My wife bought me an automatic Seiko Seahorse in stainless steel for my birthday in 1966. I had a friend who was a watchmaker and who served his apprenticeship in Switzerland before the war. I proudly showed him my new watch and he asked if he could open it to see the movement. He was very impressed with the quality of it and said “the Swiss should be worried about this standard of work.” I still wear this watch 57 years later and its accuracy is amazing. Many thanks for your video. I like your style of presentation.

@Saving-Time

8 ай бұрын

Thank you. The Seiko's from the 60s where great watches and your friend was right. Seiko was pretty much responsible for the fall of the Swiss watch industry in the 70s. My wife game me a pair of socks! I'll have to have a word!

@TheDjcarlos67

8 ай бұрын

@@Saving-Timeahaa “socks” 😂

@ForestWoodworks

8 ай бұрын

This is a great story! ❤it.

@coffeepot3123

8 ай бұрын

@@TheDjcarlos67 Socks for when wife is gone for a while ;)

@reginaldbowls7180

8 ай бұрын

@@coffeepot3123🤮

As a dude who is learning English, I really like when you, content makers, talk a lot. Because it helps me practice my English, and I like histories.

@Mars-zgblbl

Ай бұрын

You’re on the right path. If you’re having fun, you’ll learn better

What a wonderful job! This was the first time I saw someone make a strap. It was very enlightening and your skill level is exemplary! Thank you.

I love that ostrich skin pattern. I have never seen that before. Thanks for sharing

@Saving-Time

8 ай бұрын

Ostrich is great leather just make sure if you are buying an ostrich leg strap you buy it from a reputable source the pattern and quality of ostrich is extremity different from piece to piece and it can get expensive. I love it though. Glad you enjoyed the video

Your strap making is awesome. I did enjoy learning about Seiko history as well during the video. A really great video in my opinion.

@Saving-Time

8 ай бұрын

Thanks, really appreciate you talking the time to let me know. Glad you liked it.

@jmfrank7034

8 ай бұрын

Me to!!! Love how well versed your videos are.

Great to see how the straps are made. Can't wait to watch the other videos.

@Saving-Time

8 ай бұрын

Thanks 👍 Appreciate the kind words

Well done, making uphill ice skating look so appealing. The strap making is incredible, what beauty! I am a Seikoholic, the history and quality makes them special for me, from my SARB’s to my snowflake, and my 62 mas.

@Saving-Time

8 ай бұрын

There is a lot to like about Seiko, I went to try on a snowflake spring drive it's an incredible dial a remarkable watch in general but that dial... Glad you enjoyed the video.

Nice work, specially in the strap.

@Saving-Time

Ай бұрын

Thanks 👍

"I'm not sure I ordered the serated one." :D :D :D - brilliant.

@Saving-Time

5 ай бұрын

Glad you liked it :)

Brilliant sawing and lovely strap

@Saving-Time

8 ай бұрын

Thank you I will let the misses know you liked it!

Very interesting and didactic watchmaking walkthrough of different aspects of cleaning, restoring and production stages. Many thanks, really enjoyed it.

@Saving-Time

8 ай бұрын

Thank you very much!

Your restoration is a joy to watch. Nice work!

@Saving-Time

8 ай бұрын

Thank you very much!

great tips on the cutting the tips of the straps. it helps big time. thank you

I love your drive and passion. It shows in the details. Thank you Mr.SavingTime!

I love Seiko watches. Have a Grand Seiko. Bought aTudor and aTissot. But what really turned my crank and changed my watch world was an Oceanus ocw s100 1ajf, outstanding technology.

@Saving-Time

6 ай бұрын

The Oceanus seems like a fantastic watch. I don't have much experience with it, but I do love my workshop g-shock. I hope you found the video interesting

wow, what a wonderful job on the strap! now I have to order the tools and try it for myself, haha. as to Seikos, I really like the brand for the versatility and the reasonable prices, and as a hobby watchmaker I like their movements - they're _different_ from the Swiss ones, some things are absolutely brilliantly simple like their double pawl lever automatic works, and some are stupidly over-engineered like the keyless works in their 56xx series, but regardless of that they're always fun to work on. I also like that the technical communications are readily available and include the exploded views of the movement with the order of disassembly/reassembly and the oiling points (and that is of course also _different_ from the typical Swiss way of oiling).

