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SETTING SERVICE STANDARDS AND EDUCATING THE HOROLOGICAL COMMUNITY
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Epilame and the Modern Watch Service
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VOLUME 40, NUMBER 1, January 2016
Feature
The American Spirit
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page 31
By Fred T. White, CMW21
page 4
Vacheron Constantin 57260
President’s Message
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page 5
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page 33
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page 35
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page 14
Education &
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page 8
Technical Discussions
Epilame and the Modern
Watch Service
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page 17
Repairing Music Box
Governors
By Paul Corn
page 22
January 2016
The World's Most Complicated Watch
By Donna Hardy
page 6
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SETTING SERVICE STANDARDS AND EDUCATING THE HOROLOGICAL COMMUNITY
AWCI Educational Calendar
AMERICAN WATCHMAKERSCLOCKMAKERS INSTITUTE
The World’s Most Complicated Watch
Epilame and the Modern Watch Service
Repairing Music Box Governors
Cover Image:
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Watchmaking Excellence
CW21 Standards
page 36
Clockmaking Excellence
CC21 Standards
page 37
AWCI Class Request Form
page 11
AWCI's Governing Structure
page 38
Columns
Classifieds
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page 15
Buy, Sell, Trade, and
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From the Workshop
Q&A
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FAWCI
page 30
Sit on Your Hands:
Horology Q & A
page 47
Advertisers’ Index
page 50
Industry Advisory Board
Members
page 50
page 28
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a message from the
president
FRED T. WHITE, CMW21
Wow,
members of her church in a negative way. Shirley
it’s 2016 and by
said, “I will not go out with this person again because
now you have been
of her negative attitude.” On another occasion, she
to the parties and toasted the
was with a former co-worker for a luncheon, and they
New Year and have made those
talked about how well this person or that former emresolutions that sometimes are
ployee was doing: one had gotten a promotion, and
so hard to keep. Some of us give
the other one had bought a new house. She came
our shop a thorough cleaning
away with a good, positive feeling and looks forward
with the hope and belief that
to another visit with this person.
this is going to be a great year.
Have you ever been around someone who feels
We sharpen our screwdrivers,
that the world is not treating them fairly or that they
point up our tweezers, and, in
Fred T. White
are owed something they did not earn? They usugeneral,
check
all
of
our
tools
fwhite@awci.com
ally get what they think about all the time, because
to make sure they are in good
become things. The best helping
working order. We might even buy someYou hold in thoughts
hand is at the end of your own wrist. Whatthing that we feel will help us to do a better
job. What is the most important tool in our your hands the ever you think about all the time will come
pass. Basketball players who are good at
tool box? Perhaps you would say my tweetools to shape to
what they do visualize making that basket;
zers or my screwdrivers or that tool that you
that outstanding running back knows he is
very seldom use.
your own
going to score. So it should be with horolo All of these are important but not the
destiny.
gists. Do you see yourself being at the top
most important. The most important is you,
of your game? Do you see yourself working on combecause without you those tweezers, screwdrivers,
plicated timepieces? Do you see yourself asking for
and all the other tools cannot repair a clock or watch
a higher price for your work and getting it? Do you
or service that customer that just came through the
see yourself taking that test to become a certified
door. We hold in our hands the tools to shape our
watchmaker or certified clockmaker and passing it?
own destiny. It’s up to you to do what you wish with
Certification should be something that you do for
your life. You are in control. You are the driving force
yourself to see how darn good you are or can be—
behind whatever you do. With a positive attitude you
not to get a parts account. Remember: You hold in
can change your world or possibly change the world
your hands the tools to shape your own destiny.
one person at a time. Have you ever been in a room
where everything was negative? Where one person
HAPPY NEW YEAR. MAY YOU BE BLESSED WITH
felt everything was doom and gloom and they influenced the attitude of the entire room? You probably
GOOD HEALTH, PLENTY OF GOOD WORK, AND
left feeling low and didn’t understand why. My wife
MAY YOU FIND ALL THE PARTS THAT YOU NEED
recently went to lunch with a lady, and the whole
TO DO THOSE JOBS.
time they were at lunch this person talked about
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January 2016
JORDAN P. FICKLIN, CW21
a message from the
executive director
What, How, and Why
typically show you how to apply the oil, how to adjust
the endshake, or how to carry out basic operations.
When you attend brand-specific training or watch
As we kick off a new year I
one of a myriad of poorly produced videos on the Inwant to share with you some
ternet that claim to teach watch or clock repair, they
thoughts that came out of multypically show you how to carry out a specific repair.
tiple discussions about quality
They will share tips and techniques that may help
of education. Many industries
you avoid damaging critical components. They may
are promoting online educahelp you interpret the technical documents so that
tion, and increasingly we are
you know better how to apply oil to the components
seeing videos on the Internet
shown. They may tell you how to clean the compothat claim to teach watch reJordan P. Ficklin
nents and where to look for common problems in the
pair topics. AWCI has resisted
jordan@awci.com
watch. This type of training helps you bethis type of teachAs we break into come an effective technician, but the best
ing for many years, but this coming year
AWCI is going to make a concerted ef- the era of digital horological professionals understand not
fort to produce some webinars and/or
education, we only what to do and how to do it, but also
YouTube videos on select watchmaking will continue to why to do it.
