If you would like a chance of winning the Pallet Warmer featured in this video then please be a Subscriber of this channel (it's free), like the video and share it on social media to spread the word. Then simply comment with the words "Pallet Warmer" below (not a reply to this comment) and one lucky viewer will be selected from those comments and announced in my next video. If you are a Patreon of the channel then see your Patreon feed for details of how to be entered twice in the draw. Join me as I restore this 1990's Vostok Amphibia/Komanderskie Military watch with excess shellac applied to the pallets. This will likely cause timing issues so I decided to replace the shellac as part of the restoration project. One problem - my pallet warmer is missing!!! But that's OK I made a new one in my previous video in this series (kzread.info/dash/bejne/a6Krxsapp8fRlM4.html) and so we are good to go. So let's find out how much of a difference we can make to the performance of this Vostok.

@jonathanm877

4 жыл бұрын

if you worked at vostok, they would fire you for being too thorough. 'you assemble 1 watch all day, not 500''

@alistairmackie8226

4 жыл бұрын

" Pallet Warmer " Great Video as usual

@neilbraun11

4 жыл бұрын

@watchrepairchannel For give me as I cant find how to dm you. I have a longines 12.68z that I can not get the stem inserted in correctly. Every time I get it sit all the way in and tighten the screw.. the crown function is setting the hands and the watch is stopped. The crown also comes all the way out. If you could help me at all that would be very helpful

@user-ze9bo2om4f

4 жыл бұрын

the angle of anchor plugs 42 degrees

@nymsmacgregor7232

4 жыл бұрын

I have 2 Vostok watches and both always seem to run fast, even after adjusting speed. Perhaps Russian watches are more efficient so are ahead of most time pieces.... Question: Besides the cleaning, how did less shellac on the pallet change anything...? Was the extra weight causing the problem or were the pallet jewels in the wrong place...? I could not tell if you moved them in or out. I've repaired only about 30 Waltham pocket watches and ladies wrist watches so I'm on the hobby level. Can you tell us what happened with this watch...? I love your video, though,, it's very well done. Nyms

During the Chernobyl disaster, Vostocks were used because they were mechanically made and radiation would not fry the battery. These watches were worn by many thousands of men and women who served to fix an catastrophe that was caused by a few. That's why I wear 1 as I type and will always own one long as I'm able and alive!. It dosent have to have swiss stamped to be great in the watch world. Thank you for doing this. Please restore lots more Vostok. You will find there are many many who will watch and subscribe. More will enjoy this than a watch they can never afford. Best wishes! Heath

A true watch snobs nightmare. I just love them.

Most accurate Vostok in the world.

@KarthusDreams

4 жыл бұрын

@@PedroSilva-yc4bu Why not ?

@American_Jeeper

3 жыл бұрын

The ONLY accurate Vostok in the world. My late aunt brought one home for my mother from the Soviet Union in the late 60s, when she was a stewardess with Air France. I now have it and, when it decides it wants to work, it's 2-3 minutes fast each day.

@pericodelospalotes5738

3 жыл бұрын

@@American_Jeeper A watchmaker could easily adjust the time keeping almost for free, you lazy but I guess since the late 60's it also needs a full service and it is as expensive as a new Vostok.

As cheap and mass produced as they are, I fell in love with Vostok watches when I first got into mechanical timepieces, and happened to be married to a Belarusian who was teaching me Russian. Finding watches in the wild on our trip to Belarus in 2010 was fun. Thanks for the video.

I love to watch you guys bring fine old watches back to life. It sure looked beautiful when you got done.

Спасибо! Очень приятно смотреть на Вашу работу!

@jackdaniels5679

3 жыл бұрын

Тем более с нашими часами ,,ВОСТОК"!!!

@gtacademic

2 жыл бұрын

@@jackdaniels5679 ...у которых ход самолично отрегулирован :)

One of the things I love most about Vostok is that the watches they make now and the ones they made 30 years ago look the same

@TheInnacity

4 жыл бұрын

there is one new dial design released , i still dont like the dials , there's a cartoonish naivete , if there challenging the people to just paint or redux them .

