lum in all manner of watch and clock repair services. It currently
continues in that function, now offering short-term and targeted
training seminars, workshops, and classes to visiting students.
Located in close proximity to historic Lancaster County, the
NAWCC continues a proud horological tradition dating back to the
historical Lancaster clockmakers who worked between 1750 and 1850
and the famous area factories that began turning out watches in 1874.
During the late 1990s, a series of renovations was performed
on the NAWCC campus. The National Watch and Clock Museum
was completely redesigned and updated to house the ever-expanding NAWCC clock collection in a world-class museum structure,
with increased educational facilities and new corporate offices. The
renovated museum re-opened to the public on October 23, 1999,
just in time to celebrate the dawn of a new millennium.
The Association has nearly 14,000 members from every state
and many foreign countries, and over 170 Chapters. Yet the original
mission, stated so succinctly by its founders in 1943, remains in
effect: to better acquaint collectors with each other ; to form common
meeting grounds with each other; to compare notes and data; to
obtain useful information, technical and historical data, on items
collected; and to interchange such useful data. And, of course, to
enrich the lives of its members through lifelong friendships and a
shared passion for timekeeping and timepieces of all types.
Today, the modern NAWCC continues to carry on that mission
for generations to come.
EXPANDING TIMEKEEPING INTO A NEW AGE
The twenty-first century NAWCC continues to advance and
break new ground in the digital realm, unveiling new research
facilities and planting its flag firmly in the rich online real estate of
Internet technology and advanced multimedia. The National Association of Watch and Clock Collectors, Inc. maintains an extensive
website at www.nawcc.org that includes information about all facets
of the association, the NAWCC Museum, the Library and Research
Center, and NAWCC Educational Programs.
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