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Does someone have an idea as to where to start if I would want to tinker with a watch myself? e.g. make simple repairs, disassemble-reassemble etc. especially some tips on literature and what tools I would need as a starting point.

You may want to consider taking a class in horology and watch repair before tackling your watch. I know the Emily Griffith Opportunity School in Denver, Colorado, for example, has a clock repair and making class with some emphasis on watch repair too. The... 

Thanks, I will look in to the opportunities regarding a such a course, I live in the netherlands so the US is a bit far for me..

....was to buy a few books on watchmaking (Don De Carle's is a good start), and at the same time a pile of old watches to mess about with. I ended up getting old Seikos off auction sites as you can find "workshop manuals" for them on line. So all the asse...