My dad had the exact same watch! He wore it everyday. We lived on a small Dutch farm and he was an avid gardner, and he was also a mailman. Time was important for him, and he realy liked the watch. In the end his watch was just as dirty and beat up as this one was. He wore it untill it stopped running, probably to lack of maintenance and he bought himself a new one. He put the Seiko away in a drawer, i remember taking it out a few times whilst going trough it. This was years ago, never thought about it again until this video. And now i wonder if he still has it. I want to restore it in the same way you did. I'm also a hobby watchmaker and this would be a cool project. He's 84 now, and i bet he would love to see this watch back on his wrist. Now to find an opportunity to find it back and sneak it out of his house...

@WeekendWatchRepair

5 ай бұрын

That would be amazing! Hopefully he still has it!

@jeffconley819

5 ай бұрын

Great story . Every watch has a history !!

@alexandrsv2596

2 ай бұрын

@@WeekendWatchRepair Hello! How reliable, durable and accurate is the 7019 movement? Thank you.

@WeekendWatchRepair

2 ай бұрын

@@alexandrsv2596 They are good movements. The 7019 is a 21 jewel version of the 7009. Very reliable and serviceable. If it is in good condition, you regulate those to within a few seconds a day. Seiko advertised somewhere between +/- 20 spd if I remember correctly, but generally you can get them to be much better than that. They are fine movements.

@slartybartfast5368

2 ай бұрын

My Dad also had the same watch, I inherited in 2014 when he passed away and have it in my hand right now, even the condition looks exactly the same…..this is a great video….many thanks.

Hello I'm watchmaker . I'm Iranian thank you very much 👍👍👍

WHOAH!! WHAT A TRANSFORMATION ‼👏👏👏

It's a great video. You have moved into my top 6 watchmakers and repair videos. The videos and voice over is first class. Watch turned out beautiful. Thank you

@WeekendWatchRepair

5 ай бұрын

Wow, thanks!

For a fun drinking game, drink a shot every time Adam says "Go ahead"🤗 Lovely restoration, that dial is a beauty! Great work! 😀😀

@WeekendWatchRepair

5 ай бұрын

Haha! Thanks.

"I've never, ever broken a pallet fork pivot" - really tempting the watch gods there 😂

@WeekendWatchRepair

5 ай бұрын

I did say "Knock On Wood" before making that statement, haha!

So grateful for your videos. Incredibly helpful-likely beyond what you realize. Thank you!

@WeekendWatchRepair

5 ай бұрын

So glad, thank you. That was always the goal with these videos. I wanted to help people who are hobbyists like myself, and try to make the videos as detailed as possible.

Great case finishing!

Great to see these old watches being brought back to life. Keep up the good work!

Great work Adam, have to say you remind Marshal's wristwatch revival channel a lot, also your voices are really close, might be hard to know who is talking when you two are in the room 😂 Anyway great video and work, want to see more !!!

@WeekendWatchRepair

5 ай бұрын

Thank you. Ironically, two other people have mentioned that same thing recently. I honestly do not hear any similarities between Marshall's voice (which I think is fantastic) and my own. Mine sounds horrible to me! I suppose we all hear our own voice differently than others hear it. I take your comment as a great compliment. Marshall is obviously the undisputed king of KZread watch repair videos. I very much enjoy his channel, and have been a fan of his videos long before I decided to upload my own content. I have been compared to him in the past. While I am not trying to emulate him, there is only so many different ways you can film a watch repair, lol. I try to keep my videos more focused on the technical side of things, and try to show each individual step I'm taking. Marshall is much more of a storyteller (at least I think), and I really appreciate his videos for many reasons, but none more so than how he does a great job telling the stories about the watches he works on. They are engaging and really bring you in. My thought process when I made my channel was to try and make videos focusing more on the technical aspect of the watch, and hopefully they'll be useful for people like me who are interested in working on their own watches and might use my video as more of a guide on how the movements are assembled. I am no expert and might make a mistake along the way, but at least they would see a detailed video of how a particular movement can be rebuilt. That target audience is much smaller, but that is where I'm coming from when I'm making my own videos. If people compare them to Marshall's videos, I take it as a great compliment, but I am really trying to make mine unique and want to offer something not always seen on other videos.

really nice man

@WeekendWatchRepair

5 ай бұрын

Thanks!

