{"id":1836,"date":"2024-05-23T12:07:14","date_gmt":"2024-05-23T11:07:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bwcmg.org\/?page_id=1836"},"modified":"2024-05-23T12:12:13","modified_gmt":"2024-05-23T11:12:13","slug":"news","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/bwcmg.org\/index.php\/news\/","title":{"rendered":"News"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"1836\" class=\"elementor elementor-1836\" data-elementor-settings=\"[]\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-section-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-31773d5f elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"31773d5f\" data-element_type=\"section\" 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    <p>The John C\u2008Taylor Collection A select group of horologists had the chance to join Dr John C\u2008Taylor OBE at his Isle of Man home to view his important and unique collection of clocks and watches, many\u00a0 of which date from the \u2018golden age of clockmaking.\u2019 John\u2019s home, Arragon Mooar, includes<\/p>\r\n                                                                                                                                                        <div class=\"btn-wraper\">\r\n                                    \r\n                                                                            <a href=\"https:\/\/bwcmg.org\/index.php\/2025\/12\/17\/a-golden-day-a-private-view-of-some-of-the-worlds-most-important-clocks\/\" class=\"elementskit-btn  whitespace--normal\" >\r\n                                                                                    Continue reading                                        <\/a>\r\n                                     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synonomous with Birmingham City University\u2019s horology department since 2009 left his post as Deputy Head of the College for Jewellery Fashion and Textiles, at the end of the Summer term and is moving on to pastures new. Over the years he says there have been<\/p>\r\n                                                                                                                                                        <div class=\"btn-wraper\">\r\n                                    \r\n                                                                            <a href=\"https:\/\/bwcmg.org\/index.php\/2025\/12\/17\/jeremy-hobbins-fbhi-bcu-horology-head-moves-on\/\" class=\"elementskit-btn  whitespace--normal\" >\r\n                                                                                    Continue reading                                        <\/a>\r\n                                                                    <\/div>\r\n                                                    <\/div><!-- .elementskit-post-body END -->\r\n                    <\/div>\r\n                \r\n            <\/div>\r\n                    <div class=\"col-lg-6 col-md-6\">\r\n\r\n                                    <div class=\"elementskit-post-image-card\">\r\n                        <div class=\"elementskit-entry-header\">\r\n                                                            <a href=\"https:\/\/bwcmg.org\/index.php\/2025\/12\/17\/ben-rousseau-designer-of-time-and-light\/\" class=\"elementskit-entry-thumb\">\r\n                                    <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/bwcmg.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/BR5-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Ben Rousseau &#8211; Designer of Time and Light\">\r\n                                <\/a><!-- .elementskit-entry-thumb END -->\r\n                                                            \r\n                                                    <\/div><!-- .elementskit-entry-header END -->\r\n\r\n                        <div class=\"elementskit-post-body \">\r\n                            \r\n                                                                                                                                                        \r\n                                        \r\n                                                                                                <h2 class=\"entry-title\">\r\n                    <a href=\"https:\/\/bwcmg.org\/index.php\/2025\/12\/17\/ben-rousseau-designer-of-time-and-light\/\">\r\n                            Ben Rousseau &#8211; Designer of Time and Light                    <\/a>\r\n                <\/h2>\r\n                                                                                                                                                                                            <p>Designer of Time and Light Ben Rousseau is an award-winning designer and lighting artist who specialises in the relationship between material, light, and form. Born in Australia but raised in Colchester, England\u2019s oldest recorded town, Ben is driven to illuminate people\u2019s lives through his art, products and interiors. His inspiration<\/p>\r\n                                                                                                                                                        <div class=\"btn-wraper\">\r\n                                    \r\n                                                                            <a href=\"https:\/\/bwcmg.org\/index.php\/2025\/12\/17\/ben-rousseau-designer-of-time-and-light\/\" class=\"elementskit-btn  whitespace--normal\" >\r\n                                                                                    Continue reading                                        <\/a>\r\n                                                                    <\/div>\r\n                                                    <\/div><!-- .elementskit-post-body END -->\r\n                    <\/div>\r\n                \r\n            <\/div>\r\n                    <div class=\"col-lg-6 col-md-6\">\r\n\r\n                                    <div class=\"elementskit-post-image-card\">\r\n                        <div class=\"elementskit-entry-header\">\r\n                                                            <a href=\"https:\/\/bwcmg.org\/index.php\/2025\/08\/12\/chris-papworth-chairman\/\" class=\"elementskit-entry-thumb\">\r\n                                    <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/bwcmg.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/NEWS-new-Chairman-Chris-Papworth.jpg\" alt=\"Chris Papworth Chairman\">\r\n                                <\/a><!-- .elementskit-entry-thumb END -->\r\n                                                            \r\n                                                    <\/div><!-- .elementskit-entry-header END -->\r\n\r\n                        <div class=\"elementskit-post-body \">\r\n                            \r\n                                                                                                                                                        \r\n                                        \r\n                                                                                                <h2 class=\"entry-title\">\r\n                    <a href=\"https:\/\/bwcmg.org\/index.php\/2025\/08\/12\/chris-papworth-chairman\/\">\r\n                            Chris Papworth Chairman                    <\/a>\r\n                <\/h2>\r\n                                                                                                                                                                                            <p>The new Guild Chairman for 2025 is Chris Papworth MBHI, who last held the position in 2019. This will be his fourth term as Chair. He was appointed at the AGM on 22 May. Chris, who has been involved with the Guild for 45 years hopes to lead our organisation<\/p>\r\n                                                                                                                                                        <div class=\"btn-wraper\">\r\n                                    \r\n                                                                            <a href=\"https:\/\/bwcmg.org\/index.php\/2025\/08\/12\/chris-papworth-chairman\/\" class=\"elementskit-btn  whitespace--normal\" >\r\n                                                                                    Continue reading                                        <\/a>\r\n                                                                    <\/div>\r\n                                                    <\/div><!-- .elementskit-post-body END -->\r\n                    <\/div>\r\n                \r\n            <\/div>\r\n                    <div class=\"col-lg-6 col-md-6\">\r\n\r\n                                    <div class=\"elementskit-post-image-card\">\r\n                        <div class=\"elementskit-entry-header\">\r\n                                                            <a href=\"https:\/\/bwcmg.org\/index.php\/2025\/03\/07\/guild-bhi-award-winner-rhys-davies\/\" class=\"elementskit-entry-thumb\">\r\n                                    <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/bwcmg.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Guild-BHI-Winner-Rhys-Davies-1-1024x734.jpg\" alt=\"Guild\/BHI Award Winner &#8211; Rhys Davies\">\r\n                                <\/a><!-- .elementskit-entry-thumb END -->\r\n                                                            \r\n                                                    <\/div><!-- .elementskit-entry-header END -->\r\n\r\n                        <div class=\"elementskit-post-body \">\r\n                            \r\n                                                                                                                                                        \r\n                                        \r\n                                                                                                <h2 class=\"entry-title\">\r\n                    <a href=\"https:\/\/bwcmg.org\/index.php\/2025\/03\/07\/guild-bhi-award-winner-rhys-davies\/\">\r\n                            Guild\/BHI Award Winner &#8211; Rhys Davies                    <\/a>\r\n                <\/h2>\r\n                                                                                                                                                                                            <p>\u00a0The Guild\/BHI Prize Winner for 2024 is 18-year-old Rhys Davies, who was presented with his award, a \u00a3500 Cousins tool voucher, at a special Awards Day, at Upton Hall, at the end of October. Rhys, an apprentice clockmaker based in Kent, was born in Ashford and has lived in the<\/p>\r\n                                                                                                                                                        <div class=\"btn-wraper\">\r\n                                    \r\n                                                                            <a href=\"https:\/\/bwcmg.org\/index.php\/2025\/03\/07\/guild-bhi-award-winner-rhys-davies\/\" class=\"elementskit-btn  whitespace--normal\" >\r\n                                                                                    Continue reading                                        <\/a>\r\n                                                                    <\/div>\r\n                                                    <\/div><!-- .elementskit-post-body END -->\r\n                    <\/div>\r\n                \r\n            <\/div>\r\n                    <div class=\"col-lg-6 col-md-6\">\r\n\r\n                                    <div class=\"elementskit-post-image-card\">\r\n                        <div class=\"elementskit-entry-header\">\r\n                                                            <a href=\"https:\/\/bwcmg.org\/index.php\/2025\/03\/07\/harrison-at-no-11-part-2\/\" class=\"elementskit-entry-thumb\">\r\n                                    <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/bwcmg.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Harrison-Downing-Street-1024x768.jpeg\" alt=\"Harrison at No 11 &#8211; Part 2\">\r\n                                <\/a><!-- .elementskit-entry-thumb END -->\r\n                                                            \r\n                                                    <\/div><!-- .elementskit-entry-header END -->\r\n\r\n                        <div class=\"elementskit-post-body \">\r\n                            \r\n                                                                                                                                                        \r\n                                        \r\n                                                                                                <h2 class=\"entry-title\">\r\n                    <a href=\"https:\/\/bwcmg.org\/index.php\/2025\/03\/07\/harrison-at-no-11-part-2\/\">\r\n                            Harrison at No 11 &#8211; Part 2                    <\/a>\r\n                <\/h2>\r\n                                                                                                                                                                                            <p>A second highly successful event was held at Number 11 Downing Street on Tuesday 4 February, attended by almost 100 Guild members. The first event, which took place on Thursday 28 November was a huge success and heavily oversubscribed. As so many members were left disappointed, we decided to get<\/p>\r\n                                                                                                                                                        <div class=\"btn-wraper\">\r\n                                    \r\n                                                                            <a href=\"https:\/\/bwcmg.org\/index.php\/2025\/03\/07\/harrison-at-no-11-part-2\/\" class=\"elementskit-btn  whitespace--normal\" >\r\n                                                                                    Continue reading                                        <\/a>\r\n                                                                    <\/div>\r\n                                                    <\/div><!-- .elementskit-post-body END -->\r\n                    <\/div>\r\n                \r\n            <\/div>\r\n                    <div class=\"col-lg-6 col-md-6\">\r\n\r\n                                    <div class=\"elementskit-post-image-card\">\r\n                        <div class=\"elementskit-entry-header\">\r\n                                                            <a href=\"https:\/\/bwcmg.org\/index.php\/2024\/12\/19\/harrison-at-number-11-guild-host-horological-event\/\" class=\"elementskit-entry-thumb\">\r\n                                    <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/bwcmg.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Extra-11-1024x768.jpeg\" alt=\"Celebrating Harrison at Number 11\">\r\n                                <\/a><!-- .elementskit-entry-thumb END -->\r\n                                                            \r\n                                                    <\/div><!-- .elementskit-entry-header END -->\r\n\r\n                        <div class=\"elementskit-post-body \">\r\n                            \r\n                                                                                                                                                        \r\n                                        \r\n                                                                                                <h2 class=\"entry-title\">\r\n                    <a href=\"https:\/\/bwcmg.org\/index.php\/2024\/12\/19\/harrison-at-number-11-guild-host-horological-event\/\">\r\n                            Celebrating Harrison at Number 11                    <\/a>\r\n                <\/h2>\r\n                                                                                                                                                                                            <p>Guild members came together to celebrate John Harrison in style at a memorable evening in the State Room at Number 11 Downing Street on Thursday 28 November. Harrison experts Jonathan Betts and Andrew King each gave a speech, sharing their knowledge and passion for the man who created the most<\/p>\r\n                                                                                                                                                        <div class=\"btn-wraper\">\r\n                                    \r\n                                                                            <a href=\"https:\/\/bwcmg.org\/index.php\/2024\/12\/19\/harrison-at-number-11-guild-host-horological-event\/\" class=\"elementskit-btn  whitespace--normal\" >\r\n                                                                                    Continue reading                                        <\/a>\r\n                                                                    <\/div>\r\n                                                    <\/div><!-- .elementskit-post-body END -->\r\n                    <\/div>\r\n                \r\n            <\/div>\r\n                    <div class=\"col-lg-6 col-md-6\">\r\n\r\n                                    <div class=\"elementskit-post-image-card\">\r\n                        <div class=\"elementskit-entry-header\">\r\n                                                            <a href=\"https:\/\/bwcmg.org\/index.php\/2024\/09\/10\/nickel-steel-balance-spring-a-major-development-in-watchmaking\/\" class=\"elementskit-entry-thumb\">\r\n                                    <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/bwcmg.