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The BritishWatch &Clock Makers’Guild

TIMEPIECEThe Newsletter of the Guild

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President: The Most Hon. The Marquess of Northampton DL

Hong Kong Watch and Clock Fair

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A new DVD which charts the comple-tion of a working replica of John Harrison’s H4 navigational timepiece,will help to raise money for ProstrateCancer UK, in memory of brilliantwatchmaker Derek Pratt.

Derek inspired the project and com-pleted half of the watch before the disease claimed his life. Find out moreabout the project on Page 3.

Often regarded as jewellery or fashionitems, watches for women can also haveinteresting movements. Read Tim Treffry’s take on this unusualtimepiece on Page 4.

Pictured left: Ronde des Papillons, presented

by Van Cleef & Arpels at SIHH-2016.

The world’s largest event for watches andclocks, the Hong Kong Watch & ClockFair (HKW&CF), opened its doors between 6 and 10 September 2016 at theHong Kong Convention and ExhibitionCentre.

The fair attracted more than 20,000buyers, up 2.4 per cent over the previousyear and saw good growth in buyer num-bers from Asian markets. These includedIndia, Indonesia, Japan, Malaysia, thePhilippines and Thailand, while growthfrom other regions including Australia,Sweden, Russia, Canada, the USA and Iranwas also recorded.

The buyers came to see over 800 exhibitors from 26 countries and regions,among which Australia, Iran, Lithuania,Monaco, Thailand and Turkey were newto the show.

Of late the Swiss have taken due noticeof the growing importance of theHKW&CF and the access it provides righton the doorstep of the world’s biggestevolving and developing market.

Within the fair, the high-end ‘Salon deTE’ showcased luxury timepieces fromaround 150 established brands including40 leading Swiss brands from both theSwatch Group and Richemont stables.Many of these exhibited under the um-brella of their Hong Kong agent, PrinceJewellery & Watch Company, who is theagent for Blancpain, BOVET, Breguet, BVL-GARI, Chopard, CORUM, DeWitt,FRANCK MULLER, Glashütte Original, H.Moser & Cie, Jaeger-LeCoultre, Piaget andZenith.

Catering for Asian customers’ demandfor top-quality Swiss watch brands, the

‘Swiss Eminence’ within the Salon de TEreturned to the fair to showcase six Swissbrands - Balco, Buler, Doxa, Enicar, Juvetand Sultana. The Swiss IndependentWatchmaking Pavilion (SIWP) alsobrought seven watch brands bearing theconcomitant ‘Swiss Made’ label.

Indicative of the global issues assailingthe watch industry, Swatch Group recentlyreported an appalling 54 per cent fall inturnover for the first two quarters of 2016.Swatch Group is optimistic that there willbe improvements in these results duringthe remaining months of the year but thesefirst half-year results created an underlyingfrisson of nervousness when talking of theindustry prospects.

Earlier this year Richemont group announced that it would be cutting up to350 jobs in Switzerland and has just recently reported its half year figures

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An Endangered Species

I have been a member of the Guild for almost 40 years, and in that time I haveseen the number of colleagues working inour trade reduce in number until, today,we are an ‘endangered species’. I constantly hear that the general public arehaving difficulty finding a watch or clock-maker in their area. However, when welook at our membership numbers, whichuntil recently have been declining steadilyyear on year, we are now noticing thatmembership of the Guild is no longerfalling and has, in fact, started to rise.

The measures that the Board has beentaking to modernise and bring the Guildto the attention of the general public areworking. The Secretary and myself arespending more and more time answeringenquiries about horology and where peoplecan find someone to service or restore theirwatches and clocks. With the Guild web-site working well, Bob and I are able toadvise people to go onto the website andfind a Guild member in their area.

Recently, we were contacted by a production company making programmesfor television. As the plot involved tracinga watch, they contacted the Guild for assistance and we will feature as an integralpart of the plot – more news on this later.

We have just completed a long ques-tionnaire from the Heritage Crafts Associ-ation who wanted to know more aboutour trade and the part the Guild playswithin it. We also participated in a surveyon horology from the University of Exeterfunded by the European Research Council,and I have also just replied to anotheremail asking for information on the Guildand its part in regenerating the trade.

The Board has also been asked if theGuild will accept people who have completed the Government's TrailblazerHorology Apprenticeship Scheme. We arepleased to be involved with any initiativethat regenerates the trade. As students theywill be eligible for free membership of theGuild in line with our current policy, and

Photo courtesy Richard Barker, Essex Life.

if they complete the course and workwithin the trade they will be welcome toapply for full membership.

You cannot have failed to notice thatTimePiece improves with each issue, andJayne is now an integral and important partof our team. With new members of theBoard starting to become involved, it isbecoming stronger, and we are now lookingto modernise the way the team works sothat we can consolidate our position as theprofessional body representing horology inthe UK.

Paul Roberson is going to take on thenew post of Membership Secretary, allow-ing our Secretary, Bob Moir, to spend moretime answering the increasing number ofenquiries regarding the Guild, and makingsure that membership gives the greatestbusiness advantage possible to our members.

Christian Dannemann is taking over responsibility for the IAF from Steve Domb,and the Board thanks Steve for his workand expertise over the past 18 months. We

wish him and Anthony Cousins success,in Anthony's case against Swatch, see Page11. The Guild will continue to assist inany way possible as we all try to convinceSwatch that their current policy is not inthe interest of anyone. If you need to con-tact Christian about the IAF the email ad-dress remains the same – iaf@bwcmg.org.

Have you noticed the fall in the priceof Swatch shares on the Stock Market? Allthe Swiss watch industry have lost valueslightly, but nowhere near the great dropin the value of Swatch.

