I really enjoy all the unique watches you service on the channel. It’s really interesting seeing the changes in design language and the fashions of the time over the years.

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2 жыл бұрын

Thanks a lot, Tom! I started the channel with a desire to show all kinds of watches and movements and I still enjoy that. I think focusing more on the big brands would probably attract more viewers, but my channel was always intended as a fun side project. It is however growing to be a bit more 😊

Thanks for sharing. It brought back a long-ago memory of my dad and my first catamaran regatta. With no watch, I managed to cross the starting line one second before the signal. We had a strong wind and we were both very excited starting out in front of the entire field. I had the jib sheet between my toes, the main sheet in my right hand, and the tiller in my left hand. I yanked the sheets in as hard as I could as soon as I heard the signal horn. At the same time, my father hooked the trapeze line to his belt as he leaned backward off the windward hull to counter the sudden lift caused by my pulling the sheets tight. The problem was that he missed the hook. I will never forget the look on his face as he hit the water. I started laughing so hard I wasn't prepared for the catapulting hull on which I sat resulting from the sudden loss of 220 pounds of ballast. We felt like a couple of fools bobbing in the water as the rest of the pack blew by us followed by our crewless Olympic class catamaran. He's been gone for five years now but I still have some great memories.🤣

@VintageWatchServices

2 жыл бұрын

😂 Thanks for sharing that story, Chris! I don't think a regatta timer would have helped in that situation :)

a memosail yacht time is on my short list of wants...excellent job. I love watching you do the cult grail watches

probably best looking and most delicate vintage watch.

I really enjoy the variety of timepieces you work on. And the dry humor 👍. And the quantity, for that matter, i love getting a new video so often. Thanks for putting in the time 😏

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2 жыл бұрын

Thank you very much! 😊

You’re videos are so relaxing. I usually watch one in bed right before I set the alarm and turn off the light…it’s just my way of escaping the world’s misery and watch an expert at work 👍

@VintageWatchServices

2 жыл бұрын

Wow, that's very cool to hear, thanks! I suppose I'll have to do an alarm watch then, so you'll wake up in time 😂⏰

@Maarten_official_account

2 жыл бұрын

@@VintageWatchServices hahaha no need for that, my wife, son and the dog make sure I get out of bed in time every morning 😁

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2 жыл бұрын

😁

I bet this is going to be one of the biggest watch repair channel on KZread , quality

@VintageWatchServices

2 жыл бұрын

Wow, thanks a lot for that :) 😊

Vintage watch restoration is like car restoration: they are only original once. Original in both worlds......and I live in both worlds.....is the most desirable. I just subscribed the other day. Love the channel. Glad it popped up on my feed.

@VintageWatchServices

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks so much, and I fully agree. Do you actually drive a Saleen btw?

as one who sails and a former racer you know I like this watch. another great job

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2 жыл бұрын

Thanks David! Very cool watch for you then :)

Agree with Tom O...every time a surprise and joy to watch

@VintageWatchServices

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks Rich, that's very cool to hear :)

I'm the original owner of a square case model. It's in great shape with little use due to retiring it in favor of a casio H101 marlin watch introduced @ 1980. The switch occurring when the racing starting sequence changed, rendering the 15 minute counter obsolete. I'll wind it a little about every 6 months or so. It keeps fairly good time when compared to my grandfather's 23 jewel Hamilton 950 which is around 90 years old now. He, being a 40 year railroad man, had it serviced/calibrated regularly. The 20 year case has some wear with the crystal in good shape.

Now that’s a watch!!! Love the START countdown feature.

@VintageWatchServices

2 жыл бұрын

It's a very cool one! Very unusual and certainly a very 70s design :)

Great Job. What a cool piece, never thought one could bring it back up to such nice look yet still with its vintage aspect.

@VintageWatchServices

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you very much!

I've got a solid gold watch (branded Hilton) with a Venus 188 that hasn't had a service in a long time, though it keeps perfect time. I don't wear it much as a result, but one day when I'm ready I will service it myself. For now I'll keep working on basic watches. I've learned a lot from these excellent videos.

