Hello From Northumberland!

[Ray]

Hello everyone, as I expect with many people on the forum, Marks superb YouTube videos brought me here, thanks a lot for putting them up Mark, they really did help to inspire me to have a go myself (mainly because you make it look so easy!).

I've always had a fascination with mechanical watches and own several but never tried to tinker with a watch until the last couple of months, mainly due to the fact that the parts and screws look terrifyingly small! I also didn't think I would have the dexterity but I thought what the hell why not have a go?!

I decided after much research to enrol on a short online course on the Timezone watch school website and bought all the needed tools and movement, I probably could of and should of bought cheap stuff to begin with seeing as I was only dipping my toe in the water, but at least this way I could only blame myself if it all went wrong and not the tools! Much to my amazement I managed to disassemble and reassemble a simple 17 jewel movement and made a watch out of it, a few weeks later and it's still keeping good time, I've not regulated it and it's currently around 10 seconds a day slow.

I'm going to clean another manual movement I got off ebay next then I may try the level 2 course after that. I'm pleased I found this website it's full of good advice, I'll post some pictures below to show the course watch I've been waffling on about.

Ray

[Geo]

Welcome aboard Ray, you will find this a friendly and helpful forum to be associated with. That's a lovely looking watch you have put together, I look forward to seeing more of your work.

[Vich]

Hello Ray nice to have another local in the forum

[Mark]

Welcome to the forum Ray. Great that you have taken the plunge as well. :)

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[WillFly]

Welcome. I'm just back from a week in Alnwick - great part of the world!

[Ray]

Thanks guys

[bobm12]

Nice to see a classmate in the forum! Welcome Ray, I also took this course (all levels) and it is basically all three levels what will give you the most. It helps when you combine as I did complementing what is missing from level 1 with the information on the other 2. I bought the same movement too! I will stop by to say hi to Machiel soon, I've just been too busy lately!