February 1, 2010                                                                          

                                                                                                                           Contact Name: Kim Craven

                                                                                                                                                      Communications Dept.

                                                                                                                            Phone: (717) 684-8261

                                                                                                                            E-mail: kcraven@nawcc.org

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

COLUMBIA, PA:  The NAWCC School of Horology will offer, “Advanced Hairspring Repair for the Watch Industry” May 24 -28.  This course will focus on the repair and manipulation of damaged and misaligned hairsprings, as follows:

• Triage for cost-effective repairs
• Round & Flat
• Repairs in the watch
• Repairs with balance complete
• Repairs off the balance
• Repair at collet in and out of the watch
• Repair of Collins curve along with Z-Bend (crinkled hairsprings)
• Repair of Breguet overcoil
• Spiral helix or stacked
• Tangles

Required tools and items include:

• Two pair of #3C tweezers
• One pair of #5 tweezers
• One pair of #2 tweezers

Optional tool:

• A hairspring holder Bergeon part  #30105

Book:  Bench Practices for Watch and Clockmakers by Henry B. Fried

The cost for this 5-day course is $699 with an additional $100 lab fee. To register for this course, contact Katie Knaub, the Director of Education at 717-684-8261, ext. 237, or email her at kknaub@nawcc.org.  

The National Association of Watch and Clock Collectors (NAWCC, Inc.) is a nonprofit, 501(C)(3) organization with close to 20,000 members, representing fifty-two countries.  NAWCC operates the School of Horology , an accredited institution offering instruction in watch and clock repair and restoration, the National Watch and Clock Museum , which houses a collection of over 12,000 timekeeping artifacts, and a Library and Research Center with over 5,000 cataloged references.  To learn more about the NAWCC and affiliated organizations, visit www.nawcc.org.

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