This Rolex Air King Vintage Watch was Seriously Damaged! Ref 1002/5500 Restoration
Horology Biology receives a Vintage Rolex Air King watch for a service restoration. This watch dates to 1964 with the reference 1002 or is it 5500? with the Rolex 1560 movement inside. Did I make it run better than it did?
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00:00 Intro
01:15 The Strip down
08:51 Pre-cleaning // Pegging the jewels
10:35 The Rebuild
22:18 Beat error adjustment
22:38 Automatic works rebuild
24:57 Dial & Hands refitting
26:23 Case & Crystal refitting
28:41 Rolex Microsteller regulation
29:25 Timergrapher results
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Technical equipment:
Cam 1: Panasonic Lumix G7 with a 14-140mm lens with a x2 magnifier lens
Cam 2: Panasonic Lumix G7 with a 7-14mm Lecia wide angle lens
Cam 3: Microscope Sony IMX290 autofocus camera 1080p
Amscope trinocular stereo microscope
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Blue Yeti overhead microphone
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Here I thought “fresh” died with the 90’s but you’re definitely bringing it back! Love your videos, bro. They’re super fresh! 😊😊
@HorologyBiology
5 ай бұрын
😅 Thanks for watching
@mrclassic2284
5 ай бұрын
Fresh has a new set of legs !!
The extended sections with the staking set and beat correction error on the Patreon videos were HUGELY helpful for me at my level. The unedited Patreon subscriber videos are a fantastic idea. Way more useful than you might think. Thanks!!!
@HorologyBiology
5 ай бұрын
Thanks for that. Glad it was useful for you 👍🏻👍🏻
This shows watchmaking is really a fine art. Thanks Mat, I especially enjoyed this one!
@HorologyBiology
5 ай бұрын
Thanks for watching 👍🏻👍🏻
Great video. Most Rolexes don't really do it for me, but I really like the Air King
@HorologyBiology
5 ай бұрын
I personally like the vintage pieces but not the modern stuff at all. Thanks for watching
I’d like to thank the KZread algorithm for recommending this to me. Great video, love your commentary.
@HorologyBiology
5 ай бұрын
haha the algorithm delivered nicely! Thanks for watching
Some of you best work HB. I’m tempted to try my hand at watchmaking. Not with my watches of course 😂
@HorologyBiology
5 ай бұрын
You should for sure! Thanks for the compliment 😊
You had to put the work in on this one. Great video. It's a beautiful watch. Thanks for the video Matt
@HorologyBiology
5 ай бұрын
Thanks Darryll 🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼
Great video!
@HorologyBiology
5 ай бұрын
Glad you enjoyed it
Riveting. Photography as usual is super fresh. Commentary nails it. Explaining the reason for doing a particular system shows experience. Not happy with Rolex? I'm sure the Rolex is happy with you. The visuals of the shock settings is just brilliant. Looking forward to the working videos.
@HorologyBiology
5 ай бұрын
Thanks as always Ross 👍 👍
I knew it HB, Bob just couldn’t keep this one a secret. Hope you are now keeping well. Regards from New Zealand 🇳🇿
@HorologyBiology
5 ай бұрын
Haha thanks Bruce 💪🏻💪🏻
great video matt I'm still on that Certina lol and the pocket watch and that Cyma lol
@HorologyBiology
5 ай бұрын
Cheers fella. You'll get there 💪
@andyyoung3233
5 ай бұрын
Thanks mate it's parts every time i try to look online it just someone trying to sell me watches can you list sites where i can find information and not sales people it's not fresh anymore!@@HorologyBiology
New video, Super Fresh Super Nice!
@HorologyBiology
5 ай бұрын
You know this!
Great video. Thanks.
@HorologyBiology
5 ай бұрын
You are welcome!
@nicknameless5581
5 ай бұрын
Wait why is your nickname and profile pucture similar with mine
great job!!!
@HorologyBiology
5 ай бұрын
Thank you 👍🏽
I'm not a big fan of Rolex watches myself but to see that someone has glued a part in a Rolex or indeed any watch is unbelievable 😮nice video good information as well keep up the good work
@HorologyBiology
5 ай бұрын
I was sadly surprised as well 🤮 Thanks for watching 👍🏻
Another job well done! A beautiful and timeless timepiece.
@HorologyBiology
5 ай бұрын
Thank you! Cheers!
Nicely done.
@HorologyBiology
5 ай бұрын
Thank you! Cheers!
Brilliant skills on some real challenges ! Great video - thoroughly enjoyed it - Thanks :)
@HorologyBiology
5 ай бұрын
Thanks so much!
Quite a job to sort out, thanks Matt 👍
@HorologyBiology
5 ай бұрын
Thanks for watching Tom.
Great job!
