Vintage Watch Tinkerer

Vintage Watch Tinkerer

A place to learn from failure. I turn junk into a gem or a pile of junk. Thanks and hope you have enjoyed my adventure.

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  • @szbalogh
    @szbalogh12 сағат бұрын

    Excellent job! Thank you for sharing!

  • @dariobordonaro5333
    @dariobordonaro5333Күн бұрын

    Il vetro si poteva farlo ritornare nuovo con vari passaggi di carta abrasiva 😮

  • @samnova450
    @samnova450Күн бұрын

    Very good job on serving that movement. Haven’t seen that type of movement before, assume it was right before all quartz movements came in. Thanks!

  • @mreb7724
    @mreb7724Күн бұрын

    Got 1. Different dial. Love it. I really don't know why these electronic watches, pre quartz are not made anymore. Such a talking point.

  • @kwikker
    @kwikkerКүн бұрын

    I overestimated my ability to find a new chrystal for this watch 😂

  • @LCMNUNES1962
    @LCMNUNES19622 күн бұрын

    SEM LUVAS OXIDA A MÁQUINA DO RELÓGIO 🇧🇷

  • @LCMNUNES1962
    @LCMNUNES19622 күн бұрын

    OXID HAND JOBs 🤔😖

  • @chadplaysfifa2363
    @chadplaysfifa23635 күн бұрын

    I have a vintage omega quartz but there no machine inside the body. Is there any way to restart the watch?

  • @ogminecraft4life
    @ogminecraft4life16 күн бұрын

    I have the same problame do you know exacly what could be the problame of it?

  • @samnova450
    @samnova45024 күн бұрын

    Great job on serving that watch. 2nd Cosmotron that I have seen.

  • @tonyross4365
    @tonyross436524 күн бұрын

    Can you fix mine?

  • @joncaradies3155
    @joncaradies315526 күн бұрын

    Great work ! Love the dial ......

  • @aamechanic8154
    @aamechanic815429 күн бұрын

    Thanks for the video! I'm a novice watchmaker and I disassembled a 1010 movement a month ago...finally have all the parts I need and your video helped me put everything back in its place. Definitely subscribed👍

  • @valengreymoon5623
    @valengreymoon5623Ай бұрын

    I have this same watch, on a different, but original bracelet. Love the snowflake dial.

  • @ronl7131
    @ronl7131Ай бұрын

    Enicar, some interesting timepieces

  • @karimsayed472
    @karimsayed472Ай бұрын

    Some one can tell me where i find a glass replacement ?

  • @rodeliocamarillo103
    @rodeliocamarillo103Ай бұрын

    i have the same watch but the problem is the back glass cover it has broken part of where can we find for replacement pls response thank u

  • @miguelangelfuentes1011
    @miguelangelfuentes1011Ай бұрын

    excellent specimen. But I like them with a second hand.

  • @kostyaivanov2171
    @kostyaivanov2171Ай бұрын

    Sehr schön👍🏼

  • @user-lm3nz4ud8v
    @user-lm3nz4ud8vАй бұрын

    Time is a dead god Cronus 🌹🌚👍 Rest in the Good News 🌹 Okay bye

  • @Hektormydog
    @HektormydogАй бұрын

    Do you service these? Are you in Japan? How can I contact you? Thanks!

  • @ramazanozturk157
    @ramazanozturk157Ай бұрын

    şunu izlerken zevk almayan insan değildir emeğine sağlık

  • @lesiharosy1150
    @lesiharosy1150Ай бұрын

    Great video. I waited over 3 years before finding an original Omega case for a recent restoration project. I should have done the same as you so I could have enjoyed wearing the watch until the correct parts became available. Well done. Very nice watch. Cheers.

  • @stevew7308
    @stevew7308Ай бұрын

    Better to have a perfectly great movement working in a watch, than sitting there waiting for the correct case, which may never be found. Great work and video quality. Thank You!

  • @panchorummacpanchorum8906
    @panchorummacpanchorum8906Ай бұрын

    🤩👍

  • @domino051970
    @domino0519702 ай бұрын

    To keep the case back undamaged, it has to be open by taking off bezel and front plexiglass. Then remove hands and dial to get access to the keyless work, partly disassemble it in order to remove the stem. I am not a watchmaker, but did it for my 3 or 4 similar automatic swatch.

  • @IShootWatches
    @IShootWatches2 ай бұрын

    Thanks for this advice! I have had this same problem. I was looking for a solution to this problem when I clicked on this video and was very pleased to find your comment here! Thanks also to VWT!

