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My great grandfather was a Swiss watchmaker, and when he came to the US, went to work in the Waltham watch company. I have a box of screws, springs and assorted parts passed to my grandfather, father, then me. Awesome video!
Nearly 2am now, should be asleep but have been completely engrossed with this restoration. Ends up to be a beautiful looking watch. Also thought the microscope shots were superb. Great job!
what you do is an art, I do not understand how I had not discovered this channel before, thank you very much for taking your time and for teaching us the magic you do with watches.
Dear Mike, thanks for this video and every previous ones which I (like many others) regularly watch. You helped me to enjoy getting rusty metal parts back together and tick again (and buying tools..), so, humble but massive thanks to you for sharing your time and great skills!! Please keep on spreading your contagious good mood in saving time keepers of all kinds. Gilles
Thanks Mike, your finding lost parts resonates as we all do it, and I seem to find lost parts from old projects every time! (Thank God for spare fhf parts) I work on a Waltham as I watch, mine has a centre second hand, but similar to yours, marked ST. Clear jewels are not uncommon in fhf, same thing, but different. Well played sir, best hobby ever.❤
Beautiful watches that you bring for service and restoration ... in addition to being your guides and ways of explaining are very clear ... very good to indicate with time the sections of the video ..
not sure how I got here and I most certainly should have been doing many other things. Very entertaining video, I stuck around for the entire thing. quite impressed. Thanks for the nice hour break from my tasks
That’s fantastic. Strange how the algorithm works sometimes and offers you a video you would not expect. Pleased you enjoyed this one. There’s is plenty more 😉😉
Nice job despite the shock spring panic, and you have a nice clean bench and floor and a spare diashock! I've not seen jewels that smoked colour but lots of 50's Swiss have clear end stones and pallets. Clear end stones are great for seeing the oil circle. For the auto oiler I oil the end stone and chaton as a unit on the bench mat then fit. The oil droplet keeps them attached. Another nice restoration.
Hi Che. Thanks mate . The shock jewel that flew had a clear jewel which I forgot to mention . I was very surprised. A git to oil as I could not really see r oil drop. Thanks for watching
@@MyRetroWatches they can be yes but with the auto oiler. I always do a close inspection to make sure the oil drop is sufficient and a clear cap jewel makes that really easy. I'd be interested to see more stuff about the hummers as I really know nothing about them.
Lovely job. Really enjoyed the video. And the cleaning interlude was superb. I was smiling and tapping my foot, and it satisfies my OCD to see parts nicely cleaned.
I think vintage Walthams are beautiful watches, even after they were being made in Switzerland. I own 2 vintage Walthams from the 1960s and I am very impressed with their simple elegance.
appreciate these videos and am very glad you mentioned "if we want to do a watch, do it". I am in a vintage pocket watch group on Facebook. I took my 1st 18s apart, got stuck a few times but in the end with patience and perseverance I got it to work again and as I didn't know 'till later all she needed was a stem replacement.
Thanks. It’s a classic look of a dress watch mixed with some age and water damage patina. I just like that it’s been brought back to life from the scrap bin. Wears really nice too. Thanks for watching .
Bravo! Wonderful job. There is a product in the US called Rust Free. It is sold in wood working supply stores. It’s primary use is for removing rust from cast iron table saw tops. It worked great for me.
Thank you for letting us know that this is good for beginners, I have my Grandfather's Waltham so I think I'll have a go at it . Really like your videos Thanks
Got into the watch watching over lockdown, very relaxing to watch. Your vid was great. Love the way you call the pieces by there name and can feel the struggle at time in your work. Great learning vid. Thanks for filming A
Mike, I thoroughly enjoyed your restoration! I am not a watchmaker nor do I have any delusions of becoming one. I am, however, so appreciative of the engineering of a mechanical watch. Just bought the Hamilton intra matic (38 mm) with champagne dial with the 2892~2 movement.
Yes to the Accurist! My latest addition is an Accurist chronograph (first Accurist I've bought) and it's a little beauty. Would love to see you work miracles on one!
Beautiful watch! ... good for the work !! ... what is impressive is that those calibers with 18000 bph achieve high rates of precision, despite being produced decades ago when precision manufacturing was not so advanced ... all a technical feat.
