Extreme Restoration With Unbelievable Result!
Ойын-сауық
I’m restoring a Seiko dress watch with a date indicator from the 1970s. The reference number is 7005-2000.
The watch is severely damaged. A lot of parts are missing.
I bought the watch on eBay long ago for parts and have never opened it before.
I thought it is maybe possible to give it a second life. So here we are. Let's see what we can do.
Hope you enjoy the restoration 😊
Chapters:
00:00 Intro
00:57 Removing the case back
01:40 Removing the movement
03:12 Disassembling the movement
07:12 Removing the rust
11:47 Preparing for cleaning
13:18 Polishing
16:55 Result after polishing
18:12 Assembly of automatic device module
22:20 Assembly of the mainspring
24:10 Assembling the movement
26:05 Assembly of all parts underneath the dial
27:29 Cleaning the date indicator
28:36 Date indicator function test
29:00 Reassembly of the balance
30:24 Cleaning the dial
31:10 Polishing the hands
32:48 Putting the movement back into the case
34:08 Closing the case back
34:18 One week of testing
34:33 New leather strap
35:40 Before and after comparison
36:45 Show-off of the final result
The tools used are listed below. Kindly note that the links are affiliate links, that means that I will earn a small commission if you purchase an item through the link. This helps me make more videos like this one!
Tools:
Microscope (gifted by Linkmicroscope): amzn.to/3ClPjQV
Movement holder: amzn.to/3MDGndl
Rubber Ball: amzn.to/39PUmhH
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Case back opener: amzn.to/3NX908a
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Tweezers:
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Oil:
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Grease:
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Silicone:
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Camera:
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Lense:
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Light:
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#restoration #watchmaking #Seiko
Пікірлер: 417
You gave new life to this watch which deserved it.
@MagicWatchmaking
11 күн бұрын
Thank you for watching ☺️
An extraordinary piece of machinery, brought back to life... 👏👏
@MagicWatchmaking
Ай бұрын
Thank you for watching ☺️
I really love vintage Seiko in a stainless steel case, good work👌👌👌
@MagicWatchmaking
5 ай бұрын
Thank you for kind words ☺️
@Restoration_watch
5 ай бұрын
@@MagicWatchmaking 🤝
I like very much this calm and silent video. Please stay this way! Thank you.
@MagicWatchmaking
6 ай бұрын
Thank you so much for watching ☺️
Gorgeous transformation!
@MagicWatchmaking
22 күн бұрын
Thank you for watching ☺️
Absolutely stunning work, I’m amazed you took that on, but glad you did. Thank you for sharing.
@MagicWatchmaking
6 ай бұрын
Thank you ☺️
This is a lovely watch. It looks larger than the other Seiko's of its time. The empty case looked very delicate but classy. You made the restoration look effortless, truly skilled and a pleasure to watch.
@MagicWatchmaking
2 ай бұрын
Thank you so much for watching and kind words ☺️ Have a great day
Thanks for the great video , fantastic restoration👏👏👏👏🍺😎 I never heard patina once , I love Marshall in wristwatch revival . Due to him I knew some of the parts you were working with , thanks Marshall 😊
Thank you for your efforts and time for this impressive restoration as well as for your wonderful visualization. Kudos for the dial also.😊
@MagicWatchmaking
6 ай бұрын
Many thanks for kind words ☺️
Absolutely amazing you. Set the tone i would have lost my mind all those tiny parts. Pleasure to see your skills being tested and you rising to the challenge
@MagicWatchmaking
5 ай бұрын
Glad you enjoyed it! cheers
WOW, what a excellent job !!! the watch looked almost impossible to think that it would look like that after you finished the work ! now that was some high level skill full work. Well Done !!
@MagicWatchmaking
6 ай бұрын
Thank you for kind words. Cheers ☺️
Simply gorgeous restoration. Beautiful!!
@MagicWatchmaking
6 ай бұрын
Thank you so much ☺️ have a wonderful day
An excellent restoration. The service inside was meticulous. I wasn't sure the dial would be salvageable to a cosmetic standard, but I was proved wrong. Well done.
@MagicWatchmaking
5 ай бұрын
Thank you so much for kind words ☺️ Cheers
Very skilled restoration and very nicely filmed. Thanks!
@MagicWatchmaking
5 ай бұрын
Thank you so much ☺️
Calm, silent and amazing work. Congrats!!
