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Hi there,

I'm not quite sure how I ended up watching one of Mark's videos on YouTube but it immediately had me hooked 🙂

The forum looks great, I'm looking forward to diving in!

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Hi @shaigh

Do you have any watch movements that you are planning to work on?

Where are you located in the world - there are members here from all around the globe.

Welcome to the forum.

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I'm in the UK. No, nothing to work with just yet, when I have some time I'll take a look on eBay. I was thinking of getting a working Seiko 5, they seem to be plentiful - is that a good place to start?

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I know there are folks here that know Seiko well. I can't say if it's a good place to start. Some say to start with an old pocket watch because they're bigger. That's where I started and I wouldn't say that I'm happy yet with where I am now. Starting with a working watch might be a good idea. I think those of us who watched a lot of YT videos and saw a dead watch brought back to life in 45 minutes might have unrealistic expectations... 🙂 

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On 5/9/2022 at 1:58 PM, shaigh said:

Hi there,

I'm not quite sure how I ended up watching one of Mark's videos on YouTube but it immediately had me hooked 🙂

The forum looks great, I'm looking forward to diving in!

Welcome matey. Looking forward to seeing you take the plunge. 👍

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Welcome.

just make sure you start with watches you don't mind writing off, as there are plenty of easy silly mistakes to be made at the start.

good luck.

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