What is a NOS (New Old Stock) watch?
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- Have you ever wondered what a NOS watch looks like on the inside? Can it be worn right away or does it need to be cleaned first?
In this video we will answer those questions while working on this 1974 Tissot Stylist with the tiny Tissot 2141/Omega 625 movement inside it, as well as dealing with a stray Incabloc spring. Oh, and we'll also scientifically settle once and for all which screwdrivers are better; Horotec or Bergeon!
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Very, very nice. Watch and video.
Great topic, NOS. Fascinating insights. Thank-you.
You are correct in stating would probably be seven or $800 today but brand new in 1974 at 39,000 yen that watch was $264 US Dollars and some change. Still a good buy back then. Where did you find your New Old stock watches
I was pumped for this one!! Excited to see what a true new old stock watch internals look like after all these years. Thank you!!
It was interesting how you brought this old new stock back to life. A little cleaning and oil change and it’s off and running. Really nice
I'm working on an ETA 2512 for my elderly neighbor, which is roughly the same size as this one. It's been very challenging given my skill level. I did find the 2nd wheel had a broken pivot (but not until I tried putting it back together) which explains why she picked it up so cheap at a local shop. I also had to wind the mainspring in by hand because the arbor on my small winder was too small for the spring and wouldn't catch and I didn't want to try to bend it for fear of breaking it. These small movements look big on the screen and I'm sure most viewers can't appreciate it, but I totally get it.
A shock spring being 'a little bit of a pain to put back in' is a little bit of an understatement. You made it look easy.
Love that TV shape. That design has aged beautifully.
Very nice. Makes my day when you upload and I hear the ding.
What a classy and humourous service. Thanks for the magic! A Tissot Viso-Date Stylist was the first watch I bought, 21 French Francs in 1984 at the flea market, 21 years old myself at the time. Still running. The Viso-Date a bit better than I. A Tissot Viso-Date, Stylist, SeaStar, PR 516 or any combination of the above with a 782-1 movement, new or old stock, is my methadone. There is always a new least favorite to raid for parts as needed, and a new favorite for excitement while the adrenaline lasts, or a new more perfect dial to adore.
I really enjoy the history lesson you give with each watch and movement. Thanks for the great content
A beautiful and funny video on a really stylish watch - thank you Stian for making my day. The cheap movement, its casing and the lack of dial screws show how much the Swiss watchmakers were cutting corners at the time, though the price for the watch was pretty steep. No wonder it ended up being a NOS.
It's a frustrating thing, from a modern collector's perspective, how much quality took a nosedive during the quartz crisis.
I've been subscribed and watching this channel for a while now, I am left wondering why this channel doesn't have at least several 100k subscribers... The skills displayed here, along with the quality production and compelling commentary make the content here stands out among its peers. Anyways, thanks for posting your work, I look forward to more and hope others will find this channel soon. Liked, commented and subscribed! Skal!
Thanks so much! The channel is still growing and I indeed hope to surpass 100k one day :)
Agreed! This man is one of very, very few who lives up to the title, "watchmaker." While other channels are fascinating to watch, let's face it - those are watchtinkerers, or technicians at best.
“TISSOT” backwards spells “TOSSIT,” but I’m glad you didn’t toss this one away! Amazing watch work as always. NOS tools are always my favorite to see- especially the original boxes and packaging. ^_^
What a beautiful watch!
That's wild. Of course the lubricants will have turned to something very unlike what was intended but my first thought was still that it would run fairly well just because NOS always means it's still new. That's the power of language and conditioning, I suppose. Thank you for this very informative episode. And thank you also for the cylindrical archive term. Love that.
Thanks Jozsef! 😁
I am an automotive technician and I enjoy working with my tools I have a wide assortment specialty tools to repair automobiles. So I enjoyed the video seeing the tool's you used to service that watch was great!
Very cool, Tom!
