I think the history segments are fascinating. And the subtitles pointing out points of interest along the way during disassembly help to give context to the work you're doing (while simultaneously giving you twice the workload during editing, of course!). But your style and skill with these videos continues to evolve, and you seem to be settling into a format that really works. Since most watch repair enthusiasts are a bit on the nerdy side, I can't see how covering the history of the brands, movements or even specific models would be met with anything but enthusiasm.
I'm glad you liked it, and it was very nice of you to let me know. The editing on these things is already insane with all the cameras. I just love the extra work. I'm going to try and go more in depth with the history. I like doing the research, which is, as you said, a bit nerdy. I may even start to script these videos, as at the moment I just shout into the mic for an hour straight, then cut it all together!
In general, I really like your voice over work. The history of the company is a nice touch, and your script is clean and your quips are spot on and funny! Keep up the good work! 👍👍
I watch a lot of other popular watch channels and you’re offering something different t with highlighting every part in text and detailed history. I love it
I love the history segment! I watch a few other watch repairers and usually all that you get a small off-handed comment about a so-and-so company and how far they've fallen but no real explanations. Context and background of the situation really help as I only consume horology information from yours and others' videos. I feel the timestamps definitely help for those who aren't as interested in the history.
Thank you. I'll try and get a bit better with the history. I really do appreciate the feedback. I definitely think it adds something to the videos, so I'm happy you liked it.
C&E. Marshall CO Mainspring winders. I post tool pics and stuff sometimes on my IG instagram.com/p/Cg7KUA8scNN/ feel free to follow me over there if you are interested in that sort of thing
Yes , I love the format of discussing history of the movement while you are dissamblinhg it. It brings us so much closer to the movement while you are trying to bring it to life again.
the combination of history, technical info and honest process means that i can enjoy this type of video regardless of what im doing, whether its just background sound or a sit down and watch scenario. excellent video!
Im a new subscriber, seeing this 7 months after it was posted. I really like the history.. It adds a huge amount to the appreciation of the item in question.
I'd like to encourage people to have a go at fixing things, and I believe if it looks easy, it just discourages people. So much online now just makes everything look easy and simple. When the reverse is true, fixing anything is going to be tough, especially if your just getting started
I really love the backstory and detail of historical significance regarding this movement and how it intertwines with the manufacturing groups of the past. Well done. Love your sense of humour along with your humility. I hope you keep going in the direction of your current format 👍
I think even other channels should tell the history from the brand and watch and by doing this you have a new sub. I did love to hear all the info , thank you for making the time for this video 👍🏻👍🏻
Thank you for this interesting video. The images are beautiful, and your comments are pleasant to follow. I really appreciated the results of your research about this brand of watches. You are an excellent watchmaker. I believe that your beautiful modesty helped you become one. -- Merci pour cette intéressante vidéo. Les images sont belles, et vos commentaires sont agréables à suivre. J'ai beaucoup apprécié le fruit de vos recherches à propos de cette marque de montres. Vous êtes un excellent horloger. Je crois que votre belle modestie vous a aidé à le devenir.
Never really was interested too much into watches, I want to get something that I like and, take good care of it. But something about your video style is just. Soothing to watch. It's fun, calm, and well... Really interesting. You are one knowledgeable chap, and I hope more people find your channel, cheers! :D
I am so so glad you mention the difficulty when reinserting the barrel arbor. That has been the bane of my watch repair existence! I can't count the times I have been on all fours with a flashlight or broom looking for a #$&@ barrel arbor that pinged off! All others seem to have no problem with this. Now I'm your fan for life😅
One of the comments mentioned holding onto the arbor with a pin vice when installing it, it seems like it could work i'm going to try it. Maybe give it a go if it works for you let me know!
I tried that method just a couple of days ago and it did work well. Only concern is many arbors don't have a long enough extension to get a good grip on with the pin vice. This one was an old pin lever watch where the mainspring barrel had a second gear so it drove both the minute and hour wheel directly. That arbor was longer lending itself to that method. Thanks again. I also appreciate the history.
