Hi from West Yorkshire

[Steve21185]

Hello all,

My name's Steve and I've been hanging around this forum for a while now, making the most of the excellent iinformation & advice. I've been trying to repair & service watches for a few months now (with one or two mishaps but not too many disasters!), so I thought it was about time I said hello.

My dad was an amateur watch repairer many years ago, but his eyesight is no longer up to the task. So he gave me his copy of Practical Watch Repairing (1947 ed.) and some old broken movements to practice on, and left me to get on with it. And I'm totally hooked and really enjoying the challenge! I haven't tackled anything very complicated yet, just a few straightforward clean & re-build jobs. I'd like to become more proficient at hairspring repairs/re-shaping, so no doubt I'll be asking for help before too long...!

[clockboy]

Enjoy the forum Steve. Lots here for all levels of horology. Enjoy this friendly forum.

[parmenion31]

Welcome steve, i hope you find watchmaking interesting and keep the effort learning more about it .

There are lot of experienced people here willing to help.

[Cad101]

Owdoo lad its nice to have you on board I'm sure you'll smash the hair springs given time you just need a nice strong eyeglass steady hand nicely dressed tweezers and nerves of steel .

[TimFitz]

Welcome Steve 

[oldhippy]

Hello from me. Plenty on here for you to take in.

[Vich]

Hello Steve and welcome,

That book is my favourite as it is the first one I bought when I started tinkering and I am willing to bet that a shedload of the subscribers have a well thumbed copy.  Donald de Carle is still relevant as his work is contemporaneous with the older watches beloved by many. 

Cheers,

Vic

[Brian3]

Hi Steve and welcome, as previously said lots of friendly people here with a wealth of knowledge, enjoy your time here and I look forward to reading your posts.

Brian

[bobm12]

Welcome Steve! Yes, hairsprings are a ...hairy subject! Hard to work on those...

Cheers,

Bob

[Daveb]

Welcome. 

[Steve21185]

14 hours ago, Cad101 said:

Owdoo lad its nice to have you on board I'm sure you'll smash the hair springs given time you just need a nice strong eyeglass steady hand nicely dressed tweezers and nerves of steel .

Two out of four is about the best I can manage at the moment!

[oldhippy]

I can see what we are missing down south.

 

[clockboy]

[dadistic]

Greetings!

[Steve21185]

3 hours ago, oldhippy said:

I can see what we are missing down south.

 

Brilliant

Although I must point out that I'm not actually FROM Yorkshire... I'm a geordie and I grew up in Whitley Bay, so Yorkshire seems like the height of sophistication to me!!