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Got about 2 kilos or 4 pounds of watch movement parts from a friend? Have no idea what i should do with all that stuff? All kinds of parts. Mostly inexpensive stuff i think? Haven't found anything yet so i can retire and live i Jamaica :) 

Can i sell it to some store that sell movement parts? Do Kudarsson or Northen Watch &clock supplies  buy in parts? Or any other places? 

 

Or if you have any other ideas i will be happy :) 

I am never going to work on all this watches in a lifetime . 

 

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I don't know, I'm kind of in the same situation myself. I have several kilos of old swiss mainsprings that were dumped from a material system that I'm not familiar with,  but the pack rat in me couldn't pass them up. I have not idea what I'll do with them. Maybe some day I'll sort through them.

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Hang on to them.

sort through them and catalogue them by movement, then you know what you've got.

As a source of spare parts, jewels that can be harvested, potential projects for a rainy day, etc. you will have an invaluable resource

 

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Have them in a big box.for now. I dno't think that is is much i can sell. Put some FHF 30 parts up for sale on Ebay. That's it 

Lot of parts for small movements that is hard to sell i guess? Like FHF 190. Lots of parts that says HS on the labels. Don't now what that could be?

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