Who knew I would live to see a "rare earth magnets on a ruler" tool. I am now the proud owner of a 1920/30s watch cleaning machine, rescued from a skip after the guy - a very storied watchmaker - died and his daughter was going to throw it out. It is one of the first, if not the very first, ever imported to New Zealand and is a real piece of folk art - only the metal parts were imported, the base looks like a converted antique wood phone laid flat and the "dryer" is a light bulb in a short piece of cast iron pipe. The ( often exposed) wiring is a dogs breakfast and it is missing it's basket but the motor still works and it has it's original, glass and bakerlite containers. It's my restoration project for the (southern) summer. Anyway, thought I would share.

@58Kym

Жыл бұрын

Gee, I hope you video some of it for us!

@JDogggg69

Жыл бұрын

See if you can videotape it!

@john-paulsilke893

Жыл бұрын

Very cool nerd stuff. It’s sometimes the small things that make us so happy.

@XtianApi

Жыл бұрын

Very much in the spirit of watch restoration.

@wildernessofzinn17

Жыл бұрын

That is an awesome find!.

Hi Marshall.. I'm going through a bit of a rough time mentally right now and watching you bring these old wonderful miniature machines back to life Is strangely calming. Thank you!

@raymondo162

Жыл бұрын

try to remember: all things come to pass

@WristwatchRevival

Жыл бұрын

Hang in there, we've all been there, it's totally understandable, just keep going

@marklammas2465

Жыл бұрын

Keep cool, MrBanzoid. The words of the following song might help to strengthen you. kzread.info/dash/bejne/lZ9mxqdmm5bXnLg.html Peace, brother.

@ssnoc

Жыл бұрын

You’re not alone, me too - Remember the physical controls the mental, so go to the gym or paint or garden OR try to fix a watch …. That’s the key 🔑 getting out of your own head (you know what I mean) 👍

@mikesage9544

Жыл бұрын

I used to service watches and clocks. That was when i was younger and had much better eye seight than I now have. To classical music. It was a seriously calming not to say rewarding pastime. I like rock, sole and electronic music amongst many others. Never played them though.. Take care and be aware of yourself. I am going through the same. Bw Mike.

Thank you Marshal for allowing me to escape the reality of my life for 47 minutes! I am in awe of your ability to re-assemble something you’ve never seen before.

@funny-reels-for-subs

Жыл бұрын

Stay STRONG brother 💪

@dedissimo

Жыл бұрын

Sorry to hear that you’re not doing so great, Brian. Honestly hope you get better, we’re all in this together. Good luck to you.

This watch obviously has many more moving parts than most watches. How he remembers or knows to put all the parts back where they belong is truly amazing.

@bluenaite

6 ай бұрын

He records the whole process which he can refer back to.

I was just thinking to myself, "why am I up at 1:30am?" Oh new wristwatch revival video that's why.!!!!

I was under the impression that the alarms in these types of watches were designed primarily as a physical stimulation to the wearer, rather than an auditory one.

@Royvdl

Жыл бұрын

Patek Philippe have a great video about their alarm watches, they actually tune the sound and the owner of PP inspects every single one himself. It's incredible

@bruwin

Жыл бұрын

It seems like it's akin to those handshake buzzers that "shock" whoever you shake hands with as a gag. But it doesn't zap you with electricity, it actually vibrates really fast because it's releasing a spring rapidly. It's basically just a large watch mainspring.

@Vykk_Draygo

Жыл бұрын

Probably. Much like smart watches. The vibration is quite effective, and less irritating than noise.

@WristwatchRevival

Жыл бұрын

No, they are meant for both. Remember you have to pull out the stem to arm the alarm, if you were sleeping it would be too easy to push that back in which disables the alarm.

@jplcpa9923

Жыл бұрын

Its no PS1 rumble pack, but I guess it works :>

I love his "Maybe I'll replace this crystal, maybe not, who knows?" I've only seen him NOT replace the crystal once so far and that crystal was a custom job built into the case itself.

@KaityKat117

4 ай бұрын

there was also one that was square and curved in an odd way that he said he'd have a hard time finding a replacement for.

It says a lot about your enthusiasm, technique, narrative, and editing skills that we can watch your episodes time after time with fascination. Well done and thank you.

