Horological Association of Indiana

China Moves up in The Horological Word

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HAI Meeting
The next meeting of the Indianapolis Horological Association will be held on May 30, 2012 at the TgiFridays in Westfield. This month's agenda will be to elect someone to be our AWCI Affiliate Chapter delegate at the AWCI Annual meeting/convention in Denver Colorado this August 1-5. Our program for the meeting is a travelogue by our own Bill Rostiser on his recent visit to Jerusalem and the Holy Lands.

A swap and trade will be held before and during the meeting, so bring your extra goodies, tools, timepieces and material that you wish for someone else to benefit from. I personally have a couple old machines that I intend to haul down, as well as some hand tools and material.

Speaking of tools for sale, I was recently contacted by recently widowed lady in the central Indiana region who has her late husbands tools, clocks, and parts for sale. If any of you are interested, please call me at my shop (765-742-8716) and I will put you in contact with her.

Our meeting will begin with socializing at approximately 5:30-6:30, with dinner orders beginning at 6:30 program to commence at 7:30ish. Come early and bring a friend. Don't forget, dining is optional, but your attendance is eagerly anticipated.

Joseph M. Schrader CMW Lafayette, Indiana AWI NAWCC

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Le Garde Temps - Transmission of knowledge with Philippe Dufour "Le Garde Temps" project was unveiled at this year's SIHH by Greubel Forsey and goes against many preconceived ideas of the watchmaking industry. Totally parallel to the world of open source found in technology, Philippe Dufour, Stephen Forsey and Robert Greubel have put together a real project of t...

Next HAI meeting

Happy New Year to you all!

The Next Meeting of the Indianapolis Horological Assn is next week, Wednesday January 25th, 2012
This month's meeting will be, as usual, at the TGIfriday's in Carmel/Westfield. Meet and greet at 6:00 PM, meal orders taken at 6:30, and meeting and program to start immediately after the meal!

This month we have a program presented by our very own Laurence Blanchard that he has titled "Tips, Tools and Techniques and other information of horological interest".... some factory history, and memories of Larry's school days at the Elgin Watchmakers College. It is certain to be a very interesting presentation by our resident Accutron expert.

2012 membership fees are due and can be paid at the meeting, or via the mailing I intend to have out before the meeting next week.

As usual, come out for some horological fellowship, and bring a friend. If you have ideas for future programs please feel free to email your suggestions to me!

Joseph M. Schrader CMW Lafayette, Indiana AWI NAWCC

Be sure to bring out your old tools, excess parts and whatever else you may want to sell or swap. Our meeting room reservation is for 6 o'clock, come early and bring a friend, dinner orders will be taken at 6:30, and our programs will commence at approximately 7:30.. It is the last meeting of 2011, so please come out for some holiday fellowship.

The next meeting of the Indianapolis Horological Association will be held Wednesday November 30, 2011 at TGIFridays in Westfield. This month we will have a swap and trade meeting and a short program by Rudy Holhein, on his days in a traditional European Watchmaking school. He has some very enjoyable and informative stories to relate. He does have a possible conflict due to some extended family, but expects that to be resolved with plenty of time to get back for our meeting. In any event, if Rudy is unable to address us, then we will have a short DVD program made by Past AWCI President Alice Carpenter on fitting crystals and stems.

Form Joe Schrader:The September 2011 meeting of the Indianapolis Horological Association will be held next week, Wednesday September 28,at Tgifriday's in Westfield/Carmel. This month's program will be presented by Jason Spangle, of Old Foundry Toy Works in Lafayette (www.oldfoundry.com). He specializes in the restoration of antique and collectible mechanical toys and automatons.

Antique Toy Repair Services - Professional Vintage Tin Toy Restoration - Finest Clockwork & Quality. Specializing in restoration and repair of all toys, models, and automatons from 1850 to present date. We sell restored antique toys, models, lathes and milling machines, tooling, and model making equipment.

Please visit his website for a more detailed offering of the services his business provides. This should be a very interesting program, as many of the services provided at Old Foundry crossover into our own fields of expertise. I will also give a report on my duty as IHA delegate to the AWCI convention in Vancouver last month.

The meeting will begin as usual gathering at approximately 6 PM, with dinner orders to be taken at 6:30, and program starting at 7:30ish. Show up early for fellowship gossip! Bring a friend or another watchmaker/clockmaker. Related trades and anyone interested at all is welcome! Tgi Fridays(317) 843-844314922 Us Highway 31 North
Carmel,IN4603240.0047-86.1272Get Map & Directions » RSVP Please!

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