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Internet Horology Club 185™ is a Non-Profit Educational Organization founded in May of 2002 operating under the laws of the State of Ohio and the United States of America. We are the independent, non-affiliated, always polite and "Family-Friendly" place for Watch and Clock Collectors, the worlds only truly independent watch and clock club. You can join us and participate fully in the Internet Horology Club 185™ for a $12.00 annual donation without having to be a member of any other group or association.

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We cannot always guarantee the accuracy, completeness or usefulness of any posting and we are not responsible for content. All postings on the IHC185 Discussion Site™ express the views of the author, not necessarily those of the Internet Horology Club 185, any officer or appointee thereof, any other person or entity. Due to the real-time nature of our site, it is not possible for us to review every posting or confirm the validity of all information before it appears. Anyone who objects to a posting or the content thereof is encouraged to contact us as soon as possible at "ihc185@roadrunner.com" which is our eMail address. We have the ability to remove objectionable postings and we will make every effort to take appropriate action and to do so within a reasonable period of time, once we determine that removal is necessary or advisable. However this is a manual process, so please realize we may not be able to edit or delete a posting immediately.

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