@MagicWatchmaking
2 ай бұрын
Thank you so much for watching ☺️ Have a wonderful day
What an amazing transformation! Strong work for sure!!!!!
@MagicWatchmaking
Ай бұрын
Thank you so much for watching ☺️
Amazing work.
beautiful .... thank you very much for your time and efforts to restore it ... thank you
@MagicWatchmaking
5 ай бұрын
Thank you so much 😊
Yes, extreme skills and patience at play here - beautiful result.
@MagicWatchmaking
2 ай бұрын
Thank you for kind words ☺️
I knew you could do it thankyou I dabble a little in watch making my self .the only problem is the right tools and the right replacement parts but I enjoy it so much I can't give up.
@MagicWatchmaking
5 ай бұрын
Happy you enjoy the video ☺️ cheers
Es verdaderamente admirable el trabajo suyo. Rescatando estás piezas casi olvidadas,y haciendo qué vuelvan a latir como en sus mejores tiempos. Salud Artesano!!!. Saludos desde Uruguay.
@MagicWatchmaking
6 ай бұрын
Thank you so much for kind words ☺️ Have a wonderful day
What a lovely time piece! Well done!
@MagicWatchmaking
2 ай бұрын
Thank you so much ☺️ Have a wonderful day
A stunning restoration by a Master Horologist! 🎉🎉🎉🎉
@MagicWatchmaking
5 ай бұрын
Thank you so much ☺️ Have a great day! Cheers
Bravo, excellent job!!!
@MagicWatchmaking
6 ай бұрын
Thank you 😊
REALLY, IT IS BUFFED & SERVICED VERY NICELY, WONDERFUL JOB,
@MagicWatchmaking
6 ай бұрын
Thank you so much ☺️
Good save! Nicely done.
@MagicWatchmaking
6 ай бұрын
Thank you! Cheers!
Beautiful, well done!!!
@MagicWatchmaking
4 ай бұрын
Thank you ☺️
Your expertise is unbelievable as well
@MagicWatchmaking
4 ай бұрын
Thank you so much ☺️
Awesome job! Nice touch at the end, protecting the lugs with tape while you put on the strap. 😎
@MagicWatchmaking
6 ай бұрын
Thank you ☺️ I worked at least 6 hours at that case… no need for scratches anymore 🫣
@WatchWithMike
6 ай бұрын
I assume the case was solid stainless? It's amazing what can be done if you don't have to worry about sanding through plating.
@MagicWatchmaking
6 ай бұрын
Yes it is
Beautiful restoration, beautiful video!
@MagicWatchmaking
2 ай бұрын
Thank you ☺️
Beautiful work.
@MagicWatchmaking
2 ай бұрын
Thank you ☺️
Beautiful!
@MagicWatchmaking
6 ай бұрын
Thank you!
Wow beautiful!!
@MagicWatchmaking
5 ай бұрын
Thank you ☺️ cheers
Beautiful work
@MagicWatchmaking
2 ай бұрын
Thank you ☺️
Excellent work 👍
@MagicWatchmaking
4 ай бұрын
Thank you so much ☺️
Very nice restoration and very nice vídeo. Congratulations from Spain
@MagicWatchmaking
5 ай бұрын
Thank you so much ☺️ Nice day to you. Cheers
I work for the modern aeronautical metallurgy where we manufacture all kinds of metal parts, deburring tiny washers, I think about your profession, Masahiro Kikuno's, I discover tips, it's impressive what the human hand can do... nice job.👌✈👌
@MagicWatchmaking
Ай бұрын
Thank you so much for sharing and watching my channel. I appreciate it. Have a wonderful day
So cool to start from an ugly and « garbagable » watch and finish with a new life wearable one !! Thanks for sharing, it’s very nice to see your works ! ✨👌
@MagicWatchmaking
6 ай бұрын
Thank you so much. It was truly a challenge to bring it back to life ☺️ Have a great day
Very skilled restoration and very nice filmed and edited. Thanks!
@MagicWatchmaking
6 ай бұрын
Thank you so much ☺️ cheers
Awesome restore.
@MagicWatchmaking
5 ай бұрын
Thank you ☺️ cheers
Master craftsman.
@MagicWatchmaking
5 ай бұрын
Thank you ☺️ cheers
fantastic job and beautiful watch
@MagicWatchmaking
2 ай бұрын
Thank you ☺️
I am very impressed! I would like to wear this watch myself.
