I always like the orange, black, and white color scheme. The hands are my favorit style too.

@FrenchWatchCollector

Жыл бұрын

Love it too

Perfect and lovely vintage Diver Watch. Keep talking Perfect. Keep well from New Zealand 🇳🇿

@FrenchWatchCollector

Жыл бұрын

Thanks Bruce

Cool watch and great service and restoration. I love how you comment every single step. Thanks for another awesome video.

@FrenchWatchCollector

Жыл бұрын

Thank you very much!

I enjoyed the video very much. While I appreciate the fact that you would give some love to a watch brand that isn’t popular (as I do too), I am requesting that you not choose an unknown brand for future videos again, because that raises the prices on eBay for me when I want to purchase them! 😀 I love sleeper brands that are well-made, like this Airin.

@FrenchWatchCollector

Жыл бұрын

😆 I will think about it

That's a cracking looking watch and a great restoration

@FrenchWatchCollector

3 ай бұрын

Thank you

When that jewel jumped I nearly propped my phone. Wow this is more stressful then watching a thriller. It may be a generic mouvement but saying it isn't beautiful is not fair, this is one that has the beauty inside, dit you see the revel of the heart?

@FrenchWatchCollector

Жыл бұрын

Hahaha. it is less nice than other more decorated Swiss movement. Lets say it is functional

Congrats on 5k 👍👍

@FrenchWatchCollector

Жыл бұрын

Thank you so much 😀

It looks very reminiscent of a French diver watch "Mortima"

@FrenchWatchCollector

Жыл бұрын

I know which one you mean

I see some comments stating that you should not use so much narration. I disagree. I think the more the better, especially when explaining unusual items or circumstances.

@FrenchWatchCollector

Жыл бұрын

Thanks Ron. Everybody is looking for something different. Thank you for your support

That's a really cool diver. I like that you fix lesser known brands.

@FrenchWatchCollector

Жыл бұрын

Glad you like it!

Great video! Now I can fix mine watch👍🏻

@FrenchWatchCollector

Жыл бұрын

Glad I could help!

@masterkampiaan6959

Жыл бұрын

Watch collector, i have the same movement, i think i fix it. Butt now the minut hand wil not rotate on the left side off the watch. The watch works great except the minut hand. Do you think there is oil on the canon pinion? also turn the hands very light. I hope you can help me.

Well done. I love vintage watches like this. As a collector and hobbyist watchmaker with preference for vintage military and dive watches, not everything has to be a Submariner to enjoy. Love this watch. Thanks for the great content.

@FrenchWatchCollector

Жыл бұрын

Thank you. You are so right

Lovely result! 😃👍

@FrenchWatchCollector

Жыл бұрын

Thank you! Cheers!

5:00 the kind of wheels you dont want to mix up 🧐 but since they look the same from the top 🥴 ""god bless the NH35"" 🤣

@FrenchWatchCollector

Жыл бұрын

There are some differences

Superbe!!!

@FrenchWatchCollector

Жыл бұрын

Thanks

Diver down! Nice fabrication there with the bezel spring. Beautiful dial, the black make it look really crisp and classy.

@FrenchWatchCollector

Жыл бұрын

Yes it is a nice model. Thanks for the comment

very nice watch, simple and elegant, nice job....thanks for sharing

@FrenchWatchCollector

Жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching!

Watch turned out well. Good job, especially with making the bezel spring. Pretty cool.

@FrenchWatchCollector

Жыл бұрын

Thank you very much!

:) Tres bien!

@FrenchWatchCollector

Жыл бұрын

Merci

Great video and watch! I like the peg wood used as sort of a screw in the arbor… to check for end shake… also didn’t know about the balance jewel being thicker… always learn something on your site. Thank you for posting.

@FrenchWatchCollector

Жыл бұрын

My pleasure Walther

Lovely work. More videos to come please. A simple movement will be perfect. Anyway, i'm no watch expert, but i just noticed the rusted stem, is it ok to reuse it then?

@FrenchWatchCollector

Жыл бұрын

Like I explained in the video the part needs to be replaced but it was late for delivery. It is easy to change a stem so I will do it later

From what I have read, Airin watches were made by Dodane in Besançon, a company which is still selling watches. I believe some older Timex watches had a somewhat similar calendar drive.

@FrenchWatchCollector

Жыл бұрын

Thanks for the info!

Jumping Cap Stone You say? What if the dial side and the balance side cap stones were originally mixed by a shoddy repair effort in the past not so long ago? That would also explain the very poor amplitude while the movement and the mainspring still were relatively clean.

@FrenchWatchCollector

Жыл бұрын

You are right it might be it. I did not check when I took it out.