@Saving-Time

8 ай бұрын

I'm for sure going to be working on more Seiko's good to know the technical documentations is readily available. Good luck with the strap.

Seiko's are my choice of watches. In fact I just took off my 44 year old Seiko about an hour ago. And it still looks great and keeps very good time. It has the day/date/and alarm complications. My other Seiko's are all day/date. I just ordered, several days ago, a new Seiko 5 military style watch. I don't know why it took me so long to do that as I bought my first Seiko at a PX when I first got to Vietnam back in Jan of 1970. In fact that was a Bell-Matic/day/date.

Wristwatch Revival brought me here and I loved this vid. The strap making and history telling really compliments the other watch restoration bits. Subbed and looking forward to watching more of your stuff. 🤙🏻🖤

@Saving-Time

5 ай бұрын

Welcome aboard! More to come glad you liked it

Looks good, i enjoyed the strap making, very smart

@Saving-Time

8 ай бұрын

Glad you like it

I'm sure Ms Saving Time understands that your channel is first passion, then anything else. May I join your other supporters in the comments to express my gratitude for your time and effort, offering your viewers such quality content.

@Saving-Time

8 ай бұрын

Thank you for the kind words I'm happy you liked it.

I have recently started my own small collection and couldn’t respect myself unless Seiko and Grand Seiko wasn’t present. I really enjoyed the time you took to present the strap making, stunning result.

@Saving-Time

8 ай бұрын

If I might suggest something for your collection, if you are looking for something a little different, check out the Russian cal 2209 "Vympel" mroatman.wixsite.com/watches-of-the-USSR/vympel, made in 1961. It was just 2.9 mm thick and represented a huge technical achievement. It's not expensive, and it's not flashy, but at just 6.5 mm thick from case back to crystal, it's impressive even today. A talking point, and I think every collection should have at least one Russian watch. Thanks for the kind words.

Elegance, delicacy, good taste, talent, craftsmanship. What more could you want?. Congratulations because you're performing art. Thanks for you work.

@Saving-Time

8 ай бұрын

And thank you for the kind words, glad you liked it.

Enjoyable to watch. I watched another watch being repaired and to clean the dial plate he use a poly grip tablet in water as one would false teeth. Dial came out very clean. I might suggest you look into it. Thank you for sharing. LS

Wonderful very informative video. Really nice camera, lighting and narrative. I have several Seiko watches, the oldest is a 7005, made in 1971. I purchased it while serving in the USAF in Okinawa. Quite a beautiful watch, with a two tone face. It runs great and I recently had it professionally serviced. All my Drinks keep great time and a pleasure to wear. Thanks!

@Saving-Time

8 ай бұрын

The 70s stuff is great really nice watches going to be giving them a look myself at some point. Thanks for the kind words

Great and most beautiful strap and interesting movement. Thank you for sharing this.

@Saving-Time

8 ай бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it, very nice of you to let me know. Thank you

New to your channel, but I really like the extra mile you take by crafting your own straps. And what lovely straps they are! I also think your conservative approach to restoration is appropriate for these vintage pieces. Well done, sir.

@Saving-Time

8 ай бұрын

Glad you think so. opinions differ on how much restoration to do but i'm always going to be in the more conservative camp most of the time

Much respect for your strap making skills and methodology. Very impressive.

@Saving-Time

8 ай бұрын

I appreciate that! Glad you liked it.

Absolutely gorgeous watch in my opinion, and fantastic job with explaining.

I'm still chuckling away at your wise cracks 😂...lovin the straps, video, camera work, history lesson...ALL OF IT!!

@Saving-Time

8 ай бұрын

Thanks 👍 More on the way

Thank you for the lesson in watch history and repair/service. always enjoy your education classes. Be Blessed

@Saving-Time

8 ай бұрын

Very welcome

Great video and narrative. Thank you, again.

@Saving-Time

4 ай бұрын

Thank you glad you enjoyed it.

Excellent! Great insights into history of Seiko.

@Saving-Time

8 ай бұрын

Many thanks! Glad you liked it

Beautiful straps that you make and wonderful work on watches. Thank you for the video.

@Saving-Time

8 ай бұрын

Glad you like them!

I enjoyed every moment of your work, and I learned. I apreciate it. You have a new fan

Love the work you put into that. Great strap/ leather work.

@Saving-Time

8 ай бұрын

Thank you very much!

