An almost 90 year old watch needing some TLC: restoring a 1930s Cyma!

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Today we are working on an old pocket watch from the late 1930's, and it is in dire need of some tender love and care. We'll talk a bit about the history of the brand and the special characteristics of pocket watches, and we'll somehow get on a more adult track than usual...
Oh, and my wife "let's me" borrow some q-tips!
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@petercampbell3828 2 года назад

Lovely little pocket watch. I am surprised how well the bezel turned out. This would not have been an expensive watch, but it's nice the way time was still taken to decorate the movement and case.

@VintageWatchServices 2 года назад

Thanks Peter! Yes, some well placed cleaning products can do miracles sometimes :) It's indeed not an expensive watch and never was, but they made quality products back then.

@geoffkeahey2651 Год назад

Back in the old days, after leaving the Army, I was a welder and mechanic. This was way before cell phones, so watches were somewhat necessary. I carried pocket watches after destroying several wristwatches. Always had a soft spot for a good one.

@danielowens4789 Год назад

Nice job, I enjoy your videos! I have a silver cased CYMA hallmarked in 1926 that has the same movement i believe, although mine is a 15 jewel. It keeps time to +/- 4 seconds a day, not bad for a 100 year old watch.

@ygrbooks 2 года назад

Always a pleasure to get entertained and educated at the same time: great video.

@VintageWatchServices 2 года назад

Thanks so much!

@echipley3 2 года назад

I'm guessing that only having the ratchet wheel signed means it was a movement they bought from a different manufacturer and just marked it as their own.

@VintageWatchServices 2 года назад

Spot on!

@alanpreston3111 Год назад

“Emmanuelle takes on Horology” good title for a movie 🤔… another great piece of work 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻😎

@jatco84 2 года назад

Nice restoration of a charming pocket watch. Bezel turned out nice a clean. Thanks for the history and commentary. Well done.

@VintageWatchServices 2 года назад

Thank you kindly, Thomas!

@simonzinc-trumpetharris852 Год назад

Just got one from the '40's. Still runs spot-on.

@walther9161 Год назад

Just serviced a Cyma Triplex and it’s an amazing little time keeper… fun to take a part and reassemble as it’s my first… great hobby!

@angelherrera6820 2 года назад

Love pocket watches. Nice to see you switching it up. Great work! Cheers!

@VintageWatchServices 2 года назад

Thanks, Angel! Always fun to do something different :)

@rajshah7918 2 года назад

Beautiful craftsmanship and restoration. Needs experience to carry such work. Congratulations.

@VintageWatchServices 2 года назад

Thanks a lot!

@davidl2438 2 года назад

This is a beautiful watch. The movement looks great. Thanks for the video.

@VintageWatchServices 2 года назад

Thanks for watching, David! More to come, so stay tuned :)

@alaindrolet_atlt_2019 2 года назад

Great restoration ! Always love to working on pocket watch to give a new life on !! Thank you for comment, history, and technical advice, that’s absolutely why we look your channel time after time !! Merry Christmas in advance Mr. Tian !!🎄

@VintageWatchServices 2 года назад

Thanks a lot Alain, that's very nice of you! A merry Christmas to you and yours also :)

@atavares64 2 года назад

Great job and the commentary is awesome. Thank you!

@VintageWatchServices 2 года назад

Thanks so much! And feel free to share the video on Facebook or Instagram 😎

@RomanSchatzphoto 2 года назад

Stunning result.

@VintageWatchServices 2 года назад

Thanks a lot, Roman!

@ralphferrara5152 Год назад

Another nice video. I wish you would do more videos on pocket watches as I bought some on Ebay to work on. It was interesting to watch something different. 👍😁 Looking forward to other videos no matter what they are. Thanks again for the entertainment.

@jeffreyfrost3543 2 года назад

I LOL'ed at the adult content! Beautiful restoration

@VintageWatchServices 2 года назад

Thanks Jeffrey 😁 More to come, so stay tuned :)

@clivesouthafrica2086 2 года назад

Nice change of pace to see a simple, no complication watch. Simple, solid and still good after nearly a century. Happy holidays.

