I am a watchmaker in Baltimore who specializes in mechanical aircraft clocks
for collectors. I could do something useful and make
my services known to owners and restorers of vintage aircraft. While I can
arrange to have clocks needing certification (non-experimental aircraft) sent
to a licensed repair facility that would then contract with me, I prefer to
look to the owners of exempt aircraft first.

My question is, where should I advertise? I just joined EAA to get the
magazine and will likely take the Vintage and Warbird mags as well. I have
no clue if these mags have classified ads and display ads are not practical
for my service.

We are all "experimental" and we sure are "collectors" so don't limit yourself.


Ask the question, just that, on this forum: Which airplanes must have a
certified clock? Instrument flying would be my guess, but ask.

Type clubs. All type clubs I have ever accessed would like to know of the
capability, limitations, and prices for overhaul.
Examples;
Cessna170.com (I think)
Cessna140.com (I know)
http://www.cessna120-140.org/ (I know)

If you go to those sites, you can arrange to discuss ads and such in
newsletters and/or on-screen.

Most have a search function and you can type in "clock" and find the strings
where the question was raised as to where to send them. You can append a new
message to the string and that will show up as "new" item in the forums.

Trade-A-Plane has both a widely read twice a month printing, and is THE place
most owners go to find out where to get something done. Note, especially, the
instrument outfits, some of whom would like to have a resource like yours.

List what you can do. Do you have the lamps for the mil-spec WWII clocks?

I have one by my elbow that does not run long anymore, but its a nice friend to
have. Its an aerosonic 8-day clock with the weirdest arrangement of the timer
portion reset...beyond my fixing for sure, and has (memory) three volt lamps
inside with a power connector to them.

Neal