New to watch repair

[AndyGSi]

38 minutes ago, tomh207 said:

It’s a term I have read in books Andy, midcase as it sits between the other 2 parts of the case, bezel and caseback.

Tom

OK so it's a case (no pun intended) of Pleonasm which I'm sure @Neverenoughwatches knows all about.

[RichardHarris123]

Never heard on pleonasm but sounds verbose to me. 

[Neverenoughwatches]

10 minutes ago, AndyGSi said:

OK so it's a case (no pun intended) of Pleonasm which I'm sure @Neverenoughwatches knows all about.

I think someone else suggested that I was rather verbose lol. Hence my new reading material

Annnd then I got bored

[AndyGSi]

11 minutes ago, Neverenoughwatches said:

Annnd then I got bored

I got told the cure for boredom is curiosity and there's no cure for curiosity, hence the start of watch repair.

[Neverenoughwatches]

4 minutes ago, AndyGSi said:

I got told the cure for boredom is curiosity and there's no cure for curiosity, hence the start of watch repair.

Amen

[ChrisC24]

Ya that’s what it was referred to in the posting. As I’m new to this I’m still learning some of the terminology.

@Neverenoughwatches I definitely think it’s not for everyone and I know with the older watches there’s a good chance they can’t be fixed but I do find it very relaxing and find movements fascinating so don’t mind spending my free time on possibly a lost cause. I have managed to get one working so far, just waiting on day and date discs. I’ve just gone a bit nuts buying older watches and from what I’ve found so far the balance is the most delicate part, not always the case I imagine. So I’ve seen reference to having an anvil or staking set for balances. As I’m new to this I’d there anything I should definitely have for trying to repair balances