Issued by the British military 1940s world war pocket watch service - jaeger lecoultre
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- Today we learn a bit about the dirty dozen as I overhaul this 1940s military issued pocket watch by #jaegerlecoultre
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I support you silent protest and in the silence could hear the pain of all those affected by war. I wonder how many 600’s have died needlessly and how many women and children have died caught in the midst of war. Your calm voice speaks of peace and love and I hope that everyone lives their lives with peace and love. Make that small difference in someone’s life. ❤
In his poem "Epitaphs", Kipling wrote "If any ask why we died, tell them: 'because our fathers lied'." It speaks of the all too common circumstance of the older generations deciding to prove their (self-) righteous position with the blood of their youngsters.
am so glad you decided to talk, your voice brings joy to many people ☺
Couldn't agree more. Your narration is a large part of why I watch your videos.
same for me, i was almost praying 🙏 'omg' he's got a voice
Yeah, your previous 'silent protest' video was a tad depressing without your dulcet tones.
Not really. He sounds like a Muslim, with all the shame associated with it.
I can only click the thumbs up once, Nekkid, you deserve more. And don't even think about NOT doing a commentary again. Your soft and gentle Brummy accent absolutely nails the information you impart. Yet another thoughtful and honest refurb which, if you had gone too far with aggressive cleaning and new plating, would have spoiled the watch and its history. We are back to you not marking your work, but we've talked before about that. So; 'tara a bit'.
I'll second that!
I too believe in many thumbs up where deserved. Our friend is one deserving of many thumbs up plus many words of appreciation for his awesome skills. 😊
Your a good man mate.
Hey Nekkid this is radium watch out, I will comment only when there is radium on a watch, if you see a comment from me be worried for it is of caution and danger, radium.
Along the lines of war, and who causes them is rightly addressed in a song by Black Sabbath titled War Pigs. Thanx, Joe, for another great video.
The high resolution really showcased the beauty of the watch but I come here for your craftsmanship and good humor, which would come through at the lowest res!
Hey, glad to see you’re back. I’m a hobbyist and have had much success picking up tips from you and a few others. I’m a US Marine veteran. I was deployed to Somalia in late 1992 and came home “Different.” I applaud your protest to the inhumanity in the world. I saw it firsthand, and it’s ugly. Watchmaking has helped me with PTSD issues I’ve suffered with for a long time. I’m so happy your channel exists. Love ya man!
Here in New Malden there has been a small traditional Watch repair guy... an Indian who was always cheerful & helpful,who also had his 'trouble' popping in to see what customers had come in, and then, as time passed, would be called to view what repair was needed. I went in again recently. 'Trouble' served... I asked after our local 'Joe' and was given the sad news of his passing. I expressed my sorrow but was also glad to see Dad's legacy all around him in the hundreds of restored/refurbished watches for sale. The shop continues in its traditional ways I'm glad to say.
Happy ending
"The Charge of the Light Brigade", a you read it, brought tears to my eyes. Thank you for all that you do, all that you communicate as you work on these mechanisms with sensitivity and caring.
You are a very special person Joe. Thank you so much for your gifts, wisdom and compassionate words you send out into our world which would be so much less without you in it. God bless, Steph.
4k is wasted on me since I watch you on a rubbish cheap monitor but the quality of all your videos is just great anyway. Thank you for talking. Your work is so fine, calming and proficient. Thank you for sharing a beautiful thing with us.
I came for the watches and I noticed the comedy was a bonus, and now I keep coming for the philosophy. Great content with a great message of humanity and justice.
Love the poems. What a moving video all round.
So happy to hear your voice again 😀
Yes!!!! so glad to hear your voice again! It's important in these times and age to at least speak up. the poems are heartbreakingly poignant whilst the lume really looks like a dog's dinner up close. Peace brother❤💚💛🤎🖤
So relaxing,I felt like sleeping on a gentle swinging hammock.
Yet another masterclass from Nekkid! Wonderful restoration with the usual wit & thought.
Glad you have been able to use that great voice again understanding why you did remember it’s not always the watch it’s your take 👊
Great narrative. Learn something new every time. Or, as in this case, need to go and read that poem myself. 😊
It's been a while since I've seen Handala. Good to see him again. All the best.
4K is terrific on my big screen. I even had two hopelessly non-mechanical friends, a cat, a dog, along with me entranced all the way through to your perfect recitation of Alareer’s somber beauty.
It’s a lovely thing Joe! Loved the poems and words from the heart. I think everyone is affected by war even if it’s not in your own country, it’s one world. I love your voice overs. Keep all the great work coming! I’m amazed WW2 had pocket watches and wrist watches, I have a lemania APT 1946 with a Tissot 27A movement. Bought as a non worker and now runs great.
