So I've made a bunch of mistakes early on into my amateur watchmaking hobby. I've spent a lot of unnecessary money thinking that I'd need certain things or to cut corners (wrongly)… only to find that I didn't need the brand name …

Ok so I'm working on a few 6s pocket watches that I'm converting as gifts to family and friends…. while learning and honing my skills.

Any information would be greatly appreciated! Also… if there are specific movement grades that you kno…

Finished the 2390 and it runs beautifully…. for about 30 min. Then it stalls and it's not easy to kick back up without manual intervention.

When I try to kick it back up again with a shake the balance rotates a little but the palette jewel doe…

I'm just getting started and have done a few quartz movements (hated them and those confounded magnetic rotors), three seiko automatics (2706, 6309, 6119), an Omega 660, and an AS 1950. About to start on an ETA 2390 this weekend. Plus a few pocket…