That is the most complicated movement I've seen on KZread so far. Bravo!

@FrenchWatchCollector

Жыл бұрын

It is quite a complicated movement and a very interesting one to work on.

Nice work! I have the omega 176.010 yachting with this same movement.

@FrenchWatchCollector

Жыл бұрын

It is a very nice movement

L'accent anglais est parfait. Superbe vidéo, on en redemande !

@FrenchWatchCollector

Жыл бұрын

Merci beaucoup. J'ai aussi une chaîne en français si cela vous intéresse

What a pleasure to see this watch resurrected, such a complex movement also. Now a working vintage iconic watch that would of sat in a drawer for years, good on you French for taking on this monumental task.

@FrenchWatchCollector

Жыл бұрын

Thanks Henry

Well done. Adrian

@FrenchWatchCollector

Жыл бұрын

Thank you Adrian

Superb job, I love these restorations to bring back to life a great watch and keep it as original as possible with the patina. Cheers French a pleasure to watch.

@FrenchWatchCollector

Жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it

Excellent work and I really enjoyed every single minute of this restoration. By the way, beautiful vintage Omega. Congratulations and many thanks for sharing.

@FrenchWatchCollector

Жыл бұрын

Thank you for your kind comment

Excellent work! Glad you were able to find the right parts to fix it. Doesn't sound easy.

@FrenchWatchCollector

Жыл бұрын

It was not easy I can confirm. Thanks for the nice comment Bill

حقيقة صعب التعبير ويعجز الكلام عن اعجابي بهذ الخبرة.ابهرتنا ❤❤

Excellent work. A lot of parts and a lot of patience. Well done.

@FrenchWatchCollector

Жыл бұрын

Thanks 😊

Wow! Very impressive work and dito result. Thank you for sharing

@FrenchWatchCollector

Жыл бұрын

Glad you liked it 😉

Hello, a nice challenge and very nice work ! very nice watch!

@FrenchWatchCollector

Жыл бұрын

Yes this one was tricky

what a beauty......lovely vintage chrono, simple and beautiful. I admitre your courage to take this apart...well done.

@FrenchWatchCollector

Жыл бұрын

Thank you

Nice to see you managed to get the watch working perfect rebuild thank you for great video interesting

@FrenchWatchCollector

Жыл бұрын

Thank you Ron

I really enjoyed that. Excellent work. Thanks

@FrenchWatchCollector

Жыл бұрын

Thank you

Great work as always. PERFECT. Keep well from New Zealand.

@FrenchWatchCollector

Жыл бұрын

Thank you

Brilliant video, excellent work. Love it. Merci!

@FrenchWatchCollector

Жыл бұрын

Thanks for you support

Fantastic job. Very nice to see this video. Thanks

@FrenchWatchCollector

Жыл бұрын

Thanks

What a nice work, what a beautiful vintage chrono watch!! Congratulations! And thank you very much!

@FrenchWatchCollector

8 ай бұрын

Thank you too!

Yay! Another video! I can't wait to sit through this one too :)

@FrenchWatchCollector

Жыл бұрын

Hope you will enjoy it

@billiondollardan

Жыл бұрын

@@FrenchWatchCollector I love it. I looked up this model on chrono24 and I just think it is amazing

@FrenchWatchCollector

Жыл бұрын

@@billiondollardan It is a nice watch. The case is very special.

Very cool process, lovely watch.👍

@FrenchWatchCollector

Жыл бұрын

Thank you very much!

Excellent restoration of a disaster! When you opened the case and revealed the loose movement and missing parts I had to wonder about the history of this watch and the abuse it had received by its previous owner(s).

@FrenchWatchCollector

Жыл бұрын

Thank you Mike. For sure this part was consider as a spare movement because parts where missing. This watch had a lot of abuse too because I found quite a lot of bended parts.

Very well done. Keeping the original look was a great choice. Love the mark III's.

@FrenchWatchCollector

Жыл бұрын

Thank you

Amazing work. Well done. Great video.

@FrenchWatchCollector

Жыл бұрын

Thanks

Unusual watch never seen that style Omega before not surprised it got damaged as it sits higher on the wrist very good informative video great to watch

@FrenchWatchCollector

Жыл бұрын

Thank you

Another great build

@FrenchWatchCollector

Жыл бұрын

Thanks again!