Yes i did wonder about the grip being an issue on some arbors I guess it would be to much to ask for that something is easy lol appreciate you letting me know
Thanks very much for sharing this video with us. So good to get the history side of things too. Please keep on sharing history with us. It makes it way more interesting.
Hi, I am enjoying your videos, especially the history of various manufacturers which adds valuable context. You seem concerned that parts of the videos could be "boring". My guess is that people viewing watch repair videos are not doing so for excitement. Such vids are, by their nature, slow, detailed and repetitive. Don't worry about it. Viewers have the power to easily skip forward and backwards as they wish. I like also that you are "budget constrained" like most people, and don't have every bit of fancy kit so think of new or different ways of doing things. This is keeping it real and is encouraging. Keep up the fine work!
First class rebuild,and a fine explanation, keep up the good work, I don’t know why the company that produced the watch , or companies run away from re-furbishing and rebuilding their vintage watches.
Excellent format. Your history and candor for narration of content is perfect. Video length is ideal. Brilliant!. Very enjoyable vs some of the more loquacious watch repair channels.
This is a first for me but in effect its like a miniture engine the fuel being the spring , its a whole new world with some very clever engineering and your format really good , thanks. Razzo
I'm glad you liked it. My father was a car mechanic, I never got much into it. Instead, I became a computer programmer, and I always regretted not getting more into mechanics. Now it's kind of hard as I live in an apartment in the centre of a capital city, so watches... very cool, but the oil is a bit more expensive.
This video popped up in my feed unexpectedly. Fascinating history and mesmerizing to view. I appreciate the dexterity, patience and memory to get it back together and functioning again. Learned something new today. Thank you for sharing!
Look here mate, you and I see eye to eye on the Swatch group and what's happened to the industry. Reminds me of the diamond industry. It's always done for the same reason. To make rich men richer and screw over the small guy. Once it's done they always seem to shit on their own history and their egos get so big they don't care about the craft anymore,they all just sit around in big rooms smoking cigars and enjoying the smell of their own farts. You do amazing work and I enjoy watching immensely my friend.
Thanks I appreciate that, swatch group I can't talk about here in the comments i'd get banned from TH-cam lol btw I finally finished the Tissot video 'tis a lovely looking watch
Fine job . You did it so good . I like small watches as well I have two minute man Bulova`s one made in the US the other is Swiss made . They appear to be almost the same . Your the first watch maker to use leather to polish jewels that I have seen .
Thank you; I'm glad you enjoyed it. I'm a big vintage Bulova fan. Do you have the rectangular minute man? I think they also did a square one, but I can't remember off the top of my head. Anyhow, great watches! Thanks again for the kind words.
Comment? Really enjoyed the video. Camera work is something you have really worked on and achieves everything that we want. The history element is smashing and the rabbit follow up is even better. The learning tips give just a little more. What else can I say? Oh yes! Thank you
History in general is important. We can't understand the world as it is today if we don't know how it became that way. The history of horology is a very narrow niche and therefore it is very interesting. Good job informing your audience. Keep it coming. You could screw the arbor on the tip of a threaded rod the size of a screwdriver. Insert the arbor, then unscrew the rod while holding it with a tweezer. Obviously, the thread has to be the correct size. Which may be different from one arbor to another.
It has been suggested to me to use a barrel arbor pin vise to help with the installation of the arbor back into the spring in the barrel. However there are multiple sizes available from Bergeon
I really enjoy the history, your knowledge of watches and time keeping is very enjoyable to watch. Your pace keeps me interested from start to finish. I own and enjoy several mechanical and automatic watches. Ever since I was a young 5 year old boy I wore a watch, I guess I though it was cool or something. Keel up the good work!