@MagicWatchmaking
6 ай бұрын
The watch turn out very nice. Thank you for watching ☺️
Top job, cobber!
@MagicWatchmaking
6 ай бұрын
Thank you ☺️
This is exactly why there are tens of thousands of old Seikos left to rot. Their restored values are a fraction of the expense of their restorations.
@MagicWatchmaking
Ай бұрын
The challenge to bring something back to life is the fun part. Not the value. Thank you for watching ☺️
@danieldravot341
Ай бұрын
@@MagicWatchmaking, but the same work could be performed on an Omega or a Rolex and the watch would be both restored and more valuable. That is why my Omegas all run and the Seikos lie unmolested in a shoe box.
Great job!
@MagicWatchmaking
3 ай бұрын
Thank you! Cheers ☺️
Excellent job, cheers.
@MagicWatchmaking
Ай бұрын
Thank you ☺️
Lovely Seiko
@MagicWatchmaking
5 ай бұрын
Indeed ☺️ Thank you for watching
I'm amazed at watching this. For someone to know how to disassemble a watch with all of the tiny pieces, and reassemble it . I could never remember where each part went
@MagicWatchmaking
Ай бұрын
Thank you for watching and kind words. Cheers
Nice job. Enjoyed the video. Thanks.
@SkyBlue-le7cd
6 ай бұрын
By the way, do Seikos tend to have lower amplitude? If so, what’s the normal range?
@MagicWatchmaking
6 ай бұрын
Anything between 180 and 240. More or less. Thank you for watching ☺️
@SkyBlue-le7cd
6 ай бұрын
Thanks!!!
Amazing. 👏
@MagicWatchmaking
5 ай бұрын
Thank you ☺️
Impressionnant, bravo.
@MagicWatchmaking
Ай бұрын
Thank you ☺️
BRAVO !
@MagicWatchmaking
5 ай бұрын
Thank you ☺️
Amazing!
@MagicWatchmaking
18 күн бұрын
Thank you ☺️
Very well done.
@MagicWatchmaking
2 ай бұрын
Thank you! Cheers!
Good job! Very nice!
@MagicWatchmaking
6 ай бұрын
Thank you ☺️
Really very good >>>>> Thank you .
@MagicWatchmaking
6 ай бұрын
Thank you for watching ☺️ cheers
Wow, impressive!
@MagicWatchmaking
6 ай бұрын
Thank you ☺️
Young boy , very good work .
@MagicWatchmaking
2 ай бұрын
Thank you ☺️ I’m not so young anymore 🫣
good job.Well done
@MagicWatchmaking
12 күн бұрын
Thank you. Cheers!
Just great 🖤🖤
@MagicWatchmaking
2 ай бұрын
Thank you 😊 cheers
Un gran trabajo, una bella pieza.
@MagicWatchmaking
5 ай бұрын
Tahnk you ☺️ Have a great day!
Good work.👌
@MagicWatchmaking
5 ай бұрын
Thank you ☺️
Very nice restoration
@MagicWatchmaking
Ай бұрын
Thank you! Cheers!
Grand Bravo pour ce travail raffine
@MagicWatchmaking
Ай бұрын
Thank you
Very enjoyed
@MagicWatchmaking
2 ай бұрын
Thank you for watching ☺️
Master's work
@MagicWatchmaking
4 ай бұрын
Thank you so much for kind words ☺️ I appreciate that. Have a wonderful day
Superb 👏🏻👏🏻
@MagicWatchmaking
3 ай бұрын
Thanks 🤗
Extraordinaire ! merci .
@MagicWatchmaking
2 ай бұрын
Thank you for watching ☺️
Bravo pour cette perfection...!
@MagicWatchmaking
Ай бұрын
Thank you ☺️
Espectacular😍
@MagicWatchmaking
Ай бұрын
Thank you ☺️ cheers
Nice work man! Proficiat
@MagicWatchmaking
6 ай бұрын
Thanks ☺️
fantastic.
@MagicWatchmaking
Ай бұрын
Thank you! Cheers!
Bravo!
@MagicWatchmaking
2 ай бұрын
Thank you ☺️
Bravo imiplace cum lucrati sinteti meserias succes in continuare
@MagicWatchmaking
5 ай бұрын
Thank you so much ☺️
Like a dog watchin butcherer, i am gething a watchmaker, watching You! Thanks!
@MagicWatchmaking
6 ай бұрын
Amazing hobby ☺️ thank you for watching ☺️
Excelente!!!