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/DBFigure-6-Paul-Perret-balance-spring2-1024x766.png\" alt=\"Nickel Steel Balance Spring &#8211; A major development in watchmaking\">\r\n                                <\/a><!-- .elementskit-entry-thumb END -->\r\n                                                            \r\n                                                    <\/div><!-- .elementskit-entry-header END -->\r\n\r\n                        <div class=\"elementskit-post-body \">\r\n                            \r\n                                                                                                                                                        \r\n                                        \r\n                                                                                                <h2 class=\"entry-title\">\r\n                    <a href=\"https:\/\/bwcmg.org\/index.php\/2024\/09\/10\/nickel-steel-balance-spring-a-major-development-in-watchmaking\/\">\r\n                            Nickel Steel Balance Spring &#8211; A major development in watchmaking                    <\/a>\r\n                <\/h2>\r\n                                                                                                                                                                                            <p>Eur Ing David Boettcher CEng MIET FBHI In the article about my grandparents\u2019 watches in the previous issue of TimePiece, I mentioned that my grandfather\u2019s watch has a white alloy balance spring that is most likely a nickel steel alloy of the type invented by Paul Perret and Dr Guillaume<\/p>\r\n                                                                                                                                                        <div class=\"btn-wraper\">\r\n                                    \r\n                                                                            <a href=\"https:\/\/bwcmg.org\/index.php\/2024\/09\/10\/nickel-steel-balance-spring-a-major-development-in-watchmaking\/\" class=\"elementskit-btn  whitespace--normal\" >\r\n                                                                                    Continue reading                                        <\/a>\r\n                                                                    <\/div>\r\n                                                    <\/div><!-- .elementskit-post-body END -->\r\n                    <\/div>\r\n                \r\n            <\/div>\r\n                    <div class=\"col-lg-6 col-md-6\">\r\n\r\n                                    <div class=\"elementskit-post-image-card\">\r\n                        <div class=\"elementskit-entry-header\">\r\n                                                            <a href=\"https:\/\/bwcmg.org\/index.php\/2024\/09\/10\/bcu-guild-award-winner-2024-meichel-wright\/\" class=\"elementskit-entry-thumb\">\r\n                                    <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/bwcmg.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/SoJ-Award-Photos-291-1024x637.png\" alt=\"BCU\/Guild Award Winner 2024 &#8211; Meichel Wright\">\r\n                                <\/a><!-- .elementskit-entry-thumb END -->\r\n                                                            \r\n                                                    <\/div><!-- .elementskit-entry-header END -->\r\n\r\n                        <div class=\"elementskit-post-body \">\r\n                            \r\n                                                                                                                                                        \r\n                                        \r\n                                                                                                <h2 class=\"entry-title\">\r\n                    <a href=\"https:\/\/bwcmg.org\/index.php\/2024\/09\/10\/bcu-guild-award-winner-2024-meichel-wright\/\">\r\n                            BCU\/Guild Award Winner 2024 &#8211; Meichel Wright                    <\/a>\r\n                <\/h2>\r\n                                                                                                                                                                                            <p>The Guild\/BCU award winner for 2024 is Meichel Wright, who received a \u00a3500 Cousins tool voucher for the highest achievement in clock and watch servicing, final year. He received his prize from Rebecca Van Rooijen at the School of Jewellery\u2019s Presentation Evening on 13 June. Meichel (24), who says he<\/p>\r\n                                                                                                                                                        <div class=\"btn-wraper\">\r\n                                    \r\n                                                                            <a href=\"https:\/\/bwcmg.org\/index.php\/2024\/09\/10\/bcu-guild-award-winner-2024-meichel-wright\/\" class=\"elementskit-btn  whitespace--normal\" >\r\n                                                                                    Continue reading                                        <\/a>\r\n                                                                    <\/div>\r\n                                                    <\/div><!-- .elementskit-post-body END -->\r\n                    <\/div>\r\n                \r\n            <\/div>\r\n                    <div class=\"col-lg-6 col-md-6\">\r\n\r\n                                    <div class=\"elementskit-post-image-card\">\r\n                        <div class=\"elementskit-entry-header\">\r\n                                                            <a href=\"https:\/\/bwcmg.org\/index.php\/2024\/05\/29\/new-director-for-guild-board-colin-andrews-fbhi\/\" class=\"elementskit-entry-thumb\">\r\n                                    <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/bwcmg.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Colin-Andrews-1024x684.jpg\" alt=\"New Director for Guild Board Colin Andrews FBHI\">\r\n                                <\/a><!-- .elementskit-entry-thumb END -->\r\n                                                            \r\n                                                    <\/div><!-- .elementskit-entry-header END -->\r\n\r\n                        <div class=\"elementskit-post-body \">\r\n                            \r\n                                                                                                                                                        \r\n                                        \r\n                                                                                                <h2 class=\"entry-title\">\r\n                    <a href=\"https:\/\/bwcmg.org\/index.php\/2024\/05\/29\/new-director-for-guild-board-colin-andrews-fbhi\/\">\r\n                            New Director for Guild Board Colin Andrews FBHI                    <\/a>\r\n                <\/h2>\r\n                                                                                                                                                                                            <p>Meet Colin Andrews FBHI \u2013 who was voted onto the Guild\u2019s Board of Directors at May\u2019s Annual General Meeting. Colin, a former Guild Prize winner, was a student at both Birmingham City University (2011-2012) and the British School of Watchmaking (2012-2013). He then worked for a number of watch repair<\/p>\r\n                                                                                                                                                        <div class=\"btn-wraper\">\r\n                                    \r\n                                                                            <a href=\"https:\/\/bwcmg.org\/index.php\/2024\/05\/29\/new-director-for-guild-board-colin-andrews-fbhi\/\" class=\"elementskit-btn  whitespace--normal\" >\r\n                                                                                    Continue reading                                        <\/a>\r\n                                                                    <\/div>\r\n                                                    <\/div><!-- .elementskit-post-body END -->\r\n                    <\/div>\r\n                \r\n            <\/div>\r\n                    <div class=\"col-lg-6 col-md-6\">\r\n\r\n                                    <div class=\"elementskit-post-image-card\">\r\n                        <div class=\"elementskit-entry-header\">\r\n                                                            <a href=\"https:\/\/bwcmg.org\/index.php\/2024\/04\/25\/british-watchmakers-day-andrew-canter-mrwatchmaster\/\" class=\"elementskit-entry-thumb\">\r\n                                    <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/bwcmg.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/BWDFarer-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"British Watchmakers\u2019 Day &#8211; Andrew Canter, MrWatchMaster\">\r\n                                <\/a><!-- .elementskit-entry-thumb END -->\r\n                                                            \r\n                                                    <\/div><!-- .elementskit-entry-header END -->\r\n\r\n                        <div class=\"elementskit-post-body \">\r\n                            \r\n                                                                                                                                                        \r\n                                        \r\n                                                                                                <h2 class=\"entry-title\">\r\n                    <a href=\"https:\/\/bwcmg.org\/index.php\/2024\/04\/25\/british-watchmakers-day-andrew-canter-mrwatchmaster\/\">\r\n                            British Watchmakers\u2019 Day &#8211; Andrew Canter, MrWatchMaster                    <\/a>\r\n                <\/h2>\r\n                                                                                                                                                                                            <p>Sell out event showcasing the Best of British The Alliance of British Watch and Clock Makers, British Watchmakers\u2019 Day, was billed as the first major live event dedicated to British watch and clock brands and took place at Lindley Hall in Westminster on Saturday 9 March. The event was for<\/p>\r\n                                                                                                                                                        <div class=\"btn-wraper\">\r\n                                    \r\n                                                                            <a href=\"https:\/\/bwcmg.org\/index.php\/2024\/04\/25\/british-watchmakers-day-andrew-canter-mrwatchmaster\/\" class=\"elementskit-btn  whitespace--normal\" >\r\n                                                                                    Continue reading                                        <\/a>\r\n                                                                    <\/div>\r\n                                                    <\/div><!-- .elementskit-post-body END -->\r\n                    <\/div>\r\n                \r\n            <\/div>\r\n                    <div class=\"col-lg-6 col-md-6\">\r\n\r\n                                    <div class=\"elementskit-post-image-card\">\r\n                        <div class=\"elementskit-entry-header\">\r\n                                                            <a href=\"https:\/\/bwcmg.org\/index.php\/2024\/04\/25\/progress-in-time-anne-baker\/\" class=\"elementskit-entry-thumb\">\r\n                                    <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/bwcmg.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Progress-in-Time-NBSCollection-Box-c1930.jpg\" alt=\"Progress in Time &#8211; Anne Baker\">\r\n                                <\/a><!-- .elementskit-entry-thumb END -->\r\n                                                            \r\n                                                    <\/div><!-- .elementskit-entry-header END -->\r\n\r\n                        <div class=\"elementskit-post-body \">\r\n                            \r\n                                                                                                                                                        \r\n                                        \r\n                                                                                                <h2 class=\"entry-title\">\r\n                    <a href=\"https:\/\/bwcmg.org\/index.php\/2024\/04\/25\/progress-in-time-anne-baker\/\">\r\n                            Progress in Time &#8211; Anne Baker                    <\/a>\r\n                <\/h2>\r\n                                                                                                                                                                                            <p>NBSWCM \u2013\u2008the trade charity providing financial help for over 200 years As we enter 2024, with the backdrop of world unease and continuing financial difficulties, it is heart-warming to remember that many charities exist to support and assist those who find themselves in difficulty. Volunteers are still willing to offer<\/p>\r\n                                                                                                                                                        <div class=\"btn-wraper\">\r\n                                    \r\n                                                                            <a href=\"https:\/\/bwcmg.org\/index.php\/2024\/04\/25\/progress-in-time-anne-baker\/\" class=\"elementskit-btn  whitespace--normal\" >\r\n                                                                                    Continue reading                                        <\/a>\r\n                                                                    <\/div>\r\n                                                    <\/div><!-- .elementskit-post-body END -->\r\n                    <\/div>\r\n                \r\n            <\/div>\r\n                    <div class=\"col-lg-6 col-md-6\">\r\n\r\n                                    <div class=\"elementskit-post-image-card\">\r\n                        <div class=\"elementskit-entry-header\">\r\n                                                            <a href=\"https:\/\/bwcmg.org\/index.php\/2024\/04\/24\/guild-award-winner-mark-murran\/\" class=\"elementskit-entry-thumb\">\r\n                                    <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/bwcmg.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Guild-Award-Winner-Mark-Murran-1024x684.png\" alt=\"Guild Award Winner &#8211; Mark Murran\">\r\n                                <\/a><!-- .elementskit-entry-thumb END -->\r\n                                                            \r\n                                                    <\/div><!-- .elementskit-entry-header END -->\r\n\r\n                        <div class=\"elementskit-post-body \">\r\n                            \r\n                                                                                                                                                        \r\n                                        \r\n                                                                                                <h2 class=\"entry-title\">\r\n                    <a href=\"https:\/\/bwcmg.org\/index.php\/2024\/04\/24\/guild-award-winner-mark-murran\/\">\r\n                            Guild Award Winner &#8211; Mark Murran                    <\/a>\r\n                <\/h2>\r\n                                                                                                                                                                                            <p>British School of Watchmaking Presentation Evening The BSOW\/Guild 2024 Award winner is Mark Murran, who has just completed the 1800 hour course at the Manchester School. He was presented with his award \u2013 a Cousins tool voucher \u2013 by Guild Chairman, Shuajb Berisha FBHI, at the Presentation Evening\u00a0 at the<\/p>\r\n                                                                                                                                                        <div class=\"btn-wraper\">\r\n                                    \r\n                                                                            <a href=\"https:\/\/bwcmg.org\/index.php\/2024\/04\/24\/guild-award-winner-mark-murran\/\" class=\"elementskit-btn  whitespace--normal\" >\r\n                                                                                    Continue reading                                        <\/a>\r\n                                                                    <\/div>\r\n                                                    <\/div><!-- .elementskit-post-body END -->\r\n                    <\/div>\r\n                \r\n            <\/div>\r\n                    <div class=\"col-lg-6 col-md-6\">\r\n\r\n                                    <div class=\"elementskit-post-image-card\">\r\n                        <div class=\"elementskit-entry-header\">\r\n                                                            <a href=\"https:\/\/bwcmg.org\/index.php\/2023\/11\/30\/horological-history-and-technique-the-watch-case-museum\/\" class=\"elementskit-entry-thumb\">\r\n                                    <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/bwcmg.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/MCFigure-9-Machinist-lathe.jpg\" alt=\"Horological History and Technique &#8211; The Watch Case Museum\">\r\n                                <\/a><!