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Important Executive Director Announcement from the NAWCC The NAWCC Board of Directors is pleased to announce that Mr. Rory McEvoy has been named Executive Director of the NAWCC. Rory is an internationally renowned horological scholar and comes to the NAWCC with strong credentials that solidly align with our education, fundraising, and membership growth objectives. He has a postgraduate degree in the conservation and restoration of antique clocks from West Dean College, and throughout his career, he has had the opportunity to handle some of the world’s most important horological artifacts, including longitude timekeepers by Harrison, Kendall, and Mudge.
Rory formerly worked as Curator of Horology at the Royal Observatory, Greenwich, where his role included day-to-day management of research and digitization projects, writing, public speaking, conservation, convening conferences, exhibition work, and development of acquisition/disposal and collection care policies. In addition, he has worked as a horological specialist at Bonhams in London, where he cataloged and handled many rare timepieces and built important relationships with collectors, buyers, and sellers. Most recently, Rory has used his talents to share his love of horology at the university level by teaching horological theory, history, and the practical repair and making of clocks and watches at Birmingham City University.
Rory is a British citizen and currently resides in the UK. Pre-COVID-19, Rory and his wife, Kaai, visited HQ in Columbia, Pennsylvania, where they met with staff, spent time in the Museum and Library & Research Center, and toured the area. Rory and Kaai will be relocating to the area as soon as the immigration challenges and travel restrictions due to COVID-19 permit.
Some of you may already be familiar with Rory as he is also a well-known author and lecturer. His recent publications include the book Harrison Decoded: Towards a Perfect Pendulum Clock, which he edited with Jonathan Betts, and the article “George Graham and the Orrery” in the journal Nuncius.
Until Rory’s relocation to the United States is complete, he will be working closely with an on-boarding team assembled by the NAWCC Board of Directors to introduce him to the opportunities and challenges before us and to ensure a smooth transition. Rory will be participating in strategic and financial planning immediately, which will allow him to hit the ground running when he arrives in Columbia
You can read more about Rory McEvoy and this exciting announcement in the upcoming March/April issue of the Watch & Clock Bulletin.
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Help identifying a cuckoo clock
- Thread starter RockGlide
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Welcome to the forum.
We will need to see a clear picture of the back of the movement in order to identify the maker of the movement.
Regards.
The logo is from Hönes Clocks.
www.hoenes-uhren.de
I would still be curious what the movement looks like.
Kuckucksuhren| Titisee-Neustadt|HönesUhren GmbH
Im Familienbetrieb HönesUhren GmbHin Titisee-Neustadt finden Sie viele Kuckucksuhren aus dem Schwarzwald. Besuchen Sie uns in unserem Geschäft vor Ort.
I would still be curious what the movement looks like.
The Hönes firm was founded in 1950 in Neustadt, Germany, according to Mikrolisk and as confirmed by the Hönes website.The logo is from Hönes Clocks.
Kuckucksuhren| Titisee-Neustadt|HönesUhren GmbH
Im Familienbetrieb HönesUhren GmbHin Titisee-Neustadt finden Sie viele Kuckucksuhren aus dem Schwarzwald. Besuchen Sie uns in unserem Geschäft vor Ort.
I would still be curious what the movement looks like.
Others will know better, but I do not believe that Hönes were / are movement makers. They could be retailers or cabinet makers. Others will be able to confirm or correct this. This is why I requested a picture of the back of the movement to identify the maker of the movement.
Regards.
Yes, a modern clock from the Hönes company, which was founded in 1950. I believe new2clocks is correct regarding the manufacture of the movement.
It will be useful to see the movement of this clock - I would not be surprised to see a Regula movement.
JTD
It will be useful to see the movement of this clock - I would not be surprised to see a Regula movement.
JTD
Dead animals would likely indicate pre ~1995 but the chains look new. You will find a common Regula movement inside. Weights are probably 1260gm but today the same movement would be shipped with 1500gm weights. The movement will have a single letter date code. This letter will give you the date the movement was made. This may or may not indicate the age of the case.
Willie X
Willie X
Dang, Willie! I thought I was the only one that referred to that genre of cuckoo clocks as "dead animals"! You're right about the chains - either they've been replaced or someone gave them a coat of wax.
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