@VintageWatchServices 2 года назад

Thanks Clive! Yes, it's nice to change things up a bit sometimes :) Happy holidays to you also!

@tiberiuvincze8288 2 года назад

Hello, glad to see and old watch to survive , nice video! In that times they had the time to make some nice decorations !

@VintageWatchServices 2 года назад

Hello Tiberiu, yep, this one was made back when labor was cheap :)

@decab8292 2 года назад

Beautiful, simply beautiful. Thank you for rescuing yet another piece of yesterday. To yourself and your family Merry Christmas and a Healthy, Wealthy Lucky New Year.

@VintageWatchServices 2 года назад

Thanks so much for that, much appreciated! Also best wishes for you and your close ones 🎄🎁🎅🎊

@freakysteve140281 2 года назад

Watching this at 11pm at night, laughed so hard at your pivot jokes my daughter woke up to see if I was ok.

@VintageWatchServices 2 года назад

😂 Sorry but not sorry to hear that!

@joseperez-cl8jk 2 года назад

I love to watch a master making art with his hands and mind you are very inspiring to watch taking your time to go over each piece. Thank you. JoP

@VintageWatchServices 2 года назад

Thanks so much :)

@johnutting9615 2 года назад

Very nice work, remakable the condition on opening ,well done

@VintageWatchServices 2 года назад

Thank you so much, John! 😀

@ronaldlinkenhoker5705 2 года назад

Nice job, as always. I enjoy the pocket watch videos.

@VintageWatchServices 2 года назад

Thanks a lot, Ronald! Always nice to change things up :)

@shmickyshmoe 2 года назад

Thank you for sharing your skill .

@VintageWatchServices 2 года назад

Thanks for watching!

@wp9409 2 года назад

Lol. Wordplay in this episode was hilarious. Nice work, as always. 👍💥👊💯

@VintageWatchServices 2 года назад

Thanks! I actually only used the proper watchmaking terms for the parts and let the viewers' dirty minds fill in the blanks 😁

@donnyboon2896 2 года назад

Excellent work!

@VintageWatchServices 2 года назад

Thanks Donny!

@tonyaxeman4381 11 месяцев назад

Nice work

@upup329 2 года назад

very great job. well done

@VintageWatchServices 2 года назад

Thank you very much! More to come, so stay tuned :)

@pippomai9559 2 года назад

Don’t forget the cookies ! Outstanding watch. Very nice , it is not always we can appreciate a pocket watch

@VintageWatchServices 2 года назад

Thanks so much! It's always fun to switch things in a little bit :)

@Ronaldo-hw1og Год назад

Best job, thanks for a very good video!

@milanchristi7939 2 года назад

Entertaining AND arousing! I caught myself rewinding a few times to catch some of that action...hehehehe....Great presentation!

@VintageWatchServices 2 года назад

😂 Thanks!

@HayesTech Год назад

Great video. I love pocket watches. Some day I'll have a solid silver or even gold pocket watch. You did a beautiful job on it too.

@wiredone2 2 года назад

Great video once again! Being only 3 builds into my watchmaking journey it's great to see a nice simple movement. Especially this time with the shockless balance. I have two watches an Avia and a Rotary with P320 calibres and both with shockless cap jewels so was really interesting to see you oil once it's been cleaned and reassembled through the pivet hole. Really helpful thanks again. :)

@VintageWatchServices 2 года назад

Great to hear Neil, thanks! Pocket watches can be great to work on, the problem is just that spare parts might be difficult to find. I'd say the best watches for getting experience are probably Seiko 5's, they are cheap, solid and easy to get spare parts to.

@wiredone2 2 года назад

@@VintageWatchServices yes have been looking at them, but with the Day date and automatic works to contend with I thought I'd keep to basic watches first. Have taken a S36 6497 clone to pieces and reassembled about 5 times before attempting something smaller am working on the smaller sub second Swiss movements now, have found a working movement for spares so lucky this time. If I get them going it's the Seiko 5 next then. Thanks for the tip am looking forward to the next video, maybe a 7s26 Seiko 5 perhaps? :)

@wiredone2 2 года назад

In fact I know the older Seiko 5 had different movements, any preferences?

