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Hello.  

I grew up with my parents having a jewelry store even before I was born, first in Wyoming, then Missouri.  My Dad was a watchmaker/jeweler.  After his passing, my Mom took over and I went back to help out.  It was the world of the quartz watch and I learned a bit about them but not mechanicals.  After my Mom passed,  I took over and eventually learned a bit more about quartz repair but still avoided mechanicals; it was possible to use some good folks to take this off my hands for reasonable prices so I didn't mess with them.

My Dad gave me a junker to "try my hand at" when I was about 12 and I guess I messed it up so much that was it for my training.  Even so, I think my Dad lost as much on watch repair as he made on jewelry work but it was his passion.

So, I've come to a point where I can't work (back) and am retired so I need something to do besides fishing (which does take up a bit of time).  I have lots of old watches left behind when Dad died and recently started going through them and found a lot of interesting pieces.  In the process of putting some on ebay, I seem to have caught a bit of a fever for digging a bit deeper.  Ir's beyond frustrating; almost like having a store again!  I have a bunch of them not worth anything but they're good "practice pieces".    I found this site while looking for a solution to a stupid move and it has added to the spark.  Please bear with me and thanks for the help I've already gotten!

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On 7/10/2021 at 6:58 AM, Michael1962 said:

Welcome to the forum. Enjoy.

Hope the learning curve goes well.

I don't suppose you have a Seiko flyback chronograph in the watches that you have? Movement is a 7016a.

I didn't find any Seikos.  As I recall, Dad did handle them for a brief time but after watchmakers did a great job of showing them to be good timepieces, Seiko made it a big financial investment to be a dealer and they focused on big retailers.  He thought it was unfair to those who helped create the market.

If I do find one, I'll get back but I'm pretty sure I won't.

Sorry.

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