Love the strap and the watch. Looking forward to the next video.

@Saving-Time

8 ай бұрын

The next one will be a collaboration with Atelier de Rhabillage Cadrans so it should be my best one yet with a bit of luck :) Glad you liked it

Lovely job. I don't go in much for the leather straps but you made me want one. From looking at the surfaces and machining of that early Seiko I'm afraid it shows the typical industrial quality of the time period in Japan. They have come a long long way since then.

@Saving-Time

8 ай бұрын

That they did, I'll be taking a look at some of there later work for sure. Glad you enjoyed the video

Wow! Fantastic video! I love your sense of humor 😂 I appreciate the strap making as well.

@Saving-Time

8 ай бұрын

Thanks Dave glad you liked it and thanks for letting me know about the strap making part!

Very entertaining, 😊thank you

@Saving-Time

8 ай бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it

A great service - thanks a lot

@Saving-Time

8 ай бұрын

Glad you liked it, thanks for watching

A very relaxing voice and narrative. Thank you!!!

@Saving-Time

6 ай бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it!

I enjoy this in-depth restoration. I never knew Seiko used cloned Swiss movements in their watches. It makes perfect sense, pre Daini and Suwa days. I've also never seen a strap being made either. Very interesting. Thanks for the video.

@Saving-Time

8 ай бұрын

You are welcome, and Seiko only did it for a few years after the war. Needs must i guess :)

Bravo! A lovely video on that Sieko. Yes, please do share about straps; making, tools, tricks. I found the strap info given almost a video within a video. Warm thanks for the time given to video the process and share it. Thanks also to Mrs. Time Saver. Bests with a request the you continue.

Enjoying your videos ,Thanks for all your great work they are a pleasure to watch

@Saving-Time

8 ай бұрын

Glad you like them!

thx.great job !!!

@Saving-Time

8 ай бұрын

Thank you too!

Brilliant work.

@Saving-Time

7 ай бұрын

Thanks :)

I have a vintage Seiko Sportmatic that I love. Great video. Thanks for posting. Love the band.

@Saving-Time

6 ай бұрын

Thanks for watching!

Awesome thanks

@Saving-Time

8 ай бұрын

Welcome 😊

Really enjoy the strap making part! Keep up the good work!

@Saving-Time

8 ай бұрын

Thanks! 👍

As always Nice detailed history, excellent work, Thanks

@Saving-Time

8 ай бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it

Loving the strap work!

@Saving-Time

8 ай бұрын

Thanks i'll be adding it to future videos!

Beautiful! 👍

@Saving-Time

8 ай бұрын

Thank you very much!

I was just looking around and found this video. Watched it to the end. Very good work.

@Saving-Time

5 ай бұрын

Awesome, thank you! Happy new year to you!

Really enjoyed the video, especially the strap making. Brings back fond memories of the two Seikomatics my father gave me. Also, I've been thinking about getting a new strap for my father's Glycene Airman -- something in exotic skin with a deployant clasp -- and your video has convinced me.

@Saving-Time

8 ай бұрын

A good strap really does make the watch, IMO. Generational watches deserve the best treatment, as they are the best type of watch. All the best - David

Super! Fantastic!!!

@Saving-Time

8 ай бұрын

Thank you! Cheers!

love Seiko. I own several. Together they are worth thousands of dollars U.S. Really enjoyed this video. Only a TRULY competent person will admit fault, the rest of the folks assign BLAME! Looking forward to more vids. Thanks, Christopher M. USA

@Saving-Time

8 ай бұрын

Thanks Christopher I enjoyed taking a look at this one I hope you did also.Seiko now make some of the finest watches in the world.

Your handmade strap is amazing. I've never seen the process before. Great work 👏

@Saving-Time

8 ай бұрын

Thank you so much 😊 Glad you liked it

Absolutely beautiful watch mate.

@Saving-Time

8 ай бұрын

Thanks an interesting one for sure!

Nice!!

Awesome job keep up the great work.👍🏻

@Saving-Time

8 ай бұрын

Thank you appreciate that

Great video ! Thanks for all the history . Interesting stuff ..... For some reason I really like the look of all the clunky bridges and plates . Also , Great looking band you made . So cool you have that talent as well ... Great stuff !!!!!

@Saving-Time

3 ай бұрын

Thank you it's a cool watch. Interesting history to it.

