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www.khwcc.ch has been UPDATED.

Dear all,

We have updated our centre website again.

These are some of the changes :

1. Fullskill course outline is now available on the home page.

2. Under Spec Courses, all course offered and prospectus are available to download.

3. The " Friends " page has been updated with Bergeon and Zenith added.

4. Under "news", we have an abstract of the chinese article which Henrik appeared in.

Henrik in print ...

This is quite exciting ! Henrik has his picture featured in an article from a chinese watch magazine ( 精表 ）.... 

Chinese readers, look out for it in the November/December issue !

To see it in its full glory, click here for the PDF version of the article.

Visit to the Musée international d'horlogerie de la Chaux-de-Fonds

Because of the  Journées de la Métropole Horlogère, we were at the La Chaux de Fonds Museum of Horology over the weekend to look around. Here are some of the pictures of the visit. The JMH is a yearly event that is held in La Chaux-de-Fonds to showcase watchmaking of the surrounding areas. If you're ever passing by, you should drop in for a visit to the museum. 

A Rolex creation.

A pocket on display in one of the many hanging domes in the museum.

This is the sight that greets you after you pass the ticket counter.

Its actually a really nice museum. Exhibits are well presented and very informative.

Some pocket watches on display in the museum.

The craftsmanship of watchmakers in the La Chaux de fonds area.

GP Tourbillon.

Wei, our UN Fondation student having a laugh. The machine reminded him of a BBQ contraption which is used in China.

The MIH market. There were many vintage and antique watches on display and for sale.

Haggling with the different sellers.

Mr Antoine Simonin, WOSTEP founder was spotted at the market. His booth offered horological books and antique watches for sale.

Business concluded ! The sure smile of a good deal ! 

Iceland calling ...

Bjork, Sigur Ros and the volcano that got most of us stuck over Easter 2 years ago .... 

The things that put Iceland on the world map ...

And of course, Icelandic watchmaking.

Robert's father dropped in on the school when he was in Switzerland for a visit. Robert hails from a watchmaking family that spans 3 generations and they really know things great and small about watchmaking ...

If you want to know more about the Michelsen's, visit their homepage at http://www.swiss.is/ 

From one watchmaker to the other ...

If you're wondering what they were staring at, it was Robert. A father's pride ...

Little Robbie looks on as his father inspects the finishing on our 6498 project ...

Michelsen Duo ...

The meticulous eye of a seasoned watchmaker ...

Terms and conditions ?

Sometimes, there are so many terms and names that its confusing. What am i talking about here ? Read the entry below in Timezone.com on watchmaking education ! Henrik drafted a reply to someone's question on the term "micro" in micro-mechanics. 

http://forums.timezone.com/index.php?t=msg&th=1707496&rid=0#msg_5893429

The Poe

It will be found, in fact, that the ingenious are always fanciful, and the truly imaginative never otherwise than analytic.

We loved with a love that was more than love. 

In one case out of a hundred a point is excessively discussed because it is obscure; in the ninety-nine remaining it is obscure because it is excessively discussed. 

All that we see or seem is but a dream within a dream.

Deep into that darkness peering, long I stood there, wondering, fearing, doubting, dreaming dreams no mortal ever dared to dream before. .....

Said, 

Edgar Allen Poe