-- .elementskit-entry-thumb END -->\r\n                                                            \r\n                                                    <\/div><!-- .elementskit-entry-header END -->\r\n\r\n                        <div class=\"elementskit-post-body \">\r\n                            \r\n                                                                                                                                                        \r\n                                        \r\n                                                                                                <h2 class=\"entry-title\">\r\n                    <a href=\"https:\/\/bwcmg.org\/index.php\/2023\/11\/30\/horological-history-and-technique-the-watch-case-museum\/\">\r\n                            Horological History and Technique &#8211; The Watch Case Museum                    <\/a>\r\n                <\/h2>\r\n                                                                                                                                                                                            <p>A hidden treasure in the Swiss Jura mountains Maximin Chapuis, a French watchmaker and WOSTEP watchmaking instructor visits Le Mus\u00e9e de la Boite de Montre \u2013 The Watch Case Museum Housed in an old workshop that has been completely renovated, the fascinating Mus\u00e9e de la Boite de Montre, in Le<\/p>\r\n                                                                                                                                                        <div class=\"btn-wraper\">\r\n                                    \r\n                                                                            <a href=\"https:\/\/bwcmg.org\/index.php\/2023\/11\/30\/horological-history-and-technique-the-watch-case-museum\/\" class=\"elementskit-btn  whitespace--normal\" >\r\n                                                                                    Continue reading                                        <\/a>\r\n                                                                    <\/div>\r\n                                                    <\/div><!-- .elementskit-post-body END -->\r\n                    <\/div>\r\n                \r\n            <\/div>\r\n                    <div class=\"col-lg-6 col-md-6\">\r\n\r\n                                    <div class=\"elementskit-post-image-card\">\r\n                        <div class=\"elementskit-entry-header\">\r\n                                                            <a href=\"https:\/\/bwcmg.org\/index.php\/2023\/11\/30\/guild-bhi-prizewinner-2023-jurjen-van-der-eems\/\" class=\"elementskit-entry-thumb\">\r\n                                    <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/bwcmg.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Jurjen-702x1024.png\" alt=\"Guild\/BHI Prizewinner 2023 &#8211; Jurjen van der Eems\">\r\n                                <\/a><!-- .elementskit-entry-thumb END -->\r\n                                                            \r\n                                                    <\/div><!-- .elementskit-entry-header END -->\r\n\r\n                        <div class=\"elementskit-post-body \">\r\n                            \r\n                                                                                                                                                        \r\n                                        \r\n                                                                                                <h2 class=\"entry-title\">\r\n                    <a href=\"https:\/\/bwcmg.org\/index.php\/2023\/11\/30\/guild-bhi-prizewinner-2023-jurjen-van-der-eems\/\">\r\n                            Guild\/BHI Prizewinner 2023 &#8211; Jurjen van der Eems                    <\/a>\r\n                <\/h2>\r\n                                                                                                                                                                                            <p>South African student horologist Jurjen van der Eems has won the Guild\/BHI Prize for 2023 and receives a \u00a3500 Cousins tool voucher.His success, achieving the best result in the Distance Learning Course (DLC) Level 3 Diploma in Clock and Watch Servicing, was announced at the BHI\u2008Awards Day at the end<\/p>\r\n                                                                                                                                                        <div class=\"btn-wraper\">\r\n                                    \r\n                                                                            <a href=\"https:\/\/bwcmg.org\/index.php\/2023\/11\/30\/guild-bhi-prizewinner-2023-jurjen-van-der-eems\/\" class=\"elementskit-btn  whitespace--normal\" >\r\n                                                                                    Continue reading                                        <\/a>\r\n                                                                    <\/div>\r\n                                                    <\/div><!-- .elementskit-post-body END -->\r\n                    <\/div>\r\n                \r\n            <\/div>\r\n                    <div class=\"col-lg-6 col-md-6\">\r\n\r\n                                    <div class=\"elementskit-post-image-card\">\r\n                        <div class=\"elementskit-entry-header\">\r\n                                                            <a href=\"https:\/\/bwcmg.org\/index.php\/2023\/05\/19\/guild-bsow-prize-winners-2023\/\" class=\"elementskit-entry-thumb\">\r\n                                    <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/bwcmg.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Alice-Rafal-Guild--1024x684.png\" alt=\"Guild\/BSoW Prize Winners 2023\">\r\n                                <\/a><!-- .elementskit-entry-thumb END -->\r\n                                                            \r\n                                                    <\/div><!-- .elementskit-entry-header END -->\r\n\r\n                        <div class=\"elementskit-post-body \">\r\n                            \r\n                                                                                                                                                        \r\n                                        \r\n                                                                                                <h2 class=\"entry-title\">\r\n                    <a href=\"https:\/\/bwcmg.org\/index.php\/2023\/05\/19\/guild-bsow-prize-winners-2023\/\">\r\n                            Guild\/BSoW Prize Winners 2023                    <\/a>\r\n                <\/h2>\r\n                                                                                                                                                                                            <p>Two talented students at the British School of Watchmaking have received Guild awards for their outstanding achievements during study. Rafal Chmiel, who studied on the 3,000 hour course (two years) and Alice Neri, who has recently completed the 1800 course (one year) are delighted with the accolade. Rafal received a<\/p>\r\n                                                                                                                                                        <div class=\"btn-wraper\">\r\n                                    \r\n                                                                            <a href=\"https:\/\/bwcmg.org\/index.php\/2023\/05\/19\/guild-bsow-prize-winners-2023\/\" class=\"elementskit-btn  whitespace--normal\" >\r\n                                                                                    Continue reading                                        <\/a>\r\n                                                                    <\/div>\r\n                                                    <\/div><!-- .elementskit-post-body END -->\r\n                    <\/div>\r\n                \r\n            <\/div>\r\n                    <div class=\"col-lg-6 col-md-6\">\r\n\r\n                                    <div class=\"elementskit-post-image-card\">\r\n                        <div class=\"elementskit-entry-header\">\r\n                                                            <a href=\"https:\/\/bwcmg.org\/index.php\/2023\/05\/19\/book-review-hidden-histories-coventry-jewish-watchmakers\/\" class=\"elementskit-entry-thumb\">\r\n                                    <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/bwcmg.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Hidden-Histories-729x1024.jpg\" alt=\"BOOK\u2008REVIEW &#8211; Hidden Histories &#8211; Coventry Jewish Watchmakers\">\r\n                                <\/a><!-- .elementskit-entry-thumb END -->\r\n                                                            \r\n                                                    <\/div><!-- .elementskit-entry-header END -->\r\n\r\n                        <div class=\"elementskit-post-body \">\r\n                            \r\n                                                                                                                                                        \r\n                                        \r\n                                                                                                <h2 class=\"entry-title\">\r\n                    <a href=\"https:\/\/bwcmg.org\/index.php\/2023\/05\/19\/book-review-hidden-histories-coventry-jewish-watchmakers\/\">\r\n                            BOOK\u2008REVIEW &#8211; Hidden Histories &#8211; Coventry Jewish Watchmakers                    <\/a>\r\n                <\/h2>\r\n                                                                                                                                                                                            <p>Hidden HistoriesCoventry Jewish Watchmakersby Mark JohnsonWith foreword by Professor Emerita Gillian HundtISBN978-1-7393102-0-2 Softback \u00a39.99978-1-7393102-1-9 Hardback \u00a316.99978-1-7393102-2-6 eBook \u00a36.99 or free with Kindle UnlimitedAvailable at:\u2008Amazon.com\u00a0 This book achieves what it sets out to do and that is to review the Coventry watch industry through the eyes of the small, but significant,<\/p>\r\n                                                                                                                                                        <div class=\"btn-wraper\">\r\n                                    \r\n                                                                            <a href=\"https:\/\/bwcmg.org\/index.php\/2023\/05\/19\/book-review-hidden-histories-coventry-jewish-watchmakers\/\" class=\"elementskit-btn  whitespace--normal\" >\r\n                                                                                    Continue reading                                        <\/a>\r\n                                                                    <\/div>\r\n                                                    <\/div><!-- .elementskit-post-body END -->\r\n                    <\/div>\r\n                \r\n            <\/div>\r\n                    <div class=\"col-lg-6 col-md-6\">\r\n\r\n                                    <div class=\"elementskit-post-image-card\">\r\n                        <div class=\"elementskit-entry-header\">\r\n                                                            <a href=\"https:\/\/bwcmg.org\/index.php\/2023\/05\/19\/book-review-hands-of-time-a-watchmakers-history-of-time\/\" class=\"elementskit-entry-thumb\">\r\n                                    <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/bwcmg.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/RSHands-of-Time-664x1024.jpg\" alt=\"BOOK\u2008REVIEW &#8211; Hands of Time &#8211; A\u2008Watchmaker\u2019s History of Time\">\r\n                                <\/a><!-- .elementskit-entry-thumb END -->\r\n                                                            \r\n                                                    <\/div><!-- .elementskit-entry-header END -->\r\n\r\n                        <div class=\"elementskit-post-body \">\r\n                            \r\n                                                                                                                                                        \r\n                                        \r\n                                                                                                <h2 class=\"entry-title\">\r\n                    <a href=\"https:\/\/bwcmg.org\/index.php\/2023\/05\/19\/book-review-hands-of-time-a-watchmakers-history-of-time\/\">\r\n                            BOOK\u2008REVIEW &#8211; Hands of Time &#8211; A\u2008Watchmaker\u2019s History of Time                    <\/a>\r\n                <\/h2>\r\n                                                                                                                                                                                            <p>Title: Hands of TimeA\u2008Watchmaker\u2019s History of TimeAuthor:\u2008Rebecca StruthersISBN: 9781529339031Publisher: Hodder &amp;\u2008StoughtonIllustrations by Craig StruthersPhotographs by Andy PilsburyPrice: \u00a322Available from Amazon, Waterstones, Foyles and all good bookshops. First and foremost, this book is an excellent read. I started three days ago, and I have only reluctantly put it down for essentials<\/p>\r\n                                                                                                                                                        <div class=\"btn-wraper\">\r\n                                    \r\n                                                                            <a href=\"https:\/\/bwcmg.org\/index.php\/2023\/05\/19\/book-review-hands-of-time-a-watchmakers-history-of-time\/\" class=\"elementskit-btn  whitespace--normal\" >\r\n                                                                                    Continue reading                                        <\/a>\r\n                                                                    <\/div>\r\n                                                    <\/div><!-- .elementskit-post-body END -->\r\n                    <\/div>\r\n                \r\n            <\/div>\r\n                    <div class=\"col-lg-6 col-md-6\">\r\n\r\n                                    <div class=\"elementskit-post-image-card\">\r\n                        <div class=\"elementskit-entry-header\">\r\n                                                            <a href=\"https:\/\/bwcmg.org\/index.php\/2023\/03\/09\/watch-servicing-a-step-by-step-guide-for-student-watchmakers-the-watch-professional\/\" class=\"elementskit-entry-thumb\">\r\n                                    <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/bwcmg.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/WP1.jpg\" alt=\"Watch Servicing &#8211; A Step-By-Step Guide for Student Watchmakers &#8211; The Watch Professional\">\r\n                                <\/a><!-- .elementskit-entry-thumb END -->\r\n                                                            \r\n                                                    <\/div><!-- .elementskit-entry-header END -->\r\n\r\n                        <div class=\"elementskit-post-body \">\r\n                            \r\n                                                                                                                                                        \r\n                                        \r\n                                                                                                <h2 class=\"entry-title\">\r\n                    <a href=\"https:\/\/bwcmg.org\/index.php\/2023\/03\/09\/watch-servicing-a-step-by-step-guide-for-student-watchmakers-the-watch-professional\/\">\r\n                            Watch Servicing &#8211; A Step-By-Step Guide for Student Watchmakers &#8211; The Watch Professional                    <\/a>\r\n                <\/h2>\r\n                                                                                                                                                                                            <p>In the first of a planned series of articles, I want to explain how I approach every watch I service. There are naturally many differences between each brand and every calibre, vintage or modern, but the overall approach and processes each watch goes through remains the same. My follow up<\/p>\r\n                                                                                                                                                        <div class=\"btn-wraper\">\r\n                                    \r\n                                                                            <a href=\"https:\/\/bwcmg.org\/index.php\/2023\/03\/09\/watch-servicing-a-step-by-step-guide-for-student-watchmakers-the-watch-professional\/\" class=\"elementskit-btn  whitespace--normal\" >\r\n                                                                                    Continue reading                                        <\/a>\r\n                                                                    <\/div>\r\n                                                    <\/div><!-- .elementskit-post-body END -->\r\n                    <\/div>\r\n                \r\n            <\/div>\r\n                    <div class=\"col-lg-6 col-md-6\">\r\n\r\n                                    <div class=\"elementskit-post-image-card\">\r\n                        <div class=\"elementskit-entry-header\">\r\n                                                            <a href=\"https:\/\/bwcmg.org\/index.php\/2023\/03\/09\/a-space-odyssey\/\" class=\"elementskit-entry-thumb\">\r\n                                    <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/bwcmg.