I’m not saying that you’re not right but it’s too expensive for the hobby and I asked a few of my friends the service watches and they told me they don’t pay attention to that he just require expiration date for selling is synthetic not organic
Love it. I was convinced that I needed machines to get this done though in the backnof my mind I knew their had to be a professional manual process. Thank you for sharing
Very interesting. If only it wasn't so expensive to start with. A bit out of my budget for my tinkering. Still always happy to learn new things about watchmaking, even if i can't immediately adapt it. Some day, some day. :)
You could get by with just 9010, HP1300 and Molykote for a very basic service, but you're still paying around 60€ for it. So yeah, not cheap, but for a hobbyist that will probably last longer than it's shelf life...
To start servicing watches, bare minimum including oils will set you back at least $500 to get the proper tools and even swap out some cheaper tools where possible instead of the premium ones, but to have pretty much everything you need. $1000 easily. Remember you need cleaning supplies, timegrapher, and basic tools, etc...Oils are expensive but those three or four bottles at about $150 will last you for well over a thousand services. You could get away with one oil and one grease but it's not advisable for quality servicing. I see this channel has watched Alex from Watch Repair Tutorials on "Watch Lubrication for Beginners" This video is spot on, but if you feel you want a detailed explantion. thats another good video.
Thanks a lot for the video. Watched it today and really enjoyed it. Also gives you a realistic impression how long it actually takes to work on a watch. It's not a 30 minutes job to take it apart, clean and reassemble it. Looking forward to your next video.
It's a good point, although I appreciate the breakdown and tools/chemicals used. The rest I can pick up on. But since there is audio being recorded maybe just some info at certain parts of the process would make it more informative
Really enjoyed your video and your explanation. Also i liked your little excursion about Georges Rosskopf! Very informative. Will make sure not to miss your next video.
I’m glad you liked it. ☺️ The next video will be about the re-assembly of the watch, although it’ll be somewhat different than originally planned. I’ll post a sneak peek in the community section later this week.
I recently worked on a lady's Geneva watch which had a very similar movement. I was able to find out it is an Ebauches Bettlach (EB) movement. Unfortunately it has broken balance staph pin.
I don't know about your specific movement, but usually even on these cheap movements you can replace the balance staff. Whether that makes financial sense is a different story. Maybe if there's an emotional value or if you want to do as a finger exercise. It's quite difficult to get these movements back into good running condition, esp. those with low jewel counts.
Very enjoyable to watch. Are you going to replace the worn metal balance bushing with a new jewel? If you can get the correct size it will be well worth it. Looking forward to seeing part two. A lovely looking watch and well worth the effort. Thank you for sharing.
Sorry for the late reply, I was sick for a couple of days. The next video is also a bit delayed because of this. To your comment: there is not enough material to hold a jewel safely in place. The main plate is milled down in that area to be thinner. So I'll go with the option I mentioned in the video and replace the whole main plate. It's cheap enough anyway. Unfortunately that also means that the problem will reoccur over time since it's caused by a design flaw in this type of movement. The extra long main spring puts a lot of force on the gear train and without a proper lower setting for the balance staff, this will happen again.
I mainly work on wrist watches and I have quite a few projects here waiting to be finished. But thank you for the suggestion. ☺️ In fact, two of my own pocket watches are sitting in a drawer due for a full service…
@@watchadventures Same here. Unfortunately i am not as skilled as you are. So my Waltham from 1860s needs some help. Maybe you will make some pocket watch content in the future. ;) happy weekend and greets from hamburg
Well, skills in watchmaking come from some knowledge about physics and materials and a general understanding of the fine-mechanics of a watch, so you can work on unknown movements. The rest is just practicing, in the beginning maybe on a less expensive watch. 😉 Send me an email if you have a specific question regarding your Waltham, maybe I can help. The address is in the About section of the channel.
