Come for the RDR, stay for the Vintwatches. What a cool collab. Well-done!

@Vintwatches

2 ай бұрын

Thanks 😊🙏

@ammarzakaria2925

2 ай бұрын

Same here 😁 I came from RDR And subscribed here at once

@raystapp4001

2 ай бұрын

Same here to, being a heavy truck mechanic, I find these videos on watch repair and restoration really interesting.

Thanks for taking care of the bracelet. The result is stunning as usual 😊

@Vintwatches

2 ай бұрын

Thank you so much for this great collaboration and for the opportunity to show my small channel to your community 🙏 The hole project was a lot of fun for me! The final result is wonderful!

@pauliewalnuts5241

2 ай бұрын

​@@Vintwatches you did a great job on that bracelet, I'm definitely subscribing to your channel 👍

@Vintwatches

2 ай бұрын

@@pauliewalnuts5241thank you 🙏 Hope you keep enjoying my channel!

@mraksuperk

2 ай бұрын

@@VintwatchesIs this a service you would offer ? And what country are you based ?

@Vintwatches

2 ай бұрын

@@mraksuperkI‘m based in Germany, just drop me an email or use the contact form on my website Vintwatches.com for pricing.

Surely a labor of love as monetary compensation alone could not possibly justify the detail of the task . Bravo 👏

@Vintwatches

2 ай бұрын

Thanks 🙏

@hockeyrd99

2 ай бұрын

@@Vintwatches Well, with price of gold being so high today, I'm sure this was less than a new/replacement bracelet.

@ROKuberski

Ай бұрын

No Kidding. When I saw the laser welder I knew this was not a DIY project. Too much equipment required and way too much time. I would rather spend the money to buy a new bracelet that invest the time and effort to do this. And yes, I am a skilled DIY'er.

@junito1008

Ай бұрын

Some know how much this costs??

@floeable

Ай бұрын

@@ROKuberski depends very much upon whether the watch/bracelet has sentimental value or if you just want to keep your watch original. I for sure can appreciate this level of craftmanship.

Pure skill. Love to watch people working to this kind of standard.

@Vintwatches

14 күн бұрын

Thank you 🙏

Fantastic Restoration !!👋👋👋👋👋

@Vintwatches

20 күн бұрын

Thank you 🙏

thank you for taking time to record, edit, and sharing this tedious but stunning work footages! Greatly appreciate your skills!

@Vintwatches

2 ай бұрын

Thank you very much 🙏😊

Absolutely wow ! That a meticulous job ! Results is amazing and as new ! Thanks for sharing it was really interesting !! ✨👌

@Vintwatches

2 ай бұрын

Thank you for your comment 🙏

Great demonstration of why its not cheap to repair a stretched bracelet, but my God is the finish worth every penny.

@Vintwatches

Ай бұрын

Thanks 🙏 It worth it!

Just wonderful watching such careful, patient, precision work to breathe new life into a classic watch bracelet. Fantastic work, thank you for uploading.

@Vintwatches

2 ай бұрын

Thank you Chris 🙏😊

@tiffer67

2 ай бұрын

@@Vintwatches You're very welcome. Can I ask you, how long did the restoration take you from start to finish?

@Vintwatches

2 ай бұрын

Dear Chris, it took me a few days because of the filming. Usually 1-2 working days. Best regards from Germany Daniel

@tiffer67

2 ай бұрын

@@Vintwatches Thank you for your replies. I was never patient as a young man. The older I got the more I realised that the longer something takes to accomplish, the greater the satisfaction. Having the skill to accomplish what you make look so easy, really would give me great pleasure. I'm sure the customer must have been delighted :)

Excellent work! Impressed at how well the restoration of the bracelet came out in the end....quite a lot of metal removal and finishing, and absolutely meticulous work on each screw back to near original condition.

@Vintwatches

2 ай бұрын

Thank you very much 🙏😊

@davidlee-hh4pr

24 күн бұрын

​@@VintwatchesDAViD老師~我好想給您維修錶帶，您是最好的手藝。❤❤❤

Absolutely amazing. Your work is beautiful

@Vintwatches

2 ай бұрын

Thank you 🙏🤩

Great artisan work , loved it !!!

@Vintwatches

2 ай бұрын

Thank you 🙏

This is unbelievably satisfying to watch

@Vintwatches

2 ай бұрын

Thank you very much 🙏

Amazing! The things you can do when you have the right tools for the job.

@Vintwatches

Ай бұрын

Thanks 🙏

What a work of art!