When you understand why watches
topics. We are fully committed to mainfocus on teaching and clocks work, when you understand
taining and promoting our high standards
to the highest why lubrication is applied in certain areas
through these videos.
and in certain ways, when you understand
From my perspective, there are three
standards in
why watches must be clean, you are able
main types of training. You have the What,
horology.
to apply this knowledge in broad ways to
the How, and the Why.
many different timepieces. At the American Watch Many manufacturers will publish information that
makers-Clockmakers Institute we promote learning
communicates what must be done in a repair. This
that encompasses the What, How, and Why of hoinformation is usually found in the tech guide or workrology. On many occasions students in our classes
ing instructions. It provides specifications about what
have shared their appreciation for the thorough unkinds of oil must be applied and where it should be apderstanding they have acquired in our classroom. As
plied. It may also include tolerances for endshake, and
we break into the era of digital education, we will
increasingly common is information about minimum
continue to focus on teaching to the highest stanaccepted screw torque. It may indicate the proper
dards in horology.
setup for calendar mechanisms or striking/chiming
I look forward to 2016. It’s a great time to be a
sequences. Without a quality horological education,
watchmaker or clockmaker.
this information is not very useful because it doesn’t
AWCI Board Meetings Now Open to All Members!
All members are invited to participate in the monthly conference calls of the Board
of Directors. The meeting will be streamed live using the GoToWebinar format, which
will allow all interested AWCI members to participate.
To participate in the next meeting you will need to register at least 24 hours in advance. You will need to have your AWCI member number available.
After you register, we will verify your membership. The morning of the call you will
receive an email with instructions to join the call.
You will be able to listen to the entire meeting. At certain times during the meeting
your feedback may be requested, and you will be able to briefly share your thoughts
by using the "raise your hand" button in the platform. The experience will be very
limited for individuals who call in on the phone without logging in on their computer.
Horological Times
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Editor’s
Forum
Sit on Your Hands
We received this email regarding
the "Sit on Your Hands" question
from Horological Times, November
2014.
Happy New Year!
In the upcoming year, our goal
is to bring you enlightening
and informative articles on the
art, science, and business of
horology. As always we welcome
your comments, questions,
and suggestions. Some of the
topics we'll be covering in the
upcoming year include lathes and
mills, CAD/CAM, photography
in the workshop, complications,
marketing tools and techniques,
and much more. The staff of
Horological Times wishes you a
happy and prosperous new year.
Readers Respond
Good morning, Donna:
Well, my copy of HT arrived
yesterday and I was very
pleased with the coverage on
the convention. And, if that
is a picture of ME in the red
Mercedes...then I want that car!!!
If anyone else is responsible for
the article, please extend my
thanks!
Terry Kurdzionak
I do not like the answer of David
Morrow at all. It is typical watchmaker thinking. David is ignoring
the business thinking of the store
owner. Calling the ethics of the
store owner in question is not
his job; neither is how the owner
does business. What is unethical about cleaning/polishing the
case and band and selling the
watch as is? The store owner may
even give a warranty: We do not
know. David has no idea how
much money the store owner has
invested in the watch and if the
store owner can add an $800
repair to this watch and still sell
it with a profit. A watchmaker is
not the ethical police for anyone
and should repair the watch as
requested by the store owner. On
the other hand, David and all likethinking watchmakers can open
their own stores and show those
store owners how to do it. I have
earned my living as a watchmaker
for 50+ years, and, yes, I always
respected the wishes of the store
owner, for he has to earn the
money to pay my salary.
Rudolf Hoellein, CMW21
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Janette Torres-Gomez
Kathy Ortt
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Are you AWCI Certified?
Is your training up to date?
Customers who receive
high-quality, professional watch repair services
are more likely to make
watch and jewelry purchases in your store
time and time again.
CW21 and CMW21 watchmakers have proven their skills to a professional
Board of Examiners. They have a track record for producing high-quality
repairs with very few warranty issues.
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• Elevates your store above the competition.
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• Enhances the brands you carry and promotes both your reputation and integrity.
Invest in your business with membership in AWCI, through continuing
education classes, and by becoming certified. These are the building
blocks to the success of your watch repair business.
American Watchmakers-Clockmakers Institute would like to offer
you the opportunity to obtain the training for your employees that can
elevate their capabilities to the highest standards in the industry. We
offer training from the finest instructors in the industry on topics from
basic to advanced.
AWCI Training Includes
• Introduction to Watch Repair
• 21st Century Watchmaking Standards
• Modern Mechanical Chronograph: 7750
• The Art of Watch Adjusting: Escapement, Timing & Oscillator Work
• Balance Staffing & Timing
• Modern Automatic Watches
• Quartz Watch Repair & Testing
• Polishing & Refinishing
• Essential Micromechanics: The Watchmaker's Lathe
• Precision Timing & Adjusting (advanced class)
• Vintage Wristwatches
• Advanced 21: Caliber Specific Training
• And More
Call or email our Education & Certification Coordinator for more information:
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AMERICAN WATCHMAKERS
AWCI's goal is to continue to provide high-quality continuing education for watchmakers of all skill
levels. Having Tom Schomaker as our full-time watchmaking instructor ensures just that. He brings with
him many years of watchmaking experience as well as a passion and talent for teaching. Whether you
are just starting out or have 30 years’ experience, we guarantee you can learn something in our state-ofthe-art classroom. Together with the support of the education committee and the REC, AWCI is working
to introduce classes designed to help train retail watch technicians, develop certified watchmakers, and
prepare a new generation of master watchmakers.
Prices below reflect member's discount! Not sure which course to sign up for? Please log on to our website and fill out the Professional Experience Questionnaire. Contact us so we
can help you find the best course suited to your skill level, expertise, and interests.