I have done one of these and try a sharp pocket knife on the bezel. Just push it in and the thickness of the knife just pushes it up gently. No chance of a screwdriver mark. These FHF movements are bulletproof and really take a cleaning well. All the ones I have worked on came out and ran well enough, and there are still standard parts pretty readily available. You're right. They are fairly easy to work on and nice ones like that come out great!
Thanks, I should have used a knife you are right. Didnt want to bleed on camera or slip and scratch the dial.. This is my second venture into a FHF movement, the first being in my Mumbai special video. Quite impressed with the simplicity but durability. These would keep going forever if maintained correctly. Thank you for watching.
Hi Mike what a great result, the watch looks amazing well done. I am a beginner and have been watching some of your other videos and find them them really very good with great advice offered for the hobbyist. I also have a few old vintage watches which I now want to try and restore and will be following your methods as best I can. In relation to crystal replacement as I don't have a box of these like you have I will need to find new ones for my project. It would be very useful for you to do a video going through the process of how to select a generic replacement crystals for vintage watches from a site such as Cousins taking into account all the considerations such as measurements, materials and styles etc. Keep up the good work.
loved this video! thank you for making it and walking through every step. i really want to learn to do this (restore), but watching this i was on the edge of my seat the whole time... the watch is gorgeous now!
Hi MIKE MY NAME IS MIKE ALSO JUST WANTED TO SAY THAT I WATCH YOUR CHANNEL ALL I CAN IM LEARNING FROM YOUR CHANNEL ALL I CAN .I WOULD LIKE TO SAY I LOVE THE MUSIC YOU PLAY IN THE BACK GROUND ITSSOUNDS A LOT LIKE WHERE IM FROM I LOVE BLUGRASS IM FROM KENTUCKY IN THE US .HAVE A GREAT DAY AND KEEP TEM COMING.
Excellent job. You really impress me. Good quality craftsmanship. Good show. Thanks for downloading. Happy new year. Stay safe. Johnny, Montreal Canada
Lovely watch and a great outcome, Mike. Thanks for making the video. Seeing that balance jump into life gave me a huge thrill - even vicariously..! I love that Pioneer movement holder.
What a fantastic transformation, I have a similar looking Avia Cadet. I think this must have been a popular style in early 1960s. Keep the videos coming.
Nice work, Mike. This appears to be an off-the-shelf Jeambrun movement based on the layout of the train bridge and Waltham was known to use Jeambrun movements back then. (?)
Great video and a lovely looking retro watch. I can't help but think that that crystal was perfectly cued up for you to find in your collection lol. My main thought was the barrel spring may be damaged but I only saw it going back in complete after the cleaning interlude. Great video
Oh yes for the Accurist m8, I have quietly been gathering old Accurist bits and pieces and Rotary as well as they both have outstanding build and quality levels. One of my Accurist's has a right proper ETA quartz in it and that is a movement good enuff for an Omega. Today's haul for mine is three quartz, a Peterwerth monster rectangle, a Lorus divers watch with torch and backlit dial and a Ben Nevis "turtle" homage watch from Aliexpress... which looks a lot like the Seiko, if I can fix the janky bezel click I might be happier as its sloppier than a spaniel eating a toffee :P Got an even bigger watch incoming called a Qmax which is a hex shaped monster at 60mm on the widest bit, that's gonna be heavy man lol I wore my Indian Ricoh for a couple of days and it is flawless, thanks for re-inspiring me to try out the Bombay Bad Boys again, the Reamer er Roamer is pretty good but that Ricoh is a delight to wear.
Good job putting the train bridge back on. I got impatient and screwed it down and snapped off the escape wheel pivot. Not I’m deciding if the old tissot visodate camping auto is worth it. Love the vids this is my second time watching this one.
Hello Mike. Great restoration work. Here is an idea on that tight screw. Of course continue with penetrating oil now place a screwdriver In the screw slot and apply a little pressure in the direction of loosening the screw at the same time tap the top of the screwdriver with ohhh a pair of tweezers or even another screwdriver while continuing applying turning force on the screw. The oil and tapping on the screwdriver will set up a vibration and hopefully loosen the screw. Hope this helps.
That turned out to be a great looking watch! Amazing that you found those previously lost screws and jewel while searching for the shock mount spring. Glad you finally found it in the last place you looked of course! 🙃
Never fails, 9/10 if the crown is missing the keyless works are corroded. I always give a second thought to buying a watch that's missing the stem/crown unless I have a donor laying round.
