Unbelievable Surprises from the Baumgartner Calograph Restoration 

The watches aren't always gems but the videos always are :)

Perfect way to demonstrate that inexpensive things can still be worthwhile. I love to hear your children laughing in the background and see you play with them. I pray you and your family are always safe, happy and healthy❤️🐝🤗

Buddy, I have watched (sic) your videos for a few years now, always enjoyed them. Today, my RangeRover decided to blow up on me, (broken spine, so they’re super comfy ride for me) and been told it’s 9k to fix it. I have been super stressed all afternoon, worry, upset and stress, which is horrible. And I open up RU-vid and what do I find? Your video. Never have I NEEDED to listen to someone’s calm and gentle voice, exuding a peaceful slow attitude, which has really helped me tonight. Thankyou

Glad to see you back, my friend. It may be an inexpensive watch, but it still deserves a little love.

I feel like everyone who watches your videos also watches Baumgartner Restoration. If not, I’m sure they would like his videos too. I feel like he sped through his last video. I wait for your videos no matter how long it takes or how nice the watch is.

Being old, broken and generally a bit budget, it's a joy to see such a gentle, calm person using those virtues on an old, broken and formerly budget watch. Peace to you, yours and others you hold dear.

"Sometimes when I'm stressed, I just find something to polish by hand", said by just about every teenage boy ever.

Your channel is brilliant and you're a true gentle soul.

I cannot help but think that there is something Fundamentally Virtuous in the work you do. Saving pieces of craftsmanship from decay and degradation, honoring the great works of our fathers, and preserving them for future generations. I pray nothing but goodness upon you and yours! Thank you for your work!

They all don’t have to be high end watches, to be a great restoration job. Plain and simple but a fantastic job done, great work with your children’s interactions makes a great relaxing watch ! Keep safe to you and yours 😊

What a great bit of therapy for a Sunday, cheers NeKKid

Hi Joe. Very nice camera and lens for the crisp close-ups there. I just received my 70+ year old watch back from a watchmaker, restored to working order from a sad and broken state. It was my father's and grandfather's, and it is making me happy to hear it ticking. Can't wait to show my mum and siblings.

Fascinating to watch a 300 pound repair and service on a 5 pound movement., at least we know how this minimal movement works!!!

Thank you Sir! I think the case was injection molded out of a zinc aluminium alloy and plated afterwards. Where the plating left the case the bare zinc/aluminium base was exposed and that's vulnerable for any (weak) acidity. Dinky Toys are made out of a similar alloy. Someone mentioned it "monkey metal" to me. You can't do anything with it. No soldering or brazing. Just glue and pray for a somewhat lasting result. It sucks. Thank you again and again for all of your wonderful uploads in this world in turmoil. Bless you Sir and peace for all. Best, Job

Nice suprise on this sunny Sunday for you to make an appearance,lol love this show.

That watch ended up looking far nicer than it actually is!

Brillant work Mr Nekkid! All strength to your arm and blessings on the family.

I love videos like this as much as any other from you. Yes it is nice to see an expansive well made watch taken apart so we can enjoy all the art and technical wizardry that goes into making a watch tick but for me your videos are a point in my day where I get to stop, and do nothing else than watch an expert do his thing. We also get to see why the fancy bells and whistles are added, you can see just how much metal rubbing on metal can damage a part and why gaskets and such stop grime getting in.

My favourite watch restoration channel. Thank you

Lovely vid, peace and love to you, family and all watching.

You made a cheap,watch look good using the same skills that you use on the very expensive watches. Good man.

It's been a while, waited patiently, and in reward I got to see another lovely old watch restoration... well done, Nekkid; it's always a pleasure to see your work. Can't wait to see another, soon. 🥰

It's the methodical way of sorting through the many issues of this POS, getting it running likely better than when it left the factory, then declaring it a POS! Verging on genius but well worth it. One of the better things about this channel, not just run of the mill Veuve Clicouots, but real watches 🙂

Yes it is great to see another video and hear your voice. As always you have done the watch justice and got it working and cleaned up. Be well

"Like a little dragonfly". Very cuuuute!

i'm recovering from emergency surgery to reattach my left knee cruciate ligaments and so am stuck indoors. Therefore seeing another upload from you really raised my spirits!!! Thank you so much.

Beautiful watch. Looking forward to this one.

What a lovely little inexpensive watch, probably the first time it has been open since the day it was built! Thank you for showing so much care and attention over an item that is probably a fraction of the value of some of the pieces you bring to us, love your work.

