NAWCC CHAPTER 87
Our Members
Micah Tasker travels the country buying out retiring watchmakers and jewelers as a vintage watch dealer. His interest started when some family heirloom watches were passed down to him in the 1980’s, which piqued his interest in collecting vintage wrist watches. When laid off in 2008 in the automotive industry, Micah took the opportunity to change careers by making his hobby of collecting watches his business, The Vintage Watch Man.
Micah has become actively involved in Horology as a volunteer at the American Watch & Clock Museum for their “Watch Identification Day.” He is the current President of NAWCC Chapter #87 Greater Massachusetts, and has recently been nominated to the NAWCC Board of Directors, and is a member of the Massachusetts Watchmakers & Clockmakers Association.
Chris Carey was taught watch repair as a boy by his grandfather, Pat Caruso, a watchmaker at Waltham Watch. In 1993 he opened his own clock and watch repair shop, Watertown Watch and Clock, and now operates the shop with his wife, Christine, in Waltham, Massachusetts.
Chris has served as the Secretary for AWCI, he is a member of the Massachusetts WatchmakersClockmakers Association, The Greater Boston Watch and Clock Collectors, NAWCC Chapter 87, and currently serves as the President of NAWCC New England Chapter 8. Beware: his family is sick of hearing him talk about watches and clocks, so he is happy to have found a new audience through Zoom.
Denis Carignan is a watchmaker and owner of Carignan Watch Company in Belmont, NH, for almost 30 years, specializing in the restoration and service of vintage, luxury, and antique mechanical timepieces. His technical practice includes full movement overhauls, escapement and gear-train repair, fabrication of discontinued components, precision case restoration, and micro laser welding for structural correction.
His workshop is equipped for lathe work, jeweling, bushing, laser welding, dial refinishing, electroplating, and custom part fabrication. Denis frequently collaborates with fellow watchmakers and clockmakers, providing specialized skills and restoration support for projects requiring high-precision machining or detailed aesthetic reconstruction. www.cwrnh.com