Seiko Weekdater Sea Lion Vintage Watch Restoration
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 1 ต.ค. 2024
- Marshall picks up a partially working Seiko Weekdater with a nice 8306A movement from eBay hoping to turn it into a nice summer watch.
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Out of all the watches that you've restored, I want this one the most. It's a beautifully simple design.
100% agree
Me three.
That movement did not look simple to me. Gorgeous restoration.
Wow me to. There's just something about it i really like. even the dial illumination
I've looked all over for one but havemt been able to find one. I don't have a collection, but I'm affraod this is he watch that will start it for me. D,X
Hi Marshall. Firstly thanks for the shout out, I really appreciate that and I am glad that my video came to your rescue!
It is really interesting to see how someone else strips down and rebuilds this one as we do things quite differently. It’s ironic that you lose that spring when near the start you are moving the lever it loads! That said it’s real easy for those to fly. I made a spring recently for a 6619 that has the same setup.
This movement was in the days when the “magic lever “ auto works was just coming out simplifying the engineering considerably. A you can see on the 8603 the auto works is a lot more involved. Seiko have been amazing at simplifying engineering.
As for diafix I would just clean them , refit and then use a 1A auto oiler as it makes it so much easier. The springs I have done a video on a long time ago on how to release them safely. It’s best to leave the ends of the horseshoe in situ and just push back the tab as you can then lift them upwards to access the jewels without removing.
Love a new channel. Just subscribed and will see you over there.
@@nickwarburton6710 thank you
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My grandfather was a watchmaker, and all I ever wanted was his tools, and I received them when he passed away along with his wedding ring. He was married a few months before the 1929 Wall Street crash, and he kept himself alive servicing railroad conductor watches, as they were required to be serviced every six months. He got a buck a watch. That was about $70 a month income, and Gramma made $50 a month as a bookkeeper.
I was working on watches with Grampa as a 12 year old. He'd let me replace crystals, replace broken stems and bands, and after a while, I got to clean and oil them if they were simpler movements, and adjust them on the timer. The timer had a paper tape, not a digital readout, and after cleaning and timing we included a piece of the paper strip to show the watch was keeping time.
After a 48 year hiatus, I'm ready to get back at it. Thanks for inspiring me, Marshall. Don't outbid me on ebay! 🙂
Great lume job, great overall performance thanks for the mistakes ,great instruction
Lume under the hands and on the ends of applied markers is genius for a dress watch. Kudos to Seiko. Good job on the rebuild. Great vid. Keep at it!
It's a really intersting design.
Yeah, super-cool.
Completely agree! I’ve been restoring watches and servicing movements for well over 10 years and never seen indirect lighting techniques used for lume! Brilliant! Of course Seiko are smart enough to know to do this, it is the subtle things like the plain dial and color of grey with slight blue that teases you for a bit more color drama but is perfect in its current hue. Seiko are the greatest watchmakers because they make a watch for all people.... from low cost to their Credor minute repeaters that go for $400K, the Grand Seiko that are finer than a Rolex, as well as making less than $100 mechanical watches along with many quartz models.
I'm a precision machinist and watching this work makes me feel like a blacksmith! Fascinating stuff.
What’s wrong with a blacksmith lol
As a watch maker in the 1950-60's I appreciate your videos. You are doing a great job with good commentary.
About 14 minutes in, you were talking about the kind of folks who watch your videos. I've always been fascinated with watches, and other kind of "clock-work" devices (wind-up toys, etc.). I even tried to start along the path that you've taken with becoming a watch-maker/repairer/restorer. I had neither the patience nor the aptitude, unfortunately. However, I love watching your videos -- it's simply fascinating, and you work on some beautiful watches! I love this seiko!
For watchmaking you just need patience and a bloody minded determination. It helps not to get angry and actually laugh at the frustration.
I believe anyone can do this if they have steady hands.
Is it possible to machine the parts that's no longer being sold?