  • @domino051970
    @domino0519702 ай бұрын

    @@IShootWatches my pleasure

  • @ad.6472
    @ad.64722 ай бұрын

    What was the problem? Just dirt/oxidation?

  • @vintagewatchtinkerer
    @vintagewatchtinkererАй бұрын

    Old oil/grease probably jammed the pivots and jewels.

  • @alanmckinnon2621
    @alanmckinnon26212 ай бұрын

    How do you get the male and female stem to join together?

  • @vintagewatchtinkerer
    @vintagewatchtinkererАй бұрын

    I needed to find the right angle to join by rotating the crown and finding a light "click" feel. If the angle is correct, you won't need so much power to join them.

  • @fredfarnackle5455
    @fredfarnackle54552 ай бұрын

    Nice job, thanks for posting. There is something about seeing an Omega stripped to its component parts that never gets old, marvellous Swiss engineering.👍

  • @adamwest8885
    @adamwest88852 ай бұрын

    Great video thank you. I have a similar movement in an old Croton watch that I have acquired and I will be using your video as a "How To..." when its on the bench. Thank you.

  • @jcandy5799
    @jcandy57992 ай бұрын

    It is a ETA 2842 not ETA 2824. 2842 is based on the 2824 but is a lower quality movement. You can see the ETA 2842 stamp near the Balance at 16:39

  • @domino051970
    @domino0519702 ай бұрын

    I think the 'quality' is similar to the basic grade 2824-2. The difference is that a 2842 doesn't have hack and 21.8 instead of 28.0.

  • @vintagewatchtinkerer
    @vintagewatchtinkererАй бұрын

    Thank you for good catch. I fixed the title and thumbnail. It was just my typo. I'm sorry.

  • @JR-bt5dy
    @JR-bt5dy2 ай бұрын

    hello how do you regulate the watch I noticed on the bottom of movement a plus and minis sign. Thanks

  • @vintagewatchtinkerer
    @vintagewatchtinkererАй бұрын

    A special tool seems to be required for adjustment. I tried an adjustment with tweezers, but I couldn't get the expected result. Anyway, I recommend not to trying it because it is for fine tuning. If the watch is running noticeably slow/fast, there might be another problem.

  • @elijahmutua2021
    @elijahmutua20212 ай бұрын

    I would like to order the complete movements i have three watches . Am a watchmaker or you have parts for them .

  • @sde1710
    @sde17102 ай бұрын

    dream!

  • @NKC_Studio
    @NKC_Studio2 ай бұрын

    How much to repair mine

  • @vintagewatchtinkerer
    @vintagewatchtinkererАй бұрын

    I'm sorry. I don't take customers.

  • @joshuaronk5400
    @joshuaronk540022 күн бұрын

    Still looking for a repair?

  • @shabdonkekhel6875
    @shabdonkekhel68752 ай бұрын

    Bro I have Ricoh automatic 61909 watch I want plastic glass

  • @vintagewatchtinkerer
    @vintagewatchtinkererАй бұрын

    It will be almost impossible to find genuine parts for the watch. Finding a generic glass with the same diameter will be reasonable.

  • @sarmadislamictv8433
    @sarmadislamictv84332 ай бұрын

    Is 620 omega movement a good movement sir ? Parts are so less in quantity

  • @vintagewatchtinkerer
    @vintagewatchtinkererАй бұрын

    It is a great movement for ladies' watches in the golden era of Omega. I prefer cal.620 rather than cal.625, which may look cheaper. Finding cal.620 parts is not easy. Finding a movement sold for parts will be easier and cheaper.

  • @CanadiaEh
    @CanadiaEh3 ай бұрын

    I wish I could see how you put the main spring in, it seems like mine turns but it doesn't actually wind at all and I don't know what's wrong. Is the middle piece supposed to catch the spring? Or be attached somehow? Great video nonetheless! Thanks

  • @patob8728
    @patob87283 ай бұрын

    going to try fix one soon haha thx

  • @dariuspri
    @dariuspri3 ай бұрын

    I have the same watch cal. but mechanical wind isn't working? Is it hard to change that module?

  • @vintagewatchtinkerer
    @vintagewatchtinkererАй бұрын

    It can be difficult because Omega doesn't provide module parts anymore. You'll need to find parts in Ebay.

  • @asprinczeles
    @asprinczeles3 ай бұрын

    Thanks!

  • @vintagewatchtinkerer
    @vintagewatchtinkererАй бұрын

    Thank you so much for your kind support!

