Toni Lee), and Stephen M. (Rebecca)
Bishop; brother of the late Gordon Bishop; grandfather of Jesse, Julia, and Lena; great-grandfather of
Scarlet; dear friend of Patricia Rothmeyer. Mr. Bishop
was a B24 Navigator veteran from WWII for the
Army Air Corps. Visitation was held on Sunday, June
27 at Neely Funeral Home. Memorials suggested to
Elfinwild Meals on Wheels, Bread of Life Pantry, 3200
Mount Royal Boulevard, Glenshaw, PA 15116.
Bob Bishop was president of American Watchmakers-Clockmakers Institute from 1988-1990. It was during Bob’s term as president that AWI negotiated the
sale of the AWI Packard Collection.
Bob lived in Glenshaw, Pennsylvania with his wife
Wanda. They were active participants in the “Adopt
a Child” program. Each of them sponsored a child
in the program, which provided the kids with the
necessities of life such as food, clothing and medical
attention.
Bob was instrumental in the development of numerous slide and tape programs that the watchmakers
could borrow to learn watchmaking techniques as
they applied to most of the current watch models.
This gave watchmakers throughout the country
the opportunity to keep current on the latest
techniques.
In order to produce these programs cost effectively,
Bob designed a two-room studio in the AWI office. One room contained the necessary camera and
sound equipment to produce quality programs. The
other room was used for editing the films. After his
wife Wanda’s death, Bob devoted many days in the
studio working on programs.
Bob Bishop also devoted many weekends traveling to all parts the country putting on workshops
for watchmakers. These programs were designed to
bring the “watchmakers up to speed” on electronics
that applied to the new movements, which had been
recently introduced to the industry. Most watchmakers of the day were proficient in the mechanics of
the trade but sorely lacking in the skills and understanding of electronics. These workshops were
needed at the time and were eagerly attended by
AWI members.
AWCI was fortunate to have Bob Bishop devoting his
time to its members.
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a message from the
president
by Mark
Butterworth
Continued from page 2.
The past 50 years have seen a wave of change in
the clock industry. At the beginning of the period
there was not much of a clock industry at all. Seth
Thomas was still around as well as a few high-quality pieces from Europe, but for the most part people
were in love with electric clocks, which did not need
winding and kept perfect time. Most of what we see
as vintage or antique found their way to the attic or
burn barrel. This accounts for why there are so few.
We’ve now gone through the rise and disappear-
ance of many of the clock builders of the past three
decades. The good news is that with the millions
of these clocks in people’s homes as well as the
antique, cuckoo and quartz clocks, the clock repairperson has a business not existing before this half
century.
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Items Still Needed
Universal Geneve Center Wheel and
Seiko Cannon Pinion
Marty Kale, Brookline, NH, is looking for a source for
a Universal Geneve center wheel and a Seiko 7123A
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Richard Adams, Nashua, NH, is looking for a Telechron B13, 1 RPM rotor (M3609); operational preferred but OK as long as it can be rebuilt.
Patek Philippe 8180 Detent Lever
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horological
President’s Message
by Ron
DeCorte, CMW
reprint from August 2001
For the past year I’ve had the privilege of serving
as the AWI President. I want to thank all those who
have made this a memorable and valuable year in
my life. By the time you are reading this there will be
a new President at AWI. My recent marriage, raising
two sons, trying to manage a business, and the task
of AWI President are an overwhelming responsibility in terms of time and energy. Therefore, and since
three of these responsibilities come as a “package
deal,” I’ve decided not to seek re-election as AWI
President.
But let’s get down to the real matters at hand. Many
of you have participated in the recent surveys that
AWI has conducted and the results of these surveys
will be used to help the AWI Board of Directors, and
ultimately the AWI office, to better serve you the
member.
One particular result of our member surveys was
that Horological Times (HT) was far and away the
most important member service. I anticipate that
you will see new and pertinent technical articles in
the HT that will benefit a broad range of our members on a regular basis. My personal suggestion is to
increase the HT writer’s fee to make it more financially rewarding for someone to take time from their
normal workload and share their experiences with
the membership.