Your timing for this video is perfect. My Tissot T Touch Connect just arrived 2 days ago so I had to watch this. Also, the balance on the watch you’re working on reminds me of the balance Timex used during the 1960’s
The asmr on that case wash is the best 😊
Loved the interlude with the watchmaker’s apprentice @ 5:40 ! 💜 Reminded me of the numerous times a very young pair of siblings would ask mum or dad if we could borrow one of their _VERY_ expensive Pantone marker pens they used for colouring architectural drawings (this is back before CAD). Reason? That $50 pen in Pantone shade No. 578 of light blue was _“the right colour for the sky, Dad!”_ - the light blue texta in our own pencil case just wasn’t good enough! LOL Be careful of the monster you create there… both my sister & I are stationery-obsessed as adults!
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This is a nice video. Your humor makes some of our days better and that is greatly appreciated. Thanks
Glad to hear it!
The principle of entropy says, in essence, everything deteriorates with time unless deliberate steps to preserve or improve it are taken. The more complex the thing, the greater entropy's effect. This watch is a great example of entropy at work. I'm new to rebuilding old bicycles, but already I have found examples of the same principle applying to "NOS" bike parts.
Unfortunately a NOS bike would get enough power to brake itself unlike a NOS watch which has not enough power to even start. Fortunately for the movement.
(Just thinking of 50 Year old brake pads...) 😱
@@Ba_Yegu Indeed. We rarely an entire bike being advertised as NOS, but we do see parts. NOS brake pads probably would be hard as a brick and unusable. NOS tires can be pretty risky as well, though I've got some 20+ year old ones in service right now, and they're doing fine. But NOS derailleurs or brake calipers would just need a little TLC, akin to what was needed for this watch, to make them operate as new, maybe even better than new.
Thanks, Ranger! I didn't really know the word entropy, but now I do :) And you're absolutely right, unless something has been stored in complete vacuum, it will deteriorate. And perhaps even then? 🤔
@@VintageWatchServices In complete darkness, in a container filled with inert gas (e.g., Argon) under slight, positive pressure, kept just above 0°C and protected from variations in ambient temperature and movement. That, or one could just service the NOS watch and put on a new strap. ;) Thanks for another great video.
Btw, over time, I’ve purchased three, slightly newer NOS watches (1980’s and 1990’s) and I learned fast that while step one was admiring them and their visual,perfection, step two was immediately tearing them down for servicing!
Love your channel Stian. I am fascinated with your abilities as a watch maker, and as a historian. I always learn something new each time. I did some calculations using an on-line inflation tool. It showed 100 Japanese Yen in 1974 is now valued at 216.31 (39,000 now equals 84,360.9). Using the current yen rate = roughly 574 Euros. Cheers from Guam USA👍
100 yen per dollar exchange on average over decades, so the watch retailed at $390 in 1974.
The 1974 buying power of one dollar was six times the 2022 dollar.
Stian it’s great to see a giant Norwegian working on a tiny Swiss movement. Great work as always take care from New Zealand 🇳🇿
Mmmm. That watch is so simple and elegant. Thanks for another great video and your kids are always welcome!
That's it; it's settled once and for all!! Just ordered the shiny set. 😉✌️
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Love that watch Stian, surprised at the old oil bunging the movement up. Thanks for video. 👍
Congratulations on reaching 30 000 subscribers. Well deserved. Many more will see the light.
Thanks so much, Clive! 😊
This video has taught me something because a couple of years ago I bought a NOS Rotary watch from evil bay. It worked for a few weeks then began to stop. The seller was very good and got it serviced by someone as he did sell it online through his jewelry shop. It's been fine ever since, but I guess if one is looking for a vintage watch there is a high probability it will need servicing, and this may take the overall price of the watch beyond what it could sell for again.
Yep, you got that right :) Good to hear your experience turned out good in the end 👍
Yep NOS is a must clean, now we know.
Thanks for another fine video. As an amateur watchsmith, I always learn something from your narrative. I look forward to each video!
That's very nice to hear, John, thanks :)
More new than old now Stian. Well done. Cheers, Howard
Thanks, Howard!
I bought a JOS Shanghai watch made around 1980 to 1982 for 70rmb everything was great the strap was good it had a 21600bph 19 jewel Tongji handwind movement.
He swapped out all of the o rings with new ones and serviced the watch.
Since most Tongji movements are very similar and he was an old watchmaker he looked like he could do it with his eyes closed.
Use iso to clean it and Seiko synthetic lube and grease.