@madmanmechanic8847 2 года назад

A wonderful restoration as usual. Sure is nice

@VintageWatchServices 2 года назад

Thanks so much, Roger!

@madmanmechanic8847 2 года назад

@@VintageWatchServices You are welcome!

@eduardokohler8003 2 года назад

This is my father's wacht, but the case is golden.

@user-dm4nk6gh3b Год назад

Bravo master!

@FitOutPost 2 года назад

Great work, Master! Thanks for sharing.

@VintageWatchServices 2 года назад

Thanks a lot, Ross! Just waiting for some parts for your watch 😉

@FitOutPost 2 года назад

Wow! Does that mean you received my package?

@UnholiestJedi 2 года назад

You sir, are a cad. I love it.

@domfel2123 Год назад

keep them coming

@NitroModelsAndComics 2 года назад

I have a few that are similar and not running. They are my beginner watches as I begin to delve into watchmaking. After I have moved I will set up my model room which will double as my watchmaking area. I have all the tools I need so it will be great fun trying to revive some of these classics. Please wish me luck. You and Nekkid Watchmaker have been instrumental in my decision to try my hand at this. My detailed models have given me the confidence and perhaps the skills to see it through.

@VintageWatchServices 2 года назад

That sounds very cool, Robert and best of luck! I'd really suggest your start with a large, running movement so that you know it worked before you laid hands on it 😉 It's a great hobby and it sounds like you're well on your way :)

@NitroModelsAndComics 2 года назад

@@VintageWatchServices I appreciate the vote of confidence. I think I can make a non runner work. I have nearly 400 hrs of watchmaking videos under my belt. And if you saw my models you'd be certain I have the eye hand for tiny parts. And, I love a challenge.

@adrianbirkett594 2 года назад

Lovely job, nó fuss!. Adrian

@VintageWatchServices 2 года назад

Thanks, Adrian! More to come, so stay tuned :)

@bfx8185 2 года назад

Nice :) If you clean discoloration on balance bridge I would do that on other bridges as well.

@VintageWatchServices 2 года назад

Thanks for watching! The balance cock was particularly discolored so I decided to only clean that one a bit extra, but sure, you can of course do the rest also. At some point there's a level where it isn't really worth putting more work in, though.

@DanMcCudden 2 года назад

I had a Tavannes watch marked as such on the dial and movement. It had a lovely art deco case and fully perlaged movement. I lost it years ago and I'm sorry I did.

@VintageWatchServices 2 года назад

Wow, that would indeed be nice to have kept! Not super valuable but beauty doesn't have to be c👍

@kevinbrianburke Год назад

Great video!! Funny!!!

@USAHaCkY 2 года назад

Nice pocket watch, and nice brass tweezers too. Trying to find one. I think i will have to pact again with the devil to find that tweezers.... Nice job.

@VintageWatchServices 2 года назад

Thanks a lot! The tweezers I use are from Regine Horology and aren't that prevalent outside of Switzerland, but Horotec makes some pretty similar one only with angled tips instead of curved

@USAHaCkY 2 года назад

Thanks for the info and for such awesome videos. Congratulations.

@gregcapella5941 2 года назад

Good video,,THANKS

@VintageWatchServices 2 года назад

Thanks a lot, Greg!

@johnleonard3951 2 года назад

Older watches almost always have gorgeous movements.

@VintageWatchServices 2 года назад

Hello John, you're right in that, there was a time when labor was cheap!

@baconsuzy Год назад

I have a Julien Gallet pocket watch that needs a few things and finding information is difficult. It runs but is missing a crystal, a minute hand, and a second hand. It winds with a key.

@SideWalkAstronomyNetherlands 2 года назад

Astronomers need extremely precise watches even, remember Christiaan Huygens? Who invented the hair spring balance thingy.. So he could take the positions of stars, for navigation etc..