An increasing need, and demand, for internet based
information will make it necessary for AWI to pursue
further efforts in this arena, but due to the competitive nature of today’s internet these efforts will need
to be well planned and executed. Of all the AWI
services, I can foresee the internet being our most
powerful resource and communication tool in the
very near future.
heritage
Education and Certification play a very important
role in our future. The HT and the internet are certainly important communication tools but they will
never be totally effective unless they
have something
to communicate.
From the simple
task of making a
manufacturer’s
technical bulletin
available in HT, or
via the internet, to
the possibility of
offering real-time
internet training,
AWI will need to
identify and respond to the pertinent needs of its
membership.
The demographics of AWI have changed greatly over
the past 40+ years and so has the world in general.
AWI, its membership, its officers, and its employees will need to keep an open mind to the needs
and possibilities of what is needed today and in the
future.
Over the years I’ve made my share of mistakes at
AWI, from the day I was the newest member, all the
way to the position of President. Along the way I’ve
learned a few very important lessons about AWI
(and life in general): Communication, frequent and
respectful communication, is undoubtedly the most
important resource that each and every one of us
will ever possess. No one, and I repeat NO ONE, is
perfect, we must listen to those around us, even
those we disagree with, and take everything into
consideration. When we fall, we must try to pick
ourselves up with humility and move ahead with dignity; and more importantly, when the other guy falls,
we need to show them the respect they deserve for
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trying, hold out our hand in appreciation, and offer
a few words of encouragement, not gloating criticism; and when we are successful in our endeavor,
we shouldn’t let our ego get too inflated, there will
always be someone else who can run a little faster
and jump a little higher.
Bottom line, AWI is, and always has been, a team effort. We are all in this together!
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horological
Executive Director’s
Message
by James Lubic, CMW21
reprint from August 2001
F
or the past two years AWI has sent surveys
to our members on the back of the annual
dues invoice. We have published those results in the HT for our members to review.
This past spring
AWI hired a firm to
conduct telephone
surveys with a sampling of our membership. This firm
usually suggests that
after the telephone
surveys are complete they follow up
with an independent
survey of the complete membership in
order to get enough
information to give
an accurate picture
to the organization
of its strong points
and also its weak points. Based on the number of
surveys that we had returned and the information
collected through our own in-house surveys this firm
waived their second step and used the surveys that
we had already collected. They were very impressed
with the number of responses we had as well as the
questions on each of the surveys. Actually they said
the number of response was unheard of. For this reason they said that the information contained in these
surveys has analyzed at a 95% confidence level. In
other words we have a very good picture of what
you the members want AWI to be. Here are some of
the highlights of those surveys:
heritage
n
The average age of our members is 61 years
old. The average age of our international members is
55. The membership was divided into two groups—
younger and older. If you are 61 or older you are in
the older group, and 60 and under is the younger
group. The average age of the older group is 72, and
the average age of the younger group is 48. Only 4%
are less than 40, and 26% are between 40-59.
n
The average years of experience is 21—31%
have 1-20 years experience, 24% have 21-40 years
experience, and 20% have 41 plus years experience.
n
Your interests are: 70% watchmaking, 61%
clockmaking, 11% of our members are AWI certified,
67% own computers.
n
Horology is the main source of income for
44%, and 25% have never been employed in
horology.
n
The top 3 services are the Horological Times,
technical information, and AWI publications/library.
n
The bottom 3 services are Project Extend, Affiliate Chapter support, and AWI merchandise.
n
New articles that you would like to see in
the HT include these subjects: tools and equipment,
restorations of vintage timepieces (both watch and
clock), and watch and clock technical bulletins.
n
Other suggestions that came from the telephone interviews include: pricing survey, directory,
moving annual meeting with seminars to different
locations, business insurance, and working with the
watch companies in order to get spare parts for AWI
members.
These and many other issues will be addressed at
the upcoming Board of Directors Meeting. I also plan
to use the information in these surveys as future topics for this article in the HT.
