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Hi all,

Just joined today so I thought I would introduce myself

I have been collecting both watches and Pocketwatches for a few years now and also Buy& Sell which also helps fund my collection (this hobby can be expensive as we all know) I have a particular interest in the Smiths/Ingersoll Pocketwatch Range ( quite often frowned upon by Collectors/Horologists) I service these Pocketwatches myself and love to find and bring them back to life again. I think these watches are a wonderful piece of social history and deserve to be studied despite their simplistic design, however it am still a sucker for Swiss and Russian movements...

I hope to spend some time here and I will try and post some watches

from my collection

My best wishes to all

Darren

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Hi Will

Many Thanks for the warm greeting Will, I look forward to some great conversations here and am also looking forward to posting some images from my watch collection... But first I have to spend some time with a Liga pocketwatch that's playing up..

Best wishes

Darren

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Hi Darren, welcome aboard, there are a lot of good folk on here that are willing to help when required. You and Will should hit it off, you have a lot in common. Check out his website, the link is at the bottom of any of his posts.

What part of the world do you hail from?

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Hi Geo

 

Many Thanks for the welcome..

 

I hail from Hull in East Yorkshire, a great place to live but completely flat so does not have the beauty of Scotland... What is your particular area of interest in watches Geo

 

 

I look forward to more conversation with you all

 

Best Wishes

 

Darren

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What is your particular area of interest in watches Geo

I have a passion for vintage mechanical wristwatches, and chronographs in particular. Refurbishing classic watches is what I really like doing, this involves re- finishing the cases and servicing/repairing the movements. My watch collection is very diverse and includes pocket watches and wristwatches both mechanical and quartz.

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Many Thanks for the warm welcome Lawson... Will have to start taking some more shots :))

Geo - that's similar to me but I also have an interest in Smiths/Ingersoll Pin Pallet Pocketwatches

not everyone's cup of tea I know but I think they're great..

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