Don’t see the course you want here? We are always trying to expand and improve our course offerings and we welcome suggestions. We may also have a course already developed
that isn’t scheduled, and we can try to accommodate you.
Looking for someone to come to your business, chapter, or guild to teach a course? We do that too. Please contact our education and certification coordinator for more information.
We hope to see you, your friends, and your associates in our classroom soon!
Essential Micromechanics: The Watchmaker’s Lathe
(February 1-5)
The purpose of this class is to teach students fundamental micromechanical skills involving the watchmaker’s lathe. This includes preparing and sharpening gravers, basic cutting
geometry, turning cylinders in brass and steel, drilling on the lathe, parting off, measuring, and will include barrel bushing manufacturing.
January 11-13
$995 (includes polishing kit)
WATCH 175B: Case & Bracelet
Refinishing
Instructor: Tom Schomaker, CMW21
San Diego, California
Come to sunny San Diego and participate in a three-day
version of our Case & Bracelet Refinishing class.
Average January Temperature: 57 degrees
January 20-22
$595
WATCH 102: Watchmaking Theory
Instructor: Tom Schomaker, CMW21
AWCI Headquarters
Harrison, Ohio
Set down the tools and sharpen the mind. This class
focuses on the theory behind why watches work.
This class will help you prepare for the CW21 exam,
but more importantly, it will also make you a better
repair person. A solid understanding of theory helps
you identify problem areas and troubleshoot repairs.
Set down the tools for a few days, step away from the
workbench, and come participate in our three-day class
on watchmaking theory.
Prerequisites: Students must bring The Theory of
Horology to class.
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February 1-5
February 22-26
February 15-19
February 29-March 4
$1,095
WATCH 250: Essential Micromechanics:
The Watchmaker’s Lathe
Instructor: Tom Schomaker, CMW21
AWCI Headquarters
Harrison, Ohio
The purpose of this class is to teach students fundamental micromechanical skills involving the watchmaker’s
lathe. This includes preparing and sharpening gravers,
basic cutting geometry, turning cylinders in brass and
steel, drilling on the lathe, parting off, measuring, and
will include barrel bushing manufacturing.
$1,095
WATCH 190: 21st Century Watchmaking Standards
Instructor: Tom Schomaker, CMW21
AWCI Headquarters
Harrison, Ohio
This course will teach students the fundamentals of
modern mechanical watch repair for models most
prevalent on the market today. Topics covered will
include cleanliness, lubrication, endshake adjustment,
and may include verification and analysis of escapement function.
Prerequisites: Basic understanding of manual-wind
watch function, knowledge of watch terminology, and
ownership of basic hand tools.
$1,095
WATCH 230: Balance Staffing & Timing
Instructor: Tom Schomaker, CMW21
AWCI Headquarters
Harrison, Ohio
This course will teach the student all the fundamentals
of balance staff replacement. Topics covered will
include the verification and analysis of the escapement
function, poising (static and dynamic), truing and
timing adjustment in a mechanical watch, cutting out
a balance staff on a lathe as well as modern methods.
Calibers used include ETA 6497 and ETA 2824.
$2,495
CW21 Exam
AWCI Headquarters
Harrison, Ohio
March 14-18
$1,350 (includes polishing kit)
WATCH 175: Case & Bracelet Refinishing
Instructor: Tom Schomaker, CMW21
AWCI Headquarters
Harrison, Ohio
Today’s luxury watch consumer demands perfection.
This course is perfect for the watchmaker or dedicated
refinisher. It will help you achieve the different finishes
on modern watch cases. Also covered is disassembly
and assembly of common watch cases.
January 2016
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CLOCKMAKERS INSTITUTE
March 28-April 1
$1,095
WATCH 220: Modern Mechanical
Chronograph—ETA 7750
Instructor: Tom Schomaker, CMW21
AWCI Headquarters
Harrison, Ohio
This course focuses on the service and adjustment of
modern mechanical chronographs like the ETA 7750 and
is the perfect course for anyone preparing for the CW21
Exam. Students should have a solid understanding of
basic service procedures as this course will focus on the
chronograph mechanism itself.
April 4-8
$1,095
WATCH 210: Quartz & Quartz Chronograph Service Procedures & Diagnostics
Instructor: Tom Schomaker, CMW21
AWCI Headquarters
Harrison, Ohio
The purpose of this course is to teach the student all the
fundamentals of modern basic quartz watch repair and
quartz chronographs that are most prevalent in today’s
market. The student will learn how to perform the various important electronic tests, e.g., current consumption,
coil resistance, lower working voltage, fault finding, etc.
April 11-15
$1,095
WATCH 420: Vintage Chronograph
Instructor: Tom Schomaker, CMW21
AWCI Headquarters
Harrison, Ohio
This five-day class covers in detail the features, adjustments, theory, and service procedures of 20th-century
chronographs featuring one-piece cams, two-piece cams,
and column wheels and includes technical instruction on
the intricacies and unique features of early chronographs
from Valjoux, Omega, Movado, and Heuer.
April 25-29
$2,495
CW21 Exam
AWCI Headquarters
Harrison, Ohio
Horological Times
May 2-6
$1,095
WATCH 200: Modern Automatic
Instructor: Tom Schomaker, CMW21
AWCI Headquarters
Harrison, Ohio
The purpose of this course is to teach the student all
the fundamentals of modern mechanical automatic
watch repair that are most prevalent in today’s
market. The student will learn how to perform
the various components, cleaning, assembling,
adjustments, dialing, and casing.
