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St Andrew’s Sydney college University gets its 4 clock dials for the first time in 160 years.

St Andrew’s Sydney college University gets its 4 clock dials for the first time in 160 years. ... See MoreSee Less

4 weeks ago

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1 month ago

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A huge win for us and the industry as a whole!! Thanks for your support!

Congratulations!!

Great thrill for me to accept this with my dad on Friday! ADINA Watches

Very successful day for the WCA course on repairing verge fusee watches.

Very successful day for the WCA course on repairing verge fusee watches. ... See MoreSee Less

2 months ago
Setting up for the WCA watch course today. Making verge staffs chain hooks internal clicks and setting up the verge fusee pocket watches.

Setting up for the WCA watch course today. Making verge staffs chain hooks internal clicks and setting up the verge fusee pocket watches. ... See MoreSee Less

3 months ago

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Such a great day, thank you to all those involved teaching and organising

Couple of watch and clockmakers looking over the issues with the Strathalbyn turret clock.

Couple of watch and clockmakers looking over the issues with the Strathalbyn turret clock. ... See MoreSee Less

3 months ago
Yalumba winery in South Australia clock has its clock back up and running.

Yalumba winery in South Australia clock has its clock back up and running. ... See MoreSee Less

3 months ago

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Great job Darrell and Andrew 👏

👏👏👏

Great night at the WCA Sydney Horological Trivia night with some crazy questions. Well done team.

Great night at the WCA Sydney Horological Trivia night with some crazy questions. Well done team. ... See MoreSee Less

4 months ago
Great night diving into antique high grade pocket watches at the WCA meeting in Melbourne.

Great night diving into antique high grade pocket watches at the WCA meeting in Melbourne. ... See MoreSee Less

4 months ago

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And a great night it was. Thanks for your time and effort in bringing these amazing timepieces down to show the WCA members and teach of there colourful past and incredible ownership.

I remember meetings at Strathfield laboratories where the once master clock for NSWGR was located. From memory the pendulum was regulated by electro magnets? I was told there was once almost thirty watch makers working in the NSWGR, now there are none. Ironic given that standard time came about because of the need to have a uniform system of time across the rail network

Inside an 18th century verge bracket clock. This one has been damaged by several attempted repairers who “Had a go”. Better to know what to do before starting than discover afterwards it wasn’t a good idea to damage 250 year old parts.

Inside an 18th century verge bracket clock. This one has been damaged by several attempted repairers who “Had a go”. Better to know what to do before starting than discover afterwards it wasn’t a good idea to damage 250 year old parts. ... See MoreSee Less

5 months ago

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Unfortunately there's a lot of amateur "watchmakers" out there.

Some great fun was had at the WCA dial restoration workshop in Camden at the weekend.

Some great fun was had at the WCA dial restoration workshop in Camden at the weekend. ... See MoreSee Less

5 months ago

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Do you run them regularly? Didn't know it was on but really interested in this!

Still one of my favourite things to do.

Nino Sardi

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5 months ago
Did you know that the first clock installed into Sydney town hall was installed by local Sydney clockmaker Wiesener.

Did you know that the first clock installed into Sydney town hall was installed by local Sydney clockmaker Wiesener. ... See MoreSee Less

6 months ago

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Where was the clock in the photo made? According to the "Antique Road Show" many eary retailers put their names on the face of the clocks they sold? From memory the clock in Sydney town hall tower was made in England. I last wound it in 1959.

Car clocks come in so many forms and often were fitted as a later option. Hard to imagine that a clock was an optional extra when we look at the standard inclusions of todays cars.

Car clocks come in so many forms and often were fitted as a later option. Hard to imagine that a clock was an optional extra when we look at the standard inclusions of todays cars. ... See MoreSee Less

6 months ago

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Can't ever remember a clock in the dashboard of a car. They must have been in upmarket cars? That the clock illustrated lasted 8 days on one windup, absorbed roadshocks and still kept good time suggests that they were a good quality clock?

Is it time to service your watch?

Is it time to service your watch? ... See MoreSee Less

6 months ago

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Yes. And I'm hunting for somebody in Brisbane familiar with Hebdomas pocket watches..... Any tips ?

Darrell Kaesler in Gawler servicing the town clock.

Darrell Kaesler in Gawler servicing the town clock. ... See MoreSee Less

7 months ago

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Not only a new apron but by the look of it, a new oil can? Always good to see the old skills being passed onto the new generation.

Hi Darrell, nice work. New apron for the photo shoot?

Arthur Rorris, Secretary of the South Coast Labour Council, penned this piece in the Illawarra Mercury talking about the need to #RebuildwithTAFE, citing the defunding and privatisation of TAFE over the last decade as the biggest skills and training policy failure since the second world war.

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Brendan O'Connor MP Senator Mehreen Faruqi
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7 months ago

Arthur Rorris, Secretary of the South Coast Labour Council, penned this piece in the Illawarra Mercury talking about the need to #RebuildwithTAFE, citing the defunding and privatisation of TAFE over the last decade as the biggest skills and training policy failure since the second world war.

Read the full article here:

Brendan O'Connor MP Senator Mehreen Faruqi
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7 months ago
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