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On 4/16/2023 at 10:17 PM, oldhippy said:

Thank you for your introduction and welcome to this friendly forum.

We all look forward to your contributions and continued involvement.Ā 

How do you go about restoring a watch?

I have an old watch cleaning machine I picked up off eBay broken, and then fixed it. It's by the British Horological Tools company, but I can't find anything about them. I think it must be pretty old! Works well enough for me though.Ā 
My main process for learning is to use a youtube video as a guide, and take plenty of pictures. I've been scuppered mostly due to loosing parts. They seem to disappear before my very eyes. I've just purchased a broken omega ladies watch so I need to fix this problem before going any further!Ā šŸ˜…

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