Hi, I'm new to this fascinating hobby but a veteran of having mechanical movements.
It all started about 42 years ago when I bought my first (an Omega Seamaster Professional AKA Bond watch, hate the moniker, but that's OK) although my non-understanding beginnings started much earlier in the sixties when my grandfather bought me a Festina.
I have bought some movements- mostly copies of 2484 (Seagull) and have a couple of NH35A-based watches that I've got on a Weishi timegrapher and currently regulating as they're relatively new and don't need servicing just yet as the amplitude looks good on them.
I wanted to do that before dismantling anything so that I learn an understanding of the power train/winding mechanisms and regulation.
This, primarily because if I dismantle a movement and put it back together and it doesn't work, or has a worse amplitude, then I know I may have done something wrong.
As a gas engineer, I liken it to the method we've got ingrained- check gas isn't leaking BEFORE doing any changes to the pipework, then test again after to check if there was one, it wasn't mine....
Anyway that's me. I'm sure you're a friendly bunch...
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