Your video editing and multiple camera position is top notch. Can see clearly you have been studying cinema directing and director of photography at a pretty high level. Very well done.

@frankthomas855

Жыл бұрын

He's become my favorite for those reasons, and his positive, honest attitude. Plus, he drives a BMW?

As someone who wears a smart watch, I find the vibrating against my wrist to be more effective than noise. Very cool to see its predecessor!

I love the fact you give history of the Watch Companies as well as how to put the watch back together and the lubricants you are using. I don’t have the dexterity you have to do this but I am very impressed on your work. Keep up the great work Marshal

It's really pleasing to see Marshall diving into the early, mechanical, sonnet movements. They can be very difficult to troubleshoot and time consuming looking for missing/broken components. I specialize in circa 1800's, swiss, repeater movements. When you get them running and functioning right, it's such a gratifying feeling!

The fact that you can put these back together AND get them working is just insane. This channel is so addicting!

I love how honest you are when you don’t know how things work or go together! So genuine to hear and watch! Keep it up!

@frankthomas855

Жыл бұрын

Well said.

I don't know how I missed this one when it first came out. All I can say is wow. I was on the edge of my seat watching you put it back together. Bravo!

What a beautiful old Bulova. You’re right they’re not popular anymore which is a shame. They made some beautiful dress watches back in the day. I’m lucky to have inherited a small collection from my grandfather including a 1947 white gold Beau Brummel model and a 1951 yellow gold Academy Award model X. I have them serviced annually and wear them often. They’re every bit as stylish as a Cartier tank and remind me of my grandfather. Beautiful work Marshall!

@EL2ZGOD

Жыл бұрын

Where I live there very much popular especially amongst watch enthusiastic everywhere!

I'm really glad you're reviving some of these vintage watches. I think they just look so much better than modern-made watches quartz or mechanical. With everyone doing remakes of old stuff, I'm not seeing many remakes of old watches. Only one that really comes to mind is Timex's Marlin, and maybe a couple others.

Hey Marshall! This one brought tears to my eyes. I have a JLC almost identical to this one. My Dad bought it in Europe on a business trip around 1960. He gave it to me around 1970 when he replaced it with a newer model. I wore it until the mid 70s when it lost a crown and stopped working. I’ve taken it several places to see if it could be repaired and all anyone ever does is hold up the cross and garlic and show me the door. My Dad passed away January of 1983 and it’s the only thing I have of his.

@rashakor

Жыл бұрын

Definitely try to send it to Marshall. I would love to see him work and comment on a watchmaker’s watchmaker piece.

My dad's got an old Bulova and my wife gave me a Bulova for our 2nd anniversary. I love Bulova watches, so this was a treat to watch. Thanks!

Whenever I'm watching Marshall reassemble all I hear is Schism running through my head. "...I know the pieces fit..." - Keep up the good work!

I love watching these videos, they are very relaxing before sleep.

For it's age that is a serious piece of engineering. Well done Marshall

Here's the one thing about that KZread algorithm when it actually works for you. I'm so glad I found a gem of a modest channel, with a fantastic, enthousiastic and if not, very knowledgeable host. It's that alone that makes me just get interested and enjoy these video's after a hard days work (and I run 48 to 56 hours a week :P), so thank you!!

@WristwatchRevival

Жыл бұрын

Thank you for watching, I'm glad you found me!

That was so cool! I love that you don't pretend to be an expert on everything and we get to join you in your discovery. It would be easy to go back and pretend in your voiceover but this is much more enjoyable. 🤘

Such a beautiful/interesting piece. I enjoyed watching you work on something you haven’t done before and figuring it out as you went on. I hope your able to get the other one working as well.

I find it truly amazing how much goes into making a watch run. The mechanics are fascinating.

Normally I'm kind of ambivalent about patina, but this is one of those cases - not the first, but a strong one - where I _absolutely_ agree. It just adds an aura to it here that... it kind of takes the alarm from "travelling salesman gimmick" to "this watch has had some adventure in its life, you can tell" and I think that's a big boost in feeling for this particular watch. Also all the "huh, what this do?" is pretty fun particularly on your channel xD

In 1976 I was given a Bulova for my 18th birthday, it being the tradition that a Swiss watch was given (and my parents did not know that Bulova was only temporarily in possession of a Swiss factory!) I still have it, but no doubt it needs a service as it doesn't run for long. I also have a ~1965 Wrist Alarm that works perfectly. I use it at night when I need to get up early and don't want my wife to be woken by a loud alarm. Very useful!