@@aspopulvera9130 depends
@@aspopulvera9130 Anything that has been made by man, can be recreated... the question is, is it worth the time and effort to do it? And, can you find someone that wants to try? If your time is worth nothing, and you have the will... there's no reason not to try!
@@MyRetroWatches at my age i don't have the steadiest of hands, so i would try to use a mahl stick to help steady myself.
Sir this video is excellently edited, and your narration is some of the best I have ever heard in a video. Thank you your sharing this content.
Marshall is a former boxing match narrator. That's why he sounds perfect.
Sometimes, if you turn out the lights and shine a small flashlight around... You can see... sometimes.. a metallic glint from the little part that flew away.
Great tip, thanks!
@@VWatchie You are very welcome!
I thoroughly enjoyed that, and especially that you share your mistakes, which also makes it informative, and tells us it is a natural part of servicing and repairing. Hands down! 🙌
That lume is to die for - as is the rest of the watch. What a great restoration job - even if you did beat yourself up over the minor mishaps. I LOVE Seiko, and I think this video illustrates why. Their watches are brilliantly engineered, affordable (for the most part) and under that apparently simplistic design is a world of thought and creativity. Just fabulous. Thanks for posting such a great video.
That underside lume is interesting. I wish there are more modern watches that does that too
Me too. There are companies that do that. It's tritium, though. So look for watches that use the little tritium tubes. If you like a divers watch, you will be happy. So its no mystery. Tritium is radioactive, so it is self-luminescent for 22 years if memory recalls (half life). I have one. That's why they can paint it on the 'dark side'.
This is actually one of your best videos yet. This is a really cool watch for such little money. I´m looking forward to learning watchmaking at A. Lange und Söhne in August this year. Until then I would love to see a lot of new restorations. Thanks for the great content, keep on going man. Have a good one Marshall
Wie ist es gelaufen mit Lange?
@@lukaslindemann1028 Das erste Lehrjahr ist jetzt schon fast rum. War die beste Entscheidung, die ich je getroffen habe dort meine Lehre anzufangen. Kann ich nur empfehlen.
The original lume was Tritium and didn’t need to charge. This “indirect lume” works for Tritium, but I’m surprised you made it work with modern lume.
Just goes to show how reflective and polished some of Seiko's dials/markers are that sunlight can efficiently get under the hands!
Exactly...Marc over at the Watch Repair Channel did one of these and had concerns light wouldn't reach the bottom of the hands sufficiently to produce enough lume. It's pretty good but it'll never be as bright as the original tritium.
th-cam.com/video/hxm9E1BnooA/w-d-xo.html
Radio active. Halve life is about 12.5 years, which makes the lume fade away to 1/4 of its original brightness in 25 years.
@@1959Berre It's why they stopped using it...hey it was worse in the 20s...dials and hands were painted with radium infúsed paint until all of the women who painted the dials and who licked the tips of their brushes to restore a sharp fine point all got horrific and disfiguring jaw cancers. The Radium Girls filed the first class action suit in history and set in motion a revolution in workplace safety leading to today's protections under OSHA.
this is by far the best looking vintage watch i ever saw on your channel ... just so nice... it is now on my bucket list to own one of these
I so appreciate your transparency about little mishaps. It makes you so personable. Thank you for that. And for the entertainment. I'm not a watch enthusiast but I love watching makers and restorers. Your videos are superb. And, as an adult educator, I must say you are a natural trainer\explainer.
That is a lovely time piece, fantastic videos, always enjoyed the engineering of the high point of automatics during the 1960s. Only problem is I would really like to own on of these now, especially with its party trick of under dial illumination!
A powerful magnet swept over your work station might reveal some hidden secrets.
In this day and age it’s so refreshing to hear someone with such a positive attitude. Thank you for sharing your hobby with us.
Could you try a king seiko hi beat with a manual movement
Perfect timing for bed time watching!
Cannot agree more!
