Hello from Wales, UK.

[B1N9S]

Quick hello. I'm Wayne, living in N Wales, UK. Total newbie to watches.  Always liked them, but never got deep into them.  

Anyway, last year, I dived in and bought a vintage Omega, which turned out to be a pig, so it was returned.  I am a engineer by profession, so was annoyed that I didn't know how to repair it myself.

So, I then bought a Omega Dynamic chronograph, which works perfectly fine and I absolutely love it.

Then a friend introduced me to the 'Dirty Dozen' and being ex military, I wanted one.

So, now, I own a Vertex DD in need of repair and gentle restoration. (I have restored my own classic car, so am well aware of maintaining as much originality as possible) and I love the age and patina on the watch.

And finally, I am now hooked on watching watch repair videos on UToob and would just like to learn and give it a go as a hobby.

The professional level tools for this job are hugely expensive though, that's my first learning curve .

Anyway, expect me to pop up asking wildly stupid questions around the forum.

 

 

[RichardHarris123]

Hello and welcome from Leeds.  No such thing as a stupid question.  

Find something to practice on before starting the Vertex. 

[B1N9S]

10 hours ago, RichardHarris123 said:

Hello and welcome from Leeds.  No such thing as a stupid question.  

Find something to practice on before starting the Vertex. 

Hi Richard,  I keep buying CAL.59 movements to practice on Not started yet though, I'm gathering tools and building my confidence to start.

[Neverenoughwatches]

11 minutes ago, B1N9S said:

Hi Richard,  I keep buying CAL.59 movements to practice on Not started yet though, I'm gathering tools and building my confidence to start.

Ah so its you thats buying up all the DD calibres .

[RichardHarris123]

At some stage you will have to jump in and have a go. 

[oldhippy]

Thank you for your introduction and welcome to this friendly forum.

We all look forward to your contributions and continued involvement. 

An Omega watch was a pig. 

[B1N9S]

1 hour ago, oldhippy said:

Thank you for your introduction and welcome to this friendly forum.

We all look forward to your contributions and continued involvement. 

An Omega watch was a pig. 

 To be fair it was a beautiful 'bumper'.  But, there was some loose parts in the case.  Perhaps 'pig' was a bit excessive .  

 

[clockboy]

Welcome to the forum, enjoy.

[watchweasol]

Welcome to the forum. Yep not a cheap hobby by any means , Ali Express, the Chinese Amazon has some decent tools but should ask the members their thoughts before purchase.  A little reading to help you along.

TZIllustratedGlossary.pdf

[Neverenoughwatches]

14 hours ago, B1N9S said:

 To be fair it was a beautiful 'bumper'.  But, there was some loose parts in the case.  Perhaps 'pig' was a bit excessive .  

 

The loose parts bit needs a bit more elaboration, but sounds like a dream I'd like to be in, an Omega bumper with some loose parts

[watchweasol]

Too true I have done one of these, rotor bridge jewel broken. Nice watch.

[Jon]

Hello and welcome. As has already been said, you can get some great tools from AliExpress. There's a whole section here on the subject and reviews of said tools