By James Sprague With October and the Halloween season upon us, Horological Times thought readers would enjoy a couple of good, spooky tales that, of course, include horology! One tale […]
2025 Membership Renewal Kicks Off Next Month
By James Sprague AWCI members have one more important date to put on their calendars for 2024—the kickoff of membership renewal for 2025! The 2025 AWCI membership renewal drive begins […]
It’s Fall Symposium Time!!!
By James Sprague We are just weeks away from the biggest event of 2024 for AWCI—the annual Fall Symposium—and a new presentation has been added to the schedule, the presenters […]
Clock Course, Build a Watch Event Add to AWCI’s Busy September, October Schedules
By James Sprague As if AWCI did not have enough on its schedule for members and horologists this month and next, between CW21 certification exams, the Watchmaking Theory, Troubleshooting the […]
It Will Be That Time Again Soon!
AWCI Membership Renewal Kicks off Next Month This year has been one full of excitement and education at AWCI, and we are looking forward to what we have planned for […]
It’s the Final Countdown: Less Than Two Months Before 2024 AWCI Fall Symposium!
By James Sprague Less than two months remain before the biggest event of 2024 for AWCI—the annual Fall Symposium—and the schedule is set, the presenters are in place, the food […]
Don’t Overlook the Obvious! Part 3—Troubleshooting Techniques
By Andrew Baron Troubleshooting In this third part of our series, we offer pathways for success, even when failure to run can’t be tied to obvious faults. Moving on, it’s […]
Casting a Net: AWCI Accepting Resumes for Full-Time Watchmaking Instructor
By James Sprague It has been almost a half-decade since AWCI has had more than one watchmaking instructor on staff. That number will soon, if all goes as planned, be […]
Remembering a Legend: Antoine Simonin, FAWCI, 1938-2024
By James Sprague The horological world suffered a great loss in late May, as one of the giants of the profession passed away. Antoine Simonin, FAWCI, a horologist whose impact […]
Tackling a Challenge: New Clockmaker Recounts Experience in Platform Escapement Course
By Peter Stromberg As a fairly new member of the clock repair field, I have been able to witness clock repair and attempt it myself in the past six months. […]









