This will be an exciting repeat of the 2024 inaugural NAWCC New England Regional Meeting at the Everett Arena, Concord, New Hampshire! The Mart opens Friday morning at 9 AM. for NAWCC members and guests. There is easy access - just 30 seconds off of I-93 in Concord NH, Exit 14 onto NH-9 East. The modern Arena venue features ample free parking, easy ground-level entrance, and a snack bar in addition to the wide-open Mart area. In addition, there is no sales tax in New Hampshire!
Prior to the Mart, the Regional is happy to present a pre-Mart special introductory small-group watch-repair class on Thursday, April 24, 2025. Led in the host-hotel, Comfort Inn, meeting room, by Chapter 8 and AWCI affiliated Jack Kurdzionak, the workshop will be a “Make It and Take It” introduction to watches where eight students will disassemble, reassemble, and take with them a watch.
On Thursday evening, April 24, 2025, from 6:00 PM to 8:30 PM, the Regional will host an education program and pizza social at the Kimball Jenkins Carriage House just a short distance away at 266. N. Main St. in downtown Concord. Pre-registration is required. Well-known horologist and speaker Steve Sanborn will offer an informative and entertaining lecture: "New Hampshire Clock Salad".
On Friday, the member Mart runs from 9:00 AM to 4:00 PM. In the evening, participants can enjoy an optional special buffet dinner at 6 PM at The Common Man restaurant at 1 Gulf Street. Pre-registration is also required. An after-dinner lecture by Andy Dervan, well-known Bulletin author, on "Richard Cranch, self-taught intellectual and Colonial Watch Maker - His Horological Correspondence" will cap the evening.
The Saturday Mart, 8 AM to noon, is open to the public and offers free, "Roadshow"-style information, but not appraisals, about attendees' old clocks and watches.
Saturday, from noon to 4:00 PM, Schmitt-Horan & Co. will host an Auction preview and reception at their facility which is a short, 25-minute, drive to 80 Raymond Road, Candia, NH.
Once again, our host hotel is the popular Comfort Inn, ten minutes away at 71 Hall Street, Concord, NH. A discount rate of $115 per night is available via our special online link or by calling 877-424-6423 and requesting the NAWCC special price.
For more information, email Regional Meeting Co-Chairs Chris Carey at watrtwn@aol.com or bell-time@comcast.net.