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/JoseBertaux-without-glass-1024x1024.jpg\" alt=\"A Space Odyssey\">\r\n                                <\/a><!-- .elementskit-entry-thumb END -->\r\n                                                            \r\n                                                    <\/div><!-- .elementskit-entry-header END -->\r\n\r\n                        <div class=\"elementskit-post-body \">\r\n                            \r\n                                                                                                                                                        \r\n                                        \r\n                                                                                                <h2 class=\"entry-title\">\r\n                    <a href=\"https:\/\/bwcmg.org\/index.php\/2023\/03\/09\/a-space-odyssey\/\">\r\n                            A Space Odyssey                    <\/a>\r\n                <\/h2>\r\n                                                                                                                                                                                            <p>Planetariums, telluriums and lunariums that are out of this world&#8230; Part 2 Jos\u00e9 G\u00f3mez In the last TimePiece we highlighted how Jos\u00e9 first became interested in planetariums and how his passion has developed over the years into a thriving family business, where he works alongside his wife Iratxe and daughter<\/p>\r\n                                                                                                                                                        <div class=\"btn-wraper\">\r\n                                    \r\n                                                                            <a href=\"https:\/\/bwcmg.org\/index.php\/2023\/03\/09\/a-space-odyssey\/\" class=\"elementskit-btn  whitespace--normal\" >\r\n                                                                                    Continue reading                                        <\/a>\r\n                                                                    <\/div>\r\n                                                    <\/div><!-- .elementskit-post-body END -->\r\n                    <\/div>\r\n                \r\n            <\/div>\r\n                    <div class=\"col-lg-6 col-md-6\">\r\n\r\n                                    <div class=\"elementskit-post-image-card\">\r\n                        <div class=\"elementskit-entry-header\">\r\n                                                            <a href=\"https:\/\/bwcmg.org\/index.php\/2022\/12\/16\/guild-bhi-prize-winners\/\" class=\"elementskit-entry-thumb\">\r\n                                    <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/bwcmg.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Robert-Talbot-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Guild\/BHI Prize Winners\">\r\n                                <\/a><!-- .elementskit-entry-thumb END -->\r\n                                                            \r\n                                                    <\/div><!-- .elementskit-entry-header END -->\r\n\r\n                        <div class=\"elementskit-post-body \">\r\n                            \r\n                                                                                                                                                        \r\n                                        \r\n                                                                                                <h2 class=\"entry-title\">\r\n                    <a href=\"https:\/\/bwcmg.org\/index.php\/2022\/12\/16\/guild-bhi-prize-winners\/\">\r\n                            Guild\/BHI Prize Winners                    <\/a>\r\n                <\/h2>\r\n                                                                                                                                                                                            <p>Two students received BWCMG\u2008prizes at the BHI\u2008Awards Day in November. It was the first time that the event has been held since before Covid, hence the two awards (one for 2021 and one for 2022), both of which were given for the best result in the Diploma in Clock and<\/p>\r\n                                                                                                                                                        <div class=\"btn-wraper\">\r\n                                    \r\n                                                                            <a href=\"https:\/\/bwcmg.org\/index.php\/2022\/12\/16\/guild-bhi-prize-winners\/\" class=\"elementskit-btn  whitespace--normal\" >\r\n                                                                                    Continue reading                                        <\/a>\r\n                                                                    <\/div>\r\n                                                    <\/div><!-- .elementskit-post-body END -->\r\n                    <\/div>\r\n                \r\n            <\/div>\r\n                    <div class=\"col-lg-6 col-md-6\">\r\n\r\n                                    <div class=\"elementskit-post-image-card\">\r\n                        <div class=\"elementskit-entry-header\">\r\n                                                            <a href=\"https:\/\/bwcmg.org\/index.php\/2022\/12\/16\/qest-horological-students-invited-to-apply-as-new-year-funding-round-opens\/\" class=\"elementskit-entry-thumb\">\r\n                                    <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/bwcmg.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/QestPatrick-Woodward-scaled-1-scaled-1-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"QEST &#8211; Horological students invited to apply as new year funding round opens\">\r\n                                <\/a><!-- .elementskit-entry-thumb END -->\r\n                                                            \r\n                                                    <\/div><!-- .elementskit-entry-header END -->\r\n\r\n                        <div class=\"elementskit-post-body \">\r\n                            \r\n                                                                                                                                                        \r\n                                        \r\n                                                                                                <h2 class=\"entry-title\">\r\n                    <a href=\"https:\/\/bwcmg.org\/index.php\/2022\/12\/16\/qest-horological-students-invited-to-apply-as-new-year-funding-round-opens\/\">\r\n                            QEST &#8211; Horological students invited to apply as new year funding round opens                    <\/a>\r\n                <\/h2>\r\n                                                                                                                                                                                            <p>Horological students are being encouraged to apply for the latest scholarship grants on offer through QEST. The next round will be open 9 January \u2013 13 February 2023\u00a0 and details of how to\u00a0apply are available online at qest.org.uk There are two types of funding available. Scholarship funding supports individuals in<\/p>\r\n                                                                                                                                                        <div class=\"btn-wraper\">\r\n                                    \r\n                                                                            <a href=\"https:\/\/bwcmg.org\/index.php\/2022\/12\/16\/qest-horological-students-invited-to-apply-as-new-year-funding-round-opens\/\" class=\"elementskit-btn  whitespace--normal\" >\r\n                                                                                    Continue reading                                        <\/a>\r\n                                                                    <\/div>\r\n                                                    <\/div><!-- .elementskit-post-body END -->\r\n                    <\/div>\r\n                \r\n            <\/div>\r\n                    <div class=\"col-lg-6 col-md-6\">\r\n\r\n                                    <div class=\"elementskit-post-image-card\">\r\n                        <div class=\"elementskit-entry-header\">\r\n                                                            <a href=\"https:\/\/bwcmg.org\/index.php\/2022\/09\/10\/bcu-student-william-oke-wins-guild-award\/\" class=\"elementskit-entry-thumb\">\r\n                                    <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/bwcmg.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/WOWillPaul-1024x681.jpg\" alt=\"BCU\u2008student William Oke wins Guild Award\">\r\n                                <\/a><!-- .elementskit-entry-thumb END -->\r\n                                                            \r\n                                                    <\/div><!-- .elementskit-entry-header END -->\r\n\r\n                        <div class=\"elementskit-post-body \">\r\n                            \r\n                                                                                                                                                        \r\n                                        \r\n                                                                                                <h2 class=\"entry-title\">\r\n                    <a href=\"https:\/\/bwcmg.org\/index.php\/2022\/09\/10\/bcu-student-william-oke-wins-guild-award\/\">\r\n                            BCU\u2008student William Oke wins Guild Award                    <\/a>\r\n                <\/h2>\r\n                                                                                                                                                                                            <p>Birmingham City University\u2008horology student William Oke has won the BWCMG\u2008Annual Award for the highest achievement in Clock and Watch Servicing. He was presented with a \u00a3500 Cousins tool voucher by Chairman, Paul Roberson, at the School of Jewellery\u2019s Awards Evening in June. Third-year student Will has already secured a job<\/p>\r\n                                                                                                                                                        <div class=\"btn-wraper\">\r\n                                    \r\n                                                                            <a href=\"https:\/\/bwcmg.org\/index.php\/2022\/09\/10\/bcu-student-william-oke-wins-guild-award\/\" class=\"elementskit-btn  whitespace--normal\" >\r\n                                                                                    Continue reading                                        <\/a>\r\n                                                                    <\/div>\r\n                                                    <\/div><!-- .elementskit-post-body END -->\r\n                    <\/div>\r\n                \r\n            <\/div>\r\n                    <div class=\"col-lg-6 col-md-6\">\r\n\r\n                                    <div class=\"elementskit-post-image-card\">\r\n                        <div class=\"elementskit-entry-header\">\r\n                                                            <a href=\"https:\/\/bwcmg.org\/index.php\/2022\/09\/10\/the-few-the-spitfire-watch-colin-andrews-fbhi\/\" class=\"elementskit-entry-thumb\">\r\n                                    <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/bwcmg.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/The-Spitfire-Watch-1-819x1024.jpg\" alt=\"The Few &#8211; The Spitfire Watch &#8211; Colin Andrews FBHI\">\r\n                                <\/a><!-- .elementskit-entry-thumb END -->\r\n                                                            \r\n                                                    <\/div><!-- .elementskit-entry-header END -->\r\n\r\n                        <div class=\"elementskit-post-body \">\r\n                            \r\n                                                                                                                                                        \r\n                                        \r\n                                                                                                <h2 class=\"entry-title\">\r\n                    <a href=\"https:\/\/bwcmg.org\/index.php\/2022\/09\/10\/the-few-the-spitfire-watch-colin-andrews-fbhi\/\">\r\n                            The Few &#8211; The Spitfire Watch &#8211; Colin Andrews FBHI                    <\/a>\r\n                <\/h2>\r\n                                                                                                                                                                                            <p>BWCMG member Colin Andrews has embarked on a very special project \u2013 hand-making British watches using parts of an old war-time spitfire. Colin at the Bench Since embarking upon my career as a watchmaker I always had the ambition to be just that \u2013 a maker of watches. I was<\/p>\r\n                                                                                                                                                        <div class=\"btn-wraper\">\r\n                                    \r\n                                                                            <a href=\"https:\/\/bwcmg.org\/index.php\/2022\/09\/10\/the-few-the-spitfire-watch-colin-andrews-fbhi\/\" class=\"elementskit-btn  whitespace--normal\" >\r\n                                                                                    Continue reading                                        <\/a>\r\n                                                                    <\/div>\r\n                                                    <\/div><!-- .elementskit-post-body END -->\r\n                    <\/div>\r\n                \r\n            <\/div>\r\n                    <div class=\"col-lg-6 col-md-6\">\r\n\r\n                                    <div class=\"elementskit-post-image-card\">\r\n                        <div class=\"elementskit-entry-header\">\r\n                                                            <a href=\"https:\/\/bwcmg.org\/index.php\/2022\/06\/01\/traditional-hand-finishing-skills-bevelling-part-2\/\" class=\"elementskit-entry-thumb\">\r\n                                    <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/bwcmg.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/MCFigure-1-Cabron-diamond-files-with-top-grinded-1007x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Traditional Hand Finishing Skills &#8211; Bevelling (Part 2)\">\r\n                                <\/a><!-- .elementskit-entry-thumb END -->\r\n                                                            \r\n                                                    <\/div><!-- .elementskit-entry-header END -->\r\n\r\n                        <div class=\"elementskit-post-body \">\r\n                            \r\n                                                                                                                                                        \r\n                                        \r\n                                                                                                <h2 class=\"entry-title\">\r\n                    <a href=\"https:\/\/bwcmg.org\/index.php\/2022\/06\/01\/traditional-hand-finishing-skills-bevelling-part-2\/\">\r\n                            Traditional Hand Finishing Skills &#8211; Bevelling (Part 2)                    <\/a>\r\n                <\/h2>\r\n                                                                                                                                                                                            <p>This is the fifth in a series of six articles, by Maximin Chapuis, a French watchmaker, which takes a look at traditional finishing skills that are all carried out by hand. In the last TP, we saw different bevelling processes, so now I want to look at the most noble<\/p>\r\n                                                                                                                                                        <div class=\"btn-wraper\">\r\n                                    \r\n                                                                            <a href=\"https:\/\/bwcmg.org\/index.php\/2022\/06\/01\/traditional-hand-finishing-skills-bevelling-part-2\/\" class=\"elementskit-btn  whitespace--normal\" >\r\n                                                                                    Continue reading                                        <\/a>\r\n                                                                    <\/div>\r\n                                                    <\/div><!-- .elementskit-post-body END -->\r\n                    <\/div>\r\n                \r\n            <\/div>\r\n                    <div class=\"col-lg-6 col-md-6\">\r\n\r\n                                    <div class=\"elementskit-post-image-card\">\r\n                        <div class=\"elementskit-entry-header\">\r\n                                                            <a href=\"https:\/\/bwcmg.org\/index.php\/2022\/06\/01\/britains-best-kepthorological-secret\/\" class=\"elementskit-entry-thumb\">\r\n                                    <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/bwcmg.