Restoring the Most Undervalued Vintage Omega Seamaster
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 26 ก.ย. 2024
- In today’s video, we dive into Omega’s archive to rescue the Omega Seamaster Compressor, a hidden gem from the late 60s known to be the first square Seamaster. This forgotten reference represents a significant challenge in watch design that pushed watchmakers and engineers to develop an unconventional waterproof mechanism. Unfortunately, for reasons we will explore, this Omega model fell into oblivion after a short production run.
This watch in particular came from a second hand site in absolutely terrible shape and it’s in urgent need of a full restoration. I hope you enjoy it!
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Thanks to everyone who pointed out the effect of the IPA bath on the impulse and pallet jewels. After reading your comments, I reopened the watch and found that the jewels were indeed a bit loose. It turns out that part of the shellac dissolved, so I had to perform an additional repair after posting the video. Lesson learned! Thank you all for the great advice and support! 🙏
Hi, I was just about to point this out. However, only make that mistake once! Well done with that case! I hate any case like this and try to avoid them, well done to you! And great job with the gasket!
I have a Valgine swuire automatic with the same case system! I didn,t know that Omega and other brands used the same system nor that a special tool exist to open it! I open it in different way and scratch a bitt the case. Thank you for the info! I will make a tool myself to open it right next time! Keep making videos. Kind regards from Belgium
You can make a tool yoursel! I have a Valgine swiss with the same case system and open it in the wrong way ! Now i know ! @@boydsargeant7496
I have a little Woman's watch that is about the size of the mainspring barrel you just worked on. It's a little Bulova 23. I think it's from the 1940s.
I can’t fault your skill level or quality of the work you do on your channel, but I personally would go back and re-shellac the impulse and pallet jewels on the watch as the IPA has clearly dissolved it, I say this because it’s definitely going to work loose one of the jewels eventually soon. You did a wonderful restoration of the piece all in all. 🙏😉👏👏
Thank you for the advise and the support Nick! It’s always appreciated 🙏🏻 I’ll definetly go back in and re-shellac the jewels.
Fantastic. Thank you for posting such an interesting restoration.
I have had a few vintage watches where the gasket has melted and your right it gets everywhere but does clean off quite well. Superb job and a very nice watch. Cheers Rescuing Watches.
Thank you very much Francis! This gooey gasket seems to be quite common in old Omegas for some reason. It cleans well but it’s a messy job! Thanks for the support 🙏🏻
Beautiful rose gold movement and an excellent restoration. It requires exceptional skill to restore these timeless beauties.
Thank you very much! 😊🙏🏻
I have see some very good watch repair videos, and YOU are among the very best! I had to subscribe! 😄😉
Thank you very much! It means a lot 😊🙏🏻
I love non-round watches. The idea that Omega made a watch like this is eye opening. I’ll be on the look out for its. Appreciate the history lesson you provided throughout the restoration !
Very interesting one ! Omega movement are so beautiful and cool to work on. The final result is really nice ! Thanks for sharing.✨👌
Agree! Vintage Omegas are always a pleasure to work on 😁 Thank you very much for the kind words Alain 🙏🏻
Beautiful watch now ready for another 20 30 years !!
Very interesting and fascinating work on this watch. You have done a fantastic job. The video was really clear and informative. Thanks for taking time to make this video. 👍
Thank you for the kind words Michael! I’m glad you enjoyed it 😊🙏🏻
Thank you so much for sharing this brilliant video on the restoration of a beautiful watch: 👌👍👏!
As always, thank you very much for your support! It means a lot 🙏🏻
Very different from all the other watch restorations ive seen. thank you for sharing
Thank you very much! 😊🙏🏻
@@rescuingwatches Subscribed, waiting for more lol
Great instructional video.
Thanks
Love your voice man! It remembers an old friend of mine ❤ keep it up, proud of you!
Beautiful restoration
Thank you very much! 🙏🏻
Great job on restoration of the Omega Seamaster. I watched all the way till the end of the video; with bated breath I must add,to see the masterful transformation you brought about. Thank you for doing that and sharing it with us viewers. I feel better prepared to tackle any challenges that may come my way.
One quick question: was the soaking solution that you had used to free the movement from the degradation sticky seal Isopropyl alcohol? I had soaked a movement that had gummed up with the grease and oil over the watch existence. It ended up rusting quite a few of the pins and axles. Not sure if you or any of the viewers had that happen.
What a beautiful restoration! Good job.
Thank you very much! 😊🙏🏻
Very nice work.
Wow, cutting your own gasket! And you say you are not a pro! Thanks for the video!
Sometimes denatured (ethyl) alcohol works better than Isopropyl... a "step below" acetone...
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Quite a bold move, to soak the movement in isopropylalkohol over night,with the palletfork and balance in situ as the pallet stones and balance impulse jewel, are set with shellac that gets dissolved by alcohol ,or am i missing something ? 😉👍🏻
Excellent video Ignasi!
Thank you very much!😊🙏🏻
God Bless You Brother ❤
This watch is so attractive inside! Wow great video!