Later in the year we will be lookingagain at our website to see if there are waysto make it serve the membership better.

Don't forget that if you would like todiscuss anything with the Chairman andmembers of the Board, we will be availablefrom 12 noon in the Cafe of The FriendsMeeting House before each Board meeting,until further notice. The Friends MeetingHouse is directly opposite Euston Station,so is easy to find.

The Guild is more active than ever andworking to support and help its members.I am sure you will agree that the increasein subscriptions for the coming year is aninvestment in our future and the future ofthe trade, which will allow your team tocarry forward The British Watch & Clock-makers' Guild in a way to benefit us all.

If you would like to show your involve-ment in the Guild and the trade in general,our new re-designed tie is now available,and while it still has the traditional Guildfeel, it is new, modern, and will badge thewearer as a member of the only profes-sional horological group in the UK –though of course, we hope our overseasmembers will also be proud to wear one.

Our thanks to new Board memberShuajb Berisha for all his hard work bring-ing this project to fruition.

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Letters

Please send submissions to:Jayne Hall, EditorBritish Watch and Clock Makers’ Guild26 Knights CloseWindsor, Berks, SL4 5QREmail: editor@bwcmg.orgThe views expressed on the letters page are the author’s own and not those of the Guild.

Detailed Study of H4 – new DVDI'm sure that many of your members andhorologically minded associates are awarethat, over the last 19 years, a workingreplica of John Harrison’s H4 navigationaltimepiece has been produced and is currently being displayed across the worldin the Ships Clocks and Stars: The Questfor Longitude Exhibition, which startedat The National Maritime Museum andis currently in Australia.

This project was inspired by DerekPratt who managed to complete approxi-mately half of the watch before he becametoo ill, with prostate cancer, to continue.Charles Frodsham & Co took on thechallenge and finished the project in2014.

Clocks of the World The Oldest Sundial in the World

The oldest sundial in the world, found atThebes, Egypt, dates back to 1500BC,around the the time of Pharoh Hatshepsutat the height of the Ancient Egyptian civilization.

It was found during archaeological excavations in the Kings’ Valley in UpperEgypt by a team of researchers from theUniversity of Basel while clearing the entrance to one of the tombs.

The significance of this piece is that itis roughly one thousand years older thanwhat was generally accepted as the timewhen this type of time measuring devicewas used. Past sundial discoveries date tothe Greco-Roman period, which lastedfrom about 332 BC to AD 395.

The sundial is made of a flattened pieceof limestone, called an ostracon, with a

black semi-circle divided into 12 sectionsdrawn on top. Small dots in the middle ofeach of the 12 sections, which are about15 degrees apart, likely served to give moreprecise times. A dent in the center of theostracon probably marks where a metal orwooden bolt was inserted to cast a shadowand reveal the time of day.

It is a vertical dial rather than a horizontal one. This is because a horizontalone would become pretty much unread-able at this latitude when the sun was overhead. Worse, go any closer to the equa-tor and a horizontal sundial would runclockwise for part of the year and anti-clockwise for the rest.

It was found on the floor of a workman’s hut and researchers aren’t surefor what purpose it may have been used –

Every stage of the whole recon-struction was filmed and the story ofthis remarkable achievement is nowavailable on a 75min DVD - (PAL/NTSC),from bdvideos.co.uk. There is a threeminute trailer to whet your appetite

All profits from the sale of this DVDare being donated to Prostate Cancer UKin memory of Derek.

Please pass this message on to yourmembers and let’s make a huge contribu-tion to Prostate Cancer UK

Barbara Darbygordonandbarbara.darby@otford.net

01959 523339

Look out for a review of this DVD by Harrison scholar Andrew King which willappear in the next edition of TimePiece.

Steady As You GoI would like to reply to the comments fromBill Brown (TimePiece July/August 2016)regarding my article Steady As You Go(Page 5 May/June edition 2016).

While I cannot disagree with any ofthe facts he points out, I do feel that eachjob has to be weighed up and the individ-ual must decide what skills and equipment

they have available and how best to proceed.

Although I had the jacot drum and thecentering plate that he mentions, I did notfeel comfortable using them on this particular occasion. I had thought for along time that the construction of a steadywould be beneficial and so made some-thing which was sound and fairly easy tomake. The fact that I used a T Rest tomount it was convenient and expedient atthe time. I still think it is a very useful accessory to have and at some time in thefuture will make a dedicated mount for it,thus freeing up the tee rest and bringingthe lathe back to full versatility.

Keith Watkinson

it could have represented the sun god’sjourney through the underworld or evento measure work hours.

After thousands of years the Egyptian sun dialwas brought back to light. Image: University ofBasel.

Watch the Butterfly– very closely!

Often regarded dismissively asmere jewellery or fashion items,watches for women can also haveinteresting movementsTim Treffry HonFBHI

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Ronde des Papillons, presented by Van Cleef & Arpels at SIHH-2016, is undoubtedly a thing of beauty, Figure 1. The dial isfashioned of white gold and mother of pearl and surrounded bya diamond-set bezel. An enamelled white gold swallow indicatesthe hours on a retrograde scale and a butterfly flitters amongclouds to show the passing minutes.

Look closely however and you notice something odd aboutthe butterfly. Appearing one at a time, there are actually three ofthem. They are different colours and make an hourly rotation, inpart hidden by clouds.

The first shows 0 to 30 minutes and its colleagues deal withthe remainder of the hour. Look even more closely and you willsee that these minute scales vary: 0 to 5 minutes, for example ismuch shorter than 15 to 20. The speed of the butterflies mustalso vary! This is achieved with a system of oval gears.

