Hello again from the Philippines 🇵🇭

[joelcarvajal]

Hello, everyone!  Great to be back in this hobby.  I used to be active here until I decided to put this hobby aside.  Now, I’m rebuilding my tool set, eyeing some watches to repair/restore, and more importantly, visiting this good old forum where it all started for me.  Good to see I can still review some of my old posts.

Looking forward to enjoying and learning with you guys.

BTW, anyone from the Philippines here?

[Waggy]

Greetings and welcome back

What types of watches do you prefer, there is a great supplier of Seiko and Citizen in the Philippines that I use quite a lot on eBay, some great prices, some of them are in rough shape, but good for a challenge!

[RichardHarris123]

Hello and welcome back from England. 

[oldhippy]

Nice to have you back. We all need to take a break at some point in our lives. 

[joelcarvajal]

54 minutes ago, Waggy said:

Greetings and welcome back

What types of watches do you prefer, there is a great supplier of Seiko and Citizen in the Philippines that I use quite a lot on eBay, some great prices, some of them are in rough shape, but good for a challenge!

I had the best experience working on an Omega 751 from 1969.  So I’d say I prefer working on vintage Swiss watches.  
 

The oldest watch I’ve worked on is an Elgin from 1948.  It was challenging but I just ended up relying on a donor movement.

But I’ve done a lot of Seiko’s since parts are very accessible here in the Philippines.

Yes, I also sourced some parts and watches from Ramon.  Very accommodating guy.

What got me back to this hobby is the 6139-6005 that I purchased supposedly for my 50th birthday.  It’s been 2 years and I have yet to start cleaning it.  it’s been completely disassembled though and I’ve purchased some parts for it too.

I’m excited to work on it and share the experience with all of you.

 

 

[watchweasol]

Hello Joe and welcome back to the forum..

[Nucejoe]

Welcome back Joe. 

[mbwatch]

On 12/15/2023 at 1:16 AM, Waggy said:

there is a great supplier of Seiko and Citizen in the Philippines that I use quite a lot on eBay, some great prices, some of them are in rough shape, but good for a challenge!

Hi Waggy - would you mind sharing the name of your supplier (or DM me)? I just stumbled on one with dozens of severely beat up old Seiko divers at prices I can't believe. But the dials and movements look correct and I'm tempted because I love a jalopy.

[Waggy]

Link here

[CYCLOPS]

Welcome back, its like riding a bike......