That’s a really awesome watch. 😊

@csspinner

Жыл бұрын

Thanks for sending it to me to work on! It was a lot of fun getting it running again.

@dale4034

Жыл бұрын

I used to know a guy that had a stainless version of this watch, he needed it for work. He's been retired for a while if I can find his phone # I think I'll try and buy the watch from him. I generaly prefer pocket watches but I'm starting to take an interest in some wristwatches.

I used to listen to podcasts before going to bed, now I watch a guy taking apart old watches 😋 Love it!

I love the simplicity of this watch, and that movement is gorgeous

Beautiful watch, Beautiful video and Beautiful music. Thank you.

What a great video, and what a fantastic watch. I own 2 Ball watches and they are superb.

It's a wonderful watch with its contrasty dial. I imagine that older users would appreciate the clarity of the bold markings and the prominent hour and minute hands. Plenty ergonomics , with a bright red second hand to add life to the whole. It's a joyful little instrument. Thanks for repairing the watch and sharing the process. Regards to Natasha who must be delighted with the result of your work.

@csspinner

Жыл бұрын

Thanks, Ruud. I really appreciate the railroad watches with crystal clear and bold numerals. Though it was a requirement for service use, the design was quite elegant and the esthetics hold up today

Thanks for the great service !

Love the simplicity of the dial. Many thanks as always for another excellent video.

@csspinner

Жыл бұрын

Thank you!

Very nice watch indeed!

Your honesty about mistakes is refreshing, great job 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻🙏🏻

@csspinner

Жыл бұрын

Thanks, Alan!

Thank you for making these videos!

@csspinner

Ай бұрын

Frank, thank you so much for the super thanks!!!

Nice watch. I have 2 21-jewel train masters but the servicing by local guy wasn’t good. One kept gaining time despite “the machine indicating proper timing” and the other broke after a year’s use with the winding stem refusing to turn. It’s good to see that someone can repair them!

@csspinner

11 ай бұрын

Sorry to hear about that issue. It’s possible the gentleman who serviced your watch only tested the time in one position. The poise of the balance greatly impacts timekeeping so if that is even slightly off it could mean minutes of difference when held in one position or another

Wearing my Trainmaster today great time keeper

@csspinner

Жыл бұрын

Awesome! They’re an elegant design too.

Nice 25 minutes on my favourite subject. I noticed the hacking lever!! Bit easier movement than the 2832 I did in my Zenith. I did notice no oil on the crown wheel post, a place I’d aways drop a bit of D5. Other than that really enjoyable. No balance staff required!!

@csspinner

Жыл бұрын

Thank you! Great piece of advice. I’ll remember that oil point for next time. Yes, finally a watch without needing new staff. I don’t get too many of those 😂 - Chris

@arifbudiman4050

Жыл бұрын

My 2 fav watch restorer come together 😂

@douro20

8 ай бұрын

@@csspinner Did you lubricate the reversing wheels? This is done by soaking them momentarily in Lubeta V105. It is also specified for the ball bearing on the rotor.

I enjoy watching you use all these specialized tools. They are very interesting. You’re knowledge is superb.

@csspinner

Жыл бұрын

Thank you!

Thanks!

Really nice watch and nicely done video too. Thank you to the viewer who sent it in, enjoy in good health.

@csspinner

Жыл бұрын

Thank you, sir. I really appreciate the comment- Chris

Another very informative and entertaining video. I have many watches having ETA movements like Tissot, Titoni, West End Watch Co, Tugaris, Bulova etc.

Thank you for this most beautiful video on a very cool watch. 👏👍👌 I am looking very much forward to your next video.

@csspinner

Жыл бұрын

Thanks for visiting! More to come. The next one will be a gorgeous BW Raymond with lots of fun issues to uncover.

Wow, look at that time graph! Great job!

@csspinner

Жыл бұрын

Thanks, Mike! Not all of them come out looking that good!

Your cat is walking on the piano :)

@csspinner

Жыл бұрын

😮

I love these old railroad watches. I have one almost exactly like this one, but in somewhat better cosmetic condition. It seems to have a problem with its winding works and mainspring so it’ll get serviced soon.

Great job. Very interesting and satisfying to watch.

Yes, I assembled a watch incorporating an eta 2824-2 clone movement.

@csspinner

Жыл бұрын

Thanks for sharing!

@rons7555

Жыл бұрын

@@csspinner it’s ok

Bit late to the party with watching this video but I own an Eterna Matic 3003 with an Eterna 1500k movement inside. Which is the predecessor to the ETA 2892. An ETA before ETA if you like. Its so reliable, smooth and runs like a dream.

