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....no, may depend on state laws/classification system.

The difference between taking a watch apart and putting a watch together is kind of like the difference between falling in love at first sight and getting divorced after several link years of marriage. "A lot of people get very excited taking a watch apart and say, 'Hey wow, this is so fun, I'm so good at watchmaking,'" Eagle said. "But then they have to put the thing link back link together."

For metal watches I send the foundry I use a digital model and they print it in wax. Then they burn out the wax and replace it with metal. They then send me those parts. Next I have to go through and link individually polish out all the areas because even as good as they are there's still no texture to it. That is a real pain because I really have to get in there with tiny little polishers and try not to obliterate all the link detail link but at the same time get some of that surface smooth.