Horologists are used to thinking of gear ratios in terms ofnumbers of teeth, but they can also be thought of in terms oftheir radii.The radius of an oval varies and thus the speed of rotation of a driven oval will vary. By pressing the lateral pusherthe hourly flight of the butterflies can be condensed into 10 seconds, and repeated at will.

Figure 2 shows the system which drives the butterflies andswallow. To produce this view the movement has been partiallydismantled, some of the wheels have wobbled a bit and no longermesh as they should, a spring has been displaced and harsh shadows cause some difficulties in interpretation. There are threeareas of interest: A, the drive system for the butterflies; B, for theswallow; and C, the 10-second repeat.

Looking more closely at the drive system for the butterflies inFigure 3, we see the central oval wheel, A. This is mounted on aconventional wheel which forms part of a differential driven bythe time train and rotating once in two hours.

A drives B, which has half as many teeth and turns once anhour. As shown, the longer radius of A meshes at the shorter radius of B, which will thus be turning at its fastest rate. When Ahas turned through 90 degrees this situation will be reversed andB will be turning at its slowest.

B is mounted on a conventional wheel which drives anotherof the same size, C, which carries the first butterfly. Similarly Adrives via D to E and E’ which carry the other two. Examinedmore closely we can see that the teeth of these oval wheels arecut radially with respect to their centres of rotation, as one wouldexpect.

Unfortunately wheel D has tilted and its shadow makes theimage difficult to interpret, but it shows a good example of ‘black’polishing.

Figure 4 shows the mechanism for the retrograde action ofthe swallow. The cam A turns twice a day. The lever B, pivoted asshown, is moved progressively anti-clockwise and the rack on itsleft-hand edge turns C clockwise against a spiral spring which

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will cause C to reverse as B passes the maximum radius of A. Ccarries the swallow. Hidden below A is a 12-tooth ratchet wheeldriven by a pawl on the minute wheel so that the swallow advancesin hourly jumps.

The train of wheels shown in Figure 5 control the 10-second‘action-replay’ of the Ronde des Papillons. Note that the end ofthe spring A is misplaced and should be below bin B. Pressing thepusher at C has forced this pin down against A (if A were correctlypositioned). Provided the pusher has been depressed sufficiently,there is a ‘go, no go’ ratchet system, A will force the pin upwards,driving the train of wheels leading both to a central wheel of thebutterfly system and to a weighted wheel, gripped in this imageby tweezers, which controls the speed of the replay. Because thecentral wheel is part of a differential linkage, activating this mechanism does not interfere with timekeeping.

The rear view of the watch, Figure 6, shows the case back engraved with clouds and swallows. The winding rotor of theself-winding movement is decorated with enamel butterflies. Other

embellishments are hidden from all but the watchmaker. Did younotice the dragonfly crossings on that large oval wheel?

The movement was designed and produced by Jean-MarcWiederrect, CEO and co-founder of Agenhor, an independentmanufacturer which has been producing special movements forVC&A, Hermés and others, since 2003. Original movement image by Johann Sauty.

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HKWCF Movements and trends at the Hong KongWatch & Clock Fair

Martin Foster FBHI

showing, as with Swatch, a significanttumble in turnover.

Hong Kong Trade Development Coun-cil Deputy Executive Director BenjaminChau alluded to the contraction of luxurymarkets. He said: ‘Amidst the economicdownturn, demand for luxury watchesand clocks remains weak. We can see thatthe industry is shifting from traditionalluxury brands to mid-market brands, independent brands and even new smartwatches in the market... since the smartand light-smart watch market is booming,more and more traditional watch compa-nies are seeking to gain a share in the sector. I believe more varieties will be introduced into the market and offer morechoices to buyers.’

The major brand houses are openlysceptical of the smart watch phenomenonand they rightly point out that price pointsand the product descriptions are utterlydifferent. However some opinion offeredsuggests that those who have never worna watch and who buy a smart watch willtire of it and graduate to a ‘real’ watch.We shall see what transpires and commentin due course.

Every year Chinese watch productionshows a growing understanding of what isrequired to join the elite company of thebest European luxury makers and this isshown by a huge advance of quality andfinish.

However the very big, serious Chinesemainland watchmaker Sea-Gull exhibitedsome very special pieces but does not understand (or perhaps does not want tounderstand) that their luxury productscould be very attractive to western markets.Sea-Gull has no promotional material otherthan in Chinese and reject any approachto give their watches any exposure in thewestern press. You cannot squeeze bloodout of stone and therefore we simply havenothing to report from Sea-Gull, the world’sbiggest producer of low to mid-rangewatches today. We will try again next year.

Shanghai Watch Factory, one of China'soldest and most eminent watch makerswas very difficult to penetrate in past yearsbut has recently made positive moves towards western marketing. They producea very beautiful 18ct gold gent’s model witha rolling tourbillon under a bubble domein the one-piece sapphire crystal. If youneed more tourbillons then they also makea model with dual tourbillons mountedwithin a 12 hour Karrusel platform, visiblewithin and part of the dial. And they produce a range of their watches with ex-quisite enamel dials of traditional Chinesesubjects which are really very beautiful inany language.

A typical Hong Kong/China companyseeking wider opportunities is PTS Resources Ltd. This is a well-establishedHong Kong watch movement companywith over 30 staff and enjoys a long-termpartnership with mechanical watch move-ment factories in mainland China.

