By Donna Hardy Probably every watchmaker and clockmaker has heard of the “railroad watch” and knows some of that important timekeeper’s history. Hamilton, Elgin and Waltham are some of the […]

By James Sprague It’s never too early to mark your calendar for important events, such as birthdays, holidays, weddings and, in the case of AWCI, its annual Fall Symposium. AWCI […]

By James Sprague An AWCI Research Education Council (REC) school is making good use of a donation it received last year to help bolster student education. The Veterans Watchmaker Initiative […]

By Larry A. Blanchard, CMW21, FAWCI I was a student at the Elgin Watchmakers College in Elgin, Illinois, enrolling in February 1957. The school was across the street from the […]

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By James Sprague TAWCI has a lot of momentum as we move into 2024, and we have the numbers to prove it. That issue has since been rectified. AWCI, in […]

By G. Phil Poirier Editor’s Note: This is the fourth part of a four-part series of articles from G. Phil Poirier, metalsmith, goldsmith, and master gem cutter, which was originally […]

By James Sprague The 2023 AWCI educational calendar ended much in the manner that it began—with two sold-out courses of enthusiastic students seeking a foundational knowledge in both clocks and […]

By Kevin Boyd While delving into the design aspects of guilloché dials, I was directed to Marc Ferland, the individual who, according to Audemars Piguet, supervised the tapisserie dial workshop […]

By G. Phil Poirier Introduction The straight-line engraving machine has a long and rich history in the jewelry manufacturing industry. Its capabilities were exploited by many of the great companies […]