Hats off to you sir! I was pleasantly surprised to find a fellow South African making watch restoration video's! Well done! I know how much effort goes into these! I also recently started documenting my tool restorations and I never realized how much work it is to create a decent TH-cam video! Thank you for taking the time to share your passion with the world! Loved the Seiko video's! I wear my father's Seiko 7005A almost daily. He "lost" it in 1985 only to be rediscovered after he passed away in 2021, laying behind a work bench in his garage. A few shakes and it started right up! Like a Toyota Hilux bakkie! Not looking so good after 40 years of dust and humidity, but still running like a champ! I've gone and bought two more of these old movements just so that I'll have spares in the future... I'm starting learn the art and hope to one day be able to maintain my own watches.. Wish you all the best and looking forward to many more video's! HandyHomeMechanic
Wow, that’s an incredible story sir! I’m sorry for your loss, which makes finding that watch even more special. It’s great that you’ve managed to collect parts to keep it going; if you need any help with that I’d gladly assist. While having had it sit idly for 40 years was probably what saved the internals, it would be a good idea to get it serviced, cleaning out the old oil and getting fresh lubricants in there ;-) Yeah, man I didn’t realise the amount of work required to do these videos. This was my first one and while I’ve only done 4 so far it has really made me realise what it takes for creators to pump these out on a weekly basis. It’s a pace I certainly can’t match, especially with all the editing involved haha. Thank you for the compliment though and stick around: I’m busy with a marathon Seiko(s) project now. Hint: it’s plural for a reason ;-)
Thanks for the reply and offer to advise! I'll be sure to ask if I need help. Don't know how some creators do it! Between family life and the day job, I'm lucky to get a couple of hours a week! I'm curious about the Seiko(s)! Guess we'll have to wait and see! Groete!
I just learned about you from a different watch video. He recommended you and I am glad he did. Thank you for your video. If it is convenient for you .keep it coming I a learned a lot
Thank you! Past experience is a nasty teacher, I have many fallen soldiers here haha. I should show you pics of how I battled to figure out how to wind thin Seiko springs on a Bergeon main spring winder. Anyway, this is Part one, there's a Part two as well where I finished it off.
About to watch part 2 and I hope you have a REALLY good reason to keep that junker around 🙂 Do you have a solid unobtanium case that absolutely has to have a 7S36 inside?
Ja Boet, I've recently gone down the rabbit hole with watchmaking but can't find anyone around that can mentor. If you're close to krugersdorp side or know of anyone close by to there, i'd really appreciate the help. Have a lekker one!
Hats off to you sir!
I was pleasantly surprised to find a fellow South African making watch restoration video's!
Well done! I know how much effort goes into these!
I also recently started documenting my tool restorations and I never realized how much work it is to create a decent TH-cam video! Thank you for taking the time to share your passion with the world!
Loved the Seiko video's! I wear my father's Seiko 7005A almost daily.
He "lost" it in 1985 only to be rediscovered after he passed away in 2021, laying behind a work bench in his garage. A few shakes and it started right up!
Like a Toyota Hilux bakkie!
Not looking so good after 40 years of dust and humidity, but still running like a champ!
I've gone and bought two more of these old movements just so that I'll have spares in the future...
I'm starting learn the art and hope to one day be able to maintain my own watches..
Wish you all the best and looking forward to many more video's!
HandyHomeMechanic
Wow, that’s an incredible story sir! I’m sorry for your loss, which makes finding that watch even more special. It’s great that you’ve managed to collect parts to keep it going; if you need any help with that I’d gladly assist. While having had it sit idly for 40 years was probably what saved the internals, it would be a good idea to get it serviced, cleaning out the old oil and getting fresh lubricants in there ;-)
Yeah, man I didn’t realise the amount of work required to do these videos. This was my first one and while I’ve only done 4 so far it has really made me realise what it takes for creators to pump these out on a weekly basis. It’s a pace I certainly can’t match, especially with all the editing involved haha. Thank you for the compliment though and stick around: I’m busy with a marathon Seiko(s) project now. Hint: it’s plural for a reason ;-)
Thanks for the reply and offer to advise! I'll be sure to ask if I need help.
Don't know how some creators do it! Between family life and the day job, I'm lucky to get a couple of hours a week!
I'm curious about the Seiko(s)! Guess we'll have to wait and see!
Groete!
I just learned about you from a different watch video.
He recommended you and I am glad he did.
Thank you for your video. If it is convenient for you .keep it coming I a learned a lot
Thank you very much John! If people keep watching them I'll keep making them!
Hello Brother, I got a shout out from "Its About time" to have a look at you fixing some watches and I'm glad I did.
Good work looking forward to the next one. 👍
Thx man, hoping to get it out in the next 2 weeks
Your point on the mainspring bridle was very good. Liked that. I’m interested to see how this one turns out.
Thank you! Past experience is a nasty teacher, I have many fallen soldiers here haha. I should show you pics of how I battled to figure out how to wind thin Seiko springs on a Bergeon main spring winder. Anyway, this is Part one, there's a Part two as well where I finished it off.
Mnr this is so my thing excellent video
Yeah? Thanks man, hopefully more to come soon!
About to watch part 2 and I hope you have a REALLY good reason to keep that junker around 🙂 Do you have a solid unobtanium case that absolutely has to have a 7S36 inside?
Haha, man I have a problem when it comes to discarding watches. They should all be saved! But reality did kick in a little after I made that video
Ja Boet, I've recently gone down the rabbit hole with watchmaking but can't find anyone around that can mentor. If you're close to krugersdorp side or know of anyone close by to there, i'd really appreciate the help. Have a lekker one!
It's hella 90's.
I have to go check and make sure, but you not far off. If I remember it was an early 00’s watch
this watch was left in the desert and was sand blasted by the sandy winds.....
Haha yeah, I buy these in job lots and you just never know what you going to get. I'd love to know the backstory on this one
Actually The disaster case at the start was only horrible in its wrecked state…new it would have been an abomination
Haha yeah, it would certainly not be my first choice in design