PTS distributes high-quality mechanicaland quartz watch movements includingTMI, Ronda, Miyota, ISA and ETA. PTS isable to manufacture custom made pinion

parts, wheels, rotors, mainplates, bridgesand other watch components according tobuyer specification. Over the last decadeit has been easy to assess and compare thebig advances being made in the quality ofChinese watches by an annual visit to thisfirm. Every year the variety of calibres PTSexhibits shows how well the mid-rangeChinese production matches any of thatproduced in Europe. The reasons are self-evident why China is now the largest producer of watches in the world.

The major European tool manufactur-ers were there such as Bergeon, Witschi,and of course Chinese makers but theseexhibitors only have real relevance at thisfair for Asian, Hong Kong and mainlandChina buyers.

The HKW&CF is for trade visitors onlyand the staff are courteous and friendly.Come and enjoy this biggest of the horological fairs in the wonderfully vibrantcity of Hong Kong right on the shores ofVictoria Harbour and the doorstep intoChina.

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From Shanghai Watch Industry Co Ltd(formerly Shanghai Watch Factory) comes thisrather beautiful 18ct gold double tourbillon12hr. karrusel rotating as part of the dial andthus indicating the passing hours.Conceptually the idea belongs to a number oftop makers who have produced this ratherspecial complication.

This movement from PTS Resources has alikeness to the Breguet La Tradition 7077 butthat is where it stops. It is interesting as adiversion in an age of multiple tourbillons andexpensively beautiful complications of littlegenuine impact. This calibre has twomainsprings and two trains. One of them tellsthe time and other does nothing at all. But it isalways a conversation piece and always getsattention.

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Shut that Door! Pendulum Clock Rate and Case Doors

Malcolm Pipes FBHI

I have a particular interest in precision pendulum clocks havingmade several regulator clocks and carried out many tests and experiments in my optimistic endeavours to improve clock performance.

To assist my ‘investigations’ I made several electronic timingmachines based on quartz timebases (one being a stopwatchmodule for example) using optical sensors to trigger the timerwhen the pendulum passes the infrared beam of the sensor. However, the best pendulum clocks can easily better the per-formance of a basic quartz timebase, so I included quartz ovens,synchronisation with the MSF radio signal, or connection to afrequency standardon my better timing machines to enhance their accuracy.

I was therefore initially surprised to find that my regulatorclocks, which I already knew had a stability of rate of perhapsone second per month, appeared to be gaining about thirty timesthat amount when compared to my most accurate timing machine.

I then carried out similar tests on a Synchronome clock, andas well as using the optical sensor (which was attached to ‘wand’mounted on a small tripod), I repeated the test using the halfminute contacts on the clock itself electronically connected tomy timing machine. Figure 1.

This allowed me to obtain data with the clock case door closedrather than necessarily open to accommodate the optical sensorand wand.

When I analysed the data I found that upon opening the clockcase door there was an immediate step in the clock rate of +2.8seconds per day which can be attributed to a reduction in pendulum damping by the surrounding air.

As the pendulum then continues to oscillate with less hindrance, its amplitude slowly increases over a period of a coupleof hours from 2.0 degrees to a new equilibrium value of 2.25 degrees. This increase in amplitude in itself reduces the clockrate by 1.8 seconds per day due to circular error considerations,leaving a net long term clock rate of +1.0 seconds per day withthe case door open.

On closing the case door the opposite happens, the rate immediately steps by – 2.8 seconds per day, the pendulum amplitude gradually reduces to 2.0 degrees and the clock rate returns to zero once more. Figure 2 shows the results.

The moral of this story is that if you are rating your own pendulum clock be aware that if it is not in its case, or the casedoor is open, then the results will not be representative.

I also found that with the case door open the pendulum ‘Q’for this clock, with its vertical cylindrical bob, increased by about10 per cent, suggesting that a clock with a pendulum swinging ina very compact case may need a larger driving weight than thesame clock with a large or no surrounding case, and its pendulumoscillating in free air.

Many years ago I noticed a phrase in a booklet by Strasserand Rohde, the astronomical regulator clock makers, stating ‘it isof the utmost importance that the frame (door) of the clockshould be opened and closed very slowly, otherwise the suddendisplacement of air will influence the stability of the pendulum.’Taking this statement seriously, I have subsequently opened andshut my clock case doors with the utmost care.

However, when I measured the effect of rapidly opening andclosing the case door I found, after statistically analysing the data,no significant effect on the clock – at most the pendulum deviatedby under one tenth of a millisecond for a couple of minutes compared to its normal behaviour, and soon settled to its previousstable state.

A larger effect is that of mechanical shock to the pendulumand its support if the door is carelessly shut. Indeed the rate of aShortt clock has been observed to have deviated by onesecond/week after someone rather carelessly knocked it – thisbeing attributed to a small dimensional change in the relativelyunstable invar pendulum rod. Further small shocks producedmore positive and negative, but non-repeatable and random, dimensional changes.Figure 2. Test results.

Figure 1. Testing the clock with a timing machine.

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Business Profile John Moorhouse MBHI on horology,hand engraving, patterning...

My home was in a village on the edge of Huddersfield in Yorkshireand life was rather basic. Our most advanced piece of domestictechnology was a mangle! We had gas lighting and no electricityuntil I was seven. It was in a small valley, completely safe, weroamed everywhere and everyone was active practically in someform or another. A joiner lived next door, a radio ham on theother side and my brother had a small model engineering workshop. My family were all involved in some form of engineering and their work in the factories was discussed at themeal table. It was a very rich early learning environment. I wentto the local Grammar school and then to Leeds University for afour year degree course followed by three years research.

My first career starting in 1971 was in scientific research forthe gas industry, but I always had a background interest in antiquefurniture and clocks and soon had my own workshop. In 1993,I took the chance to have a career change and spent three years atBirmingham City University learning how to become a watchmaker.