@GeckoCkCkCk

4 жыл бұрын

@@TheInnacity I get dials that don't have military symbols. There are plenty. meranom.com/ru/amphibian-classic/670/ meranom.com/ru/amphibian-classic/120/ komandirskie.com/catalog/amfibiya/amfibiya_klassika/710к/chasy_amfibiya_710334/ komandirskie.com/catalog/amfibiya/amfibiya_klassika/090k/

@GeckoCkCkCk

4 жыл бұрын

And the parts are interchangeable, and thus available!

@nymsmacgregor7232

4 жыл бұрын

One of mine has dial of KGB.... I'm sure Russian spies wandered around Washington DC and New York City wearing watches that said KGB on the dial....

@user-sl3il5sz2s

4 жыл бұрын

This is not an original Komandirsky watch, which was produced for the army and not sold on the civilian market. The real ones have always had a high reputation, but in the situation of economic collapse in Russia in the nineties, many fakes appeared. The quality of these copies ranged from quite decent to completely junk, but never matched the level of the original. In the best case, watches could be assembled from parts that did not pass the “Military Acceptance”, but were recognized as fit for civilian use. Now similar watches are made for civilian use, but they are noticeably different from watches for the army. Watches issued for the army are not sold to civilians.

You know, when you say acceptable that is a real understatement! You got chronometer timekeeping out of this movement. It might not have decoration and a rough and ready finish but really that does not matter. You got timekeeping as good as any high end Swiss watch. It really does take the wee wee out of spending hundreds or thousands and for what? A posher finish!

@traviswalker8933

4 жыл бұрын

Finally someone who gets the point

@stonemason4902

3 жыл бұрын

yes, the watch looks to be made honestly, no fancy finishes but all the materials used are, solid neat and tidy when made into the plates bridges etc. Most the jewels don't have end caps, but work fine I liked the finish of the metal, am not crazy about scallops. Compared to the ugly fake rolex movement that was angle grinded, this watch has a good finish. I like that the balance wheel is huge and plain. Can say I know zero about watches though.

I bought Vostok watches for import back in 2000 and went through the factory in Chistopol - fantastic experience and wonderful people. They make several actions and I still use their gold plated Vostok as a dress watch. Didn't sell all my stock and there are a few still siting around - interest in the Soviet style watches just isn't there now. Same, as they really are interesting pieces and a bit of a conversational piece. BTW I was fascinated by your skills - amazing.

Wow! You can transform a Vostok movement into a COSC! What a craftsmanship! Thank you for sharing.

Красавчик ,у меня такие времён СССР 1986 года до сих пор работают в ремонте не разу не были 👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍☝️☝️☝️☝️

Whoever oiled that movement must have had shares in Exxon.

@jeff1176

3 жыл бұрын

Definitely no shortage on the lube.

@HaraldSangvik

3 жыл бұрын

It was probably Gazprom

I luv the collectability and interchangeability of the vostok models

i love watches and i watch your restorations to sort of meditate - especially when they have musical accompaniment in the background - fantastic videos.

These are legit. I bought one in Singapore sometime in the early 1990s - around 1991 to 1993. The only difference is mine has russian words between 7 and 6 and “B CCCP” between 6 and 5 hour markers right at the edge of the dial. Some how mind still works after 30 years but is a bit slow. I paid the un-princely sum of $30 - it came in a small cream plastic box with a sheet of paper in Russian. My understanding was Russian sailors used to bring these in and sell them to the then small sundry shops near the Quay (Key) in singapore to make a few precious US$. So lovely that you probably made this watch better than when it left the factory.

And I dial the IKEA help hotline when assembling a night stand. Fantastic video!

I have this exact watch that I got in Vladivostok in November 1992 when my ship, USS Mobile Bay visited the post-Soviet Navy port there. I have the box and papers, too! :-)

Wow Mark you got that movement performing better than the day it left the factory........master class work.

Thanks so much for your vids. I have a stressfull job (emergency nurse) and your content makes me feel so relaxed after a hard and emotional day of work.

Although you are not the onlyone that can perform these actions on KZread, I just want to say that this is poetry. The skill and the mechanics of it all is just amazing to watch (no pun intended..). Thanks for posting your efforts.

I admire your skill when setting the pallet stones, I doubt that I could do it without dropping one of the jewels & losing it forever or sneezing across the pallet warmer thus blowing them into infinity never to be seen again.

The smaller text at the 1200 says “antimagnetic”, for those curious.

Great job, especially the work on the pallet fork , lovely watch 😎👍🏻

Very nice watch.. also nice fixing stone positions using palette warmer..