May 16-20
$1,095
WATCH 240 : Servicing The Lever
Escapement
Instructor: Tom Schomaker, CMW21
AWCI Headquarters
Harrison, Ohio
This intense five-day course will help you refine your
adjusting skills. The course covers all of the adjustments
for the Swiss lever escapement, hairspring, and balance. Also covered is the ETAChron system.
June 13-17
$1,095
WATCH 100: Introduction to Watch
Repair
Instructor: Tom Schomaker, CMW21
AWCI Headquarters
Harrison, Ohio
A survey course for the new or prospective watchmaker covering the basic skills and techniques used
by the modern watchmaker. This class is perfect for
anyone thinking about entering the profession of
watchmaking or for the individual who just wants to
gain a better appreciation for the art of watchmaking. Students who take this class will be prepared to
advance to Basic Watchmaking II. Before attending,
students should study Theory of Horology and be
familiar with the basic nomenclature of watchmaking.
June 27- July 1
$1,295
WATCH 290: CW21 Preparatory
Course
Instructor: Tom Schomaker, CMW21
AWCI Headquarters
Harrison, Ohio
This course is designed to help individuals who have
taken courses at AWCI to identify areas in which
improvement is still needed and provide them with
individualized instruction to help them prepare for
successful completion of the CW21 Exam.
Prerequisites: Successful completion of three or more
200-level AWCI courses.
July 11-15
$1,095
WATCH 220: Modern Mechanical
Chronograph—ETA 7750
Instructor: Tom Schomaker, CMW21
AWCI Headquarters
Harrison, Ohio
This course focuses on the service and adjustment of
modern mechanical chronographs like the ETA 7750 and
is the perfect course for anyone preparing for the CW21
Exam. Students should have a solid understanding of
basic service procedures as this course will focus on the
chronograph mechanism itself.
August 8-12
$1,095
WATCH 190: 21st Century Watchmaking Standards
Instructor: Tom Schomaker, CMW21
AWCI Headquarters
Harrison, Ohio
This course will teach students the fundamentals of
modern mechanical watch repair for models most
prevalent on the market today. Topics covered will
include cleanliness, lubrication, endshake adjustment
and may include verification and analysis of
escapement function.
Prerequisites: Basic understanding of manual wind
watch function, knowledge of watch terminology, and
ownership of basic hand tools.
August 22-26
$1,095
WATCH 210: Quartz & Quartz
Chronograph Service Procedures &
Diagnostics
Instructor: Tom Schomaker, CMW21
AWCI Headquarters
Harrison, Ohio
The purpose of this course is to teach the student all
the fundamentals of modern basic quartz watch repair
and quartz chronographs that are most prevalent in
today’s market. The student will learn how to perform
the various important electronic tests, e.g., current
consumption, coil resistance, lower working voltage,
fault finding, etc.
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Education and Certification: AWCI Educational Calendar
September 12-16
$1,095
WATCH 240 : Servicing The Lever
Escapement
Instructor: Tom Schomaker, CMW21
AWCI Headquarters
Harrison, Ohio
This intense five-day course will help you refine your
adjusting skills. The course covers all of the adjustments
for the Swiss lever escapement, hairspring, and balance. Also covered is the ETAChron system.
September 26-27
$595
High-End Horological Decoration and
Finishing
Instructor: Henrik Korpela
K&H Watchmaking Competence
Centre in Le Locle, Switzerland
Chicago, Illinois
Mr. Henrik Korpela will return to the United States
this year to attend the AWCI convention and give
an encore presentation of the two-day seminar on
high-end horological decoration and finishing, which
he presented last year. The course, which takes place
just ahead of the AWCI Annual Convention, is limited to
12 students. Topics covered will include black polishing
(specular polishing) screws, round polishing screws,
and bluing steel components. If time allows, additional
topics may include applying straight grain finishes and
sablage (a matte finish with characteristics similar to
sandblasting).
October 3-7
$1,350 (includes polishing kit)
WATCH 175: Case & Bracelet Refinishing
Instructor: Tom Schomaker, CMW21
AWCI Headquarters
Harrison, Ohio
Today’s luxury watch consumer demands perfection.
This course is perfect for the watchmaker or dedicated
refinisher. It will help you achieve the different finishes
on modern watch cases. Also covered is disassembly
and assembly of common watch cases.
October 10-14
$2,495
CW21 Exam
AWCI Headquarters
Harrison, Ohio
October 17-21
$1,095
WATCH 230: Balance Staffing & Timing
Instructor: Tom Schomaker, CMW21
AWCI Headquarters
Harrison, Ohio
This course will teach the student all the fundamentals
of balance staff replacement. Topics covered will
include the verification and analysis of the escapement
function, poising (static and dynamic), truing and
timing adjustment in a mechanical watch, cutting out
a balance staff on a lathe as well as modern methods.
Calibers used include ETA 6497 and ETA 2824.
November 14-18
$1,295
WATCH 430: Hairspring Vibrating
Instructor: Tom Schomaker, CMW21
AWCI Headquarters
Harrison, Ohio
This course teaches the classical art of vibrating
hairsprings and helps watchmakers develop their
skills in manipulating
and correcting errors in
hairsprings as well as
forming new hairsprings
from raw materials.
For additional details about specific courses in comprehensive syllabi form, including complete tool lists,
visit: http://www.awci.com/education-certification/education2/list-of-continuing-education-courses/
or contact Cindy Whitehead at 866-FOR-AWCI (367-2924), ext. 303.