RU-vid handed me a gift today by placing this video in my list of suggested videos. While I can't quite understand the point of the piggy-back ride in the middle of the video, I was delighted, nonetheless. 😆 The presenter's sense of humour had me giggling and chuckling throughout. I almost forgot I was viewing a watch repair video and not an episode of Monty Python. Cheers to the toddler whose sound effects could be heard throughout the video. What a jewel! Thank you for making my day.

Looks like my day to day running a used music store for 3 decades. So much effort, so much time cleaning and restoring cheaply made guitars. I like to feel as though we make them better than the manufacturer intended. It's a labor of love. Great content as always.

Great job. I wish I had your skill, dexterity and humor. I put my movements on the holder and I'm a nervous wreck.

Always makes me smile when you post a video , no matter what it is . Your voice is so peaceful. Thank you 😊

Oh thank goodness you’re back! Yay!!!!

Baumgartner restoration? You had us in the first half, not gonna lie! 😛

Wow always so great when an upload appears..... the precision workmanship is awesome! Please post more awesome content!

Wow, you just made my weekend! Thank you! I missed you and your voice, and your kids. Stay blessed and safe!

I may never be able to afford any watch you work on, but your videos bring so much peace to my soul. Keep up the amazing work and, free Palestine 🇵🇸

Anyone else’s attention piqued by the name Baumgartner? 😂 Love both the channels!

Your attention to detail and steady hand is exemplary like watching a brain surgeon perform always a joy!

Watching your videos is so relaxing. I watch many over again. Thanks so much for taking the time sharing your knowledge and personality. I pray for peace for Palestine.

Thanks for sharing your skill, knowledge, family, wisdom and your blessings with us!

Wonderful to see you back. Great video! ❤ And I think the little one did say “Oh Shit”. 😂

What a pleasant way to relax, listening to your soothing voice and common sense approach to your art.you sir are an inspiration to humanity with your love and humility to the human race . God bless you sir.

I really enjoyed seeing all the clever cost saving solutions in that movement.

Nice to see a watch like this restored and given some love. Always nice to have one of your videos drop on RU-vid, very therapeutic and you have some important things to say about the world but in a gentle way.

His Polishing! IT'S OVER 9000!!

You are the paradigm, great man do great job 👏. Always enjoy watching 😂

Another amazing 46 minutes of forgetting everything but watch fixing, thank you Joe!

Good to see you. I love the forensics on and explanations of a watch that isn't even of great quality.

joe fantastic watch and restore love it .looks like a scout movement logo on the watch face to .stay safe great channel joe

The pin pallet movements have been the bulk of my tinkering so far, but I didn't know what they were initially. I got interested in watchmaking last fall after looking up how to remove links from a watch my dad gave me before he passed, which then brought me down the rabbit hole. So I started buying cheap but cool looking vintage watches on eBay thinking I had cracked the code. But when my first vintage Timex arrived, I was bummed to discover it had a weird looking movement (different from the RU-vidrs that I had been watching), so I decided to take it apart fully, then learned from the countless experts that they're not supposed to be fully disassembled and serviced (but it now keeps really good time). Alas, they also said to start out watchmaking on a working movement. I've basically started out against the grain on all initial accounts, and it's been painful and fun at the same time. I watched videos for 3-4 months while sneaking (one time I snuck in an ultrasonic purchase while my wife was paying for her Taylor Swift tickets 😂) the funds to purchase basic tools and lubricants. And here I am, at an airport in Florida commenting on your channel and binging the vids. Names Joe, too, BTW. Cheers!

Hi Joe, - This watch case shares it's quality with our Olympic 'GOLD' Medals .. being plated over a base metal. A sign of the times methinks.

On these movements the A/h is actually 17280 not 18000, so you have to manually change it to read at 17280 to regulate these guys (it'll autodetect at 18000, but it's wrong and that's why it's not working)

Passion project for sure. Another nice video. Thank you!!

Beautiful camera work and knowlege of watches.

Thank You. I Love hearing the kids voices in the background.

but it was somebody's pride and joy in the day, as always great video.

Joe.. I think with this one you passed the exams to become a certified forensic horologist! Well done.. I was sitting early in the morning with my tea and thought the little one had said.. “oh shxt” made my morning.. God bless you and the family.. Frank

Loved the loud & clear message you gave when displaying the watch on your watch brother❤

Wow that came out much nicer than I was expecting!

Hey there Nekkid! Did you try setting the beat on your time grapher down to 17280 Some old pin pallet movements used strange frequencies

Nice job Joe! I did a restoration one one of these a few months ago, brand was Misalla, no calendar though. Same base movement exactly! I had all your problems plus a bent main plate horse shoe shaped pin pallet (fork) none jewel hole, and a bent pin pallet pivot (obviously)! I oiled the main so prong barrel as you did, thanks for the strip down and assembly of it! I like different movements, but not a big fan of low jewel count and pin pallets. Saying that, I’ve got it running well and still have it, it looks cool even if not technically excellent 😁looking forwforward to more different watches, movements, problems and especially fixes! Ta.