@VintageWatchServices

2 жыл бұрын

That's very nice to hear, Shane! The Venus 188 is relatlively straight forward as far as chronographs go, but it's still a complication :) So it's a good idea to make sure you feel comfortable with standard watches first 👍

I really enjoy your video style! Thank you for teaching those of us that have started to dabble in the world of watchmaking!

@VintageWatchServices

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching, Sean!

Stian, you have revealed yet another talent -- master itsy, bitsy pancake flipper. In any event, very nice work. I listened to Christopher Cross as I watched. I could smell the tang of the salt air. Be safe.

@VintageWatchServices

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks a lot, Bullnose! 😂

A great restoration Stian. I must confess I'm not a great fan of that design but I would still buy one if given the opportunity. I'd love the challenge of restoring the case and the movement.

@VintageWatchServices

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks Martin! It's certainly a very 70s design, with all that entails 😁 But it is cool to have an outlandish watch in your collection :)

I love your videos, your angles and closeups really show what going on well. And your comments are hilarious. Staging a burglary, that's great advice!

@VintageWatchServices

2 жыл бұрын

Works for me! Every time!

Amazing work on this watch. It looks like new from the factory. Hope it will be used again. 😊😊😊👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

Fascinating restoration. I really like this old watch. Your comment, "No one really uses chronographs anyway" is so spot on. The same could pretty much be said for tachymeters, pilot's slide rules, GMT hands, 24-hour dials, count-down and elapsed time bezels, etc. That said, the cool factor of having these things on a watch is still very real. A few of us old farts can, with perhaps a little refresher, still use these functions, even though it can be done much faster and more accurately now with a smart phone app.

@VintageWatchServices

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching! You're spot on, very few complications see much use. But just knowing they are there and the incredible feat of engineering they are makes one a bit prouder of one's watch, so it's not entirely in vain :)

26:44 The simple graphics in this section were extremely helpful to me as a non-watch fettler. I am never going to be fixing a watch to this extent, but I do like to know what’s going on.

@VintageWatchServices

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for that, Angelino! Keeping things simple is best most of the time (plus I don't really know how to do better animation) 😊

Hello Stian, lucky you, I are finding some very nice movements to work on! And we are lucky too! nice !

@VintageWatchServices

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks Tiberiu! 😁

Great job on an unusual watch. Looks good to collect and show off in a case but I personally would not wear it, unless I was on a yacht lol. Thank you, very enjoyable to watch.

@VintageWatchServices

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks Francis ! Definitely a 70s watch 😎

Definitely a "pretty okay" restoration for sure. Only thing I'd do differently is have my wrist show it off at the end. In my youth I aspired to be a hand model but I never could put a finger on how to get my big break. 😂

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2 ай бұрын

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Geez !!!!! This one is absolutely amazing ! Beautiful watch and of course a mints restoration !! Again this plating kit is great ( I will finish to buy one… every time I saw you to work on, a little voice says … i’ts gonna be good for you Alain !!!) 😂😂😂. So a very nice video and job again.. I’m a fan !! 🙂 👌✨ salutation from Canada 🇨🇦 !!

@VintageWatchServices

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks a lot, Alain! Yep, the kit is awesome 👍

When I started my watch hobby, I collected those much sought after chronographs with Vajoux 72,21,23 Angelus 215 etc. Meanwhile after all those years I like these more basic designs with simple wire springs and cams just as much, however my last purchase was a Seagull 1963 - the one with the swan neck regulator. I like it - it´s great. Nice vid of a ticker that was worth to be saved.

@VintageWatchServices

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for sharing, Peter! Sounds like you have a very nice collection? I'll try to get my hands on a Seagull 1963 at one point also, they look great.

@peterkull8354

2 жыл бұрын

@@VintageWatchServices Hi, thank´s once more for sharing these nice vids. I recently had a Jubilee bracelet repaired in Oslo. Morten of Klokkeland did a great job and saved the shaky and worn out bracelet of my old Fat Lady @ a reasonable price . Give credit where credit is due 👍👍👍.

@VintageWatchServices

2 жыл бұрын

Good to hear!

Such a striking watch, and it’s always fun to watch you work. You do a really good job of teaching without over- or under-doing it.