Stunning. Absolutely stunning.

@WeekendWatchRepair

5 ай бұрын

Thank you. Cheers!

Adam, mate you sound like another legend watch guy called Marshall.... 🤔🤔🤔👌❤️❤️❤️❤️

@WeekendWatchRepair

5 ай бұрын

Haha. A couple of people have said that. I honestly do not hear any similarities between our voices, but I take it as a compliment! Thanks so much.

@leowatkins3718

2 ай бұрын

I thought so too, wondered if they were from the same area as the acsent were so similar.

Very impressive, love to see a seiko sportura done

Super . Thank You

@WeekendWatchRepair

5 ай бұрын

Thank you for watching.

😊I’m a fan now

@WeekendWatchRepair

2 ай бұрын

Thank you.

You Sir are a Prince among men. Thanks so much for all you do. I was sitting here watching this entire process like a cobra in a basket, mesmerized for sure.

@WeekendWatchRepair

4 ай бұрын

Haha, that made me literally laugh out loud! I appreciate the comment, thank you.

Love your channel! Thank you!

@WeekendWatchRepair

4 ай бұрын

Thanks for watching.

It is amazing how much “love” these watches get and I routinely see Seikos and similar with soooo many years of dirt and grime built up and various issues. Sometimes they run perfectly after many years of use. It is amazing. Nice video!!

@WeekendWatchRepair

5 ай бұрын

Thanks so much.

Vintage watches is worth the effort and the love The design is very attractive

Otto Frei sells new mainspring and barrel assemblies for $28. I purchased one because it was my first 7009 movement service and had read online that removing and replacing the mainspring is a big hassle. However, you demonstrated that is not the case. Thanks for the knowledge.

Glad to see this. I have a Seiko 5 with the same movement, and it runs great, so I haven’t taken it apart for service yet. It will be my first Seiko service, I’ll be saving this video for reference!

Great stuff !!! Love your channel ......

@WeekendWatchRepair

2 ай бұрын

Thank you very much.

Love these faceted crystals

Fantastic video!

@WeekendWatchRepair

3 ай бұрын

Thank you very much.

Great video great job bro

@WeekendWatchRepair

19 күн бұрын

Thank you very much.

That leather strap does it.. nice piece.

@WeekendWatchRepair

3 ай бұрын

It really does, thanks!

Beautiful job.

@WeekendWatchRepair

5 ай бұрын

Thank you,

This was so enjoyable to watch (pardon the pun). Great work 👏🏻

@WeekendWatchRepair

4 ай бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it!

Wow, what a transformation. Excellent work!

Love watching your content. Coffee and WWR, what a combination! :)

@WeekendWatchRepair

5 ай бұрын

Thanks so much.

Great job!!

What a tremendous transformation! Really nice work!

@WeekendWatchRepair

5 ай бұрын

Thank you very much.

Nice watch!

This is wonderful. High congratulations from me. I have a King Seiko Vanac with the crystal facets on the outside. I also bought a new crystal when I had the watch serviced. My watch case has more facets and has the 5626-721x movement; KS signature crown at 3. The watch doesn't get much wrist time because I don't like the nasty but Vanac-signed clasp on the integrated sports bracelet. Can't easily mount a strap because of the end link and case interconnection. Your Seiko looks so good with that strap. Again, congrats!

@WeekendWatchRepair

4 ай бұрын

Thank you.

Lovely stuff - that blue, so nice !

@WeekendWatchRepair

5 ай бұрын

It really is! Seiko did a great job on those dials. Thanks for watching.

