Hi from the stormy Lowlands

[Watchtime]

Hi all,

Collecting watches for many years, mostly mechanical, I got triggered by the amazing technical knowhow of watchmovements by a close friend of mine some time ago. Not being troubled by any technical knowledge or education, I had the opportunity of visiting my friends workshop and from that moment on I was hooked. I recently was able to buy the heritage of a watchmaker who passed away and I am now trying to sort out all the tools, parts, machines and other stuff so I can set up and complete a humble watchmakers workplace of my own. I was looking for  online co**BLEEP**s and noticed that there is no such thing in my area. Just before committing myself to the Timezone co**BLEEP**, I came accross WRT and the deal was done. What pleasantly surprised me was the friendliness and openness among the members and sharing solutions for encountered problems...I hope to learn as I consider myself as a newbee and contribute to this forum. Cheers from the Lowlands.

[dadistic]

Welcome!

Buying all the tools and machines all at once is a wonderful start, most of us have to accumulate everything one piece at a time. I bet you'll have lots of fun figuring out all the equipment, and looking through the parts!

[oldhippy]

Hello from me. I was also very lucky after serving my apprenticeship and then my improving I was given a complete workshop not only for watches but lots of machinery for clock making. I never had to add a great deal. You will have a great time sorting all that you have out. How about posting up some pictures for as all to look at. Look forward to your input. 

[Cad101]

Hello and welcome from me.

[Watchtime]

Goodmorning and thanks for the warm welcome. I spend a good part of the sunday to unpack the boxes and on request of oldhippy I made a few photos. I apologise for the poor quality as I made the pics with my phone. In the boxes, I found a lot of very nice items like a Bergeon caseback opener, a winder, a Witschi watchexpert(hope it still is in working order), crystal press, a huge load of tools and parts, springs, crystals, crowns, stems ect ect. I really like the old frames with the ETA parts in it. Enjoy.....

 

 

[Watchtime]

Here a few better pics of sorting the massive amount of items......the watchmakers bench is still in my storageroom, I first have to clear some space in my office for it. Most of the parts are unsorted so I started out with the sorted items and put all the rest in boxes again for checking at a later time, sorted on subject. It is a lot of fun to do......:)

 

 

Edited November 21, 2016 by Watchtime

[oldhippy]

Wow what an incredible amount of stuff to go through. Its going to take months to sort out. The photos are fine and clear. Thanks for sharing. If you find anything your not sure of just post a picture and I'm sure many on here will be able to help you out. 

[Watchtime]

Months.....ouch.... That is why I started with the things which were already kinda sorted. Thanks for the offer, I am sure I will have to look for help on some items.

 

[bobm12]

Welcome watchtime! Very good beginning! Most, if not all, of the tooling is already there I guess so now, with that hurdle covered, it is time to put them to the test! Good luck and please, ask away if you get stuck with any of those and/or derived projects.

[Cad101]

WOW That's a lot of tackle to go through but a fine purchase indeed.

[sperki77]

Welcome fellow newcomer... I had a lot of stuff to go through, too.  I'm still going through it.  I bought my father's tools when he retired.  It was like Christmas going through all that.  I'm finally setting up a little work space to start using some of it.  Exciting, isn't it?