Hi, If you do not like to install the barrel arbor as the last step before closing the barrel, you could have done it once the mainspring was in the retainer ring and placing the unit on your barrel tool which has a whole in the center where the arbor fits and and make sure the arbor tongue fits in the mainspring hole. Once this is all together place the whole unit on the barrel itself, line up the arbor over the barrel hole and push the mainspring down into the barrel. Voile! Sometimes the barrel cover becomes rounded after several overhauls so make sure it is flat and gives the arbor just enough endshake but not too much. Nice video👍
Love your left hand spring solution. What I've done in the past is wind the spring into a winder one size smaller than the barrel, then deposit the spring into the correct winder. That gets it in the correct orientation, and you can just push it into the barrel normally.
You know i never thought of that! I'm going to try that next time thank you. I'd buy you a beer for the tip but in your case I think you have that covered
Just watched this and subbed to your channel, just getting interested in watch repair and have not invested. Im just gathering information. I love the back story and history and find it easier to listen to the british accent so this was a wonderful find for me.! Thank you!
The history makes the build special. And I use B dip to clean the pallet fork, balance and escape wheel as I have had damage in the past with the ultrasonic. We all do things differently but the ultrasonic can loosen the glue that holds the jewels in the pallet fork. I have lost one once.
Do you think that's a direct result of the ultrasonic or the cleaning fluid used? Shellac melts in alcohol, as I'm sure you are aware. I'll just add that for anyone reading this comment who does not know. I use Elma's WF Pro Watch Cleaning Fluid. I've never had an issue with the shellac; I'm not saying there is not one, and I'll report on the channel if I ever have an issue in the future. A little more caution with these parts is no bad thing, and I appreciate you taking the time to let me know.
Are you in Prague? Wonderful city with lovely people. I notice that bidding closed at 222BPS. I would have hoped for me for all your efforts. Thanks for sharing this tour de force in the history of that line of watches. Almost as much as the work you did!
You would really love RGM watches. A small workshop in Lancaster, PA. Tiny number of pieces made each year. Rose engine. Even use some totally original, fully in-house movements! Doubt I’ll ever be able to afford one (although they’ve had some for as “low” as 5k USD) but I plan to tour their workshop one day. Anyway, look up RGM watches! As artisanal high horology as it gets.
Love the videos! Where you were talking about how difficult the jewels are to pick up, I've heard using a larger pair of tweezers, like a double ought, helps a lot. Even though it's rather counterintuitive. Hope that helps!
Contrary to what I may have told you earlier, it is in fact safe for the balance wheel pivots to have the shock settings removed while cleaning.The pivots won't touch anything but the cleaning fluids. One lives and learns I guess (and hope..😊). I do like the history lessons. Thank you.
I've seen it done both ways by experienced watchmakers. I'm not sure which is best, and I'm not sure it matters that much as long as the pivots get cleaned. Welcome back, and thanks for the revised tips. and I try to learn; it takes a few mistakes normally lol
Recently found the channel and am enjoying it so far. If you can get your hands on one definitely pick up an elgin Edgewater. American, cool style and not expensive. Down side is you can't find the gaskets for it anymore. it's always a gamble on being able to get case back screws out and back off at all. Lesser quality steel and the heads get chewed up from use and skin oil.
A caution on ultrasonic cleaners. Heavy use can remove treatments, such as plating. It does deem gentle. It is a bit more violent on the micro level. It uses micro cavitations to scrub the surfaces. That can be too violent for some stuff. Not often, particularly for the watches you work on. But look into that before anything too expensive.
I think the history segments are fascinating. And the subtitles pointing out points of interest along the way during disassembly help to give context to the work you're doing (while simultaneously giving you twice the workload during editing, of course!). But your style and skill with these videos continues to evolve, and you seem to be settling into a format that really works. Since most watch repair enthusiasts are a bit on the nerdy side, I can't see how covering the history of the brands, movements or even specific models would be met with anything but enthusiasm.
