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@@StevenLuken Thank you

Thank you so much for the Super-Thanks. Appreciated. Makes a big difference. Matthew

Worth try! ? :=) M

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Thank you for your kind feedback! That's a good question about the cost and added value. The answer is many hours and little or no added value to the object. In the world of antiques and such, as a generalisation, restoration adds no value. It can in-fact, re-finishing can often de-value. There are notable exceptions to this of course! The silver verge watch is worth about £100 either restored or not. I spent about £1000 in time making the video. The video I think so far earned me about £300 so on that basis, not viable. I enjoy making the videos and sharing so will keep going but wont give up the day job just yet!!! Thanks agin, Matthew

@@joshuapepper7521 Thank you!

Thanks for your kind feedback :=) Appreciated. As a glasses/spectacles wearer I use one of those Bergeon Ary clip-on loupes. I've had one for a long time now and I find it the most convenient. www.cousinsuk.com/product/ary-right-eye-clip-on I have also just bought a Bergen Optimiser type magnifier. It's not so convenient but good for using the piercing saw. I just couldn't see anymore! Getting Old! M

That's very kind. Thanks for your feedback. No, I dont use an ultrasonic due to the risk of cavitation/erosion. I just clean by hand. M

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Hi David. Thank you. I would say next steps are better lights. Good because you can use them for work lights too and general photography. I use the three light LED panel set from Viltrox. They are dimmable and adjustable for colour temperature. You will find your phone performs a lot better when there is more light. Yes, when you have the funds, there are lots of cameras. Many of the watch youTubers use a Amscope digital microscope. I use a FujiFilm X-T4 with an 80mm macro lens for close-up work. I think the more you do the better the outcome. M

Thank you! Appreciated! M

Ha! Thank you! Glad it is not only me :=) Happy New Year, Matthew

Happy New Year to you John. Matthew

Hi Ken. 100% right. I did in-fact have to fiddle quite a bit with this as the optimal depthing for one pair of mobiles was not optimal for the other so a bit of a challenge. Motion work like this as you no doubt know has one common centre distance for three mobiles! Good point and thanks for the feedback. Matthew

You are welcome, glad you enjoyed it.

Thanks Franklin. As always, your support appreciated. It was a bit of a marathon! M

Thanks for your feedback. I would broadly disagree that clocks should not be disassembled for cleaning. I have seen many - dozens - of examples in my practice where lack of disassembly has led to corrosion between components. In this case, I used watch cleaning solution containing ammonia in an attempt to mitigate the finger-prininting. Essential I would say, that within reason, everything that was designed to be disassembled; is. An exception to this may be removing the screws from a wristwatch balance (although I have seen some people do this). I'm not sure it is clear in the video but of course I did align the passing spring before fitting the detent back into the frame, I just didn't film or edited out that process. In-fact, in the shots immediately following re-fitting the spring, you can clearly see I have adjusted it. The small amount of oil on the thread of the banking screw is to prevent galling in brass-in brass bearings. Again, I would say, as part of an overhaul, removing the screw is no problem and yes I understand it needs to be snug. I do however agree that putting the weights back in the position before I removed them would have been better, or at least mentioning it. I saw no markings on them, and where everything else in the machine is marked, I presume if the finisher wanted repairers to maintain the orientation, they would have marked them? Maybe not. We have no way of knowing whether they have already been moved, there are multiple marks on the rim where they have been moved to adjust the amount of compensation. I will check them for marks. Thanks again for taking time to make comments. Wishing you a Happy New Year. Matthew

@@readrepairs Who made any claim that "clocks should not be disassembled for cleaning"? The instrument in the video is a precision timekeeper, not a kitchen clock. On a chronometer most parts should be disassembled to their constituent elements, but not ALL. If, as you contend, everything that can be disassembled should be taken apart during a basic cleaning, then why didn't you un-pin the balance spring and clean the collet and stud separately? The same can be said of the rollers. They're designed to come off the staff. And if a clean staff concerns you, the hub can also be easily removed. Getting the jewels out of the rollers is pretty easy too. Why would you do any of those things, though? Chronometers aren't clocks. Not EVERYTHING needs to be taken apart to be properly and professionally cleaned. Some elements are designed to be cleaned as sub-assemblies. Complete disassembly of those sub-assemblies introduces potential performance problems, or flat-out courts disaster. As I said before, it is NOT normal to remove the passing spring when cleaning a detent. And yes, the banking piece in this chronometer has a threaded body and a slotted head. So it fits the common definition of a "screw". Just because it looks like a "screw" to an untrained eye, however, that doesn't mean that it is designed to be taken out and put back in. Do you remove banking pins from precision lever escapements in order to clean those, just because they sometimes have threaded bodies, slotted heads and resemble screws? After being set at the factory, most banking pieces don't make a single rotation in the entire life of the instrument, even if the machine is serviced every year. They live stationary lives. Galling is not an issue. Misadjustment, on the other hand, introduces all kinds of unnecessary risks and performance issues, as does potential oil migration right at the locking jewel. Regarding balance cleaning, yes improper cleaning solutions and improper procedures (e.g. failures to neutralize, rinse and dry) can encourage corrosion between the weights and the rim. That's a real issue that has damaged innumerable chronometer balances in the era of liquid bath cleaning. The answer to this potential problem, however, isn't complete disassembly, which disregards/discards all of the effort and expertise that specialists poured into setting up and adjusting that balance. A Guillaume balance isn't a clock pendulum, or even a Pennington-style screw design, where the construction facilitates disassembly and reassembly. Do you want viewers to think that sliding compensation weights should routinely be fiddled with during a basic cleaning, and that nothing could possibly be lost by removing them and swapping them around, as long as they get back to positions that "look" close to where they were originally? That's not a normal procedure, or best practice, as far as chronometer cleaning/conservation/restoration is concerned.

