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rfnuts

Wed, Mar 7, 2018 12:23 AM

Bill Scolnik's Clocks:
http://www.precisionclocks.com/index.html

The (non mechanical) standards lab:
http://www.precisionclocks.com/wpimages/wpe1967732_06.png

Adrian

Bill Scolnik's Clocks: http://www.precisionclocks.com/index.html The (non mechanical) standards lab: http://www.precisionclocks.com/wpimages/wpe1967732_06.png Adrian

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Tom Van Baak

Wed, Mar 7, 2018 1:12 AM

Hi Adrian,

FYI -- Bill's also a long-time member of time-nuts. And he's also one of the reasons there is a time-nuts group. In the mid 90's I met Bill (and also Corby) through classified ads in Nuts & Volts magazine. Long story, but it was then that I learned it was "ok" to be interested in both vintage mechanical / pendulum clocks and also modern quartz / atomic clocks. His pendulum clocks are world-class masterpieces and his home atomic time lab was the inspiration for mine.

From my perspective most historical, horological, mechanical watch & clock people are shy (or even dismissive) of anything electronic. Similarly, most electronic timekeeping people are ignorant (or even dismissive) of the wonderful world of precision mechanical timekeeping. So there's only a small subset of people who bridge that gap. Bill is one of them. If you're interested in modern mechanical timekeeping, please subscribe to HSN (Horological Science Newsletter) via http://www.hsn161.com

If you have any questions for Bill, I'm sure he'd be happy to answer them.

/tvb

----- Original Message -----
From: "rfnuts" rfnuts@arcor.de
To: time-nuts@febo.com
Sent: Tuesday, March 06, 2018 4:23 PM
Subject: [time-nuts] Mechanical Precision Clocks

Bill Scolnik's Clocks:
http://www.precisionclocks.com/index.html

The (non mechanical) standards lab:
http://www.precisionclocks.com/wpimages/wpe1967732_06.png

Adrian

Hi Adrian, FYI -- Bill's also a long-time member of time-nuts. And he's also one of the reasons there is a time-nuts group. In the mid 90's I met Bill (and also Corby) through classified ads in Nuts & Volts magazine. Long story, but it was then that I learned it was "ok" to be interested in both vintage mechanical / pendulum clocks and also modern quartz / atomic clocks. His pendulum clocks are world-class masterpieces and his home atomic time lab was the inspiration for mine. >From my perspective most historical, horological, mechanical watch & clock people are shy (or even dismissive) of anything electronic. Similarly, most electronic timekeeping people are ignorant (or even dismissive) of the wonderful world of precision mechanical timekeeping. So there's only a small subset of people who bridge that gap. Bill is one of them. If you're interested in modern mechanical timekeeping, please subscribe to HSN (Horological Science Newsletter) via http://www.hsn161.com If you have any questions for Bill, I'm sure he'd be happy to answer them. /tvb ----- Original Message ----- From: "rfnuts" <rfnuts@arcor.de> To: <time-nuts@febo.com> Sent: Tuesday, March 06, 2018 4:23 PM Subject: [time-nuts] Mechanical Precision Clocks > Bill Scolnik's Clocks: > http://www.precisionclocks.com/index.html > > The (non mechanical) standards lab: > http://www.precisionclocks.com/wpimages/wpe1967732_06.png > > Adrian

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jimlux

Wed, Mar 7, 2018 1:27 AM

On 3/6/18 5:12 PM, Tom Van Baak wrote:

Hi Adrian,

FYI -- Bill's also a long-time member of time-nuts. And he's also one of the reasons there is a time-nuts group. In the mid 90's I met Bill (and also Corby) through classified ads in Nuts & Volts magazine. Long story, but it was then that I learned it was "ok" to be interested in both vintage mechanical / pendulum clocks and also modern quartz / atomic clocks. His pendulum clocks are world-class masterpieces and his home atomic time lab was the inspiration for mine.

From my perspective most historical, horological, mechanical watch & clock people are shy (or even dismissive) of anything electronic. Similarly, most electronic timekeeping people are ignorant (or even dismissive) of the wonderful world of precision mechanical timekeeping. So there's only a small subset of people who bridge that gap. Bill is one of them. If you're interested in modern mechanical timekeeping, please subscribe to HSN (Horological Science Newsletter) via http://www.hsn161.com

If you have any questions for Bill, I'm sure he'd be happy to answer them.

So, where's the ADEV plot for Bill's Q1,Q2, and Q3?

On 3/6/18 5:12 PM, Tom Van Baak wrote: > Hi Adrian, > > FYI -- Bill's also a long-time member of time-nuts. And he's also one of the reasons there is a time-nuts group. In the mid 90's I met Bill (and also Corby) through classified ads in Nuts & Volts magazine. Long story, but it was then that I learned it was "ok" to be interested in both vintage mechanical / pendulum clocks and also modern quartz / atomic clocks. His pendulum clocks are world-class masterpieces and his home atomic time lab was the inspiration for mine. > > From my perspective most historical, horological, mechanical watch & clock people are shy (or even dismissive) of anything electronic. Similarly, most electronic timekeeping people are ignorant (or even dismissive) of the wonderful world of precision mechanical timekeeping. So there's only a small subset of people who bridge that gap. Bill is one of them. If you're interested in modern mechanical timekeeping, please subscribe to HSN (Horological Science Newsletter) via http://www.hsn161.com > > If you have any questions for Bill, I'm sure he'd be happy to answer them. > So, where's the ADEV plot for Bill's Q1,Q2, and Q3?

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William H. Fite

Wed, Mar 7, 2018 3:44 AM

Mr. Scolnik is very well known in mechanical clock circles.

On Tuesday, March 6, 2018, rfnuts rfnuts@arcor.de wrote:

Bill Scolnik's Clocks:
http://www.precisionclocks.com/index.html

The (non mechanical) standards lab:
http://www.precisionclocks.com/wpimages/wpe1967732_06.png

Adrian

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Mr. Scolnik is very well known in mechanical clock circles. On Tuesday, March 6, 2018, rfnuts <rfnuts@arcor.de> wrote: > Bill Scolnik's Clocks: > http://www.precisionclocks.com/index.html > > The (non mechanical) standards lab: > http://www.precisionclocks.com/wpimages/wpe1967732_06.png > > Adrian > _______________________________________________ > time-nuts mailing list -- time-nuts@febo.com > To unsubscribe, go to https://www.febo.com/cgi-bin/ > mailman/listinfo/time-nuts > and follow the instructions there. > -- Patriotism is supporting your country all the time, and your government when it deserves it. --Mark Twain We may be surprised at the people we find in heaven. God has a soft spot for sinners. His standards are quite low. --Desmond Tutu

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