Finally, My First Time Working on a Chronograph! 

Petition to have him repair a perpetual calendar

Horology is so fascinating to me. It's incredible how for hundreds of years they were able to make such complicated things sitting by candle light. I feel like the people of the past were just as technologocially advanced as us, just not as electronically advanced. Beautiful watch and beautiful content. God bless you all.

I feel like Marshall is the kind of person that would be completely content sitting in rush hour traffic listening to his favorite song.

Hey Marshall, happy to see that you’re attempting chronographs! I have a lot of experience on these 48 based movements, and am trained and certified for them, so I hope you can take these points to improve your next Landeron chronograph. 11:48: this was not a little bit of wind, this was quite a bit of power, and combined with the lack of lubrication, this could have seriously damaged the pivots, and in worst case ruined the pallet stones. This was just very dangerous. Try to pay more attention and always let down the spring. 14:38: this main spring should absolutely be replaced. It doesn’t lay flat (so will rub against the barrel roof and floor) and is very tired. A modern spring is also more consistent in force. So get a modern one, but whilst measuring the old spring, take a modern one that is a bit THINNER!!! Very important as modern springs are substantially stronger. 18:14: did you grease the main spring? Didn’t see you doing that but maybe you did it off camera. In any case, it’s very important. 18:59: that is a ton of grease on that screw. That will just walk itself between the bridges over the years, there is just no need for that much grease. Later you also put too much oil under the crown wheel. Again, it’s messy, so try to use just as little as needed. I also didn’t see you lubricate the click, which again, is very important. Could have happened off camera but still, it should be mentioned. 21:00: did you check the play of the center wheel and the bridge? These are almost always worn out, and should be fixed as the difference between horizontal and vertical amplitude would be too great without. 23:25: you should grease (again, very little) this eccentric where the lever bridge pivots around. Every single metal chronograph part that pushes against another one NEEDS grease. It will wear out very quickly. So the hammer need a tiny bit of 9010 on the ends (don’t oil the heart cams with HP1300, this gives too much drag. Just oil the hammer ends), and all the levers need a *little* bit of grease on the touching surfaces. Also a little tip, hammer goes in last, makes for much easier assembly. 27:05: you did grease the hammer spring, but that was again way more than needed, and smothered all over the bridge, please use less and take more care when applying. 29:55: yes that’s a mistake, but a very small one. No worries, everyone has done that. 31:00: again with the grease, please use less, you are using way too much. Keep it tidy and just use a little. This is the last time I will mention the grease as I think you get the point. It is just every time you use grease. 31:15: you missed the post and oiled the bridge. That’s not where it is needed. 35:51: your jewels are not clean, and you don’t want to oil the minute counter. That just adds unnecessary drag, and it doesn’t move often. 36:01: that was just messy oiling. Keep the oils in the cups. 38:50: it is easier to oil the top capjewel if you assemble the balance bridge and then oil it with the pass-through method. 41:46: you didn’t oil the clutch bridge wheel and post. Give the wheel pivots on both sides some 9010, and the post a little grease so the clutch bridge pivots nicely. 42:20: the top second wheel (the one you press on the second wheel) is pressed too deep, it needs to align perfectly with the clutch wheel. The teeth also should mesh for 2/3-3/4ths of the way, not all the way. 42:42: very important that they DO NOT mesh all the way, but should be 1/4-1/3rd at most meshed (looking at the chronograph seconds teeth). 42:48: don’t oil that spring of the minute counter. Again, that’s not a wear point and adds too much drag. 43:40: great work on those adjustments! These are tricky, and you did great. I hope you checked the pull-back adjustment of the lever bridge in reset mode, and also the adjustment of the minute counter spring in reset mode. Then finally I wanted to add that you need to take more care in where you place the hands. Because they should be dead right on 0 when the chronograph is reset. Not somewhere around it. I hope to see you tackle more chronographs in the future, it will be interesting to see you learn.

Just wanted to say thanks. I went ahead and did Patreon. I don't know much about watch making, but I quit alcohol in 2014, then switched from smoking to vaping where I turned into a full hobbyist making all kinds of very intricate coils. I already enjoyed working on little intricate things where I spend 15 hours working on a 10 inch length of wire. Finding your channel working on these watches has been an absolute joy. I never considered working on watches until I found your channel. I've seen a few other channels, but I keep coming back to your videos. The work you do is incredible, and no one can match your presentation. I don't know if I'll ever be good enough to do the kind of work you do, but you have given me a new fascination, and something that I so enjoy watching. I'm a custom residential cabinet maker and I enjoy working with wood too, obviously, I guess because I own a cabinet company, but I just find this so intriguing, and already being in the vape wire art world the intricate work on tiny things falls right into the kind of things that I love. The things that keep me sober, and the things I love doing. Thank you for making these videos. I hope I'm able to offer some contribution to your work, and I'm so glad that I found this. Maybe one day I'll hit up ebay and buy some cheap mechanical watch and try my hand at working on one. Thanks again. I really enjoy watching your work!