Thank you Marshall for your wonderful work on a truly spectacular watch.

I have become hooked on your videos, Marshall. The joy you get from a successful restoration is infectious. How you keep track of where all those tiny screws belong confounds me!

@UNSCPILOT

Жыл бұрын

Apparently it's two main things; experience dealing with similar movements, and the video footage we're watching as you'll see him hold up the screws and such infront of the camera(s)

@frankthomas855

Жыл бұрын

Same here!

I stumbled across your page about a month ago. Since then, I’ve been obsessed with watches. I’m working my way through all your videos. Love the way you explain as you go. Wish you all the best Marshall.

I remember using those travel alarm clocks! They would fold out of their case and rest as a tripod! Lovely leather case. Now I wish I had one for you to repair! Thanks for the memory!

Love your play by play. Makes us all think we can do this!😊

Looks absolutely stunning inside and out once finished... absolutely awesome! ☺️👍

Watching these videos is a great way to spend a rainy evening.

It’s a wonderful historic timepiece, great to see it spring back to life, great job

I loved this move. It’s fascinating how someone managed to design an alarm system when there were no speakers or integrated circuits. The mechanics involved is great

So meticulous work done here Marshall. I salute you Sir. From Canada 🇨🇦

In this genre I can’t imagine a more mesmerizing channel on KZread.

Hello Marshall. I own a similar old Bulova. The alarm is not auditory it is vibratory. While you can hear it, it is designed to vibrate against the back of your wrist to alert you. Back in the mid to late 70's I would crash on the heaters at college, to be awakened by my trusty Bulova vibrating against wrist bones. Then off to the next class. If I can find it, I can send it to you for you to repair it. I had it "cleaned" at a watch repair place. It never worked right after that. Keep up the good work.

the rusted part looks like it may have been the "click" spring, the odd gear with the long "tooth" looks to be an alarm limiter, so the alarm can use energy from the main spring but that gear limits the amount that it uses because otherwise it would run the mainspring down.

@austinshackles549

Жыл бұрын

There's something similar on some alarm clocks with only 1 spring, for the same reason. I think I've seen it on the small travel alarms you used to get back in the day. Bigger alarm clocks that sit by your bed typically have a separate alarm spring. When I saw those 2 crown gears on this watch I wondered for a moment if it somehow had a second spring for the alarm, that really would've been clever :)

@elrond12eleven

Жыл бұрын

@@austinshackles549 I actually have alarmed wristwatch branded Sekonda with two separate mechanisms and two mainsprings etc. They have very small balance and cogs and all other stuff but nevertheless it's rather thick and heavy watch. Unfortunatedly someone cannibalized my watch - took all alrm parts away.

@BrianSantero

Жыл бұрын

G'day, Chris here, welcome to Clickspring. I love making clock pahts, but it's been a little while since, so I'm a bit rusty..

Marshall for the win again! Sharp Bulova. I have always loved their aesthetic.

The narration and the thinking out loud makes this episode so accessible and fun to watch (no pun intended). Thanks for teaching me a bunch of new stuff.

Thanks for your content. It made me pick up the hobby. Started restoring old movements a couple of weeks ago. Everything was so familiar. Flying parts are the worst part. Its magic when these old movements come back to life again. This has worked on my patience. It was mainly because of your channel. Thanks Again

You are SO Awesome!!! Thank you for sharing this with all of us!

This was a really interesting piece; the added complications from the alarm were interesting to see how they were implemented. It's a shame you didn't take more of the visible rust off though.

@tommy5675

Жыл бұрын

I was thinking the same about the visible surface rust. A very gentle rub with some scotch-brite would have made the world of difference

@yessanknow302

Жыл бұрын

Yes. What he calls 'patina' is actually unsightly dirt and rust which could easily be removed. Disappointing.