I'm glad you liked it, and it was very nice of you to let me know. The editing on these things is already insane with all the cameras. I just love the extra work. I'm going to try and go more in depth with the history. I like doing the research, which is, as you said, a bit nerdy. I may even start to script these videos, as at the moment I just shout into the mic for an hour straight, then cut it all together!
In general, I really like your voice over work. The history of the company is a nice touch, and your script is clean and your quips are spot on and funny! Keep up the good work! 👍👍
Thank you! You are making me blush. I appreciate the kind words.
I watch a lot of other popular watch channels and you’re offering something different t with highlighting every part in text and detailed history. I love it
Thank you i'm still finding my style on TH-cam so i appreciate the feedback!
I love the history segment! I watch a few other watch repairers and usually all that you get a small off-handed comment about a so-and-so company and how far they've fallen but no real explanations. Context and background of the situation really help as I only consume horology information from yours and others' videos. I feel the timestamps definitely help for those who aren't as interested in the history.
Thank you. I'll try and get a bit better with the history. I really do appreciate the feedback. I definitely think it adds something to the videos, so I'm happy you liked it.
What brand are your mainspring winders?
C&E. Marshall CO Mainspring winders. I post tool pics and stuff sometimes on my IG instagram.com/p/Cg7KUA8scNN/ feel free to follow me over there if you are interested in that sort of thing
Youve a great sense of humour! I find myself randomly laughing out loud at your wise cracks..my missus thinks im loosing it.
LOL I'm pretty sure my missus thinks i'm a total nutter by now so welcome to the club. Glad you enjoyed it!
Yes , I love the format of discussing history of the movement while you are dissamblinhg it. It brings us so much closer to the movement while you are trying to bring it to life again.
Good to know thank you for taking the time to let me know.
Appreciate your honesty in owning up the mistakes and correcting yourself. The history narration was good.Thanks.All the best.
Appreciate you letting me know
I found the history element as interesting as the actual cleaning. Thank you
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Glad you enjoyed it!
the combination of history, technical info and honest process means that i can enjoy this type of video regardless of what im doing, whether its just background sound or a sit down and watch scenario. excellent video!
I appreciate that! Glad you got something out of it.
Im a new subscriber, seeing this 7 months after it was posted. I really like the history.. It adds a huge amount to the appreciation of the item in question.
As someone that read history at university I may be biased, but I'll take all the history you care to share with us. Thank you for your work!
I am also loving how you share what you’ve learned from your mistakes
Thank you I've made a few and expect to make a few more no point in hiding it IMO. Glad you are enjoying the content :)
Another great video. I enjoy that you keep your mistakes in the video. They make great teaching moments.
I'd like to encourage people to have a go at fixing things, and I believe if it looks easy, it just discourages people. So much online now just makes everything look easy and simple. When the reverse is true, fixing anything is going to be tough, especially if your just getting started
Specially appreciated the History segment. The watch is now back to new!
Thank you glad you liked it!
I, for one, appreciate the history lessons (and leaving the mistakes in).
You are welcome nice to see you back on the channel :)
@@Saving-Time wouldn't miss it. I might have even picked up a 60s Prim since that episode.
@@endy_fx Nice, you can never have to many watches
Keep the History. Enjoyed that video. Thank you.
Glad you enjoyed it thank you for the kind words.
Thanks for taking us with you on a time tour. Nice watch, restored with respect.
Glad you enjoyed it
I really love the backstory and detail of historical significance regarding this movement and how it intertwines with the manufacturing groups of the past. Well done. Love your sense of humour along with your humility. I hope you keep going in the direction of your current format 👍
Thanks Steve very nice of you to let me know thanks, I'll be keeping this format going forward glad you liked it :)
Very very pleased to have found your channel just now.
Glad you are enjoying it thank you for the nice comment!
I like the history. It's a big part of my interest in watches. Great review. Thank you!
Thanks for watching! Glad you liked it.
Well done & good job. Historical background was nice to discover.
Thank you
Nice touch, beautiful watch. I wish I had the opportunity to have such a lovely timepiece. Good effort and best of luck to you. I 👌
Thank you very much!