@VintageWatchServices 2 года назад

Oh yes, astronomy requires precise watches, but the real reason accuracy took a giant leap in the late 18th century was for seafaring navigation. Until then they relied on the stars and old seamen techniques, but the marine chronometer race really changed the whole world.

@fulvioplatania3091 Год назад

great job as usual…one question, if I can…in this case you lubricated the balance’s stones thru them and not putting a drop onto the upper one, and after assembly with the lower one…why? Is it the same? Thanks and regards.

@VintageWatchServices Год назад

Hello Fulvio, it is better to take the balance stones off and lubricate them separately. I don't really remember why I might have done it differently here :)

@corneliobouis4305 2 года назад

Nice pocket watch. I also cleaned and oiled a couple of Elgins. Could you just explain what the "Elma 1 to 9" on the jar lid means?

@VintageWatchServices 2 года назад

Thanks for watching! Elma 1:9 is a cleaning product that you mix one part of with nine parts water, for use in an ultrasonic. I have multiple jars that I use in the ultrasonic, thus I marked each jar with what's in them.

@westend3019 2 года назад

Outstanding job! From looking at the simplicity of this watch I wondered, "Is there a wristwatch company that tries to build the least complicated movement ?"

@VintageWatchServices 2 года назад

Thanks for watching, Westend! This is a pretty good example of how watches generally were before the second world war. They were generally hand wound with no complications. Date, automatic winding etc is actually fairly new to mainstream watches, although there are of course examples of very complicated watches made hundreds of years ago.

@georgeliquor2931 2 года назад

Beautiful watch, do you pre load the hair spring a quarter turn or is it just your way of locating the impulse into the pallet fork

@VintageWatchServices 2 года назад

Hello George, thanks for watching! If I don't get the impulse pin into the right spot at first I'll gently help it into place :)

@jacobgreenmanedlion1863 10 месяцев назад

I’m assuming that a signed ratchet wheel, being the most integral and un-modifiable part of movement, it being signed is proof that not only was Cyma in-house, but that they made their own hairspring.

@boydsargeant7496 2 года назад

Great video, thanks Stian. What did you clean the hands with? I can’t find Elma 1 TO 9 cleaning fluid, is that what it’s called for the ultrasonic cleaning?

@VintageWatchServices 2 года назад

Thanks Boyd! I cleaned the hands with luke warm water with a drop of dishwashing soap in it. They could also be cleaned with stronger stuff as they are solid, but I felt it was enough. I suspect the Elma 1:9 might only be sold in Europe, as these substances have pretty strict transportation regulations. It's this one: www.cousinsuk.com/product/elma-jewellery-19-concentrate

@boydsargeant7496 2 года назад

Thanks Stian!!

@francoisluchaire8365 Год назад

Really nice video about a watch that are many features in common with my Swiss made Art Déco "Favor" pocket watch from the interwar period. The watch needs a complete service including the replacement of the main spring. I heard you say in the video that it wasn't easy to find a new main spring that fits in the barrel. As the new main spring I need is probably exactly of the same type as the one you found, I would like to know if you could be so kind to inform me about where you purchased your new main spring? Thanks in advance for your help!

@VintageWatchServices Год назад

Hello Francois, I buy most of my mainsprings at www.cousinsuk.com. You can find a list of mainsprings in the Technical Information section at www.watchguy.co.uk

@francoisluchaire8365 Год назад

@@VintageWatchServices Hello and thanks a lot for your prompt answer! I looked into the Cyma brand on the both internet sites you recommended as there's no independent proposal for my pocket watch brand (Favor). I can see that there is quite a few types of main spring. I'll have then to determine, which one fits the best in my pocket watch. No matter what, it looks like there's no need to use a winder in order to fix the main spring correctly in the barrel... and this is a good thing because I do not really wish to invest in very specialized tools!