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Keith\u00a9UK-Parliament_Jessica-Taylor-1024x683.png\" alt=\"Britain\u2019s Best Kept Horological Secret\">\r\n                                <\/a><!-- .elementskit-entry-thumb END -->\r\n                                                            \r\n                                                    <\/div><!-- .elementskit-entry-header END -->\r\n\r\n                        <div class=\"elementskit-post-body \">\r\n                            \r\n                                                                                                                                                        \r\n                                        \r\n                                                                                                <h2 class=\"entry-title\">\r\n                    <a href=\"https:\/\/bwcmg.org\/index.php\/2022\/06\/01\/britains-best-kepthorological-secret\/\">\r\n                            Britain\u2019s Best Kept Horological Secret                    <\/a>\r\n                <\/h2>\r\n                                                                                                                                                                                            <p>The Great Clock of Westminster restored in tiny Cumbrian hamlet As the Palace of Wesminster renovations finally draw to an end after five long years and at a cost of many millions of pounds, probably one of the best kept horological secrets has finally been revealed. During the work, the<\/p>\r\n                                                                                                                                                        <div class=\"btn-wraper\">\r\n                                    \r\n                                                                            <a href=\"https:\/\/bwcmg.org\/index.php\/2022\/06\/01\/britains-best-kepthorological-secret\/\" class=\"elementskit-btn  whitespace--normal\" >\r\n                                                                                    Continue reading                                        <\/a>\r\n                                                                    <\/div>\r\n                                                    <\/div><!-- .elementskit-post-body END -->\r\n                    <\/div>\r\n                \r\n            <\/div>\r\n                    <div class=\"col-lg-6 col-md-6\">\r\n\r\n                                    <div class=\"elementskit-post-image-card\">\r\n                        <div class=\"elementskit-entry-header\">\r\n                                                            <a href=\"https:\/\/bwcmg.org\/index.php\/2021\/12\/22\/a-journey-in-watchmaking-by-david-cottrill\/\" class=\"elementskit-entry-thumb\">\r\n                                    <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/bwcmg.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/DC-3jpg-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"A Journey in Watchmaking by David Cottrill\">\r\n                                <\/a><!-- .elementskit-entry-thumb END -->\r\n                                                            \r\n                                                    <\/div><!-- .elementskit-entry-header END -->\r\n\r\n                        <div class=\"elementskit-post-body \">\r\n                            \r\n                                                                                                                                                        \r\n                                        \r\n                                                                                                <h2 class=\"entry-title\">\r\n                    <a href=\"https:\/\/bwcmg.org\/index.php\/2021\/12\/22\/a-journey-in-watchmaking-by-david-cottrill\/\">\r\n                            A Journey in Watchmaking by David Cottrill                    <\/a>\r\n                <\/h2>\r\n                                                                                                                                                                                            <p>Starting from Scratch, Part 1 Looking back it is hard to remember that eight years ago the idea of making my own pocket watch from scratch was something bordering on the impossible. Back then an article on the BBC website had caught my eye that was to be the start<\/p>\r\n                                                                                                                                                        <div class=\"btn-wraper\">\r\n                                    \r\n                                                                            <a href=\"https:\/\/bwcmg.org\/index.php\/2021\/12\/22\/a-journey-in-watchmaking-by-david-cottrill\/\" class=\"elementskit-btn  whitespace--normal\" >\r\n                                                                                    Continue reading                                        <\/a>\r\n                                                                    <\/div>\r\n                                                    <\/div><!-- .elementskit-post-body END -->\r\n                    <\/div>\r\n                \r\n            <\/div>\r\n                    <div class=\"col-lg-6 col-md-6\">\r\n\r\n                                    <div class=\"elementskit-post-image-card\">\r\n                        <div class=\"elementskit-entry-header\">\r\n                                                            <a href=\"https:\/\/bwcmg.org\/index.php\/2021\/12\/22\/a-message-from-the-guild-president-jools-holland-obe-3\/\" class=\"elementskit-entry-thumb\">\r\n                                    <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/bwcmg.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Jools-Concert-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"A message from the Guild President Jools Holland OBE\">\r\n                                <\/a><!-- .elementskit-entry-thumb END -->\r\n                                                            \r\n                                                    <\/div><!-- .elementskit-entry-header END -->\r\n\r\n                        <div class=\"elementskit-post-body \">\r\n                            \r\n                                                                                                                                                        \r\n                                        \r\n                                                                                                <h2 class=\"entry-title\">\r\n                    <a href=\"https:\/\/bwcmg.org\/index.php\/2021\/12\/22\/a-message-from-the-guild-president-jools-holland-obe-3\/\">\r\n                            A message from the Guild President Jools Holland OBE                    <\/a>\r\n                <\/h2>\r\n                                                                                                                                                                                            <p>Well here we are again at the start of another new year \u2013 one which will hopefully be kinder to us all as this dreadful virus at last seems to be receding and things are slowly getting back to normal. \u00a0 Firstly, as always, I would like to wish all<\/p>\r\n                                                                                                                                                        <div class=\"btn-wraper\">\r\n                                    \r\n                                                                            <a href=\"https:\/\/bwcmg.org\/index.php\/2021\/12\/22\/a-message-from-the-guild-president-jools-holland-obe-3\/\" class=\"elementskit-btn  whitespace--normal\" >\r\n                                                                                    Continue reading                                        <\/a>\r\n                                                                    <\/div>\r\n                                                    <\/div><!-- .elementskit-post-body END -->\r\n                    <\/div>\r\n                \r\n            <\/div>\r\n                    <div class=\"col-lg-6 col-md-6\">\r\n\r\n                                    <div class=\"elementskit-post-image-card\">\r\n                        <div class=\"elementskit-entry-header\">\r\n                                                            <a href=\"https:\/\/bwcmg.org\/index.php\/2021\/12\/22\/qest\/\" class=\"elementskit-entry-thumb\">\r\n                                    <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/bwcmg.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/QEST-Pic-725x1024.jpeg\" alt=\"QEST &#8211; Funding available\">\r\n                                <\/a><!-- .elementskit-entry-thumb END -->\r\n                                                            \r\n                                                    <\/div><!-- .elementskit-entry-header END -->\r\n\r\n                        <div class=\"elementskit-post-body \">\r\n                            \r\n                                                                                                                                                        \r\n                                        \r\n                                                                                                <h2 class=\"entry-title\">\r\n                    <a href=\"https:\/\/bwcmg.org\/index.php\/2021\/12\/22\/qest\/\">\r\n                            QEST &#8211; Funding available                    <\/a>\r\n                <\/h2>\r\n                                                                                                                                                                                            <p>The Queen Elizabeth Scholarship Trust (QEST), which is dedicated to supporting excellence in British craftsmanship, is looking to encourage more watch and clock makers to apply for funding. Since it was founded in 1990, QEST has awarded over \u00a35million to 625 craftspeople working in areas ranging from horology to saddlery,<\/p>\r\n                                                                                                                                                        <div class=\"btn-wraper\">\r\n                                    \r\n                                                                            <a href=\"https:\/\/bwcmg.org\/index.php\/2021\/12\/22\/qest\/\" class=\"elementskit-btn  whitespace--normal\" >\r\n                                                                                    Continue reading                                        <\/a>\r\n                                                                    <\/div>\r\n                                                    <\/div><!-- .elementskit-post-body END -->\r\n                    <\/div>\r\n                \r\n            <\/div>\r\n                    <div class=\"col-lg-6 col-md-6\">\r\n\r\n                                    <div class=\"elementskit-post-image-card\">\r\n                        <div class=\"elementskit-entry-header\">\r\n                                                            <a href=\"https:\/\/bwcmg.org\/index.php\/2021\/10\/27\/apprentice-news\/\" class=\"elementskit-entry-thumb\">\r\n                                    <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/bwcmg.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/DPApprentice-Polishing-F.jpg\" alt=\"Apprentice News\">\r\n                                <\/a><!-- .elementskit-entry-thumb END -->\r\n                                                            \r\n                                                    <\/div><!-- .elementskit-entry-header END -->\r\n\r\n                        <div class=\"elementskit-post-body \">\r\n                            \r\n                                                                                                                                                        \r\n                                        \r\n                                                                                                <h2 class=\"entry-title\">\r\n                    <a href=\"https:\/\/bwcmg.org\/index.php\/2021\/10\/27\/apprentice-news\/\">\r\n                            Apprentice News                    <\/a>\r\n                <\/h2>\r\n                                                                                                                                                                                            <p>Information in Timepiece helps to keep members of the Guild abreast of apprenticeship opportunities, ideal for filling that gap in the workshop. This edition reports on the latest news about the government \u2018Trailblazer\u2019 apprenticeship for watchmakers, a new initiative from the Clockmakers\u2019 Company and \u2018Kickstart\u2019. 1. At the moment, preparations<\/p>\r\n                                                                                                                                                        <div class=\"btn-wraper\">\r\n                                    \r\n                                                                            <a href=\"https:\/\/bwcmg.org\/index.php\/2021\/10\/27\/apprentice-news\/\" class=\"elementskit-btn  whitespace--normal\" >\r\n                                                                                    Continue reading                                        <\/a>\r\n                                                                    <\/div>\r\n                                                    <\/div><!-- .elementskit-post-body END -->\r\n                    <\/div>\r\n                \r\n            <\/div>\r\n                    <div class=\"col-lg-6 col-md-6\">\r\n\r\n                                    <div class=\"elementskit-post-image-card\">\r\n                        <div class=\"elementskit-entry-header\">\r\n                                                            <a href=\"https:\/\/bwcmg.org\/index.php\/2021\/09\/17\/only-watch-has-released-its-horological-collection-for-the-2021-biennial-charity-autcion\/\" class=\"elementskit-entry-thumb\">\r\n                                    <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/bwcmg.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Photo-1.-Patek-Philippe.-Desk-Clock.-Copyright-ONLY-WATCH.-1024x770.jpg\" alt=\"ONLY WATCH has released its horological collection for the 2021 biennial charity auction.\">\r\n                                <\/a><!-- .elementskit-entry-thumb END -->\r\n                                                            \r\n                                                    <\/div><!-- .elementskit-entry-header END -->\r\n\r\n                        <div class=\"elementskit-post-body \">\r\n                            \r\n                                                                                                                                                        \r\n                                        \r\n                                                                                                <h2 class=\"entry-title\">\r\n                    <a href=\"https:\/\/bwcmg.org\/index.php\/2021\/09\/17\/only-watch-has-released-its-horological-collection-for-the-2021-biennial-charity-autcion\/\">\r\n                            ONLY WATCH has released its horological collection for the 2021 biennial charity auction.                    <\/a>\r\n                <\/h2>\r\n                                                                                                                                                                                            <p>This year will be the 9th edition of this internationally-followed event, which has so far raised more than 70 million euros. It will take place on 6 November 2021 in Geneva, and will be conducted by Christie\u2019s. ONLY WATCH was founded by Luc Pettavino, who is President of Association Mon\u00e9gasque<\/p>\r\n                                                                                                                                                        <div class=\"btn-wraper\">\r\n                                    \r\n                                                                            <a href=\"https:\/\/bwcmg.org\/index.php\/2021\/09\/17\/only-watch-has-released-its-horological-collection-for-the-2021-biennial-charity-autcion\/\" class=\"elementskit-btn  whitespace--normal\" >\r\n                                                                                    Continue reading                                        <\/a>\r\n                                                                    <\/div>\r\n                                                    <\/div><!-- .elementskit-post-body END -->\r\n                    <\/div>\r\n                \r\n            <\/div>\r\n                    <div class=\"col-lg-6 col-md-6\">\r\n\r\n                                    <div class=\"elementskit-post-image-card\">\r\n                        <div class=\"elementskit-entry-header\">\r\n                                                            <a href=\"https:\/\/bwcmg.org\/index.php\/2021\/09\/17\/bwcmg-bcu-prize-winner\/\" class=\"elementskit-entry-thumb\">\r\n                                    <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/bwcmg.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Prize-Winner-Lewis-683x1024.jpg\" alt=\"BWCMG &#8211; BCU Prize Winner\">\r\n                                <\/a><!-- .elementskit-entry-thumb END -->\r\n                                                            \r\n                                                    <\/div><!