Agree! That rose gold is always great to see. Shame it’s not visible until you open the watch! Thanks for watching 🙏🏻
Très intéressant 😎
Bravo pour cette restauration réussie !
Excellent Work!....🙏
Just got this exact watch! Incredible timing to see such a detailed video servicing it, I sent you a message if you could assist in any way with the recreation of this tool with 3D printing! You're awesome, keep on the amazing work
Absolutely wonderful job on that one. From what is was to what it is, well done.
Thank you Andrew! Glad you liked it 😊
Great restoration and a beautiful watch!
That’s supercool, thank you 👏👏
I like the spirit of your efforts. In no time you will be doing a chronograph. As there are techniques I recently discovered for case refinishing maintaining geometry and look to how it should be, and respect that you too no risk there.
Прекрасная работа!
Привет из Беларуси! 🇧🇾
Nicely done. Be careful soaking pallet and impulse jewels in alcohol as it will soften the shellac and the jewels may become loose or repositioned as the shellac re-hardens.
Thanks for the advice Mike! Fortunately, it seemed to not dissolve the shellac in this case, but I was reading a bit into it and will definetly keep IPA away from these jewels next time! Thanks for your support 😊🙏🏻
It was amazing to watch the process.
Thank you Ismael! 🙏🏻😁
This watch is stunning, I just love square watches
Very Great work !!! 👍👍👍
Thank you! 🙏🏻😊
That is a beautiful watch
i like Omega watches specially square style this is one awesome restoration, beautiful…
Thank you very much! 🙏🏻😊
Floor covering; inexpensive short nap small carpets should help in "parts recovery" for lack of a better term.
First visit. Fantastic work. Love from Malaysia..🤝
Great job
IPA? What about the pallet and impeller jewels??? Can’t wait to finish this video…
exactly - Ipa and shelac dont go thogether. You didn't mention anything about inspecting palet stones or impulse jewel after that IPA bath....
Hey! Thank you for bringing this up! The pallet fork and impulse jewels looked good upon inspection, but you are correct, IPA and shellac is not a good mix! Will take that into account for the future 🙏🏻
@@rescuingwatches no worries - regardles, cool watch and well done on getting it restored. It was pleasure to watch too. cheers
@@rescuingwatches great video and great watch!! Soaking was a good idea, but if you need to do this in the future have some Hexane handy!! It’s a lot cheaper and the same as one dip so the shellac won’t soften up👍
JUST MAGIC !!!!
Very Nice work!
Fun project. Nice timepiece
I was an art-worker years ago, I have the same compass cutter. In my experience very clean, sharp scissors produce a more precise and clean cut than any knife.
Thanks for the tip! 🙏🏻
I have a million times more chance of winning the lottery than putting that lot back together.....respect!
Nice save from the garbage heap. I'd wear that daily.
Good job for a wonderful Watch👍🙂
AMAZING good.... Thank you very much
Amazing Job !!
Thank you very much! 😊🙏🏻
Hopefully the pallet stones and impulse jewels didn’t fall off with the IPA
Very very good job thanks ❤🎉❤🎉❤
Impressive restoration! You know, the omega case tool is quite simple and I’m sure a machinist could make something similar quite easily. By the way, I am a machinist 😁.
You can make it from wood too!
@@adrianaghitoaie2996 absolutely,
@@adrianaghitoaie2996 Absolutely!
Very cool ! yea, watches can totally get like bio hazards sometimes.I laughed when he said 'Its good that it hasnt been touched in years"
Great project sir
Thank you very much Andy! 🙏🏻
Should use wet sandpaper at fine grits. I find it works out better in the end for me on things I want to polish.
Thanks for the tip! 🙏🏻
My 1967 Eterna-Matic has a logo on the crystal. Not sure if they stopped, but I know most vintage Eternas I see have that logo.
Nice intro, to clean melted gaskets I find alcohol does it very easily.
GS cement is okay but you really want to use a UV glue and oven. I use the Sternkruez UV glue. It’s easier to apply and I find it sets better than the cement. I do a lot of Seiko where the glass is glued to a metal ring, GS you get bubbles or inconsistencies which you can see when looking at the watch but the UV spreads well and does not leave a witness (after a bit of practice)
Mike! Thank you for watching and for the advice 😁 It’s true that it didn’t seem to set too firmly, so I’ll make sure to get the UV glue for the next one!
@@rescuingwatches certainly worth considering. If you deal with cousins you can get it there along with a good 4 tube UV oven. Guess it depends on how many you will ever do. Most crystals as you know are friction or retention spring fitted but anything glued it’s worth using this stuff.
For a new channel your views are brilliant so well done. My channel just does not get much traction anymore😂
@@MyRetroWatches Thanks for the source, that was going to be my next question. And nonsense! I've been watching your channel for a long time and you have amazing videos! No one knows what's going on with the algorithm anyway 😂
Left a big scratch mark at 38:45 ...
