Restoration of a 1970's Seiko Navigator watch

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In this video we restore a 1970's Seiko Navigator Timer GMT watch with a 6117B hacking movement. This watch was in very poor shape and needed to be fully stripped to pieces, cleaned, polished, lubricated, calibrated and re-assembled. What a beautiful watch this is - it's an oldie, but it really is a goldie!!!
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@WatchRepairChannel 4 года назад

@lucashartey3244 4 года назад

I cant seem to get on your website any way of contacting you i have a fair few watches id love to see restored on here that i own and would like to ask about costs etc.

@yuliayen3548 4 года назад

Dear Mark, your video is very inspiring, can you make ricoh watch (calibre 61) watch repair video ?, i have that watch but it didn't run perfectly. Thank you.

@WatchRepairChannel 4 года назад

I am sorry, I no longer take on private work. I do not live in the UK anymore

@BadDadio 4 года назад

Watch Repair Channel I am in the same boat as the first commenter. It’d be awesome to have a video showing the restoration of my watch. Do you recommend anyone? I live in California and have been searching for someone qualified to restore and service a few Omegas. There are a lot of qualified people but on the other hand, there’s a lot more unqualified people too....

@aviyrosenbaum 4 года назад

@@WatchRepairChannel do you still repair watches? can you ship internationally?

@dozer1642 4 года назад

I assembled an office chair once. It was pretty tricky, kinda like this.

@MrJadiin 4 года назад

Pfffft, amateur. I put together an Ikea cabinet.

@Rocketman88002 4 года назад

@Dozier 1642, never read the instructions! Lol I so get it.

@Edmund_Mallory_Hardgrove 4 года назад

I've absolutely no doubt, with my skill, I could take that watch apart.

@fooficst 4 года назад

I laughed, but vodka does that.

@JD-mt1rt 4 года назад

I tied my shoes by myself today

@warpo007 4 года назад

Thank you. This has filled me with all the confidence i need to finish building that IKEA bookshelf..

@philipdarnall787 4 года назад

LOL!

@randyporter3491 4 года назад

warpo007 😂🤣 Made my night with this ! LOL!

@banjopete 4 года назад

warpo007 ,how did it go?

@cormackeenan8175 4 года назад

I’m with you brother LOL

@nandom3 4 года назад

Craftsman like yourself are a rarity these days! Thanks for your dedication and work on these nice complicated machines we all love!! Thanks

@arkajyotijha906 4 года назад

It's honestly therapeutic, looking at your disassembly/assembly/service videos

@JxH 4 года назад

Yep. It's like AMSR on steroids.

@otto16121970 4 года назад

Arkajyoti Jha Yes and with this kind of music it took me almost to an high level of hypnosis :-)

@sgnt9337 4 года назад

I totally agree.

@WatchRepairChannel 4 года назад

Thank you :)

@thor_ 4 года назад

I actually prefer no music, but with the sound of the tools working.

@ticdelarue 4 года назад

I have this watch in my attic. My Uncle bought this watch around 1971 - 1972 and gave it to me when I was 14yo in 1975 when he came home on leave during the Vietnam War. It wasn't running very well when he pasted it down so it ended in a pencil pouch I kept misc stuff a kid keeps. I will have to go in the attic and find that pencil pouch and get the watch serviced. Thanks for the video and the sparked memories.

@Gabriel-Abdala Год назад

I am new to this Channel, so I'm watching old video and let me tell you its very impressive, the studio looks like a operating theater.

@brad4908 4 года назад

Listening to this is like therapy. I’ve had yoga vinyasa that are less calming :)

@fernandorodrigues1939 4 года назад

I am not an watch maker or repair kind of person, I just love mechanical watches and these videos are amazing, can't stop watching!

@WatchRepairChannel 4 года назад

I'm the same with many subjects on youtube lol

@Chicken_Butt_Farms 5 месяцев назад

watched the entire video to see him polish the crystal. I was cheated. Lovely video as always!