He poised the balance and regulated it very very well he said come back after you have worn it in 3 months when it's broken in and I will adjust it.
I love NOS finds.
*Stian, if I have understood correctly from watching your videos, you are Norwegian, live in Switzerland and your English is perfection (not rare in Europe) but....* *_you also speak English with your children?_* *That is fantastic! No doubt French and the Schweiz Deutsch are also spoken in & around the house by your kids.....* (Oh, wait....we’re supposed to be discussing watches. This is a great video, unusual to see a good quality, unused half a century old movement serviced. As the Arabs would say, “Mabrook” or the Portuguese, “Parabéns”.)
Hello Joe, yes, that sums it up :) My wife is Chinese and our children were born in the Netherlands. I did in fact speak Norwegian to my son for the first two and a half years of his life, while he went to an English-speaking daycare. But at that time we got pregnant with our daughter and needed a bigger place for the family. So we moved to a house where the school was very close by, and that school also had a daycare. The daycare was in Dutch, meaning my son would have to deal with four languages at the age of not even three. Thus I decided to stop Norwegian so he would be able to have one clear master language; English. He now speaks English, French, Dutch and some Chinese and German. So it's enough for the time being!
@@VintageWatchServices Sehr gut, Stian und tres bien!
@@VintageWatchServices that's a great mix for the future. My kids are speaking Polish at home and German in the school / kindergarten and with only two languages I see they are some steps further than other kids. From own experience (also pl/de in the childhood + English, Spanish and some Russian later on) I see that learning any next language is way easier for me and even if I don't speak some language I understand more.
Beautiful dial and superb restoration. Enjoyed the video.
Thanks for the video! Great to know what one can expect from a 50 year old NOS watch.
It would be super nice (for me) to see a video about your equipment, the watch cleaning machine, all the fancy tools, etc.
And... What would be the cost effective way to start watch servicing as a hobby. I assume the machine is not a must but a nice to have option.
Liebe Grüße aus Berlin!
Hello, thanks for watching! I am indeed planning a workshop video at some point, but have my hands too full for the time being. You basically do not need any machines to start watch servicing as a hobby, and certainly not a cleaning machine. You can clean the movement in a cheap ultrasonic tank to begin with, or also hand clean them in a bath of cleaning liquid. There are a few videos out there, I believe, which will give you a more complete overview 👍
Very nice work on a nice, uncomplicated watch.
I love your videos. The close up slow motion and sound when the case parts drop into the ELMA 1 to 9 solution jar is beautiful .
Thank you very much! 😊
Thank you, Stian! I have a mental rule about buying old/NOS watches (picked up a couple 70s-era Tressa watches for the day-date A. Schild movements they had in them, just recently) - and the rule is to add US$250 onto the sale price to reflect the inevitable trip to the watchmaker... and yeah, one is buying the seller every time. Anyhow, a couple questions:
1) I've got a couple watch-friends who insist that if you buy something old or NOS that you must not wind it before you get a cleaning and regulation - the assumption being that if things are gunked-up you will be stressing parts throughout the movement and you risk breaking a gear tooth or pivot. Is this truth or nonsense?
2) A personal one for which I will forgive avoidance: Whenever young miss comes into the workshop to organize the tooling, you seem to always be speaking together in English instead of German or French. How did this habit come to be, in your house?
Thanks again.
Hello Randy, thanks for watching! That first advice is indeed sound. If a watch hasn't run for decades it's best to have it looked at first.
We indeed speak English together. There's a long explanation for that, but basically it's because my wife and I speak English together (though sometimes the language of love), and we have brought them up in two different countries :)
Hi Stian, another interesting and useful video. Not seen a NOS watch before, very interesting! Great conversation with your daughter😃
I really appreciate these slomo cleaner drops. Big fan.
Man, I really love your style of work and humor! On the watch side,the 70’ design doesn’t work for me -although that’s my birth decade…and it shows.
…anyway!…thanks a bunch for this new vid! It was like putting the balance back after cleaning: the highlight of the day!
That's very nice to hear, Radu :) 😊
Another great video! Thank you sir.
I agree, shiny ones are definitely the best ones 🤗
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Even once in several decades makes the tool totally worth it!
