Part 3 of 3. Rolex 3075 GMT Master full strip down service - Watch Repair Tutorial 

Cleaned and adjusted one of these for a friend. He is still my friend !! I did not strip it completely though, not likely !. U/S cleaned and then lubed it my way. Keeps very good time on wrist as well. Yes, there one or two LH threads on Rolex. Be Careful!. Face screws at times also. This Gentleman is a top watchmaker. Very Very skilled. He would leave most of us for dead when it comes to involved repairs. Well done Sir.

Absolutely superb video. Thank you so very muchly!

Thank you for excellent videos.I have never seen a mechanism taken apart before.I wouldn't dare try it myself . I am a trades person and watching your videos is better than watching a movie for me . You are not only a master craftsman but also the ease in which you can instruct as you go is truly amazing.

BEAUTIFUL. Doesn't the GMT hand go first?

Can you do a Breitling Colt Skyracer tutorial?

I thought that the calendar should turn over EXACTLY AT MIDNIGHT. That’s what happens on my older Rolex Datejust made in the mid-1980s. However, on this watch, you can see at 24:59 that the calendar turns over prematurely before midnight. Is this suppose to happen in these new Rolexes?

A privilege to watch a skilled craftsman at work. You have remarkably steady hands and fine motor control.

Mr Lovick I have a question. how to setting a beat of rolex 3075 GMT? regulate slow and fast the balnce wheel. Thank you for yours videos.

The 3075 Strip Down and re assemble was absolutely fascinating.

Wow! Very impressive! The inner workings are amazing and complex. You are a master.

Fantastic series, thank you! Do you think the automatic plate looks quite ragged on the edges? It doesn't match the other movement parts in terms of finish and decoration. Was that from mishandling or did it leave Rolex in that condition I wonder?

Great video, but I am curious why you using metal tweezers to hold down various parts as you screw them in place, yet in other videos, you hold down with peg wood?

This does help to understand why servicing these watches are so costly. So much work and skill involved. I never realized how complicated this process is. Thanks for sharing.

4:31 is it just me or was the gear on the piece just screwed down not engaged with its mating gear? Looks like quite a bit of pressure would be put on that gear with it out of mesh.

Love your videos. I do repairs, but I don't have a camera capable of shooting like this. What camera are you using?

Very nice videos. I'd love to see you doing the same with a Rolex 1680.

At first I was thinking oh god this is of 3 parts I love watching these kind of craftsmanship but it's almost 1 and a half hour... I hesitated first and saw the first part and then I felt it's so educational and I could see a Rolex being dismantled, lubricated and again being assembled right in front of my eye... Thank you so much you deserve 10x more views than this.

Thank you very much for the excellent video. Can you give me your thoughts on the difference between the 1570(gmt) and the 3075, please? Additionally, how do you set the escape wheel bridge height if it needs adjusting? I know you say not to move the blued screw, as this sets the height, but how can we know that the height has been correctly set previously? Finally, can you show us how you set and adjust the microstellar screws to adjust the accuracy of the movement, please?

You are quite simply the best!! Sincerely! Jerold Moore

I'm completely addicted to watching you repair watches. I have always wanted a hand made grand complication watch...it's just I'd rather have a house...the struggle is real.

Hi Mark, Firstly I just wanted to thank you for your excellent library of videos which have proven to be a great source of information and inspiration for me over the last 18 months since I gained a proper interest and better understanding of watch technology. I've got an ETA 2893-2 which I intended to put into a project watch. I wanted to ask your thoughts regarding using the winding rotor as a support whilst fitting the hands. I believe that is what you did in this video - unless I am mistaken? I was concerned about doing that, but ended up causing myself more problems than I was seeking to avoid. I removed the automatic works, but should probably have refitted the automatic bridge without the rotor to support the small central bearing plate (train wheel bridge) which I believe that I have now managed to slightly distort whilst fitting the seconds hand. I have bought a new train wheel bridge and associated wheels (just in case) but just wondered what the best approach was to hold the movement whilst fitting hands - ie using the rotor as a support for the automatic bridge? Another option I have is that I have bought an Bergeon 11.5 movement holder which seems to have an adjustable centre bearing support, but I have never seen a video of one being used in that way. Thanks in advance - Jason PS: Anyone else please feel free to comment - constructively of course. I can go on Facebook if I have a particular need to be sneered at or patronised. ;-)

Great video. This was obviously not the first one of these you've done. It's neat to see some of the finishing even on parts you don't ever see. Ever had a jewel shatter on you or snap in two?

Thank you for this. This was a needed video in the community. :)

Congratulation! this is the most interesting video I've seen on RU-vid. It makes me wonder a lot of thinks on Physics, Chemistry, Mathematics, and even Theological as if the world can be a result of mere casualty.

Thank you - a really informative video showing the complexity of servicing a Rolex watch.

The hands looked a little dirty and scratched after reassembly. Anyway of keeping the dial and hands cleaner? Does rolex use a cleaner and more precise method ?

I wish you were in my neighborhood. My Sea Dweller 16600 need servicing and it is such a pain to ship to Rolex.

An excellent video. Thank you for your uploading.

Thank you for those videos. It was a great and amazing experience.

wow. totally absorbing. great job on watch and video

Superb work ;) love to watch your videos :) P.S 25:00 its not midnight ;) but its only tiny detail

Brilliant videos. Thank you. How is the movement regulated?

