301 HOROLOGICAL TIMES ADVISORY COMMITTEE Bob Little, CC, CW, Chair Daniel Benson, CMW Paul Corn Andrew DeKeyser, CW21 Dale LaDue, CMW21 Hannah Mancill Brock McKee Matt Schloemer, CW21 Reprinting and reproduction is prohibited without written permission from the American Watchmakers-Clockmakers Institute. Photograph by Dan Winters Classifieds Buy, Sell, Trade, and Employment Opportunities page 39 AWCI Directory Advertisers Index page 42 Industry Advisory Board Members page 42 Maureen Seals Membership Coordinator & Technical Support Ext. Learn more about this museum and Gene on page 12. 15! Southwest Museum of Clocks and Watches Cover Image: AWCI member Gene Galbraith is the founder of the Southwest Museum of Clocks and Watches in Lockhart, Texas. Ficklin, CW21 page 5 Affiliate Chapter Highlights By Michael Gainey, CC21, & Brad Wellmann, CC21 page 33 AWCI Welcomes New Members page 36 Affiliate Chapter News page 37 Convention News Robert Flood: Breitling USA By Donna Hardy page 9 issue IN THIS VOLUME 42, NUMBER 9, September 2018 Industry News Swatch Group to Exit Baselworld By Brock McKee page 17 VWI School Expands and Receives Donation from Swatch Group By Donna Hardy page 19 Education & Certification AWCI Educational Calendar page 6 Columns The Modern Watchmaker s Shop By Aaron Recksiek, CW21 page 23 From the Workshop By Jack Kurdzionak, CW21, FAWCI page 29 TM September 2018 SETTING SERVICE STANDARDS AND EDUCATING THE HOROLOGICAL COMMUNITY Room rates increase Sept. Recksiek, CW21 page 5 Executive Director s Message By Jordan P. 303 Feature Preserving Venerable Timepieces for Texas and Beyond: The Southwest Museum of Clocks and Watches By Kathy Ortt page 12 AWCI News Vice President s Message By Aaron H. 309 Mike Carpenter, CC21 Clock Director Rob McLeod Education & Certification Coordinator Ext. 302 Tom Schomaker, CMW21 Watchmaking Instructor Ext. 305 Kathy Ortt Editor Janette Torres-Gomez Graphic Designer & Assistant Technical Support Ext.

3 AMERICAN WATCHMAKERS- CLOCKMAKERS INSTITUTE Register Now for the AWCI Annual Convention Austin, Texas October 11-13, 2018 Official Publication of the American Watchmakers-Clockmakers Institute EXECUTIVE & EDITORIAL OFFICES American Watchmakers- Clockmakers Institute (AWCI) 701 Enterprise Drive Harrison, OH FOR-AWCI ( ) or Fax Jordan P.

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