I do love to see a balance move freely. Thanks
I have always wondered why watches are reassembled with that little half turn of the balance !!!! thanks for answering that !
Any time!
Great job as always Stian, thanks for sharing
Very nice watch and awesome job. Thank you.
The "Slow Mo Dip"- I laugh every time! ... lol. Thanks again for a wonderful video. Hi from Australia. :)
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As always, amazing content. Thank you Stian
Thank you Stian. Just love your videos and the details you provide. Thanks.
I got a lovely NOS for my Fiancée and it was like new inside and out. It keeps time perfectly. I was lucky I geuss.
I bought two 1980's NOS SLAVA USSR watches. A 2427 "Tank", and a 2428 "fridge". Both mint.
Both didn't run, so I taught myself watch making with them. Both run great now. Twin spring barrel movements. Very robust Soviet design, but assembled by folks who couldn't care less.
What a brilliant video to watch sir please keep them coming.
I'm definitely OOS old-old-stock unfortunately Stian.
Take care & stay safe 👍🇬🇧🍀
Thanks, you too! 🤗
Interesting to see the guts of a 50y.o. NOS watch. Thanks for the experience.
I think that dial color is making a comeback . I recently got a self winding Bulova with a dark blue color dial .
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I love your channel. I don't own a mechanical watch (YET), but when I do, I would LOVE to have it serviced by you!
Wow, thank you! 😊
@@VintageWatchServices my pleasure 😊
Great job on the camera work always enjoy your commentary solid with the hand work.
Great job, great vid and very interesting comment.
A pleasure to watch, as usual !
Greetings and regards !
So the style maybe a litte dated but it's still a thing of beauty, in my view. It give someone many years of happy ownership. Where did you aquire this and was it expensive, Stian? Thanks for sharing.
Bless you. I have no patience for kids interrupting me. I commend you oon your reaction. Very cool watch.
Love your videos. Can you please make a video on how a mechanical watch works? There are some videos, but I am particularly interested in how power moves from the main spring to the hands via what wheels/gears. I know the power goes from the main spring to the escapement to the hands, but not how it travels that route. Also can you please make a video on how to read the timegrapher? You explain things really well. I did miss however, the history lesson on Tissot :)
Hello, thanks for watching! I did in fact make a video that explains how a watch works, you can find it here: th-cam.com/video/hkK6e4tb5Qk/w-d-xo.html
And I didn't include the history of Tissot because this isn't the first Tissot I serviced on the channel :) That one you can find here: th-cam.com/video/aj6pdpANDVU/w-d-xo.html
@@VintageWatchServices thanks, will watch it.
Very nice straightforward service. Those cap jewels were insanely small. What is it with Omega and teeny, teeny parts? Is it my imagination, but since you started exercising, Stian, it seems like your hands are steadier. Be safe.
When I here the phrase "new old stock" my radar goes off big time. LOL. Great video.
You could buy a Russian Vostok, though in this case it would be New Old Style as their watches use old designs :)
never new you could buy an old watch new would you get a good bargain i wonder anyway beautiful watch and enjoyable video once again thank you Stian
Wow, that is nice Stian. Lovely work 👍👍
Thanks, Luke! 👍
Just finished drooling over the vacheron Constantine upload of a year ago, finishing inside the barrel ……aarrhhhhh! (Heavenly angels rejoice in the background) and you say you’re not religious Stian. I am ploughing through your channel content with delight, but know I’ll be sad when I get to the point of having to wait a fortnight for an additional fix, pun intended. Took up horology 11 months ago, like a duck to water and rely heavily on the watch gurus like yourself. I am very interested in the camera set up you have, and also wondered if you had thought of a dedicated watch tutorial video (or course). I know you do this throughout your videos but something more mundane for us mortals, like the different types of oil and where, why fixodrop, benefits of watch cleaning machine over ultrasonic, etc. sorry for the rambling but you’re still the best watch maker out there.. kind regards, M
Thanks Matthew, that is very kind of you and very cool that you picked this hobby up! I'm very far from being the best watchmaker out there but I think I mostly have a good approach to the trade and am always eager to learn more and improve.