Nice work 👍

@WeekendWatchRepair

5 ай бұрын

Thank you. I appreciate it.

If you had a shop selling these watches I would definitely buy one (or more)

@WeekendWatchRepair

4 ай бұрын

I have an eBay account but it's always been for personal stuff. I don't regularly sell watches. I've sold some of them from the channel, but only so I could use those funds to purchase other watches for future projects. I've sold those locally though. I've never sold any watches from the channel on eBay, and have honestly wanted to avoid doing that because I didn't want people to think I was trying to use my channel to generate watch sales. That wasn't the purpose for creating this channel and I didn't want to use this platform just to sell a watch for profit. I'm probably overthinking it though, lol. I will say that more than one person (locally) has tried to buy this watch off my wrist! It's really stunning in person. All but one of them do not know I have this channel, and just wanted the watch when they saw it, not knowing that it has been featured on KZread. The other person who wanted it knows it's me who does this channel and talks to me about every other watch on here!

Beautiful work on the watch and video. Really appreciate the craft you’re putting into both.

@WeekendWatchRepair

5 ай бұрын

Thanks so much, I really appreciate it. I'm still learning both!

Yes, as said below really beautiful job - like comparing pitch black to the surface of the sun-lol

@WeekendWatchRepair

5 ай бұрын

Thank you.

Top Reperatur, gutes Video, Spitze Uhr 🌟

56:13 excellent, detailed presentation. The amount of dust on the case and contamination inside movement surprised me. I worked in a clean room for NASA space Shuttle electronics. We had to wear a ground wire and only cotton clothes. I think your polishing process produced a static charge that could have attracted dust into the movement. Reducing static and dust can be dealt with quite cheaply

@WeekendWatchRepair

5 ай бұрын

Thank you for the detailed comment. I'm currently trying to research options to deal with the dust. Any thoughts you may have would be very much appreciated.

Excelente!!

I love to watch more the restoration on the case or bracelet only

Great job! Bravo 👏

@WeekendWatchRepair

18 күн бұрын

Thank you.

Nice 👌

@WeekendWatchRepair

5 ай бұрын

Thanks a bunch.

Loved the attention to case...excellent !!!

@WeekendWatchRepair

2 ай бұрын

Thank you!

Amazing results.

@WeekendWatchRepair

5 ай бұрын

Thank you.

My grandma let me pick through my grandpas old watches, what was left over. I got one of these but silver in decent shape; surprised no one else got it. the screw for the rotor came off so it didnt run but was an easy fix. Then got it serviced.

Awesome job! That is a beautiful watch.

@WeekendWatchRepair

5 ай бұрын

Thank you very much.

Great job, that was a pleasure to watch.

@WeekendWatchRepair

5 ай бұрын

Thank you very much.

Excellent

@WeekendWatchRepair

4 ай бұрын

Thanks a bunch.

awesome video

@WeekendWatchRepair

5 ай бұрын

Thanks

Stunning work.

@WeekendWatchRepair

5 ай бұрын

Thank you.

Wow, let me find words in dictionary to express my feelings. Subscribed.

@WeekendWatchRepair

4 ай бұрын

Thanks so much.

Wow, Outstanding work 👍

@WeekendWatchRepair

5 ай бұрын

Thank you.

great restoration! that dial is beautiful. the 70's Seikos are some of my faves

@WeekendWatchRepair

2 ай бұрын

Mine too.

@user-wv1pj6wh4h

2 ай бұрын

I have 3. of them

I like it better with the brown leather strap. Excellent job and attention to detail.

Thanks, what a great video and love the commentary. Thank you

@WeekendWatchRepair

5 ай бұрын

Wow, thank you!! I really appreciate it.

Got to love the old Seiko's . Alchemy does exist. You sir, just made a silk purse out of a pigs ear.

@WeekendWatchRepair

5 ай бұрын

Haha! Thanks a bunch.

Another outstanding video

@WeekendWatchRepair

4 ай бұрын

Thank you so much.