Thank you for your kind feedback. Yes, I have been looking for an instrument like this for some time. As you say, beautiful quality. If they were wristwatches, they would be worth a lot more! :=) Matthew

Thanks Duncan. Yes, you never know when this stuff will come in handy? Happy New Year, M

Glad you enjoyed it.

Hi Mark. De-ionised water and a very small amount of detergent to act as a wetting agent. Rinse (soak) the cleaned dial in de-ionised water at least twice then dry really thoroughly, especially if lacquering. Matthew

@@readrepairs thanks again !!

Ha! Yes. Most versatile tool ever! ;=)

Thanks Klaus for your kind feedback. Yes I realised when editing I should leave in quite a bit of the repetition (removing/replacing screws etc) as that has a meditative quality. Glad you enjoyed it. Matthew

Thanks Dell! Hope you are well. Wishing you a Happy New Year. M&R

@ yes Matthew enjoying retirement, Happy new year to you & Rachel

Thank you @torsiondell!!

Not that much I'm afraid Robert. The overhaul changes the value very little. Any re-finishing of clocks and watches typically reduces monetary value. Probably around $100 Here in the uk they are readily available at local auctions.

Hi Lidar. If the dial is damaged so badly and is beyond repair, I think with modern printing of waterslide transfers it is probably easiest to make a dial? Otherwise it would be eBay to buy one or a movement that has its dial intact. M

I see on eBay there are transfer sets. It wont look original but that is the way I would go. Make a new dial. M

Thanks John for your kind feedback. M

That's a good question and exactly the reason I began using it. When I was a student the workshop was plagued with clocks, particularly fusee dial clocks, the mainsprings of which would periodically and alarmingly judder. I started using this product over 20 years ago and never looked back. Certainly worth a try. The other thing I would say is only clean mainsprings in oil-based solvents, never water-based. New mainsprings can have a finely ground surface so I go over them with very coarse abrasive paper (wash thoroughly afterwards) to create a space for some lubricant to remain. Older springs not a problem as they tend to have a much less uniform surface. Not sure about a US supplier. I would just drop the distributor a line. chemodex.co.uk Hope this helps. Matthew. PS. I have seen clock springs lubricated with the car type molybdenum grease. The issue here is the solids and the liquid oil separate out. M

@@readrepairs thank you, Matthew, I sure enjoy your content. Cheers!

Thanks Brian for your kind feedback. Glad you enjoyed it. Happy New Year. M

Thank you. Same to you.

Thanks Aaron, appreciated. Plenty projects in the pipeline, just takes me a while to get round to them with other work etc! Keep watching and if you havent already, please check out my other channel, how to repair pendulum clocks. M

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Thanks for your kind feedback. Yes you can apply a small amount of microcrystalline wax to deter tarnishing. Put it on the brush first then on the plate and keep it out of the bearings. M

Thanks Tommy, appreciated. M

Thank you Daryn! Appreciated, Matthew

Thank you! glad you enjoyed!

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Hi. Not on watches I'm afraid. Only domestic clocks. Matthew

Thanks for your kind feedback; appreciated. Yes I know Chris Spinner's channel. He kindly helped us out with an on-line session we were running... top bloke!

Thank you for the kind feedback. The older I get the more I appreciate tools that have cases/boxes. M

Thanks for your feedback. Yes I am still making videos on this and the other Channel - How to repair pendulum clocks - just takes ages fitting around other work! Thanks for the sub. Matthew

Thank you!

Hi David. Thanks for your message. I'll change the URL, thanks for that observation. Yes I still use the LQG, universally for my spring clock mainsprings... for over 20 years now and very happy with it. Yours, Matthew. chemodex.co.uk/products/chemodex-lqg-moly-liquid-grease-500ml-aerosol?variant=45773455753514