Brilliant work, love the dry humor! =)

@Saving-Time

3 ай бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it!

I really enjoy your video especially the making of the watch strap think that added a lot of interest to the watch restoration. Thank you it was most interesting.

@Saving-Time

8 ай бұрын

Thanks for watching! Glad you liked it

Beautiful restore, your making of the band was very impressive. I’ve been wanting to try making one. Thanks for the great video.

@Saving-Time

8 ай бұрын

Thank you and good luck with your strap making efforts.

I shall amend all my "overviews" to reflect that you are completely on par with any watch service on screen. Excellent and informative.Good stuff! Thank you for the effort, this watch really needs a serious cleaning.Great show!!!

@Saving-Time

8 ай бұрын

Much appreciated! It's not easy to film these, and I have great respect for everyone who does so. I try to make every video a little better than the last, and hopefully I'm getting better with practice. I'm glad you enjoyed it. Thank you for letting me know.

As someone who has been a victim of the magic blue electronic smoke more than a few times in my life you’re line about that had me crying laughing……. Thank you I needed that today.

The strap! I have never seen a strap so beautifully made ❤...Lots of good wishes from India.

@Saving-Time

6 ай бұрын

Thank you very much!

This was really awesome!!! I've been dabbling with watch making for a few years now, you have given me a few ideas and some insensitive to check out a whole new part of watch making I wouldn't have even thought of. Thank you you have gained at least one new subscriber, please keep doing the handmade watch bands.

@Saving-Time

6 ай бұрын

Great to hear! I wish you all the luck with it. Thanks for the kind words

I learned a lot viewing this content

@Saving-Time

6 ай бұрын

Glad you did, thanks for watching

Great restoration

@Saving-Time

8 ай бұрын

Thank you much appreciated

Loved this video and watching you make a strap I learned so much from it please keep up the fantastic work

@Saving-Time

8 ай бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it! More on the way I might include a bit of dial making at some point.

@jameswinter6563

8 ай бұрын

@@Saving-Time I think that's a fantastic idea as that's something I've never seen before I will look forward to seeing a video on dial making

Great job 👍🏻

@Saving-Time

8 ай бұрын

Thanks 😁

Well done on a great video and on a wonderful restoration of the watch. I must go back to the Gruen vid to see the strap building from the start. Again, job well done, I enjoyed the whole process so much.

@Saving-Time

8 ай бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it. Good luck if you decide to give strap making a go and if not i'll be adding more in future videos if you simply enjoy the process

Fantastic ..

@Saving-Time

8 ай бұрын

Thanks a lot

hi, hace 40 años que uso seiko y siempre me dieron satisfacciones. impresionantes tus correas o malls de relojes. un verdadero maestro profesional, tu detallado trabajo de restaurado limpieza y acabado del reloj merecen Bravo!!! te envio un saludo cordial desde Argentina

@Saving-Time

8 ай бұрын

Saludos desde Praga. Gracias por sus amables palabras.

Also really appreciated the band construction. Being the best watch is not always the most important and it would be nice to add such a historical piece to a collection.

@Saving-Time

5 ай бұрын

I agree this one fits the collection quite nicely. Glad you liked it

I was in Fiji in 1968 in the town of Lautoka on the west of the main island of Viti Levu inside a jewellery shop, run by an Indian (50% of the population were Indian, brought in by the British to work the canefields, a story worthy of attention but off the beaten track here) and Seiko watches were all the rage, everybody had one, including me. I had actually bought one at the time for about 20 Fijian dollars when an American came in and paid F$200 for the exact same watch, no questions asked.

@Saving-Time

6 ай бұрын

I'd love to visit Fiji just not in the cards in the near future sadly

my dad wore a Seiko with a blue dial. great story and nice restore. Enjoyed the wife unit sewing too.

@Saving-Time

8 ай бұрын

Thank you, glad you liked it.

This is a stunning vintage watch Please leave the dial just as it is Fantastic

@Saving-Time

7 ай бұрын

Dial will remain untouched on this one, hope you liked the video.

Great job. Úžasné :D

@Saving-Time

8 ай бұрын

Děkuji ;) Glad you liked it

Lovely work and level of respect for this old machine. Hope u do go for a Grand Seiko and maybe something with a 9S64 so you can compare notes from how they’ve come…and have maybe learned from this 1950s movement u just completed. Cheers and many thanks for taking us on this mini-journey.

