Corydon Clock – The Blog

A good selection of watchmaker’s tools, called the “Beginner’s Outfit” … consists of 35 parts. 01) Plier, Black, Cutting 4-1/2″ 02) Plier, Black, Flat 4-1/2″ 03) Vise 04) Oil cup, Small Wood 05) Hammer and Handle 06) Alcohol Cup 07) Alcohol Lamp 08) Pegwood 09) Pith 10) Tweezer 11) Tweezer 12) Screw Drivers – Set [...]

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If you are planning to repair watches .. first you will need a ‘WATCH REPAIR BENCH’ If a standard watch repair bench is not available, have one made approximately 38 inches high, 22 inches deep, 40 inches long. Each side should contain several drawers for holding tools. Source: Modern Watch and Clock Repairing

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Product Details Paperback: 274 pages Publisher: Dan Gendron Publishing (August, 2003) ISBN: 0972864946 Shipping Information: View shipping rates and policies Average Customer Review: based on 8 reviews. (Write a review.) Amazon.com Sales Rank: Today: #411,459 in Books Yesterday: #400,633 in Books (Publishers and authors: improve your sales)

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Product Details Hardcover Publisher: Robert Hale & Company (June, 1999) Language: English ISBN: 070904738X Product Dimensions: 0.8 x 6.0 x 9.0 inches Shipping Weight: 1.3 pounds. Amazon.com Sales Rank: Today: #774,720 in Books Yesterday: #745,163 in Books (Publishers and authors: improve your sales) Other Editions: Hardcover | All Editions

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Product Details Paperback: 1120 pages Publisher: Cooksey Shugart Publications; 21st edition (January, 2001) Language: English ISBN: 157432232X Product Dimensions: 1.8 x 5.2 x 8.0 inches Shipping Weight: 2.2 pounds. Average Customer Review: based on 36 reviews. (Write a review.) Amazon.com Sales Rank: Today: #428,532 in Books Yesterday: #406,759 in Books (Publishers and authors: improve your [...]

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I have added a category here called “Resource Guide”. For now, I plan to post “stuff” that I have in my possession, that we have for either watch or clock repair, and was recommended as a good read to learning the trade. I will also be recapping these items on my “Recommended Reading” section under [...]

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NIST Time and Frequency Services Since 1923, NIST radio station WWV has provided round-the-clock shortwave broadcasts of time and frequency signals. WWV’s audio signal is also offered by telephone: dial (303) 499-7111 (not toll-free). A sister station, WWVH, was established in 1948 in Hawaii, and its signal can be heard by dialing (808) 335-4363 in [...]

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World Time Scales In the 1840s a railway standard time for all of England, Scotland, and Wales evolved, replacing several “local time” systems. The Royal Observatory in Greenwich began transmitting time telegraphically in 1852 and by 1855 most of Britain used Greenwich time. Greenwich Mean Time (GMT) subsequently evolved as an important and well-recognized time [...]

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The “Atomic Age” of Time Standards Scientists had long realized that atoms (and molecules) have resonances; each chemical element and compound absorbs and emits electromagnetic radiation at its own characteristic frequencies. These resonances are inherently stable over time and space. An atom of hydrogen or cesium here today is (so far as we know) exactly [...]

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A Revolution in Timekeeping In Europe during most of the Middle Ages (roughly 500 CE to 1500 CE), technological advancement virtually ceased. Sundial styles evolved, but didn’t move far from ancient Egyptian principles. During these times, simple sundials placed above doorways were used to identify midday and four “tides” (important times or periods) of the [...]

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