2016
Annual
Convention
It’s a Great Time…
...to be a watchmaker
Chicago, Illinois
September 29 October 1
American Watchmakers-Clockmakers Institute
701 Enterprise Drive • Harrison, OH 45030
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January 2016
AWCI Class Request Form
There are a lot of great classes on the calendar for the coming year, but we are looking to expand this list.
This survey will help AWCI decide what future courses to develop and where to hold bench courses.
Completing this survey does not mean you are signing up for the class; nor does it mean this class can be taught in your area. We
require a minimum of eight students to hold a bench course. If there are other classes you wish to see offered, please let us know what
they are so we can begin the development process and make them available to you.
You can respond with your survey response via mail, phone, fax, or email, or you can complete the survey online.
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Horological Times
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The
Making Timepi
Schon DSGN
Ian Schon of the Pen
Project Ventures into
Watch Manufacturing
By Aaron Recksiek, CW21
By
day Ian Schon is a product designer and engineer for IDEO, an international $130+ million
design and consulting firm with clients from
multi-billion dollar companies such as 3M, Coca-Cola,
Microsoft, Samsung, GE, Ford, and Toyota. At night Schon
spends time at home with his manufacturing equipment,
prototyping and perfecting the process for producing his
own line of watches as Schon DSGN.
Schon has always had a knack for figuring out how
things work and what he can do to make them better. He
remembers being very particular about watches when he
was growing up. It was always very important for him to
have one around to tell the time. While attending Boston
University for mechanical engineering, Schon ordered
watches from eBay and took them apart just to see how
they worked. He was interested in how complicated mechanical watches were and how many different ways there
were to design and manufacture watch parts. Many design
and engineering factors have to be overcome to create a
reliable watch.
Ian Schon pictured with his products at the American Field market.
To understand the core principle behind Schon DSGN, you
needn’t look any further than
the Pen Project. After spending
years manufacturing custom
bicycle parts, Schon wanted to
create an easy-to-use everyday
item with a simple yet reliable
design that was entirely manufactured in the US. He turned
to Kickstarter to help raise the
funds to pay for the completion
of his project and was able to
raise over $60,000 in the process. The pre-orders surpassed
the 1,000 pens made in his first
production run. The first pens
produced were housed in an
aluminum body. Since creating
Ian Schon's display at the American Field market
the first run of pens, Schon has showing his pens and the step-by-step process
of case manufacturing.
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January 2016
Seeking Candidates for the
AWCI Board of Directors
Deadline to submit your nomination: January 31, 2016
How to submit your nomination:
Mail to:
Board of Directors Nominating Committee
American Watchmakers-Clockmakers Institute
701 Enterprise Drive
Harrison OH 45030
Or email to:
nominatingcomm@awci.com
The Nominating Committee
is seeking recommendations
for candidates to run for the
AWCI Board of Directors. If
you are interested in running
for a seat on the Board of
Directors, you may nominate
yourself.
The Nominating Commit- The 2016 Board of Directors at the annual convention in Kansas City.
tee will carefully consider
each recommendation. Candidates will be selected on the basis of their local association or AWCI experience, present job status, horological experience, and willingness
to serve.
The Nominating Committee will notify each candidate whether they have or have not
been selected by February 15, 2016.
For more information: see the AWCI Policy Manual, 4.2008.01:
Nominating Procedures: Qualification and Selection Process. The
AWCI Policy Manual is available on AWCI’s website: www.awci.
com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/AWCIPolicyManual.pdf
AWCI Policy Manual
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January 2016
Column: From the Workshop
parts, including the automatic bridge, dial,
hands, and calendar. Doing this rules out any
of the additional components from consideration. The problem has to be in the base
movement.
3.The amplitude tests immediately rule out
any balance staff issues. When dial up and
dial down amplitudes are very close and the
vertical positions only lose 20° to 30°, the
staff should be okay.
4.The watchmaker noted during the repair that the train was running freely and
smoothly, which indicated all shakes and
depths of wheels are okay.
5.The watchmaker’s escapement checks were
all okay.
6.The mainspring was the logical place to look
next for the problem. The diagnostician’s
extensive experience fitting mainsprings
alerts him that only a very small, high-grade
automatic movement can run well with a
mainspring strength of 0.06mm. The ETA
2671 needs far more power than that to run
properly.
Some factory service centers routinely replace every
mainspring on every watch movement they service,
which would have eliminated the problem entirely.
However, in the real world it is not always possible
to replace, in advance, every possible part that could
cause a problem. That can be costly and with the
growing scarcity of replacement parts, it may not always be possible. Watchmakers, more than ever before, will need to hone their diagnostic skills to save
both time and money.
Down, But Not Out
The new year has arrived and watchmakers will need to
adapt to a new, but not entirely unique, circumstance.
As mentioned here last month, ETA SA will no longer
Choose one. It might
fit but not work.
be supplying spare parts to watch material distributors
after December 31, 2015. The cessation of ETA spare-part
distribution will certainly force some changes, the extent
of which at this time is unknown for both independent
watchmakers and their traditional suppliers of spare
parts. For many years, ETA SA had supported independent watchmakers by providing a reliable source of
spare parts, utilizing traditional distribution channels. The
supply of ETA spare parts will gradually diminish as the
material distributors use up the supply of parts they have
in their inventory I recently spoke with the manager of a
material supplier who observed from his many years in
the business that he was going to look upon ETA SA as
just another manufacturer that has gone out of business.
During the nearly 100 years his company has been in
business, every American watch manufacturer has disappeared and numerous Swiss factories have gone out of
business. Yet his company is still in business. With each
past upheaval in the business of watchmaking, the management of this company has coped with the changes. He
expects his company to survive this latest challenge.
