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Hi. I’m Mark from Toronto. I have always loved watches though it recently occurred to me that I didn’t know how they actually worked (besides the fact that you would a spring that powered a lot of wheels which somehow kept time). 
While looking for answers on the net I came across sites and videos about watchmaking and maintenance. Well, one thing led to another and before I knew it I had bough tweezers, screwdrivers, and a bunch of other stuff (it keeps accumulating!) and have been learning to work with my first movement. No idea where it will take me or how far I’ll go, but I wake up every morning excited to get to my work bench and learn new stuff. 

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Thanks for the welcomes. And apologies in advance if I pepper the forum with dumb questions. I am slowly figuring out this new hobby on my own. Each day brings new wins - and a whole lot of new questions!

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25 minutes ago, watchweasol said:

Hi welcome to the forum.  Isee you are already going down the rabbit hole,  more tools. Them ,need another tool and so it goes on welcome and all the best.

Not only do I need more tools - I also need stuff to store my new tools in!!  

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