Students' Stories
 From a very early age, I was interested in what makes mechanical things tick; no pun intended! I have always attributed it to my German-Swiss heritage. My secondary school training was as a machinist at the Johnson Technical Institute in Scranton, PA. With this background I developed a great admiration for fine, intricate machinery.
Upon retiring, I started collecting clocks, but learned very quickly that getting and keeping a collection in working condition made clock collecting a somewhat expensive hobby. Fortunately, while surfing the net on general clock information, I stumbled across the National Association of Watch and Clock Collectors website and saw that the School of Horology offered a one-week course for hobbyists. Over a period of about two and a half years I completed all the school courses and graduated in October of 2003. For the past year I’ve been building up a small vintage clock repair business in the Scranton area. As it turns out, I am busy enough that the business, thankfully, is augmenting my retirement income. I have always had a little dream tucked away in the back of my mind to own and run a machine shop of sorts. The clock courses at the School of Horology have given me the training and impetus to realize the attainment of this dream! Back to Student Stories | 
