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Hello everyone

 

I'm the new guy. I'm Lutz from germany and stumbled over this forum while looking for a solution of one of my watch repair problems. Not an native english speaker and not very familiar with the correct terminology I beg your pardon if something I "say" sounds terrible or even offending.

 

OK, Gents I'm off to a lot of reading

 

Regards

 

Lutz

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A warm welcome to the forum Lutz, and thank you for your introduction.

This forum is full of people who are serious about horology, but also enjoy light hearted fun. Don't worry about English not being your first language, I'm Scottish and just about manage. ;) This place caters for all levels of experience, so just ask if you have any problems and somebody will try to help you.

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