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Hello everyone, my name is Mark, I live in north Norfolk, UK. I am 56 years old, vital statistics: 42, 44, 33. I believe I am a late-comer to the world of watch repair, having only began this quest about 2 months ago.However, after watching (pun intended) a couple of watchrepairchannel videos, purely by chance, I am now totally addicted. So you can expect to hear quite a lot from me in the coming weeks, months and years.

Best wishes to you all. 

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Hi Nucejoe,

Thanks for the reply. Here are some pictures of the watch as requested. In the laying flat position the watch runs really nicely with a very even tick. But when it's in the upright position the balance wheel begins to struggle and the watch will stop after just a few minutes.

Any advice will be gratefully received.

Thanks again, Mark

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