Chapter 107 History
The Diablo Valley Chapter, 107, was chartered in 1978 and again in 2009.
See the "Resources" tab for the following information.
The 1978 and 2009 charters and a list of charter members
List of officers - past and present
By-laws
Back issues of the "Bulletin" which is published prior to each meeting (full issues in pdf format)
Library catalog, books, videos, and tools, available for the use of chapter members
Selected presentations that were not video recorded can be viewed in pdf format
Past Meetings
Beginning in 2014 most programs have been recorded and are available in the chapter’s video library.
August Meetings: Picnic and White Elephant Sale (proceeds go to the Chapter).
December Meetings: Holiday Luncheon and Auction (proceeds go to the seller).
2020
February: Show and Tell
April: Cancelled
June: Cancelled
August: Cancelled
October: Cancelled
December: Cancelled
Movie Nights at the Russ residence - “Affordable Time: America’s Contribution” by Chris Bailey..
2019
February: Price Russ - An Introduction to Timing Clocks and Watches
April: Richard Hatch - Basics of French Polishing
June: Picnic and White Elephant Auction. Auction proceeds to the chapter. Location to be published in the June Chapter Bulletin.
August: Bob Simon - Marine Master ClocksBob Simon - Marine Master Clocks
October: Ernie Lopez - My 50Years of Collection and Update on the West Coast Watch & Clock Museum.
December: Holiday Luncheon and Auction. Auction proceeds go to the seller.
Movie Nights: Movie Nights:
March 17 at the Russ residence - “Musee International D’Horlogerie” and “Measuring Time Accurately Over 250 Years” lecture by Jonathan Betts former senior curator Greenwich.
2018
February: Max Nesbet - Carriage Clocks and How to Repair Them.
April: William White - Manufacturing Watch Crystals
June: Price Russ – Harboring a Horological Ménage a Trois in the Family Room
August: Picnic and White Elephant Auction. Auction proceeds go to the chapter.
October: Cort Moore – Horological Ephemera
December: Holiday Luncheon and Auction. Auction proceeds go to the seller.
Movie Nights: Movie Nights:
April 18 at the Heather Farm Club Room - A Detailed Study of H4
November 14 at the Russ Residence - The Ted Crom Collection
2017
February: Jerry Konicek - Repairing Wooden Cases
April: David Walter - Precision Pendulum Timekeeping
June: Mike Dobry - W. D. Clement and his lathes
October: Niles Kynett - Early English Verge Watches
Movie Night: September 13 - "The Watchmaker's Apprentice". Heather Farm Club House
2016
February: Bob Simon – Clocks and Watches from the British Museum and Other Museums
April: Price Russ – W. H. Shortt and His Free Pendulum Clock
June: David Weisbart – Music in Clocks and Clocks in Music
October: John Koepke – Time Service and the Clocks of the Lick Observatory
2015
February: Video on the West Coast Clock and Watch Museum and discussion of its possible relocation
April: Bob Simon - Railroad Operation's Other Clocks
June: Gene Corriden -Tower Clocks
October: Julia Geist (Docent, Museum of Fine Arts) - Breguet: Art and Innovation in Watch Making
November: Tour of Breguet exhibit at the Museum of Fine Arts, San Francisco
2014
February: John Koepke - Horological Tools
April: Vault Bob Simon - Timer Locks
June: Vince Angell-Alarm Clocks
October: Julia Mueller - Character Watches
2013
February: Alan Bloore - Synchronized School Clocks
April: Bob Simon - Unusual Master Clocks
June: John Koepke - Walnut Parlor Clocks of the 1870s (on web site in pdf format)
October: Jim Haubert - Enhancing Your Own Creativity and Applying It to Tool and Clock Making (on web site in pdf format)
2012
February: Two Free Tall Case Clocks by Dorian Clair. (on web site in pdf format)
April: Don DeMarcus - Junghans Swingers and Repairing Pot Metal Statues
June: Ron Bechler - Introduction to Watch Timing
October: Jim Herold - Carriage Clocks
2011
February: CSI*: Walnut Creek by Lois Naye and Price Russ (*Clock Story Investigation). (on web site in pdf format)
April: Bob Wahrer - Clocks in the Forbidden City (on web site in pdf format)
June: Rick Hubble - Gearing Up for a Challenge: The Story of Making a Gear Cutter from a Box of Old Parts (on web site in pdf format)
October: Show and Tell by the membership. (on web site in pdf format)
2010
February: Price Russ - Early Concepts in Timekeeping: Time without Gears (on web site in pdf format)
April: Willard House and Clock Museum (video)
June: Chip Kumparak - Cleaning and Reconditioning Clock Case Finishes Using Spruce-It-Up
October: Jay Taylor - Swiss Family Taylor: Alameda to Villeret and Back