-- .elementskit-entry-header END -->\r\n\r\n                        <div class=\"elementskit-post-body \">\r\n                            \r\n                                                                                                                                                        \r\n                                        \r\n                                                                                                <h2 class=\"entry-title\">\r\n                    <a href=\"https:\/\/bwcmg.org\/index.php\/2021\/09\/17\/bwcmg-bcu-prize-winner\/\">\r\n                            BWCMG &#8211; BCU Prize Winner                    <\/a>\r\n                <\/h2>\r\n                                                                                                                                                                                            <p>Birmingham City University BA horology student Lewis Sorrill has won the BWCMG 2021 Prize for achieving the highest score in watch\/clock servicing. Due to coronavirus restrictions the award was presented virtually by Head of Horology, Jeremy Hobbins, on behalf of Guild Chairman Paul Roberson, who joined the ceremony, along with<\/p>\r\n                                                                                                                                                        <div class=\"btn-wraper\">\r\n                                    \r\n                                                                            <a href=\"https:\/\/bwcmg.org\/index.php\/2021\/09\/17\/bwcmg-bcu-prize-winner\/\" class=\"elementskit-btn  whitespace--normal\" >\r\n                                                                                    Continue reading                                        <\/a>\r\n                                                                    <\/div>\r\n                                                    <\/div><!-- .elementskit-post-body END -->\r\n                    <\/div>\r\n                \r\n            <\/div>\r\n                    <div class=\"col-lg-6 col-md-6\">\r\n\r\n                                    <div class=\"elementskit-post-image-card\">\r\n                        <div class=\"elementskit-entry-header\">\r\n                                                            <a href=\"https:\/\/bwcmg.org\/index.php\/2021\/07\/01\/traditional-hand-finishing-skills-polishing-countersinks-with-a-bow-and-a-pulley-maximin-chapuis\/\" class=\"elementskit-entry-thumb\">\r\n                                    <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/bwcmg.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Picture-Maximin-Chapuis.jpg\" alt=\"Traditional Hand Finishing Skills &#8211; Polishing countersinks with a bow and a pulley &#8211; Maximin Chapuis\">\r\n                                <\/a><!-- .elementskit-entry-thumb END -->\r\n                                                            \r\n                                                    <\/div><!-- .elementskit-entry-header END -->\r\n\r\n                        <div class=\"elementskit-post-body \">\r\n                            \r\n                                                                                                                                                        \r\n                                        \r\n                                                                                                <h2 class=\"entry-title\">\r\n                    <a href=\"https:\/\/bwcmg.org\/index.php\/2021\/07\/01\/traditional-hand-finishing-skills-polishing-countersinks-with-a-bow-and-a-pulley-maximin-chapuis\/\">\r\n                            Traditional Hand Finishing Skills &#8211; Polishing countersinks with a bow and a pulley &#8211; Maximin Chapuis                    <\/a>\r\n                <\/h2>\r\n                                                                                                                                                                                            <p>This is the first in a series of six articles, by Maximin Chapuis, a French watchmaker, which takes a look at traditional finishing skills, which are all carried out by hand. Hand finishing is very important work. Not only can it make the movement more attractive but it is also<\/p>\r\n                                                                                                                                                        <div class=\"btn-wraper\">\r\n                                    \r\n                                                                            <a href=\"https:\/\/bwcmg.org\/index.php\/2021\/07\/01\/traditional-hand-finishing-skills-polishing-countersinks-with-a-bow-and-a-pulley-maximin-chapuis\/\" class=\"elementskit-btn  whitespace--normal\" >\r\n                                                                                    Continue reading                                        <\/a>\r\n                                                                    <\/div>\r\n                                                    <\/div><!-- .elementskit-post-body END -->\r\n                    <\/div>\r\n                \r\n            <\/div>\r\n                    <div class=\"col-lg-6 col-md-6\">\r\n\r\n                                    <div class=\"elementskit-post-image-card\">\r\n                        <div class=\"elementskit-entry-header\">\r\n                                                            <a href=\"https:\/\/bwcmg.org\/index.php\/2021\/05\/13\/bwcmg-prize-double-presentation-to-bsow-students\/\" class=\"elementskit-entry-thumb\">\r\n                                    <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/bwcmg.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Nais-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"BWCMG Prize &#8211; Double presentation to BSoW students\">\r\n                                <\/a><!-- .elementskit-entry-thumb END -->\r\n                                                            \r\n                                                    <\/div><!-- .elementskit-entry-header END -->\r\n\r\n                        <div class=\"elementskit-post-body \">\r\n                            \r\n                                                                                                                                                        \r\n                                        \r\n                                                                                                <h2 class=\"entry-title\">\r\n                    <a href=\"https:\/\/bwcmg.org\/index.php\/2021\/05\/13\/bwcmg-prize-double-presentation-to-bsow-students\/\">\r\n                            BWCMG Prize &#8211; Double presentation to BSoW students                    <\/a>\r\n                <\/h2>\r\n                                                                                                                                                                                            <p>Two top students at the British School of Watchmaking have won BWCMG&nbsp; prizes for achieving the highest overall grade on the two courses run by the Manchester-based facility. Na\u00efs Hamelin, received the award for her work on the 3000 hour course. She will recieve a \u00a3500 Cousins tool voucher. Krzysztof<\/p>\r\n                                                                                                                                                        <div class=\"btn-wraper\">\r\n                                    \r\n                                                                            <a href=\"https:\/\/bwcmg.org\/index.php\/2021\/05\/13\/bwcmg-prize-double-presentation-to-bsow-students\/\" class=\"elementskit-btn  whitespace--normal\" >\r\n                                                                                    Continue reading                                        <\/a>\r\n                                                                    <\/div>\r\n                                                    <\/div><!-- .elementskit-post-body END -->\r\n                    <\/div>\r\n                \r\n            <\/div>\r\n                    <div class=\"col-lg-6 col-md-6\">\r\n\r\n                                    <div class=\"elementskit-post-image-card\">\r\n                        <div class=\"elementskit-entry-header\">\r\n                                                            <a href=\"https:\/\/bwcmg.org\/index.php\/2021\/04\/15\/revolutions-in-time-the-future-of-precision-timekeeping-by-ray-essen\/\" class=\"elementskit-entry-thumb\">\r\n                                    <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/bwcmg.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/RE4.-NPL-Strontium-Ion-Optical-Atomic-Clock-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"Revolutions in Time &#8211; The Future of Precision Timekeeping &#8211; by Ray Essen\">\r\n                                <\/a><!-- .elementskit-entry-thumb END -->\r\n                                                            \r\n                                                    <\/div><!-- .elementskit-entry-header END -->\r\n\r\n                        <div class=\"elementskit-post-body \">\r\n                            \r\n                                                                                                                                                        \r\n                                        \r\n                                                                                                <h2 class=\"entry-title\">\r\n                    <a href=\"https:\/\/bwcmg.org\/index.php\/2021\/04\/15\/revolutions-in-time-the-future-of-precision-timekeeping-by-ray-essen\/\">\r\n                            Revolutions in Time &#8211; The Future of Precision Timekeeping &#8211; by Ray Essen                    <\/a>\r\n                <\/h2>\r\n                                                                                                                                                                                            <p>The unit of time (the \u2018second\u2019) can now be measured more accurately than any other physical quantity and there has been a tenfold increase in the accuracy of the measurement of time and frequency in each decade since the end of the Second World War. None of this progress would<\/p>\r\n                                                                                                                                                        <div class=\"btn-wraper\">\r\n                                    \r\n                                                                            <a href=\"https:\/\/bwcmg.org\/index.php\/2021\/04\/15\/revolutions-in-time-the-future-of-precision-timekeeping-by-ray-essen\/\" class=\"elementskit-btn  whitespace--normal\" >\r\n                                                                                    Continue reading                                        <\/a>\r\n                                                                    <\/div>\r\n                                                    <\/div><!-- .elementskit-post-body END -->\r\n                    <\/div>\r\n                \r\n            <\/div>\r\n                    <div class=\"col-lg-6 col-md-6\">\r\n\r\n                                    <div class=\"elementskit-post-image-card\">\r\n                        <div class=\"elementskit-entry-header\">\r\n                                                            <a href=\"https:\/\/bwcmg.org\/index.php\/2021\/03\/05\/saved-by-the-bell-britains-last-traditional-foundry-handed-a-lottery-lifeline\/\" class=\"elementskit-entry-thumb\">\r\n                                    <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/bwcmg.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/TaylorsFoundry-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Saved by the Bell! \u2013 Britain\u2019s last traditional foundry handed a Lottery lifeline\">\r\n                                <\/a><!-- .elementskit-entry-thumb END -->\r\n                                                            \r\n                                                    <\/div><!-- .elementskit-entry-header END -->\r\n\r\n                        <div class=\"elementskit-post-body \">\r\n                            \r\n                                                                                                                                                        \r\n                                        \r\n                                                                                                <h2 class=\"entry-title\">\r\n                    <a href=\"https:\/\/bwcmg.org\/index.php\/2021\/03\/05\/saved-by-the-bell-britains-last-traditional-foundry-handed-a-lottery-lifeline\/\">\r\n                            Saved by the Bell! \u2013 Britain\u2019s last traditional foundry handed a Lottery lifeline                    <\/a>\r\n                <\/h2>\r\n                                                                                                                                                                                            <p>\u00a35m restoration secures Loughborough Bell Foundry\u2019s future John Taylor &amp;\u2008Co&nbsp; \u2013 the \u2008UK\u2019s last traditional bell foundry \u00ad\u2013 has embarked on a \u00a35m restoration project, thanks to Lottery funding and donations from other charities and individuals. The Taylor family settled their business in Loughborough in 1839 and moved to a<\/p>\r\n                                                                                                                                                        <div class=\"btn-wraper\">\r\n                                    \r\n                                                                            <a href=\"https:\/\/bwcmg.org\/index.php\/2021\/03\/05\/saved-by-the-bell-britains-last-traditional-foundry-handed-a-lottery-lifeline\/\" class=\"elementskit-btn  whitespace--normal\" >\r\n                                                                                    Continue reading                                        <\/a>\r\n                                                                    <\/div>\r\n                                                    <\/div><!-- .elementskit-post-body END -->\r\n                    <\/div>\r\n                \r\n            <\/div>\r\n                    <div class=\"col-lg-6 col-md-6\">\r\n\r\n                                    <div class=\"elementskit-post-image-card\">\r\n                        <div class=\"elementskit-entry-header\">\r\n                                                            <a href=\"https:\/\/bwcmg.org\/index.php\/2021\/01\/01\/a-message-from-the-guild-president-jools-holland-obe\/\" class=\"elementskit-entry-thumb\">\r\n                                    <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/bwcmg.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/JoolsHolland-1.png\" alt=\"A Message from the Guild President Jools Holland OBE\">\r\n                                <\/a><!-- .elementskit-entry-thumb END -->\r\n                                                            \r\n                                                    <\/div><!-- .elementskit-entry-header END -->\r\n\r\n                        <div class=\"elementskit-post-body \">\r\n                            \r\n                                                                                                                                                        \r\n                                        \r\n                                                                                                <h2 class=\"entry-title\">\r\n                    <a href=\"https:\/\/bwcmg.org\/index.php\/2021\/01\/01\/a-message-from-the-guild-president-jools-holland-obe\/\">\r\n                            A Message from the Guild President Jools Holland OBE                    <\/a>\r\n                <\/h2>\r\n                                                                                                                                                                                            <p>Firstly, I\u2019d like to take this opportunity\u00a0to wish members of the British Watch and Clock Makers\u2019 Guild a very happy new year. Let\u2019s hope we can put the disaster of 2020 behind us and that things will improve in 2021.\u00a0 This dreadful virus has had a terrible impact on all<\/p>\r\n                                                                                                                                                        <div class=\"btn-wraper\">\r\n                                    \r\n                                                                            <a href=\"https:\/\/bwcmg.org\/index.php\/2021\/01\/01\/a-message-from-the-guild-president-jools-holland-obe\/\" class=\"elementskit-btn  whitespace--normal\" >\r\n                                                                                    Continue reading                                        <\/a>\r\n                                                                    <\/div>\r\n                                                    <\/div><!-- .elementskit-post-body END -->\r\n                    <\/div>\r\n                \r\n            <\/div>\r\n                    <div class=\"col-lg-6 col-md-6\">\r\n\r\n                                    <div class=\"elementskit-post-image-card\">\r\n                        <div class=\"elementskit-entry-header\">\r\n                                                            <a href=\"https:\/\/bwcmg.org\/index.php\/2020\/12\/01\/new-trade-body-to-support-uks-commercial-watch-and-clock-makers-the-alliance-of-british-watch-and-clock-makers\/\" class=\"elementskit-entry-thumb\">\r\n                                    <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/bwcmg.