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Hello to everyone! My first post ever here! I would like to kick off by saying I’m glad I’m here and I have been watching YouTube videos made by WatchRepair! My name is Stan and I’m trying to get in watch repairs and would love to build my own shop to do this as my life business! And I started by going in to Rolex so I bought an post car crash totally destroyed Rolex submariner 2022 126610LN case was bend and cracked, crystal was smashed glass on inside date wheel and dial which was beyond repair missing hands and broken strap with missing clasp! Total mess AD Rolex at Stratford and in Sheperds and Bush Westfield advised wheel just buy new watch! As also it did have water damage! Sounds crazy threatening haha but hey my life is to sweet so I wanted trouble on my head! Could not keep out of it! Won the bids and watch was shipped from Netherlands crazy part paid 780£ with customs another 90£ approx to be released to me from DHL! Now fast forward bought loads of parts and genuine parts along with aftermarket to keep within reasonable costs! Most genuine parts are new except few that are original from the watch some light rusting was on automatic movement but managed to clear most just few bright orange spots but hey better than it was! Now balance wheel the hair spring and bridge and palet fork and escape wheel brand new extremely expensive around 1900£ for those parts as had no choice! Now all assembled on aftermarket service main plate with Rolex standards quality! Some movement minute wheels and gears are generic aftermarket, all automatic movement and all bridges are genuine original, same for barel and spring all original, date and date disk genuine! Has some of the most beautiful sound of changing date what a pice! now the issue after assembly and oiling the jewels with Moebius hp9104 and hp9010 and also with grece 8301 on some friction parts and on inside wall of barrel spring all was put together and I use spring winder tools I also have magnifying glasses and magnifying headset got loads of toys to make it work just don’t have the ultrasound cleaner and microscope sadly, all money went to this life project! so issue is that somehow my minute wheels would stock won’t move freely when fully assembled and same time for paper fork and escape wheel, and my balance wheel would only rotate half way it’s like there is something not allowing it to move! I have re visit watch movement 2 times and also checked under magnification all pins and pivots all in place and in great chape as I learned if something won’t move to not force as this can cause tension and brake something and that would be an crazy money lose! So I’m very patient and cautious! At this point need some help and guidance step by step! As still new in this and I did practice on a clone movement to make sure I know were is all and in process broken escape wheel on clone but again that is 78£ comparing to my now 4890£ 3235 movement! see some photos below and YouTube video