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FASCINATED WITH TIME?

COLUMBIA, PA: Have you always been fascinated with time? What makes the hands on that old clock in your living room go around? How does that pocket watch from your grandfather keep on ticking? There’s a worldwide association of nearly 23,000 members who all have one thing in common: a fascination with timepieces and their makers.

The National Association of Watch and Clock Collectors is holding its 63rd Annual convention at the SpringfieldExpositionCenter in Springfield, MO, June 11-14. Hosted by Ozark Chapter 57,the convention is open to everyone, in addition to NAWCC members.

George Everett, author of Lenzkirch Clocks – The Unsigned Story,will give the keynote address on Wednesday evening at 7 p.m. at the University Plaza Hotel. Everett is a retired U.S. Army Warrant Officer who became interested in clocks while he was stationed in Germany. Living in Madison, AL, George works for the Department of the Army as Patriot Missile Systems program manager for NATO countries. Everett’s exhibit of Lenzkirchclocks will be on display throughout the convention.

In addition to this presentation, eight other lectures are scheduled for Thursday and Friday, including “the Story of English Watches”, “Southwestern Ohio Wood Tall Clocks”, and “the Life and Times of the Ithaca Calendar Clock Company”. Also on the schedule is “Time: A Premium,” featuring advertising watches and clocks from cereal boxes or available by mail from other food products. All lectures are given by experts who are extremely knowledgeable and informative, and there is usually time for questions and answers following the presentations.

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The Mart, room will have 900 tables of watches, clocks, and parts that are available for NAWCC members to purchase or trade. With an escort, non-members are welcome to take the time to tour the displays and see what encompasses timepieces from the past, to the present, and into the future.

The Convention is not only a place for time-conscious adults, it’s also a place where children can learn about time and create time treasures to take home. At the Junior Horologist Table, kids can design a wristwatch, make a sundial, learn how fruit is used to tell time, and even go on a scavenger hunt!

Tim Orr, a member of the NAWCC, expresses why he enjoys attending the National Convention: “We all get to talk one-to-one with people interested in the same thing we are, and authorities in the field are right here on the scene. It’s a fantastic opportunity to learn and interact with others. To me, the Convention is not just about clocks and watches, it’s about people. I have found that everyone will go out of their way to share their time and knowledge. That is what the Association is about!”

All lectures and exhibits are free and open to the public. Additional information is available at nawcc2008national.org or by contacting Convention co-chairs Hugh and Ruth Overton at 417-358-5861 or . If you are interested in learning more about the NAWCC, including all the benefits of membership, information is also available at the National Association of Watch and Clock Collectors’ website at

The National Association of Watch and Clock Collectors (NAWCC, Inc.) is a nonprofit 501(c)(3) organization with approximately 23,000 members, representing 55 countries. NAWCC operates the School of Horology, an accredited institution offering instruction and skills verification in watch and clock repair and restoration, the National Watch and ClockMuseum, which houses a collection of over 12,000 timekeeping artifacts, and a Library and ResearchCenter with over 5,000 cataloged references. To learn more about the NAWCC and affiliated organizations, visit

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