Maybe now people will understand why servicing a chronograph is so damn expensive.

Marshall...I just wanted to thank you for being yourself and making these awesome videos. I've been watching for years and really enjoy the simplicity and complexity of your skills. All the friends that I recommend your adventures to have subscribed and enjoy your output, as well. I wish I had more money to be able to afford a sticker and a thank you card.

I have my first chronograph by Heuer that’s been sitting at the back of my bench waiting for me to scrape up the courage to service it. So this video has been an inspiration that will help me get over the stress about getting started. Many thanks for building my confidence!

It’s impressive you can take it a part and fix it but the people who invented it are unreal.

First Jewel replacement and then your first chronograph. Making some great strides in building experience as 2023 comes to an end.

I just started following your channel a few weeks ago and about 2 days ago I noticed all your watch repair videos were for regular watches and not chronograph watches. I even searched your channel for "chronograph" to no avail. And at that point, I thought to myself "well it's probably because they're so much more complicated". And yet here you are, not a day later posting up your first chronograph watch repair. I can't wait to watch this and I really appreciate your candidness and humbleness about your current skill level. I love the fact that you're only trying one now after taking the classes and reaching a level of confidence, but also stepping outside your comfort zone a bit. Now. Onto the video!

Congratulations on getting your first chronograph up and working! You're right, seeing the inside of a regular watch and seeing you take it apart is quite intimidating. Seeing the inside of the chronograph and the additional complexity almost made me cry.

It has been such a pleasure to see you progress in your skills and experience. Thanks for letting us share this journey with you.

Marshall, it has been fascinating witnessing your watchmaking development over the past several years. This piece was especially appropriate in demonstrating how far your skills have advanced. Thanks for all your enlightening, entertaining and engrossing work. Best wishes to you and yours for the holidays and the new year.

the more I watch, not only do watches simply amaze me, but what amazes me more is how long watches have been around and how similar the modern ones are to the older ones. amazing how well they have been engineered for so long. I would also love to see how those extremely small screws are made. insane to me

Congratulations, Marshall! That is a great video! Thank you for taking us with you in this great adventure! Hoping to see more!

Another great posting Marshall, thanks for the breakdown of this chronograph.. the best of holiday cheer to you and all your subscribers.

The close up shots of the chronograph mechanism are amazing. Love the dial on this watch. Thanks for sharing

That is a beautiful watch. Love the channel by the way. It’s so great seeing people do these hobbies because they love what they do. Just goes to show how much more time effort and detail goes into these Watch services when you really care about what you do.

Thank you, Marshall, for all that you do.

Such a blast to watch your skills in watch restoration, especially this monster.

Thank You for sharing Your time and efforts Marshall. Best Wishes to You and Your Family for the Holiday Season.

I really appreciate Marshall's forthrightness about his nervousness in dealing with the chronograph portion. He has such a comforting manner in dealing with the unknown element of challenges!

Marshall, love your videos. You filming and editing is on point, the way you talk through what you are doing and why is highly instructional, and you have made something that seems incredibly complicated seem approachable. Thanks to you, I just won two pocket watch auctions on eBay today, and want to start dabbling in a new hobby (don't tell my wife, she already thinks I have too many hobbies!) Your narration style is great too, very conversational. I feel like I'm in the room watching over your shoulder, talking with you, learning from you. Extremely high quality content, well done. Also, I find myself catching a glimpse of your various watches on your wrist, and would love if you included a bit telling us about what you are wearing while you work.

You make a lot of car references in your videos are you pretty interested in car restoration and or racing? Love these videos!

All the extra parts for the chronograph is really fascinating. Another awesome project.

Looks fantastic. A great job on the restoration of this piece, from start to finish. Love the old movement. Excellent job Marshall...Kudos to you.

Love to listen to you explain every step and why you're doing it.

Oh man! I always look forward to your uploads Marshal! It’s pretty late. I sure hope I can stay awake for the entire video! You are the best and the only watch servicing channel I watch. I’m excited to see how you do with this chronograph!

Thanks for another year of great restorations.

This is one of the nicest looking pieces I've ever seen you restore. ❤️

Its great to see the past two videos you moving out of your comfort zone and developing your skills. From replacing the jewels in the last video to working on a chronograph in this one. Not to mention your explanations on the workings and new techniques you've shown us. Yet another excellent, excellent video. Marshall, thank you. BTW love the dial. It took me a while to come around to a dark color face with black lettering and hands but when you put the strap on it it worked. Very much so.