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book
review
by Jordan
Gear Cutting On
The Lathe
By Laurie Penman, Third Edition, 2006, 85 pages.
Ficklin, CW21
If you do this already you may find some different
techniques in this book that will help you to work
more efficiently. Overall, Gear Cutting On The Lathe
is a good manual on gear cutting.
Written primarily for clockmakers, this book goes
into excellent detail covering everything you will
need to know to cut gears for clocks. The principles
for cutting wheels
for watchmaking
are similar, but performed on a smaller
scale. Mr. Penman
details every step of
the process, including the repair of
damaged components when manufacturing a new part
isn’t necessary. The
book is well written
and black and white
illustrations are provided to give added
clarity to the written instructions.
Topics covered include: the equipment you will need,
identifying and choosing the different shapes of
teeth, the purchase and making of cutters, different
indexing devices, the preparation of the gear blanks,
even the layout and depthing of gears in the creation
of a new clock. Procedures are outlined for making
large gears, small gears, and escape wheels. He also
covers the repair of gears, including straightening
bent teeth, or the replacement of teeth when only
one or two teeth are damaged, as well as the repair
of lantern pinions and spring barrels.
If you need to make a wheel and have the necessary
tools, this book is the next step to getting you into
the shop and making or repairing wheels for clocks.
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report from the
treasurer
by
T
his will be my final communication to you,
our members, as your treasurer. Thank you
for your support of my office for the past
four years. I truly have appreciated that
confidence you have shown in me to have me serve
in this important office.
Your treasurer is the team leader of the finance
committee that is constitutionally charged with
overseeing AWCI’s finances. I am pleased to be able
to report to you that AWCI has completed another
fiscal year, the third in a row, in which we generated
a surplus. That means we did not have to borrow any
money for the past three years. In fact we actually
have reduced our long-term debt by over $50,000.
In light of the worst business recession since the
1930s, this is no small accomplishment and it has
not been without considerable pain. Everyone involved in the operation of the Institute has made a
sacrifice. Each AWCI staff member has taken on a
greater proportion of the workload due to several
staff retirements and resignations. Several of these
positions have remained vacant so that our salary
budget has been significantly reduced. Our management has trimmed expenses by carefully monitoring
spending so that the Institute receives one hundred
cents worth of products and services for every dollar we spend. They literally practice the old Yankee
maxim of, “Use it up and wear it out” before they buy
a replacement item. They are to be commended for
their care of our Institute.
Our members have shared in these difficult financial
times by not only remaining with us as members, but
also by paying more dues than in the past. We owe
them our gratitude for their continuing long-term
support.
Our Industry Advisory Board (IAB) is comprised of
industry member companies. They include watch
service centers, material distributors, importers, and
several watch companies. Ten years ago, the IAB was
the nearly forgotten relative in our AWCI family. The
IAB was always there but we seldom called upon
Jack Kurdzionak, CW21
them for support. Thanks to the strong leadership
within that group since those days, the IAB has become a substantial supporter of the Institute. Member firms have loaned both technical and managerial
expertise to AWCI to assist with our certification,
education, and publicity programs. Our progress in
these areas would have been far slower had it not
been for the unselfish support of the Institute from
the IAB.
Three years ago your directors voluntarily began
paying their own travel and meal expenses to and
from all of AWCI’s meetings for a cumulative savings
to the Institute of about $40,000. All of the directors have cheerfully accepted this no reimbursement
policy and have willingly made the sacrifice of their
time and treasure to guide your Institute. We owe
them our thanks for their dedication.
Without our volunteers, we would not have the Institute, as we know it. There are far too many to enumerate here, but they have donated countless hours
of their valued time to help with whatever task needs
to be done.
