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Apart from the feeling that the dial could just have been cleaned and refitted, just to match the age displayed by the rest of the watch, I was absolutely blown away by the display of craftsmanship. Salute.
Hi, there! Thank you so much for watching and for your kind comment. We truly appreciate your support and hope you enjoy our other videos as well. Have a wonderful day 😊
Hi, there! Thank you so much for watching and for your kind comment. We appreciate the supportive words and hope you enjoy our other restorations as well. Have a great day 😊
Fabulous! What a fantastic job. I think any vintage watch worth owning is worth experiencing as the original designer intended. And that dial looks great!
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I love to see the restoration work you do. Outstanding craftsmanship! Personally I would not have changed that beautiful patina. But it’s not my watch, and I have to say it looks stunning. Well done, Sir
Hi, there! Thank you so much for watching and for your fair feedback. We understand that everyone has their own preferences as do we, and we always abide by what our customers want. We appreciate your kind words about our work and hope you enjoy watching our other videos as well! Have a wonderful day 😊
La restauración del dial es perfecta y envidiable, lástima que a la caja no le hicieron restauración, habría sido más que perfecto ver el reloj con la caja y el dial restaurados juntos.
Thank you for the kind words! We'll keep that mind the next time we partner up with My Jewelry Repair for a full restoration. They do a wonderful job refinishing bands and cases, and they may even show this process in their recent Cartier Restoration video. Thank you again and we hope you enjoy our future content!
This is beautiful; I’ve never seen such a detailed PAD printing and it was fascinating to see how it’s done. I would love to work on dials/case restorations for a living, there’s nothing I can think of that I’d find more satisfying. Sadly I work in management consulting, so I’ll just have to enjoy you guys posting videos of it! Subscribed. Can’t wait to see more - pages like this can blow up quickly, so please keep posting!
Thank you for the very kind words! We are definitely looking for more dial refinishers to keep the art of the craft alive. So if you ever change your mind about your career, you can definitely look our way 😉
@@PickleballWanderer Thank you so much! We are based out of California, but fortunately we are an online repair service, so we can receive dials from anywhere in the United States!
Very interesting how many steps are necessary to make/restore a dial. Question 1: why bother to get the lacquer, paint and plating off the old dial. Is it not easier to just take a new brass plate and laser drill the holes? Question 2: how do you produce the print plate to reproduce the exact types?
Hi, there! Thank you for your interest in our craft. For your first question, many people prefer to refinish the original dial as it can help retain the watch's value. Secondly, most our our printing plates are original and have been with our company for several decades. When a new one is needed, it is produced by our team designer using a laser engraving machine. We will actually showcase this process in an upcoming video 😊
I've seen a lot of watchmaking on TH-cam, but this is something else. Bravo! Btw: what is this stuff you put on the back of the markers to hold them in place?
I wish there were a narrative or transcript to identify the various steps. For instance, why fine hand sanding alternating repeatedly with a grinder? And exactly what is that sponge stamping device and why is it used at different points throughout the process?
Hi, there! Thank you so much for watching and for your interest in our craft. Unfortunately, we cannot give the specifics of the materials we use as they are kept as a trade secret. We appreciate your understanding and hope you have a great day 😊
Hello! Thank you for the kind words. Prices for dial refinishing start around $225, but vary depending on design, if it's vintage and/or a specific brand, custom requests, and the amount of work that needs to be done (as seen in the video) ☺
Hello! Thank you for your kind words (and concerns). For the harsher chemicals, they do wear gloves, however, most of the time, they prefer handling the dial restoration without them 🙂
Hi, there! Thank you so much for watching and for your kind words. Although we understand where you're coming from, many believe in restoring the original dial of a watch to retain its value. We do abide by customer request and can even create new ones from scratch as well as it still remains genuine from manufacturing standards. We appreciate the discussion and hope you have a wonderful day 😊
LOL, they’re always like (on a completely fucked dial) “yeah, I just love the patina on this one, want to keep it as original as possible” - as they polish the case to within an inch of it’s life, stick on a brand new strap and replace the hands. THIS is why they don’t do the dial 😂
Hi, there! Thank you so much for watching and for your kind comment. We appreciate the supportive words and hope you enjoy our other restorations as well. Have a great day 😊
Thank you for watching our content! Yes, it's definitely such a lengthy and necessary process for those who want to refinish their dials. Our dial refinishers put in hard dedication and work to make these dials to look brand new.