Beautiful stuff

Great vidéo and great job ; thank you :-)

i could not stop watching, fantastic. thank you

That was amazing,I have always loved mechanical watches and I hope this craft of yours continues with younger generations. I have a Rolex Datejust and am looking to buy a Submariner in the very very near future as i just love them. I can't seem to find a reputable servicer in my area,can you tell me why it is a lot more expensive to repair a Rolex than say a lot lesser value watch with the same amount of work involved ? apart from the obvious parts if needed expense. Many thanks for a very entertaining and amazing video. Tom.

Has anyone tried this on their own watch at home? I know I wouldn't try it on a 12k watch

GREAT SERIES !

How much would you charge for servicing a GMT?

Do you know what is the purpose of the holes on the red gear wheels? Are they some sort of positioning or rigging holes?

Man,you have to have steady hands to do this. No coffee or caffeine for you!

.. it's alive!!

Eu tenho uma preguiça desses comentários..

IS THE BALANCE SPRING DAMAGED OR IS IT JUST ME???

Amazing! However was it even possible to devise and produce such intricate time pieces without aid of computers and such so many years ago? The next time I hear someone complain about the cost of a fine automatic watch, or it’s cleaning and lube service, I’ll try to remember to send him this series of videos. I have no doubt that I could disassemble a Rolex, but finding all the parts afterward let alone proper reassembly? Even if I knew how, my decrepit old whiskey hands would never allow it.

Is that oil a synthetic? I would guess that it is very thin.

It's nothing short of an Art Form....AMAZING!!!! I'm probably too old for such an endeavor...steady hands a MUST...I'ts like seeing surgery...Well done Doctor :)

thank you for teaching

I’ve been trying to learn basic watch repair, and have had some success and also failures on some old watches, but as an owner of a couple of Rolex watches, I would not dare to even open the casebacks on these, never mind doing this sort of stuff. This work looks fairly straightforward on this, but it is so difficult to do, far far more difficult than you would expect due to the small scale, and delicacy of everything. This guy is so good at this; like every expert craftsman or technician, he is so good, he makes it look easy.

10:58 AND 22:03 please, could you tell me the SPECIFIC name of that "central hands part holder"?!? many thanks. Andrea, from Roma, Italia.

Love your channel

Absolutely enjoy your work and great camera! Are you viewing your work through it? Seems very difficult to maneuver around. Subscribe d

Another one watched. Who can I invoice for my time spent looking at this great stuff, when I should be doing my own repairs??!!

I have had a long successful carrier with Xerox as a service tech. I have never had to work to the tolerances that you do, I am blown away! Your videos are amazing, thank you for posting!

Hello, thank you for these videos. Which tool do you recommend for removing / installing hands? What do you prefer to use?

Rolex. I consider that some of the machining could be to a higher standard. Seems to be some roughness on the plate milling , under the glass. Maybe a better cutting oil ? Very good watch though.

Interesting, a balance cock and not a full bridge. I thought Rolex used the bridge.

Man I know nothing about repair watches , But your videos are so awesome and relaxing to watch lol .

It's the putting the hands back on I'd absolutely hate. I'd be too worried I'd bend them.

Only 56000 made it through to 3 of 3, lightweights........

It seems to me that the use of large jewel for the oscillating plate is a far better method, rather than using bearings for that purpose. Thank for this set of videos.

Thank you

As always a first rate Vid well done thank you

Please would you show how to replace the bezel insert on a GMT Pepsi? Mine seems to fade to a rose colour every few years.

So much much more going on here.. Tolerances for example. Dont try this at home.

Has Rolex or Breitling approached you to go and work for them yet?

Just a question to ascertain as to what torque should be applied to the screws? How do Rolex repeat this?

I watched all three videos, but left with a handfull of parts.....

A watch without a mainspring is like a human body without a heart.

You got the skills and hand of a surgeon. Watched the 3 parts. Top marks

You make an over charging car mechanic look as skilled as a road sweeper...

Very Nice.Videos and information..Thanks

How long does it take fr start to finish to service one of these beauties?

Hiya again.My only question is does a mainspring keep its " memory" having being contained for a long time then re coiled? Sprung steel is a science in itself? My dad had some of his watches serviced but an engineer himself specifically asked the barrel not touched as it would never be right again? Cheers,Len.

When they say "watching porn " is this what they mean .?

Como se isso adiantasse

I have this watch and have debated getting it cleaned and serviced. I have put if off for a long time due to some of the quotes I've gotten to do this (from Rolex). This has been very informative. I am definitely subscribing to your channel.

I want your job....

Hello can you tell us what oil you use it look black?

was the calendar disk replaced or reinstalled ?

This three part of videos deserved to be awarded!

Wonderful thank’s !!!

Any of you guys on the Rolex forums

How many parts has this watch?

Outstanding work..

Maybe I missed this in one of the vids but when you do a service such as this do you also do any work on the bezel?

A man who really knows what he's doing .What an intricate piece of machinery. I have rebuilt transmissions ,engines ,speed reducers ,all kinds of machinery in my life ,and I was good at it, but to tackle a watch, that takes a special kind of person. Great video sir . My hat's off to you ,and thank you...........

Спасибо за отличное видео.

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i feel pain. why?.

Well done!

nice one.

Tanks

amazing !

i suggest you leave to a proper watchmaker