I've got a Ball Trainmaster similar to this one that needs repaired. Now that you've got some experience with these...

Wonderful thank you

I now need one of those watches. Great job!!!!

@csspinner

Жыл бұрын

Thanks, George! These Trainmasters are really special.

ETA 2550 inside 70s benrus. Pretty clean movement.

@csspinner

11 ай бұрын

Thank you for sharing!

The work is always amazing and very enjoyable. Thanks for your time and skills.

@csspinner

Жыл бұрын

I appreciate that, John! Glad you enjoyed it - Chris

Thank you for your video l am amused how you keep your hands so still l would be shaking like mad 😂love the watch! I still like a good old watch you wined up would like to get my granddad pocket watch fixed and use it take care 😊

@csspinner

Жыл бұрын

Thanks, Simon! Not something I can do after morning coffee. That’s when I get the shakes! 😂

Great job. Love antiquities. You don’t often have a chance to use the front crystal grabber tool.

@csspinner

Жыл бұрын

Thanks, JD. I don’t yet own a good press so that is a nice effective alternative

@JDRichard

Жыл бұрын

@@csspinner More Tools!

A few days ago I commented on a video you asked for opinions on narration and music... I think in this video you have the music just right. It's enough to remove the silence in the background but isn't intrusive. You obviously like classical but a lot of people don't (I'm on the fence). Repair wise you seem very good - I'm only an amateur and new to this (4 years) and you're better than me! Like to see some more complicated repairs - lots of cleaning-a-watch videos already out there...

@csspinner

Жыл бұрын

Thank you. It helps to have the kind of feedback you gave me. And for the watches- I try to select ones to film that need more than just a “rinse”. This one turned out to be ok. I was expecting to find other gremlins. The next video (BW Raymond) will be quite the repair though. Lots of issues with that one. Stay tuned.

@machinistmikethetinkerer4827

Жыл бұрын

​​​@@csspinnerwhen i'm working on pocketwatches, it's usually Scott Joplin and his Ragtime music or something like that lol old-timey stuff.

I hv ay Mido ocean star commander 1992 with aye eta 2836-2 movement this watch is most loved by me keeping excellent time

@csspinner

11 ай бұрын

Those movements are quite the reliable workhorses. Thanks for sharing

Thanks. Good job.

Very nice watch.

@csspinner

Жыл бұрын

Thanks Jason!!

I do, since I own several watches manufactured by the Swatch Group.

Hack level 😱. At what point did you go “oh Pooh, now I have to start all over again”?

@csspinner

Жыл бұрын

I was so mad at myself! Had to led down the mainspring again, disassemble the barrel bridge again. Reseat the pivots, again, etc. 😂

Nice video. Thnx. If you leave the balance on the mainplate, you can remove both shock settings for better cleaning.This is safe for the small pivots. They won't be touching anything but the fluids. The jewels will need seperate cleaning anyway.

@csspinner

Жыл бұрын

Great idea! Thanks

Was it the Hacking lever? Thanks for sharing and helping to educate me 😊

@csspinner

10 ай бұрын

Good eye!

nice job, thank you for sharing the content

@csspinner

Жыл бұрын

Thanks for the comment!

I've never seen a swing out dial release lever in any of the watches I have owned

I’ve got an ETA in my Steinhart Vintage Military!

@csspinner

Жыл бұрын

I love those watches. Thanks for sharing!

I have two questions for you. Kindly help me by answering them. 1. In manual winding watches, the ratchet wheel is fixed to the arbor in the mainspring barrel. There is a click that prevents it from unwinding. However, in the ETA movement, the click is positioned near the crown wheel, and so the crown wheel is also doing the job of a ratchet wheel. So, the wheel that is fixed to the arbor should not be called ratchet wheel. Am I right? 2. In manual winding watches, it is very easy to find which side of the mainspring has to go in, because at the end of the mainspring, a small hook juts out, which gets locked with a groove on the inside of the barrel. In an automatic movement, the spring rotates inside. So, how do we know which side has to go in? The anti-clockwise coil or the clockwise coil. Hope you have understood my questions. Thank you.

great job…one question: why do not use some brass tweezers and a plastic devices to take out the bridges?

@csspinner

Жыл бұрын

Thanks. I guess I could. I use them for hands and such. Never thought to use them anywhere else. I haven’t scratched a bridge but I guess there’s the potential to

Nice job Chris. I love the look of this watch, great shape and size. Pretty easy service for you. I like your watch stand at the end frame, can you remember what it’s called, maybe I’ll get myself one.

