The Institute is proud of its Horological Journal, which is the oldest technical journal in the world, having been published without a break since September 1858.
	A copy of HJ is sent to every member each month, and contains a wealth of news and information of interest to horology enthusiasts. We try to maintain a good balance of articles in each issue, covering clocks, watches, turret clocks and electric timepieces in articles that may be theoretical, practical or both. Download a copy of the Institute's HJ policy.
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February 2012 Digest

Hello and welcome to the February 2012 issue of the Horological Journal.
In this month’s edition you will find an even wider variety of articles, news and reviews than usual.
Jim Arnfield FBHI has written about ‘A Skeleton Clock by Roskell of Liverpool’, which is accompanied by some superb photographs.
Alan Midleton looks at ‘American Clocks’, reviewing two of the latest books, while Colin Andrew and John Thornton take a trip down memory lane in their study of ‘Samuel Deacon and his Watches’.
Also included is the story of a very unusual (and modern) longcase by Mark Dunham, a study on ‘Recoil and Isochronism’ by Peter Hastings, information on ‘Buying a Lathe’ by John Moorhouse MBHI, as well as a report on the features and movement design issues on ‘A 1980s Omega Geneve Watch’ by Richard French.
Added to this is the usual Helping Hand, After the DLC and Auction Round Up, branch reports, news, seminar information and horological calendar.
Have a good month.

Jayne Hall, HJ Editor