NAWCC Chapter 190 - Clocks and Watches

Incredible obituary of our member and friend, Virginia Norwood.
Sun, Apr 16 at 7:15 PM

Virginia Norwood, inventor of a scanner system to transmit images from satellites to Earth – obituary Virginia Norwood, who has died aged 96, created the multispectral scanner system that flew on the first Landsat satellite in 1972.

Please read this wonderful obituary of our member and friend Virginia Norwood.
Sun, Apr 16 at 7:15 PM

Virginia Norwood, inventor of a scanner system to transmit images from satellites to Earth – obituary Virginia Norwood, who has died aged 96, created the multispectral scanner system that flew on the first Landsat satellite in 1972.

Terrific meeting yesterday everyone!

Attendance was great with 30 members and 6 guests joining us.

Following our Members’ Mart and lunch, First Vice President Ron Maricich introduced our many guests.

Eric Schott gave the program, Russian Watches – An Enthusiasts Overview and Perspective. He gave the history of the Russian watch factories. He showed us many examples of watches from those factories, including those in his personal collection. He noted how affordable many of these watches are, and that parts are available, even in these uncertain days. One factory that is still in business is Roketa, which was founded in 1721, in St. Petersburg. Vostec and Luch are still in business as well.

As always, door prize drawings followed our program. The Grand Prize clock was donated to the Chapter by a member of the public. It was a German R & A clock.

Look for our next meeting January 15, 2023. The program for that meeting will be an overview of the NAWCC Symposium, held in New York City.

Please join us for our Sunday, November 20 meeting! The meeting will begin at 11 A.M. with a Member's Mart. We have a $5 lunch at noon, followed by our program. We meet at the Ventura College Student Center. First time guests are free. Others pay $5 to enter.
Our program will be given by Eric Schott and is entitled “Russian Watches." Following the program, we have door prize drawings. Our Grand Prize for our drawing will be a German R&A Clock donated by Ron Maricich. (see below). I hope to see you there.

Had a wonderful time in New York City at the NAWCC Symposium, "Horology's Great Collectors." The special Metropolitan Museum of Art tour was outstanding. And, it was great to see old friends as well as to make new ones. The photo shows one of my favorites in the Museum's collection. The case is made from Meissen porcelain, and it is from the J.P. Morgan collection.

This is a reminder about our meeting this Sunday. I hope you will join us at our meeting place in the Student Center at Ventura College, at 11 A.M. See the complete details on the post below. The photo is from the Members' Mart at last month's meeting.

Please join us for our Sunday, October 16 meeting! The meeting will begin at 11 A.M. with a Member's Mart. We have a $5 lunch at noon, followed by our program. We meet at the Ventura College Student Center. First time guests are free. Others pay $5 to enter.

Our program will be given by Alan Bloore entitled “Synchronized clock systems powered by Vintage Electro-mechanical clocks." Following the program, we have door prize drawings.

For month's Grand Prize we will have another Grand Prize Clock this one donated by Dave Coatsworth. It is a “Barr electro-mechanical clock with an original glass dome.” It is about 14 inches high including the dome. Runs on 3 ‘D-cell’ batteries. A solenoid nudges the pendulum about every 25 swings to keep the clock running.” It runs well and keeps good time.
Directions to our meeting room can be found at: https://www.nawcc-ch190.com/meetingschedule.html

There are a few spots left in our upcoming Introductory Class October 8 and 9 given by NAWCC Chapter 190 at our workshop/classroom in Santa Paula California.

Requirements: Interest and curiosity - Fee = $100

Duration: 2 days
Public · Anyone on or off Facebook
2 Day Class - Introduction to Collecting, Repair, and Maintenance of Mechanical Clocks - no prerequisites. Tools and a clock movement are provided. Contact Ron at 310-283-1284 as soon as possible.

Our September meeting began with an outstanding Members’ Mart. One of our members is helping the widow of a fellow NAWCC member sell her late husband’s clocks. Many went to new homes. After lunch, the program was by Dave Coatsworth on collecting Pocket Watches. Door prizes were given followed by the selection of the Grand Prize clock, this one donated by a non-member to Robert Gary. This month’s clock was a Sessions “Gallery” Oak Art Deco wall clock, time only, circa 1930, 16 inches square. The clock was won by members Michael Racine and Barbara Turner.