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/alliance-logo.png\" alt=\"New trade body to support UK\u2019s commercial watch and clock makers &#8211; The Alliance of British Watch and Clock Makers\">\r\n                                <\/a><!-- .elementskit-entry-thumb END -->\r\n                                                            \r\n                                                    <\/div><!-- .elementskit-entry-header END -->\r\n\r\n                        <div class=\"elementskit-post-body \">\r\n                            \r\n                                                                                                                                                        \r\n                                        \r\n                                                                                                <h2 class=\"entry-title\">\r\n                    <a href=\"https:\/\/bwcmg.org\/index.php\/2020\/12\/01\/new-trade-body-to-support-uks-commercial-watch-and-clock-makers-the-alliance-of-british-watch-and-clock-makers\/\">\r\n                            New trade body to support UK\u2019s commercial watch and clock makers &#8211; The Alliance of British Watch and Clock Makers                    <\/a>\r\n                <\/h2>\r\n                                                                                                                                                                                            <p>A new commercial trade organisation which will support and promote the British watch and clock making industry on an international level has recently been launched. A new commercial trade organisation which will support and promote the British watch and clock making industry on an international level has recently been launched.<\/p>\r\n                                                                                                                                                        <div class=\"btn-wraper\">\r\n                                    \r\n                                                                            <a href=\"https:\/\/bwcmg.org\/index.php\/2020\/12\/01\/new-trade-body-to-support-uks-commercial-watch-and-clock-makers-the-alliance-of-british-watch-and-clock-makers\/\" class=\"elementskit-btn  whitespace--normal\" >\r\n                                                                                    Continue reading                                        <\/a>\r\n                                                                    <\/div>\r\n                                                    <\/div><!-- .elementskit-post-body END -->\r\n                    <\/div>\r\n                \r\n            <\/div>\r\n                    <div class=\"col-lg-6 col-md-6\">\r\n\r\n                                    <div class=\"elementskit-post-image-card\">\r\n                        <div class=\"elementskit-entry-header\">\r\n                                                            <a href=\"https:\/\/bwcmg.org\/index.php\/2020\/10\/27\/the-clockmaker-apprenticeship-your-trade-needs-you\/\" class=\"elementskit-entry-thumb\">\r\n                                    <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/bwcmg.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/WatchmakerApprentice.jpg\" alt=\"The clockmaker apprenticeship &#8211; your trade needs you\">\r\n                                <\/a><!-- .elementskit-entry-thumb END -->\r\n                                                            \r\n                                                    <\/div><!-- .elementskit-entry-header END -->\r\n\r\n                        <div class=\"elementskit-post-body \">\r\n                            \r\n                                                                                                                                                        \r\n                                        \r\n                                                                                                <h2 class=\"entry-title\">\r\n                    <a href=\"https:\/\/bwcmg.org\/index.php\/2020\/10\/27\/the-clockmaker-apprenticeship-your-trade-needs-you\/\">\r\n                            The clockmaker apprenticeship &#8211; your trade needs you                    <\/a>\r\n                <\/h2>\r\n                                                                                                                                                                                            <p>So much has happened since I last sat down to write an update on the Clockmaker Apprenticeship \u00ad\u2013 no-one could have predicted Coronavirus and the devasting effects it has brought. Work on the Apprenticeship has been stagnant for some months whilst, as a business, world events and lockdowns have been<\/p>\r\n                                                                                                                                                        <div class=\"btn-wraper\">\r\n                                    \r\n                                                                            <a href=\"https:\/\/bwcmg.org\/index.php\/2020\/10\/27\/the-clockmaker-apprenticeship-your-trade-needs-you\/\" class=\"elementskit-btn  whitespace--normal\" >\r\n                                                                                    Continue reading                                        <\/a>\r\n                                                                    <\/div>\r\n                                                    <\/div><!-- .elementskit-post-body END -->\r\n                    <\/div>\r\n                \r\n            <\/div>\r\n                    <div class=\"col-lg-6 col-md-6\">\r\n\r\n                                    <div class=\"elementskit-post-image-card\">\r\n                        <div class=\"elementskit-entry-header\">\r\n                                                            <a href=\"https:\/\/bwcmg.org\/index.php\/2020\/10\/27\/the-watchmaker-apprenticeship-why-you-should-employ-an-apprentice-now\/\" class=\"elementskit-entry-thumb\">\r\n                                    <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/bwcmg.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/A-Classroom-Circle-F_header.jpg\" alt=\"The watchmaker apprenticeship &#8211; why you should employ an apprentice now\">\r\n                                <\/a><!-- .elementskit-entry-thumb END -->\r\n                                                            \r\n                                                    <\/div><!-- .elementskit-entry-header END -->\r\n\r\n                        <div class=\"elementskit-post-body \">\r\n                            \r\n                                                                                                                                                        \r\n                                        \r\n                                                                                                <h2 class=\"entry-title\">\r\n                    <a href=\"https:\/\/bwcmg.org\/index.php\/2020\/10\/27\/the-watchmaker-apprenticeship-why-you-should-employ-an-apprentice-now\/\">\r\n                            The watchmaker apprenticeship &#8211; why you should employ an apprentice now                    <\/a>\r\n                <\/h2>\r\n                                                                                                                                                                                            <p>The second cohort of apprentices will start learning at the Watchmaker Apprentice Training School (WATS) in January 2021.&nbsp; From a successful start, the apprenticeship programme is beginning again after lockdown in March.&nbsp; Despite the challenges of coronavirus, the apprentices were able to continue their studies of the core theory for<\/p>\r\n                                                                                                                                                        <div class=\"btn-wraper\">\r\n                                    \r\n                                                                            <a href=\"https:\/\/bwcmg.org\/index.php\/2020\/10\/27\/the-watchmaker-apprenticeship-why-you-should-employ-an-apprentice-now\/\" class=\"elementskit-btn  whitespace--normal\" >\r\n                                                                                    Continue reading                                        <\/a>\r\n                                                                    <\/div>\r\n                                                    <\/div><!-- .elementskit-post-body END -->\r\n                    <\/div>\r\n                \r\n            <\/div>\r\n                    <div class=\"col-lg-6 col-md-6\">\r\n\r\n                                    <div class=\"elementskit-post-image-card\">\r\n                        <div class=\"elementskit-entry-header\">\r\n                                                            <a href=\"https:\/\/bwcmg.org\/index.php\/2020\/10\/06\/an-epicyclic-clock-adventure\/\" class=\"elementskit-entry-thumb\">\r\n                                    <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/bwcmg.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/AlexFig-1-header.jpg\" alt=\"An epicyclic clock adventure\">\r\n                                <\/a><!-- .elementskit-entry-thumb END -->\r\n                                                            \r\n                                                    <\/div><!-- .elementskit-entry-header END -->\r\n\r\n                        <div class=\"elementskit-post-body \">\r\n                            \r\n                                                                                                                                                        \r\n                                        \r\n                                                                                                <h2 class=\"entry-title\">\r\n                    <a href=\"https:\/\/bwcmg.org\/index.php\/2020\/10\/06\/an-epicyclic-clock-adventure\/\">\r\n                            An epicyclic clock adventure                    <\/a>\r\n                <\/h2>\r\n                                                                                                                                                                                            <p>Part 1 &#8211; Making the Annulus Wheel I have recently graduated from Birmingham City University with a first class honours degree in Horology. I came to the course with no prior experience, but a keen interest in all things mechanical. It was an exhibition featuring George Daniels at the Science<\/p>\r\n                                                                                                                                                        <div class=\"btn-wraper\">\r\n                                    \r\n                                                                            <a href=\"https:\/\/bwcmg.org\/index.php\/2020\/10\/06\/an-epicyclic-clock-adventure\/\" class=\"elementskit-btn  whitespace--normal\" >\r\n                                                                                    Continue reading                                        <\/a>\r\n                                                                    <\/div>\r\n                                                    <\/div><!-- .elementskit-post-body END -->\r\n                    <\/div>\r\n                \r\n            <\/div>\r\n                    <div class=\"col-lg-6 col-md-6\">\r\n\r\n                                    <div class=\"elementskit-post-image-card\">\r\n                        <div class=\"elementskit-entry-header\">\r\n                                                            <a href=\"https:\/\/bwcmg.org\/index.php\/2020\/07\/14\/adding-a-date-complication\/\" class=\"elementskit-entry-thumb\">\r\n                                    <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/bwcmg.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/DateComplication4-header-1.jpg\" alt=\"Adding a date complication\">\r\n                                <\/a><!-- .elementskit-entry-thumb END -->\r\n                                                            \r\n                                                    <\/div><!-- .elementskit-entry-header END -->\r\n\r\n                        <div class=\"elementskit-post-body \">\r\n                            \r\n                                                                                                                                                        \r\n                                        \r\n                                                                                                <h2 class=\"entry-title\">\r\n                    <a href=\"https:\/\/bwcmg.org\/index.php\/2020\/07\/14\/adding-a-date-complication\/\">\r\n                            Adding a date complication                    <\/a>\r\n                <\/h2>\r\n                                                                                                                                                                                            <p>I am a student on the BSOW traditional 3000 hour watchmaking course, class of 2018-2020, which entails the more traditional aspects of watchmaking, that aren\u2019t as commonly taught these days. Alongside six other students, I learn micro mechanics, hand turning winding stems and balance staffs, timing hairsprings using the Luthy<\/p>\r\n                                                                                                                                                        <div class=\"btn-wraper\">\r\n                                    \r\n                                                                            <a href=\"https:\/\/bwcmg.org\/index.php\/2020\/07\/14\/adding-a-date-complication\/\" class=\"elementskit-btn  whitespace--normal\" >\r\n                                                                                    Continue reading                                        <\/a>\r\n                                                                    <\/div>\r\n                                                    <\/div><!-- .elementskit-post-body END -->\r\n                    <\/div>\r\n                \r\n            <\/div>\r\n                    <div class=\"col-lg-6 col-md-6\">\r\n\r\n                                    <div class=\"elementskit-post-image-card\">\r\n                        <div class=\"elementskit-entry-header\">\r\n                                                            <a href=\"https:\/\/bwcmg.org\/index.php\/2020\/07\/14\/cnc-milling-for-watch-and-clock-makers\/\" class=\"elementskit-entry-thumb\">\r\n                                    <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/bwcmg.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/CNC-header.jpg\" alt=\"CNC milling for watch and clock makers\">\r\n                                <\/a><!-- .elementskit-entry-thumb END -->\r\n                                                            \r\n                                                    <\/div><!-- .elementskit-entry-header END -->\r\n\r\n                        <div class=\"elementskit-post-body \">\r\n                            \r\n                                                                                                                                                        \r\n                                        \r\n                                                                                                <h2 class=\"entry-title\">\r\n                    <a href=\"https:\/\/bwcmg.org\/index.php\/2020\/07\/14\/cnc-milling-for-watch-and-clock-makers\/\">\r\n                            CNC milling for watch and clock makers                    <\/a>\r\n                <\/h2>\r\n                                                                                                                                                                                            <p>In this month\u2019s TimePiece, Frank Boswell describes how to refurbish an automatic device complete for a Rolex cal 1030. Any part reference numbers are taken from the Ebauches SA Technological Dictionary. He writes\u2026 On inspection there are three parts that require replacement. I thought the first challenge was making the<\/p>\r\n                                                                                                                                                        <div class=\"btn-wraper\">\r\n                                    \r\n                                                                            <a href=\"https:\/\/bwcmg.org\/index.php\/2020\/07\/14\/cnc-milling-for-watch-and-clock-makers\/\" class=\"elementskit-btn  whitespace--normal\" >\r\n                                                                                    Continue reading                                        <\/a>\r\n                                                                    <\/div>\r\n                                                    <\/div><!-- .elementskit-post-body END -->\r\n                    <\/div>\r\n                \r\n            <\/div>\r\n                    <div class=\"col-lg-6 col-md-6\">\r\n\r\n                                    <div class=\"elementskit-post-image-card\">\r\n                        <div class=\"elementskit-entry-header\">\r\n                                                            <a href=\"https:\/\/bwcmg.org\/index.php\/2020\/07\/14\/researching-the-guilds-history\/\" class=\"elementskit-entry-thumb\">\r\n                                    <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/bwcmg.