@HorologyBiology
5 ай бұрын
Thank you! Cheers!
In the wide shots we can see the signs of a true professional - clean, tidy and uncluttered workbench.
@HorologyBiology
5 ай бұрын
Thank you so much ☺️
Nice job on the Duofix shock setting! Nice and easy..... 😊
@HorologyBiology
5 ай бұрын
Cheers Mike 👍🏻👍🏻
Beautiful watch
@HorologyBiology
5 ай бұрын
Thanks for watching 👍
Fresh indeed
@HorologyBiology
5 ай бұрын
💪🏻💪🏻
Fantastic fix. Hopefully no more glue in this watch's future for 60 more years.
@HorologyBiology
5 ай бұрын
Thanks for watching 💪🏻💪🏻
I would like to see a USA Hamilton, like a 987 movement renovation. These are gorgeous simple movements and virtually no videos on this movement.
@HorologyBiology
5 ай бұрын
If one ever pops up 👍🏻👍🏻
Takk!
@HorologyBiology
5 ай бұрын
Thank you Francis 🙏
Your oiling skills always blow me away!.... and the way you just plonk the second hand on is insaine (I'm not bitter at all, take a breath Trev) :D Very nice video yet again, out of intrest do you prefer the rubber ball rather than oyster tool to open and close the case ? (I don't know what rolex was thinking personally?)
@HorologyBiology
5 ай бұрын
Microscopes help with the oiling for sure 💪🏻💪🏻 I am a big fan of the rubber balls but to be clear that watch was finally tightened up with my heavy duty case back opener/closer. It came with the special Rolex dogs for it.
I just hope that you got a great price on it!
@HorologyBiology
5 ай бұрын
Not my watch. Thanks for watching 👍🏻👍🏻
Would love to win the watch…love the content,I follow a few watchmakers on KZread and I think this channel is great 👍
@HorologyBiology
5 ай бұрын
Thanks for the support 💪🏻💪🏻
I get it -- this is an Oyster Perpetual that was modded by having an Air-King dial fitted to it.
@HorologyBiology
5 ай бұрын
That's what I said 👍 Thanks for watching
Wonder what your skills would do with my grandfather's old pocket watch. Elgin, 1936- it was a gift when he graduated high school. Near as I can tell, never been serviced, though it is a bit dinged up and the dial shows its age. Doesn't run badly, about +18s/d, but I'd love to know what an old classic could really do.
@HorologyBiology
5 ай бұрын
Thanks for watching. I'm not sure what I could do with a pocket watch but you can email me some pics 👍
I love these "working man" watches from Rolex and Omega, this Air King as well as the Railmaster/Milgauss. Luckily, I'm a poor bastard and won't be forced to choose between either of them...
@HorologyBiology
5 ай бұрын
Plenty of other nice watches out there for cheaper imo 💪🏻💪🏻 Thanks for watching
There must be a lot of man cheese on the watch. The dial is looks nice but definitely effects on the value of the watch as people mostly looking at Rolex watches as an investment. I watching a lot of video about luxury watches and what i see is in New York City’s diamond district jewelers often swapping dials on Rolexes to pimping up a little bit as it goes better if there are diamonds on the dial hands.
@HorologyBiology
5 ай бұрын
There were some levels of man cheese for sure but on the man cheese of doom radar I give it a 4/10
What tool did you use to open the rolex caseback? Do I need a special tool?
Hi. Good channel.
@HorologyBiology
5 ай бұрын
Thanks for visiting
When you kicked off I was all "Hey man, why do we always feel the need to do down the person who previously worked on a watch" then at exactly @2:41 I was "WE NEED TO HUNT THIS DUDE DOWN!!!"
@HorologyBiology
5 ай бұрын
Hahaha I hear you. I’m always mad humble until I see crap laziness like this 😅 Thanks for watching 👍🏻👍🏻
I’ve no idea where you are, because your accent is a mixture of European British and American. It sounds like you’ve lived in Holland, Manchester, and somewhere in the United States.😂 fantastic work on the watch by the way
@HorologyBiology
5 ай бұрын
You're close. Thanks for watching 👍🏽
Always entertaining! Sorry your first Rolex was such a mess. Should be called Ghetto X. Not fresh!
@HorologyBiology
5 ай бұрын
😅 Thanks for watching 👍🏻👍🏻
Welcome to the Dark Side Mat ...
@HorologyBiology
5 ай бұрын
haha never!!!
Hi HB. I’m not cross I’m just disappointed… Welcome to the dark side 😈!
@HorologyBiology
5 ай бұрын
haha I highly doubt there will be an influx of Rollies on the channel so relax :P
clean op the mess other people left behind not cool Matt ...
@HorologyBiology
5 ай бұрын
So not fresh :(