@tommy5675

Жыл бұрын

@@yessanknow302 The Patina on the Dial could very easily be removed, but if you listen to what he said, his experience has told him that taking the Patina off the dial will cause more trouble than it worth as i presume it will remove what the patina is attached to also leaving a patchwork looking dial of the original paintwork and whatever it was painted onto. best to leave it as is, or source a new one. The surface rust that's in the mechanism really should have been removed though.

@TomatoFettuccini

Жыл бұрын

@@yessanknow302 The dial should be left alone. As he's said, he simply doesn't have the ability to properly restore them and so he leaves the dials as-is, which I think is appropriate as restorations performed by people who don't really know what they're doing will absolutely ruin whatever value the piece has. Better to perform nothing more than a cleaning of the visible dirt and debris. What I'm referring to is the visible rust on the movement. Marshall stopped very much short of removing all the rust from it when it wouldn't have taken much more effort to do so.

@Umpqu4

Жыл бұрын

Agreed! Please buy a small bottle of Evapo-rust!

I was surprised at how many little parts were in that watch. You did a wonderful job in bringing it back to life. Now someone can put it on their wrist and the magic continues ticking on and the memories will begin again for the new owner. Wristwatch Revival is so much more than I can put into words. Thank you for what you do. Your hobby is my hobby watching you Marshal.

Success!! I was on the edge of my seat (literally) waiting to see if the Balance Wheel would turn. One of my favourite watches ever on your channel. Great video. Thanks Marshall.

It seems to me that you do have to make sure the hour hand and the alarm setting hand are lined up so that the alarm goes off at its apparent set time. Near the end when you demonstrated the alarm, it looked like it was set to go off at 4:00, but the time read about 1:20. To do this I think you would have to fit the alarm hand, then adjust the time until the alarm goes off, and position the hour hand to match the alarm hand.

@splitscreenjc

Жыл бұрын

OCD here thought the same...

@timstephens5187

Жыл бұрын

Exactly right. Sync the hour hand to the complication just like a watch with a date.

@billmurray1199

Жыл бұрын

Yeah, as soon as he put the alarm hand on I was wondering is it one position fit or should he have been searching to see how it has been set. A surprising error given his grasp of what he was doing. I think he would have had to turn alarm until it activates and then fit all hands at midnight hence ensuring alarm and time hands coincide, wouldn't have had to fit the hands either as far as I can figure to achieve that. Great video, enjoyed every bit.

@fredfred2363

Жыл бұрын

Yup, just like a regular alarm clock... 😀

@jakeeper1

Жыл бұрын

I was thinking the same thing. I hope he posts an extended version showing how he aligns the alarm to the hour hand. I love this content, Thanks Marshall!

Just about to get on to do something productive... oh, well that can wait 😉

Doing micro soldering repair work on a daily basis often listening and glimpsing at your video's in the background. Very relaxing and enjoyable I have to say. I totally understand the feeling when something works (again) when you finished working on it. Regrettably I can't wear a wristwatch myself due to damaged nerves in both my wrists, I wish I could! Keep up sharing this beautiful hobby Marshall.

Just when I think I've found everything that interests me on KZread I find something like this. Incredible skill and very well made videos. Thanks from Ireland.

Finally! My brand!! Well, not literally of course, but I have been collecting Swiss (automatic) Bulovas for a while now and I just love the design of this brand, of particular eras in their existence. I own a Bulova alarm watch, a beautiful thing, although it has, as I have been led to believe, the first generation AS movements, second gen tend to be more sturdy, I understood. But they made gorgeous watches. Now being part of Citizen I haven't felt the urge to buy one, but who cares, we deal in revivals here ;-) 3-11 Revisiting this great restoration, I totally agree with you on the patina of the dial. But I would either replace or restore the hands to even more highlight the patina but moreover to underscore the second life of this beauty. Other than that, amazing work, as always!!

Alarm watches are very interesting. I have several of these timepieces. There’s a pretty strong collector market for these buzzers. Seemed to have had a short interval of popularity.

Your voice and cadence are so peaceful. Really enjoy watching you work and bringing these puzzles (watches) back to life. Thank you.

Your videos are therapy for me Marshall. I watch them at x1.75 and find it that I still can follow all the action and your commentaries. Thank you for sharing your joy for watch repairing with us!

