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Hi all,

Did aerospace engineering at uni but now I run a pharmaceutical company, a firework company and a farm. Wanted a rewarding hobby to keep me entertained during the evenings which has led me to pocket watches and this forum. Just starting out so will be a learning curve 🙂

Cheers, Charlie

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A thanks to @watchweasol who posted the Illustrated Glossary on another intro thread. A very useful read. Have set myself a budget of £500 to start with, so lets see where that gets me for starters. So far I've gone for;

Bergeon 30080-A10 set of 10 drivers

Bergeon movement holder 4040-P

Cheap china hand pusher set

Carson Unisex's CP-60 Pro Series MagniVisor

Bergeon 30102-P04 Assortment of 4 Oilers

Cheap china oil cups

Moebius 9415

Moebius Microgliss Oil D5

Moebius 9010 Synthetic

Molykote DX 

Brass Tweezer Set of 5

Couple of ultrasonic mesh cleaning baskets (already have a machine)

Cheap china parts tray with cover

Mid range hand removal leavers

Lump of Rodico

Anything else that I'm missing that's obvious? Also purchased a few 404 pocket watches off of the e of bay to play with and get to know my way around the basics.

Cheers, Charlie

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Hi  Thats an impressive list for starters, It should take you far before the aquisition  of more tools.  You might consider a case knife, glass fitting tool, I take it you already have access  to timing software, ie  Watch-O-Scope, Tg,  PCTM.  Which will run on your computer but will need a pickup.  I use W.O.Scope whith an amplifier and pizo pickup and it works well. All instructions are on the net.

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Many thanks, I'd totally overlooked a case knife!

I've been looking at glass fitting tools and in my own mind, from what I've read, I'd be better off saving up and looking for a used Robur press rather than one of these cheap Chinese things. Would any of the experts concur?

Same with a main spring winder. I doubt I'll be able to find a used Bergeon, but if I can, Happy days. Otherwise I was going to buy a handle and then the winders as and when I needed that size. As I'm only looking at pocket watches at the moment, I can't think I'll need a whole set! Would I?

A friend has a MTG-1900 that I've "borrowed" 🙂 No idea why he has one and I don't really think he knows why he bought it but I'm going to go with possession is 9/10ths of the law 🙂

Thanks again for your input.

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Thanks for the warm welcomes 🙂

Looking to sign up to the courses and had a couple of questions on the best practice movement;

I can only find Seagull ST3620's on ebay, are these the same as the recommended Seagull 3620's?

Should the second be at 6 or 9 to match what's used in the videos?

Many thanks, Charlie

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