Jack Kurdzionak, watchmaker and watch material specialist, owned a Boston-area watch sales and service shop for 40 years. Jack has a BS (Northeastern University 1967) and has studied at ETA, WOSTEP, BHI, SGUS, and AWCI.
He retired to New Hampshire and works for Eckcells Watch Material with Terry Kurdzionak.
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January 2016
Technical Discussion: Epilame and the Modern Watch Service
EPILAME AND THE MODERN
WATCH SERVICE
Reprinted from April 2009 Horological Times and updated in 2015
By Bernhard Stoeber, CW21
Introduction
Although the process of treating watch parts for better lubricant retention during the manufacturing of
precision timepieces has been known and gradually used for over 80 years, the use of Epilame during the
service process is much more recent.
This article will provide an overview of the historical background, the application principles, the use in an
industrial environment, and how Epilame should be used in the modern watch service process.
Brief Historical Background
Until about 1925, the making of lubricants used
in the manufacture and service of watches and
clocks had been more of an art than a science.
Not unlike painters, watch and clockmakers had
their own “recipes” for creating their lubricants.
The industrialization of watchmaking eventually
led to the production of oils and greases in large
quantities by specialized companies. Originally,
these lubricants were made from vegetables
(olives), animals (bones and hooves), and mineral
oil. All had the disadvantage that they could
cause corrosion, become rancid, creep away from
the bearings, and change properties with the
fluctuations of temperature, etc. The recommended
service cycle for watches was usually every two
to three years. Precision timepieces, such as ship
chronometers, deck watches, and railroad-grade
pocket watches, needed to be serviced and timed
by authorized watchmakers and/or observatories
on a more frequent basis.
The transition from art to science was the result
of the close collaboration between the foremost
horologist of the late 19th and early 20th century,
Paul Ditisheim, and Paul Woog, a petro-chemist,
working for the Laboratories Wisner in Clichy, near
Paris. In 1925, Woog invented a process called
“epilamen,” where a thin film of stearic acid was
applied to the surface of parts coming into contact,
preventing the spread of any lubricant that had
been applied to those parts to reduce friction. Over
the next 15 years, Ditisheim and Woog developed
numerous lubricants for watches and clocks that
significantly reduced the disadvantages of the
customary products mentioned earlier. They
also experimented with and marketed synthetic
lubricants in the 1930s.1
The application of Epilame during the manufacturing process of watch movements and their parts
has been common since the 1940s and the use of
synthetic lubricants (at least for the train wheel
and shock-absorbing systems) since the 1950s.
Synthetic escapement lubricants, like 941 and
9415, were introduced in the 1960s and ’70s, and
new oils and greases are still being developed and
replacing those that are mineral based, such as HP
1000 or HP 1300 in place of Microgliss D5.
The Purpose of Epilame
Whenever moving parts are in contact with each
other (such as a pivot in a bearing, setting lever
moving a yoke, etc.) friction occurs. Lubrication is
added to reduce this friction, which has a direct
impact on the overall functionality and reliability
of the watch. The most critical part is that the
lubrication is applied in the right places and that
it stays there. Any displacement of the lubricant
will have an adverse impact on the function of the
timepiece.
How a drop of lubricant applied to a given
surface behaves depends on the chemical structure
of that surface and its surrounding environment.
Furthermore, which shape a drop of lubricant forms
on that surface is determined by the equilibrium
between the surface energy of the lubricant, the
solid material it is applied to, and the gaseous
environment.
Basically, the drop of lubricant will remain
Liquid
Solid Support
1 There are two excellent articles about Paul Ditisheim that detail his groundbreaking work with lubricants. The first is an article by Kathleen Pritchard (NAWCC Bulletin, February 1995), and the second by Fortunat MuellerMaerki (NAWCC Bulletin, August 2004). This article is actually a book review and contains partial translation of the only biography of Paul Ditisheim published in book form. The author is Fritz von Osterhausen, and Editions
Antoine Simonin published it in Switzerland (German/French only).
Horological Times
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Technical Discussion: Repairing Music Box Governors
REPAIRING MUSIC BOX
GOVERN0RS
R
By Paul Corn
epairing or replacing the music box governors
or replacing the whole music box is part of
cuckoo clock repair. Sometimes the music box
repair is overlooked.
The material houses sell governors for the music
boxes, but they don’t always fit. The repairer will
have to file new holes for the mounting screws. Also,
the gearing could be different. If the gearing does
not match the governor that came with the music
box, the tempo could be too fast or too slow. The
plastic gear will often crack, making the governor
useless. For some time the plastic gears that break
in the governors were not available. However, these
plastic gears and arbors are back in stock and
can be purchased from Black Forest Imports, Inc.
(1-800-824-0900). They come in two sizes—small
AFG17S/5 and large AFG17/5—and five to a pack.
I have come up with a technique and tooling to
bush the governors and repair most of the cracked
plastic wheels that operate the fly. The tooling is
easy to make from a few pieces of material that
might already be in your shop. The first piece is a
flat piece of steel. The second piece is the pusher
that is made from round stock and is machined to fit
the Bergeon bushing tool, Figure 1. The flat piece of
steel is .750" (19.0mm) x .125" (3.17mm) and 4.00"
(101.60mm) long. A hole is drilled in the center of the
steel piece with a #55 drill and .093" (2.38mm) from
the edge. The hole is a little larger than the KWM
#1 reamer. I use the KWM #1 reamer, which is .044"
(1.13mm) in diameter, and L07 bushings to bush the
governors. A “V” slot was machined to the left and
right of the hole in the steel piece to accommodate
governors that have a formed tab for the shut-off
assembly.