@Saving-Time

8 ай бұрын

I may do just that at some point, new cameras first however, not as interesting but i'd like to bring everyone this content in 4k. Glad you enjoyed the video

Nice work and great strap making skills!

@Saving-Time

8 ай бұрын

Thank you very much!

I saw someone use a bed of rodico to hold the regulator and cap jewel. Then they smoosh the balance cock into it and it holds it aligned till you get the screws in. Hate the non shock settings too though. Really appreciate your humble approach to this and the strap build are awesome!

Thanks 👍

@Saving-Time

8 ай бұрын

Welcome 👍

"Trash Nugget".🤣 my vocabulary grows😂. I greatly enjoyed the video, it's nice to see strap making . Ty

@Saving-Time

8 ай бұрын

Glad you enjoyed. And happy to help 🤣

The strap making is the USP of this channel. I would like to see more.

@Saving-Time

8 ай бұрын

More on the way hopefully you will enjoy :)

great content mate

@Saving-Time

6 ай бұрын

Thank youu

Great video. I have a number of their watches, including from this period. For the collector, they have a number of sub-brands such as Lorus, Alba, Orient, Trume, Astron, King and Grand Seiko, Credor and more. All goo value for money in their respective classes. Great video.

@Saving-Time

8 ай бұрын

Thank you very much glad you enjoyed it. I agree with the value for money I'm liking them more and more as time goes by

I found a history of Seiko to be particularly interesting since I have a Seiko watch. It looks great. It’s provided excellent service for many years and there’s no issue with it whatsoever.

@Saving-Time

8 ай бұрын

For almost all of it's history Seiko have made excellent watches just a brief period after WWII where they dropped that ball a bit. Understandable given the circumstances. Glad you liked the video.

Very good video

Nice bling-free watch!

@Saving-Time

8 ай бұрын

My preferred kind

Nice work dude. You did a great work. 👏👏

@Saving-Time

8 ай бұрын

Thanks a lot! And right back at you i'd love to give blacksmithing a go one-day!

Seiko is very honoranble! Nice Job!

@Saving-Time

8 ай бұрын

Thank you, I appreciate that

Love your stuff mate, awesome work on the watch and the strap. You inspired me to make my own strap for my Prim big tv automatic!

@Saving-Time

8 ай бұрын

Nice one! I also own a Prim TV auto I love that watch, now i feel bad i have not made a strap for it yet lol Maybe i'll do it on the channel. Glad you liked it.

@alexanderhuza3886

8 ай бұрын

@@Saving-Time Looking forward to your next videos, I also like that you made a video featuring Prim, not much yt content with them

@Saving-Time

8 ай бұрын

I made 2 videos on Prim as I live in the Czech republic i'm a fan!

@alexanderhuza3886

8 ай бұрын

@@Saving-Time I absolutely get that, I am from Slovakia and also a big fan of the brand :)

I came for the watches and stayed for the straps 🤩

@Saving-Time

8 ай бұрын

Glad you liked it!

New to your channel, and just described... will be viewing your prior videos✔️✔️👍

Mrs. Saving Time - what a lovely name. Enjoyed the whole video. Thank you for mentioning my country - singapore. Look at one of the higher end regular seikos that use an 8L movement - save a fee grand off grand seiko. Too rich for my blood so i collect Seiko 5 watches-some of the dials and bezels on the limited edition ones are nice. You do pay a little more -sometimes up to twice a regular seiko 5 but it’s what I like 😊

@Saving-Time

8 ай бұрын

My next Seiko will be a Seiko 5 baby Monaco I just like the look of um! I'll check out the 8Ls thank you for the tips!

Nice watch, watch- and strapmaking! :) That movement looks crude, but I see it was adjusted in three positions. Now, that number 7, I made a count of 7 jewels, but there might be one more on the balance staff. I suppose they made it in more versions and that number was internal so workers knew which set of parts to use.

@Saving-Time

8 ай бұрын

Yup that could be it. The movement was crude but sort of understandable given the circumstances. Glad you enjoyed the video.

Very nice seiko/breitling great work on both the strap and watch

@Saving-Time

8 ай бұрын

Thank you kindly!

great job, GOD bless you

@Saving-Time

8 ай бұрын

Thank you! You too!