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Lurk here from time to time but mostly spend time on the Japanese watch forums. Purely a hobbyist with a few years experience so far. Hopefully I can contribute but I’m sure I’ll mostly absorb instead.

 

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Michael

 

 

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Hello Michael! Plenty of info on here, especially when working on those strange watches that don't say Seiko on the dial...!

Haha Phil, that is exactly why I joined! I love my usual haunts, but I’ve got some late 19th century American pocket watches waiting in the wings along with a few Swiss bits. Had to seek additional resources


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6 hours ago, meanoldmanning said:


Haha Phil, that is exactly why I joined! I love my usual haunts, but I’ve got some late 19th century American pocket watches waiting in the wings along with a few Swiss bits. Had to seek additional resources


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For your pocket watches there is lot's of info here as I'm sure you've already realised. In particular one of the guys here  @jdrichard  is a restorer of PW's and a bit of a whizz on a lathe when you need to see how to make a balance staff or something.

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For your pocket watches there is lot's of info here as I'm sure you've already realised. In particular one of the guys here  [mention=1704]jdrichard[/mention]  is a restorer of PW's and a bit of a whizz on a lathe when you need to see how to make a balance staff or something.

Thanks man. I do like making balance staffs :)


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