Love your videos !!! Respect and admiration from Vancouver BC.

@FrenchWatchCollector

Жыл бұрын

Thank you Jose

Quel boulot titanesque !... Je comprends mieux pourquoi on appelle cela des complications... Je n'ose imaginer ta joie à la fin, lorsque tout refonctionne à la perfection. Bravo !

@FrenchWatchCollector

Жыл бұрын

C'est ma restauration préféré.

Please keep it up--your content is as good as a few guys doing the same thing, and they have tons of views and subscribers--I imagine your channel will balloon soon. Love your videos.

@FrenchWatchCollector

Жыл бұрын

Thank you very much for the nice comment

Fantastic job, it's amazing the effort required to identify what is missing then to go and source all the new parts. It looks impossible to me to know which screw goes where.

@FrenchWatchCollector

Жыл бұрын

Thank you Tony. It is a lot of research and for the screws I place them back when I disassemble the movement so like that I am sure I put the right one at the right place.

Like you ,I also felt it would NOT start ,,, It was a big relief

@FrenchWatchCollector

Жыл бұрын

It was a big relief when it started

Great video! Spectacular Omega!

@FrenchWatchCollector

9 ай бұрын

Thank you

Tres bien.. Another fantastic job on restoring that Omega. Fairly complicated movement...and strange how those pusher screws got so mangled...Wierd --But an excellent job on the restoration. Kudos.

@FrenchWatchCollector

2 ай бұрын

Thank you very much

Well done THAT MAN

@FrenchWatchCollector

Жыл бұрын

Thank you

Good to see a real man who takes pride in his work ...made mistake of taking my speedmaster to a butcher hand fell off opened up case and it's missing the rotor/swing unit for the self winding

@FrenchWatchCollector

Жыл бұрын

This is why I started to do the restoration on my watches. I can only blame myself 😄

Agree with Paul.. great craftsmanship. I have one of these and whilst I’ve stripped and rebuilt a few watches e.g citizen 8110., I stared into the mechanism of my Jedi.. oiled the rotor bearing and retreated., Bravo

@FrenchWatchCollector

Жыл бұрын

It is a great caliber. One of my favorite

Superb work 👍😁🙌

@FrenchWatchCollector

Жыл бұрын

Thank you so much 😀

Absolument wow !! Je la vois un peu plus compliqué celle-là mais le produit fini est nickel. La lecture final est super pour une montre qui ne fonctionnait pas au depart et qui était dans une mauvaise condition !! Tu as tout mon respect !! ✨👌

@FrenchWatchCollector

Жыл бұрын

Merci Alain. C'était vraiment un projet sympa de travailler sur une montre si complexe dans un si mauvais état. C'est des projets qui ne sont pas facile à trouver. Merci pour ton commentaire

@alaindrolet_atlt_2019

Жыл бұрын

@@FrenchWatchCollector Au plaisir

Masterful work

@FrenchWatchCollector

Жыл бұрын

Thank you so much 😀

Great job!!! You got a new subscriber here. Thanks a lot for sharing. Greetings from Argentina.

@FrenchWatchCollector

Жыл бұрын

Thank you so much Marcelo

Amazing job. ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

@FrenchWatchCollector

Жыл бұрын

Thank you

à l'ouverture du boitier j'ai eu un coup au cœur en voyant le balancier bagottant et vis manquante... bravo , mais un sacré bol de ne pas avoir trop de dégâts , et bravo pour cette super restauration...

@FrenchWatchCollector

Жыл бұрын

Merci John. Moi aussi j'ai eu peur hahaha

at 39:53 that green flaky buildup is caused by Oxidation and sometimes called verdigris. moisture got in and probably there was some bare metal on the pushers and that got the process going. a very common place to find it is on brass fittings, copper roofs and your car battery terminals. excellent video, watched it from end to end!!!😉

@FrenchWatchCollector

Жыл бұрын

Thank you for the info and watching it fully

What an amazing dail! Unbelievable to see so many parts in a watch.

