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NAWCC Annual Craft Competition
Classes of Competition

Competition Rules | Results of the 2007 competition | 2008 Entry Form available soon


In recognition of the wide variety of skills associated with horological craftsmanship and the importance of comparing like skills, there are 24 distinct competitive classes. A noncompetitive Class 23 will designate items submitted for exhibit only

Description of Classes

Class 1.

SINGLE-TRAIN CLOCK MOVEMENTS— METAL: Movements with metal plates and wheels.

Class 2.

TWO/THREE-TRAIN MOVEMENTS— METAL: Movements with metal plates and wheels.

Class 3.

CLOCK MOVEMENTS—WOOD: Movements with wooden plates and wheels

Class 4.

COMPLICATED CLOCK MOVEMENTS: Orrery, astronomical, etc

Class 5.

EXPERIMENTAL TIMEPIECE DESIGNS: This class is meant to explore new concepts, new designs, and new applications for accurate time pieces.

Class 6.

WOOD CLOCK CASES—SOLID OR VENEERED: May be original designs or copies, but no kits.

Class 7.

OTHER MATERIAL CLOCK CASES: Stone, glass, papier-mâché, metal, etc.

Class 8.

WATCH MOVEMENTS: Any size or style.

Class 9.

WATCH CASES—ANY MATERIAL: pocket watch, pendant watch, or wristwatch

Class 10.

WATCH RESTORATION: Item must be documented with photos or drawings to show condition when project began. Photos or drawings as work progressed must accompany the entry. Entry must be restored to its original condition. Any part of the restoration not performed by the entrant must be noted. Misrepresentation will result in rejection or disqualification

Class 11.

AUTHENTIC REPLICA CASES: Accurate, de tailed reproduction of an old handmade or factory-produced clock case of any material. A photo or accurate drawing of the original must accompany the entry

Class 12.

AUTHENTIC REPLICA CLOCKS: Entire clocks, constructed by the entrant, that authentically duplicates every detail of both the case and the movement of an old handmade or factory-produced clock. A photo or accurate drawing of the original must accompany the entry.

Class 13.

CLOCK RESTORATION: Same as Class 10.

Class 14.

PAINTED DIALS: Completely hand decorated, including numerals, time-track, and embellishments of all kinds, with or without gold leaf.

Class 15.

REVERSE PAINTING ON GLASS: Clock tablets, throat pieces, dials, or other elements made of glass, on the back side of which an illustration and/or design has been applied, using paint and/or gold leaf.

Class 16.

STENCIL BRONZING: Wood columns (pairs), top splats, glass tablets, or other glass elements that have been decorated by the use of varnish, stencils, and bronze powders

Class 17.

GOLD LEAFING: Horological components that have been decorated by the application of gold leaf. Only the gold leaf work will be judged.

Class 18.

PAINTED CASE DECORATION: Application of hand-painted decoration to the surface of a case such as an iron front, papier-mâché, chinoiserie, porcelain, etc. Old or new cases may be used. Only the painting will be judged.

Class 19.

WOOD CARVING: All or significant elements of any horological device created by the carving of wood. Entries may be submitted separately or as parts of an assembly. Only the carving will be judged

Class 20.

METAL ENGRAVING AND DECORATIVE METAL PARTS: The decorating of any metal part or parts of a horological device by the incising of designs and/or legends, i.e., dials, plates, bridges, cocks, hands, bobs, weight shells, etc. Only the engraving will be judged. Handmade decorative elements of horological devices made entirely by the entrant, i.e., bezels, finials, bobs, bosses, feet, hands, etc. When the parts are cast, the original handmade pattern must be submitted with the finished piece. Casting made by using another casting as the pattern will not be accepted.

Class 21.

HOROLOGICAL TOOLS—NEW OR REPRODUCTIONS: Tools used for the making and/or repair of horological devices. Entry must be capable of performing the intended work and may be an original tool conceived by the entrant or may be a copy (either exact or in function) of an existing tool.

Class 22

HOROLOGICAL NOVELTIES: Items, or groups of items forming a whole, that relate to horology but do not fit into another class of the competition.

Class 23.

EXHIBITION ONLY: Examples of handcrafted horological work that are not entered into the competition. This class may include, but is not limited to, entries that have earned awards in earlier competitions. It may also include items made by members or former members of NAWCC other than the person submitting them for exhibit.

Class 24.

CHAPTER CLOCK RESTORATION: Items must be documented with photos or drawings to show condition when project began and subsequent progression. Entry must be restored to its original condition. Any part of the restoration not performed by chapter members must be noted. A minimum of three chapter members must perform restoration activities as shown on the application.

Class 25

INSTITUTIONAL AND PUBLIC CLOCK RESTORATION: Same as Class 24 with special display criteria. See Special Entry Form

See Also: Rules

Last Updated:  December 07, 2006  

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