@WristwatchRevival

Жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching :)

Great video Marshall, I loved the unique alarm. I am not a patina person and am always (in a friendly way) muttering to your videos about your love of patina which looks like mold to me! Each to their own! Love the videos as always.

@WristwatchRevival

Жыл бұрын

I respect it!

Love your videos! I was never into watches but your channel has changed me, and I just recently got a vintage Seiko 5 and I love it lots, even if its nothing special

@psidvicious

Жыл бұрын

Same. I was never really a “watch guy” until I started watching this channel. Now I’m seriously considering getting a nice mechanical watch. Marshal has kind of got me leaning towards something vintage. These videos really make you appreciate the incredible and intricate engineering that goes into these things.

Amazing work as always! As a 'patina fan' myself, I love the dirt and grime left, it's a story in a glance! Keep up the amazing work!

You are truly amazing. Having admitted to not ever working on this type of watch before you took it apart,cleaned it,and put it back together and made it work. Bravo! Thank you.

To give a more detailed explanation of the alarm mechanism (if I understand it correctly): The double lever construction on the front enables and disables the alarm by blocking the pin on the bell and is activated by the 2nd crown, as explained in the video The hour wheel has these little ramps on the top (9:38) that can slot into holes the wheel from the alarm, which is held down by that flat round spring. If that happens it allows the hour wheel to be pushed up by that long arm underneath the hourwheel, which consequently also moves up, thus lifting the hook at the end above the pin from the bell and consequently allowing the bell to ring. As for how the Power works I currently don't know, I'll add it if I find out

@user-jf7tx1dw3e

Жыл бұрын

Great job marshal, really enjoy your presentations. now getting into this great hobby, keep them coming thanks for your inspiration.Gary.

These wrist alarms are so cool. I wish more manufacturers would put this features on their mechanical watches. Have to admit, I was a little proud at the 2:50 mark when I was able to guess the post on the case was the 'bell' the hammer struck for the alarm. 😁

These videos are absolutely mesmerizing. Your knowledge, workmanship and the history of watches is fantastic.

Hats of to you for putting it all back together, never having done one before. Bravo!!

I wonder about how 3D printing could benefit this hobby. A mostly 3D printed wristwatch would be cool and an amazing learning experience for those interested in the hobby.

@deekman78

Жыл бұрын

There are 3D printed watch tools out there; a crystal press, small parts trays, even a mainspring winder. Some Microbrands are prototyping their case designs with SLA printing as well.

@timstoffel4799

Жыл бұрын

@@deekman78 Where did you see the 3D printed mainspring winder?

@timstoffel4799

Жыл бұрын

I have my doubts that affordable 3D printers could make durable parts that are that small. But they could make something bigger that assembles the same way. That might be a lot of fun for someone who is learning about watchmaking, or likes printing/assembly challenges.

@SianaGearz

Жыл бұрын

@@timstoffel4799 They don't have to be durable at all to be a demonstration piece. I think SLS, true SLA and MSLA kind of fail on the bloom, and there's a new affordable DLP printer just coming out in a few weeks, but it completely fails on resolution. I dont think any technology at hand can currently produce a wearable mechanism where gear the teeth engage to begin with, one capable of running for even a few seconds. True SLA probably comes closest, while being not quite affordable. I think some of these are just precise enough to produce a geartrain seen in the cheap $3 quartz alarm clock, and have it run. It would be interesting to see a wrist watch mechanism at the size of 18cm to be FDM printed, and i think it might just engage even if perhaps not quite run due to forces and friction involved. I'm not convinced that i want to CAD it myself.

@MarcABrown-tt1fp

Жыл бұрын

@@timstoffel4799 Who knows, perhaps you could use a router to cut out parts off an existing plate of the proper thickness to make watch parts. For metal printers it seems like it would depend on how precise the nozzle and motors are.

Was about to go to bed. Oh look a new video. Never mind

What a beautiful watch, I love it when they have a little quirk like this, I especially loved the parking meter one! This was one of your best videos, thank you for so expertly documenting the process

Wonderful video, as always. You make it look so easy! You often talk about luck, but those of us who tried, we know you’re just a great watchmaker! Thanks for sharing your work, Marshall.