@FrenchWatchCollector

10 ай бұрын

Thank you

Nicely done. It is hell lot of parts. I never done an chronograph I guess I would have to do like 1k pictures for reference. Changing the main spring is sane reason by this watch. It is a chrono it needs power. Plus like you said the condition of it. Nice job trully. Well done.

@FrenchWatchCollector

Жыл бұрын

Thank you very much. You don't need pictures because you can findca lot of tech sheets online that tell you each step of the assembly. You should try a chrono they are the 👌

@rustydog1236

Жыл бұрын

Yes many chronographs have 2 mainsprings.

excellent restoration .

@FrenchWatchCollector

Жыл бұрын

Thank you very much

That was the most complicated watch repair and restoration video that I’ve seen so far on KZread. Very impressive considering the identification of numerous missing parts was required as well as the replacement and repair of damaged ones. While I appreciate the desire to not to perform a more complete restoration of the dial I thought the decision to not further improve the appearance of the case was curious. The expert restoration produced a beautiful movement deserving of a case in better condition. Now that I have offered my unsolicited armchair watch restoration opinion I will return to the peanut gallery where I belong.

@FrenchWatchCollector

Жыл бұрын

Thank you Paul. I agree with you on the case but I like to do a proper and to do a good job on this case I need a lapping machine. It is a very expensive machine so if I get it one day I will redo the case.

@paulbush7095

Жыл бұрын

I am sure that your channel will soon enough subscribers to provide the means for obtaining any tool you require.

@FrenchWatchCollector

Жыл бұрын

@@paulbush7095 if I can get more tools that will be great to make better content. Will see

Great job! I love those 70s Omega chronographs. Good thing you didn't polish it since the case was originally brushed vertically.

@FrenchWatchCollector

8 ай бұрын

Thank you. Yes I like to keep things as original as possible

Absolutely fantastic restoration. So many new parts. If only Swatch would stop their stupidity all watchmakers could get what they needed.

@FrenchWatchCollector

Жыл бұрын

I agree with you. It is so bad and frankly Omega so far doesn't give a good service for restoring vintage watches. They are doing great new watches but I think they should juste sell vintage parts and leave the vintage restoration to the watchmakers

Superb job brillant commentary , got a new subscriber

@FrenchWatchCollector

Жыл бұрын

Thank you very much for the comment and to subscribe to the channel

Subscribed..fantastic restoration

@FrenchWatchCollector

Жыл бұрын

Thank you Pascale

joli travail !

@FrenchWatchCollector

Жыл бұрын

Merci

Time is a dead god Thoth 🌷🌑👍 rest in the good news 💐 Okay bye

Merci beaucoup !!!

@FrenchWatchCollector

Жыл бұрын

Merci à vous

Guide mening, excellent travail, félicitations.

@FrenchWatchCollector

8 ай бұрын

Thank you

11:52 that was a close-call. The spring swung around and hit the table, just barely moving one part. I think it hit a winding gear. Just as you started to pull the barrel arbor out, I was thinking how it would suck if the spring popped out and hit all your parts. lol

@FrenchWatchCollector

Жыл бұрын

I like to live dangerously hahaha

Super.

@FrenchWatchCollector

Жыл бұрын

Thank you

Thanks for the review. Great watch and learned a lot again. Do you also use a bit of grease on the backside of the winding pinion? It scrapes along the mainplate when you wind the watch.

@FrenchWatchCollector

Жыл бұрын

Yes I do!

What a hard life that watch has had. That's one hell of a whack the case has taken at the 11 o'clock position.

@FrenchWatchCollector

Жыл бұрын

Yes it had a very rough life

Superbe travail toujours un plaisir de regarder les vidéos, sans indiscrétion sur quelles sites d’enchères les achètent tu ? Continue comme ça 👍🏻

@FrenchWatchCollector

Жыл бұрын

Un peu partout ebay, leboncoin, vinted, interenchere...

Hi. I have the same watch with a problem. When I pulse reset bottom the minute hand also move. And also the another minute hand of the chrono move a little alone during the day. Do you know if the problem is heavy?

great result! after watching a lot of your videos i would like to start as a hobby too. do you have any recommendation where to start ? i would love to see a video for beginners and explain how you did start your hobby and recommendation for tools . thanks

@FrenchWatchCollector

Жыл бұрын

Thank you Arnaud. You need to start with some simple watches with no complications (date, chrono, automatic, triple calendar...) or even on a pocket watch. You can buy some very cheap mechanical watch on ebay with a simple movement. If the movement is standard (like an ETA) it will be easier and cheaper to find parts. After you need a lot of tools even to start doing simple work. I might do a video on this.

