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Replacing a movement involves removing the movement from the case, removing the hands, removing the dial, switching those parts (which are the most visible and detailed parts in the watch), all without introducing dust or even the tiniest scratch! The hands are press fit, fragile, and sit 0.5mm away from the dial, which is fragile, textured, and forever visible if you slip and scratch it. If you can do that, then doing a full service on a movement that will never be seen and for which parts are readily available if you need them is very, very easy and involves much less risk. Just saying...
26 NH35 clones! 😂😂😂 $800 for tools is just a helpful factoid. You'll also need those same tools to maintain your army of NH35 clones, otherwise each time they come up for service it will cost you around ~8,000 😂
Medical procedures are where I draw the line but you make a good point. It's just a handful of metal parts that all fit together in only one way, designed to be taken apart and put back together with fresh lubrication every few years. And no one even knows, let alone dies, if you make a mistake. Just find the part you need and fix your mistake.
Me too. I have more than a few watches that I wouldn't touch. Rolex, IWC, Panerai... But I also have more than a few that I like a lot and that cost next to nothing. And the more I work on those myself the more value they have to me and the more attached I get to them.
If you haven't found a watchmaker for this already you could try Nate Charles. He's in the UK and has a YouTube channel from which you can judge his abilities (seems great to me) and reach him through. Maybe he can make a video about it! Tell him I recommended him. I've chatted with him on his live streams. Super nice independent UK watchmaker with years of experience.
https://youtu.be/iDjER4xDJF4
Nice! I like that Speedmaster X-33 too, @OscarKlosoff
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