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I've worked on these pocket watches before opening this one, you can get old (broken) Elgins on ebay fairly inexpensive. They are really simple inside and the parts are very big compared to a wristwatch. It is recommended to start watchmaking on a pocketwatch before going to wristwatches.
All that to say, even with only a few months of experience at the time I fixed this one up I was very confident I could get it running without breaking it. Getting it to run well however, is another thing.
Here are progress pics: https://imgur.com/a/x9GSUTx
Thank you for sharing!