I've considered buying one of these old dive watches on eBay, but am hesitant to see what I may find inside. This one turned out very nice.

@FrenchWatchCollector

Жыл бұрын

You can find some cheap ones. After the calibers are very common so the parts are easy to find and not too expensive. Thanks for the nice comment

Great job. Excellent work on the bezel spring. How did you know what diameter spring steel you used? Do you have the amazon link?

@FrenchWatchCollector

Жыл бұрын

I have several diameters so I just use the one that was fitting in the groove

J'ai remis en état une ,avec mouvement automatique, ETA 2783, fond "Rolex case Genève" ( exterieur) et Tudor( fond inter), verre et lunette de cadran style air king ,donc fixe, puisqu'elle bloque le verre .....ancienne montre de la marine nationale française, avant la ZRC je crois ....jolie montre ,boîtier submariner, la vôtre est chouette aussi 👍 pourquoi ne pas avoir Changer la tige couronne ?

@FrenchWatchCollector

Жыл бұрын

La pièce est en commande est elle était en retard pour la video. Comme indiqué je la changerai plus tard car cela est facile à faire même quand la montre est terminé

@georgesseguy3772

Жыл бұрын

@@FrenchWatchCollector oui c est exact... il y a de bon site qui font de la pièce d'occasion ou de ancien stock neuf... J'ai remonté une Dodane des années 70/80, boîtier acier mouvement, cadran aiguille, tige couronne, ( watches u like, watchies (suisse)) entre autre pour des prix très abordables et pour des, pièces que l'on cherche ...même des grandes marques, j'ai trouvé une courrone R pour air king bon etat légèrement patinée qui allait très bien avec la montre.... Merci pour les vidéos c est un plaisir et je révise mon anglais aussi 😅

Wonderful stuff, I'm loving the channel rebrand, nicely done on both watch and video production, I have recently tried to video my watch working, and really appreciate the work that goes into this presentation, thank you for sharing 👍

@FrenchWatchCollector

Жыл бұрын

Thank you so much. Very happy that you like the branding

Hello, again interesting video ,and nice, and a question , you are using a material to clean the pivots - can you help me what that material is and from where I can get that? thank you

@FrenchWatchCollector

Жыл бұрын

It is called eveflex and you can get it on cousin uk

What is the name of that special thing you clean the pivots with?

@FrenchWatchCollector

Жыл бұрын

Eve Flex

199 thumbs up

@FrenchWatchCollector

Жыл бұрын

Thanks Steve

How thick was that o-ring that you used for the caseback? And do you use that thickness for most of your watches?

@FrenchWatchCollector

Жыл бұрын

I think it was a 0,9mm. I used the same thickness as the one that I removed and in function of the size of the groove

@professorredfox

Жыл бұрын

@@FrenchWatchCollector do you keep stock of various thicknesses? Thanks :)

Greetings from Ukraine! Well-done video as always, thank you! I have a question to you. A lens of what magnification is in the most use in your wanchmaking hobby? I want to start doung it as well but I have a limited budget. So I need to choose tools wisely. Thank you for the answer in advance.

@FrenchWatchCollector

Жыл бұрын

You will find the tool I use in the description

Très bonne vidéo. Quels sites utilisez vous pour trouver des pièces détachées ?

@FrenchWatchCollector

Жыл бұрын

J'utilise beaucoup Cousin uk

@jeanluc5101

Жыл бұрын

@@FrenchWatchCollector merci, bonne journée

Who won the Christmas giveaway? 🎉

@FrenchWatchCollector

Жыл бұрын

I did an announcement on the community tab

Salut, es-ce que tu pourrais me dire le produit que tu utilises pour nettoyer les pivots? Merci!

@FrenchWatchCollector

Жыл бұрын

Eve flex. Tu peux en trouver sur cousin uk

@Knives183

Жыл бұрын

@@FrenchWatchCollector Dans ce genre la donc: Ø1 x 10mm, Extra Fine Grit, Soft ?

@FrenchWatchCollector

Жыл бұрын

@@Knives183 exactement

As tu un canal en francais?

@FrenchWatchCollector

Жыл бұрын

Oui c’est l’atelier du calibre

I love and have watched all of your videos and find your English rather cute, so please do not take this the wrong way, but could you maybe talk a little less in the future? You do not have to describe everything into existence and sometimes less is more.

@FrenchWatchCollector

Жыл бұрын

I will take your comment onboard

@ygrbooks

Жыл бұрын

@@FrenchWatchCollector Thank you, but please, please do not take it the wrong way: your videos and your input are really greatly appreciated. And I am looking forward to many more of your videos.

@FrenchWatchCollector

Жыл бұрын

@@ygrbooks no problem don't worry