@MagicWatchmaking
Ай бұрын
Thank you so much ☺️
This is better than therapy 😊
@MagicWatchmaking
6 ай бұрын
Thank you so much ☺️
Q trabajo tan impecable felicitaciones
@MagicWatchmaking
Ай бұрын
Thank you for watching ☺️
Nice job
@MagicWatchmaking
2 ай бұрын
Thank you so much ☺️
Great thanks
@MagicWatchmaking
21 күн бұрын
Thank you for watching. Cheers
احيي و اقدر هذه المهارة الفائقة لهذا الصانع
@MagicWatchmaking
Ай бұрын
شكرا جزيلا عزيزتي ☺️
يالها من تحفة فريدة ...فخر الساعات الاولى في تاريخ اليابان
@MagicWatchmaking
20 күн бұрын
ساعة جميلة جدا. شكرا على هذا الكلام الجميل والمتابعة ☺️
Vc é um gênio fiquei maravilhado com seu talento parabéns pra vc vai em frente vc merece nota 1000 prá vc..❤❤❤
@MagicWatchmaking
Ай бұрын
Thank you so much for watching ☺️ cheers
Great job on an awesome watch.
@MagicWatchmaking
5 ай бұрын
Thank you ☺️
Great !
@MagicWatchmaking
Ай бұрын
Thank you ☺️ cheers
Very good
@MagicWatchmaking
Ай бұрын
Thank you ☺️
Parabéns pelo serviço muito bom 👏
@MagicWatchmaking
2 ай бұрын
Thank you so much ☺️
عمل ممتاز ورائع جدا. لك مني كل التقدير. انت فعلا مبدع.
@MagicWatchmaking
2 ай бұрын
شكرا جزيلا ☺️
Valeu obrigado 🤠 bom trabalho. Parabéns
@MagicWatchmaking
Ай бұрын
Thank you ☺️ cheers
I really enjoy your videos and I’m amazed you can put it all back together. That you can do it in about an hour is really cool! All jokes aside, how long does it take for you to disassemble, clean and reassemble a watch?
@MagicWatchmaking
5 ай бұрын
Disassemble and reassemble an standard automatic movement is 20 - 30 minutes. Automatic cleaning procedure is one hour. Not including any work on case or bracelet. Making a video with good view on what I do is totally different story. It take me at least a couple of days. Different camera setup in different locations. Thank you for watching and kind words ☺️
That movement was trashed, and so much internal rust to deal with. Great job restoring the internal parts.
@MagicWatchmaking
Ай бұрын
Thank you for watching. Cheers ☺️
Pensando, que seria del mundo, si todo lo que funciona con energía eléctrica no funcionara, y no tenemos los precursores de la mecánica ni para medir el tiempo. Sorprendente esta labor de mecánico en miniatura. Que memoria para ensamblarlo otra vez.
@MagicWatchmaking
Ай бұрын
Thank you so much for watching and kind words ☺️ The magic here is experience and understanding the functionality of the watch movement.
Sangat luar biasa..apik dan terukur cara bekerja anda...rerimakasih berbagi pengalaman, posisi saya sama seprti anda d bidang ini...❤
@MagicWatchmaking
2 ай бұрын
Thank you for watching ☺️
Ottimo lavoro
@MagicWatchmaking
5 ай бұрын
Thank you ☺️
What a great looking watch! Beautiful work! Im a fan on Seikos myself of all different models. Im curious, was the case and back polished originally or was parts of it grained or brushed originally? Personally I really like them polished like yours but i have seen them brushed before as well.
@MagicWatchmaking
6 ай бұрын
I asked myself while restoring the same question… I didn’t figure out 🫣
I have to admit, I didn’t think you could bring this timepiece back to life. You proved me wrong, you can polish a turd!
@MagicWatchmaking
5 ай бұрын
Thank you for watching ☺️
Excelente
@MagicWatchmaking
5 ай бұрын
Thank you so much ☺️
Very beautiful restoration. What was the tool and you used to remove the shock setting, where can i get it? I would love to get a set of them. I find removing the seiko jewel springs very difficult.
@MagicWatchmaking
6 ай бұрын
KIF shock spring removing tool. I showed 2 methods how to remove the KIF shock spring. Using the tool or using 2 tweezers.
Impresionsnte!!! Que paciencia; y gran conocimiento de la profesión. Saludos desde Madrid
@MagicWatchmaking
Ай бұрын
Thank you so much 😊