![]() ![]() Henry and a new synchronized time system, and planned to offer a complete line of regulators, office, and marine clocks. The company was ready to introduce a new Hall Clock designed by Mr. November 1898, the Waltham Clock Company reorganized and elected new officers: John Stark, President William Henry, Treasurer and Business Manager and Thomas W. The company quickly acquired a reputation for manufacturing high precision weight driven regulators. At the June 1894 annual meeting Waltham Electric Clock Company Board of Directors voted to change the company’s name to the Waltham Clock Company. purchased an early regulator for the 1893 World’s Fair exhibit to control the watch making machinery. introduced a weight driven precision regulator clock, and American Waltham Watch Co. In April 1891 a group of Natick investors took over the company and moved it back to John Stark’s shop Waltham the Natick businessmen could not provide sufficient financial support to keep the company in Natick. A factory was setup in Natick and 1st clock was sold in early 1891. They convinced a group of Natick, MA investors to form Waltham Electric Clock Company in New Hampshire on June 5, 1890. Menns began work on an electric (battery powered) clock in John Starks shop in Waltham, MA. ![]() His monthly column, “From the Workshop” has appeared in the Horological Times Magazine every month since 1996. For the past four years Jack has again been serving as the AWCI treasurer. Jack has served as president, director, secretary, and treasurer of both the MWCA and AWCI and is a Fellow of AWCI. To that end he has studied watchmaking here in the USA, the UK, and Switzerland while traveling more than forty times to Europe for education and business. Jack firmly believes that a professional watchmaker needs to continually learn and keep abreast of the industry. Eckcells is now the exclusive distributor for the Wellner L1 automatic watch cleaning machine and the largest distributor of Sellita watch material in the USA.įor the past twenty-five years, Jack, a nationally recognized speaker and horological writer has given presentations on varied topics including watch lubricants, Atmos clocks, watch material distribution, repair techniques, and shop management. Then, in 2012, they moved both business and residence to Campton, NH and registered the business as Quick-Fit LLC DBA Eckcells Watch Material. Over the course of a dozen years, she and Jack expanded that business to include watch material and watchmaker’s tools and supplies. Terry purchased a watch battery business from Werner Eckstein in 1998 and renamed it Eckcells. Over the years, the operation grew, and the shop moved to larger quarters down the street which his son, David, now operates. In 1987 he and his wife Terry opened The Watchmaker, a proverbial “mom and pop” shop with a few dozen watches for sale and a lot of watches to repair in Stoneham. Jack Kurdzionak, began repairing watches in the early 1970s. Some of the presentation will be technical, but he hopes audience participation and questions will guide the presentation to the interests of the audience. Jack Kurdzionak, FAWCI, CW 21, and manager of Eckcells Watch Material, Compton NH, discusses the history of adjusting and regulating watches and current developments in the industry. " Watch Timing Equipment – What it Can and Can’t Do" Since then, he has been an active member in the local and national AWCI organization and has spoken at the NAWCC national convention. Upon graduation, he re-entered the machining field and after an extensive interview process, began working for Chelsea Clock. After graduation, he attended Berklee College of Music. Nick began his clock making journey by attending Berks Career and Tech Center in the Machinist/Toolmaker and CNC machining course. He is also on the Board of Directors for AWCI as their Secretary and is also a member of the Clock Education Committee. While there, he has apprenticed under Bob Ockenden and Bhupat Patel. ![]() Nick is a member of the Repair/Restoration Department at Chelsea Clock. He will also provide useful tips on what to do and what not to do when diagnosing an issue with the striking system. His talk will cover what the system is composed of, how parts are manufactured, how they work together, and how they are assembled. Nick Butt, a member of the Repair/Restoration Department at Chelsea Clock discuss the striking system of the Chelsea Ship's Bell movement. " The Striking System of the Chelsea Ship's Clock Bell Movement" ![]()
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