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Good morning all,

Just getting started learning how to service basic movements and the numbers are in on my first few services. I've been following Alex Hamilton's tutorials on the ST36 and I am using HP1300 / 9504 grease / 9415 / 9010. For cleaning, I use a basic Amazon ultrasonic cleaner with L&R cleaner and rinse, and Hexane for the balance and fork. Probably beginner's luck, but my very first service turned out better than expected (more about follow-on problems below). Note that I...

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Good morning all,

Just getting started learning how to service basic movements and the numbers are in on my first few services. I've been following Alex Hamilton's tutorials on the ST36 and I am using HP1300 / 9504 grease / 9415 / 9010. For cleaning, I use a basic Amazon ultrasonic cleaner with L&R cleaner and rinse, and Hexane for the balance and fork. Probably beginner's luck, but my very first service turned out better than expected (more about follow-on problems below). Note that I…

Rookie Numbers and Hairspring Help

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Greetings all,

I am on the hunt for a 6139-600X. If interested, the search started with this:

https://www.watchuseek.com/threads/looking-for-help-identifying-this-vietnam-era-watch.5572399/

Currently ...

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Greetings all,

I am on the hunt for a 6139-600X. If interested, the search started with this:

Currently wading through all the Ebay nonsense. I would really appreciate any help flagging aftermarket parts / issues I may have missed from the resident experts here. Photos from 2 listings that caught my attention are below. One from a US seller, and one from Jordan…

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