Chapter 154 - Nawcc154 Daytonabeach

National Association of Watch and Clock Collectors (NAWCC)
Chapter 154 – Daytona Beach, Florida
www.nawcc154-daytonabeach.com
September 2013 Newsletter
NEXT MEETING & MART
Sunday, September 15, 2013
(Doors Open at 9:00 am)
Meeting Includes:
* Mart Table is included (bring your items to
sell or trade.)
* Meet old friends and make new friends.
* Full Buffet Lunch.
Meeting Agenda
Speaker/Program: Ken
Pell
Title: “Hints on finding replacement parts for watches.”
Chapter 154 welcomes Ken Pell back as our guest speaker. Ken
was a clock repair instructor at Winter Park Tech and is an
active officer and presenter at NAWCC Chapter 19. Ken also
volunteers at the NAWCC Florida Mid-Winter Regional, and is
a long-time member and supporter of the NAWCC.
Show and Tell: Any member or guest can bring a
horological or related item to the meeting and show it off and
tell about it. We have had some very interesting items and
stories in the past and the sky is the limit.
MEETING PLACE
Duff’s Original Buffet
(Banquet Room)
2400 S. Ridgewood Ave. (US1)
South Daytona, Florida
Phone: (386) 788-0828
(located inside the Sunshine Park Mall)
INSIDE THE SEPTEMBER 2013 ISSUE
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Meeting, Mart, Registration and Dues Information
Chapter News: NAWCC Chapter 154 News
Article: Amazing Functioning Watches Carved from
Wood by a Ukrainian Carpenter
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REGISTRATION AND DUES
Article: Sag Harbor's Old [Bulova] Watch Factory
Reassembled as Luxe Lofts
The Mart, Meeting, with a Full
Course Buffet Lunch included is
$15.00 per person. Also included is a
Free Mart Table.
NAWCC information – Chapter 154 contact information
Article: Old Iconic Brooklyn, New York Clock Tower
Transformed into a Super Penthouse
Annual Chapter Dues are $8.00 per year
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NAWCC Chapter 154 News
Our Social Events are picking up more steam as we
explore different places to go and fun things to do. So
far we have had Holiday parties, picnics, lunches and
field trips. Next up on the schedule is an early bird
dinner. It is always nice to meet socially for
conversation, fun and laughs…and we have some
interesting ideas for upcoming events, so stay tuned…
Lunch at Bubba Gumps
Chapter 154’s Social Event (Lunch) on Sunday,
August 18, 2013 at Bubba Gumps in Daytona Beach,
FL was a lot of fun for all who attended. The beachside restaurant offers a lot of good dishes and drinks.
After lunch many of the attendees walked over to the
Coquina Clock Tower to take a look around.
Chapter 154 members and friends enjoying a nice beach-side
lunch at Bubba Gumps in Daytona Beach, FL
Next Social Event: October 26, 2013 (Saturday)
Early Bird Dinner: at Top of Daytona in Daytona Beach
Shores, FL [we will meet at 5:00 PM]
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We will be meeting up on the 29 floor for a scenic
dinner…365 feet above ocean level with a 360-degree
view of the shore and the Halifax River. Located on
Atlantic Avenue, Top of Daytona is just steps from the
beach and offers a unique dining experience.
Amazing Functioning Watches Carved
from Wood by a Ukrainian Carpenter
Source: http://twistedsifter.com/2013/07/woodenwatches-by-valerii-danevych/
Valerii Danevych is a carpenter from Kiev, Ukraine. He
comes from a family of cabinet-makers that have been
crafting wood for generations. A highly skilled artisan,
Danevych did not feel challenged anymore and began
to explore how to build mechanical/moving items
completely out of wood.
It wasn’t until 2005 that Valerii began to research
watchmaking. Three years later, he completed his first
functional wooden pocket watch. Since then he has
completed a series of functional wooden wristwatches,
wall clocks (with pendulums) and table clocks. All are
made entirely out of wood with the sole exception of a
metal spring needed to propel the movements.
Type: Pocket watch
Build time: handmade and manufactured within 7
months in 2010
Components: 48
Dimensions: 45 х 13 mm (movement), 58 х 21 mm
(case)
Materials: canker of hornbeam and birch, bamboo
Type: Wooden wristwatch with flying tourbillon and
retrograde function
Build time: 1800 hours over a 7 month period
Components: 188 with 154 moving pieces
Dimensions: 36 x 13 mm (movement), 46 x 18 mm
(case)
Materials: Canker of apple-tree, plum-tree, walnut and
birch, wood from Australian Guaiacum, Crimea box,
bamboo, African Bubinga
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Sag Harbor's Old [Bulova] Watch
Factory Reassembled as Luxe Lofts
By Rob Bear | Curbed – Thu, Jun 20, 2013
For decades, the former Bulova Watch Factory in the
charming Long Island village of Sag Harbor sat abandoned
and deteriorating. The 132-year-old landmark was in danger
of degrading past the point of restoration by the time
developer Cape Advisors— known for Manhattan's Jean
Nouvel-designed 100 Eleventh Avenue—stepped in and
began convincing the town to permit the transformation of
the old factory into high-end lofts and the addition of new
houses on the perimeter of the 2.5-acre property. Now
known as the Watchcase, the historic building has been
shored up and the project is finally entering the last phase
of construction, with completion scheduled for early
summer 2014.