Hi, there! Thank you so much for reaching out and we apologize for any frustration in trying to contact us. However, we don't see any email under "Walther." We'd be more than happy to help you out. We want to double check that you're contacting us through email at info@krdial.com or through phone at (909) 828-5022 Monday through Friday from 9am - 3pm PDT during our business hours. If you have any trouble with these methods, please feel free to let us know!
Hi, there! Dial refinishing services start at $225 USD + Shipping Cost, and additional fees depend on the amount of work that needs to be done. We recommend shipping your loose dial out of the watch to avoid a $75 disassembly/reassembly fee. However, if you do need help doing so, you can send in your watch as a whole.
Hi, there! Thank you for watching and for your concern for our dial refinishers! They do wear gloves when dealing with harsh chemicals and when absolutely necessary. Have a wonderful day!
I couldn't quite tell from the video, but did they save the original dial, and use a spare one for this project? I hope so, because the end result was not good. Despite the amazing brushed grain process, the printing leaves a lot to be desired. The ink weight is too heavy, the Omega logo is too high, the De Ville writing is too low, and the "i" is missing the dot. Swiss Made is too high. There are no index markers between the 5 minute markers, and black border around the date window was not added. Very impressive metal work, but the printing makes the end result look cheap and fake. Better to have made a full reproduction and not trashed the original!
Appreciate the hard work and craft, but at the end of all that you created something with a different finish to the original, and in the process destroyed a dial that was in pretty decent condition. Perhaps creating something that looked brand new was more important than a faithful restoration.
Hi, there! Thanks for watching and for the feedback! If you look closely, the original dial itself is in fact a gold two-tone design. Upon receiving the dial, it had a lot of rust and corrosion, which covered up the original design and patterns, which was indeed replicated in our dial refinishing process. The restoration of the dial was requested by the owner of the watch, and this is typically how a professional dial refinishing works. Our skilled craftsmen restored the dial as close as possible to its original pristine condition, which is very evident in both the video and in the blog photos.
Hi there! This is indeed how watch restorations are with a watch's original dial. Some prefer to keep the rust and corrosion of the dial, however, most prefer to refinish it to retain its value. One simply cannot find another vintage dial in its original condition to "replace" it, so those who want to restore a watch dial go through this process. We do reproduce dials upon request by creating a whole new dial apart from the original. It's all about the customer's preference!
@@kirkrichdial I consider these vintage time pieces as works of art. They show the state of mind of a brand in an era plus incredible techniques. For me, it is really selfish to decide to refinish a dial and not to restore it. The difference is do you want to keep it as close at it was originally or not. If you create another custom dial keeping the original safe in a box that's great craftsmanship first and great to keep the original dial as it is! But if you destroy it I think you are accountable for destroying a little piece of history. Because if everybody does it then it few years there will be no more genuine vintage watches, and we will totally lose what they still have to offer: a view of the world, a view of time, techniques, a statement... Imagine if I decided to repaint myself the da Vinci's Last Supper because it is in a rough shape and finally I decided to change totally the painting by adding characters for example ... I would be held accountable for destroying world heritage. For me, the same is true for watches at a smaller scale if indeed you consider, as I do, that old timepieces are art.
We appreciate your feedback, however, this is by customer request. We are just here to do our jobs well and showcase the craft to the rest of the world. Again, it's all about preference and our customer just had a different one from yours. If they had requested to make a new dial, then we would have respectfully obliged. Have a wonderful day! ⌚@@charles-titi8493
Hi, there! Thank you for watching and for your concern. For the harsher chemicals, they do wear gloves, however, most of the time, they prefer handling the dial restoration without them 🙂
Hi, there! Restoring dials is a passion of ours, especially when we can help out those who are requesting it. There are many reasons why someone would restore a watch dial, including sentimental value, aesthetics, functionality, economic value, sustainability, and even historical preservation. Each person has a valid reason to why they want to refinish their dial 😊⌚
Hi, there! Thank you for watching. However, that's just how the world of dial refinishing works, as even official brands send us their watches to restore the original dial. This does not make a dial or even the watch fake, especially when we work on original dials for their original and genuine movements.
Take the example of vintage cars. Who wouldn't want to see 50-60 year old cars in their former glory? There is a lot of people that restore cars and they don't consider them fakes. On the contrary, they make huge profits. You see an old car at a junk yard and you wouldn't pay a penny for them. After they've restored them, they may cost 50 to 100 thousand bucks.
