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Dzisiaj złożyłem "Kurczaka Azteckiego" 2016 Pozdrawiam

And picked up this Rolex Submariner at a shop that sells pre-owned Rolex's...This one is from 2000.... 18k and Stainless Steel.... I can still feel the sting....ouch

This is definitely the smallest watch I've worked on so far, a Rotary 9Kt gold ladies ring watch. I have not done a walkthrough as it is just a basic manual wind movement and these types have been well covered in the past. It was not running when I received it, but luckily it just needed a good clean and oil and all was well. It is now holding +9 seconds per day which is more than good enough for a novelty watch.

Oh dear Tim. What to say? I have pm'd you. PS I quite liked your post pre-edit ;)

Oops! :)

Did you know the very early cuckoo clocks were spring driven fusee type and never went on the walls, they would stand on a flat surface. It was quite some time before the weight driven ones came along. I used to specialise in antique clocks and I have restored hundreds of Longcase clocks (grandfather clocks) and antique watches.

Your fingers look very cute with that ring on Geo :)

A set of good tweezers is a must when handling delicate parts..eg hairsprings, inca-springs.. You can try all the tricks above (and do help..!) but if you're tweezers are still not up to the mark you will still have problems. After hitting the 'buy' button on that high end tweezer you may feel some regret/doubt but once you try them the difference is like night and day. Anil

Skills can be learnt.. sometimes the hard way! What you cannot learn is persistence and patience which is very neccessary in this hobby/trade and is something nobody can teach you and no amount of money can buy. You seem to have it in spades so you're well on your way to success! Anil

Hello and welcome. I'm more into clocks and retired from watch/clock making years ago.

Greetings! Sometimes my watch collection reminds me of Shell Silverstein's "Sarah Cynthia Sylvia Stout" :-)

Good to have you around!

Hi Stroppy, it's good having you actively on board and I'm sure you will enjoy it here. Like you I have too many watches to mention, the majority of which I must get around to servicing!