Horological Meandering

Has Anyone tried a DIY Watchmaking Kit? How was your experience? Might be a Fun Project and a way to learn more. Source: maison-alcee ...  

Watch repair and there are sites to get repair kits. Not the same but another way to learn.

Was interesting. ...  

…maybe https://shop.diywatch.club/collections/watchmakingkit/products/diy-flame-bluing-hands-watchmaking-kit-mosel-with-date-silver-vintage-dress-watch-w-miyota-8215-or-8315 or similar as a first step, possibly with customised rotor or other options… Not ... 

It's a 3 Day Uhrenkurs where you get to make your own watch together with the Master www.watchprosite.com I think its super cool 👍

Have seen that - sounds amazing! But hasn’t PG retired? How much was the three day course, do you know?

this seems like a sensible approach to learning more.

Will you add some hand polishing and also blueing the screws 😉

where they run workshops to assemble watches and take your work home. They used to sell whole watch kits for assembly at home but I am not sure whether they still sell the kits now.

But please check PM

Never got around to ordering it. Oops! Met the brains behind the operation at Dubai Watch Week 2023 though! And they won some awards for the watch/clock kit.

It looks really well done. You should also consider getting the FHH certification too! It's more study based than "doing-based" but the FHH certification is important and ensures you have a practical working knowledge about watches, their mechanics, and t... 

figured with horological society classes at ~$2k for the wife and myself, what's another 8k to take home a keepsake.