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Hi All,

Newbie watch person. I recently became interested in this fascinating hobby.

So much to learn and so many watches to play with. I am in awe of the miniature engineering that goes into them.

Am doing Mark's online course and have nearly finished, can't wait to get stuck into working on one.

 

Cheers,

Davo.

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Hello and welcome to the forum.  I'm still pretty new myself, having only been in the hobby for about 6 months (4 months on the forum).  I'm still fascinated every time I service a movement.  The engineering, machining, and thought put into the design really captures me.  I finished up a service tonight on a gorgeous little ST 92 movement.  I picked up an old Swiss watch on eBay for $20 that I thought looked interesting.  I'm guessing it was one of the many victims of the quartz crisis and went out of business.  The movement was filthy, but cleaned up nice and is running strong now after a service and tightening up of the barrel arbor port.  That's really where I'm finding the most joy, brining back to life old non-runners, mainly from watch brands that have long since disappeared.  That being said, I'm a sucker for a good old Seiko and my collection of 60's and 70's Seiko's has grown dramatically since this hobby began!  

Best of luck on your new journey.  You couldn't have found a better place to look for advice.  The group here has definitely provided me with some guidance a few times these past couple of months.  

Looking forward to seeing your projects.

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