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I know it's just an ogee, but....

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Jefferson Golden Hour Retaining Ring Removal

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German Time Bomb Defused!

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Casio Wave Ceptor Marching to its own Time

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Jerome & Co. - Brewster & Co.

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Ives and Lewis Reeded Column and Scroll

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Surprisingly Good Watches by Unheralded Makers a very unusual chronograph

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Identifying Massey escapements without dismantling

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IWC Jones Model H and E

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