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I'm a long time watch lover who, after receiving yet another large bill for a watch service, decided to look into doing it myself... and here I am, all the way down the rabbit hole with my own watch station in my garden workshop, a parts bin full of micro-controllers and IoT equipment (my previous hobby) and an hour wheel on the way from Ebay after discovering my 4697 doesn't get sold with one...   Still... my NH35 will be here soon enough and my journey will begin properly! 🙂  looking forward to learning all I can !

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It could have been the $600 service charge for my recently serviced IWC that prompted me as I wasn't anxious to spend that much again on the Zenith. Thought maybe I'd tackle the Zenith myself. I still have a long way to go before I'd feel safe undertaking the Zenith.

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When you have some interesting things to show us please don't hesitate.

- Gary

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On 7/1/2022 at 8:25 PM, LittleWatchShop said:

Any Silicon Labs micros?

Welcome to the forum.  You will find electronic enthusiasts here as well...useful for the quartz realm.

Hey, unfortunately no.  I've got a bunch of ESP32's and 8266's though 🙂

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