Fantastic work and clip as usual, and also thanks for answering all the questions, since this project seems to have more of a story behind… so I also have my own: how long did it take you to complete the restoration since you bought the watch?

@FrenchWatchCollector

Жыл бұрын

Thank you for the nice comment. It took me probably more than 6 month. After I did not work constantly on it but some time you discover a broken or damage part so you need to order it and wait for it. It is a long process

@frodriguezpc

Жыл бұрын

@@FrenchWatchCollector wow! Given the amount of parts you had to source, I was expecting even more time! I sometimes have to hunt for one single part for 3/4 months… Another interesting aspect is the need for specific tools. As a hobbyist I sometimes face a challenge where I don’t have the required tool for a job, in your case the broken screw, so the cost of a new tool adds to the overall cost of the restoration process and that can mean a delay too. It is a game of patience!!

@FrenchWatchCollector

Жыл бұрын

@@frodriguezpc yes sometime it can take quite some time but it depends on the movement. Some have more parts available. Tools can be an issue but it is part of this hobby. You need to buy a lot of tools. After you can reuse them when necessary on other projects

Great job with the mechanical restoration, but personally I wouldn't wear it because it still looks beat up. A simple case refinish makes all the difference.

@FrenchWatchCollector

Жыл бұрын

You need a special machine to restore this type of case. I generally don’t really like to restore cases but it is true that this one split opinions

The hand : no good !

@FrenchWatchCollector

Жыл бұрын

Yes I had to realign them

Профессионально.

@FrenchWatchCollector

Жыл бұрын

Sorry but I don’t understand

Wow watch

@FrenchWatchCollector

Жыл бұрын

Thank you

Wow.. excellent results 👋 well done . Is this a keeper or a flipper ? I'd keep it after all the effort to get it to operate & run this well.

@FrenchWatchCollector

Жыл бұрын

It is a keeper. I already have a speedmaster mark III in my collection but this one will have to stay as it is a very special project and watch. The other one will have to go probably

Definitely a Frankenstein watch. The dial is certain that it's a Speedmaster while the case back is confident that it's a Seamaster.

@FrenchWatchCollector

Жыл бұрын

This poor watch had a rough life. So I try to salvage it as much as I could but yes the case and case back is not perfect yet 😉

@danieltllarson

Жыл бұрын

This is how they came from the factory as evidenced from mine purchased new in 1973 and never serviced since. Keeps great time still!

Woah... how in the world does one break a barrel arbor?! 😳🥺

@FrenchWatchCollector

14 күн бұрын

That is a very good question

Amazing video! Can anyone identify the container used at 18:05 for Lubeta? I can’t seem to find one anywhere.

@FrenchWatchCollector

Жыл бұрын

www.cousinsuk.com/product/epilame-fixodrop-special-bottle-moebius?code=O34009

@ObsessionAddicted

Жыл бұрын

@@FrenchWatchCollector Thank you so much! Amazing videos. I am just getting into the hobby myself. Would you ever consider doing a video of your lighting and filming setup?

Nice work but I notice that from 42:00 the hour hand and minute hand are misaligned, the minute hand is close to 12 but the hour hand is far off from 6 o'clock?

@FrenchWatchCollector

Жыл бұрын

Yes I had to realign them after

My father passed away and had this watch in his collection. It’s the only real one with meaning and beauty compared to the others and unfortunately sounds like the main spring is broken. It’s in great condition overall and I’m gearing up to take on the task of opening it up to maintenance the movement (my first watch movement ever) but I’m determined to do it myself. I want to do it, because when it’s done and working, I want to look down and remember the effort it took and the masterpiece which runs behind the face of the watch, and remember my father who bought it back when it was on retail for purchase. Yes, I’ll probably break something, but I’m okay with that. I’ll try not to, but I’ll do my research and have already been doing countless studies on this specific watch and others and there are many similarities between them. One day, I’ll give this to one of my daughters and explain it to them. Thank you for your video though… it’s helped me immensely to become more familiar with what is fast becoming a project of huge proportions.