I spent some years undertaking commercial horological work,before David Poole encouraged me to get involved with the examinations. I did this for about eight years which I found verysatisfying. Soon after the two horology staff at the BCU retired insuccession and I was asked to take over teaching of the horologytheory syllabus for three years. I moved on in 2009 when thenew staff were integrated. Since then my activities have spread toinclude other topics.

It was during my time at BCU that I developed an interest inhand engraving because I greatly admire such work. This devel-

John Moorhouse MBHI.

Above and right: John’s ‘Fabergé-styleegg and other items he has made in thesame style.

oped into patterning, using engine turning, and I discovered thatthe School of Jewellery had two machines which were ratherderelict. I renovated them and this provided me with access toboth a straight line machine and a rose engine. I started to researchand understand what they were capable of and to explore someof the basic pattern types.

Every year since graduating in 1996 I have attended one ofthe School’s courses for ‘leisure’ students and have done classesin hand engraving, enamelling and am currently learning silver-smithing. It allows me access to their extremely well equippedworkshops and, in turn, I have taught the technical and teachingstaff the art of engine turning. This is now integrated into part oftheir patterning module and I have recently offered to make afilm of engine turning aimed at jewellers and enamellers.

My exploration of engine turning has continued unabated.Since Fabergé is one of the best known users and many examplesappear in books and exhibition catalogues I have closely studiedhis work, workshop facilities and techniques. My early productswere therefore ‘Fabergé style’ picture frames and clocks – engineturned with fired enamel and decorative mouldings. I have alsoexplored making engine turned dies for stamping and patternedmasters for castings.Above: Trial patterning for a

watch dial’

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I do not sell my work and my policy has always been to sharemy research and outcomes. This takes the form of writing articlesfor journals, talks to technical groups within the Midlands andworkshop exchange visits. I have also supported three businessesnear the School with enamelling and engraving issues. Occasion-ally I give an introduction to engine turning in my own workshop.

I either belong to or support all of the organisations involvedin horology and my contacts in these have been very valuable inmy projects. To date I have had exhibitions of various aspects ofmy work at the School of Jewellery and the BHI at Upton Hall,and my egg was displayed at Goldsmith’s Hall. It has alwaysamazed me how many areas my interest in engine turning hasdrawn me into. I have catalogued the Birmingham Museum Collection of patterning machines which was very educationalfor me. I was invited to attend a local group of the Music Box Society which has proved to be very rewarding. Its scope includesautomata such as singing birds and therefore I have met collectorsand restorers giving me close contact with highly collectible itemsthat I could not normally access. This led to three of us making afilm about the restoration of a fine fusée type singing bird boxwhich is sold on behalf of the Society. (The Anatomy of a SingingBird Box – An insight into a fine quality 19th Century, singingbird box) available from www.mbsgb.org.uk

I do very little horological work these days but I use all of thesame skills on my projects. These all tend to feed into each otherto provide design or practical experience to use elsewhere. Iclosely study mechanisms by measuring them up and doing traincounts so that I fully understand the principles of operation. Thisallows me to then apply those principles to other projects. As anexample, I designed a slide system for my singing bird mechanismto carry out a sequence of actions in correct synchronisation usingthe principle of a slide in the Rochat bird pistol (in my design,the slide is moved by a pin moving in a shaped track on a rotatingcam). It is very satisfying to create a mechanism which is neatand effective.

I have two workshops at home, both now well-equipped, butit has taken a long time to reach this point. I regard quality toolsas an investment not a cost. One is a clean indoor workshop (locally disputed) for small work with 6 and 8 mm lathes, a finedrilling/tapping machine, cleaning machines and a kiln (latestarrival). My outdoor machine shop has a Myford lathe, Fobco

drill, Boley clockmakers lathe, small universal Swiss milling machine and a straight line engine turning machine. There is justspace for a small rose engine if I can find one.

My projects usually involve researching the item and theprocesses needed for construction, followed by making the varioustooling, pattern bars and accessories for the ET machine. I enjoymaking quality tools. Lacking a rose engine, I have made attach-ments for my straight line machine so that I can now cut twotypes of rose patterns. This has allowed me to explore the art ofET patterning of watch dials.

I aim to obtain some form of additional education every year.For example, this year I spent three days on a course at Birming-ham University learning the art of painting portrait miniaturessince I wish to do some work on painting on enamel and thereare close parallels in the two approaches. I had previously met atop enamel painter and we spent a few days in each other’s workshops. I am always on the lookout for areas where I can ex-tend my skill base since it is very refreshing and always broadensmy existing skills.

Because of my specialist topics of engine turning, singing birdsand Fabergé I did consider applying to be on the speakers list forthe National Decorative and Fine Arts Society but the idea oftravelling around the UK regularly to give talks was not attractiveto me.

My current projects include making another singing bird mech-anism – one with a rotating head as well as wing, tail and beak action. I am also making a miniature roulette wheel based on aFabergé original. I do have a Daniels type pocket watch movementat an early stage which is what led me to researching ET watchdials.

My main failing, common to most model makers I suspect, istoo many projects going on in parallel, sometimes waiting formaterial or for a machine to be available but it is also a benefit inthat it allows time for reflection on a design problem. I am constantly surprised by how a neat solution appears, usually whenI am brushing my teeth after breakfast!

And finally, in my spare time – I am learning to play the violin(without domestic support) to be able to understand music sothat I am able to create a real melody for my singing birds.

One of John’s two workshops.

Cam driven slide to synchronise starting actions in singing birdmechanism.