Ikr ? It is perfect for bed time watching
That lume pops amazing. Was amazed in my childhood with the digital and calculator watches Seiko had one. I fixed and calibrated a anniversary clock given to me from my grandmother took it apart cleaned it and oiled it with sewing machine oil it worked. The thing with these was you could see the movement working and on a good working example only had to wind once a year. Did this when I was 15 now a 30 year 55 year old Diesel mechanic not even in the realm of this profession. My hands today crude and shaky used to working on something bigger than me. Watching you kinda weird its literally brain surgery dont get me wrong you are steady sure you do not have a coffee before doing this. Anyways just found you amazing work I will keep watching.
I appreciate the reply as I type this it is new years eve and am saying that I wish the best for you and your family in 2021 kudos buddy
Just recently got interested in watch restoration in the last few weeks. Having not played MTG in almost three years I almost fell out of my chair when I heard your voice. Love the channel Marshall!
magic the gathering?
@@Empinada Marshall has a desk mat with MtG on it.... keep an eye out for it underneath his right hand from time to time 😉
... wait, what?! 🧐💖
@@jeno264 Marshall's apparently a big name in Magic the Gathering - he hosts a very well-known podcast. (Well known among the MtG crowd).
When you shut the lights off to check the lume I LITERALLY gasped. So beautiful. 46:32
Marshall - most people don't know the skill it takes to do this type of watch repair - amazing. We can all probably take all the parts off the watch, but we could never put it back together. Thank you for your videos.
That was a fantastic project. I appreciate the fact that you talked about the mistakes. Well done. Keep up the good work.
Talking about losing the springs being a self inflicted wound. As I've always said "Nothing hurts more than a self inflicted wound."
I started the watch hobby only a year ago and now own a dozen Seiko watches. This one looks beautiful, they really don't make them like this anymore. Recently I've been binging through your content and it makes me sure I am able to some day service my own watches as well. I really appreciate how you are explaining the purpose of different parts while being entertaining, I am learning just while having fun watching the restoration progress. Maybe you could do something like watch repair tutorials in the future as well for us newbies.
Damn that lume though! i got into watches through your videos, i've watched and listened to you for maaany years before through MTG coverage and the podcast. got myself a Seiko Pulsar PS2011X1 open heart. And now hunt vintage seiko's on japanese auction sites, this sea lion has ascended to the top of my wants list :D
Great video Marshall!!!
Hey Marshall, I’ve recently found your channel and find your work here amazing! I’ve enjoyed all the videos I’ve watched so far, but I have a real soft spot for vintage Seikos. What happened to this watch? Did you resell it?
Nice work. I did not notice you applying lubrication to the pallet end stones. I typically do this under 30x bifocal microscope and apply a small amount of 9415. I like the black instruments you use in place of peg wood to set springs etc. Can you tell me where you obtained these tools? Again, well done.
When I heard that snap sound in the press I thought .... that didn’t sound good. I’d like to see it in a brown/tan leather strap. Or maybe a yellow synthetic. That might be kind of cool.
Yeaaaaah. Maybe one of those times where it's worth researching the parts list at JulesBorel or the service manuals. (A bunch of 70s Lord Matics and King Seikos have that bezel too.)
I knew and tried to yell at home to pop the ring off (own a similar sieko and replaced crystal). But I couldn't yell loud enough to back in time.
It's absolutely mesmerizing to watch you disassemble a watch on hundreds of pieces and then just reassemble them like it's second nature. This helps me relax after the stressful days on clinic duty. I absolutely love your videos, watchmaking seems like a beautiful hobby.
So at 27:49 those shock setting aren't supposed to be taken apart like that. The two arms at the top of the "Y" shape are supposed to stay in the setting. The proper way to remove the jewel is to push from the outside in on the bottom of the Y letting the top arms flex a little and then lift up the spring. This will let you access the cap jewel while keeping the spring retained in the setting by the top 2 arms of the Y. I made the same mistake my first time, and then I figured out the right way to do it. Hopefully my explanation helps! Keep up the great work! I love the the hidden lume on the hands. I've done a few elgin shockmasters that were like that. I still can't get over those wacky indexes!
