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Bev

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Hi,

  I'm new on here - although been following the threads for some time now.

Background is in I.T. with a hobby of restoring classic cars.  always been interested in watches/chronometers and I'm finding that it's easier to store 20 watches than 20 cars!

Have a couple of ships chronometers which I'd like to get running again, although they have spent 100+ years at the bottom of the sea, so I have two rattly boxes of non-ferous components from which to start!  Both my engineering lathes are far too big to work on watch components, so will need a rethink there.

Started in earnest with Nick Hako's 7s26 tutorial and have now restored a dozen manual/auto movements learning by trial and error along the way.
Getting used to knowing just where dropped screws will end up on the lino, although there's still a st96 click-spring hiding in the room somewhere!

Just finished a 17 jewel pin-lever movement from a 'services' watch which was oddly satisfying - it's on my wrist now.

Got a bunch of auto Seikos to investigate over the next few weeks - although I'm getting the hang of what should go where with those.

Just enjoying getting a non-working scrap watch and bringing it back into service.

Looking forward to gettng some useful advice from fellow enthusiasts.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

most ofthe Seiko automatics

 

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Welcome Bev I love old pin levers they make a proper tick tock noise although I do have to hide them in my bedside cabinet at night if I've been wearing one they keep the wife awake they are so loud. Although I like anything as long as it doesn't work gives me something to do of an evening getting it up and running again.

Enjoy yourself

Mick

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