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Emotional Attachment – A Personal Story

Antique clocks and watches are fascinating to me. I love the mechanical art and science that took hundreds of years to develop, the craftsmanship required to make a working clock, […]

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Seth Thomas WWII Ship Clock Model 5195

I picked up a non-running World-War II-era Seth Thomas ship’s clock, model 5195. This is a time-only clock in a brass case intended to be mounted on the bulkhead of […]

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Lockwood Almquist 90-day

A Repair Adventure I recently picked this clock up at an estate sale.  It is a dual spring time-only movement, and the signature feature is that it runs for 90 […]

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Introduction to Pocket Watch Repair Class – NAWCC School of Horology

I have been in Columbia, PA for the last few days. After arriving a day early to do some clock and watch related sight seeing including a visit to Merritt’s […]

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Visiting the NAWCC Museum in Columbia, PA

I am in Columbia, PA this weekend taking the Introduction to Pocket Watch Repair course. I arrived a day early to check out some clock and watch-related things in the […]