This comment is very important! I didn’t realise for ages that was the correct way to open those either.
I'm so glad you reapplied the lume on this Seiko, it looks amazing again! So many people discount Seiko as 'boring' mass produced watches but they have been leaders in simple yet striking watch designs for decades... they are watches you can wear anywhere & they fit. These metallic-look dials are a personal favourite because you can wear them at work, going out or on the weekend... and that lume just makes that dial pop! 👌💚
I wonder why they are not continuing to do that. It's stunning.
I felt in love with this watch since I saw your video, especially for the lume thing! So I found a very beautiful one, very difficult to find this one, with a white dial but it's nice too. I would love to restore it like you did but let's be honest, I will make way more mistakes than you and I don't want to ruin it ;) So I brought it to a pretty famous watch maker in Manhattan NYC, so they can make an estimate to make a service on it. I asked to the guy to replace the lume and I shown him your video and he told me that was a trick!! That couldn't work with new modern lume… He said that you put UV light on it to make it works for 2mn, just for the shooting… I tried to explain him that I was not agree but he didn't want to listen!! I left it for the estimate anyway, if he does not want to replace the lume I'll do it myself and go back there to show him that it works. If someone knows a good watchmaker in NYC I would be happy to go there. Thanks for all your videos anyway, it's so nice to watch them. I'm so impress by your work!
The close-ups of the jewels, the application of the oil and the installation of the shock spring is ASTOUNDING! Well done Marshall and thank you!
Marshall, this may be my favorite video of yours. It had mystery, intrigue, drama, conflict, and a happy ending. The mistakes make it rich and endearing. I love how your mistakes were different from each other and how you utilized your resources to expand your skills when you got stuck. Next time I recommend your channel to someone, this is where I’ll tell them to start.
Thank you for your entertaining videos. You are one of my favorite watch restoration channels, simply because you educate as you go along and are not afraid to show your mistakes. Provides an honest tone to your vids.
PS Thanks for showing the lum at the end--I was holding my breath!
I just got a watch that will blow your minds..an automatic quartz..marshall you know it. But i will explain. The seiko kinetic..a rotor moves as you do, and creates a voltage as it passes over an electromagnet. This produced voltage charges a capacitor, which runs the motor. Its a seiko as well, 5M62-OBCO. I havent started on it..initially i would have to buy a $25usd lithium ion battery, since the capacitor idea seemed to be a dud..not enough voltage to keep the watch on time, as quartzs are known for.
Seiko makes a kit to replace the capacitor with a rechargeable battery, which works perfectly. I've done it on a couple of Kinetics. The one for my watches was Seiko Part number: 30235MY but I think there are a few different models depending on your watch's year/model etc...
Love your videos. TH-cam suggested your channel to me a few weeks ago, perhaps because I follow a few other maker and restoration channels, and I was immediately hooked. Love your genuine joy at your hobby - your glee every time a balance starts spinning brings a smile to my face very time - but also I really appreciate your willingness to share your mistakes and learning experiences. I hope you continue to enjoy this work for years to come, and to share your wonderful journey with us
Seiko did that type of lume in thier older watches, across multiple lines (Seikomatic P, Seikomatic R, Pressmatic, as well as the Weekdaters). It is supposed to work like indirect lighting. Cool effect, when the lume is working.
Awsome restoration. Such an amazing way to lume the hands and indices. Love watching your restorations Marshall.
I know eh? But it's only amazing because it is tritium. Look it up if you like. In short, tritium is radioactive and so it is self-luminescent. That's why they can place it under the hand... Otherwise, how would the light get under there to charge it? Right?
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The engineering behind these movements is mindblowing
Considering it was engineered with a pencil and paper, no CAD.
I fell in love with this watch from this video and I just found one on ebay. It was made the same year I was born in 1966. Super excited.
I see that certain restorations take “time” 😁
and patience as well. Good content, your commentary is always entertaining and full of personality!
