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Hi to everyone!

I am new and would like to start watch repair as my new hobby in my old age 64; I hope to get good enough to fix my very first watch Seiko 1606c that I purchased in New York back in 1971 (if I can ever find the part for it or a replacement movement)when I was 14 with my very first pay check. it needs a balancer ass'y.

It was removed by me when I got sick of the watch and wanted a new on; today I am sorry that I 

ever did that.

Here is a picture of my watch and now you see why I would like to replace it with another one just like it or fix it.

Seiko watch.JPG

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Welcome here. To positively identify the mov.t you need to post a picture with the back removed. 

However, please be aware that even just fitting a new balance complete or doing a mov.t replacement is a delicate task, not suitable for a beginner. And after that may decades the original mov.t certainly should be serviced to run as it should. 

Having a professional watchmakrr do the above would have a cost various times over the material value of the watch, unfortunately that is the only sure and safe way to have the watch proprrly fixed. 

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