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It's pretty difficult for a novice. If you really want to try, get some junk watches to practice band removal, case opening, pulling the stem and removing the movement from the case, lifting the hands off the dial without bending them or damaging the dial, etc, etc etc; and then put it back together, and have it still work. Without high quality (and expensive) tools for each step, you have almost no chance of success, esp with a chronograph.
On the other hand, if you want to take the plunge, acquire the tools and spend time learning the craft, repairing watches is very gratifying.
I went down the rabbit hole when a watch repairer refused to repair a sentimental watch because it "wasn't worth his time." I thought how hard could it be? And I dove in. I did succeed but it has been a long journey.
Charles
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Carl Muckley
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