Do you know what the Dodson Perpetuation Fund
is? About twenty years ago, AWCI converted its valuable watch collection from a non-performing asset,
maintained in a safe deposit vault, into a permanent
fund to perpetually generate income for the benefit
of the members of the Institute. This is the Dodson
Fund. Six trustees, three of whom are past presidents
or treasurers, oversee it. The current treasurer and
president along with the Executive Director make up
the other three trustees. The original investment policy was to only invest in U.S. Government Securities
and this worked well for many years until the investment environment began to drastically change a few
years ago, thus severely reducing the income generated by the Fund. The Fund’s trustees determined in
2007 that something needed to be done to preserve
the Fund’s assets, while at the same time, having the
Fund generate a fixed predictable amount of income
for the Institute each month. After a careful search of
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new
Florida
Ohio
Restrepo, Jose—Altamonte
Springs, FL*
Schweller, Lawrence E.— Beavercreek, OH*
Idaho
South Carolina
Jacobsen, Danny L.—Nampa,
ID*
Baier, Peter D., CMW—Hilton
Head, SC*
New
Hampshire
Texas
members
*AWCI welcomes back these individuals who have chosen to re-instate
their membership.
Poye, Frank W., CW—Paris, TX*
Carignan, Denis J.—Belmont,
NH*
fund managers, the trustees selected Johnson Investment Counsel, a Cincinnati-based firm, to manage
the Fund beginning on January 1, 2008. In the past
thirty months the Fund has generated approximately
$900,000 of income to operate the Institute, while
protecting its net asset value (currently at 92% of its
value on January 1, 2008) during the worst investment
environment in seventy years. In fact, had we reinvested all of our income our net asset value would be
at about 110% of its earlier value! We have been truly
fortunate to have both income and capital preservation
during this most challenging period.
I am personally indebted to Terry Kurdzionak. For over
44 years she has been my friend and business partner.
She has wholeheartedly supported my efforts and contributed mightily to all of us in this Institute during our
many years of service.
This brief report has certainly omitted many people
who deserve mention and they are entitled to my
apologies for their omission. May I leave you all with
this paraphrase of President Kennedy’s famous inaugural line? “Let us ask not ask what our Institute can do
for us, but rather, what can all of us do for our Institute,
our profession, and each other”.
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from the
workshop
by Jack
G
ood Spending vs Bad
Spending
A Japanese proverb states, “Getting
money is like digging with a needle; spending it is
like water soaking into sand.” This proverb sums up
the financial experiences of watchmakers that began
with some long forgotten watchmaker who needed
to purchase some new files and punches to repair
fusee watch chains. That watchmaker may have said,
“Why do I need to spend 15 shillings just to be able
to repair a few expensive watches, especially when
they are owned by the royalty who seldom pay their
bills.” Fast-forward that argument to 2010. We are no
longer dealing with a paltry few shillings or dollars,
but with thousands or even tens of thousands of dollars. We are now talking about real money when you
get into multiple zeros before the decimal point for
the cost of equipment. Is the expense for new equipment really necessary and will it yield long-term
dividends? Manufacturers of quality watches indicate
that to properly service their products, watchmakers need equipment that meets their factory specifications. Of course we are no longer dealing with
royalty, but we are dealing with people who have, or
had when they purchased the watch, funds to pay
for a quality repair.
Hence, watchmakers need to consider the old Roman proverb, “You must spend money to make
money” which seemingly contradicts the Japanese
proverb cited above. Watchmakers must decide if it
really is worth the expense to purchase new equipment to become qualified to repair certain watch
brands. Many of these watches have an initial purchase price of over four figures before the decimal
point. In addition to purchasing the equipment, we
also need to discuss financing the equipment because not all watchmakers have the funds on hand to
purchase costly new equipment without financing it.
They will need to take on some debt.
The Japanese proverb cited above reminds us of
how difficult it is to earn money while teaching us
Kurdzionak, CW21
how easy it is to spend it. The wisdom of this proverb seems so obvious that you may be thinking,
“Why is Jack even mentioning it here?” If this bit of
wisdom is so obvious, why then are we wallowing in
debt at every level of society? The average American
with credit cards owes $16,000 on the credit cards
alone. That figure does not include the amount owed
on all the outstanding personal, auto, and home
loans. The federal government is no better off than
the average citizen. It owes over $13 trillion, which
translates to $38,000 of government debt per capita
for every American citizen. Obviously, many of us,
including the government, are spending money and
lots of it without taking in as much as we are spending. Rather than saying, “You must spend money to
make money, would it not be more accurate to say,
“You need to invest money wisely to make money”?