I think even other channels should tell the history from the brand and watch and by doing this you have a new sub.
I did love to hear all the info , thank you for making the time for this video 👍🏻👍🏻
Thank you for this interesting video.
The images are beautiful, and your comments are pleasant to follow.
I really appreciated the results of your research about this brand of watches.
You are an excellent watchmaker.
I believe that your beautiful modesty helped you become one.
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Merci pour cette intéressante vidéo.
Les images sont belles, et vos commentaires sont agréables à suivre.
J'ai beaucoup apprécié le fruit de vos recherches à propos de cette marque de montres.
Vous êtes un excellent horloger.
Je crois que votre belle modestie vous a aidé à le devenir.
Thank you I appreciate the kind words
Never really was interested too much into watches, I want to get something that I like and, take good care of it.
But something about your video style is just. Soothing to watch. It's fun, calm, and well... Really interesting. You are one knowledgeable chap, and I hope more people find your channel, cheers! :D
That's very gratifying to hear, thank you! I'm glad you enjoyed it.
Beautiful demonstration of watchmanship. Excellent videos. Thank you!
Glad you enjoyed it!
I love this setup , with you telling the story and in the meanwhile we can see it being disambeled
Thank you :)
@@Saving-Time no thank you, for being a public teacher of sorts. We need more channels like yours feeding human intellect.
I love your honesty when you mess up. We all mess up... 👍🏻🇬🇧
Thanks, I appropriate you letting me know.
I am so so glad you mention the difficulty when reinserting the barrel arbor. That has been the bane of my watch repair existence! I can't count the times I have been on all fours with a flashlight or broom looking for a #$&@ barrel arbor that pinged off! All others seem to have no problem with this. Now I'm your fan for life😅
One of the comments mentioned holding onto the arbor with a pin vice when installing it, it seems like it could work i'm going to try it. Maybe give it a go if it works for you let me know!
I tried that method just a couple of days ago and it did work well. Only concern is many arbors don't have a long enough extension to get a good grip on with the pin vice. This one was an old pin lever watch where the mainspring barrel had a second gear so it drove both the minute and hour wheel directly. That arbor was longer lending itself to that method. Thanks again. I also appreciate the history.
Yes i did wonder about the grip being an issue on some arbors I guess it would be to much to ask for that something is easy lol appreciate you letting me know
Thanks very much for sharing this video with us. So good to get the history side of things too. Please keep on sharing history with us. It makes it way more interesting.
Will do! Thanks for the kind words
Hi, I am enjoying your videos, especially the history of various manufacturers which adds valuable context. You seem concerned that parts of the videos could be "boring". My guess is that people viewing watch repair videos are not doing so for excitement. Such vids are, by their nature, slow, detailed and repetitive. Don't worry about it. Viewers have the power to easily skip forward and backwards as they wish.
I like also that you are "budget constrained" like most people, and don't have every bit of fancy kit so think of new or different ways of doing things. This is keeping it real and is encouraging.
Keep up the fine work!
The history segment is fantastic thank you.
Thank you for the kind words!
Spot on! Give us some history first. This really helps on makers that are less known.
Thank you Arthur i appreciate you taking the time to let me know!
Love the format and history lesson it gives it more meaning and adds to the value of your channel and really what drives your passion
Thanks for letting me know and i appreciate the kind words
@@Saving-Time your welcome
Love the split screen and the subject. Hoorah!
Glad you liked it. Thanks for letting me know.
I love the dialogue and the history lesson. Please keep it up
Glad you enjoyed it sir. Thanks for letting me know.
New here. History is essential to understanding everything. Thank you for sharing this interesting story.
Glad you enjoyed it, thank you for letting me know :)
First class rebuild,and a fine explanation, keep up the good work, I don’t know why the company that produced the watch , or companies run away from re-furbishing and rebuilding their vintage watches.