@VintageWatchServices

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks so much, Lynn! 🤗

Another fine video that shows the depth of your experience and knowledge as a watchmaker.

@VintageWatchServices

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks so much, Clive 😊

Great video! I really enjoy watching the restoration process.

@VintageWatchServices

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you very much, and more to come :)

Wonderful & unique watch that looks amazing after it's facelift. 👍 I'm partial to the square case rather than this circular one, and this high-profile design seems a little odd for a watch intended for wear on a craft covered with ropes, edges & a million places to catch the edge of it as you're actively sailing! A fabulous find nonetheless.

Brilliant as always Stian. Still catching up on your previous video’s.

Your domestic life advice is priceless!

What a beautiful watch!, great job. Watch looks bullet proof!, solid movement. Thanks. Adrian

@VintageWatchServices

2 жыл бұрын

I think if you want to protect your wrist from bullets, this one would indeed be a good choice 😂

Beautiful.

@VintageWatchServices

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks!

This type of watch is a must for anyone into horology and sailing. Really interesting to see the casework Stian. Thanks, Howard

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2 жыл бұрын

Thanks a lot, Howard! It's a very cool watch but certainly not a mainstream design :)

A conversation starter for sure. Wonderful to see these lesser known watches from years ago. Lovely restoration. Great video. It's the lawnmower that has to go in the next break-in, along with DIY missteps.

@VintageWatchServices

2 жыл бұрын

😂 Thanks, Clive!

Awesome restoration and a great watch. Keep Saving those wonderful watches. Cheers!

@VintageWatchServices

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks a lot, Angel!

Beautiful work!

@VintageWatchServices

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you very much!

Thanks Stian, you always find something different to show. I didn’t know there were so many different regatta timers. The little colored circles you superimposed to illustrate tooth engagement was a nice touch. Looking forward to the Poljot service as I have several Russian watches.

@VintageWatchServices

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for that, Randy! Those circles are about as advanced as I know how to get with my video editing tool, but simple is good 😁 The Poljot will come in a few weeks 👍

Great restoration! Beautifully done as always!

@VintageWatchServices

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks Christopher :)

looks fantastic

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2 жыл бұрын

Thanks Joey! I wish think of looks very, very cool, but it's certainly a distinct design :)

Beautiful work on the case.

@VintageWatchServices

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks so much, Aaron :)

another great recovery job, looking forward to the poljot 3133 as i have several of their chrono's including an okeah and a couple of civilian versions also, and as they were made using the original 7734 machinery purchased from valjoux, and they then upped the jewel count and vbh to make the 3133 i think they are a slightly better version of the 7734 personally

@VintageWatchServices

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks Jon! I'm also curious about the Poljot, I have not worked on those before. We'll see in a couple of weeks :)

That's a really cool watch, and you did fantastic work on it!

@VintageWatchServices

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you very much!

Excellent video and a lovely restoration Stian.

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2 жыл бұрын

Thanks a lot, Luke :)

The first video I'm watching from you and for sure not the last! Subscribed with bell on.

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2 жыл бұрын

Thanks and welcome! That is very nice to hear 👍

Awesome. Thanks for sharing.

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2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching!

THANKS for another great video, I have learned a lot from your videos !!

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2 жыл бұрын

Thanks a lot, Greg, that's very cool to hear :)

Very good video as always this channel has got to be one of the best great work 👍👍👍

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2 жыл бұрын

Thanks so much, Peter, that's very nice to hear 😊

Really informative, Great job

@VintageWatchServices

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks a lot, Dave!

Lovely work. I enjoy both watching you work on the watch and listening to the reasons behind what you do (and your quiet jokes... :)). This video with your description of why and when you choose various lubricants was very interesting to me ... I should probably take a watchmaking course but then I don't have any time/place to do this kind of work. I enjoy seeing it done and understanding how things work, and why... thank you!

@VintageWatchServices

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks Godfrey! There are quite a few courses available nowadays and it's a great hobby!

cool and nice vintage watch

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2 жыл бұрын

Thanks, Nizam!