@boydsargeant7496

5 ай бұрын

Oh, Happy new year and thanks for the great content from 2023!

@csspinner

5 ай бұрын

Happy new year!

@dale4034

3 ай бұрын

It looks like a stand I've seen for medallions.

Thanks for another great vid. I've really come to look forward to your repairs and restorations. Question: that block holding your screwdriver, tweezers and other tools. How do you like it? Make it yourself or is there a good source you'd recommend? My tools get spread around the workbench and I've been thinking I need something just like what you have to keep them organized and within reach. Thanks again!

@csspinner

Жыл бұрын

Thank you! I made it myself out of two pieces of poplar stacked together. Made it “fancy” with a little edge bead using the router and some stain.

@JasonWilliam

Жыл бұрын

@@csspinner awesome. If you ever decide to make a few and sell 'em, let me know :)

Just curious what do you use to record? Cheers

@csspinner

Жыл бұрын

It’s a canon EOS rebel DSLR with macro lens attachment

Did you lubricate the reverser wheels themselves (not just the pivots) as well? If so, what did you use?

@csspinner

Жыл бұрын

Just a dab of 9010 on the tiny jewels embedded on the reverser wheels. Not sure if that’s the best, but everything seems to run smoothly.

@ceesd

Жыл бұрын

Eta has a dip-lubricant for those (Lubeta v105), but I have seen people making their own (5% 9010 in EPA).

@csspinner

Жыл бұрын

@@ceesd good to know!

I own 3 watches with ETA movements. The first is a Dumai (no name brand) with an ETA 2879. The second is a Birks (Canadian Jewellery chain) with an ETA 2789 (and no, that is not a typo, those really are the movement numbers), and a ZentRa (spelled exactly like that on the dial face) with a 17 jewel ETA 2824.

@csspinner

Жыл бұрын

Thanks for sharing! The ZentRa’s are quite elegant

@kostaskritsilas2681

Жыл бұрын

@@csspinner Yes, this one is. I didn't think they were well known.

I don’t own an ETA movement watch but am trying to put together one. But failing…. Please advise, how to install hands that has a high dial ? Like an Omega dial that is raised at the centre and it’s like a domed shape. I need to install the date wheel spacer ring, if not the dial won’t sit flat with the movement. Then it becomes too high and the hands are too loose. 😢

@csspinner

11 ай бұрын

I have another ETA video with day/date complication you may find helpful: Hidden issues! Repairing a used and abused Tissot Seastar - ETA 2846 kzread.info/dash/bejne/Zph7o9ybo5iph5c.html

@rons7555

11 ай бұрын

@@csspinner thanks, mate. shall watch the video.

I have been told by my watch repairnan that I should not turn my watch back wards. Will that damage the watch?

@csspinner

Жыл бұрын

Assuming you’re referring to a mechanical watch like this one -- do you mean not to wind it backwards? Or set the time backwards? Either way is safe and you won’t damage anything. Basically, in winding mode, the winding pinion slips against the sliding clutch so nothing happens except you hear light clicking and this is by design. For setting mode, since you’re only turning the minute wheel, canon pinion and hour wheel independently from the train of wheels (assuming the friction of the canon pinion on the center wheel arbor is not excessive) you will not affect it in either direction

Is "Trainmaster" a model name, or a watch that meets railroad specifications/regulations? If the latter, did you install the correct dial face? The federal/railroad adopted standards created by Mr. Ball specify all the minutes be numbered, with those at the 5 minute marks numbered in Red. Mr. Ball's standards/regulations also required the watch to be stem wind, and LEVER set, to prrevent accidentally changing the time, should the stem be unintentionally raised. Since this watch is stem wind AND set, "Trainmaster" must be a model name or series.

Two ETA's for me.

unless done off camera, what you forgot to do was oil the jewels and high friction surfaces?

Dont you hate it when you find extra parts?

@csspinner

Жыл бұрын

😂

I sent you an e-mail about these watches.

Great video very informative and interesting very enjoyable

@csspinner

Жыл бұрын

Thank you!

Hacking lever

@csspinner

Жыл бұрын

Good eye

too much oil...you don't need that much

You give too much away in the intro, keep us guessing...

@csspinner

11 ай бұрын

thanks for the feedback. I was trying to balance "look at these interesting things you'll get to see" versus "here are the cliff notes"

Very cool!

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