Hi Mike Just watched this video and would like to give you some advice that in the past has worked for me. The set screw can sometimes break rust grip by screwing it in instead of out if you can get a 1/8 to a 1/4 turn on it then douse with freeing oil. Hope this helps in future.
As always, thoroughly enjoyed watching you transform that Waltham. Good eyes and a steady hand are obviously a major tool of the trade. I have often wondered about working with the small ladies watches, which were more the fashion in my younger days, must have been difficult?
Thanks for watching and glad you enjoyed this one. Yes ladies mechanical are tiny, I have a few with one or two I might bring to the channel one day. Steady hands just comes with practice and muscle memory.
You should invest in some 'Evapo-rust" for any iron or steel parts that are corroded, it reacts with the rust softening/dissolving it and leaving the part with a protective coating on it. Will save your cleaning solution from becoming dirty and make it last longer lol 👍
Bom dia, escrevo de Goiânia capital do estado de goias Centro do Brasil, parabéns pelo magnífico trabalho o relogio ficou como saiu de fábrica o Sr.é um verdadeiro artista.Continue assim.Deus abençõa.Jason
I’m no expert I’ve been rebuilding my own watches and buying Swiss movements to repair I’ve had a few failures and a fair few successes and I can’t describe the elation you feel when you see that balance move lol especially if the watch wasn’t working when you got it it’s such an amazing magical feeling and you get a sense of pride as well I really enjoyed this video Mike well done on the work all the best mate god bless
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@Eva Bolton Not yet. A Set time for the video to go live.
Love this kind of videos, great style!
My great grandfather was a Swiss watchmaker, and when he came to the US, went to work in the Waltham watch company. I have a box of screws, springs and assorted parts passed to my grandfather, father, then me. Awesome video!
Nearly 2am now, should be asleep but have been completely engrossed with this restoration. Ends up to be a beautiful looking watch. Also thought the microscope shots were superb. Great job!
what you do is an art, I do not understand how I had not discovered this channel before, thank you very much for taking your time and for teaching us the magic you do with watches.
Dear Mike, thanks for this video and every previous ones which I (like many others) regularly watch. You helped me to enjoy getting rusty metal parts back together and tick again (and buying tools..), so, humble but massive thanks to you for sharing your time and great skills!! Please keep on spreading your contagious good mood in saving time keepers of all kinds. Gilles
Nice "watch cleaning" ragtime music. Very enjoyable. Good job on the rebuild. Keep at it.
Thanks Mike. Helpful for me as I start the hobby.
Very enjoyable video Mike, and a lovely looking watch :-)
Thanks Mate!
Thanks Mike, your finding lost parts resonates as we all do it, and I seem to find lost parts from old projects every time! (Thank God for spare fhf parts) I work on a Waltham as I watch, mine has a centre second hand, but similar to yours, marked ST. Clear jewels are not uncommon in fhf, same thing, but different. Well played sir, best hobby ever.❤
Thank you. I find a magnet or a pet hair sticky roller thing helps to find missing parts!
Good luck with your repairs
What a little beauty! I actually lived about 300 yearns from the Waltham factory. Really cool building. Excellent job.
Thank you very much!
Beautiful watches that you bring for service and restoration ... in addition to being your guides and ways of explaining are very clear ... very good to indicate with time the sections of the video ..
Thank you so much .
not sure how I got here and I most certainly should have been doing many other things. Very entertaining video, I stuck around for the entire thing. quite impressed. Thanks for the nice hour break from my tasks
That’s fantastic. Strange how the algorithm works sometimes and offers you a video you would not expect.
Pleased you enjoyed this one. There’s is plenty more 😉😉
Another watch pulled from the boneyard, brought back to life. Great job Mike, the watch is beautiful.
Nice job despite the shock spring panic, and you have a nice clean bench and floor and a spare diashock! I've not seen jewels that smoked colour but lots of 50's Swiss have clear end stones and pallets. Clear end stones are great for seeing the oil circle. For the auto oiler I oil the end stone and chaton as a unit on the bench mat then fit. The oil droplet keeps them attached. Another nice restoration.
Hi Che. Thanks mate . The shock jewel that flew had a clear jewel which I forgot to mention . I was very surprised. A git to oil as I could not really see r oil drop.
Thanks for watching
@@MyRetroWatches they can be yes but with the auto oiler. I always do a close inspection to make sure the oil drop is sufficient and a clear cap jewel makes that really easy.
I'd be interested to see more stuff about the hummers as I really know nothing about them.