6:37 how you clean up a russian movement one may ask? step 1: submerge the movement in vodka step 2: submerge the movement in oil done!

@miguelangelmendonca232

4 жыл бұрын

Is this the infamous "oil diver"?

@ClickClack_Bam

3 жыл бұрын

That's the same process for cleaning the AK-47!

@VolkerHett

3 жыл бұрын

Is it ok when I drink the Vodka and skip step 1?

@velviaman3206

3 жыл бұрын

@@VolkerHett Drink the voddy and pee on it , works just as well.

As I see there are not bad movements, there's bad QC =) great work.

Ferrari treatment for the beetle! However, it's fantastic to work on a movement that wouldn't cost your arm and leg if something bad happens, so pressure is off ;-) I'd like to take that pallet warmer if I may...

I have no use for a pallet warmer, but a Vostok refurbed by my favourite watchmaking KZreadr, well...

Спасибо за приятное видио Вы великий Мастер

Wow! Silk purse out of sow's ear scenario. I saw lots of what appeared to be common machine oil-maybe? Can't imagine that helps accuracy. Vostok does claim 10 years until service is needed. This may be why, oil does not dry out maybe. Yes, the pallet fork issue is another tweak that made it more accurate. Talent and knowledge overcomes poor quality. Bravo!

I like that pallet warmer.

it's probably keeping the best time it's ever kept

@democratictotalitariansoci1462

4 жыл бұрын

@Leopard Boas a vintage costs about 30$ in east europe

You're the Bob Ross of watchmaking!

Спасибо за такое видео! Очень познавательно! Я рад что у вас в руках Восток! 🤝🏻

The amount of precision work that goes into a total stripdown and CLA like this must be worth at least the watches value in time and effort, probably more with this watch. I was hypnotised. Thumbs up.

Absolotely enthralled. Great to watch. Love these addictive watches. Beautiful music.

Fantastic! I've been glad to see so precise work, so attention and tender to the famous "good old" Vostok movement. Thank you!

Much better Mark! You really brought this watch back to life better than it was!

Thank you for this video! I now understand the shellacking process and why it’s done that way.

Great musical accompaniment. Well done lad

Many thanks, have ordered a Vostok off a well known auction site, will keep you posted

Спасибо за интересный видеоролик.

Very professional. pleasure to watch.

I know little about watches, but I enjoy viewing your repair process. The care and precision you exhibit is amazing. Thank you for the outstanding videos.

Pallet warmer. I think you have one of the best watch repair channels on You Tube. Thank you, I look forward to seeing more watch repairs.

Thank you for the detailed explanation of the pallet warmer in use. I've been using a rudimentary brass plate held by my tweezers, so this would be a great upgrade! I love the craftsmanship of hand-made tools.

I'm a hobbyist with dozens of inexpensive watches, and I really enjoy your soothing videos. I get to see what's inside a lot of my cheap hobby watches. Thanks!

Thanks for your great videos. Pallet Warmer.

One big problem with your channel, I have no way to give two thumbs up. Amazing increase in amplitude.

I have one that‘s almost 30 years old and it’s still running. The Swatch irony Body & Soul only lasted 20. Not bad either

Hell yea, a Pallet Warmer would be a cool tool to help me learning watch repair

Yes, I know, I am a late commenter. Thanx so much for doing this renovation. I am going to be buying one of these watches soon. Beautiful watch.

great video 25 years ago saltwater entered my komandirskie while i used it as a dive watch (the Crown unscrewd its selfe). now i know my watch is not lost, it is lying in my desk waiting to get restored. thanks for your videos i am getting interested in watches.

Love the watch and Pallet Warmer! Watch repair and making requires precision and patience.

Pallet warmer; love the approach with this hand made tool to address the pallet issue, "it would come in handy in my profession", nicely demonstrated.

I admire your skill and craftsmanship. Well done Sir.

Thanks for repairing entry pallet sir

Brilliant and so relaxing to. Big Vostok fan and owner. Was sat watching this with my cat on my lap so relaxed. Thank you.

Thanx for saving history.

Pallet Warmer. Really cool watch!

Lovely watch..Great work..thanks for sharing..

Lovely restoration! Thumbs up.