@Vintwatches

2 ай бұрын

Thank you 🙏

Fantastic work on that bracelet. This, along with RedDeads head restoration makes for a beautiful watch... Like new. Surely the owner is pleased... Kudos Gents

@Vintwatches

2 ай бұрын

Thank you 🙏

Fantastic work by a Great Craftsman

@Vintwatches

Ай бұрын

Thanks

That was Art. ❤

@Vintwatches

Ай бұрын

Thanks 😊

Thumbs up just for the amount of labor that this took wow I’m blown away amazing job.

@Vintwatches

2 ай бұрын

Thanks 😊

What an unbelievable job that was. I was amazed at how that came out. Absolutely incredible. Such intricate work and craftsmanship. I had no idea how that bracelet came apart the way it did. With the right tools that you had it was a piece of cake. 👍👍👍👍

@Vintwatches

Ай бұрын

Thank you 🙏😊

True artist 👍🏻👍🏻

@Vintwatches

2 ай бұрын

Thank you 😊🙏

So much work

Wow, love your works! Very detail works

@Vintwatches

27 күн бұрын

Thank you 😊

Fantastic restoration as always, Red Dead. Always good to see your skill. 😊

@Vintwatches

2 ай бұрын

Thank you 🙏 But I’m not Red Dead 😬 I‘m Vintwatches 😎

@Daud76

2 ай бұрын

@@Vintwatches 😄 My apologies. I was thinking Red Dead when watching. Anyway! Great restoration work, Vintwatches. 😁 I have subscribed to you here as well as on Instagram.

@Vintwatches

2 ай бұрын

@@Daud76you are welcome 😊 Thanks for subscribing 🙏

well made.. you're a master

@Vintwatches

2 ай бұрын

Thank you 🙏

I always wondered how you fixed a stretched metal bracelet... What a brilliantly executed and yet dreadful job 😮❤

@Vintwatches

2 ай бұрын

Thank you 🙏😊

This is fascinating! Consumate artisan at work. I hope to reach out soon for a restoration of a Seiko Pogue case. Keep the vids coming.

@Vintwatches

2 ай бұрын

Thanks 🙏 You’re always welcome, just send me an email or use the form on my website.

Your work is fantastic. Your skills are better than any robot or AI. Cheers.

@Vintwatches

2 ай бұрын

Thank you 🙏😊

thank you ! you teach me a lot of skill & Special fixture。

@Vintwatches

Ай бұрын

Thanks 🙏

Beautiful! That must have taken many, many hours to accomplish.

Great work 👍

@Vintwatches

2 ай бұрын

Thx 🙏

Bravo, good job

@Vintwatches

22 күн бұрын

Thanks 🙏

Beautiful job

@Vintwatches

2 ай бұрын

Thanks! 😊

Such craftsmanship, truly stunning. I amazed though that seeing the labor intensive process that this could possibly cheaper that buying a new bracelet. I guess this bracelet is more expensive than I think. Again, truly amazing. That laser welder has to be eye wateringly expensive.

@Vintwatches

2 ай бұрын

Thank you very much 🙏 A restoration like that is less than 1/3 of a new steel/gold jubilee bracelet.

@wannabe_sailor_777smith6

2 ай бұрын

@@Vintwatches wow, I guess the price of a new bracelet is crazy expensive. Very impressive.

@knoteasy25

2 ай бұрын

Can you do on a presidential bracelet ? And about what is the cost ?

@evvo123

Ай бұрын

@@knoteasy25I got my Day-date’s bracelet re-pinned and restored in mid-2022 and it cost £1800. I was quoted £13,000 for a new bracelet from Mappin & Webb.

Amazing skill!

@Vintwatches

Ай бұрын

Thanks 🙏

I am amazed by your lapping and grinding equipment and just holding these tiny parts for it must have been a big problem by itself. However the laser welding machine is superb. Well done, it is pleasure seeing you work. Your entire lathe could sit on my cross slide.

@Vintwatches

26 күн бұрын

Thank you 🙏

wow , nice work sir

@Vintwatches

2 ай бұрын

Thank you 🙏

AMAZING WORK. SUBSCRIBED

@Vintwatches

2 ай бұрын

Thank you 🙏😊

what a great work! :)

@Vintwatches

2 ай бұрын

Thank you 🙏

Very very patient

Was für ein aufwand Hut ab 👌

@Vintwatches

2 ай бұрын

Danke 🙏

Now its wow for my wrist

Sehr Gut!

