Good evening and hello there.

[BramleyGreg]

Good evening all and thank you for my acceptance to the forum.

I never knew such a place existed. 

I have been collecting watches, taking some in and moving some on.. for about 25  years now. The bug / addiction hasn't eased.. I have been on a bit of a cull lately but used generated funds to go a bit gung-ho and I ended up replacing them with more steel.  Ahh well.

I have always been prepared to 'have a bit of a go' at what are deemed the simpler jobs on watches... but I seriously think that this place will be invaluable. 

I got here by Googling 'servicing a Venus 178 movement' as I have taken delivery of a Breitling Cosmonaute 809 this last few weeks.. just to see about serviceabllity... and came across a thread with photos that blew my mind. Respect. 

Anyway... that's me introduced.  I love my watches, I draw them occasionally but really I just love to stare at one on my wrist.. and cannot even answer my wife when she says "what time is it then?" That is NOT why I have the watches dear! 

All the best..

 

Greg. 

[RichardHarris123]

Hello and welcome from Leeds, England. 

[BramleyGreg]

Thank you and back at your from Leeds, England. 

 

Small world. 

[RichardHarris123]

Rothwell, I state Leeds because people know where it is.

[Neverenoughwatches]

12 minutes ago, RichardHarris123 said:

Rothwell, I state Leeds because people know where it is.

I state Yorkshire because nobody has any idea where Hull is.

14 hours ago, BramleyGreg said:

Good evening all and thank you for my acceptance to the forum.

I never knew such a place existed. 

I have been collecting watches, taking some in and moving some on.. for about 25  years now. The bug / addiction hasn't eased.. I have been on a bit of a cull lately but used generated funds to go a bit gung-ho and I ended up replacing them with more steel.  Ahh well.

I have always been prepared to 'have a bit of a go' at what are deemed the simpler jobs on watches... but I seriously think that this place will be invaluable. 

I got here by Googling 'servicing a Venus 178 movement' as I have taken delivery of a Breitling Cosmonaute 809 this last few weeks.. just to see about serviceabllity... and came across a thread with photos that blew my mind. Respect. 

Anyway... that's me introduced.  I love my watches, I draw them occasionally but really I just love to stare at one on my wrist.. and cannot even answer my wife when she says "what time is it then?" That is NOT why I have the watches dear! 

All the best..

 

Greg. 

Welcome Greg, i tend to only answer my wife when she says something watch realated to me, like " will you come off that bloody forum " .  Strangely enough she is also a member of our group, i think that is only to make sure I'm behaving .

[oldhippy]

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

We all look forward to your contributions and continued involvement. 

[BramleyGreg]

1 hour ago, RichardHarris123 said:

Rothwell, I state Leeds because people know where it is.

Yeah... I'd say it's Leeds anyway.  

Used to hang around with a few friends there back in the day when single and young, going in The White Swan regularly before it became a restaurant. 

 

Bramley, as in my username. 

 

[BramleyGreg]

1 hour ago, Neverenoughwatches said:

I state Yorkshire because nobody has any idea where Hull is.

Welcome Greg, i tend to only answer my wife when she says something watch realated to me, like " will you come off that bloody forum " .  Strangely enough she is also a member of our group, i think that is only to make sure I'm behaving .

Cheers...

I got a piece from Blower's over there a couple of years ago (Hull), but I have moved it along since as it wasn't getting wrist action. 

LMAO @ the wife being here...  SWMBO will probably be proficient in watch servicing now I guess? 

[BramleyGreg]

48 minutes ago, oldhippy said:

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

We all look forward to your contributions and continued involvement. 

Thank you very much oldhippy.. it is most appreciated.