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DVD Review

If you are one of those UK horologists whothink that Comtoise clocks are virtuallyall the same with standardised movementsmade in the Jura region of France in thelate nineteenth century, then you are infor a pleasant surprise.

The author is a Dutch collector who ispassionate about early and unusual exam-ples of these and lantern clocks of all types,and has amassed over a hundred Comtoiseclock movements and rather fewer lanternclocks.

This book is a study of 57 Comtoiseclocks and 39 lantern clocks from the author’s collection, Chris’s main interest isin the movements and dials, while thecases in which they were once housed(even some of the lantern clocks were oncein tall cases) are not considered. He enjoysthe thrill of the chase for an unusual clock,taking it to pieces, cleaning it, studyingand understanding its details and special

Chris HooijkaasISBN: 978-90-825553-0-1Hardback, 336 pages, 2240 illustrations,A4, printed in colour throughout. Text in Dutch and English. Price: €49 + postage. Available from the author atchris@hooijkaas.net with details andsample pages at www.hooijkaasbooks.nl.

features and reassembling it, taking photographs at every stage.

Throughout the book the Dutch text isfollowed by an English translation. After ashort introduction that includes topicssuch as standard clocks, originality, cleaning, age, affordability, market and theclocks in this book, there are nine detailedchapters.

The five chapters on Comtoise clockscover those with chapter rings and cartouche dials (the latter being the smallenamel plaques with the individual num-bers, maker, etc), ceramic or enamel dials,quarter striking with multiple bells, clocksfrom the Haute Saône and Haute Marneand special clocks. The four chapters onlantern clocks deal with those from France,from elsewhere (Netherlands, Belgium,

Italy and England), quarterstriking on multiple bellsand special clocks. Thebook ends with technicaldetails such as striking sys-tems, escapements, dials,size, where they were madeand by whom. There is aone-page bibliography anda short biography of the au-thor. There is no index,which is a failing of manyEuropean horologicalbooks, instead there is a

Chris with his new book.

detailed contents list at the front and atthe rear an ‘illustrated overview’ with aphotograph of every clock and the pageon which it appears.

The description and illustration of eachclock occupies from two to seven pageswith an average of about 15 to 55 colourillustrations. The complete clock is shown,various views of the movement, then details of hands, wheels, escapements,levers, detents and decoration.

Chris delights in drawing attention tothe decorative detailing of ironwork andeven shows a hammer head filed to looklike a sheep’s head – but only when it isremoved and you look underneath!

It would take up too much of this review to describe all the interesting andunusual movements and mechanisms, butthere are Comtoise clocks dating back toabout 1735, with examples having quarterstrike, sweep seconds (some with both),pin-wheel, cross-beat, and Bethune’s escapements, subsidiary dials, moon phase,and alarm.

The lantern clocks include a similarrange of escapements, glazed side doors,quarter strike, even a six-bell carillon.There is an English lantern clock of gigan-tic size: the dial is 14in (35.5cm) wide andweights over 4kg larger than most long-case clocks, the bell is 9in (23cm) diameterand weighs 3.4kg, while the movement iscorrespondingly massive, yet still of only30 hours duration. One clock has quarterstriking and a ‘walking soldier’ automaton,though unfortunately the dial and figureare missing. There is another that even hassweep seconds and includes a wheel withboth external and internal teeth, as well asa lantern clock of month duration.

This book emphasises that there werea wide range of interesting and ingeniousclocks made on the Continent and thatFrench and Italian lantern clocks, whichcontinued to be made long after they wentout of fashion in England, show muchmore technical diversity than their Englishcounterparts.

For those interested in movements, thetechnicalities and the craftsmanship of(mainly) weight-driven clocks, this bookis a must-read. No doubt, due to the colourof its cover and the background to the numerous photographs, it will becomeknown as the ‘blue book’.

Some of the 2240 illustrations inside the book.

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Tickets for this year’s Salon QP are nowon sale – along with the promise that itwill be bigger and better than ever thisyear with plenty of new faces.

Once again the exhibition will returnto the Saatchi Gallery in west London forthe sixth year running.

Founded in 2009, Salon QP has nowfirmly established itself as one of Europe’sfinest watch events, attracting record visi-tor numbers, which increase year on year.

Last year, a total of 84 brands exhibitedincluding A Lange & Sohne, Cartier, JaegerLeCoultre, Montblanc, Tudor andVacheron Constantin and this year it lookslike it will be just as successful.

New names to look out for are DavidBrailsford, founder and director of GarrickWatches, a British-based watch brand.

Atelier de Chronometrie are also a newSpanish brand launching this year – youcan catch up with the founders MoebiusRassmman, a watchmaker with 20 yearsexperience, or Santiago Martinez, a col-lector and vintage watch dealer.

Also new this year is The Watch Club,a vintage watch store, operating out of theRoyal Arcade, on Old Bond Street, underthe co-ownership of Danny Pizzigoni andJustin Koullapis.

Unusual and interesting mechanismswill also be a big feature. Frederique Constant have produced their first horo-logical smart watch, which you can pairyour mechnacal timepiece with.

Girard Perregaux, in celebration oftheir 225th anniversary, have unveiled thePlace Girardet collection – comprising of225 watches which are each unique. Theystart with 1791 (when the company wasfounded) and have a piece for each yearsince then, see photo. On each face is asentence that highlights that year.

Urben Jurgensen will focus this yearon the revival of a forgotten dial techniquecalled grenage. Grenage dials originatedin the late 1800s and it is a technique thatis rarely used these days as it requires adelicate balance of skill, patience, andhours of concentration.