![[ASMR] Vintage Square Bulova Watch Dial Restoration](http://i.ytimg.com/vi/U4qX2FO8NLc/mqdefault.jpg)
![[ASMR] Vintage Square Bulova Watch Dial Restoration](/img/tr.png)
![[ASMR] Vintage Omega Dial Restoration (Customer Request)](http://i.ytimg.com/vi/diCnvea-nKM/mqdefault.jpg)
Best spent 12.15 of my life...FANTASTIC
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Apart from the feeling that the dial could just have been cleaned and refitted, just to match the age displayed by the rest of the watch, I was absolutely blown away by the display of craftsmanship. Salute.
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Fascinating
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I enjoy anything when it comes to restoring vintage watches. Thanks for posting.
Master crafsman Incredible Wow ❤
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Just wow, great skill and perfect execution. Thanks for sharing!
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I have no words for this..... Just incredible, a lifetime of experience I think.....
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That was an amazing process to watch. Thank you.
Amazing work. Love the Omega dial you refinished for me.
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I'm so impressed with this... I had no idea
Incredible!!!
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@@kirkrichdial Welcome 😀Lot of work! Respect!!!
.FANTASTIC !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Fabulous! What a fantastic job. I think any vintage watch worth owning is worth experiencing as the original designer intended. And that dial looks great!
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Amazing! Wonderful job and very impressive skills! BRAVO!!!
Thanks for sharing Doctor.
Thank you for watching!
Masterful
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Wow, incredible work, I am added to repair old watches and the dial is the most delicate, Excellent job, thanks for the video.
Take care.
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Thank you so much for showing this!
Thank you for the kind words! We can't wait to show more.
Good job👍 Excellent‼️🇯🇵
I love to see the restoration work you do. Outstanding craftsmanship! Personally I would not have changed that beautiful patina. But it’s not my watch, and I have to say it looks stunning. Well done, Sir
Hi, there! Thank you so much for watching and for your fair feedback. We understand that everyone has their own preferences as do we, and we always abide by what our customers want. We appreciate your kind words about our work and hope you enjoy watching our other videos as well! Have a wonderful day 😊
So much work!! Unbelievable
Fascinating watching a skilled craftsman at work 👍👍
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EXCELENTE SERVIÇO PROFISSIONAL 👍👍👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏 🇧🇷
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La restauración del dial es perfecta y envidiable, lástima que a la caja no le hicieron restauración, habría sido más que perfecto ver el reloj con la caja y el dial restaurados juntos.
Thank you for the kind words! We'll keep that mind the next time we partner up with My Jewelry Repair for a full restoration. They do a wonderful job refinishing bands and cases, and they may even show this process in their recent Cartier Restoration video. Thank you again and we hope you enjoy our future content!
Wow!
Thank you so much!
Top man
Simply incredible thanks for this video
Incredible
Fantastic! Real art!
Outstanding skill!
Thank you for the kind words and support!
We want more :D Great job
Thank you for your feedback! We'll be working on it 😅
Gorgeous! I'd love to practice this with a master loke you.
what an amazing job.....
Thank you for the kind words!
Господа, это звиздец! Апплодирую стоя! Невероятно... Просто, невероятно!
Hi, there! Thank you so much!
Absolutely amazing workmanship.
This is beautiful; I’ve never seen such a detailed PAD printing and it was fascinating to see how it’s done. I would love to work on dials/case restorations for a living, there’s nothing I can think of that I’d find more satisfying. Sadly I work in management consulting, so I’ll just have to enjoy you guys posting videos of it!
Subscribed. Can’t wait to see more - pages like this can blow up quickly, so please keep posting!
Thank you for the very kind words! We are definitely looking for more dial refinishers to keep the art of the craft alive. So if you ever change your mind about your career, you can definitely look our way 😉
@@PickleballWanderer Thank you so much! We are based out of California, but fortunately we are an online repair service, so we can receive dials from anywhere in the United States!
Wonderfull job😮well done👍🏻
Insane but fascinating !
Thank you for these videos - please make more!
What do you use to get a champagne finish on a brass dial?
Very interesting how many steps are necessary to make/restore a dial.
Question 1: why bother to get the lacquer, paint and plating off the old dial. Is it not easier to just take a new brass plate and laser drill the holes?
Question 2: how do you produce the print plate to reproduce the exact types?
Hi, there! Thank you for your interest in our craft. For your first question, many people prefer to refinish the original dial as it can help retain the watch's value. Secondly, most our our printing plates are original and have been with our company for several decades. When a new one is needed, it is produced by our team designer using a laser engraving machine. We will actually showcase this process in an upcoming video 😊
Jestem pod wrażeniem, to co robisz jest niesamowite. Kiedyś chciałam bym się tego nauczyć. Ale to tylko marzenia. Dziękuję za film. Pozdrawiam.