The pusher is made from brass and steel stock.
The brass piece is machined .193" (4.90mm) in
diameter by .560" (14.22mm) in length, and a hole
is drilled in the brass piece for the pusher. A flat is
machined or filed to fit the bushing machine spindle
set screw.
A piece of round steel .086" (2.2mm) in diameter
and .669" (17.00mm) in length is used for the pusher.
The steel stock is turned down to .027" (.68mm)
in diameter and .039" (1.00mm) in length. This is
smaller than the inside diameter of the bushing. The
next step on the pusher is turned down to create
the shoulder .044" (1.11mm) in diameter and .147"
(3.74mm) in length. This is just a little smaller than
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Fig. 1
Fig. 2
the outside diameter of the bushing. This allows the
pusher to slip in the reamed hole without binding.
The pusher is fitted into the brass piece and held in
place with 680 Loctite, Figure 2.
The Procedure
The hole in the flat steel piece is centered in the
bushing tool using the centering point. A stump
cannot be used because it will interfere with the
governor frame, Figure 3. The #1 reamer is placed
in the bushing tool spindle. Material houses sell an
adapter for the Bergeon bushing tool to go from
Fig. 3
January 2016
Column: Sit on Your Hands
Sit on Your Hands: Horology
Q
Q&A
What do you do if another watchmaker/clockmaker reaches out to you for help figuring out a particular repair? What do you do when you are struggling with a particular repair? Do you reach out to
another watchmaker/clockmaker who is a friend or acquaintance and ask for help in figuring it out?
ANSWERS
I enjoy troubleshooting watches. My favorite
is the escapement and hairspring manipulation. Many of my fellow watchmakers do not
enjoy these issues and have given them to
me to work on. A fresh set of eyes is always
welcome when I have a lingering problem
that takes more time than needed. Even
though I have been doing this for 40 years,
there are still problems that arise that are
out of the ordinary. This is especially true
now that the Internet is selling watches that
have been abused, and I am hired to save
them. Mostly I need help in finding parts
quickly.
—Brian Tanguay
I always try to help, and I'm thankful for all
those who have helped me over the last 45
years.
—Wendell Sharp
I never turn down requests of assistance by
other repairers and have no problem asking
others for their input. Then again, being the
owner of the business, I have the discretion,
but I can see how repairers working for others
may not. We are a very small community and
I think we need to support others in the trade
as best we can.
—Watch & Clock Service & Repair
We are a rare big family that enjoy the
craft of clock and watch makers. So we need
to keep it alive. So we need to share. Isn’t that
what school is for––sharing and learning?
— Rich Szlamer
What happens in the UK is that you get reported to the BHI as not being fit, or you
are told in emails/phone calls how bad you
are. I once wrote an article for the BHI on
correct lubrication, and this was taken on by
you guys. I was targeted wholesale by British watchmakers (not Americans) to such
an extent that due to the pressures put on
me, I had a breakdown. This was in 2006 after some 25 years in the industry. I am still
ignored by the industry nine years later all
because I didn’t want people using WD40
on watches and clocks. God help the UK industry. Shared knowledge is important, and
this was why the UK watch-manufacturing
industry failed in the 1890s. We considered
that we were best and wouldn’t listen to
anyone else. 
—Simon Coope
Watch/clockmaking isn't something of outer
space, no secrets at all. So give advice and
help each other wherever you can. Exchanging knowledge is no crime. Unfortunately,
parts supply is getting to be a BIG deal
nowadays. Looks as if Switzerland is creating
their watch-monopoly again.... 
—Charles Jacobs
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Column: Q & A with David Christianson
with David Christianson, CMW21, FBHI, FAWCI
Question:
I need some help on a watch. Engraved on it are the
words: Howard Bros. Independent Watch Company.
Fredonia, NY. No. #181877. Improved April 10, 1879.
EPT 15 1880.
I am wondering what I have here. The key is missing so I can't wind or set it. Any help would be appreciated.
Kirk Harrigan
The brothers, E. W. Howard and C. M. Howard,
purchased the California Watch Company after it
had been idle for two years. They had been selling
watches by mail for some time and started engraving
the Howard Bros. brand on American-made watches.
Their main sources for watches were the Hampden
Watch Company, the Illinois Watch Company, and
the United States Watch Company of Marion, New
Jersey. The brothers formed the Independent Watch
Company in 1880, but it was not a watch factory in the
usual sense. Instead, they had other manufacturers
engrave The Independent Watch Co. name on the
top plates and on the dials of the watches. In 18811885 they decided to manufacture watches and
used the Fredonia Watch Company name. In 1881
the brothers decided to move their plant to Peoria,
Illinois (Complete Price Guide to Watches, Engle,
Gilbert & Shugart, No. 35, 2015, p. 301).
Your watch was made by the Illinois Watch Co.
for the Howard Brothers. It is an 18-size, model #1,
made in 1877.
David Christianson
Watchmakers & Clockmakers
Have you worked on an unusual or historic
timepiece that fascinated you and you
wanted to know more about it?
Answer:
Kirk,
Your Independent Watch Company watch is a
member of what Donald Hoke calls the “NewarkPeoria Family” of American watch manufacturers
(The Time Museum Historical Catalogue of American
Pocket Watches, by Donald Robert Hoke, 1991, p. 14).