Each dial begins with a plate of solidfine silver given ultra-fine engravings ofnumbers and markings. The engravingsare hand filled with lacquer, and after hard-

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ening is diamond-paper polished to leaveits residue in the grooves. The grenagelayer is then built step by step as a secretmix of silver, salts and other ingredients ishand-brushed onto the individual dial. Byelectro-chemical reaction the surfaceemerges as a beautiful pearled finish; a silvery frosty surface with unique depthand grandularity.

Log on to the Salon QP website for thelatest announcements or to buy your tickets in advance.

www.salonqp.com

As most of you will know, the IndustryAction Fund started by the Guild with thehelp of Steven Domb managed to achieveits goal, eg legal action being broughtagainst the Swatch Group.

Anthony Cousins, who has taken onthe fight against the Swatch Group partsembargo, sent the Swatch Group a ‘Letterbefore action’, informing that action wouldbe taken against them in the English HighCourt.

The Swatch Group chose to go downthe path of a ‘Negative Declaratory Action’(NDA) in the Swiss Courts.

If the Swiss Court agrees with Cousinssubmission that this action is not allowableunder Swiss Law, then one can only speculate what Swatch’s motives were inbringing it in the first place. However, ifthey thought this would deter Anthonyfrom continuing the fight, they are clearlygravely mistaken.

We can't predict the outcome, but it'sgood news that things are moving along.The Guild feels that the issue is in good

hands with Anthony Cousins, who nowemploys Steven Domb to help him in thefight. The IAF achieved its goal of not taking the Swatch Group's unilateral de-cision lying down. A huge thank you toall our members who have contributed tothe IAF.

Christian DannemanGuild Director

British watchmaker Roger W Smith hasrecently announced the launch of a stunning new website which allows theaudience to ‘explore a new aesthetic’.

The idea came about after Roger wasapproached by one of Britain’s top art photographers, Andrew Hall, based in LosAngeles. He had been inspired by Roger’shorology to produce a series of purely abstract photographs exploring the con-cept of light and time under the theme‘the universe is a clock’.

Roger explained: ‘Andrew’s work inturn inspired us to explore a new aesheticfor our website and we hope you enjoyhis beautiful images, which provide a stun-ning backdrop for our watches.’

You can read more about this uniqueproject in the announcements section. Thenew website also features an in-depth lookat Roger’s new Series 1, 2, 3 & 4 , as wellas the ‘GREAT Britain’ watch. The site ismade personal by Roger including his owninsights on watchmaking.

rwsmithwatches.com

The Girard-Perregaux Heritage Laureato 2016– this model was originally created in 1975.

THE GEORGE DANIELS LECTURE– 30 NOVEMBER

Matthew Read, Clocks Conservation Programme Leader at West Dean College,will be giving this year’s George DanielsLecture at City University, London. onWednesday 30 November, at 6.30pm.

Matthew is an ICON Accredited Conservator and a Member of the Antiquarian Horological Society. In his talk‘Conservation, Craft and Clockmaking’ hewill look at some of the many synergiesbetween these elements and how they mayshape the future of clockmaking.

David Newman, Chairman of theGeorge Daniels Educational Trust, said:‘We are delighted that Matthew Read, anauthoritative voice in horological conser-vation, will be delivering this year’s LectureWe look forward to listening to his informative insights which we are confi-dent will follow the very high standard ofLectures inaugurated three years ago.’

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Removing and fitting taper pins is a taskoften faced when working with most domestic clocks, particularly older ones,though later ones tend to favour differentfixings such as circlips.

Ordinary pliers may be used to pushout the taper pin but it often slips as itcan’t push directly on the end of the pin.

The picture above shows two differentpliers for working with taper pins. Theone on the right came from a box of toolsgiven to me by a retired clockmaker. Atfirst sight I was pleased to receive it, but

Taper Pins A handy tip to help with removing andfitting awkward pinsBill Brown FBHI

shortly after became aware of its shortcom-ings as being left handed it was only suitable for some jobs. Another pair work-ing in the opposite direction might wellhave fitted the bill.

The pliers on the left I modified from astandard flat pair of pliers by notching onearm. The other arm I shortened slightlyand filed the end so that it would catchthe end of a taper pin at right angles andnot slip off.

I have found this to work almost every-where. I find that I can use the side of theplier for squeezing circlips off and on thepin. It is well suited to removing handnuts which are serrated and meant to betightened by hand. The sides of the cutout grip the serrations without slipping ormarking the serrations. though it is notadapted for the purpose.

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MEMBERSMEMBERSHIP RENEWALS

Included with this edition of TimePiece is a standing order paymentform. If you wish to settle your membership fees for 2017 by thismethod, please complete and return to Bob Moir as soon as possible. Don’t forget to include your membership number and tocancel your previous standing order as membership fees have increased slightly from last year. If you wish to pay by anothermethod see below.

In the January/February 2017 issue of TimePiece you will be re-ceiving your Guild membership renewal form. This would normallycome on a separate sheet but this time we are having it printed onthe back of the address carrier sheet – so don’t throw it away. Thiscuts down on paper and helps admin as it contains your Guildmember number. It will include information on how to pay bycheque, bank transfer and direct debit.

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2017 GUILD TRIPThis year’s annual Guild trip was a huge success with 16 membersand their guests enjoying a trip up Big Ben and around the Housesof Parliament.We are now starting to think about where to go andwhat to do next year – and decided to ask members for theirinput and ideas.

In the past we have visited Taylors Bell Foundry in Loughbor-ough; Gillett and Johnson, and the Birmingham Assay Office – allof which proved to be an informative and enjoyable day out.

