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That's pretty interesting that the manual for the movement is written up in the wrong order. Seems kind of ridiculous, surprised nobody has ever revised it. Sure makes the learnng part hard if you don't have a natural intuition about it working on the assumption that the masters have spoken lol

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Originally Posted by SkinnyPupp (Post 9169639)

I ordered a tripod so I will be able to take video soon (if it doesn't become a hassle I may share some here)

What I'm really looking forward to is a voiceover, if you're willing! That organic, unforced drive and joy over the painstaking discovery you're doing is what I think would set your channel apart.

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Originally Posted by RabidRat (Post 9169670)

What I'm really looking forward to is a voiceover, if you're willing! That organic, unforced drive and joy over the painstaking discovery you're doing is what I think would set your channel apart.

My voice is not a pleasant one to listen to

Maybe I could do the voiceover with AI LUL

Turn it into a girl's voice. :pokerface:

Edit: So many posts to catch up on but here is a "Thanks" in advance. Keep up the great work and sharing your adventures with us! :)

Just narrate in a voice impression of how you think Badhobz sounds in real life based on his posts.

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Originally Posted by 68style (Post 9169769)

Just narrate in a voice impression of how you think Badhobz sounds in real life based on his posts.

Are you trying to get me Cancelled?

Read one of my signature posts out loud and see how that goes. :lol

Pretty proud of myself today. Yesterday I rebuilt the 2824-2 using the ETA manual (after failing with the Selitta manual), and today I did a teardown and rebuild without having to use the manual for like 90-95% of the movement.

Having a calendar makes it quite a bit more complicated, especially in the keyless works area (for setting the date without having to move the time 24 hours for each day).

https://i.imgur.com/pB48HB1.png

The parts in the bottom left portion of the container are for the calendar works and keyless works (and a couple parts for time setting). Quite a few extra parts to remember! I hope to be able to do it without the manual next time. I'll pay extra attention during disassembly.

Also I can't test the function of the watch yet until the new spring arrives tomorrow. That one tiny nose hair sized spring prevents everything from running!

In the meantime, I did a full service of the 6497-2 and it seemed huge in comparison! I can disassemble and reassemble that thing very quickly now, and have it running with good amplitude and timing.

If you thought servicing a quartz watch would be extremely simple, think again

https://i.imgur.com/UBptzIz.png

(Someone kindly donated a watch and I'll see if I can get it working in new condition)

A 30 year old watch sounds like a lot until you realize that was the late 90's :okay: