Greeting from Central Florida

[dchapma1]

Hello all,

 

New to the group here and saying hello. Been a watch enthusiast all my life and have a modest collection of watches. Just starting out in watch / clock repair as a hobby and found this site by researching timegraphers.

I live in Central Florida outside of Tampa. Looking forward to learning more and more about this fascinating art of watchmaking.

[Geo]

Welcome aboard, there is plenty help available if and when you require it.

[oldhippy]

Welcome to this very friendly forum. Lots of info here for you. What types of clocks have you repaired? I'm asking because I'm more into clocks on her more then others.

[bobm12]

Welcome neighbor! Enjoy the nice people and the knowledge of the site!...and make sure to check out Mark's videos!

Cheers,

Bob

[Vich]

Hello and welcome from me as well,

Timegraphers are useful devices did you end up getting one ?

Cheers,

Vic

[clockboy]

Welcome & enjoy the forum.

[vinn3]

welcome to the forum.  time graphers are o.k. if you are selling or reparing to the public.  + or -  5 minutes are good enough for the collector.  vinn

[jdm]

On 9/13/2016 at 5:22 PM, dchapma1 said:

Just starting out in watch / clock repair as a hobby and found this site by researching timegraphers.

Definitely recommend that you get a timegrapher or equivalent application. It is useful to judge the state of the movement, not just its accuracy. There are various threads here on the subject. Modern movements (and even not so moderne) are very accurate and you should strive for the best results, not the opposite.

[Vich]

Handy for getting a quick diagnosis of beat errors as well as pointing towards other problems - even for a relatively basic tinkerer like myself. However, cost is an issue ( unless you got one for a 60th birthday or suchlike [emoji6])
Cheers,
Vic

[dadistic]

Greetings and Salutations!

I would love to see some pictures of your collection.

Cheers!