The epilogue is really great! Love your work.

@readrepairs

2 ай бұрын

Thanks Peter. Appreciated. Glad you enjoyed the vid. M

Excellent work !!!!! thank you

@readrepairs

3 ай бұрын

Thanks for your kind feedback

Amazing video (as always). Thank you and congrats for the "production".

@howtorepairpendulumclocks

9 ай бұрын

Thank you!

Hey Mathew! My name is Mateus and Im new watchmaker! Your video teach me a lot! Very very thanks!

@readrepairs

8 ай бұрын

I'm glad it was of use! Thanks for your feedback. M

Thanks Matthew, great video !

@readrepairs

5 ай бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it!

Thank you for showing this. Really well explained. That case back closed with a very satisfying click.

I've just bought a vintage Omega pocket watch that needs a replacement balance staff. Found you video very helpful. I note you use a few vintage tools which is interesting as I bought a box full hears ago and still finding out what they all do.

Hi! This Omega watch is interesting. " What Caliber is this Omega? " Since it would not be Caliber 40.6L Omega. I looked at the movement serial number of this Omega. It was manufactured in 1921. Thank you, very much. I'from Brasil.... Att. Lauro Elias - Brasil.

@readrepairs

8 ай бұрын

Thank you for that research! Interesting. Matthew

Très bonne vidéo , qui illustre le principe horloger :" Ce sont les détails qui donnent vie à un mouvement ! " Félicitation !

@readrepairs

Жыл бұрын

Merci pour vos gentils commentaires

Thank you for sharing this wonderful video: 👍👏👌!

@MatthewRead-qr3kj

6 ай бұрын

Thanks for your kind feedback

Fine working!

@readrepairs

9 ай бұрын

Thank you! Appreciated.

Hi Mathew, that was a nice surprise to see you working on a pocket watch instead of clocks though i do prefer myself working on clocks, but i am thinking of having a go at a watch. Great video and narration as usual look forward to what you do next.

@readrepairs

Жыл бұрын

Thanks Paul! Yes, I dont repair watches professionally, only clocks so this is a bit of a distraction! Watches tent to do better on KZread so I thought this would be fun as the watch was relatively inexpensive in the first place. Thanks for the feedback. Matthew

I view a lot of watch repair videos as I am starting out in the hobby, but this is the first video of yours that I have watched. Very informative and well edited. I must say that as I listen to you I can't help but think I am listening to a watch repair video narrated by Jon Richardson of 8 out of 10 Cats.... I don't know exactly why, maybe you two are from the same area?

@readrepairs

8 ай бұрын

Yes I think so, Goole, East Yorkshire. Glad you enjoyed the vid. Good luck with your own repairs. M

Never seen a watch so dirty. I thought it was rust at first, haha

@readrepairs

Жыл бұрын

It was a bit grim for sure!

Ďakujem za video. Aj ja mám také hodinky po starom otcovi, ale nejdú a chýba sklo.

What a lovely well explained job

Enjoyed watching, thank you for sharing 👍👍

@readrepairs

Жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching.

Thanks 🙏

Another great video Matthew. Love it. Thanks.

@readrepairs

Жыл бұрын

Thanks Mark - Appreciated

thanks sir very helpful 👑👍

@readrepairs

Жыл бұрын

Thank you. I hope you are well. Matthew

👍👍👍

Macro lens is working hard, good to see

@readrepairs

Жыл бұрын

Thaaank you! #FujiFilm

Круто, только непонятно в чем был смысл так заморачиваться с изготовлением винта барабана, наверняка можно купить этот винт, это не такая редкость.

@readrepairs

5 ай бұрын

Спасибо. Чтобы продемонстрировать, что это возможно. Надеюсь, кто-нибудь сможет использовать эти методы в той или иной форме; передаваемые навыки. Spasibo. Chtoby prodemonstrirovat', chto eto vozmozhno. Nadeyus', kto-nibud' smozhet ispol'zovat' eti metody v toy ili inoy forme; peredavayemyye navyki.

