This channel is dedicated to the memory of my late friend, partner and mentor, Noah Fuller. Here, we'll talk about watches...Dive watches, military watches, pilot's watches. We'll talk about taking watches apart and hopefully getting them back together again, and looking a helluva lot better than before we tore them apart. We'll talk about the tools and the parts we use in the process and about the materials they're made of & how they're made. We'll talk about good habits & bad....about the right way & the wrong way.
Well, we'll talk mostly about watch related stuff, but we're gonna talk about all sorts of stuff and we shoot from the hip & tell it like it is. Whatever we talk about, though, we WILL keep it clean & free of potty-mouth.
We're new at this video stuff, so hopefully we improve as we go, and we're open to suggestion.
Hi, found your video while looking for some info on this watch. I can see dust particles on the dial of mine (I think that occurred during a servicing at some point), and would really like to get in there remove the dust. Do you know what position the crown should be in before I remove it? Thanks.
These are great watches! I own the black dial, steel bezel version. Bought new in 2019. Do Rolex produce any parts for this watch or are that entirely done by Tudor?
Just got a 16713 circa 2002 "K" series and was not really happy with it until I chanced upon your channel and thanks to you it changed my whole perspective about the watch.👍
Jesus Christ! 20:19 second to explain there should be no space but rather a tight fit ..... sounding exasperated the whole time. Then you reiterated over & over & over again that there should be no space ..... most of us got that in the first 3 minutes. Why not just say "aha" and set forth putting things right. Why so exasperated? It's not even your own watch. I liked it when you finally started doing good work.
This really shocks me that this same case with lug holes is still availabe in certain markets. I'm in the US and used to own a early 90's 74033 however the 34mm was to small for my wrist so I sold it. I always wanted a fluted bezel Date Day and see you are correct in that the Hong Kong markert offeres the M76214-0010 which I would love to buy but I'm betting they will not ship to the US.
I trying replacing the battery but it does not snuggle in the way it did here. Tried 395 and also thinner 371 but the same. Is there any lever for loosening and holding it tight?
Interesting. I have a UC1. Maybe the newer ones are machined properly? It’s my most accurate automatic. I guess I’ll find out if I ever have to open it. Then I’ll pop a 9105 in there.
Rolex acquired the name Tudor during the interbellum and started to produce Tudor siblings in 1946. Produced from 1969 onwards, as Tudor changed Rose logo into Shield logo, based on the Rolex Day Date (1956 - only precious metals), the Oyster Prince Date Day came in both 36 mm and 37,5 mm, the latter nicknamed “Jumbo” was one of the largest TUDOR wrist watches in the Prince line. Up to the 1980s, the Tudor Prince Oysterdate, based on Rolex Oysterdate, came with Rolex parts and a Rolex bracelet. In 1996, when Tudor celebrated its 50th anniversary, the company decided it was high time to shed Rolex signed components (such as cases, plexiglass with cyclops dome, winding crowns, and bracelets) in favor of Tudor branded ones. Besides the movement, almost exact the same watches at 1/3 price 😉
What should I think? The 76213 seems to be available in different configurations from Japanese, and HK sites brand new. Should I get one? Champagne or gold and diamonds? I think it will be the latter.
hey bro, im not sure if they are still being produced, but i just got a black 76200 used in NOS condition with full box and cards etc with stickers still on the watch. The birth card is dated May 2021...
Great video, I' have this exact watch but in the blue and its about 15 years old and just had my jeweler change the battery for the second time over the weekend. Always wondered what it looked like inside as I only let professionals touch it and thats not me...lol....Mine had an interesting story when I first got it, for some reason you couldnt set it right on the hour after I had it for a couple of years so strange, it was still under warranty and it was sent back to Omega twice as the problem wasnt fixed the first time and they ended up replacing the entire movement. Love this classic watch and will never sell it, my son will inherit it one day
There is a possibility that the spacer that you found in there was just improperly installed. I've seen ones like this before. If it is sized correctly, the way to install them is to slide the movement into them first, and then to press the case on from the top. If that is the case then it should snap right in and be held in place with friction. This may be why the spacer was bent, because it was not fully installed in the first place. Of course if the spacer is not the correct size it will not work.
Was drooling over the Rolex Day Date till i seen this video. Just found out about these watches then your video clued me right up and now i own one but waiting for delivery. Everything happened so quickly. From the UK so not available here and if not for your video cutting through all the crap out there i still would only be drooling. You have a new subscriber
Hi Jake, Thank you for this. I was going to purchase Unimatic U1-FM. This is a typical example of micro brands omitting crucial steps... A lot of *Watch youtubers are just talking about catalogue knowledge bull shit. I'm a Japanese dude and knows pro's and con's about our native brands. Seiko, Citizen, Orient.. and Casio(There G-shock is different animal in this case..) Especially talking about over all design concept. They got exceptionally consistent quality control for detail and movements for sure, but design concepts are so boring... I always wonder why pro-master or pro-spec can't create a watch that look of Unimatic alike design? I love minimalist type simple design. It's dead easy job and probably cheaper cost to produce for Japanese.
Most watch repairmen have large bins of assorted movement holders, spacers and clamps leftover from repairs. Some even have spacer spares. A spacer could be fitted in less time than this explanation not doing this takes. The watch repair people in my area are so cookie cutter oriented by the large manufacturers that creative solutions never occur to them. If you go to third world countries you can watch repairmen that will adapt parts to repair a watch often improving reliability. This is done out of necessity because the manufacturers do not have a presence there. Not so much point and click but rather adopt, adapt and improve. Why no attempt to reinstall the Miyoata stem into the keyless works to check the Uni's compatibility with the movement?!
