Clock and Watch Roadshow

Free To The Public

Learn more about your clock or watch. Free clock and watch appraisals to the public.  Limit of 3 timepieces, please.  Donations will be gratefully accepted.

Brookdale Franklin Senior Living

910 Murfreesboro Road

Franklin, Tennessee

Third Floor

Saturday August 4th, 2018

10am to 2pm

January News

Show and Tell - Part II

Every clock has a story and every watch has a story.  February 6th will be our second edition of Show and Tell.  This is a great opportunity to bring your favorite timepiece and tell us about it. You don't need a fancy presentation.  No video. No PowerPoint. No soundtrack.  Just bring your clock or watch and tell us its story.  It you don't know much about it, that's OK.  Just tell us why you like it.  Everybody learns something new and has a great time.

Authors Needed

If you knowledge to share on watch or clock repair, collecting, or history and have an interest in writing, please let me know.  We are still looking of contributors to the blog.  The blog can be a great way for us to share knowledge with the public and attract new members.  If a you are not familiar with the chapter blog, check it our a dixiechapter.blogspot.com.

Annual Gil Shumaker Horological Quiz

The Annual Gil Shumaker Horological Quiz was a lot of fun of all.  Though I promised that it would not be a brutal as some of the quizzes from past years, some would beg to differ.  In any case, everybody learned something new and in some cases, something useful.  First place was achieved by Jan Pekal.  Congratulations, Jan!

Tip of the Month

Do not walk across the room carrying a pocket watch in your hand. If you stumble or drop it, the shock will damage your watch. Assuming the watch is not beyond repair, you can end up with an expensive bill from the watchmaker. Put the watch in your pocket or in a protective case before transporting anywhere.  

Credit for this watch wisdom goes to Gene Greenwood 

Quiz of the Month

Which one of the following people was never a member of the NAWCC?

1. Michael Jackson
2. Richard Nixon
3. Dalai Lama
4. Alice Cooper

Come to the February 6th meeting to confirm your answer. 

October News

In case you have not yet heard, we lost a leader and a friend when Carl Quackenbush passed in August of this year.  He touched many lives in a positive way and his absence has left a hole that is difficult to fill.  The most important thing we can do is remember Wanita and his family in our thoughts and prayers.

As for the November meeting, we are in need of a topic and presenter.  Carl Barton graciously offered to fill the need but will be having surgery shortly before the meeting and will now have to postpone his presentation on Railway Watches.  If you have an idea for a topic, please consider making a presentation on it.  If you feel that you don't know the material well enough, I guarantee you that there is no way better to learn the material than to make a presentation on it.  Just pick something that interests you and give me a call at 931-922-2345 or email me at dixiechapter16@gmail.com.

Also, the December meeting will include another horological trivia quiz made famous by Gil Shumaker.  Please send me your favorite horological question (and answer) and increase your odds of winning the quiz. Who couldn't use a little extra Christmas money?