Thanks for this great video Matt. I’m always interested in seeing issues pointed out and fixes. You didn’t really explain how you fixed the case hinge. How did you clean the hands? Don’t you get a headache cleaning by hand, your face is always over the fluids breathing in the fumes? I only need 5 mins around my cleaning fluids to get one! Looking forward to the next! Prefer watches to clocks🙂

@readrepairs

8 ай бұрын

Good point! I use a fume hood by Nederman, you don't see it in the vids but in practice there is some extraction between me and the solvent. I cleaned the hands by first by brushing like the other parts. If there is any rusting on blued steel, I use 0000 grade steel wool with microcrystalline wax. The bend the hinge back I trapped a thin piece of brass wire in the joint. Its a useful tip for a strained hinge.

@boydsargeant7496

8 ай бұрын

@@readrepairs Thanks so much for those tips!

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Have you ever tried denture cleaning tabs for these dials ? It works wonders.

@readrepairs

Жыл бұрын

I'll give it a try!

Thank you Matthew - can i ask : on screwdriver technique - you seem to slightly over-tighten , then back off? Is this a standard technique or are you feeling the bite of the metal and thus does metal hardness factor in applying the technique? Thank you

@readrepairs

Жыл бұрын

Thanks John. I don't really know where that crept in. I noticed I've been doing it a few months now. I suppose if I were to explain it, the first tightening is to seat the component and the second to tighten the screw as I want it. I find so many screws are over-tightened and in my normal day-job (repairing older clocks), this leads to damage such as stripped threads. It may just be an affectation so I wouldn't read too much into it! I only really noticed I was doing it more and more when I came to watch this video! Yours, Matthew

@mohamedameen1741

Жыл бұрын

screws or any thing like when go to tighten you must stop at some point if go more will harm the threads in modern life it measure withsome tool had this option To measure the torque required for fastening, there are fastening tools with this characteristic -- I do not think in the field of watches - at least at that time - I want to make it clear that tightening the tightening - excessive - is not a desirable matter, as well as when tightening, especially in dealing with old devices sometimes when loosening a nut or A nail, it will be difficult, we increase the fastening a little, then we loosen it - in order to make sure when fastening that the nail - the nut is in its correct place - we go in the opposite direction of the fastening - unscrewing - then we fasten

@readrepairs

Жыл бұрын

@@mohamedameen1741 Thank you!

@mohamedameen1741

Жыл бұрын

@@readrepairs as always and for ever thanks for you sir for your effort and time to guide us and sharing your experience there is No money is worth this effort, it is an invaluable treasure. I appreciate that sir

@readrepairs

Жыл бұрын

@@mohamedameen1741 Thank you Mohamed! As always, your kind support appreciated. Matthew

G'day Matthew,...."spirit base rinsing solution", i use a degreasing product called Mobilite, would that be compatible with the spirit you use?? I dip the pieces(apart from the pallet fork and balance wheel assembly) in 99.9% isopropyl alcohol after cleaning with mobilite, then straight into the dehydrator, which is set at 70 deg, 4 to 6 mins. Would you recommend a longer dry time, the parts are shiney, and not having a dull whiteish layer if i dont iso them. I have an old omega very similar, and i will do a service on it in the near future. A very good and comprehensive service, as always. Thanks very much. Mike.

I notice that you have not removed or treated the rust. Could we have your thoughts on this?

@readrepairs

8 ай бұрын

Yes I just tent to remove loose material but fairly thoroughly. Beyond that I do no re-finishing or attempt to disguise old corrosion. By cleaning in oil based solvents and using products like micro-crystalline wax where possible (paraffin wax), given a reasonable environment, the rust will be stable. My job is in conservation so I tend to take a conservative approach. Hope this helps. Matthew

Brilliant work on the screw!

@openclockclubarchive325

2 ай бұрын

Thank you! Appreciated.

Was it me, or was that movement over oiled by the last watchmaker?

@readrepairs

Жыл бұрын

It may have been. So dirty it was difficult to tell. M

What was final amperage and beat error

@readrepairs

Ай бұрын

Hi Richard. Good question. I dont know as I dont have a timing machine. M

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I have never saw such a dirty watch .

@readrepairs

9 ай бұрын

Yes! Amazing it had run up to that point!!!