Really upping the production level here! Amazing stuff and a beautiful piece
Hey hey, your back imparting your pearls of wisdom on your many followers, brilliant, we've all missed your dulcet tones.
God bless you. One day this poem too will be used to illustrate the cruelty of oppression. Your subtle references to the struggles of your/our brothers and sisters is powerful.
Poignant subject. 4K filming = excellent. The Poems very moving. Thank you for reminding me how fortunate I have been during my life - something often taken for granted - Now no more, each day is now seen through different eyes.
Tennyson wrote and published the poem based on initial newspaper reports from the battle, so the facts within it are, erm, debatable. By the time more details were printed the poem was already public and was an instant hit.
Really, the Charge of the Light Brigade came down to a communication mistake on the battlefield. The Brigade charged the wrong way. The pathos of the situation and the tragedy of the result remain palpable.
Nice to hear you back again Joe
I loved the 4k! As someone who has been to war I will say this. If left to the common man there would never be wars they are too busy trying to make a life for their families. Men with a lust for power and riches start the wars but rarely fight in them, instead they convince young men to fight either for their country or which ever thousand year old fairy tale book they believe in. There is never a good reason to kill, period. J.R.R. Tolkien said it best in The Hobbit “If more of us valued food and cheer and song above hoarded gold, it would be a merrier world.”
Your world view matches mine. The last 4 years have revealed the evil behind the veil to all but the most blinkered. . When your grandchildren ask what you did, you can look them and everyone else straight in the eye. Peace be upon us all. ✌️🙏
The Macro work was excellent. Very clear and interesting.
Love the mix of social commentary, humour, skill and camera work. Keep it up and I hear what you're saying.
The 4K is good, but it's you we're here for. You're a voice of reason and calm in this mad world and I wish you could speak in the halls of power.
You make me smile, you make me sad, you make me think...Thank you.
Great video, restoration and good to hear your voice again. Be well Joe. Peace ☮️
I wouldn't want to be the groom...if this watch was 'attacked'... hahaha..!! I love your little monologue at the end..to wrap things up and bring to point......
I admired you for being a skilled and entertaining watchmaker...now I love you for being a compassionate humanitarian
You made my day, thank you!
Greetings from the Netherlands!
Joe your voice is a large part of my enjoyment of your videos. I'm not a tinkerer I just love watching and listening to you. Time with you goes as if nothing and I always feel better after it. Blessings to you and yours
Love the 4k video, amazing. I have to say I look forward to watching your content. God bless you and your family. Sending love and good vibes from the USA.
You really are a treasure. I totally support your silent protest, but like most, much prefer hearing your sentiments. We all appreciate everything you do.
Amazing. Great job and video. Thank you.
Beautiful as usual 4k is spot on and hearing your voice makes it more engaging, like you Charge of the Light Brigade has stuck with me for the way those in power care less about us who serve and more about greed and standing, Peace to all.
Thank you sir. Every time I listen to you I learn something. Oh, and I learn something about watches as well... You are a gift.
As a military mother whose son went off into danger in Afghanistan and came back greatly changed and in need of healing the poem you read has changed for me from my first high school reading... changed to the point of being upset with those in power who send our family members to war for what!?!? I was fortunate, my son came back to me but so many didn't... what hurts one hurts all. So I pray peace prevails in the end and all humankind move in the direction of the need for unity in that regard. ❤🙏❤ Continue as you are with all your lovely expressions in whatever form. 😊
Good job, my friend. Let's all elevate those in our world who oppose war........these are our heroes, as no good ever comes from the destruction of innocent people!!😊
What beautiful work you do. I don't miss your videos. I send you a big hug from a distance from Tijuana, Baja California, Mexico.
Joe, we have missed your voice, vocal and spiritual. We continue to despair about those things that bring us together only to be driven apart. Blessings my friend. Thank you for sharing your sanity.
I too was impacted by the words of “Charge of the light brigade” as a boy. Thank you for your entertaining content, and for being true to your values and words of love. I will multiply this tea money and donate that to the children of Gaza for something more sustaining. P&L
Nice ending ponder
Always catches me. Joe, you are an extraordinary human being. As far as I am concerned you could make a peanut butter sandwich in low-res and I would walk over broken glass to to watch it. Speaking, non-speaking, high-res, low-res, priceless timepiece restoration, poetry reading or eating crisps - I'll be there. Always makes my day when I see a new video pop up. A sincere and humble - thank you.
