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Hello and thanks for accepting me,

I have been collecting Soviet/Russian watches since approx. 2019. At that time I had quite a vague (actually almost none at all) picture of the fundamental functions of a mechanical movement. Inspired by another comrade on this community  I decided to give amateur watchmaking a chance and have since then started diving into this endless world. Well, let's say I am still snorkling, starting with Vostok 24xx movements.

Still learning I am looking forward to take part of the experience of comrades in the WRT forum.

My goal is to continue lerning more about serviceing and fixing mechanical watches, mostly concentrating on Vostok, Raketa and possibly, at some point, be able to service some of the Poljot 3133 based chronographs in my collection. One thing I have learned is to let the process of amateur watchmaking take its time.

Best regards and CU

/ Johan

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Welcome to the forum. I have a few Russian watches - Vostok 2414, Poljot 2409 and 3133 ('Blue Angels', the first chrono I serviced). From my experience of Russian watches - The quality isn't bad, mine all run well. The watches and parts are often cheap, so good watches to learn on. The only differences I found from Swiss movements - you will often find spacers under the balance cock and the mainsprings can be a bit harder to source - 'T' ends seem common.

Good luck 

 

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Finally ! ......... and a very warm Welcome ! ....... 😃

There is lots to learn here. As for leaning, don't focus only on Russian, whether it's Swiss, Chinese or Japanese, the basic principle is all the same.

 

3 hours ago, watchweasol said:

I have added a document that you might find useful.

 

That's a good one @watchweasol, I hadn't seen that one before ! 👍

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12 hours ago, JohanAxe66 said:

One thing I have learned is to let the process of amateur watchmaking take its time.

Now that I have a new compatriot on the forum, I hope you think it is OK that I write a few lines in Swedish.

Absolut! Service och reparation av klockor är definitivt inget för den otålige! Det är bara att glömma att tid existerar, låta det ta den tid det tar, och njuta av arbetet. Långsamt långsamt blir man snabbare men det är en så långsam process att man knappt märker det. Själv kommer jag alltid att ha ryska klockor i mitt hjärta, framför allt Vostok. Utan dom hade jag aldrig vågat komma igång för ungefär fem år sedan.

Varmt välkommen 🇸🇪!

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14 hours ago, VWatchie said:

Now that I have a new compatriot on the forum, I hope you think it is OK that I write a few lines in Swedish.

Absolut! Service och reparation av klockor är definitivt inget för den otålige! Det är bara att glömma att tid existerar, låta det ta den tid det tar, och njuta av arbetet. Långsamt långsamt blir man snabbare men det är en så långsam process att man knappt märker det. Själv kommer jag alltid att ha ryska klockor i mitt hjärta, framför allt Vostok. Utan dom hade jag aldrig vågat komma igång för ungefär fem år sedan.

Varmt välkommen 🇸🇪!

 

14 hours ago, VWatchie said:

Now that I have a new compatriot on the forum, I hope you think it is OK that I write a few lines in Swedish.

Absolut! Service och reparation av klockor är definitivt inget för den otålige! Det är bara att glömma att tid existerar, låta det ta den tid det tar, och njuta av arbetet. Långsamt långsamt blir man snabbare men det är en så långsam process att man knappt märker det. Själv kommer jag alltid att ha ryska klockor i mitt hjärta, framför allt Vostok. Utan dom hade jag aldrig vågat komma igång för ungefär fem år sedan.

Varmt välkommen 🇸🇪!

Tack så mycket! 👍🇸🇪

Jag har fått mycket hjälp och uppmuntran från @Endeavor, som ofta har hänvisat till detta forum och även direkt till dig. Så, jag kände att det var läge att ta första steget in i gänget.

17 hours ago, Endeavor said:

Finally ! ......... and a very warm Welcome ! ....... 😃

There is lots to learn here. As for leaning, don't focus only on Russian, whether it's Swiss, Chinese or Japanese, the basic principle is all the same.

 

That's a good one @watchweasol, I hadn't seen that one before ! 👍

Thank you! I thought it was finally time to join and not just sneak peeking 😀

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