My father bought a Seiko Sealion M55 back in 1970 while serving over seas. He wore it throughout his tour but not much after that. I recall seeing it sitting around the house growing up, maybe even playing with it once in a while.
Fast forward as I'm approaching 50, I began to collect mechanical watches and remembered that old gold Seiko. I asked him about, it and sure enough he still had it. The bracelet was destroyed and the watch itself was in pretty rough condition, but it did still work, sorta...
Found a local watchmaker that was semi-retired (Hi wife still runs their jewelry store) but willing to have a go at cleaning it up and refurbishing it for me. I can't wait to see it when he is finished! It may not be the most valuable watch in terms of monetary value in my collection, but it certainly will have the sentimental value.
That’s a hell of a good looking watch, in the light or dark.
Re the date and hands: on all my watches I've seen the date start to change at around 10:00PM ish, and finish changing at around 3:00AM ish... If you set it to change over at midnight, wouldn't that mean that the process would start WAY to early, like 6pm ish?
This is roughly the 10-15th video on this channel I watched even though not being a watch guy and that alone speaks volumes about the content quality here. Crisp picture quality, perfect magnification to be able to follow every step and a very high quality narration in combination with a really nice voice. Thank you for taking us on these interesting journeys into the "almost microscopic" world of watchmaking/restoring.
I have to admit this seems to be the most beautiful piece of timekeeping I've seen on this channel, the "simple" yet sleek design immediately caught my attention and the illumination is just breathtakingly beautiful and just added to my desire. Again thank you for this fantastic content.
I'm a photographer, and straight away I can tell what you do and how you present it is quite pleasing to the eye, nice work, composition and lighting 😃
For a watch nerd like myself, your videos are the perfect combination of entertainment and knowledge. Really appreciate them!
Btw: what watch were you wearing in this video?
Of all the watches I've watched you disassemble, repair, and service? This one by far is the one I like the look of most. That's a gorgeous watch.
The best part is when Marshall puts the bacon grease in the barrel.
Pretty cool! It must be nerve wracking to vacuum around your house and hear small metal parts being sucked up into the vacuum ... hahaha
i like your strategy to discharge the main spring. :)
ive seen other techniques that seem a little .... destructive.
Very nice 👌 , but I have to say the band is horrible. But it was a beautiful restoration. Enjoy your videos .
Two years late here, but I just wanted to say that Mike at My Retro Watches is an awesome guy.
I've never been a watch wearer nor gave them much thought. I must admit I find these videos fascinating. I've developed a new found respect for watch makers. The intricacies that go in the producing such tiny perfectly engineered parts are mind blowing.
I would not be surprised if choice words were spoken during the taping of this video.
The 8305/6 are one of my favorite movements along with the 5606 which is of a similar construction. I own that exact watch you just did but mine has a green tined dial. I wanted to yell at the screen "grab that day jumper spring before you lift that cover plate!"! Its hard to watch that spring get launched when you know its coming. I launched one on the first 8306 I ever serviced too. Luckily I have plenty of spares for all Seiko movements. Some of the Seiko's from the 60's use the bezel to capture the crystals like on that particular watch. I always remove them for cleaning the case anyway which will allow you to see in that particular case is that type. The 8306 is a quite different type of movement even if you are familiar with Seiko's. In the end the watch looks fantastic.
Agreed the 8603 is a very interesting movement . It’s interesting that they kept that jumper spring going on many models right up to the 6619 (I think). Often with passive jewels to up the count for that all important “jewel count” marketing era.
So, the proper consistency for lime application is…thin snot.
Got it!
Also, the finished lume demo is hot! That’s some inspired stuff right there. Imagine being the person who thought that up, then everyone made their disappointed face, and then you SHOWED them!
You inspired me to hunt down a m77 sea lion! I can't wait to own one myself
Mechanically inclined minds watch with interest..... thanx4sharing.
Wow, that was so very wonderful to watch! You made my day. I have never worked on a watch but to see how you just take everything in stride and enjoy what you are doing really brings joy. Thank you very much! The result is just amazing.
