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The American Watchmakers-Clockmakers Institute (AWCI) is a not-for-profit trade association based in the United States that is dedicated to the advancement of the modern watch industry, from which it receives a significant portion of its funding. [1] While the AWCI is an American organization, it also has members throughout the world.
Time Hill, the former offices of the Gruen Watch Company, is a historic building in Cincinnati, Ohio, United States.. When completed in 1916, Time Hill was divided primarily into large rooms in which watchmakers sat at manufacturing desks under high ceilings with visible beams.
Webster Clay Ball. Webster Clay Ball (October 6, 1848 – March 6, 1922) was a jeweler and watchmaker born in Fredericktown, Ohio, who founded the Ball Watch Company.When Standard Time was adopted in 1883, he was the first jeweler to use time signals from the United States Naval Observatory, bringing accurate time to Cleveland.
RGM Watch Co. of Mount Joy, Pennsylvania, is one of the last all-American watchmakers around. Unlike most American watch companies, RGM hand-makes its movement parts in-house. The complex interior ...
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American Watchmakers-Clockmakers Institute; B. Baselworld; Black Forest Clock Association; British Horological Institute; C. Chronometrophilia; ... York Time Institute
WOSTEP, the Watchmakers of Switzerland Training and Educational Program, is an internationally recognized professional qualification in the maintenance and care of fine-quality watches. It was devised by the Centre Suisse de Formation et de Perfectionnement Horloger and is sponsored by manufacturers and retailers within the horological industry ...
"American Pickers," a History Channel documentary series, will visit Ohio in August in search of valuable relics and antiques.