Lindo reloj! Gracias por trabajar con marcas que me son desconocidas, saludos!

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2 жыл бұрын

Gracias! :)

Enjoying that sardonic Norwegian humor and wit, (apologies to the Beatles, Norwegian Wood.)

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11 ай бұрын

😁👍

Haha god one ;) I love your videos and the commentary is always a test of not laughing to loud as the better half don’t understand what’s so funny about servicing a watch :D

@VintageWatchServices

2 жыл бұрын

That's very cool to hear, Martin! 😁

Amazing! I have a V.I.P. Memosail that was my late father’s. We used to race sailboats together and this watch gives me great memories of both my dad and our times sailing together. About a month ago I wore the watch in a regatta in a very windy day. I was sailing a Laser and capsized a number of times. Shortly after that day, the watch stopped working. I had a watch repair person take a look and they said it was rusted inside and not worth fixing. I found this video when searching to see if there were other Memosails for sale. I’ve never seen a watch restoration and I’m amazed at how you are able to do what you do. Could you restore my dad’s watch?

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Жыл бұрын

Hello David, that's a very cool story, but it does indeed sound like your watch has seen a bit more water than it likes. You can send me a mail to stian@vintagewatchservices.eu with as many photos as you can take, then I can have a look. I'm extremely busy, so I cannot guarantee anything, but let's see.

It looks great, I would love to have one, great conversation piece.

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2 жыл бұрын

Thanks Eric! Not the kind of watch that goes with any kind of attire for sure 😁

Fantastic result. 👍🏻🙂 I love the 1970's designs. Even the ones that don't really work as designs, at least they were trying something new and different and modernist. too often these days the main Swiss brands just go for nostalgia and little or no change over decades. It sells I suppose.

@VintageWatchServices

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks so much! This is for sure not a mainstream design, which makes it fun to wear :) Vanilla turns bland after a while 😉

Great job, well done :-)

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2 жыл бұрын

Thanks so much!

Excellent.

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2 жыл бұрын

Thanks so much!

Amazing

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2 жыл бұрын

Thanks! 😊

I admire the complexity of chronograph watches, but would never own one as the dials are cluttered. I go swimming, travel to different time zones, but I've never been to a race where I felt the need to time it. Still, as I said, an admirable piece of technology.

@VintageWatchServices

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching, Eugene ! Many vintage chronographs have very clean dials actually, but there are indeed a lot with very busy ones. I shudder at seeing the Bentley Breitling for instance, that's about the last watch I would ever wear...

Just wanted to say thank you! I started the hobby of restoring old watches myself after watching your videos! :) Btw, I guess you are the only watchmaker on KZread who oils shock jewels on a fully disassembled movement. And that is a great idea! I didn't notice that until I had several cases when the spring jumped into the running movement making me disassemble the movement again ;)

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2 жыл бұрын

Wow, that's very cool to hear, Dmitry! It's a great hobby :) Yes, I don't like having tiny parts anywhere near a moving hairspring, that's something I learnt the hard way 😎

Wow! Nice to see this. I have that watch.

@VintageWatchServices

2 жыл бұрын

Very cool! They're not that common and really fun to wear :)

If only I could have video editing for the old lady now then I would be perfect 👍

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2 жыл бұрын

😂

Wow... funky-cool watch.

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2 жыл бұрын

I think it's very cool! Certainly not a vanilla design, but I prefer strawberry anyway :)

awesome 😀 cool watch 😁

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2 жыл бұрын

Thanks so much!

Another great and cool video Stian ! interesting movement !! Many thanks for this ! Hubert, your friend.

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2 жыл бұрын

Thanks a lot, Hubert!

@sg1820

2 жыл бұрын

@@VintageWatchServices it's the least I can say! ;)

I was just in the middle of putting calendar works back on an old pin pallet Timex. Is the answer that there are 60 teeth on the driving wheel and two engagement pins (the ones that interact with the wheell)? I am now listening to S&G 😂

A beautiful restoration of a special watch. I don't think you could have done better: it is here again in all its splendor and still original. However, as much as you and some of your fellow KZreadrs inspire me to pick up working on watches as a hobby, the amount of the various (expensive) tools, machines, lubricants and countless other stuff that you need, frightens me a bit. An alternative could be to attend one of the "build your own watch" courses that are offered here in Switzerland. Or mow the lawn with your stolen lawn-mower ...

