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My name is Pete and Im interested in lots of watches but mainly ATP or at least till I track them all down. Im a retired engineer and mechanical things don't phase me so I thought these clock work motors would not be a problem. Well best laid plans and all that its been and still is a steep learning curve but Im getting there, more successes now than failures but the failures do still happen.

 

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Hi Pete
Lots of Brits here. It's a very friendly forum and polite too.
There's knowledge, experience and ingenuity by the bucket load and they even welcome quartz bods like me!
Glad to meet you.
Neil from Newcastle


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Hello again, Pete! Glad you are hear. Not being a Brit I had to look up ATP, but glad I did. Military watches have a large following, and these look like they'd be fun to collect. Especially if you can bring some sad examples back to life!

Have Fun

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