Lovely job. Really enjoyed the video. And the cleaning interlude was superb. I was smiling and tapping my foot, and it satisfies my OCD to see parts nicely cleaned.
Thanks for a good video, I got one of these for a graduation present in 1964 just starting messing with watches. 😊
Great job. Perfect band for this watch too. It's my favorite when you service really 'vintage' watches. For me, that's pre-1970.
Thank you. I intend to do more like this soon. Thanks for watching.
I think vintage Walthams are beautiful watches, even after they were being made in Switzerland. I own 2 vintage Walthams from the 1960s and I am very impressed with their simple elegance.
appreciate these videos and am very glad you mentioned "if we want to do a watch, do it". I am in a vintage pocket watch group on Facebook. I took my 1st 18s apart, got stuck a few times but in the end with patience and perseverance I got it to work again and as I didn't know 'till later all she needed was a stem replacement.
I don't know what it is about the look of this watch but I really love it especially the dial. Thank you for the upload.
Thanks. It’s a classic look of a dress watch mixed with some age and water damage patina. I just like that it’s been brought back to life from the scrap bin. Wears really nice too.
Thanks for watching .
Fantastic transformation!
One "yes" vote for the Accurist here! I agree that it has a lovely looking movement.
*_Beautiful job, a pleasure to observe the work and the finished deal. Congratulations._*
Love that watch Mike, great job!. Love the music at the end👍. Bring on the accurist.
Adrian Birkett okay then Accurist will go in the queue.
Bravo! Wonderful job. There is a product in the US called Rust Free. It is sold in wood working supply stores. It’s primary use is for removing rust from cast iron table saw tops. It worked great for me.
Thanks for the tip. I’m now looking into rust removing solution
I love to see a watch that was thought lost brought back to life. Great work!
Great vídeo, lovely Waltham watch, congratulations.
Many thanks!
Thank you for letting us know that this is good for beginners, I have my Grandfather's Waltham so I think I'll have a go at it . Really like your videos Thanks
It is very satisfying to watch something so "dead" come back to life in your very capable hands. A beautiful piece resurrected!
thank you. Glad you enjoyed it.
Got into the watch watching over lockdown, very relaxing to watch. Your vid was great. Love the way you call the pieces by there name and can feel the struggle at time in your work. Great learning vid. Thanks for filming A
love this channel.....maybe you can make tutorial about every part of watch...i'm very interesting to learn some new...thanks
It looks fantastic, clean classic lines, very stylish on the wrist. Another great transformation loved the video.👍⌚
Thanks Jeni
I love these watches. I wish they would still make them like this at prices I could afford.
A pleasure see your work, thank you very much!!. Nice watch!
Mike, I thoroughly enjoyed your restoration! I am not a watchmaker nor do I have any delusions of becoming one. I am, however, so appreciative of the engineering of a mechanical watch. Just bought the Hamilton intra matic (38 mm) with champagne dial with the 2892~2 movement.
Thank you for sharing your knowledge.
Yes to the Accurist! My latest addition is an Accurist chronograph (first Accurist I've bought) and it's a little beauty. Would love to see you work miracles on one!
I will try . The dial is really bad though .
@@MyRetroWatches That's a shame, it's so tricky to restore/clean a dial without actually making it worse.
Beautiful watch! ... good for the work !! ... what is impressive is that those calibers with 18000 bph achieve high rates of precision, despite being produced decades ago when precision manufacturing was not so advanced ... all a technical feat.
Great restoration - Thanks !!
Many thanks!
Watch looks amazing .
I have done one of these and try a sharp pocket knife on the bezel. Just push it in and the thickness of the knife just pushes it up gently. No chance of a screwdriver mark. These FHF movements are bulletproof and really take a cleaning well. All the ones I have worked on came out and ran well enough, and there are still standard parts pretty readily available.
You're right. They are fairly easy to work on and nice ones like that come out great!
Thanks, I should have used a knife you are right. Didnt want to bleed on camera or slip and scratch the dial..
This is my second venture into a FHF movement, the first being in my Mumbai special video. Quite impressed with the simplicity but durability. These would keep going forever if maintained correctly. Thank you for watching.
Very cool comeback for that watch. Nice job on the repairs.
Glad you enjoyed it
Awesome stuff Mike, well done buddy, just applied to join the Facebook group
Outstanding video. love your comments and teaching style. Inspires me to try this.