Fantastic video Adam. Great work, that watched turned out amazingly well. You did a fantastic job with that, thank you. ❤❤❤

@WeekendWatchRepair

5 ай бұрын

Thanks so much.

Looks great. All the work worthwhile

@WeekendWatchRepair

5 ай бұрын

I really appreciate that. It honestly is a lot of work trying to put these videos together. I'm very glad that you enjoyed it.

Lovely job 🙂

@WeekendWatchRepair

5 ай бұрын

Thank you.

Excellent video and a worthy project. I liked this watch so much (blue dial, faceted crystal), that I found one for myself! My new favorite! Perfect size too!

@WeekendWatchRepair

4 ай бұрын

That's fantastic!

Superb.

@WeekendWatchRepair

5 ай бұрын

Thank you.

Nice work, and beautiful outcome. I love the dark blue.

@WeekendWatchRepair

5 ай бұрын

Thank you very much. I agree, it is a really good looking blue color.

Great work Adam. Keep well from New Zealand 🇳🇿

@WeekendWatchRepair

5 ай бұрын

Thanks so much.

fantastic job, such a great result !

@WeekendWatchRepair

2 ай бұрын

Thank you.

Absolutely gorgeous, ❤❤❤❤

@WeekendWatchRepair

5 ай бұрын

Thanks.

Very Nice, Great work Scott in southern Oregon

@WeekendWatchRepair

5 ай бұрын

Thanks Scott.

The gross ones are the most satisfying to bring back to life.

@WeekendWatchRepair

5 ай бұрын

Agreed.

Thank you Adam. It is pleasant to see a 'basic' working watch. All we see now is Rolex and the like. By the way, you are a catalyst for me. Just finished my Seiko 4006, considering another. Lo and behold , Seiko 7009 by you. Looked in my store. Well I never. A 7009? Off I go. Disassembled yesterday. Assembly almost done today.

@WeekendWatchRepair

5 ай бұрын

That's fantastic, thanks Ross. Those 7000 series movements a great to work on.

what a stunning work - i really like it! also a great video to watch - thank you very much for that! this old seiko is an absolute stunner - fantastic!

@WeekendWatchRepair

5 ай бұрын

Thanks a bunch.

Wow!

@WeekendWatchRepair

5 ай бұрын

Thanks.

Wow an absolutely fantastic job! I don’t think Seiko could have gotten that watch back to that high of a standard!

@WeekendWatchRepair

5 ай бұрын

Thanks so much.

Almost 5k subscriptions - that’s great progress, congratulations.

@WeekendWatchRepair

5 ай бұрын

Thanks so much. I’d better get started on that 5k giveaway watch now!

Phenomenal work as always, Adam! And you are right, that Seiko blue dial is so beautiful. I think it just might be my favorite color on a watch dial.

@WeekendWatchRepair

5 ай бұрын

Thank you. You might like the next giveaway watch then........just saying!

What a great job! Thank you for sharing. I have this old watch that desperately needs a polish and some beveling, and to be honest a lapping machine is too too much. So, I personally believe your approach is amazing, and I will probably do the same!

@WeekendWatchRepair

4 ай бұрын

Glad it was helpful!

Have been seeing a few of these on eBay lately and I almost bid on one, however I decided the faceted crystal just wasn't quite for me. It's definitely unique and interesting, and it is eye catching but I can't help but feel like I want to see the dial more clearly. Was looking at crystal swaps as I really do like the case and dial of this model. I was almost going to get one and polish up the crystal but I wasn't 100% certain the facets weren't on the outside. And as you've said - polishing faceted crystal is very difficult. They do have very rich beautiful Blue dials and the case shape/size is pleasing to the eye. Cool to see one worked on and all properly polished and textured up. I think the plain crystal looks great and I imagine after this video the market will appreciate this model more.

