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.
The 'Letters' pages provide a great opportunity for discussion and debate, whilst 'Branch Reports' provide updates of local activities, and regular 'Bench Views' illustrate life from the bench of a clockmaker and a watchmaker. Click here for our latest Article of the Month - a taste of what you can expect to see every month in HJ! You can also download a full sample copy of HJ from a few months ago.

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February 2010 Digest

Welcome to February’s Horological Journal which, as always, is packed with a wide range of articles and stories for everyone interested in clocks and watches.
On the cover we feature a stunning new watch design from Montblanc, which is a collaboration between horologists Johnny Girardin and Franck Orny. You can find out more about the project, run by the Institut Minerva de Recherche en Haute Horologerie, under the watchful eye of Montblanc, which offers financial and technical support to talented young watchmakers to help them explore new ideas and establish their own businesses.
If you didn’t manage to get along to the annual Dingwall-Beloe lecture this year, don’t worry. David Poole FBHI went and reports on the fascinating lecture ‘Made in England  - House clock production in the 20th Century’ by John Glanville.
Also in this month’s HJ, James Buxton concludes his Epicyclic Adventure, while Colin Andrew asks the question ‘The Numbers Men – How Many?’ – an article looking at provincial clockmakers who numbered their clocks.
John Moorhouse MBHI is busy ‘Machining Endless Screws’, while Rex Swensen, from Australia, reveals for the first time his detailed dynamic and experimental study on Escape Wheel Inertia.
Hans F Reinhardt from Switzerland provides a pictorial look at a different design for the Ferguson Paradox, in a follow up to Ian Coote’s and James Donnelly’s three part series in HJ last year. Added to that we have all the usuals – a lively letters page, branch reports, horological calendar and the Helping Hand series.
Enjoy!

Jayne Hall, HJ Editor