Thank you I'm glad you enjoyed it I don't understand it ether!
Another absolutely amazing video.
Glad you enjoyed it Thanks again
Excellent format. Your history and candor for narration of content is perfect. Video length is ideal. Brilliant!. Very enjoyable vs some of the more loquacious watch repair channels.
Glad you enjoyed it! Thanks for the kind words
Ditto to the last comment. History in my opinion is half the reason it is so good to watch these wondrous watches being brought back to life.
I agree glad you liked it thank you for letting me know.
Excellent video! Thank you for all your work and trouble.
My pleasure! Glad you liked it
This is a first for me but in effect its like a miniture engine the fuel being the spring , its a whole new world with some very clever engineering and your format really good , thanks. Razzo
I'm glad you liked it. My father was a car mechanic, I never got much into it. Instead, I became a computer programmer, and I always regretted not getting more into mechanics. Now it's kind of hard as I live in an apartment in the centre of a capital city, so watches... very cool, but the oil is a bit more expensive.
This video popped up in my feed unexpectedly.
Fascinating history and mesmerizing to view.
I appreciate the dexterity, patience and memory to get it back together and functioning again.
Learned something new today.
Thank you for sharing!
Glad you enjoyed it! Thank you for the kind words
Great video, love your self-deprecating style too, very skilful workmanship!
Glad you enjoyed it! Appreciate the kind words
I love the history. I really like your voice it’s melodious.
Thank you glad you enjoyed it
Great commentary and very relaxing to watch you work. Thank you
Thank you very nice of you to let me know,
Great video, I like the historical research. Great combination of excellent technical skills and standup comedy.
Glad you enjoyed it! Thanks for the kind words :)
more history like this in other videos please, fits perfectly
Will do, thank you for letting me know!
Look here mate, you and I see eye to eye on the Swatch group and what's happened to the industry. Reminds me of the diamond industry. It's always done for the same reason. To make rich men richer and screw over the small guy. Once it's done they always seem to shit on their own history and their egos get so big they don't care about the craft anymore,they all just sit around in big rooms smoking cigars and enjoying the smell of their own farts. You do amazing work and I enjoy watching immensely my friend.
Thanks I appreciate that, swatch group I can't talk about here in the comments i'd get banned from TH-cam lol btw I finally finished the Tissot video 'tis a lovely looking watch
Fine job . You did it so good . I like small watches as well I have two minute man Bulova`s one made in the US the other is Swiss made . They appear to be almost the same . Your the first watch maker to use leather to polish jewels that I have seen .
Thank you; I'm glad you enjoyed it. I'm a big vintage Bulova fan. Do you have the rectangular minute man? I think they also did a square one, but I can't remember off the top of my head. Anyhow, great watches! Thanks again for the kind words.
Comment? Really enjoyed the video. Camera work is something you have really worked on and achieves everything that we want. The history element is smashing and the rabbit follow up is even better. The learning tips give just a little more. What else can I say? Oh yes! Thank you
Much appreciated! Nice of you to take the time to let me know. Cheers
History in general is important. We can't understand the world as it is today if we don't know how it became that way. The history of horology is a very narrow niche and therefore it is very interesting. Good job informing your audience. Keep it coming. You could screw the arbor on the tip of a threaded rod the size of a screwdriver. Insert the arbor, then unscrew the rod while holding it with a tweezer. Obviously, the thread has to be the correct size. Which may be different from one arbor to another.
Will do and i agree with you the history is key. Thank you for the kind words!
That's clever. Now to find a threaded rod that teeny.
Great history brief! Thanks.
Thanks glad you liked it
great filming!!!
Thanks :)
These old AS movements were such good little work horses. Good restoration 👍
I agree i'm pretty much always happy when i open a vintage watch and see an AS. Glad you liked it :)
You did a good job on that watch it turned out very nice, and I agree with you that a smaller watch is better for a dress watch.
Thank you i appreciate the kind words glad you liked the video.
