@bronco2078 said:
I would lose the key in 2 days then what?
In my cars I put the keys in the ignition and bend them over with a hammer so they dont go astray
Keys are a cheap. There’s 60 or so in my watchmakers work bench. The other various tool are what I’d use on the bench.
Those right of the keys are wind/unwind tools for the various size arbors depending on the size of the watch. I collect old railroad watches so the double end tools are standard, you need a male and female for stem or lever set watches.
You haven’t lived until you forget you didn’t let the power off the barrel... parts flying everywhere, end result replacing wheels and hole jewels that the pivots broke and jewels cracked.
The pliers and the weird looking tool are to tighten bows and remove hands.
I pulled a draw out of one of my Elgin parts cabinet with new old stock parts and junk yard parts to rob.
Tons of all that stuff as the watchmaker that trained me went around the Midwest in the 90s buying up all the parts at these small town jewelers stock left over from the mechanical to electric watches.
Anyway It’s like racing cars it’s a hands on hobby if have 200 to 300 watches in your collection
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Keys are a cheap. There’s 60 or so in my watchmakers work bench. The other various tool are what I’d use on the bench.
Those right of the keys are wind/unwind tools for the various size arbors depending on the size of the watch. I collect old railroad watches so the double end tools are standard, you need a male and female for stem or lever set watches.
You haven’t lived until you forget you didn’t let the power off the barrel... parts flying everywhere, end result replacing wheels and hole jewels that the pivots broke and jewels cracked.
The pliers and the weird looking tool are to tighten bows and remove hands.
I pulled a draw out of one of my Elgin parts cabinet with new old stock parts and junk yard parts to rob.
Tons of all that stuff as the watchmaker that trained me went around the Midwest in the 90s buying up all the parts at these small town jewelers stock left over from the mechanical to electric watches.
Anyway It’s like racing cars it’s a hands on hobby if have 200 to 300 watches in your collection
oh i guess i was thinking each watch had its own specific key