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doug sinclair
12-26-2005, 04:29 AM
Paul,

Welcome to the NAWCC Message Board!

If the watches you refer to are important to you, be prepared to shelve them for a few years before you try to fix them yourself! It is best to start by wrecking stuff that is not important to you until you acquire the tools, techniques, and ability to succeed at keepers you might desire to service. And you WILL wreck stuff while you learn! Same goes if you decide to go for video or printed training courses. Repairing watches properly is a highly specialized trade! I have included you with the URL to the NAWCC member's links (http://www.nawcc.org/headquarters/memlinks.htm). You'll likely be able to find someone there who can do a proper repair for you. Ask for references before you trust your watches to someone you don't know. If the link is no help, get back to us and we'll try again.

Smudgy
12-26-2005, 09:48 AM
I agree with everything that Doug said. If you have an interest in seeing what is involved go to Carignan Watch (http://www.cwrnh.com/techpages/cwr_technical_pages.htm). There is a good overview of the process involved in cleaning on this site. If you decide you have an interest in learning, an old watch with little to no value is what you want to learn on.

107WestStreet
01-01-2006, 01:01 AM
Smudgy,

That Carignan watch site is great!!!!!!!
Thanks