It has been suggested to me to use a barrel arbor pin vise to help with the installation of the arbor back into the spring in the barrel. However there are multiple sizes available from Bergeon
I will look into that thanks for the suggestion
The history section is excellent.
Yes, please include the history. It’s important for context. Thanks!
Thank you for letting me know!
I started watching your videos for the history (and humour) fantastic I’ve learned so much ❤️
Glad you like them! Thank you for letting me know.
I really enjoy the history, your knowledge of watches and time keeping is very enjoyable to watch. Your pace keeps me interested from start to finish. I own and enjoy several mechanical and automatic watches. Ever since I was a young 5 year old boy I wore a watch, I guess I though it was cool or something. Keel up the good work!
It's still cool well it is to me at least. Thank you for the kind words I appreciate it.
Thank you very much. Really enjoyed it as a starting watch enthousiast. Keep them coming :)
Thank you for the kind words, glad you enjoyed the video
I love the history bit, 3 cameras nice but consider 2, mag in 1/4 or smaller of screen. Love your sense of humor! Nice work I appreciate it.
Thanks for letting me know glad you enjoyed it.
The history section is a great idea, wearing the watch is great but to know a bit about it is even better.
I agree the history is the main thing for me, glad you liked it.
You are the Jago Hazzard of horology! I discovered your channel by accident and very glad that I did. Subscribed!
I'll take that as a compliment I love that guy. Thank you
@@Saving-Time And so you should. Great work. 👍
Really good video as usual, history part added value definitely 👍 greetings from Arabia
Thank you! 👍and greetings from Prague
Hi,
If you do not like to install the barrel arbor as the last step before closing the barrel, you could have done it once the mainspring was in the retainer ring and placing the unit on your barrel tool which has a whole in the center where the arbor fits and and make sure the arbor tongue fits in the mainspring hole.
Once this is all together place the whole unit on the barrel itself, line up the arbor over the barrel hole and push the mainspring down into the barrel. Voile!
Sometimes the barrel cover becomes rounded after several overhauls so make sure it is flat and gives the arbor just enough endshake but not too much.
Nice video👍
Hi Robert, thank you very much for the tip. I shall try it out, thank you! I appreciate the advice. Cheers
Love your left hand spring solution. What I've done in the past is wind the spring into a winder one size smaller than the barrel, then deposit the spring into the correct winder. That gets it in the correct orientation, and you can just push it into the barrel normally.
You know i never thought of that! I'm going to try that next time thank you. I'd buy you a beer for the tip but in your case I think you have that covered
@@Saving-Time hah! I do have an awful lot here, to be fair.
If I'm ever in your neck of the woods I'll be happy to deprive you of some of it ;)
@@Saving-Time Hackettstown certainly is in the woods. But for real, send me a message if you're in the area!
Right back at you if you ever pass by Prague. Always up for a pint!
Just found your channel, and so far, I'm enjoying it.
Welcome aboard! Glad you are enjoying it so far :)
Great interesting video and I enjoyed learning about the history of the brand. Thanks 🙏
Thanks Michael glad you enjoyed it thanks for letting me know about the history segment.
Really like the history to give the context :)
Love this format!
Thanks for letting me know.
I enjoyed this entire video. I find your dedication and artistic skill most captivating. Much appreciated. Thank you, Sir
Thank you kindly! I appreciate the kind words
Now that’s precision work that is ❤
Thank you! Glad you liked it.
Just watched this and subbed to your channel, just getting interested in watch repair and have not invested. Im just gathering information. I love the back story and history and find it easier to listen to the british accent so this was a wonderful find for me.! Thank you!
Awesome, thank you! Glad you liked it.
The spring looked a bit magnetized. I'd do a demag before putting it on the timegrapher (before and after service).
I like this format.
That was enjoyable, love the way you do things.