Thank you. please do not stop.

Great Video! When im stressed i just watch one of your videos and the world seems a better place!

You Sir have an incredible amount of passion and commitment.

Truly a master at your craft and have become quite the cinematographer! Thank you for your videos, they are truly a pleasure to "watch" !

Great video Mr Nekkid, really enjoyed watching your service and restoration of this watch, thanks for taking the time to film it, Cheers & Free Palestine 🇵🇸 Regards An Evil Tinkerer

You did an extraordinarily good job of beautifying a pig. Kudos

Another lovely video Joe, well done and looking forward to the next one.

Sun shining, got the bbq going and then I see a nekkid notification! Happy days 😊 Thanks Joe

Joe - your videos are always instructive, entertaining and most of all full of humanity. which is in short supply these days. There are many so called watchmakers on the internet who are nothing of the sort, unlike you. They've just invested in very expensive equipment (mandated by manufacturers ?) and been on the right training courses so they get the "approved" stamp from the likes of Omega and Rolex to service their watches and so are able to get spares. They would never be able to resurrect anything like this. It's their business model I guess, so no criticism on that account, and I'm sure there was no value in this one from the point of view of the the watch itself unless it had family emotional connection for someone. I guess your youtube channel is a big plus for you, but you put a lot of time an effort into everything you publish - this watch is worth next to nothing - but your followers will appreciate it. I'm only a few milea away from you, and It's good to know that the JQ still has individuals and companies like you that still demonstrate and support real skills.

Thank goodness, you posted a video! I’ve been going through withdrawals.

That was an amazing transformation given what you had to work with. Excellent job!

Love the understated pleas for humanity. Thank you.

Awesome work, Joe, as always! I utterly enjoyed watching what you can make out of this cheap watch. Thank you!

Nice to see you back

I just realized that the vibe of your videos is very much akin to a PGA Masters Final Round, just without the golf clapping 👏👏👏👏

restoration Baumgartner ......... Baumgartner Restoration ...........cheeky

The blue strap better… I just serviced my father’s old clemiter stop watch…similar one jewel…yellowing of plastic crystal..weird dial screwed on…but still had a bunch of fun. These videos are awesome..thank you

Years later still addicted to your videos :)

You did a wonderful restoration of an odd peace of history and you displayed very high craftsmanship but was it worth your skill and time??? The world wonders

Watching your video is really so peacefull , after that you always fell better !!

A one jewel wonder, sounds like a lot of the musicians back in the day. Now they have a watch to fit their music!

I like the simplicity. This watch is more of a piece of ART than a piece of engineering. But I'm just an observer. You have liberated the movement of the clock, but we are also waiting for the liberation of فلسطين.

Great work my friend! Thank you for showing us the insides of a working man's watch. But maybe not the complete bottom of the food chain, something similar to a base model car, but optioned with the big radio and fancy paint!

I really impressed with the intricacies of this piece this really is a thing of great beauty magic absolute magic Thanks Max

That's funny. I recently stumbled over a "Chronostop" with that 1 jewel pin palet movement😂 One of the pins was missing, so i had to find a spare part

This was quite therapeutic to watch. Thanks for the upload.

Very enjoyable video. So informative observing a master at his craft. Thank you! 👍❤

You do such a great job with your work and commentary, I thoroughly enjoy and look forward to your video’s!

Hello Joe, lovely to hear from you, hope all the family are well. Nice video, amazing that something with big holes in the side has survived, not one to do the washing up in! Best wishes to you all, take care man.

I've missed your videos lately as here in the Philippines there was a heat wave. good to settle again for som tranquility . Also your great sense of humour is uplifting. Peace to you and the world 🙏🏻

That was a soothing video Joe, thank you. Be well,stay safe and Peace ☮️.

Beautiful watch ! Well done !

Just goes to show we are all worthy of respect, no matter how others perceive value. Be kind to ourselves and to others. Peace and love to all. Kind regards from Australia.

I have a couple of those movements in my watch “collection”. Not so easy to work on, but glad to see something like this! :)

Again, a wonderful video and lovely commentary. Thank you.

Fantastic video as usual. Watching your videos I have learned enough that I've been able to perform a full service on a Bulova 7ak. I had to replace the balance and the mainspring but the watch is now running and keeping perfect time. Thank you for all you do.

It may be a cheap watch but you showed it the same love and care as the most expensive one. It's not always the cost that makes something valuable

This was made for the blue collar workers that wanted a complication watch. A little piece of history. Another great video.