@FrenchWatchCollector

Жыл бұрын

This is a really nice story and this is what makes watch restoration si nice. I am sure you will be able to restore your watch and you will wear it with pride for you and your father. If you have any questions during the restoration, don't hesitate to contact me

@Zairn12345

Жыл бұрын

I appreciate it and will not hesitate to reach out. I’ve already found the tech manuals, now it’s just piecing the tools together and finding parts. I’m thinking of putting a small KZread series together to catalog the process, as for you, this might be a single episode, but for someone like me, this will take monumentally more time and struggles. Thanks again for your time and thoughtfulness.

@FrenchWatchCollector

Жыл бұрын

@@Zairn12345 Good idea to put it on KZread. Don't hesitate if you have any questions on equipment or other things

@danieltllarson

Жыл бұрын

Sounds like a serious risk you are taking by doing it yourself. My experienced Swiss trained watch maker will not service mine as it was too complicated for him. Hopefully you are an engineer at least.

@FrenchWatchCollector

Жыл бұрын

@@danieltllarson a watchmaker should be able to restore an omega mark III without any issues

Amazing job, i would like to know how much you paid for the replacement parts. Just curious you know

@FrenchWatchCollector

Жыл бұрын

It is probably between 150€ and 250€ I would guess

I have a 1968 Flightmaster. ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

@FrenchWatchCollector

Жыл бұрын

Great watch

@ricardoabreu69

Жыл бұрын

@@FrenchWatchCollector I really don't know is value... It's in good condition, and working. 👍👍👍👍

@FrenchWatchCollector

Жыл бұрын

@@ricardoabreu69 this one is so special that it is a keeper

@ricardoabreu69

Жыл бұрын

@@FrenchWatchCollector my flightmaster??? It was given to me by my dad.

@FrenchWatchCollector

Жыл бұрын

@@ricardoabreu69 nice to have a watch with history

What about the hour hand? Should it not be corrected so that the movement becomes a perfect chronograph.

@FrenchWatchCollector

Жыл бұрын

Do you mean the alignment of the hour hand? Yes it was realigned later on

Quel travail !!! mes félicitations pour vos vidéos. Y a t il moyen de vous envoyer les montres pour restauration? Avec mes cordiales salutations. David

@FrenchWatchCollector

9 ай бұрын

Bonjour, vous pouvez me contacter sur mon site. Vous avez le lien dans la description de la video

Excellent travail, superbe montre félicitations! Vous avez une chaîne en français il me semble ou l'on peut suivre vos aventures, quelle est son nom svp?

@FrenchWatchCollector

Жыл бұрын

J'avais une chaine en français mais je viens juste de m'associer avec la chaine Le Calibre. Mais video en français son sur cette chaine kzread.info/dron/VWSDR3Vrdp6_lTf-tvB1xQ.html

Jolie

@FrenchWatchCollector

Жыл бұрын

Merci Raoul

I have to same watch and it needs a full restoration but I don’t have the tools or the knowledge to do it lol

@FrenchWatchCollector

Жыл бұрын

I can do it for you. You can go on my website

@noahgoldberger3345

Жыл бұрын

@@FrenchWatchCollector how much do you charge?

@FrenchWatchCollector

Жыл бұрын

@@noahgoldberger3345 go on my website and you will get all the informations

@noahgoldberger3345

Жыл бұрын

@@FrenchWatchCollector I don’t know how to get to your website lol

@FrenchWatchCollector

Жыл бұрын

@@noahgoldberger3345 go to my latest video and there is a link in the description

Salut Monsieur 😃Le resaltat apres votre travaille est tres beau. 👍 Especialement, si tu considerier le condition originale, le reparier est bon 👍. Excuse me, but my written French is pathetic mate 😃I'm originally from Montreal, Quebec, Canada, so they don't speak your kind of "Francaise" anyway 😉😂. I would have thought you would spend some time working on the case (???) 😳 I don't like the condition of that watch case - The aesthetic with all the dents and scratches doesn't work for my eyes. Overall, I think you made a good investment. 👍😃 I think you were quite fortunate not to have a busted ballance wheel. The ballance wheel looked broken to me when you first opened the watch.👀

@FrenchWatchCollector

Жыл бұрын

Hi Mark. Thanks for your comment. I thought the balance was broken too. After is the balance staff is broken is not that complicated to change. For the case I agree with you. I am not a watchmaker and right now I don't have the right equipment to refinish a case as complex as this one. Maybe one day I will get the machine to do this type of work and will refinish it.