Now we can get back to the watchmaker’s equipment. Several readers have privately noted that they
now need to purchase some expensive (their characterization of the cost) water resistance testing equipment to service a number of quality watch brands.
For the purposes of discussion, we can assume that
the new equipment will cost $10,000 and should
have an expected life of at least five years (for tax
purposes). With care and maintenance, that equipment has a much longer useful life before requiring
replacement. At first, the $10,000 initial cost may
seem excessive to many watchmakers, but before
instantly dismissing that expenditure as far too expensive, give it further thought. If you spend $10,000
or more on anything, what are you really getting
for your money? Do you expect a financial benefit
when you purchase a giant screen TV equipped with
a surround sound system for your recreation room?
Of course you do not. You make that purchase with
the full understanding that you will get a substantial
amount of enjoyment from the TV and sound system. Will it ever earn any money for you? No, and
after a few years it will be obsolete, and it begins
to depreciate on a very steep gradient immediately
after its purchase.
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from the
Now, please consider a $10,000 expenditure for
new shop equipment. It probably will not yield very
much enjoyment while you own it; but it does have
the potential of increasing your income and productivity all during its useful life. Yes, it will depreciate,
but not nearly as rapidly as a piece of consumer
electronic equipment. If you have the $10,000 ready
to make the purchase, you can stop reading right
here. But if you do not, you need to know exactly
what the equipment costs and how it can pay for
itself, and at the same time yield a substantial profit
during its lifespan. If you borrow the $10, 000 at
8% interest and pay it off in sixty monthly (5 years)
your payments will be $202/month. That works out
to $9.70/day assuming a 5-day workweek. If that
equipment can earn more than $9.70 extra per day,
it will pay for itself. If it earns $18.40/day extra it will
not only pay for itself, but will add $202/month to
the watchmaker’s income. That is about $50/week
extra just for having and utilizing new equipment.
Each watchmaker needs to make purchasing decisions based upon current and future needs, not of
the watchmaker, but the watchmaker’s customers.
Anytime a watchmaker purchases a piece of new
equipment, not a replacement, but an entirely new
device that was not previously available in the shop,
that watchmaker is adding value to the services offered. That means that if the watchmaker charges,
let’s say, $100 for some basic service, he is entitled
to charge more for an enhanced service such as
water resistance testing. That added value is even
more important as a competitive tool for any watchmaker who is the first one in a given market to offer
a new important service, such as water resistance
testing. In general, added value services are far
more profitable than a basic service.
Remember when you order that burger at Mickey
D’s, you are always asked if you would like fries and
a drink with that burger. Is that because they want
to make certain you eat a well-rounded meal and
have a beverage to wash it down? Certainly not, a
workshop
burger by itself has a low profit margin. If they sold
burgers all day long without any value added items;
the restaurant would be far less profitable. The fries
and drinks have a far greater profit margin. Sit down
restaurants always measure the food vs. alcohol sales
ratio when they calculate their profitability. The food
is the basic stuff and the alcohol is the high profit,
value added product. Auto sales people earn very
little when they sell a $20,000 auto, but if they add
value to the sale by adding accessories and extended
warranties, both the sales people and the dealership
reap a far greater profit on the overall auto sale.
Why should the watchmaker view his own business
any differently than other successful businesses?
The successful watchmaker will acquire quality new
equipment, use it properly and add value to every
repair. The cost of quality equipment is not as important as the additional income that equipment
can produce. Keeping both of the premise proverbs
in mind, remember to spend wisely, by not merely
spending, but by investing. Jack Kurdzionak
You Are Invited
Do you have a solution to a watch or clock repair
problem that you want to share with our membership? Do you have a question about a repair problem
you would like to ask? I invite you to participate in
this column with your suggestions, questions, and
comments. It is easy. Just email me at AWCI <[email protected]> or write using the old standby
known as the postal service. You can even fax me at
513-367-1414.