Hey marshal! I love the videos and the progression of intricate work you do! You gave the the confidence to modify an old clock to hold some hands on a modern timer! Keep up the awesome work sir!

oddly cool chronograph, well done. the journey continues. thanks for sharing.

i've been waiting for this day to come! i've seen enough of your videos that i understand pretty thoroughly how an uncomplicated swiss watch movement works, so i've been hoping for an increase in complexity for a while now. thanks!!

Thanks a lot Marshall. I just started servicing watches because of your videos! You're such a good teacher, love all your detailed explanations.

You know, I was actually at the local Seiko jeweller today looking at some mechanical wristwatches and I saw some with this complication. Was a little confused at first until I worked it out. Thanks again Marshall for spreading the good word of mechanical watch movements. Your dedication to the craft is inspirational.

Thanks for all your hard work in recording your adventures . It's amazing to see the amount of care and determination you put into thos hobby. Love to see these new videos popping up. Keep up the good work!

What a cool ol watch. This repair of such a complicated movement was fascinating to follow. Thank you for sharing this with us.

Neat! Some time ago I watched a video on rehabilitating a stopwatch, so it's interesting to see that movement conjoined with the regular watch movement. I also think it's great that you're offering watch repair tools and such for other folks wanting to pursue this kind of work.

The Swiss watchmakers are just astounding!!! Reminds me of a story back during the Apollo space race days where NASA had drilled the smallest hole in the world and sent out samples of the drill bit to anyone they thought would be interested in it. They had sent one to a watch company in Switzerland and in a few days it came back...no note accompanied the bit and everyone was confused until someone looked at this microscopic drill bit under a microscope. They had drilled a hole in it and sent it back!!! That was such a monster move! :)

Great video as always! The eccentrics are exactly like the eccentric bolts on cars to adjust the wheel alignment!

Great job Marshall! What a wonderful old watch. I'm glad to see another one recovered from the ravages of time!

Beautifully done - congratulations, Marshall!

Done like a Pro, Marshal. I work on a lot of Seiko and Citizen chronographs and there is nothing easy about servicing chronographs. i must say you have some very nice tools in your inventory. Thanks for sharing your work. John S

WOOO HOOO I was wondering when a new video was coming out. I was actually watching an older video then this popped up, cheering 😁 Hope you have a merry Christmas Marshall and thanks for the great content.

As always, a pleasure to watch you work.

And you still made it look as easy as any watch you've ever done. Always enjoyable to watch.

And if people think a chronograph is complicated, wait till marshal starts working on a perpetual calendar

Congratulations, Marshall! 🍻 I admit I _am_ intimidated by chronographs, but I'm going to take Mark's course as you did, and I'm sure some focused study will banish the fear. It all takes time, but as hobbyists we can enjoy the journey. Again, well done sir!

This time I could hear rich, orchestral music in the background while watching you work. Exquisite job! Thank you!

Mark is amazing. He makes things so small seem so easy to work on.

Nice work Marshall and congrats on servicing your first chronograph! Quite a milestone! What a striking timepiece and masterfully restored.

Oh boy. This is going to be an adventure. 🎉

You never cease to amaze me Marshall. Thankyou very much for sharing your journey

Not going to lie but these videos actually help my PTSD anxiety and panic disorder. 🙏 thanks so much.

I just watched a video so sick It made my jaw drop and my brain tick The visuals were fire, the beats were tight I couldn't help but move my feet and ignite The story was gripping, the message was clear It left me inspired, without a fear I'm telling you, this video was no joke It was the best thing I've seen, no smoke

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i have to say you are the coolest and chillest guy on this entire platform

Thank you for popping these videos up here ! There's something about your commentary and delivery that stands out...I think it's how you speak to us as one regular guy to another.

I would just drill those lugs. Never even heard of inverted lugs, and see zero point of going forward with them. As a bonus, you can sell the gold shards for 1 dollar.

im sat here in awe of the amount of work that went into a watch like that i am wearing a 1950s gold chronograph and mine has the extra function of a date hand , it make me appreciate it even more , thank you for showing this and i you have a good christmas and new year

I have just found your videos this December and have been hooked but was anxiously awaiting a chronograph, because like you that is my favorite watch complication. Keep up these videos they are amazing and have given me a push to begin watchmaking myself, first as a hobby, and who knows after.

Thank you so much for including the magnified look of the eccentric settings and how they change the engagement of the gears on the chrono!

What a pleasure it was to go on this journey for the first time with you.

Fantastic video!!!! Great seeing you out of your comfort zone and into the world of chronographs. Love all your vids, please keep up the amazing work you do on this channel.