@Stevew443 2 года назад

That is a beautiful pocket watch. I carry a pocket watch every day, but not one as beautiful as that Cyma. By the way, for cleaning metal I find that Mothers Mag and Aluminum Polish is a bit better than Brasso. Both are very good, But I like Mothers better.

@VintageWatchServices 2 года назад

Hello Steve, thanks for watching! Yes, there are many products to choose from. I also use autosol sometimes.

@etebol 2 года назад

I was thinking about the ratchet wheel font right when you talked about it in the video. even the old mighty Rolex has movements out there with rolex on the ratchet wheel, with the same font....????hummm i don't know what that could mean!!!!lol

@VintageWatchServices 2 года назад

Thanks for watching Ed! It simply means the movement isn't made by the brand on the ratchet wheel, it's just the simplest way to put that brand's name on it :)

@etebol 2 года назад

@@VintageWatchServices aha!!!!win wink

@toboldygo5823 2 года назад

Steum Nice movement and practical a hinge on the back of the case and as usual I know you’re gonna do a good job because you’re a logical systematic person👍🏻 I hope I spelled your name right. I heard U say your name and spelled it phonetically.

@VintageWatchServices 2 года назад

Thanks! My name is Stian, which is a very typical Norwegian name but obviously less common elsewhere 😁

@etherdude 2 года назад

Stian, Thanks again for an educational video. A bit hard to tell from the video, but how does the size of this movement compare with the Unitas 6497/6498? I know that the 6497 is 36.6mm or 16.5 lignes (size 8-ish in American pocket watch sizing). It appeared this may be a similar size. The major functional difference between this movement and the 6497 appears to be the use of Incabloc on the Unitas and an adjustable stud. Otherwise they appear pretty equivalent. In American pocket watches, the larger sizes (12s, 16s, and even 18s) are much more common, I think.

@VintageWatchServices 2 года назад

Hello Doug, thanks for watching as always :) This movement is a bit in between the old and the new, it's 15 lignes so a bit smaller than the 6497/8 but still a nice size to work on with relatively large screws. And yep, the older American pocket watch movements were 16 and 18 lignes, 18 being pretty large!

@etherdude 2 года назад

@@VintageWatchServices Yeah, the 16s and 18s are huge by comparison. The 18s is actually around 20 lignes (1.767 inches or 44.87 mm). My 1918 16s grade 290 Elgin watch is 18 lignes (40.4mm or 1.59 inches).

@RedWolfRedWolfRedWolf 2 года назад

I think this is the first time I’ve seen you do a crystal? Anyway great upload thanks.

@VintageWatchServices 2 года назад

Hello redwolf, thanks for watching! I've replaced the crystals in a few other videos for sure, but in quite a few I also just polish them, as many hobbyists watching would be able to do that but not be easily able to get new crystals.

@neo-YoutubeStoleMyHandle 2 года назад

So putting the parts in a jar and then into the ultrasonic cleaner still works??? I'm assuming the vibrations travel easily through the glass of the jar??? Interesting method...

@VintageWatchServices 2 года назад

Yep, that works very nicely. It saves you a lot of cleaning fluid and makes it easy to have different kinds in different jars.

@Every_Day_Adventure 2 года назад

Is it bad for the watch movement to be running so fast as it was at the start? To me it's like running a race car in the red, it can take it but eventually it is going to blow. Another beautiful watch crossing your bench.

@VintageWatchServices 2 года назад

Thanks, David! The readings in the beginning cannot be trusted, so I wouldn't worry about them :)

@SideWalkAstronomyNetherlands 2 года назад

If it was silver, you could have placed it in glass jar with alu-foil on the bottom, and a few spoonsfull of Natrium Bi Carbonate/baking soda, and boiling water...test it on a tea spoon, it works wonders on Silver...it takes out the sulfer..

@VintageWatchServices 2 года назад

Yep, that's how you do it. Leave it for half an hour in a foil-dressed bowl of hot water with bicarbonate of sodium and it comes out nice and shiny :)

@gromit1996 2 года назад

Beavers and... long setting lever springs and greased movements.... Oh my! This video has everything. I'm surprised you haven't had it reported for all the double entendres. I was thinking that the ratchet wheel branding would just be "slapped" on over another company's base movement?

