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I am Dennis Anthony Zamora, a 64 year old retiree.  I took up this hobby of watchmaking in 2019 in the hopes of servicing my Seiko 6119 which I bought with my first salary way back in 1978.  Learning valuable lessons from the videos of Mark Lovick and Mike Bolton, I was able to accomplish my goal and eventually got hooked.  I recently finished levels 1-3 of Mark's online lessons and find them so very helpful.  Just like any endeavor, the learning never stops and I am grateful to be in this community where information and experience is generously shared.

Stay safe and healthy everyone!

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On 9/2/2021 at 11:46 AM, DennisZ said:

 

I am Dennis Anthony Zamora, a 64 year old retiree.  I took up this hobby of watchmaking in 2019 in the hopes of servicing my Seiko 6119 which I bought with my first salary way back in 1978.  Learning valuable lessons from the videos of Mark Lovick and Mike Bolton, I was able to accomplish my goal and eventually got hooked.  I recently finished levels 1-3 of Mark's online lessons and find them so very helpful.  Just like any endeavor, the learning never stops and I am grateful to be in this community where information and experience is generously shared.

Stay safe and healthy everyone!

Hello, Sir!  Glad to see a fellow watch repair hobbyist here in the Philippines!

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