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The National Watch & Clock Museum features North America’s largest collection of timepieces from all over the world. Visitors can see timepieces from every stage of human history - primitive to space-aged.

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NAWCC members have access to an online horological forum, the world’s largest horological research library, horology events and conventions, and so much more. Members also enjoy subscriptions to Watch & Clock Bulletin and Mart & Highlights magazines.

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From the Forums

Highlights

Henry Sperry - J.L. Cobb Clock

This clock was found locally on Craiglist this morning. It's an 8 day clock with Henry Sperry on...

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I know it's just an ogee, but....

Yes, I know it's just an ogee, but I still thought it had some merit, artistic and otherwise.

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Post your WEIGHT driven Vienna here

How about it: Let's see your weight driven Vienna Clocks in this topic.
Any data, provenance, dimensions, etc....

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Jefferson Golden Hour Retaining Ring Removal

The drive ring and glass are all glued in from the original factory build,...

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German Time Bomb Defused!

Hi All,
After reading very carefully all the available threads on the Elgin S. Haller "german time bomb", I...

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Casio Wave Ceptor Marching to its own Time

I've been staring at this for months now, watching it...

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Jerome & Co. - Brewster & Co.

I recently acquired a small cottage timepiece (9 Â¾" high). It has a Jerome & Co. label and...

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Ives and Lewis Reeded Column and Scroll

Hi, All
First, forgive the length of this post, but this is my most exciting acquisition...

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Surprisingly Good Watches by Unheralded Makers a very unusual chronograph

Since many of us have heard at least something about obscure makers, we should perhaps refocus this thread from...

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Identifying Massey escapements without dismantling

In discussing English fusee lever movements made between about 1812 and 1850, we often come up against the question...

Upcoming Events
4/21/2021 4/22/2021	ZOOM Researching Joseph Ives (1782-1862)	Waltham, MA
4/24/2021 4/25/2021	ZOOM Replacing missing Veneer on a clock case	Philadelphia, PA
5/2/2021 5/3/2021	ZOOM Commemorative watches: Not your normal history lesson	Tacoma, WA
5/10/2021 5/11/2021	ZOOM Speaker to be Announced	Philadelphia, PA
5/19/2021 5/20/2021	ZOOM The Constant Obsession with Constant Force	Waltham, MA
5/21/2021 5/22/2021	2021 Pacific Northwest Regional Canceled	Clackamas, OR
5/22/2021 5/23/2021	ZOOM Repairing Porcelain clock dials	Philadelphia, PA
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Featured Content

Enjoy a free article from this month’s Watch & Clock Bulletin. Read “Tall Clocks in the Colonial Williamsburg Collection” by Tara Chicirda (VA).

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