I'm sorry for your lost Nathan, it sounds like you could have been brothers in another lifetime. May Bruce rest in peace and I hope that his family knows he left a legacy.

~George

: It is with great sadness I'm posting this today. Bruce Welby my
: good friend and watchmaker died suddenly in New Zealand this
: week. This has come as a great shock to those who knew him, as
: Bruce was so full of life and seemed to radiate good health and
: vitality.

: Bruce was one of life's good guys, and had an infectious enthusiasm
: for his two great loves - watches and music.

: If any of you have purchased a watch from me over the last 5 years,
: it's got Bruce's DNA on it.

: Bruce has restored dozens of watches for me as well as servicing my
: Rolexes and Heuers - funnily enough his favourite is my
: Spirotechnique, though he loved the several Hamilton
: chronographs I unearthed and have since sold on. Bruce
: encouraged me to finally get a Rolex 5513 which I am patiently
: fwaiting delivery on, but sadly I will not be able to share in
: this purchase with him.

: I would send Bruce a basket case non-working "dog's
: breakfast" as he liked to call them, then send them back to
: me looking amazing and of course fully functioning.

: Bruce was the facilitator for me in this hobby as by buying non
: working watches then selling them on as restored and serviced, I
: was able to eventually afford the watches I really wanted to own
: like the Carrera's and my 3647 Autavia, a life-long keeper. He
: also educated me about various movements, and the history of
: Swiss watch companies. He loved to work on Valjoux movements and
: carried a huge stock of spare parts.

: Bruce gained a scholarship in the early 1970's to study his craft
: in Switzerland, then returned to New Zealand and became the
: country's top Rolex certified technician.

: Bruce loved watches with a passion and also shared my love of
: music. He was a bassist and we even played together in his home
: town of Napier New Zealand.

: Below is a small selection of Bruce's work - if any of you out
: there have any of the watches I've sold you bearing Bruce's
: workmanship, I would love to see a wrist shot to see them again.
: There's a lot of you out there - I've lost count of the many
: I've bought and sold in the last 5 years.

: Rest in Peace Bruce. You will be missed!

: Wear them all in good health everyone - Nathan

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