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Hello all - it's great to be here.

I've always had a real interest in mechanical watches and already own a few, as well as having collected a couple of pocket watches over the years. I have recently been longing for a new challenge and stumbled across some of the Watch Repair Channel videos on YouTube. It was like lifting the lid on some new addictive drug. Without even being aware it was happening, I was hooked.
After a few months watching everything I could find on all sorts of movements I have just made the plunge and bought my first set of tools and much of the other associated kit to start my Watch Repair journey.

I'm not spectacularly wealthy, so have had to make some considered choices on the basis of budget. I've invested in good quality screwdrivers, tweezers and oils and will no doubt swap some of the more hobbyist-grade kit I've purchased as I gain experience and confidence. Big ticket items I cannot currently afford are a watch cleaning machine and a Timegrapher. I have cleaning solutions, Pegwood and brushes and will use an Ultrasonic cleaner to speed things up with the appropriate parts, but I will have to wait a while before I can check my work properly regarding accuracy following a build. 

Looking forward to the adventures to come. I am sure I will be calling on you all for help on a regular basis so please bear with me...

See you all soon. 

Steve

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Hello and welcome Steve to the forum,  There are PC based software for timing machines  for exapmple Watch O Scope   and Tg and there are others. Watch o scope has a light version which lets you use it but without a few bells and whistles  full version £40 so not that bad ib the grand scene of things. you need to build a simple amplifier though. here is the link http://www.watchoscope.com/download.html       The guy who runs it is a site member to boot.  worth checking out

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