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Sebastian

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Sebastian

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Hi all,

There seems to be a lot of Australians signing up recently and I'm pleased to be among them. I'm fairly new to the watch maintenance game, but I'm slowly building a tool and information set from these here interwebs.

It's worth noting that the Australian government has all but eliminated apprenticeships/trade schools for watchmaking and watch repair here, so I wouldn't be surpised to see more of us here!

A recent frustration if anybody has a suggestion, is wrangling the fiddly clip on dial-guard on a Hattori VX32E movement. I just can't get that sucker back on there. I can't seem to get the tiny little clips into place!

All the best,

Sebastian

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Hello, plenty of info for you on here, sometimes its best to post a picture of what you are having problems with. It helps those on here as many are beginners, so they won't have come across what you are working on, it also helps them in giving there ideas to solving the task. Looking forward to your input on this friendly forum. 

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Hello Sebastian and welcome,

Marks videos are what brought a lot of folks into the forum and are worth looking at. The guides start at the basic levels and will work up to more complicated levels in time.  

I am not familiar with that movement and OH is spot on about the pics, I am fairly confident that someone will know something or failing that with a few pics you will get some advice from someone that has had a similar problem.  

Working with a bit of peg wood in one hand to hold items down and tweezers in the other hand can sometimes be useful but that is a complete shot in the dark from me.

look forward to seeing how you get on.

Cheers, Vic

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Welcome to the forum Sebastian. Maybe you can get a hold of Lawson by PM? I haven't seen him around recently. He is your countryman and very good at this. I'm not familiar with the movement myself so I wouldn't know where to start...all I can say is pegwood whittled properly and maybe even rodico to support your tweezers (well dressed) are your best friends for springs...in general. Of course, a specific moment might need a particular extra trick or two for a successful restoration.

Cheers,

Bob

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