I always take my automatic watch off when eating popcorn or m&m’s as a precaution to keep it from exploding 🔥
I was just thinking about your videos and within a few minutes, a notification popped up!
Spooky!
17:20 that's not a design flaw that it couldn't get light to charge it up. It didn't need light to charge it up. That's a dead giveaway you're dealing with radium lume. It appears up through the 1970s.
Nonton video begitu rumitnya sebuah jam tangan bisa berjalan normal ...
Aku punya jam tangan merk Rofina hanya sering melambat dan berhenti....
Mau dong kalo di restorasi..
An absolutely beautiful piece, even before you restored it. A pleasure to watch you work as always.
You are very entertaining, fun to watch...........no pun intended!
Hey I love your channel. I'm fairly new to the watch addiction and I'm close to making a purchase of my first mechanical watch. I don't know a lot about mechanical watches and I heard you mention getting your watch serviced. My question is how much does a watch service normally run? I'm sure they vary from watch to watch but just a rough ballpark guess. thanks for your time. Keep up the good work.
What year was that watch made? Did they use radioactive lume?
you can date most Seiko newer than the mid 60's by the serial number. You do have to have an idea of the decade though. The first digit of the serial is the year, the second the month with N and D for November or December. Also if you look at the back of the dial you will see a black ink stamp of 7N with means the dial is from November of 1967 which falls in line with the case serial number.
I'm not sure what I enjoy most with your videos, the quality and professionalism of your work (skills) or the joy and excitement you express that's easy to share just watching/listening. Could be both.
I love watching Rainman Ray fixing cars, Louis Rossman fixing Apple computers, and at least three of you watch wizards.
You do not scream or shout, you respect your subject and your audience, and most of the time, your repairs turn out fantastic.
Probably, I would have been a happier person in a job like that instead of...never mind.
Thank you for your brilliant content. "You know it ain't easy..."
Rainman RAY YEAH!!!!
It’s never too late to leave a job you hate.
I find your content strangely relaxing and educational. Your effort is appreciated.
Please consider restoring a 4R36 Seiko...
Very nice watch and good tutorial. I am curious about the day dial: it was stained but you did not clean it? And the hour hand has a blemish on the end: could that not be polished? Was the crystal that bad? I really cringed when you popped out the original. Love the hidden lume, too.
I think this movement was only in production for 4 years. It makes me wonder how rare/expensive sourcing parts are.
they are not impossible to find but no where near as common as many other Seiko movements. They are very similar to the 5606 design, both are more complicated than most of Seiko's other movements. I have found the 5606 movements to be extremely accurate. I have one 5606 in my collection that after I serviced it consistently runs less that +10 a day.
Marshall - your ability to create a story around the watch - and its servicing is something to behold. excellent coverage.
What watch are you wearing?
I like seeing jeweled pivots on the barrel. Some makers, like DURoWe, actually floated the barrel on jewels as well to prevent plate wear.
I don't believe I have ever seen a watch which had indices that high off of the dial before. Also pin bankings are a bit unusual to see on a Seiko movement, at least in my experience.
A tip: build yourself an acrylic work box with portholes, add elastic cuff material to the portholes and do your disassembly inside the box. That way you can still see & feel what you're doing, but if a spring or other part flies away, it's not gone forever.
All along I suspected it MAY work by reflecting light off the dial. But not if you had like a matt black dial. And that's WHY it's a reflective silver dial.
I tend to notice with soviet watches that A LOT of the ones early 80s or before have a seperate seconds hand about the 6 o'clock position. I think it looks very fancy as it's almost unheard of in todays watches.
This turned out so well I am amazed how nice it looks. That reverse lume is an incredible feature I've never seen before. Nice job.