@VintageWatchServices 2 года назад

😁 Thanks Clay! And yes, putting the name on the ratchet wheel was indeed the quick and easy way to do branding :)

@brucebarlow6604 2 года назад

It's nice to hear that ear wax is now an integral part of watch making including all of the other interesting watch greases that you use. The major watch oil companies will not want to hear about these cost saving measures. I'm sure the Taxman is taking note of this as well. 😃

@VintageWatchServices 2 года назад

😂 And just in time for Christmas!

@bullnose01 2 года назад

Hey, Stian, is that a Cyma in your pocket, or are you just happy to see me? Merry Christmas.

@VintageWatchServices 2 года назад

😂 Merry Christmas to you also!

@pipodorologio1648 2 года назад

Ciao Stian, really nice Cyma, you don't see this often. I disagree with @Peter Campbell as there has been spend a lot of time on finishing these very nice bridges with anglage and even perlage on the mainplate showing the balance and on the dial side. So it could have been a more expensive watch. Love your 'subtile' humor, great. Appreciate you for sharing your knowledge and skills, I keep learning with every video. Wishing you a merry Xmas and a great New Year.🌟🌟🎅🤶

@VintageWatchServices 2 года назад

Thanks so much, Rich, and the same to you :) It's a bit odd that there are so few jewels but the finishing is indeed nice. But the Swiss would basically always finish their movements to a pretty high degree back then, so it's difficult to say.

@theprogressivegoldbug1134 2 года назад

Why was there not a jewel on the center wheel pivot? Would this movement been of a lower grade?

@VintageWatchServices 2 года назад

Hi Goldbug, a lot of pocket watch movements didn't have jeweled center holes, as the metal is thicker and more resistant to deformation than smaller movements. This one would typically have 15 jewels, and I'm not sure why there aren't any jewels on the dial side. Given the standardized look of the bearings it seems to have been done at the factory, probably to save costs.

@petersasnauskas5319 2 года назад

cyma Cal 777, same as the 775 but with the single train bridge "17 great

@VintageWatchServices 2 года назад

👍

@benmak3283 2 года назад

Hi Sir : Beat error was 1.3 , why didn't you adjust the rolling disc'pin in the middle of the pellet fork equally , so that the beat error will be zero !

@VintageWatchServices 2 года назад

Hello Ben, I could indeed have done that but they're very fiddly to adjust, and 1.3 beat error isn't all that bad anyway.

@carlosalvarez9521 Год назад

I been washing your videos and want to try to fix a 18s Waltham that I bought on Ebay. my quetion is any other way t service those jewels for the balnce? I'm afraid of dissamble the hair spring.

@VintageWatchServices Год назад

For old watches there isn't any other way to really clean the cap stones, I'm afraid... Perhaps practice on a cheap one you're not afraid to damage?

@SideWalkAstronomyNetherlands 2 года назад

Nice... :)

@VintageWatchServices 2 года назад

Thanks 🙂

@stevenh5890 Год назад

Has anyone mentioned the qbert pattern on the back? Am I the only one who remembers Qbert?

@Climber247 2 года назад

Don't the rinsing steps on your cleaning machine use Isopropyl Alcohol? If so, are you at all concerned with dissolving the shellac that holds the pallet jewels and the impulse jewel in place? Or perhaps shellac isn't used in these watches like I thought it was? Thanks for any help if you can solve my confusion!

@VintageWatchServices 2 года назад

Hi, thanks for watching! No, I use Elma Suprol Pro, which should be safe. Just dipping the pallet fork in alcohol is fine but it shouldn't be left soaked in it as that will indeed dissolve the shellac.

@sitandfish 2 года назад

At 6 o'clock the hole in the hour hand almost, almost, ALMOST aligns perfectly over the second hand pivot. Soooo frustrating! 😃

@VintageWatchServices 2 года назад

😁 Small design flaw then!