@Vintwatches

2 ай бұрын

Danke 🙏

really nice

@Vintwatches

2 ай бұрын

Thanks 🙏

No words bro

@Vintwatches

2 ай бұрын

Thx 🙏

Very nice 👍

@Vintwatches

2 ай бұрын

Thx 🙏

Always wondered

Great video; thanks. Just a thought: It would be interesting to make a series of curving bracelet outlines -- kind of a graph or chart -- on heavy paper showing what amount of side-to-side bend in a Rolex Jubilee bracelet is (1) acceptable (i.e., within specs), (2) what amount is borderline, and (3) what amount is unacceptable. If Rolex doesn't have such specs, I would think you could develop them as a watch repair expert. Seeing this particular bracelet tested with such a device, before and after your work, would have been interesting and allowed you to even quantify the before-and-after improvement. I'd love to see you do such a test on a future Rolex repair. Thanks again.

@Vintwatches

15 күн бұрын

Thank you 🙏 Great ideas, will think about it!

Funny how Rolex used to use hollow end-links and plain folded middle-links on their jubilee bracelets and now people scoff at Orient, Seiko, Invicta for doing the exact same thing on watches costing 100 times less than a Rolex. I watch reviews for new cheap watches, like a new Mako, or a new DressKX and I laugh everytime I hear the reviewers saying "the bracelet is absolute crap! Hollow end-links? folded middle-links? Stamped folded clasp? For 150-200 USD they could have done so much better!" And I'm like "for 5000+ USD, Rolex could have done so much better with their bracelets, too, since the 60's 'till the mid 2000s!"

@WINDINGCROWNS

2 ай бұрын

I agree 💯. Or when they cry about no on the fly adjustment on bracelets on cheap watches but Rolex just started doing a few years back. Everyone other than Rolex was way ahead of the game. Solid links and end links on Rolex came much later.

Wonderful job. An excellent complement to the watch restoration. Shame to see such a piece receive such wear and tear. Then again, that's what they were built for.

@Vintwatches

2 ай бұрын

Thanks 😊

Fantastic workmanship, iam surprised the gold links don’t stretch / wear .

@Vintwatches

Ай бұрын

Thank you 🙏 The gold links wear out as well, at the end it’s only a question of the budget of such a restoration.

Lube your link removal/installation tool threads with Molybdenum disulfide grease. It shall prolong its life and make your job easier

This is true craftsmanship, first time i have seen your channel i didn't think bracelet restoration was available in Europe i thought there was only a guy out in Hong Kong way, can you share a link to your site or information on how to get in contact? Thanks for the great video ill be watching more

@Vintwatches

2 ай бұрын

Thank you 🙏 Just drop me an email or use the contact form on my website Vintwatches.com

@seanfarrell6009

2 ай бұрын

@Vintwatches thank you I rewatched your video and seen you site right at the beginning on the parcel, Again what a great piece of work

Looks great as all your restorations. I've always wondered if the wear to the gold links could be compensated with with pins of a larger diameter in the middle or maybe tubes put over the pins. Would that take out that last little bit of slack?

@Vintwatches

2 ай бұрын

Thanks 🙏 That’s a very good thought. I’m working with tubes on the old folded bracelet’s. If you do want a almost stretch free jubilee than it is also possible to restore the inner links as well or to change them completely to new ones.

Excelente

@Vintwatches

2 ай бұрын

Thx 🙏

Meticulous Patience, Excellent Workmanship... Hats Off To You!!! I just have one question regarding the Jubilee Bracelet, do the gold links tend to stretch in any fashion?

@Vintwatches

2 ай бұрын

Thank you 🙏 The gold links wear out as well. It is possible to replace or restore them as well.

Turned out amazing. I love the work. Question, what do you use to steam? Is that a rig you set up next to a faucet? Wanting to do something like what you have as well and not sure if that’s a plug n play item or if you built that yourself. Thanks

@Vintwatches

Ай бұрын

Thank you, I use a Steamer from Elma, the machine is under the faucet and a standard machine you could buy on almost every watchmaker or jewelry side.

I loved both your video and red dead’s. Thank you for posting such a high quality video of this type of restoration! I’m trying to just do a simple restoration of my 62510h, by just re-pinning (I already bought the disassembly tools) I’m struggling to find information and a supplier for the pins themselves. Any tips for me? Btw - have the sizes, but ordered some and they just dont fit, so need a better supplier.