My favourite Seiko has to be my 6349, cannot fault it or any of my 7009's and I even have a very unusual 7009 two tone watch where someone had fitted it with a 7S26 and again its performance is exemplary. Only have one Seiko quartz, a very unusual SQ with a double dome crystal and gold tone unique bracelet but what makes it unusual is its massive, 40 something diameter on the case, in fact its bigger in diameter than my Pulsar YM92-X098 which is the large swarovski and gold tone bling watch. I am looking out for a 6309 next. BTW did you check the lume "pods" on that as I seem to remember they are tritium or radium filled :S
That tiny lost spring- WOW, that's a case of don't even bother looking for it because you'll NEVER find it!!
I would most likely stick to bigger stuff like pocket watches and clocks just BECAUSE they are bigger and less complicated, WOW all those tiny TINY Seiko parts in that one watch! and then you have to get it all back together in order, and the date stuff perfectly in alignment, wow!
Amazing videos and projects my friend. Congratulations!! You encouraged me to learn it and today I got an old Orient 3 Stars 25 Jewels to learn "slowly" the Art of Restauration. It's going to be my first Project. Thank you so much for all teachings. Best regards!!
The lume was likely polymerized tritium paint originally, radioluminescent and not requiring outside light. I’ve seen Elgins from the ‘50s with radium for this effect. It’s odd at first to see radium burns on a dial with what appear to be solid, unlumed hands.
Really enjoyed this one and I'm sorry for the troubles you had.
Tell me about parts that dematerialise! Hands and knees, feeling, looking, torch, magnet, vacuum cleaner with a filter over the nozzle, never seen or found. Where do they go?
Marshall, have you ever done a Dollar watch? Simple robust pin pallet movement, paper dial just a top and bottom plate, one jewel only!
Seiko of course upset everyone by bringing out a quartz watch that was automatic powered lol I've just uploaded a lovely limited edition Pulsar MecaQuartz video as I am a bit nuts on these mechanical chronographed quartz pieces, really getting into my Seiko stuff now.
There was actually an automatic wristwatch which used changes in strap tension to wind the movement. I forget who made it?
Did you ever play with an Armatron in the 80s? Check eBay...it was a robot arm controlled by two joysticks, with all the movements of a human arm, shoulder, elbow, a wrist that both rotated and elevated, and a pinching grip. My ten year old self decided to take it apart one day, and I pulled a little too hard at the casing, which burst open, sending gears and rods everywhere. It took me two hours, but I not only managed to get all the parts back inside, but it worked better than it had before. (I'd taken it apart because the pinchers weren't properly pinching anymore). Now, watching this channel, I wish I'd gone into watch repair. I would have excelled at it.
Marshal, I have a question for you about the Bergeon Lume kit. I want to restore the lume on my old Tag Heuer Formula 1, but I can see that Bergeon has several options like, green, white, red, yellow, etc. Is that the actual color of the lume when is glowing or is a kind of base color, like when you mix coffee for a vintage look? I mean, in broad daylight do they all have the same color?
I’m a huge fan. But please do a video on a quartz watch ! My only complaint is that you only do videos about mechanical watches. Can’t ignore quartz.
I can identify with "putting it back together is harder".... I went to school for Gunsmithing, and the joke in the school shop was something an assembly manual said our first week of class - "Just assemble in reverse order". Yeah, just "assemble in reverse order"... easy, right? Coming from firearms, I know JUST enough to be very intimidated by putting a watch back together, LOL.
Hi Marshall. I'm becoming a ultra fan of your videos. They seem to me like an Agatha Christie Mistery. They resolved all in the last 10 pages. Nice narrative by the way. SUPERB WORK. Congratulations
You should start an eBay store and sell some of these watches that you refurbish. I would love to buy a watch that I was able to see the process of being completely rebuilt. This also adds value and trust in a product that you'd be selling. This way you could get top dollar for an item you'd be selling. You also have a built in audience/ customer base/advertising!
I recently watched many of your videos and find them fascinating. My Seiko dial has spun within the case which I strongly expect means the dial feet have broken. I've seen videos about replacing the dial feet but I suspect my dial is plastic. Do you think I could still use the tool to cut into the underside of the dial to add new dial feet?