Thank you, I can't express enough how much I enjoy your videos, God Bless you as well.
Ah! Enjoyed the great voice of yours after so long.
There are only a few bad people in the world who has great influence on the rest. They in turn change due to poor critical thinking. We cannot make others good. But we can do good and that is all we can do. You have to condition your mind to accept that you cannot correct all of humanity. It is hard but one must try. If not, your life and your family life will suffer. What good will that do?
Cheer up my friend. Cry, if you must. But keep your chin up and do the good that you can.
Kind regards.
Thanks for the reminder of this beautiful Alfred Lord Tennyson poem that I studied in Form iV. You have a great voice and you narrated it so well!!
Charge Of The Light Brigade
Alfred Lord Tennyson
HALF a league, half a league,
Half a league onward,
All in the valley of Death
Rode the six hundred.
'Forward, the Light Brigade!
Charge for the guns! ' he said:
Into the valley of Death
Rode the six hundred.
'Forward, the Light Brigade! '
Was there a man dismay'd?
Not tho' the soldier knew
Some one had blunder'd:
Their's not to make reply,
Their's not to reason why,
Their's but to do and die:
Into the valley of Death
Rode the six hundred.
Cannon to right of them,
Cannon to left of them,
Cannon in front of them
Volley'd and thunder'd;
Storm'd at with shot and shell,
Boldly they rode and well,
Into the jaws of Death,
Into the mouth of Hell
Rode the six hundred.
Flash'd all their sabres bare,
Flash'd as they turn'd in air
Sabring the gunners there,
Charging an army, while
All the world wonder'd:
Plunged in the battery-smoke
Right thro' the line they broke;
Cossack and Russian
Reel'd from the sabre-stroke
Shatter'd and sunder'd.
Then they rode back, but not
Not the six hundred.
Cannon to right of them,
Cannon to left of them,
Cannon behind them
Volley'd and thunder'd;
Storm'd at with shot and shell,
While horse and hero fell,
They that had fought so well
Came thro' the jaws of Death,
Back from the mouth of Hell,
All that was left of them,
Left of six hundred.
When can their glory fade?
O the wild charge they made!
All the world wonder'd.
Honour the charge they made!
Honour the Light Brigade,
Noble six hundred!
Not many videos make me cry.
Quietly understated, honest emotion does it everytime.
Thank you for putting the world in perspective.
Love your voice, in explaining, deep in the machine, but during and after, deep in the heart and deeper in the understanding.
Thank you for the 4K video. It was truly outstanding. Peace be with you.
Another great video Sir… Peace
The informed, thoughtful, and amusing dialogue is half of why I subscribed so long ago. Superb channel. 👍🏻
You are back and you are speaking. We love you for that...well, we love you anyway. Thanks for getting back to us. we've missed you
Thank you once more, sir. I always feel better after watching your work and hearing your thoughts.
My favorite watchmaker and human being here on TH-cam and elsewhere.
I enjoyed the video with no talking, but very much missed your soothing commentary and wise words. I enjoy the watch restorations very much even though I'll never be able to do that myself due to my tremors. But your words always calm me and give me warmth. Your words along with the watch restorations make your channel my favorite. And by the way, I very much noticed the 4k difference. I hope you can continue with that.
Great to hear your voice again, Joe. I am reminded if a scene in the film The Green Mile where John Coffey says the ugliness of people to each other was like glass in his head. We need less ugliness in this world. We change things, one person at a time, starting with ourselves. ❤
Thank you for this heartwarming end to my day. I send you love and respect. This watch deserved your love and care to bring it back to glory, while preserving the bumps and bruises that tell its life story.
The 4K looks great. Thanks for taking the trouble.
Great to hear your cherry voice once again joe and your little boy in the background.ready through all the comments I’m am just one of many who appreciate your good humour and brilliant watch repairs .
I can’t thank you enough for the joy you bring to my life with your talent and humour 🙏
Well done, Nekkid. The trailing-end poem was very effective, and like you, The Charge of The Light Brigade was a favourite of mine…I wonder if the earlier wrist watches introduced in WW1 might surface for your efforts some day! Here’s hoping…
I stumbled upon your channel and I must say you keep me wanting to watch more of your videos. Your comments are the best part of the video. You've gained a new subscriber.
Thanks from a fan in Santa Ynez valley California Very entertaining for this old tinkerer!
Thanks Joe for your voice and your sentiment, not to forget your skill
Nekkid I could watch and listen to you all day long you are a Master of what you do ❤
I am greatly heartened to hear your voice again. I found the oiling of the pocket watch very helpful. I have several pocket watches waiting for attention. World events just claw at the heart. I am astounded by actions and decisions made to reek havoc on the lives of the helpless and vulnerable. Yet these have such an echo to events of the 1940's; have we learned nothing. Will there be justice - I hope so. Or will the howl of: cry havoc let slip the dogs of war - continue and fade as events in time with no justice.