Hi Mark! I would love to have this pallet warmer, not only for the functionality but also is a gift built by your hands. Good luck to anybody who dedicated himself to watches :)

The Amfibia / Komandirskye looks like new watch! And the accuracy is now very high for Vostok. Thank you for this video!

Such a great watch with a lot of history and innovation behind it's name. People that are bashing on Vostoks have no clue what kind of watch they can get for funny 50$. It's amazing...

I love the music behind your videos

Mad skills 💯 Love how you just knock out a new pallet warmer tool. Think your the only guy I'd ever trust to service any of my expensive watches if I had any 😅 loved watching you work for years now. ⌚👀 👌🏻

It is amazing that you could take such a watch and restore darn near cosc standards! I love this channel! I have a bell magic in need of restoration, I am so excited about the next video my friend! Keep up the awesome work!

You're SUPER.. never saw a inforamtive video like this one .. your craftmanship are amazing.. we should have more watchmakers like you ..

Thanks Mark! Nice work! That pallet warmer is so nice I don't know who wouldn't want one!

Hello Mark, great video again. For sure I would love to have this hand made pallet warmer. If I go on with watchmaking I might need it soon !! Thanks for all the tips and tricks you give !!

Great work! Love that "pallet warmer"

Chronometer accuracy! More than acceptable 😀 I had very hard and stressed day. But after watching this video, I feel so calm and good...meditation. Thank you. I think one of first thing tommorow will be to became patreon

A great video that gives me confidence to service my own Komandirskie. Thanks!

Vostoks are so damn beautiful ! i love my Amphibia ! ☺

Pallet Warmer PATRON - And as always, absolutely great video. As I've been doing Vostoks for several years this was VERY special to me. Thank you Mark!

Awesome video, thanks Mark! Would love the pallet warmer!

I like that pallet warmer design quite a bit. maybe build myself one at some point. Thank you for always sharing

Pallet Warmer. Mark I find these videos very helpful to watch in between your repair tutorials. If this is a hobby, as it is to me, you’re not around watch dismantling and rebuilding all of the time so watching these videos is as close as it gets to being around the watch making/repair industry. I’m just working my way through level 3, hopefully level 4 will be released just as I finish.

Makes me want to take my new Vostock to bits!.....another great video along with a great explanation of how to use the Pallet Warmer...thank you.

I have a few Vostok watches and all keep time very well. You have to adjust it a bit maybe but when you have the sweetsop’s they run just fine. On par with my seiko’s. Maybe 10 sec per week want is in my eyes not to bad. Love the vid.

You are a genius ! Love your vids and craftsmanship

It is amazing that watch ran at all with that tremendous oil slick inside!

Very nice work. Super impressed with the pallet warmer. We use shellac for setting saxophone pads. Books if you're not careful.

I"ll admit, before today I had absolutely no idea what a pallet was, or that it could be found inside of a watch. Now I know what a pallet warmer is too. If I could go back in time, I would consider becoming a watch repair person. It seems like a very calming profession and you demonstrate it so well, including the peaceful music, it's fascinating to watch, get it...watch....sigh.

Nice work Mark. The watch looks and runs great. Nice neat style. Would like to receive your pallet warmer, a great little tool. Thanks for the demo using the shellac and setting the pallet stones. This is no longer a dauning task after your tutorial. Thanks again. Phil O'Connor, Sydney Australia

Amazing work, well done!

Pallet Warmer. Thanks so much for sharing your awesome videos!! I hve enjoyed each and every one!!!! Also, thank you for doing the give-away and congrats to the lucky winner!!

Awesome. I'm very excited to see the bellmatic restored & serviced! I've always been interested in them. Thanx!

It's unreal job

изумительно!!! Отличная работа, профессионал своего дела.

Great video and amazing work, compliments!!!

Great educational and entertaining vid. Thanks for your efforts and the Pallet Warmer giveaway.

You truly are amazing. Love your videos.

Great video -- as an owner of several Kommandirskiye watches and Raketas, I'm feeling more confident about examining mine (and taking your course, of course!). I got a chuckle from the NATO-style strap being fitted to the watch. Thanks for the great work!

What a nice job!

I like that you show the complete process of how to deal with an issue. Most "repair" man would just look for another pallet or just say that nothing can't be done. That pallet warmer is really helpful. If possible would like to see if I can enter the raffle for one.

Спасибо за выпуск!)

Great video as usual. I would like to have that pallet warmer!