@WeekendWatchRepair

5 ай бұрын

I hope not too much! I'd like to find them less expensive if possible! Thanks for the comment. I can understand your thoughts about the faceted crystals. They are unique, and in my experience they become less distracting the more you wear it. I suppose it's just something different they tried back in the 70's.

@mjay4700

5 ай бұрын

There's just something about 1970s Seikos.. Love em.@@WeekendWatchRepair

@WeekendWatchRepair

5 ай бұрын

Agreed.

It's amazing talent done by this watchmaker expert thanks sir.

@WeekendWatchRepair

5 ай бұрын

Very kind of you. Thank you.

Blue dial and brown strap its amazing view ❤

@WeekendWatchRepair

5 ай бұрын

Thank you. I agree and I'm really glad I had that strap available. It now fits me nicely and looks really good on the watch.

I love the watch designs from the 1970s! I have a late 70s/early 80s Omega De Ville 162.0060 and a 1975 Timex Mercury that I got from my dad's watch collection, as well as a 1978 Timex Q 35 mm reissue that a friend bought for me one year. You did such a great job with this watch restoration. Looking forward to seeing other ones you've done!

@WeekendWatchRepair

5 ай бұрын

Thank you.

i am a watch nut and i would love to get into repairs and refinishing , i should have thought of this before i retired and bought all the cool tools first , Love your TV Show Mr Weekend

@WeekendWatchRepair

5 ай бұрын

Thank you very much.

I really like your videos. I've done some mods on Seiko's, but my hands aren't steady enough to do what you do, so I'm happy to watch you do it.

@WeekendWatchRepair

4 ай бұрын

Thank you so much. I’m glad you enjoy the videos.

Вы классно делаете 😊😊😊

Excellent video! Now I have to keep my eye out for a good Seiko project so I can put this knowledge to the test! I, too, am guilty of obsessing over timegrapher results and making things worse! You'd think with what we know about timepieces, we could turn back the clock when we make mistakes… 😂

@WeekendWatchRepair

5 ай бұрын

It happens to us all. It can be a double-edged sword! I'd highly advise getting an old Seiko to tinker with. They are great watches.

I have two of these watches, and both in similar condition but fully working!

@WeekendWatchRepair

5 ай бұрын

Nice!

The Pallet Fork looks like a small Klingon Bird of Prey... I am such a nerd.

@WeekendWatchRepair

4 ай бұрын

I'm a Trek fan as well.

Very interesting restoration! And I for one and glad you saved us from the noise of the polishing wheel. Its almost as bad as a sonic cleaner to me! If I am using one its not an issue, but watching someone use one and having to listen...no thanks! Keep these great videos coming, they are quite good in my book. I enjoy the shots and the narration.

@WeekendWatchRepair

5 ай бұрын

It sounds like I made the right decision then. Sometimes I think it may be a bit monotonous hearing me narrate a video and that some other background audio might help break it up a bit, but I totally agree with you on the polishing wheel and ultra sonic cleaner noises. I'll avoid putting them in the videos!

Great job. Is there a part number for the barrel bush? Love the tip to use plastic over the "E" clip on the pawl lever. I usually find them but not the same month!

@WeekendWatchRepair

2 ай бұрын

I'm not aware of the specific part number. I don't believe Seiko offered that part individually. I bought a bag of 10 of them from eBay quite a while ago and have been working my through them using them as needed.

Yeah, not a fan of the faceted crystal looked so much better without. Great video, very clear also very interesting as I have a couple of Seiko 5`s with this movement. Thanks for the insight 🙂

@WeekendWatchRepair

5 ай бұрын

Thanks for watching. This watch definitely looked good with the generic non-faceted crystal. I might switch it back at some point. The facets don't really bother me that much, and I find that the more I wear the watch (I have a few old Seikos with facets), the less I notice them. I appreciate the comment!

Love watching the gunk removal. Watching the polishing makes me nervous but it turned out fantastic. Beautiful transformation Adam. Thanks for another great video

@WeekendWatchRepair

5 ай бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it! If you want to talk about being nervous, I was seriously nervous when I first put that case on the sander. It worked out though.

