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Hello all,

Please let me introduce myself.  My name is Karl, mid 50's professional in the New England area that has taken his first official steps I the watch repair world.  However, not my first exposure.  My father was an engineer for close to 50yrs in the defense system, power generation and various other manufacturing entities.   He was one of those people that could fix anything.   His passion however was clock and watch repair.  I, being very much like my father. Always watched and learned.  Be it auto repair, home repair, eectrical work and of course watch and clock repair.  He used to say to me that I should have been an engineer, but I like to talk too much.  It goes without saying that he taught me all I know.  Well, he passed a few years ago, and I never thought I would end up being involved in watch repair, despite my interest.  Always busy with work, family and other interests.   After he passed, I helped my mother with an auction company in NH catalog all his horology treasures, not thinking I would ever do it.  He had hundreds of clocks, watches, parts, tools, machinery, ect...  He had 4 work benches each with a different purpose.   Now, I'm obsessed with it, and I'm sure he is somewhere having a good laugh.  I've had the pleasure of meeting one watchmaker in particular in the lakes region of NH that restored my father's 1964 Heuer Carrera that I found in a drawer as a disheveled mess.  It was thru conversation with him and suggestion of downloading the Bulova watch repair course.  Now, I haven't completed it yet, but I an a tinkerer at heart.  I've restored a couple Oris and a number of vintage Tissot for mainly myself, but one of my son's and am currently working on a 1969 Tissot Visodate PR 516 for my wife.   I do favor tge seiss watches. But do now have a 1970 Seiko Sea Lion nd a early 70s Accutron that I will attempt.  I do have quite a collection of close to 50 watches including Omega, Tissot, Oris, Hamilton, Elgin, Seiko,  Sinn, Swiss Westclox, Matthey-Doret with a Junghans electromechanical movement and a few pocket watches of mixed time periods.  Sorry so long, butbi do like to talk.  I look forward to being a part of this forum, as I've found it invaluable in my education and help in some unknown waters.  

Take care

Karl

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

We all look forward to your contributions and continued involvement. 

If there is anything we can help you with don’t be afraid to ask. Nice clear photos can help a lot.

Is that an English Longcase (Grandfather clock) if so it is late around the 1820's as the painting on the dial is full. 

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