Great work. Love your vids
Thank you very much! 😊🙏🏻
YOU DID A FANTASTIC JOB, THAT WATCH LOOKS SPANKING NEW..👍👍👍👍.
Thank you very much! 🙏🏻
When using glass and plasstic with sand paper use a wet sand since it help keep the sand paper clear and less likely to cause another sratch while sanding
I have to say that #amzwatch 's watches are amazing!
Awesome ❤
Superb! Excelentent job master! But blue? Black or brown please...🙏
Good job 👏 👍 I'm Vinod Kumar from Delhi India
awesome work and awesome watch aswell (got mine as male version delivered XD) but if you glue the glass into the caseband, how do you open it again?
Congrats on the find! It’s a spectacular watch. The GS glue is quite soft, I glued it to ensure that it’s correctly sealed but pushing back it will detach without issues. However, just in case you are attempting to do the same, I’ve been told that the Sternkreuz UV glue works better. Enjoy the watch! 😁
@@rescuingwatches yeah .. i need to change the cannon pinion on mine. it's to loose. if i check the seconds hand, she is losing 18 sec per day but if i check the minute or hour hand she is going backwards in time ;) .... thanks for your tip and keep going this awesome vids 🙏
Was the jewel in the train wheel bridge for the escape wheel cracked?
Very impressed
I grab my 50 year old Vostok "Botchka", open the back and check out the perfect gasket. Had to replace the crown gaskets though. They get squeezed every day when you wind it.
Hi, I wonder if you accept watch restoration ??? I just bought a non working Citizen Bullhead chronograph 67-9143. Please let me know. Thanks.
Regarding the logo on the middle of the crystal, MIDO also does that on its watches. Cheers.
Nice job
That ring that was holding it in. I would’ve just put a little dot of hot glue on each side put a stick across there and popped it up.
I can't believe that I have watched 45 minutes without a blink even🤯☠
Fatastic work as always. 👏👏
Thank you very much! 😊🙏🏻
Yes you are Great Artist 👍
Thank you for the kind words! 🙏🏻😊
No sé, tal vez pudieras hacer una caja translúcida y sólo meter las herramientas, algo a prueba de rebotes 😅
Amazing..
Surprised to see no jewels for the barrel bearings in an Omega!
Masterful 👍🏾🎉
Tool looks like something one could 3D-print if just there was a exact model. ;)
Agree! That would have been the plan B 😁
Công việc đẹp, tôi thực sự thích nó. Tôi xem clip đầy đủ và không có chuyển tiếp thậm chí 10s
I would love to have seen a close up the balance and jewels bouncing around when you popped the case apart!!! It sure went with a bang!😮
Where are you in Switzerland?
Awesome
Is that water proof? Great job.
Wow what an outcome! 🚀
Thank you very much Linda! 🙏🏻❤️
Verdigris comes from the presence of Copper.
ich habe eine Seamaster Cosmic 2000 mit einem ähnlichen Gehäuseaufbau und weiss jetzt, warum der Uhrmacher 1 Jahr für die Revision gebraucht hat.
Gshock have been making square cases water resistant since 1983
Dear Mr. Ignis, can you give me the old tools which are of no use to you anymore? I watch and learn from most of the videos and am keen to repair more Watches... I will pay the amount for courier charges once you let me know if you could give the old tools and the charge for delivery to India. Thank you.
38:42 You put too little oil, the oil couldn't cover the whole pivot, just look at the circle of oil which there is not enough of oil to form a circle in this case, the circle of oil should cover the whole top of the balance pivot and is atleast 1/2 to 2/3 diameter of the cap jewel, and you scratched the plating when locking the incabloc spring using your screwdriver, that's why you shouldn't use your metal tweezer and screwdrivers in every cases, a simple shappened plastic stick or peg wood stick would be much better and wouldn't scratch anything. You are probably not a professional watchmaker or profesionally trained and I appreciated your effort and passion in making YT videos, I don't want you to feel bad, but watchmaking is like you need higher attention to details, not enough of oil in the balance jewel, making scratches, things like these deny the effort you've made in cleaning and servicing the watch, especially since you are working and filming under a microscope people can see everything including mistakes so clearly.
Thank you for the advice! I am indeed not a professional watchmaker, but always happy to learn! I’ll take that into account for the next one 😊 thanks for the support! 🙏🏻
Nice
Maksud tulisan compresor itu apa tuan...2
How much it cost to restored..😊
чоловік ти виставляєш ролик в ютуб.але ж в ютубі це кино можуть бачити люди які розуміються і роблять самі ремонт годинників.
було б не зле перед постановкою брудних і зелених вушок почистити іх
так само перед витягуванням механізма деревяною паличкою почистити корпус.бо деякі частини бруду полетіли на циферблат
заправ нормально пінцет це якщо ти знаєш як це робиться..
nkuwan I love you so much and watching your videos makes my day brighter
Я бы не замачивал механизм на ночь в спирте, это сильно повышает вероятность поиметь потом много головной боли с выпавшими паллетами вилки и импульсным камнем. Зачем усложнять себе жизнь.