Clock Escapement Studies

Class Description:  Escapement Studies is hands on class in the construction, science and math as well as the adjustments associated with all types of horological escapements. It is a foundational class designed to help both those new to the field as well as those who have practiced and still struggled with escapements of all types. This class covers the requirements for fabricating a new escapement parts as well as the adjustment of existing parts. During the class, the students will practice drawing, making and adjusting four typically encountered types of escapements: the Square Deadbeat and Recoil, Half Deadbeat and the Strap Pallet Recoil escapements as a practice to see how all escapements are generated, fabricated and adjusted. They will also study the interplay of the different properties of all clock and watch escapements as they get their fingers dirty fabricating these four types.

The class will be taught by Philip Stoller, CW, CC, CMEW, head instructor of Horology at Gem City College, Quincy, Illinois and AWCI Research and Education Council (REC) chair.

Class size is 12 students. To register for the course, contact AWCI Office Manager James Sprague at james@awci.com or 513-367-9800, ext. 301.

Clock Escapement Studies

Date:   May 19-21, 2025, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Location:  AWCI Headquarters, 701 Enterprise Drive, Harrison, Ohio 45030

Class cost:  $745, which includes a $50 materials fee.

Instructors: Philip Stoller, CW, CC, CMEW