There are some really good courses out there already, so I don't think I'll want to do those. Mark Lovick's course on Watchfix.com is the best, and Alex over at @itsabouttime has put out a series of really great videos on the basics.
I am however considering starting a members only space where I would do videos specific to certain repairs and issues and also do weekly Q&A's. I'm still not sure about that though, as the intention was never to spend that much time on the channel...
Wonderful stuff.
Wonderful. Perhaps you can check with Polywatch but I spoke with their sales rep many years ago and he told me that polywatch was not an abrasive but in fact worked with friction from rubbing to move very slightly the plastic molecules so as to fill in the scratches. You only need a lentil sized amount on a crystal in this condition and use a wadded up piece of kleenex which helps generate friction and thus the important heat to create the chemical reaction. Once you feel resistance the plastic is melting! Just a few seconds on a crystal like this and then polish with a microfiber cloth to achieve a beautiful deep sheen.
I have been doing it this way for many years now and always get perfect results and in fact on a brand new crystal the depth of clarity increases also. Give it a go and see what you think! The plus side is that you save a small fortune on poly watch and I always put the wadded up tissue paper in a small zip lock bag and its then good for several more minor buffings!
Hello Ian, thanks for your tip! That polywatch sales rep might have "enhanced" reality a bit with his comment 😉 Polywatch is in fact an abrasive, albeit a very fine one, and it works as other very fine abrasives by removing a tiny bit of the surface and thus with it any fine scratches. If you would have a very, very strong microscope you would see that the abrasive rubs off the sharp edges of the scratch and in fact creates a tiny little rounded groove where the scratch was.
Plastic does not melt simply by rubbing it, that would take a blowtorch, as the melting point is close to 200 degrees celsius. But by rubbing the very fine abrasive for a couple of minutes you remove enough of the surface to make the scratches disappear. So regardless of how it does it, the result is the same :)
Great watch. Thank you.
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Thanks Viktor :)
Priceless insight from your tool reviewer. Shiny is always better!😊
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Revisiting this one and laughing out at “shiny ones” 😂😂😂
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Great video! Thanks for sharing.
Wonderful!
Theon, are you going to clean and adjust a Valjoux 88 movement anytime soon? Have you handled any "School Watches"? As in Technicum? What school did you graduate from, and what watch did you build for your "final thesis" so to speak? Your wonderful watchmaking skills and ability to impart information with humor are so very enjoyable!! For a collector like myself, the process of watching all the gears and springs come apart and return together so perfectly is incredibly satisfying. Being of a high percentage of Scandinavian ancestry in my DNA, Norway and Sweden interest me tremendously. Especially incredibly well muscled and handsome watchmakers....!
Hello, I hope to get my hands on a VJ88 at some point indeed! I did most of my training at the British Horological Institute with a few courses at Wostep here in Switzerland also. Then I built my experience on the broken and bruised corpses of a fair amount of old watches :)
Stian
Oh!! Thank you!! You make me laugh!! On the big three companies Patek, Vacheron, and Audemars...I think Breguet has to be there as well. Old Louis DID have a little something to do with supremely great watches. The engine turned dials, Breguet hands, and engineering brilliance are top rate. No?
Stian, I am sorry I misspelled your name! How DO you regard Breguet as compared to Patek, Audemars, and Vacheron? Thank you! Best, Stephen
Wow only 3000 liters of diesel every year to run that watch cleaning machine?! Those new Elmas are so efficient! 😂 Great video as always Stian!
Thanks! 😂👍
Wow, that reptile wrist band is defiantly into an advanced state of decay. 0~o
GREAT VIDEO,,,,THANKS
Thank you
Great video as usual!!
can you make a video about the ones that didn't made it??Brands like Dogma ect..Some light on them?
Hello Harilaos, thanks for wathcing! There are so many brands out there that didn't make it, and I have indeed made videos of a few of them. Montrose, Orator, Pierce etc are all brands that no longer exist. Check the videos out!
5:22 In Japan, you can still get whale oil. When I was a boy, an old clock repairer told me whale oil is the best, but you can't get it anymore.
Nice Job!
Great video, thank you 🙏🏽
Very nice.