You really need to stop fixing all these beautiful vintage watches. I‘m running out of money to get them a version of them at the gray market 😄

@FrenchWatchCollector

Жыл бұрын

hahah. I am so sorry. The Mark III is a cool watch. You will not regret it if you get one

я бы их назад собрал, если был Богом)))

@FrenchWatchCollector

Жыл бұрын

😉

Сложный механизм..

Do you accept old pocket watches with French movement inside for restoration from U.K.?

@FrenchWatchCollector

Жыл бұрын

Thank you very much Mark but I never repaired a pocket watch and I don’t want to risk it on the one of a follower. Hope you will understand

It looks a horology trainee has attempted to repair this watch, mechanism is too complicated he got exhausted and severely damaged the watch.

@FrenchWatchCollector

Жыл бұрын

I dont know what happen but It had a rough life for sure.

@mohamedshaheed1270

Жыл бұрын

@@FrenchWatchCollector Sir. Thank you, it's Happy to note you take pleasure in watching comments and replying to commenters. In particular a person like me who don't know ABC of horology.

@FrenchWatchCollector

Жыл бұрын

@@mohamedshaheed1270 me too I don't know much hahaha

Disappointed you did not replace the dial and hands or even buff the case

@FrenchWatchCollector

Жыл бұрын

It is all the debate on vintage watch. Some people prefer to keep the vintage/patina look (which is my case) and some other prefer to have a vintage watch that looks like new.

@DeadlyDigger

Жыл бұрын

@@FrenchWatchCollector yes I understand and at the end of the day you are the one working on it so your opinion is the one that matters most

The Mark III is my grail watch. I deeply regret not getting one five years ago when prices were half of what they are now.

@FrenchWatchCollector

Жыл бұрын

They are nice and I think they will still go up. They are still good value for money because the watch has few more complications than a standard omega chronograph

А чего корпус то не отреставрировал?

@FrenchWatchCollector

Жыл бұрын

I still don't have the right machine to do it. I want to do a proper job so I will dot it later

@user-dk6pf8wu4i

Жыл бұрын

@@FrenchWatchCollector ❤

Très belle vidéo. Very useful content! What is the tool you are using to remove the broken screw? Thanks!

@FrenchWatchCollector

Жыл бұрын

Thank you. It is bergeon screw extractor. It is a special tool to extract broken screws

I admire your work and effort, however I was disappointed that you reused the same dial and hands. They look terrible. I know this was a "fix-it" watch, but why go thru all that work to have a terrible looking watch? I know this is an expensive watch, but I would not wear it.

@FrenchWatchCollector

Жыл бұрын

For me if you want a vintage watch that looks like a new watch just get a new watch. Vintage watch tell stories and are unique.

@coolhand821

Жыл бұрын

Hehehe did not clean the caseback too?

This is not a restoration, everything should be polished.

@FrenchWatchCollector

Жыл бұрын

You don't necessary polish a watch. Polishing remove the value and the history of the watch in most cases. After it is a customer choice.

@danieltllarson

Жыл бұрын

The case has already been previously polished by someone. This had a uniform brushed case new that cannot be replicated.

Не отполировал, выглядят плохо. Не понравилось!

@FrenchWatchCollector

Жыл бұрын

Don't like to polish a vintage watch. It is loosing its history

Very plain movement, I was surprised. What has happened to your lighting set-up? , now over lit.

@FrenchWatchCollector

Жыл бұрын

I started this project a long time ago. This was my first set-up and the sun light was too strong

@velviaman3206

Жыл бұрын

@@FrenchWatchCollector Your presentation and lighting are excellent now, very well done.

@FrenchWatchCollector

Жыл бұрын

@@velviaman3206 thank yoy