@VintageWatchServices

2 жыл бұрын

You can start off relativly cheaply, for instance with one of those CHF30 ultrasonic cleaners and a few tools while you learn. Oils are expensive but they last for years, and the same with tools. There are a few videos on KZread with recommendations of what you need for a start and a couple of hundred francs should get you well covered.

@ygrbooks

2 жыл бұрын

You are right. You can start humbly and work your way up. I would never want to discourage any younger than me (60+) person from picking up this wonderful craft. Strangely enough, I even have a lot of the stuff needed to restore watches because I build and race very highly detailed slot cars in 1/24 scale. There is one problem that I have, though: magnification. I love to work in the field of what you can see with the naked eye. Looking through microscopes is not my thing. Every brushstroke seems to be out of line, though it looks totally cool when seen with your own eyes. Here is a very bad joke from Raymond Chandler's novel The High Window to illustrate the point: "From 30 feet away she looked like a lot of class. From 10 feet away she looked like something made up to be seen from 30 feet away." Sadly, in the 1/24 Slot Car "business" restoration often means wishing you had a new set and could start from scratch, because the more you look at the "simple" problems, the more you discover the grievous ones. Please let me not sound in any way negative here: I love watching and listing to videos by a Norwegian guy called Stian, who speaks English and lives in the French-speaking part of Switzerland. And your encouragement to future watchmakers is greatly appreciated. @@VintageWatchServices

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2 жыл бұрын

@@ygrbooks Thanks for your kind message :) And yes, under magnification a lot of things look less attractive! There will always be flaws and imperfections in any kind of item, it's just a matter of how big they are to see them. And working on watches without magnification when you're a mature adult (...) is pretty much impossible, I would think. You might be able to work on some large pocket watches, but wristwatch parts are simply too small for our eyes. You don't need to use a microscope, I use an eyeglass/loupe for 99% of the work, and that's the traditional way. A loupe is inexpensive but certainly a necessity for watchmaking!

@ygrbooks

2 жыл бұрын

@@VintageWatchServices Just one last thought: Restoration - what to do and what not? I greatly appreciated your approach to this watch and have done so to many of your other ones. Why have you started questioning yourself? It is generally neither here nor there with restoration, but it more often than not comes to this point: the less you restore, the more valuable the object remains. In my trade (foremost rare books) anything unrestored sells much, much better than anything tinkered with. And very often the cost of restoring something will be higher than the price you can actually get after restoration. I love the video by the Horological Society of New York on "Collecting Vintage Watches, by Eric Wind" on KZread, where he describes how an owner of a rare Rolex 8171 ("Padellone") spent $15'000 with Rolex to restore it, only to be told afterwards that it was now worth at most $15'000 - if he was lucky - because Rolex have never ever been bothered about "vintage" at all and always destroy any traces of it in servicing their watches in a most brutal way. With the majority of watchmakers that I watch on KZread (though I might be wrong?) there seems to be a silent agreement: let me make the watch work again as well as I can, but it may also show its age, so let it be natural. It may have some flaws, but that is why it is called "vintage". On KZread there are some Tonka or other toy restorers who simply sandblast away all the traces of the past and then present a final product that looks "as new". They are very popular. Their final efforts - they have a lot of knowhow and use expensive tools and stuff - just look totally dead to me. More often than not, I find myself wishing that they had left all the patina on their objects and just done nothing, apart from oiling and/or replacing some parts.

@VintageWatchServices

2 жыл бұрын

@@ygrbooks Thanks for sharing your thoughts. I don't think I question myself, it's more about soliciting discussion. Only through discussion can you change people's opinions or have your own changed, so solid discussions on the topic of restoration are always interesting. I know where I stand and ideally I'd like others to adopt the same stance, but maybe there are really good reasons for going in a different direction. Rolex watches are designed to be polished... The cases have few sharp angles and are always made of solid material. The way they treat vintage watches is completely opposite of what most vintage collectors like, but Rolex customers seem to want their watches shiny rather than original. And I'm not sure there's a very clear parallel between books and watches? Paper degrades much faster and to a much greater degree than metal, of course, and without knowing much about the restoration of them I would assume books that are restored would look completely unoriginal, given that old paper will always show its age?