I will do my best to help you help the membership.
By sharing your questions and suggestions, all of our
members can benefit from our combined knowledge
and experience. The ideas, tools, techniques and
products presented in this column are suggested by
the author and contributing members and are not
endorsed by any manufacturer, supplier, advertiser or
AWCI itself.
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requiring this technology are currently scheduled for July 1, 2011 implementation in several
states, covering new device sales as well as
service and distribution. It is anticipated that
additional states, as well as markets around the
world, will quickly follow.
Producing mercury free watch batteries has
been a major focus for Renata over the past
several years. High volume distribution of this
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Watch Repair
Having customers understand the nature of
keeping micro-machinery operating within its
tolerances for years on end while strapped to
the human body can be a troublesome task. As
a watchmaker and retail watch store owner Matt
Hritz knows this first hand. “I knew there had to
be a better way than to educate customers one
at a time at the sales counter.”
Information presented in this new format can go
a long way toward changing that. Matt developed the first low cost DVD on the market that
helps customers understand what quality watch
service actually means. “I created this for myself
and quickly found out how many other store
owners would like to use it themselves.”
Customers love the short DVD which is designed to be given to the customer at the time
of their purchase and taken home to watch. It’s
well made, and utilizes the audio/video to mix
the technical aspects of the watch with a little
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sales counter—or fills in gaps.
When the customer understands what professional watch service truly means they are more
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likely to return to you for repairs and regularly
scheduled maintenance and be willing to pay a reasonable price for quality service.
With the $4.00 you spend on each video and in
the approximate 9 minutes the customer spends
watching you gain customer loyalty, more profitable
jobs, elimination of some repair “myths”, reduction
of complaints, and much more. This first video in a
series is designed for mechanical watches. It can be
previewed and ordered at watchwisdom.com
Giving stores twice the number of profitable service
jobs with half the problems is the goal.
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awci
board of directors
Officers
Directors
Mark Butterworth: President
[email protected]
Michael Gainey, CC21
[email protected]
Manuel Yazijian, CMW21: Vice President
[email protected]
Roland (Ron) Iverson, CMC
[email protected]
Douglas Thompson, CW21: Secretary
[email protected]
Joseph Juaire, CW21
[email protected]
Jack Kurdzionak, CW21: Treasurer
[email protected]
Joseph Schrader, CMW21
[email protected]
Douglas Thompson, CW21
[email protected]
Immediate Past President
Joseph Juaire, CW21
[email protected]
Ernest Tope, CMW21
[email protected]
Gene Bertram, CC: Affiliate Chapter Director
[email protected]
Herman Mayer, CW21: REC Director
[email protected]
Henry Kessler: IAB Director
[email protected]
Fellow
American Watchmakers-Clockmakers Institute
*Robert F. Bishop
*James H. Broughton
Fred S. Burckhardt
Alice B. Carpenter
David A. Christianson
George Daniels
Wes Door
*Henry B. Fried
*Josephine F. Hagans
*Orville R. Hagans
Ewell D. Hartman
*Harold J. Herman
J.M. Huckabee
Gerald G. Jaeger
*Benjamin Matz
Robert A. Nelson
*Hamilton E. Pease
Archie B. Perkins
Antoine Simonin
William O. Smith, Jr.
Milton C. Stevens
*Marvin E. Whitney
*Deceased
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awci
James E. Lubic, CMW21
Executive Director
Education & Technical Director
1-866-367-2924 ext. 310
[email protected]
Thomas J. Pack, CPA
Operations Director
1-866-367-2924 ext. 311
[email protected]
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Phone: Toll Free 866-FOR-AWCI (367-2924)
(513) 367-9800
Fax: (513) 367-1414
Website: www.awci.com
Office Hours: 8:00 to 5:00 (EST) Mon-Fri
Thomas D. Schomaker,
CMW21
Watchmaking Instructor/Certification Coordinator
1-866-367-2924 ext. 309
[email protected]
Donna K. Baas
Managing Editor/Advertising Manager
1-866-367-2924 ext. 307
[email protected]
Daniela Ott
Education Coordinator
1-866-367-2924 ext. 303
[email protected]
Sally Landis
Receptionist/Technical Support
1-866-367-2924 ext. 301
[email protected]
Jim Meyer
IT Director
1-866-367-2924 ext. 323
[email protected]
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Matt Henning, CW (413) 549-1950;
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Larry Blanchard, CMW21
At Palmer’s Jewelry
101 East Sycamore St., Kokomo, IN 46901
Phone (800) 207-1251
Fax (765) 457-8517
Continuing with service of tuning fork Accutron, vintage
American and fine Swiss watches.