@JamesVincex 4 года назад

Now I would have thought that a channel about watch service would be boring as hell even to most watch enthusiasts. But the way you've done it is a very therapeutic and interesting way. Many watch channels (especially those dealing with the internals) have long droning videos with a narrator who is hard to listen to on account of their thick accent or monotonal voice. That is no the case with this channel. Elegantly composed videos, with a nice easy on the ear narrative that could keep even my difficult to focus attention for at least half an hour.

@mike-yn3mn 4 года назад

Seiko's are the Toyota's of the watch world! They'll take a beating but with a little love and care they can be brought back to life! Great video!

@WatchRepairChannel 4 года назад

Thanks Mike

@dvamateur 4 года назад

Seiko's are great. I like the Astron from 1970, or so.

@randyporter3491 4 года назад

NOW I understand the cost of watch service. 500 parts, screws, springs, good eyes and patience (neither of which I have), as well as a good memory as to what goes where. I would be selling a bag full of parts on eBay. Fascinating video !

@DiecastShowCustoms 4 года назад

WOW! About time RU-vid suggested a cool video.

@DK640OBrianYT 4 года назад

Impressive work and craftmanship. You can't help thinking of the many generations of watchmakers throughout history. Their skills and all....right back to the Antikythera-mechanism 2000 years ago. It has been a thrill to watch (no pun intended). Highly satisfactory and the background music is also a delight. Cheers from Denmark, Scandinavia

@frankryder393 4 года назад

I have an identical watch 6117 6410 with stainless link strap which I purchased new in the late '60s whenn I was travelling. After about 15 years I had an accident in which I broke the crystal bent the hands and gouged the face. It was a real mess. I had it repaired by the national agent who returned it looking just like new for a most reasonable cost. I continued to use it till it was overtaken by digital, an H023-00b0 which I find more complicated to use than I wish, and it does not have the great appearance of the older model Thanks for a great video , held my attention right to the end.

@pentachronic 4 года назад

It's just wonderful to watch a skilled craftsman working on watches. You get to appreciate the skill that went into designing a mechanical watch and the assembly/repair skills too. Thanks for sharing.

@Bertie6965 4 года назад

I have this watch for personal everyday use. Made in 1973 it came as a bag of bits, the bezel was almost impossible to find but purchased one in the end to complete the watch. It’s definitely a good looking work horse.

@rumblef1sh 4 года назад

I'm not especially into watches but can honestly say I so thoroughly enjoyed this video. Lovely, caring craftsmanship and really engaging overall :)

@eldonfoster2576 3 года назад

I really enjoy watching your videos. Certainly a different world.

@danmidkiff5416 4 года назад

Watches are so intricate! The machining of the tiny parts and the precision is so fascinating to watch. Thanx!

@robertlugo3388 Год назад

I have this same watch. It's one of my more prized possessions. Keeps great time, and looks fantastic. I like to use it when I travel.

@adrianvalbuena8158 4 года назад

Some years ago I used to play with a box full of old mechanical watches that my father gave me. Then I was completely self-learning, sometimes braked things, sometimes I got them working even adjusted!. I'm so pleased to have access to this professional working images so well esplained. Really appreciate it.

@rpfree 4 года назад

Music was just fine, thanks for the zen session.

@dustyroads834 4 года назад

Wow. I would have been in over my head right after I unscrewed the back cover. My hats off to you sir.

@sdcoinshooter 4 года назад

Dusty, I don’t think I could have gotten that far!

@meetthebadger 4 года назад

Replacing a Diashock spring with just one hand! Now that is really showing off!

@WatchRepairChannel 4 года назад

LOL, if I am to be honest, it was due to the big camera lens in front of me. Normally I am less reckless and I don't recommend it :)

@yournway 4 года назад

Mark, let me confirm the choice of music was bang on. Not intrusive and relaxing, not that your videos are boring but background music eases it even more. Great watch by the way and an excellent job as usual. Cheers.