Go for it! Its what my channel is all about , I show what I can do as a hobbyist and hope to inspire more into this.
Hi Mike what a great result, the watch looks amazing well done. I am a beginner and have been watching some of your other videos and find them them really very good with great advice offered for the hobbyist. I also have a few old vintage watches which I now want to try and restore and will be following your methods as best I can. In relation to crystal replacement as I don't have a box of these like you have I will need to find new ones for my project. It would be very useful for you to do a video going through the process of how to select a generic replacement crystals for vintage watches from a site such as Cousins taking into account all the considerations such as measurements, materials and styles etc. Keep up the good work.
My Retor watches you are good at restoring vintage watches ⌚️ my friend
loved this video! thank you for making it and walking through every step. i really want to learn to do this (restore), but watching this i was on the edge of my seat the whole time... the watch is gorgeous now!
Thank you for commenting. Watches like this are the most rewarding to do. Glad you enjoyed it.
@@MyRetroWatches do you then sell them?
@@pandoble no they go into my collection
@@MyRetroWatches nice
Working on one now Mike. Learned alot from your video's. Great job on this one. Thanks for the video.
Hi MIKE MY NAME IS MIKE ALSO JUST WANTED TO SAY THAT I WATCH YOUR CHANNEL ALL I CAN IM LEARNING FROM YOUR CHANNEL ALL I CAN .I WOULD LIKE TO SAY I LOVE THE MUSIC YOU PLAY IN THE BACK GROUND ITSSOUNDS A LOT LIKE WHERE IM FROM I LOVE BLUGRASS IM FROM KENTUCKY IN THE US .HAVE A GREAT DAY AND KEEP TEM COMING.
Excellent job. You really impress me. Good quality craftsmanship. Good show. Thanks for downloading. Happy new year. Stay safe. Johnny, Montreal Canada
A bit late, however, I do remember the Waltham brand, and you overcame some difficult issues and brought it back to life! I enjoyed the “movie”.
Lovely watch and a great outcome, Mike. Thanks for making the video. Seeing that balance jump into life gave me a huge thrill - even vicariously..! I love that Pioneer movement holder.
What a fantastic transformation, I have a similar looking Avia Cadet. I think this must have been a popular style in early 1960s. Keep the videos coming.
Yes, do the other one you showed us. I think it would be a great project!
Nice work, Mike. This appears to be an off-the-shelf Jeambrun movement based on the layout of the train bridge and Waltham was known to use Jeambrun movements back then. (?)
Great project Mike, I am very jealous of your crystal collection. You definitely deserve that beer. 🍺
Thanks, joblots often pop up on ebay, I do buy from time to time. All the Seiko and gaskets I have added myself.
Absolutely fantastic
Good !!!👍👍👍
Great video and a lovely looking retro watch. I can't help but think that that crystal was perfectly cued up for you to find in your collection lol.
My main thought was the barrel spring may be damaged but I only saw it going back in complete after the cleaning interlude.
Great video
Oh yes for the Accurist m8, I have quietly been gathering old Accurist bits and pieces and Rotary as well as they both have outstanding build and quality levels. One of my Accurist's has a right proper ETA quartz in it and that is a movement good enuff for an Omega. Today's haul for mine is three quartz, a Peterwerth monster rectangle, a Lorus divers watch with torch and backlit dial and a Ben Nevis "turtle" homage watch from Aliexpress... which looks a lot like the Seiko, if I can fix the janky bezel click I might be happier as its sloppier than a spaniel eating a toffee :P Got an even bigger watch incoming called a Qmax which is a hex shaped monster at 60mm on the widest bit, that's gonna be heavy man lol I wore my Indian Ricoh for a couple of days and it is flawless, thanks for re-inspiring me to try out the Bombay Bad Boys again, the Reamer er Roamer is pretty good but that Ricoh is a delight to wear.
Good job putting the train bridge back on. I got impatient and screwed it down and snapped off the escape wheel pivot. Not I’m deciding if the old tissot visodate camping auto is worth it. Love the vids this is my second time watching this one.
Hello Mike. Great restoration work. Here is an idea on that tight screw. Of course continue with penetrating oil now place a screwdriver In the screw slot and apply a little pressure in the direction of loosening the screw at the same time tap the top of the screwdriver with ohhh a pair of tweezers or even another screwdriver while continuing applying turning force on the screw. The oil and tapping on the screwdriver will set up a vibration and hopefully loosen the screw. Hope this helps.