You are a joy to watch. Seeing this video made me subscribe to your channel Great job well done.

@VintageWatchServices

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks a lot Allan, that's great to hear and welcome as a subscriber!

I like the lawnmower idea.

Really unique watch , i have never seen a case like it and minute countdown like this . It's like digital aspect achieved with analogue machine

@VintageWatchServices

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks! It's a very cool watch, very 70s :)

@hellslayer9638

2 жыл бұрын

@@VintageWatchServices 1970's , man this watch has aged like a art Deco inspiration 😀❤️ really lovely watch unique , i don't think there will be another watch from 70's have like a donut shaped case and that elaborate movement

@VintageWatchServices

2 жыл бұрын

@@hellslayer9638 Well, the Ikepod was at least inspired by this design 😉 I think we're in a very cool time nowadays actually, with a lot of microbrands putting out cool stuff. 👍

@hellslayer9638

2 жыл бұрын

@@VintageWatchServices of course , right now mirco brands are really getting attention from people , if someone doesn't get what they like from mainstream brands they have option now to look at micro brands and smaller brands i think this is the best time get a really nice mechanical watch not necessarily expensive but what a person like like i love rectangular watches i love Longines take on this genre because let's be honest i don't have that much money to buy Reverso or tank musk xl those are my dream watches i like tank must xl alot . But Longines looks cool 😀

@VintageWatchServices

2 жыл бұрын

@@hellslayer9638 Absolutely, I think Longines is really onto something again and it's great to see. I'm a big fan of vintage Longines and it's been sad to see them pushed down the ladder in Swatch. Hopefully they can rise again.

Stian another great watch service. It's also good to know that watchmakers are the butt of all jokes. I'm sure that the Swiss FBI and IRS investigators will be looking into the burglary of the lawnmower and cookies. Keep well from NZ.

@VintageWatchServices

2 жыл бұрын

Haha, we're indeed the butt! Greetings from Lausanne :)

The answer to todays quiz is that the chronograph wheel has two fingers instead of one engaging the intermediate minute wheel. This allows it to adjust every thirty seconds instead of a minute? Love these videos... Do I win one of the watches on your website?

@VintageWatchServices

2 жыл бұрын

You, sir, just won the internet! D'une spend it all in one place! 😁

Grate job 🙌 ,

@VintageWatchServices

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks Andy!

excellent

@VintageWatchServices

Жыл бұрын

Thank you! Cheers!

Love your channel and have learn a few things or two. I'm a novice watchmaker been at it for a little over a year now and have enjoy the hobby. Right now on my bench I have a eta 6325 which is waiting on a part to come in and I have a Record pocket watch that I not been able to ID the movement yet which has a wore out 2nd wheel pivot would love to know what I'm working on .And last but not lest I have a AS 1194 that just came out of the cleaning machine ready for me to start putting it back together.

@VintageWatchServices

2 жыл бұрын

That's great to hear! Practice makes master :)

Nice work on the case and crystal. The bright colours make it look "inexpensive" even though it is a fine watch. I wonder how it would look on a stainless bracelet?

@VintageWatchServices

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks Peter! It's not at all an inexpensive watch, you'd need to shell out around $1000 for one :) I'm not sure these ever came with bracelets given the shape and special rounded springbars.

Nice video pity about the singing 🤣🤣 Thank you keep up the great videos 👍👍

@VintageWatchServices

2 жыл бұрын

😂 I somehow have that Sound of Silence song in my head sometimes when I'm working on watches and I thought I'd try out the old pipes!

Just been forwarded this by my friend who has taught me everything I know. Just want to say this has been pleasing to watch & very educational. I've subscribed & will be tuning in again. Would also like to know what screwdrivers you use please & tweezers thank you

@VintageWatchServices

2 жыл бұрын

You sir, have a very good friend! 😂 Very nice to hear and welcome to the channel :) I use a few different screwdrivers; Horotec and Bergeon ergonomic. I like the T-shaped ends a lot, but they are more difficult to sharpen. The tweezers I use are from Regine Horology, the 7a model.

