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S2000 Driver · 11 November 2007, 07:34 AM

New Watchmakers: A Miracle On Which Much Depends
by Joe Thompson
WatchTime Magazine
December 2007
pp. 72 - 78.

Introduction

"In August, the Lititz Watch Technicum held its fifth graduation ceremony. The Technicum, located in Lititz, PA, USA, is a two-year WOSTEP partnership school teaching micromechanics and watch service; it is underwritten by Rolex Watch USA. At the commencement ceremony, 12 students became certified watchmakers, receiving LWT diplomas and WOSTEP certificates. The commencement speaker at the graduation was WatchTime editor-in-chief Joe Thompson. What follows is the text of his speech, which reviews the remarkable comeback of the mechanical watch over the past two decades, but warns that the mechanical renaissance is a drama in three acts, and we are only in Act II..."

Great article!

CLICK! for "The Art of Watchmaking" video featuring Rolex (duration: 4 minutes 53 seconds)

[For more information on the Lititz Watch Technicum, go to http://www.lititzwatchtechnicum.org or call 717-625-3787.]

11 November 2007, 07:34 AM	#1
S2000 Driver "TRF" Member Join Date: May 2007 Location: CT Watch: Submariner Datum ß Posts: 858	New Watchmakers: A Miracle On Which Much Depends New Watchmakers: A Miracle On Which Much Depends by Joe Thompson WatchTime Magazine December 2007 pp. 72 - 78. Introduction "In August, the Lititz Watch Technicum held its fifth graduation ceremony. The Technicum, located in Lititz, PA, USA, is a two-year WOSTEP partnership school teaching micromechanics and watch service; it is underwritten by Rolex Watch USA. At the commencement ceremony, 12 students became certified watchmakers, receiving LWT diplomas and WOSTEP certificates. The commencement speaker at the graduation was WatchTime editor-in-chief Joe Thompson. What follows is the text of his speech, which reviews the remarkable comeback of the mechanical watch over the past two decades, but warns that the mechanical renaissance is a drama in three acts, and we are only in Act II..." Great article! CLICK! for "The Art of Watchmaking" video featuring Rolex (duration: 4 minutes 53 seconds) [For more information on the Lititz Watch Technicum, go to http://www.lititzwatchtechnicum.org or call 717-625-3787.] __________________

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