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Hello MuDu,

You say you have old mechanical wrist watches, how nice because I don`t like the quartz stuff. I learned my trade repairing  mechanical wrist watches and later I went into the antique clocks side of things making parts and restoring them. Welcome to this very friendly forum.

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Owdoo David I too only collect and repair mechanical wristwatches, don't get me wrong I've nothing against a quartz but I prefer a spring to a coil. You won't go wrong here and most of your questions will get a reply mine do well (98%) of the time:Dso buy a good loupe or three a good set of screwdrivers and tweezers (and don't forget to keep them dressed) and the most important part HAVE FUN .

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Hello David,

Welcome from me as well.

You will get loads of help here, I know I have.

How far have you got as regards repair / servicing.

Don't forget to search the threads as well, stuff crops up and is dealt with on a regular basis. Don't forget to take pics before and after dismantling, it really helps when putting them back together.

Cheers,

Vic

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On 3 April 2016 at 9:30 PM, Geo said:

Welcome to the forum David.  Interesting handle you have, do you collect them?

Yes I do. My first was my father's which was given as a 21st birthday present in 1960.

I have six of them (1 hand winder, 5 autos), one of which is in need of attention as it loses and gains time.

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