I love the distinctive oversized case of this Memosail. A later resurrection of the identical case design was supposedly created by Marc Newson who started the Ikepod watch company with Oliver Ike in 1994. Do you think it is a coincidence, or was there a connection between the two companies? PS. I'm glad I am not the only one from whom the jewel setting decide to jump away at the very moment of placing it on a freshly cleaned and oiled end jewel -- sometimes never to be seen again.

@VintageWatchServices

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching, Laszlo! There are no coincidences, some say, perhaps only inspiration :) It might be that both this watch and the Ikepods had the same source of inspiration as well, but they certainly look somewhat similar. And yes, shock settings aren't always playing by our rules😁

Very unusual watch! It would be nice (if possible) to show how you fit the balance and pallet fork together. You always put the balance in, then twist it, I believe to insert the fork between the banking screws?

@VintageWatchServices

Жыл бұрын

Hello Mark, I twist the balance to make the impulse pin on the underside of it fit between the horns of the pallet fork.

Nobody uses a chronograph for sailing.....Well except me. I use a Omega Apnea dive watch with a 7 minute count-down to reasonable success on a race course. We are for example defending Kings Cup IRC2 winners. I find the start countdown with circles changing colors very easy to see, even in a Laser or OK dinghy on a day with strong winds and matching waves.

@VintageWatchServices

2 жыл бұрын

Very cool to hear, thanks for sharing!

Only 60 parts...haha..?? - Great tutorial on that service to a beautiful watch. Just wondering..and curious, .. how do you know/determine the Lift angle in relation to the pallet fork..when checking for good running specs. ? Love you vids and narrations throughout your work.. Kudos to you,Stian...!!

Thanks for another fantastic video, Stian! I think the watch turned out great - if I had your experience, skills and tools, I would have done the exact same. "No one really uses chronographs anyway." I love this comment ... Thanks again!! BTW - I ordered a set of those Regine Horlogery 7A curved brass tweezers and I really like them. Thanks for the recommendation!

@VintageWatchServices

2 жыл бұрын

That's very cool to hear, Woody! May I ask where you got them from? Directly from them? And it's very true that on one actually uses a chronograph or any other complication for that sake 😂

@jwoodyr1

2 жыл бұрын

@@VintageWatchServices I got them last May on EBay from a seller in France. The seller's EBay name is kd89fr. It seems they don't currently have any in stock. I should have ordered a few!

@VintageWatchServices

2 жыл бұрын

You can also buy directly from Regine, I think.

@charlesd820

2 жыл бұрын

@@VintageWatchServices I tried ordering some directly via their UK contact but they wanted a company Purchase Order and we're charging a ridiculous postage fee so gave up.

Hi Stian, another interesting and informative video, thanks. Do you check for and correct any positional variations before starting to rebuild the chronograph elements?

@VintageWatchServices

2 жыл бұрын

Hello Charles, yes, I always make sure the movement runs well before rebuilding the chrono. I generally don't show that in the videos, simply because it would be repetitive for most viewers...

Interesting that the area beneath the barrel shows the base metal color, but not so elsewhere.

@VintageWatchServices

2 жыл бұрын

Indeed, but you do see that on other watches also. I'm not sure why, and it's not due to wear. Probably one of life's unsolved mysteries 🤔

Bravo. wish id had this video last year when i attempted to make some minor fixes (dust under the sapphire mainly) and ended up breaking everything and losing several springs. Watch is now in pieces. Ugh

@VintageWatchServices

2 жыл бұрын

Sorry to hear that, Nick. But step by step and with gentle care, you should be able to get it back together, I hope?

My favorite regatta watch from days past. 5:00 You say because it's "chunky" it was probably a man's watch. Well, I have sailed with some pretty hefty wome..... I mean some rather large ladie.... Anyway, it might have belonged to a Ms.

@VintageWatchServices

2 жыл бұрын

That's true, you do find some manly wome.. sorry, butch ladie... I mean capable female sailors!