@Vintwatches

2 ай бұрын

Thank you 🙏 Various Supplier do have the matching pins. By far the best quality you’ll get from the german watch parts and watch tools supplier.

@bern1268

2 ай бұрын

@@Vintwatches is there a particular supplier you use? Much appreciated man

Cool video! What kind of solution do you use in the ultrasonic cleaner?

@Vintwatches

24 күн бұрын

Thanks 🙏 I‘m using a cleaning solution from Elma.

And then people complain about the cost of having their bracelets restored...... They have NO idea on the amount of work that goes into it and should be shown this video so they realise.

@Vintwatches

2 ай бұрын

Thanks 🙏

Please let me know where you got the machine for breaking the from or what it is called

Hi sir,verry nice work how much to get my bracelet fix ? I got a 36mm datejust on a jubelee ovale 20mm with some stretch thanks !

@Vintwatches

Ай бұрын

Thanks 🙏 Just drop me an email or use the contact form on my website Vintwatches.com for pricing.

Amazing work, very well done! 👍🏻 However, I‘m wondering how the Steel pins can be that worn out but not the much softer Gold Center links???

@Vintwatches

2 ай бұрын

Thank you 🙏 Actually the gold links wear out too. It depends of the budget of a restoration if they will be restored or replaced as well.

Great save. I was wondering how to properly adjust the last link that attaches to the endlinks. I have a 6521H that is loose and the endlink pops away from the case as a result. I tried bending the center links closer together but then it becomes tight and rests under the endlink. I imagine the solution is adjust it somewhere between too loose and too tight. Any advice would be appreciated.

@Vintwatches

Ай бұрын

Thank you 🙏 To give an advice without seeing any pictures is quite difficult. The adjustment of the endlinks is done from the backside.

Incredible work! What do you use for all gold bands? SS pins?

@Vintwatches

2 ай бұрын

Thank you 🙏 Regular Jubilee takes SS pins, president bracelet are 18k pins.

As long as i can trust a jubilee its okay if it is sloppy. I actually love it, makes it look more like piece that has lived and belongs to the wrist its on

Excellent work and fascinating to watch, how long did it actually take in real time ?

@Vintwatches

2 ай бұрын

Thanks 🙏 With filming it took a while.

Very well done Sir 👍🏻 Would you also weld the golden middle links if they were almost broken/super thin?

@Vintwatches

Ай бұрын

Thank you 🙏 It is possible to weld the golden links as well, depends on the budget of the restoration.

Very nice, funny part…u have the nicest manicure i`ve ever seen at a watchmaker😅

Is there a way to get the brushing extremely fine? Great work as usual.....

@Vintwatches

2 ай бұрын

Sure, the grit could be very fine as well.

Amazing work, as i understand for vintage watch it is pretty reasonable to save original bracelet and restoration in this case make sense. I really wonder if cost of restoration (same amount of work like on video) higher than the pice for a new origianl bracelet from stainless steel (price for a new bracelet that made from precious metalls might be pretty high)

@Vintwatches

2 ай бұрын

Thank you 🙏 The price of a new steel/gold jubilee bracelet would be 3 times higher then the restoration.

@artemkoynash4163

2 ай бұрын

​@@Vintwatchesthank you for your answer

There should have been a metal sleeve inside the gold links. Not sure if only the newer models have it though.

@Vintwatches

Ай бұрын

The old versions of the Jubilee have no sleeve’s.

Pls do mine next 😩😂

What a beautiful thing to watch. How much does something like this even cost?

@Vintwatches

2 ай бұрын

Thank you 🙏 Send me an Email or use the contact form on my website for pricing!

Nice work! How long does the restoration take?

@Vintwatches

Ай бұрын

Thank you 🙏 It took it’s time, especially because of the filming.

Fantastic work, tools and editing. Can I ask that you keep the captions on screen for a little longer? I like to learn as much as possible, and read every one of them carefully, but they are gone so quickly. Thanks!

@Vintwatches

Ай бұрын

Thanks 🙏 Will think about the captions!

Wow

@Vintwatches

2 ай бұрын

Thx 🙏

I mean, i don't see where the stretch from the center links was eliminated.. I believe the outer links are supposed to basically touch to firm the bracelet and slow down wear.. Also was a little surprised you didn't polish all the center links together, slid onto a rod.. using the wheel later only got the tops, no? And lastly.. should the pins have been shortened slightly so the don't bottom out to make up for the lost width of the softer center links? Anyway, fascinating video. Especially the laser and reworking of the new metal. Thanks!