I love Bulova watches. I have an Accutron that my grandfather received for 25 years at a company he started. He gave it to me when I turned 18. I think he got it in the late 70's. I use to wear it all the time, but modern batteries make the watch fast in the beginning and they so slow down. Plus I'm in law enforcement now so I don't dare wear that watch at work.

@XMarkxyz

Жыл бұрын

Couldn't it be because of a worn internal component of the watch? Since all the batteries have slight changes of voltage during the use I would think that there is something wrong with the regulation part, if I had to guess I'd say the bigger capacitor, not the ceramic one

@papatom5161

Жыл бұрын

I have a vintage Accutron and you should be able to find the proper batteries on eBay that don’t make the watch run fast. Also - service is pretty reasonable for them as well. There’s a few good watchmakers that still work on them in case you want to get it looked at.

@user-sy1ed9ex5m

Жыл бұрын

You can either get it phased for 1.55V volt 394 battery (most practical way), or use an Accucell 1 adapter to convert 1.55V to 1.35V. However, the second option doesn't always work, as the magnets in the fork cups tend to get weaker with time. Mine 214 was phased to 1.55V , and it's keeping +4sec/day, which is not bad for a 1968 movement. There are a few good watchmakers that specialise on them, so if you need to, I can get you contacts.

@fattywithafirearm

Жыл бұрын

@@user-sy1ed9ex5m if you know watchmakers in the USA that can work on it that would be great. It could use a service and cleaning. I contacted bulova a few years ago and was told that they themselves dont work on their own vintage watches.

I've finally plucked up the courage to pick up an old pocket watch and try my hand at restoring it, and I have a question about oils. The oils I am looking at getting are labeled with their viscosity in centistokes rather than their function, so I was hoping you could tell me the specific viscosities of the various oils you use for each part of a watch. Thank you so much, I love your content, and it's part of what has inspired me to actually try my hand at restoring a watch. I'll probably end up putting out a video of it, maybe folks will like it.

@a1nelson

Жыл бұрын

One source: Möbius has a couple nice charts. I don’t have a link at my fingertips, but they weren’t too hard to find.

Thank you so much for walking us through the process always a joy to hear your enthusiasm

What amazes me is not only that you got this complicated movement back together but the fact that with some cleaning and tender loving care this 60 to 70 year old watch operates perfectly and keeps good time. These old timepieces are well worth restoring and will live another lifetime on a lucky mans wrist. Thank you again Marshall for sharing this journey.

Great work. I’m so conflicted about the dial issue and in this case the hands too. I think I would take some DI water on a swab and clean it and clean the hands. Not to make it look new just not dirty, like it looks to me.

Shouldn't the hour hand be synced with the alarm hand when it goes off? It looked like the minute hand was over the alarm hand which would only give you an hour at most to set the alarm.

@thecanadianpirat3679

Жыл бұрын

Yes, it should

@WristwatchRevival

Жыл бұрын

Yes, I went back and figured out how to do that after

Marshall, your commentary in these videos is seriously well done man and the skill you put on display fixing these watches is simply amazing man. Thank you for this high quality content sir.

It never stops amaze me how they made all this tiny pieces back in the day. Thanks for the great videos you are doing,it really takes one out of day to day struggle. When I'm really wind up and can't sleep, this is the best sleeping pill, your voice are so soft and calming so I'm fast to sleep 💤😴

It's always a good day when a WWR video drops, thank you Marshall :)

@larrystone5496

Жыл бұрын

Hello 👋.

Great vid! One question, did you have to sync the alarm hand? Or does it only fit in one position?

@johntwemlow6089

Жыл бұрын

I question whether the alarm hand was in sync? That post on the back of the watch is for sound, but I never heard it!

@Vykk_Draygo

Жыл бұрын

@@johntwemlow6089 It's the buzzing sound when he's testing it. It's most likely meant to transfer vibration into the wearer's wrist rather than emit a loud tone.

@thecanadianpirat3679

Жыл бұрын

you have to sync the alarm hand with the hour hand, what he did in the video was incorrect

@WristwatchRevival

Жыл бұрын

Yes, but I didn't know how. I did figure it out though

@johntwemlow6089

Жыл бұрын

@@WristwatchRevival Appreciate what you do Marshall, not wanting to be critical. I did the trade in the '60s and '70s so just love watching the restoration that you're doing here. Recognise many of the models you're working on.