I dont know the scale of your operation but there are dust collectors for wood shops that can be attached to a plenum under, over or beside equipment in use. I had an electrical dust collector that was attached to my return air duct that used the ionic charge of the dust to collect it brfore it went through the furnace. Depends on how expensive. Put dust makers in another space and an airfilter in the watch assembly space. These are just a few suggestions. Its like having a cat. To relieve alergies remove the cat or the thing that causes the biggest problem. I cant remove the cat so Ive got an air filter And allergy tablets!

@WeekendWatchRepair

5 ай бұрын

Thank you. I am looking at air purifier options right now. I appreciate your comment and will read into those options as well.

Adam, fantastic! Love it! You did as good as many others with pro machines! Thanks for taking the time to do and explain this! Could you list the tools and consumables you used to so the polishing? Ta.

@boydsargeant7496

5 ай бұрын

Oh, also have you got the link you mentioned to the other guys KZread video on polishing!

@WeekendWatchRepair

5 ай бұрын

-Hard felt wheel, stitched cotton, and unstitched cloth mops, -Grey, blue & green Dialux -320, 1000, and 2500 grit sanding sticks -320 & 800 grit sanding paper (for brushing) -Polishing motor (can also be bench grinder) with adjustable speed -Horotec watch caseback holder (used to hold multiple items). -Vertical disc sander -Voltage Regulator I'm sorry I don't have any affiliate links or anything like that. If you want to email me at WeekendWatchRepair@gmail.com we can go into specifics and share some links if needed.

@WeekendWatchRepair

5 ай бұрын

@@boydsargeant7496It's been a long time since I've watched it, but it was a very old video. I remember is didn't have very many views, but the guy explaining it was a professional. Hopefully I can find it. If not, the Chronoglide channel on KZread recently did a 3 part series on restoring vintage watch cases. Kalle over there is professional watchmaker and does exceptional work. There was a lot more information rather than demonstration in some of those videos, but it was all critical info that people should know in order to achieve good results. That channel is definitely worth a look if you haven't been there before.

@boydsargeant7496

5 ай бұрын

@@WeekendWatchRepair Many thanks Adam, much appreciated. Yes, I know Kalle and watch all his videos and follow his live streams. Thank you for your info!

@WeekendWatchRepair

5 ай бұрын

@@boydsargeant7496 You bet.

Hi Adam, if you didn't have a replacement bushing for the barrel bridge, could you have used the staking set to close the hole?

@WeekendWatchRepair

5 ай бұрын

Possibly. Frankly I've never tried to close the hole on a steel bushing. I suppose if the stakes are harder than the bushing, it would work the same. Normally when closing the hole it is in a brass bridge plate or main plate. These bushings aren't too difficult to find (neither are the jewel kits for the Seiko movements). I suppose if one was stuck with the option of a jewel upgrade or a replacement bushing, it wouldn't hurt much to try.

The 7009 are very nice movements to work on. But I'm not a fan of the press day change function, they take a bit of getting used to. You'll accidentally press it, then have to cycle all the way round. I always prefer the original bracelets, but they just never fit

Great video, just keep posting 🙂Just one question, where to source bushings for 7xxx series movements? Thanks

@WeekendWatchRepair

5 ай бұрын

Thank you. I still had a few from a pack of five I bought quite a while back on eBay.

GREAT VIDEO - Thank You! Sub'd!

@WeekendWatchRepair

5 ай бұрын

Thank you so much.

Hey - you might be able to slow the home made lapping machine with a VFD

@WeekendWatchRepair

5 ай бұрын

I think you're probably right, I just didn't have one. I powered the motor through an adjustable voltage regulator and it slowed it some, but I'm obviously not using the tool as originally intended. It worked pretty well though. I'll experiment with it more as I move forward, and if I get my hands on a VFD I'd like to give it a try.