@michaelmelvin6514 2 года назад

yes yes you did! LOL

@VintageWatchServices 2 года назад

😂

@Donnybrook10 2 года назад

the movements were mass produced elsewhere and put into cases under a different name.

@VintageWatchServices 2 года назад

Right on, Donny!

@franciscolizano8389 7 месяцев назад

Yo tengo un reloj Cyma cymaflex que necesito restaurar 😢.

@mickeyx6746 2 года назад

Is there a special lubricant you use on the cox?😳😄

@VintageWatchServices 2 года назад

They're self lubricating 😊

@mickeyx6746 2 года назад

@@VintageWatchServices 😂

@bessiebraveheart 2 года назад

My first Love, pocket watches, real mens watches.

@VintageWatchServices 2 года назад

Pocket watches are indeed nice :) I always fancied myself wearing one in a vest pocket but never actually did..

@rayanmuhammed6633 2 года назад

Hello, i have an old eberhard watch that I don't know much about.. can u help me get more information about it.. How do i contact u..? Thanx

@VintageWatchServices 2 года назад

Hello Rayan, thanks for watching! You can send us a mail at info@vintagewatchservices.eu

@kswaminathan5439 2 года назад

Will you be selling this watch? And at what price in case you decide to sell?

@VintageWatchServices 2 года назад

Hello K, I might indeed sell it but I'm not sure it's really worth all the trouble. If you're interested, let me know :)

@kswaminathan5439 2 года назад

Yes, I am interested. Let me know the price. If it is within my budget, yes I will go ahead. I will also have to check with my bank for release of foreign exchange.

@mickeyx6746 2 года назад

A wang dang doodle!

@VintageWatchServices 2 года назад

A ding dang doo 😂

@michaellawrence6677 Год назад

Wouldn’t it be. “Watchmakers are the greatest lovers? After all, they have the time and have to do it right. 🧐 you’re a great technician and pretty damn funny.

@VintageWatchServices Год назад

😂👍 That's a good line indeed :)

@ricky6019 2 года назад

great job as usual…this movement is quite cheap ‘cause I saw fews jewels on it…by the way, it keelps the time in a great way!

@VintageWatchServices 2 года назад

Thanks Ricky! Yep, it's not a high end movement but it's still nicely finished and keeps good time. It would normally have 15 jewels and I'm not sure why the mainplate wasn't jeweled. It could even be that the train bridge and the mainplate were mixed.

@fulvioplatania3091 2 года назад

@@VintageWatchServices this is the reason I don't like it so much...under you can see 3 jewels and upper none...

@lablackzed 2 года назад

Imagine the stories the watch could tell if it could talk the thing's it's seen the people who have held it 90 year's old and still going mechanical watches are truly beautiful work's of art today's watches are total garbage once the battery goes.

@VintageWatchServices 2 года назад

Yep, it's pretty amazing how some pieces of metal shaped the right way can produce such results over such a long time... That's why we love mechanical watches! 😍

@shannonwhite7817 2 года назад

Interesting that Tavannes chose to only place jewels on the side of the movement that’s visible. 🤨

@VintageWatchServices 2 года назад

Hello Shannon, thanks for watching! Yes, that is certainly interesting but these movements normally had 15 jewels, so it seems to be this particular one that's an outlier. I don't know why but it's indeed interesting :)

@kswaminathan5439 2 года назад

Once again a superlative video. I think it should be pronounced as Syma ana not Seema. Correct me if I am wrong. Why the name Cyma is engraved in the ratchet wheel only ? Could be that this same movement is used by many other brands also and so you can only put the name in the ratchet wheel and not on the bridges. It reminds me of movement no 96 which many brands use with their brand name imprinted on the ratchet wheel, not even inscribed. Enjoyed this video Stian.

@VintageWatchServices 2 года назад

Hello K, it is indeed pronouced Seema locally, but a lot of people wouldn't recognize it when spoken that way :) And yes, the ratchet wheel is engraved as that was the easiest way to have one's name on a movement that was produced by someone else.