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A few months ago I was looking for a video that explains how a mechanical watch works. Long story short - I watched a few videos, was intrigued, bought some tools and a few movements and started a new hobby. I have thus far learned to disassemble and reassemble/oil an ST36 movement as well as a NH35. I have also made a few watches with those movements. 

I now find myself what next. I would kind of like to learn to repair pivots, build my own dials and cases, who knows. But I have very limited space so that creates a bit of an issue. The other option is to learn about more complex movements, such as chronographs. 
 

Just wondering what the logical next step is (assuming there is one). 

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Repairing pivots generally means larger and more expensive equipment, plus a lot of practice!

In the meantime, try getting a mixed job lot of watches from ebay and see what you can do with them? Different makes and eras of movements with different features etc. to work through.

 

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