By Garrin Fraze What does it mean to be efficient? Ask any mindful person who has ruminated on the subject, and each person will give you a different answer. Ask […]
Veterans Watchmaker Initiative in the NYT
By Donna Hardy Last April, I reported on AWCI member Craig Stone’s business, the Illinois Watch Company, being featured in The New York Times, a prestigious recognition that can open […]
Former AWCI Member’s Tool Collection Prompts Multiple Auctions
By By Jim Nelson and James Sprague An immense tool collection by a former AWCI member is now up for grabs via multiple auctions. Premier Machinery Auctions of Blaine, Minnesota, […]
Meet the Three Greenwood Grant Awardees, Part III
By James Sprague In late September, the American Watchmakers-Clockmakers Institute’s Education, Library, and Museum Trust (AWCI-ELM Trust) announced the three awardees of the 2024 Greenwood Memorial Fund Grant, a grant […]
Growing the Team: AWCI Hires Second Watchmaking Instructor
By James Sprague AWCI Education Director Jason Champion, CW21, is getting some much-needed help. Last month, the AWCI Board of Directors officially hired AWCI member and former AWCI Research and […]
Meet the Three Greenwood Grant Awardees, Part II
By James Sprague In late September, the American Watchmakers-Clockmakers Institute’s Education, Library, and Museum Trust (AWCI-ELM Trust) announced the three awardees of the 2024 Greenwood Memorial Fund Grant, a grant […]
Transitional Technology
By Jack Kurdzionak, CW21, FAWCI Transitional Technology History books often simplify technological transitions so that they can be reduced to a single date or credited to a single person when, […]
‘2024 … A Memorable Symposium’
By James Sprague For three days recently, AWCI headquarters was the center of horological education and fellowship in the United States. The 2024 AWCI Fall Symposium was held September 26–28, […]
Time Well Spent Celebrating the Career of Jean Yeo, Chelsea Master Clockmaker
By Patrick Mont For well over half of Chelsea Clock Company’s 127-year history, there was one clockmaker presiding over the assembly department who not only stood the test of time, […]
Meet the Three Greenwood Grant Awardees, Part I
By James Sprague In late September, the American Watchmakers-Clockmakers Institute’s Education, Library, and Museum Trust (AWCI-ELM Trust) announced the three awardees of the 2024 Greenwood Memorial Fund Grant, a grant […]