@sitandfish

2 жыл бұрын

@@VintageWatchServices "Capable," that's the word I was looking for. ⛵️👍

@VintageWatchServices

2 жыл бұрын

@@sitandfish 😁👍

Great video. I have the later version that has a cushion case. Question about the crystal. Are these gasketed or glued in for water resistance? My sailing watch is not very water tight!!! The crystal was replace in 2019 and I am wondering if a step was skipped. I could watch these rebuilds day and night!!

@VintageWatchServices

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks so much, Ric! Mineral glass can either be glued in or pressed in with a silicone gasket and they are generally tight. The larger issue for old watches is generally the crown.

Great video as usual! A really interesting watch. I need to get me a regatta watch. One thing though. You should trust electricity. Your uncle? Not so much. ;)

@VintageWatchServices

2 жыл бұрын

😂 Probably right!

My wife asked, 'who is this guy'? But (HA) laughs at your jokes. Thanks.

@VintageWatchServices

2 жыл бұрын

😂 Very cool!

Another nice video. That brown cheese comment had me laughing out loud, haven’t eaten any for a while, but I found it oddly sweet (maybe that’s the point?)

@VintageWatchServices

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching! Brown cheese is indeed quite sweet, many say it tastes a bit like caramel :)

@antn537

2 жыл бұрын

@@VintageWatchServices Yes it does taste like caramel, which isn't really a flavour I want from a piece of cheese :D

great Maestro…indeed

@VintageWatchServices

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks Ricky! 😊

Crushed another one...

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@VintageWatchServices

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks Vito!

great, as usual Maestro…to send to you some watches, should it possible?

@VintageWatchServices

Жыл бұрын

Hello Fulvio, thanks for watching! I'm extremely overloaded and generally have to turn down servicing requests, but if you have a very interesting watch you can contact me at stian@vintagewatchservices.eu

When correcting beat error, is there a way to know in which direction to move the stud carrier or is just a coin flip?

@VintageWatchServices

2 жыл бұрын

It's a coin flip :) The timegrapher only tells you that there is a beat error, not in which direction it is. You can let the power of the mainspring completely down and view the pallet fork under magnification to see which direction it is off center, but it isn't really necessary. A tiny push in one direction lets you know if that's the right one or not.

I keep hearing in the watch press about how revolutionary and original the Ikepod watches were but then I see these and it is so obvious Marc Newsom got more than just a hint of inspiration from these watches I feel! Another wonderful restoration. I really enjoy the case restorations and would love to see more case restoration videos. Do you do dial restoration as well? There are precious few out there and I would love to see a full dial restoration. I love originality as you do but sometimes dials and cases are too far gone and the watch then is better for the restoration! Thank you for another great video! Oh, one last Question, what do you think of Giroxa? There is a really unusually beautiful light chocolate brown dialed example for sale locally. 17 jewel time only with a lovely all steel cushion style case and what looks to be original strap. All appears to be in as new condition, the seller wants €40 and I am tempted, the dial reminds me of that beautiful Tudor you did!

@VintageWatchServices

2 жыл бұрын

Spot on! Ikepod has nothing on the Memosail :) Dial restoration is a completely different subject and is done with a different kind of skill set. I have a dial restorer I sometimes use and I've asked for him to take some video, but he says it's his trade secrets... Dials are indeed sometimes too far gone, but most of the time I will not actually buy a watch if that's the case. So for me it's a bit of a catch 22. I hadn't heard of Giroxa before now, it's most likely one of the many brands that succumbed to the quartz crisis. For €40 you cannot really go wrong though :)

@ianmedium

2 жыл бұрын

@@VintageWatchServices Thaks so much, it does seem that dial restoration is one of the dark arts in horology and they keep their techniques closely guarded! :) Thank you for the advice on the Giroxa, you are right, €40 for an almost nos vintage Swiss made watch with a Unitas 6325 is cheap as chips. Your Tudor is the motivating factor as I really liked the shade of brown and this one is almost exactly the same shade! All the best from Austria!

@VintageWatchServices

2 жыл бұрын

Best of luck with it!