Tom McIntyre
11-02-2002, 12:00 PM
The Seminar in Boxborough was very successful. We had 105 attendees and have generated a surplus over expenses.
In my opinion, the presentations by David Penney, Mike Harrold and Craig Risch were particularly outstanding. Mike Harrold's rendering of the gospel of Saint Willard was not to be missed. Everyone in the audience shouted hallelujah as he recited the genealogy of American watchmaking.
There was some uneasiness about the panel of famous horologists on Saturday morning, but the meeting of Aaron Dennison, Edward Howard and Royal E. Robbins went very well. Mr. Dennison started off with a heartfelt, unrehearsed, discourse on his role in the development of the machine made watch, followed by Mr. Howard reading from his notes on the subject. Royal E. Robbins then set us all straight with what marketing watches was all about. During the discussion that followed, a surprise guest, Mr Avery from the Chicago area interjected some comments regarding producing watches and competing in business. He was apparently offended at Mr. Dennison's characterization of the midwest watches.
The Arthur lecture was a little less than might have been hoped for, but was enlivened at the end with a discussion of just how much overpriced a quartz watch purchased on an airline might really be. A watch that Dr. Landes had purchased on his flight for $65 was offered to him from the back row for $4.85.
I was unable to attend the tour of Waltham and the Mt. Feake cemetary with lunch at the Charles River Museum, but was told by many that it was very interesting.
By the time of the after dinner address, everyone pretty much just wanted to pack it in, but I carried on anyway and got through it.
The exhibit featured some items that are rarely ever seen including Pitkin, Goddard and other early watches along with Howard, Davis and Dennison #3. The Howard collection attracted a great deal of attention as did the exhibit of machinery and tooling. All of the pictures taken of the exhibit are on the web at www.awco.org/Seminar2002/ (http://www.awco.org/Seminar2002/)
I will be preparing a CD with the material from the exhibit and these will be available in the near future at cost.
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Tom McIntyre
NAWCC 2nd VP Candidate
Tommy the JOAT's Web (http://www.AWCo.org)
In my opinion, the presentations by David Penney, Mike Harrold and Craig Risch were particularly outstanding. Mike Harrold's rendering of the gospel of Saint Willard was not to be missed. Everyone in the audience shouted hallelujah as he recited the genealogy of American watchmaking.
There was some uneasiness about the panel of famous horologists on Saturday morning, but the meeting of Aaron Dennison, Edward Howard and Royal E. Robbins went very well. Mr. Dennison started off with a heartfelt, unrehearsed, discourse on his role in the development of the machine made watch, followed by Mr. Howard reading from his notes on the subject. Royal E. Robbins then set us all straight with what marketing watches was all about. During the discussion that followed, a surprise guest, Mr Avery from the Chicago area interjected some comments regarding producing watches and competing in business. He was apparently offended at Mr. Dennison's characterization of the midwest watches.
The Arthur lecture was a little less than might have been hoped for, but was enlivened at the end with a discussion of just how much overpriced a quartz watch purchased on an airline might really be. A watch that Dr. Landes had purchased on his flight for $65 was offered to him from the back row for $4.85.
I was unable to attend the tour of Waltham and the Mt. Feake cemetary with lunch at the Charles River Museum, but was told by many that it was very interesting.
By the time of the after dinner address, everyone pretty much just wanted to pack it in, but I carried on anyway and got through it.
The exhibit featured some items that are rarely ever seen including Pitkin, Goddard and other early watches along with Howard, Davis and Dennison #3. The Howard collection attracted a great deal of attention as did the exhibit of machinery and tooling. All of the pictures taken of the exhibit are on the web at www.awco.org/Seminar2002/ (http://www.awco.org/Seminar2002/)
I will be preparing a CD with the material from the exhibit and these will be available in the near future at cost.
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Tom McIntyre
NAWCC 2nd VP Candidate
Tommy the JOAT's Web (http://www.AWCo.org)