I have really enjoyed watching your repairs over the last few months. Not sure why I find it so fascinating. I especially enjoy unique watches like this one.

A personal alarm clock or watch was a very handy thing to have. In the 80's & 90's, I did a lot of travelling and even though most hotel/motels had a alarm clock or a wake-up call, the smart traveller did not trust either. I was burned more than once by alarm clocks or wake up calls that did not happen on time! I carried a windup Timex alarm clock that folded into a hard 2" x 2" case and unfolded to sit on the side table with the time displayed. In the 90's I upgraded to a Timex digital alarm clock about the same size. I still have both! I would definitely have worn this Bulova wrist alarm and used the alarm function.

Fascinated with your videos. Suggestion: With the potential for small parts to go flying away from the bench (in another video you concluded one had gone out an open window), you ought to consider surrounding your immediate workspace with mosquito netting or something similar, to limit the area in which an errant part could land. You might devise a frame similar to what's used to safeguard observers from a shot-putter, but with 360 degree coverage.

@WristwatchRevival

Жыл бұрын

Thankfully it doesn't happen too often these days

@a1nelson

Жыл бұрын

Then, you’d have to find where the object is caught in the net ;). More seriously, I’ve considered doing this. My current solution is to use a very large, plastic/rubber/silicone work surface. Knock on wood, it has worked well so far.

Alarm hand should aligh with hour-hand when alarm sounds, not with minute-hand.

@troynasello2085

Жыл бұрын

I said the same thing.

@mudboy9762

Жыл бұрын

Sets alarm for 4 o'clock, goes off 20 minutes after one o'clock. Strange.

@WristwatchRevival

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I went back and sorted that out

I have a time making a cup of coffee. The hand skills required to do this kind of thing is beyond amazing. These videos are awesome. Nicely done sir

Fantastic job Marshall!! Enjoy your enthusiasm combined with your expertise. Its a joy to watch your videos and learn at the same time. Keep up the good work please!

Incredible job! And props to your friend for finding that part! In ten minutes even! Isn't that just how it goes? 😅 Thanks for sharing this with us. 😊

Holy crap, wasn't expecting that: another upload! I will assume this is a nod to the $1k worth of tools I just purchased to follow in Marshall's steps 🤣😁.

I’m an avid watcher of your videos. I keep hoping for more and more complicated watches either due to their condition or due to their design. This is the most complicated by design that I’ve seen thus far. Great stuff.

I love that alarm function! These videos have gotten me interested in mechanical watches again. I went to a certain store and was disappointed that everything they had was so cheap. I walked out with a smart watch to tide me over till I can get something nice.

For the algorithm

Bought mine 6 years ago and still love it..every time I watch it I fall in love again… it’s great

This is the best restore so far. It was really interesting. Good job

I love your magnet hack. And that strap combo is magnificent. Thanks Marshall

This was very daunting ...and it wasn't even me doing the work ! Thank you for my regular therapy Marshall.

That's entertainment, thanks Marshall, you are one of a kind.

I had almost this exact same watch several years ago! I'm so thrilled that you did this video because I always wanted to take it apart to see how it worked, but didn't dare because I knew it would never run again! Thank you for sharing this one! Brings back memories!

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i am always afraid when i put anything back together i wonder why the maker has given so many extra bits

Riveted! These videos are top notch. I appreciate the editing and the commentary flowing so well. The way he's able to re-experience in a genuine way. Nice watch too!

Not only does it make a sound, but it's the vibration against your arm that wakes you up. That's why it hits the inside plate. Very smart and great design.. it looks beautiful.

Marshall, I loved this rebuild. My mother actually gave my father an alarm watch similar to this in 1964 as a wedding gift. It is a Girard-Perregaux and that sound is so distinct. Also, it vibrates the watch as an additional method of alert. I'm really getting into restorations and practicing on cheap 'non-workers' from ebay. Thanks for all the skills.

Your camera angles, video editing and narration make what most people would find boring, just interesting as it can be. Amazing. You should teach a course at any college with a media department. Not sure how you developed it but wow. Just absolutely amazing...and that's on top of your time piece repairing/servicing/building skill.

“You should clean the dial!!” :) A future video where you (overly) clean a dial for us would be fun. Great work as always!