Dziękuję! Nigdy nie jest za późno.
I've seen a lot of watchmaking on TH-cam, but this is something else. Bravo! Btw: what is this stuff you put on the back of the markers to hold them in place?
I wish there were a narrative or transcript to identify the various steps. For instance, why fine hand sanding alternating repeatedly with a grinder? And exactly what is that sponge stamping device and why is it used at different points throughout the process?
Great job, what glue usedto put the marks??
Hi, there! Thank you so much for watching and for your interest in our craft. Unfortunately, we cannot give the specifics of the materials we use as they are kept as a trade secret. We appreciate your understanding and hope you have a great day 😊
Amazing! I'm interested. How much do you charge for this type of restoration?
Hello! Thank you for the kind words. Prices for dial refinishing start around $225, but vary depending on design, if it's vintage and/or a specific brand, custom requests, and the amount of work that needs to be done (as seen in the video) ☺
Wow. Good !!!👍 👍 👍
It is amazing. Also can’t believe he never wears any gloves while handling these chemicals.
Yeah, I’d like to see a comment on this - whether these chemicals aren’t easily absorbed into the skin and are easily washed off with water.
Old school😅, he is still alive
Hello! Thank you for your kind words (and concerns). For the harsher chemicals, they do wear gloves, however, most of the time, they prefer handling the dial restoration without them 🙂
Harsher than potassium cyanide?
@@georgeoshea9961 Solvents and Cyanide do not do a body any favors.
👏👏👏👏
Thank you so much!
Very elegant work, though at that point you might as well be making a new dial from a blank
Hi, there! Thank you so much for watching and for your kind words. Although we understand where you're coming from, many believe in restoring the original dial of a watch to retain its value. We do abide by customer request and can even create new ones from scratch as well as it still remains genuine from manufacturing standards. We appreciate the discussion and hope you have a wonderful day 😊
Maravillosa restauración e increíble trabajo, pero creo que el artesano olvidó imprimir el cuadro de la fecha.
I finally know how a way the Sunburst pattern is made.
Not sure if you’ll see my comment but, what is the Machine used called?
Sorry, that's a trade secret! 😉 Thank you for watching and we appreciate your interest in the craft!
I've seen so many watch restorations but they don't touch the dial. Now I know why.
LOL, they’re always like (on a completely fucked dial) “yeah, I just love the patina on this one, want to keep it as original as possible” - as they polish the case to within an inch of it’s life, stick on a brand new strap and replace the hands. THIS is why they don’t do the dial 😂
@@georgeoshea9961 And THIS is why we're leading name in dial refinishing since 1926 😅
Dial master
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Woww
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Magnífico 👏👏👏👏
May U can refresh my 1968 rxl dial??
Not bad.
On Wednesdays, after work, he no doubt fixes his neighbor’s appliances.. free of charge.
Lol! They're definitely great people outside their already great work.
عمل جيد ومهارة عالية
راءع رائع رائع
U mean this guy can make my Cadisen (Submariner date homage) dial into a kinda real Submariner date? 😅
I think no need to lengthy process for dial printing,only cleaning and put on pad printer with required printing like omega and other
that's all 🥰
Thank you for watching our content! Yes, it's definitely such a lengthy and necessary process for those who want to refinish their dials. Our dial refinishers put in hard dedication and work to make these dials to look brand new.
😮😮😮😮😮😮😮😮
I’d just be happy to get a return call or email.. now I have to send my dial to England to Bill & Sons… oh well.. must have too much business I guess.
Hi, there! Thank you so much for reaching out and we apologize for any frustration in trying to contact us. However, we don't see any email under "Walther." We'd be more than happy to help you out. We want to double check that you're contacting us through email at info@krdial.com or through phone at (909) 828-5022 Monday through Friday from 9am - 3pm PDT during our business hours. If you have any trouble with these methods, please feel free to let us know!
How much dose it cost
Hi, there! Dial refinishing services start at $225 USD + Shipping Cost, and additional fees depend on the amount of work that needs to be done. We recommend shipping your loose dial out of the watch to avoid a $75 disassembly/reassembly fee. However, if you do need help doing so, you can send in your watch as a whole.
can you help me to restore my Watch dial
Hi there! Yes, we can help restore any dial. Visit our website to take a look at our services: krdial.com/
Ahh, finally a video with no before and after . I hate seeing comparisons.
