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Old 25 August 2016, 03:48 PM   #1
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DIY service?!?!

Came across this video while i was on Youtube. To me this is crazy there is no way I would attempt something like this. Im sure there are a few members on here with this kind of skill set unfortunately I am no one of them LOL

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5PdyN2doV7A
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Old 25 August 2016, 04:00 PM   #2
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Wow. No way I could do that.
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Old 25 August 2016, 04:06 PM   #3
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Looks like a workshop, not someone's home. Or, a workshop at home. It's not a dissimilar video to that posted on Watchfinder's website actually.
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Old 25 August 2016, 04:20 PM   #4
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Very cool, but if I tried that I'd probably have a ziplock bag full of parts for the rsc the next day lol
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Old 25 August 2016, 09:01 PM   #5
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Very cool, but if I tried that I'd probably have a ziplock bag full of parts for the rsc the next day lol
Agree, I'd also have yelled some choice words along the way!
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Old 25 August 2016, 09:04 PM   #6
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My idea of a DIY service is taking my watch to the RSC myself.
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Old 25 August 2016, 09:12 PM   #7
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Many watchmakers among TRF membership do this routinely every day. But the vast majority are not that "into it" - ownership itself is the thing they like.
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Old 26 August 2016, 12:37 AM   #8
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I would like to do it myself, but not risking it!
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Old 26 August 2016, 03:15 AM   #9
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3135 is easy.
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Old 26 August 2016, 03:54 AM   #10
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My idea of a DIY service is taking my watch to the RSC myself.
Same here.
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Old 26 August 2016, 06:09 AM   #11
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I'm with you guys on this. Totally a work shop but nothing I would ever desire attempting. I can get my DIY fix from car related things or around the house lol. Great video though, I always enjoy seeing these.
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