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I went ahead and created an account to post my question right away. But first thing last - I'm just an admirer of mechanical watches. As Frank Seuss - a watchmaker from downtown San Francisco once told me, "at least your watch ticks, compared to most watches these days" - the intricacies of mechanical wrist watch movements fascinate me. I bought few watch repair tools last week; however I'm too skeptical to fix watches by my own - without any formal training. That being said, I'm good at fixing things. Perhaps I might learn a thing or ten from this forum.

 

 

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Just reach to the drawer and completely take apart a quartz watch with a $15 repair kit, put it back together if it runs with no lost or damaged parts you're on the good track, if not some more effort is needed.

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I went ahead and created an account to post my question right away. But first thing last - I'm just an admirer of mechanical watches. As Frank Seuss - a watchmaker from downtown San Francisco once told me, "at least your watch ticks, compared to most watches these days" - the intricacies of mechanical wrist watch movements fascinate me. I bought few watch repair tools last week; however I'm too skeptical to fix watches by my own - without any formal training. That being said, I'm good at fixing things. Perhaps I might learn a thing or ten from this forum.
 
 

Welcome! You most certainly learn from this diverse group of horophiles and experts. Welcome home!


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