@Vintwatches

Ай бұрын

Dear George, thank you for your comment! As you mentioned there is still stretch on that bracelet because I didn’t restored the inner 18k links. It is possible to restore or change them but depends on the budget of the customer. I shortened the polishing process on the video, otherwise it would be way too long. Your idea to shortened the pins is very good, I adjust every pin to perfect size and fitting for each link. Best regards from Germany Daniel -Vintwatches-

Nice work! How many Weeks for this work you need?

@Vintwatches

2 ай бұрын

Thanks 🙏 only days, not weeks 😊

Great step by step video… How much would this service cost?

@Vintwatches

2 ай бұрын

Thanks 🙏 Send me an Email or use the contact form on my website for pricing.

Wahnsinn

@Vintwatches

2 ай бұрын

Danke 🤩

Subscribed immediately, seeing your superb work on @RedDeadRestoration (still think he's @MyMechanics, too, though... my theory is that he's trolling everyone - same mannerisms, style, perfectionism, gestures, film making... everything! xD)

@Vintwatches

2 ай бұрын

Thanks 🙏

Looking at the time required to weld each link, I can only imagine how many hours the whole process took and how much the bill was!

@Vintwatches

Ай бұрын

Thanks 🙏

Great and professional works as always, but the repair cost might not cheap and might be not far form replacement cost of new bracelet

@Vintwatches

2 ай бұрын

Thanks 🙏 The repair costs are approximately 1/3 of a new bracelet.

How do I get a quote for the male version of the same bracelet?

@Vintwatches

Ай бұрын

Just drop me an email or use the contact form on my website Vintwatches.com for pricing.

Where can I send a watch in for this process? What do you charge?

@Vintwatches

2 ай бұрын

Just drop me an email or use the contact form on my website Vintwatches.com

Who do we call to have this done? I have the same bracelet how much compared to buying new one?

@Vintwatches

2 ай бұрын

Send me an email or use the contact form on my website Vintwatches.com for pricing!

Hello how much for this type of service may range

@Vintwatches

Ай бұрын

Just drop me an email or use the contact form on my website Vintwatches.com for pricing.

Very nice detailed job. I have a 1983 DJ exactly like in this video with the same amount of stretch. How much to restore like in this video?

@Vintwatches

2 ай бұрын

Thank you 🙏 Send my an email or use the contact form on my website for pricing!

And with this amount of work it's still cheaper than buying the new bracelet or at least the pins?

@Vintwatches

2 ай бұрын

Yes it is a lot cheaper than a new bracelet. The prices of a new Steel/Gold Jubilee is out of mind.

I'd use a dye so you know how deep you've grinded.

You do a great job. I hope at minimum you’re charging $1500 and up for your skill and time

@Vintwatches

Ай бұрын

Thanks 🙏

Where can I get this done ?

@Vintwatches

2 ай бұрын

Send me an email or use the contact form on my website Vintwatches.com

@user-ei5cb6fc1x

2 ай бұрын

@@Vintwatches thanks mate will drop you an email in the morning

Just found your channel i have a Rolex Datejust I'd like to have the bracelet refinished could you give me a ballpark estimate for the job .

@Vintwatches

2 ай бұрын

Thanks 🙏 For pricing please send me an e-mail or use the form on my website.

How much does this cost?

@Vintwatches

2 ай бұрын

Send me a mail or use the contact form on my website for pricing.

how much the repairing cost

@Vintwatches

Ай бұрын

Just drop me an email or use the contact form on my website Vintwatches.com for pricing.

If gold is the softer metal than stainless steel , why do the steel pins wear and not the inside of the gold link ? For a bracelet to be as stretched as this one is , why is there no noticeable wear in the internal ends of the gold links , this is very odd for such a stretched jubilee .

@Vintwatches

2 ай бұрын

The gold links wear out as well, it is possible to restore or change them. At the end it’s a choice of the budget of the restoration. As you could see at the video, there is still stretch, that comes from the 18k links.

Came here from RDR.

@Vintwatches

2 ай бұрын

You‘re welcome 🙏

great job as all your projects but...I was wondering ...isn't it perculiar this expensive bracelet arrived to only an internet address?

@Vintwatches

2 ай бұрын

Thank you 🙏 It arrived safely at my workshop 😂🤩

@csspinner

2 ай бұрын

I’m sure it was written that way to “protect the innocent” :)

100% job.

@Vintwatches

Ай бұрын

Thanks 🙏