Below are a few awards and kind words that bear testimony to David Walters achievements in the world of horology.

1987- NAWCC National Convention,

First Prize in Class 1: Single Train Clock Movements category for his Skeletonized Jewelers Regulator, and-

First Prize in Class 6: Original Movement Designs for his Great Wheel Skeleton Clock.

2002- A David Walter clock earned him several awards at the National Association of Watch and Clock Collectors (NAWCC) annual Crafts Contest.

2002- NAWCC National Convention,

First Prize in Class 1: Single-Train Clock Movement-Metal, for his year-run great wheel skeleton clock. He won an additional-

First Prize in Class 4: Complicated Clock Movement for his version of an Austrian Laterndl Uhr. This clock was also awarded the Peoples Choice Award.

David Walter is honored to be associated with the following organizations

Fellow of The British Horological Institute.

Member of the National Association of Watch and Clock Collectors.

Member of the Horological Guild of Australia.

Member of the American Watchmakers - Clockmakers Institute

C.E. Beacham III, award-winning clock-maker:

I know fine clocks when I see them and also know many craftsmen but honestly feel David Walter is the best clockmaker alive today. In America there are a few really great craftsmen in the field of horology. But, David Walter makes us all look like beginners.

Michael Harding, former CEO of Sinclair Harding & Co., Fellow of the British Horological Institute and a clockmaking veteran of 30 years:

I first became aware of David Walters work over twenty years ago from an illustration in the Horological Journal (magazine of the B.H.I.). I at once realized that whoever designed and built this clock would become a formidable competitor, and so it has proved. In my opinion after a lifetime in this field, David Walter ranks among the top five clockmakers in the world.

Herbert A. Gold, an accomplished and avid horologist who has designed timing systems for NASA moon probes:

David Walter, without a doubt, is the finest clockmaker practicing the art today. I would even say that he ranks highly with the best makers of the past.

To the uninitiated what I say may appear to be overblown hyperbole. But I have studied the work of practically every significant living clockmaker and the work of most of the great past makers and I can honestly say that the work of David Walter is as good as any of them and far better than most. This mans work has made a significant contribution to the art and science of clockmaking and it will be appreciated for generations to come.

John G. Kirk, Ph.D, owner of a clock gear company and collector:

Mr. Walter is one of only a handful of people on the planet who can design and manufacture mechanical clocks of the very highest order of horological design ingenuity, quality of craftsmanship, and esthetic perfection.

Jay Foreman, accomplished watch and clockmaker:

David is without a doubt, and without any equivocation, the finest craftsman I have ever had the privilege to know.

Gold Book 18^th Annual Edition

David Walter is an extraordinary, world-class horologist, and a prominent member of the international Horological community. His unique talents are the result of years of specialized training, experience and an innate sense of creativity and design. Furthermore, his contributions have advanced the field of horology. Simply put, there are no other clockmakers of Mr. Walters caliber living and working in California or the western United States.