Thanks for keeping track of time and times in history in your talented storytelling and keeping traces of history in the watch. 😊
Hello. I love watching your videos in 4K. Best resolution for watching TH-cam videos, IMO. Please keep them coming, if you can.
Thank you again. I’ve had a shite day and watched your video to chill me out and take my mind off “stuff”. So as well as loving the content your poems (well not your poems, you know what I mean) just put my shit day in perspective. Thank you again dude, you make the world a better place. X
Vogon Poetry there at the end. Love watching your videos. The reassembly is always satisfying!
4K was great!
A veritable tour de force. Glad to see your'e finding some equilibrium... all you needed was a good clean and oil in the right places. In the hands of the eternal horologist somehow we all find our right beat... regardless of what calibre or make we are. I really liked this video. one of your best. Blessings! BobM
I’m always happy to see that you have posted another video when I open TH-cam. And I’m always a bit disappointed when I see that you haven’t. Peace and love.
Whenever I watch your videos I feel happy. You are amazing. Thank you very much!
Absolutely brilliant! T.y for making these because me and the test of the fam love watching and laughing at this awesome show..cheers
4K is superb!
The 4k delivered stunning detail on a large display. It is certainly wonderful for those who can take advantage of it. But don't pursue it if it means a barrier to producing videos. It's a great "nice to have" but not a "must have."
Thank you for your compassion and humanity Joe. You are a truly worthy representative of mankind.
I’m happy you’re back to commenting, your calm voice and calm demeanor, always leaves me at peace. The 4K video is stunning.
Perfect, Joe, as are your watchmaking skills, empathy, narration, poetry reciting and spiritual resonance. Speaking as a military guy with 32 years in, I really appreciate your tact and sensitivity! Gleaming jewels, zero beat error and plenty of amplitude, bravo!!
"Handala was born 10 years old and he will always be 10 years old. It was at that age that I left my homeland. When Handala returns, he will still be 10 years old, and then he will start growing up."
"He was the arrow of the compass, pointing steadily towards Palestine. Not just Palestine in geographical terms, but Palestine in its humanitarian sense-the symbol of a just cause, whether it is located in Egypt, Vietnam or South Africa."
Naji al-Ali
Thank you for this careful cleaning. Your reverance to this wartime piece was wonderful to watch. Im happy you didnt try to repair the finish or do any restoration. This watch witnessed so much in its lifetime, it earned its 'battle scars'.❤
You reciting Charge of the Light Brigade is one of the best things I've seen in a long time- if you ever wanted to start a second channel of you reading poetry it would be amazing.
The Accountants nail lamp is by far the most brilliant purchase. Best wishes from Edinburgh, Scotland.
Yeah, clear UV cure nail polish is actually just UV cure glue... FYI 😀
we love your voice mate it's the whole reason i watch your videos in the first place
"Are you looking forward going to school again?" , the dad asks
" kinda .. " the reply!!!!
😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
The most diplomatic answer I've ever heard !!!
Beautiful restoration!!
4K looks great on my Galaxy S23 Ultra 👍🏻
That last poem has brought me to tears every time I've heard it. Also a fine bit of work on the watch!
Always a pleasure to see your work. Like many of your subscribers, I agree with your sentiments regarding the world at present.Your remarkable skill is a reminder that there is so much good in the world, and we must not dwell on the negative. Thank you for sharing.
I got a gstp with black dial .the Geiger counter screams when its near .
I enjoy every single video you make .thank you.
It’s true, you have a great voice. Please keep using it. ❤
While working with aircraft for the Army in the late 70's, wearing a wristwatch was not allowed for safety reasons. That is, to keep your hand/arm from getting caught on something, or the watch causing damage somehow. Pocket watches, however, were allowed, so I carried one with me.
The components on this pocket-watch look huge compared to a wrist watch. Even the springs look heavy. Very interesting to see it, some of the metal elements look rough.
1080 is fine. Appreciate your sentiment… while there must be behavior that is universally accepted as evil, equally necessary is to ponder on: Let he who is without sin cast the first stone.
Beauty work as always.
Peace, Love and Happiness to all mankind whatever your colour, faith or disposition
Love the videos and your commentary!
All the best to you. Mad respect for your unapologetic stance for justice and peace. You are not alone. I stand with you because to do anything else leads to violence, death, and inhumane behavior.