Glad you enjoyed it! Thank you for letting me know, appreciate it - David
The history makes the build special. And I use B dip to clean the pallet fork, balance and escape wheel as I have had damage in the past with the ultrasonic. We all do things differently but the ultrasonic can loosen the glue that holds the jewels in the pallet fork. I have lost one once.
Do you think that's a direct result of the ultrasonic or the cleaning fluid used? Shellac melts in alcohol, as I'm sure you are aware. I'll just add that for anyone reading this comment who does not know. I use Elma's WF Pro Watch Cleaning Fluid. I've never had an issue with the shellac; I'm not saying there is not one, and I'll report on the channel if I ever have an issue in the future. A little more caution with these parts is no bad thing, and I appreciate you taking the time to let me know.
Nice and history is amazing!
Thank you!
Are you in Prague? Wonderful city with lovely people. I notice that bidding closed at 222BPS. I would have hoped for me for all your efforts. Thanks for sharing this tour de force in the history of that line of watches. Almost as much as the work you did!
Thank you. Yes, I am in Prague; it's a great place. Thank you for the kind words.
I really injoyed this video and also liked the history lesson. Thanks and subscribed.
Glad you enjoyed it! Thanks for the sub
Great video & very honestly done thx for sharing it.
I liked your video today. Keep making it real like you did. Thanks
Very nice of you to say thank you!
Just discovered you, enjoyed that, thank you 👍
Awesome, thank you!
Great video. Please proceed doing your videos like this. Thanks
Thank you for letting me know!
Love the history!
Thanks for letting me know glad you liked it
Hi haven't seen you since the Prim was overhauled.
I bought a prim , still running well. Orange 2 ND hand. Yellow dial. Nice
Hey John good to see you back! The orange second hand was a big thing with prim they did it on a few models, Glad you got one!
I enjoy the historical and the technical aspects of watchmaking. This of course is in response to your question.
Please keep doing the history!!!!
Will do :) Glad you liked it
You would really love RGM watches. A small workshop in Lancaster, PA. Tiny number of pieces made each year. Rose engine. Even use some totally original, fully in-house movements!
Doubt I’ll ever be able to afford one (although they’ve had some for as “low” as 5k USD) but I plan to tour their workshop one day.
Anyway, look up RGM watches! As artisanal high horology as it gets.
I love RGM awesome work i'd love to tour there workshop. Awesome to see American watchmaking back on the map :)
Love the videos! Where you were talking about how difficult the jewels are to pick up, I've heard using a larger pair of tweezers, like a double ought, helps a lot. Even though it's rather counterintuitive. Hope that helps!
Great tip! I'll give it a go thank you
Contrary to what I may have told you earlier, it is in fact safe for the balance wheel pivots to have the shock settings removed while cleaning.The pivots won't touch anything but the cleaning fluids. One lives and learns I guess (and hope..😊). I do like the history lessons. Thank you.
I've seen it done both ways by experienced watchmakers. I'm not sure which is best, and I'm not sure it matters that much as long as the pivots get cleaned. Welcome back, and thanks for the revised tips. and I try to learn; it takes a few mistakes normally lol
Yes i enjoy the history part of the video. Keep doing them.
I love your humor
Yes the history and chit chat is important.
I think so also, glad you enjoyed the video
Recently found the channel and am enjoying it so far. If you can get your hands on one definitely pick up an elgin Edgewater. American, cool style and not expensive. Down side is you can't find the gaskets for it anymore. it's always a gamble on being able to get case back screws out and back off at all. Lesser quality steel and the heads get chewed up from use and skin oil.
Thank you I'll keep an eye out for an Elgin for sure. I have a Gruen coming up soon I like the American watch companies of old i'm a bit of a fan.
A caution on ultrasonic cleaners. Heavy use can remove treatments, such as plating. It does deem gentle. It is a bit more violent on the micro level. It uses micro cavitations to scrub the surfaces. That can be too violent for some stuff. Not often, particularly for the watches you work on. But look into that before anything too expensive.
Wonderful information thank you 🙏🙏🙏
Glad it was helpful!