The cornerstone for the factory was laid in 1881. Then
known as the Fahys Watchcase Factory, the structure was
home to throngs of immigrant workers—some recruited
directly from Ellis Island—who, by 1899, were churning
out more than 12,000 watch cases per day. Purpose built for
the task, the building incorporated exceedingly large
windows situated at bench height, to provide adequate light
for the intricate metalwork. A central courtyard brought that
light into the heart of the building, while a towering smoke
stack provided ventilation for the near-constant smelting.
The impressive Second Empire tower was too far gone to
save, as was the top section of the smokestack, the
remainder of which now serves as a chimney for the
double-sided fireplace in the lobby.
The painstaking restoration work involved the repointing or
replacement of the entire brick facade, and while the
exterior walls are roughly half complete, the interior
courtyard is still shrouded in scaffolding. The new mortar
was matched exactly to the original, right down to the use
of a darker shade on the window frames, a detail uncovered
during the restoration project. With the original cornice
long ago having succumbed to rot, a new version was
installed with a design based on historic photographs.
One, that the factory windows—positioned so workers could
stand at their benches—were far too high, keeping those
seated at a normal height from enjoying the treetop views of
the Village. And, two, that conventional HVAC equipment
would cover over the gorgeous original beams. Now, in a
complex process helmed by builder Nick Racanelli, the
systems are being secreted away in a cavity beneath the floor.
The project celebrated its grand opening last week [June
2013] by revealing a model unit, done up by interior
designer Steven Gambrel. Aiming for a design that "feels like
it was always there," Gambrel was tasked with creating
kitchens and bathrooms that weren't an afterthought and
wouldn't be automatically replaced by buyers. That's a tall
order at this price point, where buyers are accustomed to
getting exactly what they want.
The smallest unit in the Watchcase complex, a 700-squarefoot one-bedroom, is listed for $860K, but the largest, a threebed, four-bath penthouse with two terraces, will set buyers
back $7.25M. The asking prices haven't deterred early
purchasers. According to Corcoran, 19 of the project's 47 lofts
are already in contract. The townhouses, in less advanced
stages of construction, have yet to be sent to market.
The Fahys Watchcase Factory (circa 1881)
Where possible, the architects sought to preserve and
integrate some of the building's original features. The
factory's silver vaults designed as impregnable, granitewalled, windowless repositories, will be refashioned as
kitchens in some of the loft units, all 46 of which will have
unique floor plans. Hallways have been eliminated, thanks
to the use of multiple elevator banks, ensuring that the light
and air afforded to the workers of the 1880s will be
preserved for the millionaires of the 2010s.
In the early planning stages, architect Jack Beyer, of the
venerable New York firm of Beyer Blinder Belle, suggested
raising the floors of the residential loft units. This
simultaneously solved two issues with the original
configuration.
The Watchcase Complex and surrounding area in Sag
Harbor, New York (circa 2013)
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Chapter 154 - Daytona Beach, of the National
Association of Watch and Clock Collectors,
Inc. (NAWCC)¹ is dedicated to preserving the
history, art and science of timekeeping
(horology). NAWCC is a nonprofit scientific
organization that serves as a unique
educational, cultural, and social resource for
its membership and the public at large.
Contact Information
(NAWCC - Chapter 154 Daytona Beach)
Our members include hobbyists, students,
educators, casual collectors, clock makers,
watch makers, jewelers and
professionals in related retail and
manufacturing trades.
President / Newsletter Editor: Randy Jaye
¹ The National Association of Watch and Clock
Treasurer: Goran Lindeolsson
Collectors (NAWCC) is an American non-profit
organization with about 16,000 members. The NAWCC was
founded in 1943 by members of the Horological Society of
New York and the Philadelphia Watchmakers' Guild who
wished to create a national organization. The membership is
now divided into over 175 "Chapters" which can be based
on a locality or a special interest. The vast majority of
chapters are US location based, a number are also in Canada
and Australia (which do not have national horological
collectors associations) and a handful are elsewhere. Special
interest chapters range from "Tower Clocks" to "Horological
Science".
Chapter Officers (2013)
(407) 497-5755
Secretary: Viviane Lindeolsson
Vice-President: Jim Ziesler
Director: Ed Epp
Director: Tom Bransford
Website: www.nawcc154-daytonabeach.com
Old Iconic Brooklyn, New York Clock Tower Transformed into a Super Penthouse
Source:
http://www.boredpanda.com/old-clock-tower-transformed-into-penthouse/
Atop One Main Street in Brooklyn, New York, an iconic clock tower has been transformed into a stunning
triplex penthouse, located in the nearby trendy DUMBO (down under the Manhattan bridge overpass)
neighborhood. The apartment is part of an old industrial building that was originally built by cardboard
manufacturers, and the tower transformation project was developed by David Walentas – the man
behind the DUMBO project itself. The jaw-dropping 6,813 square feet penthouse offers a 360 degree
view of the city including the Brooklyn Bridge and Manhattan. Its signature feature, however are the four
massive clocks, installed in 14-foot-high round windows on each wall. The three-story apartment, with
the ceiling going from 16 to 50 feet in height, also has a glass elevator running up its center. The
penthouse of the Clock Tower building entered the market in 2009 as the most expensive condo in
Brooklyn, listed for $25 million – till then, the most expensive apartment on record had a cost of a mere
$11 million. It did not sell for the listed $25 million and has been reduced to $18 million.
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