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I'm Jens from Norrland and fairly new to horology.

I started when I saw my grandfather's clock and wanted to know what was inside.

On the desk right now, it's a Schatz ship clock for my daughter's sailboat.

Looking forward to meeting you all. Jens

 

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Välkommen Jens! Hoppas du ska trivas här!

Själv sitter jag i Sollentuna. Jag har ingen erfarenhet av stora klockor utan håller på med armbandsur.

For those of you not familiar with Swedish geography 😉:

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Welcome, Jens, from New York! (and thanks for the Geo lesson, VWatchie!)

I am also new to the group, and have already found it invaluable!  Looking forward to learning with you.

Corky

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