FENDLEY & COX WHEEL AND PINION SPECIALIST
1530 Etain Rd., Irving, TX 75060
RICHARD COX 972-986-7698
CMC, FNAWCC, CMBHI
www.fendley-cox.com
VINTAGE POCKET WATCH RESTORATION
Thirty-two years experience, guarantee, free estimates.
The Escapement, P.O. Box 522, Pooler, GA 31322; (912)
330-0866
IMPORTANT - NOTICE
Timewise (formerly TANI Engineering)
MAINSPRINGS - Clock and Music Box
Custom Made. All Sizes. Brass Blanks
Ph: 330-947-0047
DIAL REFINISHING CO. FAST SERVICE, FINEST QUALITY, quantity works welcome. Specialize on changing dial feet positions to fit the quartz movement. Send your works to: KIRK
DIAL OF SEATTLE, 112 Central Avenue North, Kent, WA 98032;
(253) 852-5125
HAMILTON ELECTRIC WATCH RESTORATION
Expert, experienced service on all Hamilton 500 and
505 Electric watches. René Rondeau, P.O. Box 391,
Corte Madera, CA 94976, Phone (415) 924-6534
www.hamiltonwristwatch.com
situations wanted
WATCHMAKER/TECHNICIAN
30 years experience
Horology School Graduate
Please contact John
[email protected]
ads
business
opportunity
FRANCHISES AVAILABLE
JOIN A FAMILY OF SKILLED
WATCH & JEWELRY REPAIR TECHNICIANS.
CLEVELAND & PITTSBURGH
MARKETS ARE FILLED WITH OPPORTUNITY.
1-800-929-0808
FOR MORE INFORMATION
www.watchbatteryexpressllc.com
clock classes
Clock Repair, Making & Designing
by Laurie Penman
Laurie Penman’s Correspondence Course has run since
1990. One-to-one tuition, 24/7 distance instruction and
help by Internet and Skype.
No time limit on individual courses. £550.
Classes in the gorgeous English countryside.
One student £800, Two £450 ea. Three £330 ea.
Mid-day meal included.
Details: [email protected]
help wanted
Expert Watchmaker Wanted
A legendary watch repair business located in NYC is seeking
an expert watchmaker to work on all major brands. Must
be proficient in all phases of vintage mechanical and
chronograph movements. Experience with ETA mechanical
and chronograph movements a must. Great opportunity
to join a long established fast growing business. Grand
Central Station location, state of the art equipment, very
competitive compensation. Please contact Steve Kivel at
[email protected] or 646-789-2900.
Watchmaker & Clockmaker
and Jeweler /Polisher
Needed for our Shops in Ft. Lauderdale and New
Orleans. Call Josef or Judy: 954-551-7168 or 504525-3961 or e-mail: [email protected]
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classified
wanted to buy
ads
WANTED!
$$WANTED ANYTHING$$
Rolex - Cartier - Patek - Breitling
Panerai - Le Coultre
Vacheron - AP - Etc.
