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Originally Posted by rb
If you were in Vancouver (or near Coquitlam), i'd let you either borrow some of my tools to get started or just give you some of my unused tools. Oh and some of those tools you ordered will totally get the job done and if they happen to break on you, dont throw them out. They can often be modified for other purposes.
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Appreciate it! I think right away I'll have what I need to service new movements, since no repairs will be needed. I will make sure the important tools are good quality - screwdrivers, tweezers, holder, loupe, etc. The prices
here for genuine Bergeon and Horotec are insanely lower compared to online shops I've compared to, depending on the item.
But yeah, once I start messing around with old watches is when I guess I'd need specialized tools for jewel repair, staking, etc.
For the first bit I plan on servicing these movements over and over, and see how long it takes to feel competent with it.. The advice from both tutorial sites is different from the youtubers, and that is to do this instead of buying vintage movements, because you don't yet know how to make something work if something is wrong. If the schools in Switzerland have you working on a 6497 over and over at first, I think that's probably a good way to learn!
An idea for a first vintage project is to find an old pocketwatch with an actual Unitas 6497 in it, service that and stick it in my Panerai. (although I checked it with the timegrapher app yesterday, and it seems to be still doing well, within 2-5 spd in 3 positions, though the amplitude says 190)
I've found that if you search for 70's Swiss pocket watches you'll find a lot of them for $50-100, but if you search for the movement itself they will be pretty expensive