Absolutely love this! It's great to expand your knowledge & skills (and ours vicariously!) and chronographs are something I've been fascinated by myself. Gorgeous dial, and it's fitting that the font & layout reminds me of the old stopwatch I have from my dad who used it for pace notes when he was rally driving... I still pull it out of the drawer to use in preference to a digital one because there's something special about the weight & ticking sound from a mechanical stopwatch. Brilliant job! 👍

Congratulations Marshall. Nice to see all your videos and successes on your hobby that you enjoy. Thanks again.

Congratulations on your first successful chronograph service! Well done Marshall!

Just received my Sutcliff Hansen full tool kit!! Thank you!!!

Hey Marshall, thank you for sharing and being part of this amazing experience...!

really excited to see more chronographs on the channel. I'm a racing fan myself and I love me some classic time keeping.

So excited to see a chronograph on the channel, looking forward to more!

I have seen you repair inexpensive and top end watches but, for me, this one is absolutely gorgeous. Cracking resto Marshall.

I see your videos as classes, and you have inspired me to get into it, starting to get tools and equipment together now.

Great work, you explain the mechanics very well.

Congratulations sir! What a step to go up. Thanks for sharing.

Marshall, I never cease to be amazed by your craftsmanship! Another stellar video. :)

Well done Marshall, you have restored it beautifully.

What a cool project! As always, great video, thanks Marshall 😊

There is humble and humblebrag, you are 100% real humble professionalism; even your invite to Patreon you honor the process first to only then focus on yourself. Very very inspiring! What a feat! Gorgeous watch too! The color pallet reminds me a of my old school watches I have from the 60's and 70's. Love that vibe! I will check out your new website, have been pussyfooting around watch making because I'm convinced I am too crude in my muscle control and will only be frustrated, but the dream of servicing my own watches has been itching inside my skull for ages, so I should take the plunge I suppose! Thanks again for being such a gentle inspiration!!

Recently had my 1971 Heuer Carrera valjoux 7726 three sub serviced. I was amazed when I received pics of it all laid out in parts on the bench before assembly. Works great now. Good luck.

Hello Marshal, excellent video , I must say I like seeing it back in it's case with a new crystal . As for some reason the crystal brings out Beauty of the face so to speak , thank you for having us along in your watch repair journey!!!

Superb restoration as always! Thanks for sharing all your videos! 😊🇨🇦

Congratulations, Marshall! Thanks for taking us along. Very interesting. Merry Christmas to you!

So fun watching how much deeper that you're going down the rabbit hole. Deep Breathe. You finished your first Chronograph!!!

Just wow. That’s so amazing. Great job.

I love this guy. I watch his videos because it relaxes my mind. Been having mental health issues and getting better but watching these videos help. So thank you for helping me over my problems.

Awesome to see you on a chronograph, probably my favorite type of watch. Love the work you do.

Thank you, Marshall, for sharing this beautiful video of your very first chronograph! It was a pleasure to watch and listen to. My, how you have "evolved": 👏👍👌!

You are a very smart man, with infinite patience and amazing attention to detail. Your voice is very soothing, easy to listen to and calculated...You somehow make this watch dissection of a million pieces enjoyable to watch. Also I must say that the end restoration result is beautiful and rewarding on many levels. I would love to see what you look like :)

I have never seen one of these on the inside. Really amazing engineering in such a tight space, thank for making this video, I really enjoyed it 👍

wow, what a beautiful timepiece! Love it, Marshall.

What a great channel! I can't explain my watch fascination (as if anyone can!). Your narration, style and expertise have been such an eye opener! Truly top notch!

I own a Seagull 1963 and sure this video is helping me have a complete new level of appreciation for that ST movement!

I’ve been looking forward to this, I own a couple of chronographs and I’m fascinated by how they work so thank you and well done

Gotta say that’s one of the nicest Sussie chronographs movements I’ve seen, absolutely love the rose gold/ copper colored wheels, I have one I serviced and restored and love it, such a gorgeous dress watch I wear all the time

Marshall, Thank you for another entertaining and educational video. I have not tried my hand at any kind of watch repair, but I am getting into repairing old film cameras. The timing escapements on these mechanical cameras are essentially a clock work mechanism. Your videos really help me to get an idea how to disassemble, clean and reassemble these parts. Thank you again, and keep up the great work.

I got my first watch today, I've been watching your stuff for a while and I was obviously looking at it and it stopped and started and slowed down and started etc. It's a Seiko military so it has the clear back where you can see in, I looked at the parts while spinning it around and saw the spring was getting caught on a tiny piece of soft plastic that some how got into there. I removed the back and got it out and felt very proud that I was confident enough to do so through watching your stuff. Just wanted to share haha, have a nice day.

The reveal of the movement made my jaw drop. I’ve kind of gotten used to what a typical movement looks like from watching your videos, but the chronograph is a huge step up in complexity! Looking forward to seeing this fix!