Please wear Gloves ! :-)
Hi, there! Thank you for watching and for your concern for our dial refinishers! They do wear gloves when dealing with harsh chemicals and when absolutely necessary. Have a wonderful day!
عمل جيد
I couldn't quite tell from the video, but did they save the original dial, and use a spare one for this project? I hope so, because the end result was not good. Despite the amazing brushed grain process, the printing leaves a lot to be desired. The ink weight is too heavy, the Omega logo is too high, the De Ville writing is too low, and the "i" is missing the dot. Swiss Made is too high. There are no index markers between the 5 minute markers, and black border around the date window was not added. Very impressive metal work, but the printing makes the end result look cheap and fake. Better to have made a full reproduction and not trashed the original!
You hadn’t restored those seconds markers or a dark outline around the date window. Why?
yo diria que eso es piratear mas que restaurar
Appreciate the hard work and craft, but at the end of all that you created something with a different finish to the original, and in the process destroyed a dial that was in pretty decent condition. Perhaps creating something that looked brand new was more important than a faithful restoration.
Hi, there!
Thanks for watching and for the feedback! If you look closely, the original dial itself is in fact a gold two-tone design. Upon receiving the dial, it had a lot of rust and corrosion, which covered up the original design and patterns, which was indeed replicated in our dial refinishing process.
The restoration of the dial was requested by the owner of the watch, and this is typically how a professional dial refinishing works. Our skilled craftsmen restored the dial as close as possible to its original pristine condition, which is very evident in both the video and in the blog photos.
Major Tom？
All that time spent so someone can tell the time.
And that's just how art goes!
Great job...crappy band.
Hi, there! Thank you for watching and for your compliment on our work. We hope you enjoy other other restoration videos as well! Have a great day 😊
Omfg what a butchery of a nice dual ton dial 😢 that’s not a restoration that’s a destruction
Hi there! This is indeed how watch restorations are with a watch's original dial. Some prefer to keep the rust and corrosion of the dial, however, most prefer to refinish it to retain its value. One simply cannot find another vintage dial in its original condition to "replace" it, so those who want to restore a watch dial go through this process. We do reproduce dials upon request by creating a whole new dial apart from the original. It's all about the customer's preference!
@@kirkrichdial I consider these vintage time pieces as works of art. They show the state of mind of a brand in an era plus incredible techniques. For me, it is really selfish to decide to refinish a dial and not to restore it. The difference is do you want to keep it as close at it was originally or not. If you create another custom dial keeping the original safe in a box that's great craftsmanship first and great to keep the original dial as it is! But if you destroy it I think you are accountable for destroying a little piece of history. Because if everybody does it then it few years there will be no more genuine vintage watches, and we will totally lose what they still have to offer: a view of the world, a view of time, techniques, a statement... Imagine if I decided to repaint myself the da Vinci's Last Supper because it is in a rough shape and finally I decided to change totally the painting by adding characters for example ... I would be held accountable for destroying world heritage. For me, the same is true for watches at a smaller scale if indeed you consider, as I do, that old timepieces are art.
We appreciate your feedback, however, this is by customer request. We are just here to do our jobs well and showcase the craft to the rest of the world. Again, it's all about preference and our customer just had a different one from yours. If they had requested to make a new dial, then we would have respectfully obliged. Have a wonderful day! ⌚@@charles-titi8493
A travesty
no gloves? your skin???
Hi, there! Thank you for watching and for your concern. For the harsher chemicals, they do wear gloves, however, most of the time, they prefer handling the dial restoration without them 🙂
Excellent, but why bother?
Hi, there! Restoring dials is a passion of ours, especially when we can help out those who are requesting it. There are many reasons why someone would restore a watch dial, including sentimental value, aesthetics, functionality, economic value, sustainability, and even historical preservation. Each person has a valid reason to why they want to refinish their dial 😊⌚
To be honest, I think a watch with a restored dial is no different from a fake. Like a fake Rolex with an original dial.
Hi, there! Thank you for watching. However, that's just how the world of dial refinishing works, as even official brands send us their watches to restore the original dial. This does not make a dial or even the watch fake, especially when we work on original dials for their original and genuine movements.
You really don’t know that much about watch industry do you?
Aren’t paintings (and essentially any masterpiece) restored in similar ways in Museums?
Take the example of vintage cars. Who wouldn't want to see 50-60 year old cars in their former glory? There is a lot of people that restore cars and they don't consider them fakes. On the contrary, they make huge profits. You see an old car at a junk yard and you wouldn't pay a penny for them. After they've restored them, they may cost 50 to 100 thousand bucks.
So how many Rolexes do you own?