According to Hoke, this “family of firms began life
as the Newark Watch Company in Newark, NJ, in
1864 and migrated to Illinois, California, New York,
and back to Illinois, as respectively, the Cornell
Watch Company, Independent Watch Company, the
Fredonia Watch Company, and the Peoria Watch
Company before finally expiring in 1895.”
David Christianson is a graduate of Purdue University, the Kansas City School of Watchmaking, the Gemological Institute of America, and is an internationally known horological historian.
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How old is it?
Have customers asked you questions about
the history of their timepiece that you were
unable to answer?
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January 2016
Industry
NEWS
Business School Students Research
American Manufacturing for Watches
“The Two-Week Experts”
By Elizabeth Graves
A group of MBA students at the University of Michigan’s Ross School of Business were
tasked with researching the possibilities for manufacturing watches, or watch components,
in the United States. Since Detroit’s Shinola is not far from the Ross School of Business in Ann
Arbor, Michigan, they had some involvement in the project. In the report below, one student
reveals the findings of her team.
T
he term “fire hose” has been used by students
at Ross to describe the onslaught of intense
experiences—trips,
guest
lectures,
case
competitions—students may encounter during our
MBA program. Our first fire hose experience was the
limited amount of time my team had to complete
a case competition dealing with the watchmaking
industry.
The objective of the case competition was to
develop a strategy to bring more manufacturing back
to the United States, specifically in the watchmaking
industry. This competition required participants
to identify a component of a watch that was best
suited to meet this objective. As we sat through a
day of presentations, all the teams seemed to come
to the same conclusion: Let’s try to source the metal
cases. Leather and cloth for watch straps seemed to
be already sourced in the United States. Movements
seemed to be a profitable secret the Swiss would
never be willing to share. So watch cases were the
most obvious choice.
Our Google search led us to a group of watchmaking experts, the American Watchmakers-Clockmakers Institute. For the next 30 minutes, the Executive Director, Jordan Ficklin, answered every
watch-sourcing question we could think of. By the
end of the conversation we were well on our way to
becoming experts.
Our perspective on the watch industry is that
it is steeped in tradition, which leads to cautious
evolution, and this instinct is well founded and
necessary. It’s a source of pride and the glue that
binds a community of makers and wearers.
Horological Times
In that vein, the craftsmanship of the curious
has been the key to moving the industry forward.
From the adventurers who wanted clocks to cross
the high seas, deep ocean, or outer space to those
who experimented with quartz and solar panels,
the watch industry, like time itself, is always moving
forward. In that same spirit, we think the solution to
sourcing cases in America is additive manufacturing
technology (also known as 3D printing).
From our perspective, there are two types of
additive manufacturing—the everyman printers
and the printers that cost $500,000. They are truly
worlds apart. We feel the top-of-the-line printing
technology best suited to this cause is Binder
Jetting. Binder Jetting is superior in both speed
and versatility. Whereas regular additive printers
print single layers at a time, Binder Jetting prints
multiple layers at a time. You can think of it as a
laser-jet printer laying down multiple drops of ink
per swipe across a piece of paper. Where regular 3D
printing is done in plastic, with Binder Jetting you
can choose between plastic, glass, metal, and wax.
After printing you then “bake” the layers in place
for added stability. Many Binder Jetting projects
are even produced like a shell, baked and then gone
back and “filled” with a different material to suit its
specific purpose (weight, durability, etc.) Unlike the
everyman printer, this is not something that melts
in the sun or cannot withstand pressure. This is a
technology that is employed to make aircraft parts
and fracking equipment. Binder Jetting shares the
ability to create complex designs and can be finished
in practically any material you can dream up.
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Affiliate Chapter
NEWS
Minnesota Clockmakers Guild
(MCG)
The Thursday, December 3, 2015, meeting was at the
Hopkins Pavilion in Hopkins, Minnesota at 7:00 p.m.
The program was “Cylinder Escapements” by Chuck
Sandager and Jeff Pomeroy. MCG officers were elected
at the December meeting.
Minutes
The November 5, 2015, meeting was a visit to Carleton
College in Northfield, Minnesota, with Mark Zach, Instrument Project Manager. Mark Zach, and Cindy Blaha
gave a presentation on solar timekeeping and their fantastic clocks. The visit included a guided tour of their
observatory with two E. Howard regulators, a Riefler
astronomical regulator, and three telescopes. Also there
was a tour of the instrument shop for test equipment
manufacturing and the machine shop areas.
For the September 2015 meeting, Terry Jones
demonstrated the softening of a veneer sheet, making
molds to conform to clock case contours and pressing
the mold and veneer into location for a grain-aligned
restoration. Richard Zielike hosted the meeting at his
home and showed his clock repair shop.
For Show and Tell, Richard Zielike shared a backsaw
and flooring saw he made and sharpened at a Bad Axe
Tool Works saw sharpening class. Terry Jones shared a
pendulum bob he carved to match the lower leaf design
of a cuckoo clock case. Garth Antila shared a crossreference list of various scales for grit sizes used on
sandpaper. Garth also shared a selection of wood veneer
samples from the Outwater Hardware Corporation of
Lincoln Park, New Jersey, and the emails, addresses, and
phone numbers for veneer and sandpaper suppliers.
An 1870 Wm. Bond & Son #374 marine chronometer with only minute and seconds
hands.
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A 16" telescope viewing end. Note the hand wheel knobs for moving and holding
position. They all have a unique feel for use in the dark.
An E. Howard regulator used to keep time
in the Goodsell Observatory and an E.
Howard movement for cleaning.
Cooking a sheet of veneer in a large kettle on the stove to soften it up so it can be
pressed into molded form.
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