Watches, Boxes, Dials, Links, Parts, Bands, Movements,
Crystals, Bezels, Crowns, Clocks, Signs, Posters, Catalogs,
Instruction Books, Polish Cloths, Wallets, Hats, Shirts, Promo
Items, ANYTHING! Doug Giard, 586-774-3684
Top prices paid for karat gold scrap (any amount)! Also,
buy filings, gold fill, sweeps, silver, platinum! Immediate
24-hour payment return mail! Ship insured/registered
mail to: AMERICAN METALS COMPANY, 253 King St., Dept. HT,
Charleston, SC 29401. Established 1960. Phone (843) 722-2073
WE BUY WATCHES
Rolex, Patek, Cartier, LeCoultre, Vacheron, Breitling,
Audemars, Tudor and others. Modern or Vintage. Doug
Giard, 586-774-3684
WANTED WATCH BOXES
Buy - Sell - Trade
We want most major brands. Also buying high-end jewelry
brand boxes. Doug Giard, 586-774-3684
Entire Watch Collections
Scrap Watchbands
Gold-Filled Cases & Scrap
Gold, Silver & Platinum Scrap
Call Toll Free 1-800-208-2608
Visit our website for more information
www.specialtymetalsrefiners.com
Specialty Metals
2490 Black Rock Tpke.
Fairfield, CT 06825
203-366-2500 - Local
800-884-7966 - Fax
[email protected]
G F Specialties
1-800-351-6926
P.O. Box 170216
Milwaukee, WI 53217
Member: Jewelers Board of Trade
ATTENTION RETIRED WATCHMAKERS
Call us before you sell your parts, tools,
and watches. We have helped over 175
watchmakers in the last eight years to
dispose of their accumulations. When
you’re really ready to sell, we’re ready
to buy! Phone (229) 928-9092 or (727)
327-3306. Ask for Jeff or Nancy. E-mail:
[email protected]
ROLEX PARTS WANTED
Buying Rolex crowns, crystals and material,
new stock only. Also buying Rolex watches,
bracelets and movements any age.
Call Paul at 978-256-5966
or e-mail [email protected]
AWCI Member Websites
• Have you always wanted a website for your business, or are you unhappy with your current website?
•
Do you feel that your business needs more exposure to your customers?
• Do you want a website, but don’t know where to start, and assume it would be a costly venture?
•
Do you just not have the time to mess with it?
Go to: awci.companysitecreator.com
AWCI and Companysitecreator have worked together to offer an opportunity to all members!
It literally takes just a few minutes to build your new site in 5 simple steps from start to finish.
Two packages are offered ($8.95 per month or $18.95 per month),
and you are able to see your site before you decide to purchase.
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advertiser’s
index
Bergeon
011 32 933 00 55........................................................................................................................................................................... 25
Borel & Co., Jules
(816) 421-6110...................................................................................................................................................inside front cover
Butterworth Clocks, Inc.
(563) 263-6759............................................................................................................................................................................... 31
Cas-Ker Co.
(513) 674-7700..................................................................................................................................................................................5
Chronos/WJR
(303) 296-1600............................................................................................................................................................................... 41
Clocks
011 44 131 331 3200....................................................................................................................................................................... 33
Eckcells
(800) 514-1270............................................................................................................................................................................... 35
Ferrell & Co.
(213) 627-6031................................................................................................................................................................................ 27
Livesay’s, Inc.
(813) 229-2715................................................................................................................................................................................. 31
Maxell Corp.
(201) 794-5900............................................................................................................................................................. back cover
Renata
(214) 351-0380................................................................................................................................................. inside back cover
Richemont North America, Inc.
(817) 785-2571 ............................................................................................................................................................................... 47
Smith Supply House
(213) 622-1687................................................................................................................................................................................. 21
Twin City Supply
(952) 545-2725.............................................................................................................................................................................. 29
Witschi Electronic Ltd.
011 32 352 05 00............................................................................................................................................................................ 15
Horological Times Advertising Policy
The publisher reserves the right to approve all advertising copy and reject any advertisements not in keeping
with the publisher’s standards. The publisher may, at the publisher’s sole discretion and for any reason and
without notice, decline to publish or republish any ad, in which case any fees submitted or paid for such ads
shall be returned or rebated to the advertiser. The publisher reserves the right to edit all copy. The advertiser and/or agency agree to assume liability for all content of advertisements printed. They will also accept
responsibility for any claims or suits arising therefrom brought against the publisher.
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