Let us know if there’s a destination or place, linked with horol-ogy, of course, that you would like to visit and we will look intowhether a trip would be feasable. Bob Moir

Honorary Secretary

POLYMER BANKNOTESGuild members may have already noticed that the Bank of Englandhas recently released the new polymer bank notes.

These notes are cleaner, more secure and more durable thanpaper notes. They also provide enhanced counterfeit resilienceand increase the quality of notes in circulation. Polymer notes arealso more environmentally friendly and, because they last longerare, over time, cheaper to produce than paper notes.

The notes themselves are slightly smaller than the currentpaper ones (by around 15 per cent each), and the tier approachto note size still applies with a different height and length foreach denomination. Lionel Blowes

Treasurer

CARTIER 87 QUARTZ – CAN YOU HELP?I was wondering if one of our members has a scrap Cartier 87 quartz movement?I am looking for the small pinion driving the date change wheel and there is no possibility of obtaining one from Cartier due to theirrestrictive policy. If anyone can help I would like to hear from them. Thank you.Don ClarkEmail: don.clark38@btinternet.com

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Administrator’s Desk

GUILD DIRECTORS: Chairman: Chris Papworth MBHI; ImmediatePast Chairman: Paul Roberson FBHI; Vice Chairman: Robert Moir;Treasurer: Lionel Blowes FBHI; Honorary Secretary: Robert Moir; VicePresidents: Angus Matheson, Lionel Blowes, William Hill, Jean Jones;Directors: Manny Bramsden, Robert Ball, Shuajb Berisha; ChristianDanneman; Roy Hunt, David Pay, Keith Scobie-Youngs; Howard Vyse;TimePiece and Web Editor Jayne Hall.

Guild Communications to: Robert Moir, 26 Knights Close, Windsor,Berks, SL4 5QR. Tel: 07955 192263. Email: sec@bwcmg.org Website:www.bwcmg.org

The British Watch & Clock Makers’ Guild is a Company Limited byGuarantee. Registered in England & Wales No 4613321. RegisteredOffice: 1 Bedford Row, London, WC1R 4BZ.

Copyright © 2016 The opinions expressed herein are not necessarilythose of the officers and council of the Guild and no responsibility isaccepted for the content of any article or advertisement. No article maybe reproduced without prior permission being obtained.

Printed and distributed by: MYPEC, 10 Festoon Rooms, Sunny BankMill, Farsley, Pudsey, West Yorkshire, LS28 5UJ.

Board MeetingA meeting of the Board of Directors was held on 11 August atFriends Meeting House, 173-177 Euston Road, London, NW12BJ. Despite holidays and sickness, the meeting was well attended.

Besides the usual formalities, it was reported that an emailhad been received from the family of a Guild member, who haddied a number of years ago, leaving his wife and family in financialhardship. On the recent death of the wife, the family thought fitto write to the Guild, expressing their gratitude for the help givenin the past, which will always be remembered. A copy of theemail was forwarded to the National Benevolent Society for theirinformation as well.

This illustrates some of the excellent work done behind thescenes that often goes unnoticed by Guild members and the public.

Guild TieThe Chairman announced the design of a new Guild tie and theBoard unanimously agreed that the colour scheme, design andquality was very good. It was agreed to have a quantity made forGuild Members. At the time of writing, we are currently awaitingthe delivery of them.

Internal RunningOne of the topics discussed was the internal running of the Guild.You will have seen how our outward appearance has changeddramatically over the past 16 months, under the direction of theChairman. I refer of course to the new and more frequent editionsof TimePiece, and the new website which still has ongoing minormodifications being made to it. These are to improve services forour members, as well as being more interesting and useful tomembers of the public. Our editor, Jayne, has done much to helpwith this.

We are now looking at ways to improve the internal runningof the Guild, bearing in mind most of the work is performed bythree officers, namely the Chairman, Secretary and Treasurer, allwho work full time, running their own businesses. Further discussions will take place at the next Board meeting.

Robert MoirHonorary Secretary

Next MeetingThe next Board meeting will be on Thursday 10th November2016, to which any members wishing to attend will be welcome.Please let me know if you would like to come along so we can ensure sufficient facilities.

DIARY

November6 West Country Clock & WatchFairs, Taunton Holiday Inn, M5 Jct25, Deane Gate Avenue, Taunton,Somerset, TA1 2UA. 9am-3pm.10 BWCMG Meeting, FriendsHouse, 173-177 Euston Road,London. 2pm.www.westcountryclockfairs.co.uk20 Northern Clock and WatchFairs, Haydock Park, M6 Junction23/A580www.clockandwatchfairs.co.uk

December11 Brunel Clock and Watch Fair,Sports Hall, Brunel University,Uxbirdge, UB8 3PN18 Northern Clock and WatchFairs, Haydock Park, M6 Junction23/A580.

2017 CALENDARIf you have already planned your horological event for 2017 please let usknow so we can advertise it here and on the Guild website as soon as possible.

Guild TiesSome of you have enquired about thepurchase of a Guild tie over the past 12months. Since selling the last one, muchthought has gone into getting the design,quality and price right. I can now announce the new design, as agreed atthe recent Board meeting, and the costwill be £17.95 which includes postageand packaging.If any member wishes to purchase one,please contact me and I will post it assoon as possible.

GUILD BOARD MEETINGS 2017

Thursday 9 FebruaryThursday 11 MayThursday 10th AugustThursday 9 November

Friends Meeting House173-177 Euston RoadLondonNW1 2BJStarting at 2pm

All Welcome

Prior to the meeting, Chairman,Chris Papworth, and somemembers of the Board will beavailable in the coffee shop from12 mid-day if any members wouldlike an informal chat.