When I work on a movement that is all gummed up like this one, I put a drop of One Dip or oil on each pivot after removing the pallet fork to let the movement spin down.
This is a wet dream for collectors I’d imagine
Thanks for another great video, Stian! What are the 3 dots of lubrication you apply inside the barrel above and below the mainspring? It kind of looks like 8200. Thanks again!!
Thanks Woody! Yep, that is indeed 8200 :)
Lovely watch ;)
THEO GREAT JOB, GREAT VIDEO...SEE YOU WHEN...
I also have purchased 2 NOS watches. Both work fine after a service. I notice the crown has a yellowish hue. What metal is the crown made from.
Great video, thanks. I'm curious as to why the teeth on the escapement wheel are lubricated, but other teeth (e.g. the train of wheels?) don't get lubricated even though they have metal on metal contact as the teeth mesh when turning? I'm guessing they are more prone to attracting dust/debris if lubricated, which would wear out and damage the teeth faster than if left dry?
Hello Shayne, thanks for watching! The wheels in the gear train indeed have contact, but the profiles of the teeth are cut so that the surfaces do not rub against each other, they roll on each other. That's the reason they are not lubricated, it is simply not necessary and as you indicate would even be detrimental. The reason for making teeth with this profile is that it creates very little friction in the train and thus needs less power from the mainspring to rotate.
6:16 not to mention the legion of your loyal followers!
Thank you. I do not understand why some watch repair people us an ultrasound cleaner cleaner and others say that this damages the small parts.
Hello Mary, thanks for watching! Ultrasonic machines can be got for very cheap, that's probably why a lot of tinkerers use them. There are some parts you need to be careful with in the ultrasonic, but in general you should be fine using one.
@@VintageWatchServices Thank you.
Hi Stan (is that the correct way to write your name?)
Can I ask you where you learn to be a watchmaker?
Love your videos, they always have a lot of professionalism on the way you work.
Hello Antonio, my name is Stian. It's a vei common name in Norway but obviously not so much in other countries 😉 I learnt most of what I know at the British Horological Institute, which is also where I have my certification from. They have a really good distance learning course of you're interested.
@@VintageWatchServices Thank you very very much.
I'm wearing the exact same model watch right now! Except mine is well worn :D
Wow, very cool! 👍
I wonder if this watch had been worn sparingly and wound, say, once a month, if it might have been still in running order today?
It would most likely have stopped regardless, the lubrication would still degrade too much.
NOS can have been sold, but then never used and just kept in a safe for instance. The main point is that it has never been worn and ideally comes with all packaging, stickers, tags etc.
Hi Stian, do you make a difference in cleaning between the parts of the movement?
I ask, because I am concerned about using solvent to clean the pallet fork and the balance with the hairspring, since they are coated with shellac. Wouldn't these parts be damaged while using solvent?
Shouldn't they be cleaned with water based cleaning fluid?
Hello Aquaman, thanks for watching! No, there's no need to worry about the shellac being dissolved in the cleaning machine nor in naphtha. If you use alcohol for cleaning however, that will dissolve shellac.
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Hello Stian, excuse me, for asking again.
Is naphta the distillate from petroleum? And this doesn't affect shellac?
Do you use naphtha, beside water with cleaning fluids, in the cleaning machine?
@@aquaman1534 No problem of course :) Naphtha is a partial distillate from petroleum indeed. It's often referred to as lighter fluid, as it is often used as that. The cleaning machine has specially made solutions for watch cleaning, which are of course made so that it doesn't damage any parts. As far as I know the exact composition of these solutions are trade secrets, but there's nothing in them that will dissolve shellac. I still wouldn't leave the parts in the machine overnight or such, but that goes for any cleaning liquid, since they can be somewhat aggressive if parts are left in for too long.
very good video, nice to learn from you, GOD bless you
Thank you very much!
An important video for consideration of NOS stuff… and frankly not just watches. When it comes to cars, the wise collector knows the worst cars are often the ones not driven at all. I have a bunch (of mostly worthless, very low-end, largely pin-pallet) NOS watches I acquired as part of buying out a retiring Jewllers and none of the even run at all.
Question I’ve been meaning to ask: is there a reason you haven’t featured JLC/LeCoultre on this channel?
Nice