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/researching-header.jpg\" alt=\"Researching the Guilds history\">\r\n                                <\/a><!-- .elementskit-entry-thumb END -->\r\n                                                            \r\n                                                    <\/div><!-- .elementskit-entry-header END -->\r\n\r\n                        <div class=\"elementskit-post-body \">\r\n                            \r\n                                                                                                                                                        \r\n                                        \r\n                                                                                                <h2 class=\"entry-title\">\r\n                    <a href=\"https:\/\/bwcmg.org\/index.php\/2020\/07\/14\/researching-the-guilds-history\/\">\r\n                            Researching the Guilds history                    <\/a>\r\n                <\/h2>\r\n                                                                                                                                                                                            <p>The Guild is to fund a small research project into its formation and history after it was found there was little to no information pre-1930s. Although it is known that our organisation was established by Bahne Bonniksen, of Coventry, little more has been recorded about the early days. At the<\/p>\r\n                                                                                                                                                        <div class=\"btn-wraper\">\r\n                                    \r\n                                                                            <a href=\"https:\/\/bwcmg.org\/index.php\/2020\/07\/14\/researching-the-guilds-history\/\" class=\"elementskit-btn  whitespace--normal\" >\r\n                                                                                    Continue reading                                        <\/a>\r\n                                                                    <\/div>\r\n                                                    <\/div><!-- .elementskit-post-body END -->\r\n                    <\/div>\r\n                \r\n            <\/div>\r\n                    <div class=\"col-lg-6 col-md-6\">\r\n\r\n                                    <div class=\"elementskit-post-image-card\">\r\n                        <div class=\"elementskit-entry-header\">\r\n                                                            <a href=\"https:\/\/bwcmg.org\/index.php\/2020\/04\/27\/anordain-enamelling-old-crafts-in-new-hands\/\" class=\"elementskit-entry-thumb\">\r\n                                    <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/bwcmg.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/anOrdain-titlepic-1.jpg\" alt=\"Anordain &#8211; enamelling &#8211; old crafts in new hands\">\r\n                                <\/a><!-- .elementskit-entry-thumb END -->\r\n                                                            \r\n                                                    <\/div><!-- .elementskit-entry-header END -->\r\n\r\n                        <div class=\"elementskit-post-body \">\r\n                            \r\n                                                                                                                                                        \r\n                                        \r\n                                                                                                <h2 class=\"entry-title\">\r\n                    <a href=\"https:\/\/bwcmg.org\/index.php\/2020\/04\/27\/anordain-enamelling-old-crafts-in-new-hands\/\">\r\n                            Anordain &#8211; enamelling &#8211; old crafts in new hands                    <\/a>\r\n                <\/h2>\r\n                                                                                                                                                                                            <p>anOrdain, a vibrant \u2018new\u2019 Glasgow-based watchmaking business, which specialises in making enamel dials in time-honoured tradition, has just received a \u00a360,000 grant to help them expand even further. Founder Lewis Heath opened the Scottish studio five years ago with the plan to make enamel watch dials \u2013 little did he<\/p>\r\n                                                                                                                                                        <div class=\"btn-wraper\">\r\n                                    \r\n                                                                            <a href=\"https:\/\/bwcmg.org\/index.php\/2020\/04\/27\/anordain-enamelling-old-crafts-in-new-hands\/\" class=\"elementskit-btn  whitespace--normal\" >\r\n                                                                                    Continue reading                                        <\/a>\r\n                                                                    <\/div>\r\n                                                    <\/div><!-- .elementskit-post-body END -->\r\n                    <\/div>\r\n                \r\n            <\/div>\r\n                    <div class=\"col-lg-6 col-md-6\">\r\n\r\n                                    <div class=\"elementskit-post-image-card\">\r\n                        <div class=\"elementskit-entry-header\">\r\n                                                            <a href=\"https:\/\/bwcmg.org\/index.php\/2020\/04\/27\/iwc-calibre-jones\/\" class=\"elementskit-entry-thumb\">\r\n                                    <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/bwcmg.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/AVDMIWCBuilding-1.jpg\" alt=\"IWC Calibre Jones\">\r\n                                <\/a><!-- .elementskit-entry-thumb END -->\r\n                                                            \r\n                                                    <\/div><!-- .elementskit-entry-header END -->\r\n\r\n                        <div class=\"elementskit-post-body \">\r\n                            \r\n                                                                                                                                                        \r\n                                        \r\n                                                                                                <h2 class=\"entry-title\">\r\n                    <a href=\"https:\/\/bwcmg.org\/index.php\/2020\/04\/27\/iwc-calibre-jones\/\">\r\n                            IWC Calibre Jones                    <\/a>\r\n                <\/h2>\r\n                                                                                                                                                                                            <p>Calibre Jones watches were the first watches made by the International Watch Company (IWC) and are now around 150 years old, Figure 1. These early models were designed and produced by IWC\u2008founder, Florentine Ariosto Jones, a young American who crossed the Atlantic Ocean to Schaffhausen in 1868. Unusually this medieval<\/p>\r\n                                                                                                                                                        <div class=\"btn-wraper\">\r\n                                    \r\n                                                                            <a href=\"https:\/\/bwcmg.org\/index.php\/2020\/04\/27\/iwc-calibre-jones\/\" class=\"elementskit-btn  whitespace--normal\" >\r\n                                                                                    Continue reading                                        <\/a>\r\n                                                                    <\/div>\r\n                                                    <\/div><!-- .elementskit-post-body END -->\r\n                    <\/div>\r\n                \r\n            <\/div>\r\n                    <div class=\"col-lg-6 col-md-6\">\r\n\r\n                                    <div class=\"elementskit-post-image-card\">\r\n                        <div class=\"elementskit-entry-header\">\r\n                                                            <a href=\"https:\/\/bwcmg.org\/index.php\/2020\/01\/07\/making-the-vfr-timer\/\" class=\"elementskit-entry-thumb\">\r\n                                    <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/bwcmg.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/VFR-Timer-header.jpg\" alt=\"Making the VFR timer\">\r\n                                <\/a><!-- .elementskit-entry-thumb END -->\r\n                                                            \r\n                                                    <\/div><!-- .elementskit-entry-header END -->\r\n\r\n                        <div class=\"elementskit-post-body \">\r\n                            \r\n                                                                                                                                                        \r\n                                        \r\n                                                                                                <h2 class=\"entry-title\">\r\n                    <a href=\"https:\/\/bwcmg.org\/index.php\/2020\/01\/07\/making-the-vfr-timer\/\">\r\n                            Making the VFR timer                    <\/a>\r\n                <\/h2>\r\n                                                                                                                                                                                            <p>A functional hand-made military style chronograph \u2013 Part 1 Introduction Making watches has long been my main interest in horology and although the repair and restoration of watches has been the backbone of my workshop over&nbsp; three decades, it is the creation of timepieces which has captured my interest and<\/p>\r\n                                                                                                                                                        <div class=\"btn-wraper\">\r\n                                    \r\n                                                                            <a href=\"https:\/\/bwcmg.org\/index.php\/2020\/01\/07\/making-the-vfr-timer\/\" class=\"elementskit-btn  whitespace--normal\" >\r\n                                                                                    Continue reading                                        <\/a>\r\n                                                                    <\/div>\r\n                                                    <\/div><!-- .elementskit-post-body END -->\r\n                    <\/div>\r\n                \r\n            <\/div>\r\n                    <div class=\"col-lg-6 col-md-6\">\r\n\r\n                                    <div class=\"elementskit-post-image-card\">\r\n                        <div class=\"elementskit-entry-header\">\r\n                                                            <a href=\"https:\/\/bwcmg.org\/index.php\/2019\/12\/19\/a-message-from-the-guild-president-jools-holland-obe-2\/\" class=\"elementskit-entry-thumb\">\r\n                                    <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/bwcmg.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/JoolsHolland-Casual.png\" alt=\"A message from the Guild president Jools Holland OBE\">\r\n                                <\/a><!-- .elementskit-entry-thumb END -->\r\n                                                            \r\n                                                    <\/div><!-- .elementskit-entry-header END -->\r\n\r\n                        <div class=\"elementskit-post-body \">\r\n                            \r\n                                                                                                                                                        \r\n                                        \r\n                                                                                                <h2 class=\"entry-title\">\r\n                    <a href=\"https:\/\/bwcmg.org\/index.php\/2019\/12\/19\/a-message-from-the-guild-president-jools-holland-obe-2\/\">\r\n                            A message from the Guild president Jools Holland OBE                    <\/a>\r\n                <\/h2>\r\n                                                                                                                                                                                            <p>Enjoy yourself &#8230; it\u2019s later than you think! Well another year has flown by with lightening speed and, as we look forward to 2020, I would like to take this opportunity of wishing all Guild members, new and old, a very merry Christmas and a peaceful and prosperous new year.<\/p>\r\n                                                                                                                                                        <div class=\"btn-wraper\">\r\n                                    \r\n                                                                            <a href=\"https:\/\/bwcmg.org\/index.php\/2019\/12\/19\/a-message-from-the-guild-president-jools-holland-obe-2\/\" class=\"elementskit-btn  whitespace--normal\" >\r\n                                                                                    Continue reading                                        <\/a>\r\n                                                                    <\/div>\r\n                                                    <\/div><!-- .elementskit-post-body END -->\r\n                    <\/div>\r\n                \r\n            <\/div>\r\n                    <div class=\"col-lg-6 col-md-6\">\r\n\r\n                                    <div class=\"elementskit-post-image-card\">\r\n                        <div class=\"elementskit-entry-header\">\r\n                                                            <a href=\"https:\/\/bwcmg.org\/index.php\/2019\/11\/19\/hong-kong-watch-clock-fair-celebrates-a-first\/\" class=\"elementskit-entry-thumb\">\r\n                                    <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/bwcmg.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/AHCI-Members.jpg\" alt=\"Hong Kong watch clock fair celebrates a first\">\r\n                                <\/a><!-- .elementskit-entry-thumb END -->\r\n                                                            \r\n                                                    <\/div><!-- .elementskit-entry-header END -->\r\n\r\n                        <div class=\"elementskit-post-body \">\r\n                            \r\n                                                                                                                                                        \r\n                                        \r\n                                                                                                <h2 class=\"entry-title\">\r\n                    <a href=\"https:\/\/bwcmg.org\/index.php\/2019\/11\/19\/hong-kong-watch-clock-fair-celebrates-a-first\/\">\r\n                            Hong Kong watch clock fair celebrates a first                    <\/a>\r\n                <\/h2>\r\n                                                                                                                                                                                            <p>Acad\u00e9mie Horlog\u00e8re des Cr\u00e9ateurs Ind\u00e9pendants (AHCI) join exhibitors at the September fair. The 38th Hong Kong Watch and Clock Fair (HKW&amp;CF) opened from 3 &#8211; 7 September, 2019 in the Hong Kong Convention &amp; Exhibition Centre on the edge of beautiful Victoria Harbour. As the biggest timepiece exhibitor in the<\/p>\r\n                                                                                                                                                        <div class=\"btn-wraper\">\r\n                                    \r\n                                                                            <a href=\"https:\/\/bwcmg.org\/index.php\/2019\/11\/19\/hong-kong-watch-clock-fair-celebrates-a-first\/\" class=\"elementskit-btn  whitespace--normal\" >\r\n                                                                                    Continue reading                                        <\/a>\r\n                                                                    <\/div>\r\n                                                    <\/div><!-- .elementskit-post-body END -->\r\n                    <\/div>\r\n                \r\n            <\/div>\r\n                <\/div>\r\n       <\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-50a51d5c elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"50a51d5c\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;ekit_has_onepagescroll_dot&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-16664882\" data-id=\"16664882\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-72655b4b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"72655b4b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\"><p>\u00a9 2021 British Watch &amp; Clock Makers Guild.<\/p>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/pinkdragon.co.uk\" target=\"_blank\" style=\"color:pink\">Designed by PD <\/a><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Supporting the British Watch and Clock Industry for Over 100 Years. 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