killerfred3000 Posted July 13, 2022 Share Posted July 13, 2022 Hello Newish watch repair hobbyist here, programmer by trade. Decided to wet my beak by starting with Marks first three courses before deciding if this was seriously something I was interested in. Well, I've finished the courses, purchased tools, and started dismantling my own watches before shopping around. I picked a Junkers (Miyota 9132) as my first victim, many lessons learned. Next watch was a vintage Rospin (EB 1332), and now on to a Raketa which feels much more familiar. Here to share my successes, and failures that eventually turn in to questions and learning. See ya 'round! Best, Matt 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dadistic Posted July 13, 2022 Share Posted July 13, 2022 Greetings and Salutations! Thanks for the intro, and good luck in your watch repair journey. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grsnovi Posted July 13, 2022 Share Posted July 13, 2022 Welcome Matt! With a couple under your belt and Mark's first three courses you should be good to go (unlike me, still struggling with shooting jewels and screws into never-neverland). 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nucejoe Posted July 13, 2022 Share Posted July 13, 2022 Welcome to WRT forum and good luck with your forey into horology. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yande Posted July 13, 2022 Share Posted July 13, 2022 This is the first post I read on this forum I read killerfred's intro and that increased my confidence, then scrolling down I read grsnovi's reply and I was promptly bought back to reality. Flying bits! I'll intro later, but I am also seeing if this is something I want to continue on with. Sounds good. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
watchweasol Posted July 13, 2022 Share Posted July 13, 2022 A warm welcome to you both enjoy the forum. It’s a frustrating but rewarding hobby. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LittleWatchShop Posted July 13, 2022 Share Posted July 13, 2022 Welcome Fred. Keep us updated on your progress along this journey. 31 minutes ago, Yande said: This is the first post I read on this forum I read killerfred's intro and that increased my confidence, then scrolling down I read grsnovi's reply and I was promptly bought back to reality. Flying bits! I'll intro later, but I am also seeing if this is something I want to continue on with. Sounds good. Fear not. There are ways to deal with flying springs—baggies. For me, after 1.5 years, I don’t use baggies any more and never lose anything...takes time, patience, and attention to detail... 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neverenoughwatches Posted July 13, 2022 Share Posted July 13, 2022 10 hours ago, killerfred3000 said: Hello Newish watch repair hobbyist here, programmer by trade. Decided to wet my beak by starting with Marks first three courses before deciding if this was seriously something I was interested in. Well, I've finished the courses, purchased tools, and started dismantling my own watches before shopping around. I picked a Junkers (Miyota 9132) as my first victim, many lessons learned. Next watch was a vintage Rospin (EB 1332), and now on to a Raketa which feels much more familiar. Here to share my successes, and failures that eventually turn in to questions and learning. See ya 'round! Best, Matt Good man Matt and nice to meet you. A Raketa, you'll find this great to work on. Lacking finesse but robust, practical and reliable. Theres a few fans here of the old Russian movements inc. Watchie and me. Theres a couple of videos kicking around recently posted about their factory and manufacturing, a little eye-opening if you are interested in that side of watchmaking young fella. And great to have some young blood join the group matey Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldhippy Posted July 13, 2022 Share Posted July 13, 2022 Thank you for your introduction and welcome to this friendly forum. We all look forward to your contributions and continued involvement. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
killerfred3000 Posted July 13, 2022 Author Share Posted July 13, 2022 8 hours ago, LittleWatchShop said: patience, and attention to detail... I feel this, sometimes my eagerness to make progress leads me to mistakes! Like some dial scratches removing the sub second hand on my Raketa :sigh: 8 hours ago, Neverenoughwatches said: Theres a couple of videos kicking around recently posted about their factory and manufacturing, a little eye-opening if you are interested in that side of watchmaking young fell Sounds interesting, I'll definitely check it out when I get a chance. 8 hours ago, Neverenoughwatches said: And great to have some young blood join the group matey Thank you, cheers! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
watchweasol Posted July 13, 2022 Share Posted July 13, 2022 Hi When removing hands use a piece of poly bag over the dial when using the levers. No more scratches Cheers 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
killerfred3000 Posted July 13, 2022 Author Share Posted July 13, 2022 I did that with the hour and minute hands but I found it was hard to get the bag and the tools underneath the tiny sub second hand. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neverenoughwatches Posted July 13, 2022 Share Posted July 13, 2022 (edited) 45 minutes ago, killerfred3000 said: I did that with the hour and minute hands but I found it was hard to get the bag and the tools underneath the tiny sub second hand. You maybe need to take the thickness of the levers down where they fit under the hands. Most dials will scratch very easily some even with a very soft sponge if they are laquered. Hand levers should always be used with either a poly bag or some kind of dial protector. Try to reign your keenness in, can be difficult i know when you are engrossed with a particular task. I've made some horrendous mistakes while rushing to get something finished. Never a good idea. Edited July 13, 2022 by Neverenoughwatches 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
watchweasol Posted July 14, 2022 Share Posted July 14, 2022 Hi The bit of bag I use is very thin but tough and the hand levers I made my self and the tips are thin but strong enough for the job and made of copper rod fitted to a brass tube handle. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RichardHarris123 Posted July 15, 2022 Share Posted July 15, 2022 Hello and welcome from England. The poly bag also stops the hands pinging across the room. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neverenoughwatches Posted July 15, 2022 Share Posted July 15, 2022 12 minutes ago, RichardHarris123 said: Hello and welcome from England. The poly bag also stops the hands pinging across the room. Yey Rich you're back, I've missed my crazy Yorkshire bro x Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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