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The National Association of Watch and Clock Collectors describes Regina watches as an inferior brand of Omega, but mentions that some were adjusted highly enough to be used as railroad timepieces, which was the standard for quality watches. [2] [3] The use of Regina watches for railroad timekeeping is documented on other sites as well. For ...
National Watch and Clock Museum, Library and Research Center and offices of the National Watch and Clock collectors Association. The National Association of Watch & Clock Collectors, Inc. (NAWCC) is a nonprofit association of people who share a passion for collecting watches and clocks and studying horology (the art and science of time and timekeeping). [1]
The National Watch and Clock Museum, Library & Research Center, and offices of the National Association of Watch and Clock Collectors. The National Watch and Clock Museum (NWCM), located in Columbia, Pennsylvania, is one of a very few museums in the United States dedicated solely to horology, which is the history, science and art of timekeeping and timekeepers.
Fortunat Mueller-Maerki Library & Research Center is one of the world's pre-eminent libraries devoted to horology and is located in Columbia, Pennsylvania, United States.. It is operated by the National Association of Watch and Clock Collectors, Inc., for the benefit of both the public and the members of the association.
Joseph Fahys & Co is a watchmaker headquartered in New York. It was founded in 1857 by Joseph Fahys, a French emigrant. [1]Joseph Fahys & Co is most famous for their production of the Dust Proof Case [2] and the Magnetically Shielded Case during the 1880s. [3]
WALTHAM Premier pocket watch Vanguard Model 1908 16s 23j 10k Gold Filled circa 1943 Made in USA During World War II Waltham was an important contractor for the American military, producing timepieces for service personnel and timing devices for military ordinance, such as bombs and torpedoes, with the company's Waltham, Massachusetts factory ...
Elgin pocketwatch mainsprings from around 1910, showing the three types (l-r): spiral, semi-reverse, reverse. A modern watch mainspring is a long strip of hardened and blued steel, or specialised steel alloy, 20–30 cm long and 0.05-0.2 mm thick.
Quality control and standards were imposed on clockmakers by the Worshipful Company of Clockmakers, a guild which licensed clockmakers for doing business. By the rise of consumerism in the late 18th century, clocks, especially pocket watches, became regarded as fashion accessories and were made in increasingly decorative styles. By 1796, the ...