That’s very similar movement of my father’s watch, a Beguelin, from my memory it is a FHF60. Very nice job!
That was great! Accurist next please!!
What a smart watch looks great on the wrist, well done
+1 for the accurist restoration. Great job on the Waltham, love the all dial look.
That is a beautiful watch...well restored!
I love these style of watches. I would like to have one but not easy to find and harder to find one who restore it.
Its actually a beautiful watch, great restoration!
That turned out to be a great looking watch! Amazing that you found those previously lost screws and jewel while searching for the shock mount spring. Glad you finally found it in the last place you looked of course! 🙃
I almost forgot I lost that spring on this watch!
Thanks for watching. I was only wearing this one yesterday
Lovely loopings watch! Nicke restauration!
Never fails, 9/10 if the crown is missing the keyless works are corroded. I always give a second thought to buying a watch that's missing the stem/crown unless I have a donor laying round.
Yea, i would to see how well you can bring back that accurist. Would make a good episode or 2.
Haha I really think the dial is past it and maybe everything visual but we will give it a go.
Thanks
Excelente trabajo saludos desde Argentina
Please do the accurast. That movement looks beautiful.
Hi Mike Just watched this video and would like to give you some advice that in the past has worked for me. The set screw can sometimes break rust grip by screwing it in instead of out if you can get a 1/8 to a 1/4 turn on it then douse with freeing oil. Hope this helps in future.
Thank you for your advise.
A great restoration as always ! Very tricky moments, but you have finished it successfully, well done mate ! Very very nice watch indeed !!
Thanks
Greetings from Brazil Mike! Awesome video! Love see you bring back to life those little pieces of history! Keep up the good work! 😎🍺
Thank you ! My audience really is world wide!
My Retor watches ⌚️ your vintage waltham watch is awesome my friend
I got a similar Waltham automatic in the same lot with the Dynasty jump hour watch. Looking forward to getting it going.
wow the timestamps are a really good addition
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Thanks. Hopefully people dont skip too much of the content.
I’d like to see it 👍✔️Waltham is a handsome time piece ⏱
Excellent job well done.
Truly enjoyed watching your videos..Great job.. I will watch again..
Glad you enjoyed it and thank you for commenting.
Lovely watch
Nice work I will be proud wearing that watch
As always, thoroughly enjoyed watching you transform that Waltham. Good eyes and a steady hand are obviously a major tool of the trade. I have often wondered about working with the small ladies watches, which were more the fashion in my younger days, must have been difficult?
Thanks for watching and glad you enjoyed this one. Yes ladies mechanical are tiny, I have a few with one or two I might bring to the channel one day. Steady hands just comes with practice and muscle memory.
You should invest in some 'Evapo-rust" for any iron or steel parts that are corroded, it reacts with the rust softening/dissolving it and leaving the part with a protective coating on it.
Will save your cleaning solution from becoming dirty and make it last longer lol 👍
Lovely job!
Bom dia, escrevo de Goiânia capital do estado de goias Centro do Brasil, parabéns pelo magnífico trabalho o relogio ficou como saiu de fábrica o Sr.é um verdadeiro artista.Continue assim.Deus abençõa.Jason
Great restoration, I'd wear it in a "Heart beat"! Thanks for sharing. I'm looking for information on Garsons watches from the 1930's and 40s.
I’m no expert I’ve been rebuilding my own watches and buying Swiss movements to repair I’ve had a few failures and a fair few successes and I can’t describe the elation you feel when you see that balance move lol especially if the watch wasn’t working when you got it it’s such an amazing magical feeling and you get a sense of pride as well I really enjoyed this video Mike well done on the work all the best mate god bless
Thank you sir. It’s seeing that balance spin for the first time is what I am addicted to.
Great job 👍 and very informative
I ve loved the job, thank you. Please do the other 7 watches.
thanks, I am contemplating a few of the others. Stay tuned!
Yesss, I love when old small complicated mechanisms are brung back to life. ♡♥♡
As the Americans say Mike,
The Accurist get it done😉👍👍👍
My Retor watches your utube videos are awesome my friend
This one came out beautiful. Two Thumbs Up. 8-)
Thank you.
Um trabalho muito gratificante parabéns pelo trabalho, nota 10
My my m8, a vintage 1960's hand cranker?! Right up my alley. Good job, Mike!
I certainly did enjoy it. Nice restoration.
Thanks for watching.