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Hi all,

My name is Simon and i've loved and owned watches of all kinds from a child.  in the first lockdown i decided to take my interest to a new level and started repairing and refurbishing watches on an amateur level with the tools i have been steadily aquiring.  soon to take that leap into servicing some of my manual watches, once i can justify investing in the expensive oils and greases. I'll have to see what Santa brings this year........

Looking forward to chatting about and sharing watch knowledge with like minded people.

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Hi and welcome Simon,

Like you I also have had a long interest in clocks and watches, started to strip and rebuild cheep watches from eBay at the start of lockdown.

As I had nothing at all I started by getting the usual budget kit, big mistake, nearly all have been replaced by now, so have finished up spending way more than getting the right gear to start with.

The oils last forever, so as I’ve started to clean and rebuild better watches so I’m having to get the better oils.

Get the right oils to start Simon, 2ml will last you ages and you’ll only finish up getting them anyway as you progress.

Good luck with your new hobby, try you local charity shops, I do repairs free of charge just so I can gain more experience, as an amateur I need all the experience I can get and if I can’t fix them the charity shop has lost nothing.

Graham

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Cheers Graham and thanks for the heads up on the oils.

I did watch a you tube video which said to start with 2ml of mobius 9010/2, 20ml of mobius D-5 and 20ml of Mobius 8301 grease.  Should be able to get these from cousens for £58.

I'm always having a glance in charity shops whilst out and about, but i'm finding there is less and less old watches to be found.  One shop told me they all go straight out to a dealer that they sell them to. but i have 3 manual wound watches to keep me going for a while, which are in need of a service, which justifies the outlay for the oils.

my repairs all started when i'd had enough of paying £50 for Goldsmiths to change the battery in my wifes TAG 2000 series diver watch, then the Bezel rachet spring broke and TAG wanted well over £100 to fix.  Managed to get that part from USA delivered for $30 all in and did it myself and put a slide show on you tube to help others avoid having to pay out a fortune.

Also allows you to enjoy these expensive watches a lot more (£900.00 in 1999) knowing that you can replace the glass easily of it gets damaged, or replace the movement for £20 if it breaks.

 

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