  • @1rightrev
    @1rightrev3 ай бұрын

    I just acquired one of these an hour ago. Runs well but date and day setting seem a it wonky. I am a hobbyist watch repair geek and will be using this in the future to service my new vintage find. (surgery on my hand has me out of commission for a while...) I also have an Elnix and a Swissonic. Love these movements! Thanks.

  • @robertpoole2643
    @robertpoole26433 ай бұрын

    That was a very interesting video. I had no Idea that the inside of a watch was so Intricate. I have an Omega Constellation Electronic Chronometer f300Hz watch that at one time ran but does not anymore. I made the mistake of bringing it to a regular jewelry shop and they had it for two weeks. They got back to me and said they can't work on the Omega and that I should send it off to Omega for servicing. I wish I had done my research prior to letting those clowns near my watch. This is watch that is worth fixing but not sure where to go. Anyone have any suggestions?

  • @vintagewatchtinkerer
    @vintagewatchtinkererАй бұрын

    Even an experienced watchmaker cannot fix the watch without parts for repair. You'll need to find a "tuning fork watch repair" specialist. They will have the required parts and skills to revive your watch. I found some of them in the Internet, but never have tried. Good luck!

  • @himalayantrekkers1899
    @himalayantrekkers18993 ай бұрын

    Please tell me what is the size of this dial

  • @vintagewatchtinkerer
    @vintagewatchtinkererАй бұрын

    The dial size is about 29mm. The glass size is about 32.5mm and the case size is about 37mm.

  • @himalayantrekkers1899
    @himalayantrekkers1899Ай бұрын

    Thank you so much

  • @bertholdbach4959
    @bertholdbach49593 ай бұрын

    Nice to see someone is showing us a quartz movement.

  • @justinsankey1880
    @justinsankey18803 ай бұрын

    Thankyou

  • @berdan7116
    @berdan71163 ай бұрын

    Can I know what oil/grease do you use on the movement and do you use the same type for every service or restoration?

  • @vintagewatchtinkerer
    @vintagewatchtinkererАй бұрын

    Yes, I use the same oil for all watches. I live in Japan so I use Citizen/Seiko oils (AO-2, AO-3, S-4, and S-6). For general hobby use, the minimum set will be a light oil (e.g., Moebius 9010) for jewels and medium/heavy oil (e.g., Moebius D5) for other metal pivots/contact points. For automatic movement, we also need a mainspring barrel breaking grease.

  • @tissapathiratna7761
    @tissapathiratna77613 ай бұрын

    Very good Video. Omega was trying hard to achive better accuracy , but without Seatch Omega will not live.

  • @hisstorymn
    @hisstorymn3 ай бұрын

    Having a nightmare of a time assembling the day and date wheels. Had to use a back up dial plate and day wheel because I broke the cardinal rule of "If you need to apply a lot of pressure, you are doing something wrong." Anyway, can't seem to get the day wheel to slip under the tooth of the date wheel. The service manual doesn't clearly show this, and to my eyes looks like its not even necessary, from the pics in the manual, but I will go by you. Any advice?

  • @vintagewatchtinkerer
    @vintagewatchtinkerer3 ай бұрын

    Yeah - it's too simple so the assembly was complicated. We need to keep holding the date dial in place and place the day dial on it. Then, I gently pressed and twisted the day dial to engage the wheel with the internal jumper. The day dial has the direction. I tested the installation without the date disk. I hope this can help a bit.

  • @hisstorymn
    @hisstorymn3 ай бұрын

    Thank you for replying! It seems also that your finger placement gives the needed "lift" for the day dial to slip under the date, will have to try to duplicate it. One day I hope to be able to do a complete breakdown and reassemble, I have a "play movement" I use for my valiant but failed attempts 🤣! For now I keep the movement whole except for the external wheels, gears, etc. I pop the winding gear in the stem sandwich out for lubrication. I use 9010 on the fork and the escapement pivots, and the cups holding the balance. HP1300 is used on the rest of the drive train pivots or where anything moves slow. I moly kote the stem and the "square" hole gear and the other gears in the motion works. While Timex says the mainspring is "permanently" coated I also remember that the HMS Titanic was unsinkable. After 30 to 50 years of abuse and neglect, I put a fine line of grease across the top of the mainspring. So that's my method, as the old saying goes ask three watchmakers how to oil an movement and you will get four different answers.

  • @andyyoung3233
    @andyyoung32334 ай бұрын

    Great video mate

  • @vintagewatchtinkerer
    @vintagewatchtinkerer3 ай бұрын

    Thank you!