🔴 LIVE Watchmaking: Non-running 1960s Wilson - can it be fixed?

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JK disassembles a vintage Wilson watch from the late 1960s. What issues are hiding under this rather peculiar watch dial?
TIMESTAMPS
00:00 - Countdown and Intro
05:49 - De-casing
06:46 - First inspection
10:50 - Removing the second hand
12:46 - Removing the dial
15:17 - Removing the minute, hour and date rings
28:18 - It's a BFG 866 movement with 17 jewels
32:02 - Releasing the power from the main spring
32:44 - Removing the balance complete
38:44 - Removing the pallet cog and fork
41:11 - Removing the ratchet and crown wheel
44:39 - Removing the winding stem
45:23 - Removing the click
46:44 - Removing the 3/4 main bridge
48:07 - Removing the main barrel
52:34 - Removing the escape wheel and the gear train (3rd and 4th wheel)
54:40 - Removing the winding and sliding pinion
55:36 - Lifting off the "canon pinion"
56:38 - Trying to remove the centre second wheel
01:01:00 - Removing the winding stem cog, setting lever and intermediate wheel
01:04:14 - Removing the yoke
01:05:06 - Homework assignment
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Комментарии : 22

@thelonemodder630 Год назад

39th onboard, fascinating watch you are working on there.

@MikoMomo Год назад

Very enjoyable and informative video. I really love long detailed videos. Also you have very calming voice.

@watchadventures Год назад

Thank you, I’m glad you liked it. ☺️

@andreasheger2744 Год назад

Great watch. Really enjoyed watching your video. Looking forward to part 2.

@watchadventures Год назад

Part 2 will follow as soon as I have sourced a new main plate to address the issue of the worn-out rest for the balance staff.

@cretan911 Год назад

It's neat!

@milivojmilosevic1172 Год назад

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.

@watchadventures Год назад

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.

@zecke1910 Год назад

Finally someone from Germany. Thank you for the upload. Will you do more wrist watches or maybe pocket watches as well?

@watchadventures Год назад

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…

@zecke1910 Год назад

@@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

@watchadventures Год назад

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.

@ZAZAMS Год назад

The eleventh member of the channel

@watchadventures Год назад

Welcome.

@waynehilton5443 Год назад

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.

@watchadventures Год назад

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.