Restoration of a Wartime Chronograph Watch - 18K Gold Range Finder
www.majorwatches.co.uk/sea-wo... This time I do a restoration of a chronograph watch in an 18K gold case which dates back to the Second World War (1938 - 1945). This watch also has a telemeter scale which is very helpful for anyone involved in gunnery as it can be a vital tool for estimating ranges to visible explosions quite accurately. Once I have restored the watch I actually use it to pin point the location of a fireworks display from footage taken in my home town. This chronograph watch is driven by a Landeron 51 movement.
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Once the case back was open and visible this video had me!!!!!!!
Love the shot of the disassembled 'watch under glass' !
Great to find a watchmaker working in Wales :)
I love a face /dial that tells the world the time loudly .
There are many watchmakers out there plying their trade on You Tube. However, Richard just gets on with it with little or no 'fill' .
Richard, I so much enjoy your videos. I do find them both fascinating and relaxing. I also appreciate your fondness for historical pieces.
Love the videos can’t believe all the small parts.
I shot 81mm mortars in the USMC. Nice explanation. Thanks.
Thumbs down are from Patek Phillippe owners that don't think your room is clean enough !
Nice work Richard, I enjoy watching your videos, thanks for sharing!
Great to watch a quiet video! much better than crap music in the background! interesting thank you
We were taught to roughly calculate distance from which a sniper was shooting at us by counting seconds from muzzle flash to report...or worse, in the absence of muzzle flash we could estimate range by calculating the time when we could see/hear a bullet hit near us to the time the sound gets to us. Keeping your cool under those conditions is the problem. Quick maffs.
Have just found these presentations, and have been watching spellbound, amazing.
You would probably have more subs if you narrated. This is a unique movement compared to the typical Swiss mvmt we normally see - some commentary of the unusual parts would have made this more interesting.
I am amazed with the mechanics inside these time keeping little wonders even more with some of your skills to repair it. Thanks for sharing.
Great video, as usual! Beautiful timepiece! Thank you for sharing always great content, and infuse us with some of your love for beautiful timepieces like this one! Cheers, Major!
So therapeutic to watch -thanks again!
I'm so glad it was you servicing the watch I got lost 3 minutes after you got started. Great work
Watching the Master work is so relaxing! Wow I missed your videos lately ( have been going through some intense online training that has diverted my attention) so this is refreshing for sure. Always have enjoyed your videos, so relaxed, technically knowledgeable and so good with the mechanics. Great to see you and be back watching watches be brought back to life again!!
Really enjoyed that one I have 3 vintage chronographs with that Landeron engine... so it was interesting to see the movement stripped down... Fortunately my chronographs run well... It amazes me how these movements where manufactured in the 1940s/1950s without all the sophisticated cad and cnc equipment watch manufacturers have today truly amazing it's just wonderful to see these beautiful vintage watches given a new lease of life.... Your vidios are amazing how on earth you can strip down movements and reassemble them is beyond me.... Absolutely amazing... Thank you 👍