The Horological Society of New York will hold its first Australian courses since 2020 in Melbourne on October 30–November 1, 2026, hosted by Time+Tide, and Sydney on November 21–22, hosted by HODINKEE. Each four-hour session accommodates eight students, who will disassemble and reassemble an ETA 6497 mechanical movement. No prior experience is required.
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The Horological Society of New York’s return to Australia brings hands-on watchmaking education back to Melbourne and Sydney for its first courses there since 2020. Hosted by Time+Tide in Melbourne on October 30–November 1, 2026, and HODINKEE in Sydney on November 21–22, each four-hour session will give eight students the opportunity to disassemble and reassemble an ETA 6497 movement, with no prior experience required. Alongside that practical introduction, the history of chatelaines offers a reminder that watch-wearing has taken forms far beyond the wrist. Emerging around 1707, these waist-hung accessories carried watches, keys and other small objects, combining utility with displays of social standing among upper-class women. Their present name dates only to 1828, while the broader tradition of women’s waist-worn watches may reach back to the 17th century.
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Chatelaines emerged around 1707 as waist-hung jewelry with chains carrying watches, keys and other small objects, although their present name dates to 1828. Worn by upper-class women, these elaborate accessories served practical purposes while displaying social standing, forming part of a watch-wearing tradition that may date to the 17th century.
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- Melbourne courses begin, running through November 1; Sydney courses follow November 21–22. — source story