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Hello from the South-west of Germany
Posted: May 2nd, 2019, 6:58 am
by Allroad1966
Hello gents,
I am very interested in old /vintage "Italian style" wristwatches. I am member of at another watch forum....
I want to start with modding an maybe building some watches by myself, but I am a compete newbie.
Therefore I hope to get some ideas, advice and information, how to do it.
See you
Thomas
Re: Hello from the South-west of Germany
Posted: May 2nd, 2019, 7:51 am
by Tanukjaju
Thomas, welcome aboard. I think most, if not all of us started life on other watch forums.
Welcome aboard. Feel free to ask questions. No such thing as a stupid question when it comes to this hobby. Looking forward to hearing your plans/concepts/drawings
Re: Hello from the South-west of Germany
Posted: May 2nd, 2019, 8:02 am
by cosmic2000
Hallo und willkommen ! Hello and welcome. You joined a fantastic forum with very fine people here.
Cheers cosmic2000
Re: Hello from the South-west of Germany
Posted: May 2nd, 2019, 8:39 am
by civic4982
Welcome to the shop!
Be prepared for the obsession to take over
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Re: Hello from the South-west of Germany
Posted: May 2nd, 2019, 9:38 am
by straps68
Welcome
Re: Hello from the South-west of Germany
Posted: May 2nd, 2019, 9:59 am
by blueradish
Welcome, I started out by buying an entry level watch from Jackson and modding it. I used the DIY section and the disassembled the watch. This allowed me to measure the dial and order a new one in the proper size. Eventually I got into aging dials, hands, cases, painting, luming etc. However, I was pretty happy with a simple dial swap and some aging to start.
I would highly recommend getting one for under $100 and practicing by taking it apart and putting back together.
Don't forget to ask lots of questions along the way, we're all happy to help.
Here's a link to Jackson's stuff. You can click the drop down arrow beside Marina Militare and filter by size.
http://www.militarytimewatch.com/new/pr ... atlv1_id=7
Re: Hello from the South-west of Germany
Posted: May 2nd, 2019, 10:51 am
by Mellons
Welcome!
Re: Hello from the South-west of Germany
Posted: May 2nd, 2019, 11:44 am
by tafari
welcome and enjoy. its the perfect place to learn everything you need to build your own watch.
Re: Hello from the South-west of Germany
Posted: May 2nd, 2019, 5:43 pm
by hako
Welcome !
Feel free to look around and ask any question.
Re: Hello from the South-west of Germany
Posted: May 3rd, 2019, 3:46 am
by Matze
Hi welcome to THE forum!
Greetings from Frankfurt/Main
Regards
Mathias