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Hi just came across your video i have my grandads smith pocket watch it is loosing about 15 minutes over 24 hours the balance spring is set at the max fast do you do repairs if so where are you based cheers jimmy

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I have a 60s/70s stainless steel cushioned, champaign dial 17j Westclox as one of my main daily wearers and it keeps perfect time....well. not PERFECT, but worth the 20 bucks. theyre a good mechanical starter watch as theyre 20-40 bucks all day on ebay. I LOVE their designs. their dials and indices are amazing

I have a Seiko 5 which has no crown wheel. The only means of control is a button in roughly the 10 position, but on the outer edge of the watch. Unfortunatlely, the power unit died some 5 or 6 years ago, which, unfortunately happened when the Seiko factory was flooded by a tsunami, so a power module was out of the question. It's serial number is 030198. In truth, I'm not sure if that might be the year of manufacture i.e. 3rd January 1998.

Hi, just watched this really good I have 2 of these one is smiths but identical needs new crystal i'm unsure of the size to get any advice please, Karl.

Hi I have one of these that I would like servicing is this something that you would do for me

49:00 says working with that face makes him nervous... touches the face without finger gloves 🙄

These watches aren't made to be disassembled like this. The idea with these is that it is serviceable by removing the basics (hands face, loose wheels, etc) but not the main bridge. It can be cleaned in alcohol, oiled LIGHTLY, then will run great! there are no jewels, so no need to disassemble.

The westclox factory in Peru, Illinois, USA both of my grandmothers work there during World War II, building timer for bombs, etc. as they shifted to or 10 production

I is for Ingersoll. The watch we all use. We traded our Elgin's to buy us more booze.

Did you say into Stirling? Are you local there?

So you watch repairs. I have a san martin with a pt5000 and it’s broken. Looking for a service or movement replacement.

Found this and thought " great ill have a go at mine " but i find it is made in great Britain and the seconds hand is in the centre 😮

A brilliant video ! I purchased an ingersol at the local car boot £3, runs well but loses 1 minute per hour. I have tried the F S adjustment. Any suggestions please ? Great video really helpful. Thank you for showing it . Kind regards.

Brilliant video ! My £3 Ingersol pocket watch buy at a car boot runs well but loses 1 minute per hour, no improvement when adjusting the hair spring F S . This video has given me the inspiration to clean it . Great video and commentary. Thank you very much

how long have you been repairing watches for?

Do you know the lift angle on this?

Is it worth taking to a watch expert to get mine working again? Got it for 4 quid. The time changes and it clicks when winding but doesn’t work. It’s in great condition on the outside tho

Very attractive and fascinating watch. With the green, sharp hour markers. Good work - but should sand and polish up the case. It's missing .. And restore, polish and use the bracelet. Its that det watch is best looking whit.

Thank you very much, I've learnt a lot about my old Smiths car boot bargain! I thought it was overwound, now I'm going to dismantle and clean it following your video!

Dang, it's a shame you have so few views on this video, it's well done, you have a good speaking voice, and you explain things clearly and with interest. Good luck with your watches, getting into it myself!

These watches are actually more difficult than the more expensive ones with multiple Bridges, single plate movements are very tricky to get all the wheel pivots back in place. A pin lever Timex is actually more difficult to service or near impossible compared to say a Rolex from the 50s or 60s.

Noticed you were picking up the screws with a magnetized screwdriver. That's really bad. You want no part of the watch magnetized at all. You should buy a degauss machine online. They're about $10-$15. No need for a fancy one. Demagnetize your tools, and then do the same to the movement once you're done. You can uses apps on your phone to check for a magnetized movement. I've found that almost all of these dollar watch movements are heavily magnetized, including the cases. Demagnetizing them makes them run infinitely better, and fixes many issues.

I have my grandfather’s Ingersoll Trump watch from the 1930’s that didn’t work, would not wind. I decided to take it apart, then after launching the spring across the room, found this video. I am at the 18:00 minute mark in reassembly, but the gear train is slightly different. The gears are capped, not open at the top, not allowing the top gear to be simply dropped into place. Any suggestions?

This is brilliant, I bought this exact watch for a quid at a car boot sale. Someone has obviously used it for years, the chrome has warn away on the sides where someone has held it. It doesn’t run so I feel obligated to try and get it going. You have made it look easy but Im under no illusion it’s going to be.

Hi there. im working on the same movement as my first watch repair project. Unfortunately the balance wheel seems to be flopping down and not rotating as smoothly as shown in the video. Any tips on why this may be? Thanks.

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Solid restoration. Decent timepiece.

Did I miss it? Which movement is this? Did Ingersoll produce their own movements? Is it Ronda?

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what is the small wheel called ? is it the fourth ?i need to buy only one wheel and thats that small wheel that right near the pallet fork

The day and date rings won't align on the left because 31 is odd and 14 is even 😉

You’re doing a great job

Please dont make out that you are a novice learner watch repairer........I have watched all of your vids and you are a capable skillfull guy......Thanks for your uploads and good luck !

I have just stripped a Seiko 6309 for my first time ever thanks to this video. It was scary but not as bad as I thought. It is so much smaller than it seems in videos. Putting it back together will be the test. It's been a good learning curve though. Thanks for your video 👍.

first time i see someone hand winding the main spring... i loved it

Never ever oil the pallet fork jewels

I followed your instructions. It went a no runner. Then i greased the cogs and the surfaces, it made wonders

Canon pinion remover.....works wonders! 😉

Men and children sitting barefoot on the ground make these “Seiko” watches mainly from parts taken out of many other old Seiko watches and they use face plates that are made in India that they think looks groovy but for the most part Indian face plates are very colorful and not that very pleaseing to look at by pretty much the rest of the world.

Mumbai Special no chance at all that face is from the factory. It’s a good bet that back plate is from a different watch, who knows what the history is of the individual parts. The Indian watch makers do not know how to service the movement, they merely take movements that seem to work’ish and use them in their builds.

And now I want a vintage Scottish watch.....

At 38:51 - as you fold the dial retaining into place - a small piece of metal falls into the watch from the lower leg of the tweezer. I have one of these that I bought as a teenager in 1970 or ’71. To my surprise it’s still running but it could probably use a service!

Can you not hear your phone vibrating 25 times throughout the video? One of the worst videos I've seen

Very nicely done. Thanks for doing a video about an old Smiths. Thank you!

I am in need of this watch seiko 5 1982, black & green,is any body have to sell.....

Your wrist watch is not working.

My dad had this watch! Nostalgia