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Hi B,
One of the first clocks I bought was a cheap english smiths alarm in a china case. It wasn’t working. I took it apart and found it had a broken mainsping on the time side but fortunately I had bought a job lot on e-bay so managed to find one to fit. The movement was all cleaned and ready to go back together. That was the problem, I just couldnt work out how it went back together
(This taught me an important lesson and now a digital camera is one of the tools I use the most as I photograph the movement as it comes apart, just in case I need help getting it back together). Over the next two years I would get that clock out, look at the pieces and try but each time I just couldnt do it so it went back in its box and back on the shelf. I had begun to hate that clock only because it kept showing me that I didnt know what I was doing, it was almost laughing at my inexperience.
That clock got left in its box for around six months the last time and when I got it out again it almost fell back together. I sat there with the clock in front of me, finished and ticking away quite happily and I just couldnt belive it had been that simple. Its time B, thats all it is, time and experience. You want to learn, you certainly have the right attitude and it will come together. If something is bugging you just put it away and move on to something else you can do or do a bit of studying so you can get back to it with new ideas and more information. You will always come across problems which you cant figure out straight away, we all do, even Bob Tascione does 
Dont take any notice of William, he is much much smarter than I am!
Just remember, we are all in the same position as you, you might feel like we know everything but belive me, we have problems with things as much as you do. You are already way ahead of me with watches as I am just starting to look at them.
Keep up the good work 
Paul.