@ianmedium 4 года назад

I agree! So many get it wrong but this is just right and compliments rather than takes away from the video.

@WatchRepairChannel 4 года назад

Thank you guys - cannot please everybody, but I do put a lot of thought into it.

@AlanHearnshaw 4 года назад

@@WatchRepairChannel I appreciate it! I’m one of those who think that the music is completely unnecessary, but this is at least is not obtrusive. I remember watching your early videos which had no music at all. They were wonderful. Soporific, calming.

@avatarjo1 4 года назад

I now know why my Seiko 150 metres divers watch from the 70s was so expensive, look at all the parts. Mine still runs perfectly. I am also amazed at your skill. Incredible

@daveashworth5859 4 года назад

thank you mark i have always loved watching repair watch channels but yours makes me so relaxed after a long working week thanks mark.

@dereksmithabroad 4 года назад

Watch repair and restoration is fascinating and a hobby I hope to start later in life, but the intricacies are almost intimidating! Very wonderful video... Thank you!

@rogersmith5371 4 года назад

I came across your channel by accident. I've watched a few of your videos. I'm not a watch collector but I've always had an interest in watches and clocks. I know nothing about the "trade" of watch making and repair sadly I suspect it is a dying trade except for the "high end" expensive watches. All of that said I admire your work and skill. I'm sure it requires a steady hand, a good eye and a great deal of skill to remember where all the parts go once you've taken the watch apart. I realise that is part of your training nevertheless there are a lot of small, intricate pieces to be put back properly for the watch to work. Well done!

@johncantrell614 4 года назад

It amazes me that you can take that completely apart and get it back together again! 👏🏻

@leereyno 3 года назад

Smoothing broach. You're like felix the cat with your bag of tricks, pulling out a tool I've never heard of to fix a problem like magic.

@williamrizzo1285 4 года назад

Thank you for another great disassembly and reassembly video. I enjoy these very much. I don't know why but it seems like this is the biggest balance wheel I've ever seen in the wash. Thank you again.

@richardbreisch8049 4 года назад

Therapeutic! Yes. Wonderful workmanship!

@WatchRepairChannel 4 года назад

Thank you Richard

@sharkamov 4 года назад

One of the very first purchases from K.Hattori, and _yes,_ it's a beauty. Respect for your exquisite videos! (Watchowners: Always keep your timekeeper clean . . . )

@NapierNimbus 4 года назад

Fascinating to watch. Deeply relaxing. Lovely choice of music.

@Gruuvin1 4 года назад

It's a cool thing to see: taking the heart out of the body and laying on a table, and it's still beating.

@MartinHubbard1 4 года назад

You have incredible skill, i just love viewing your videos. Thank you.

@charlie-obrien 4 года назад

Mark I want to congratulate you on 100k subscribers. I know I'm late to the party, but I wanted to add my best wishes for continued success in with everyone else! And might I say it is a very well deserved achievement, you continue to present interesting and useful reviews demonstrations and lessons to us watch lovers.

@williamwingo4740 3 года назад

As a USAF navigator in 1970, I had the earlier model navigator timer with the external bezel. Don't even remember what happened to it. Ebay has a beautiful restored version for about $1,800. They also have several of this model, looking pretty banged-up, in the $500-$800 range. Fortunately, I found a customer return Seiko Kinetic GMT on Amazon for about $125, half the price of a new one: not the same, but it'll have to do for now.

@Andrew-J316 4 года назад

Enjoyable video! Appreciate the full teardown and involved restoration process! You sir have finesse!

@WatchRepairChannel 4 года назад

Thank you for the encouragement Andy

@georgehughes2183 4 года назад

Hello Mark, Yet another gem, after you waved your wand, excellent work

@dennisc.1189 4 года назад

It's always nice seeing craftsmen at work. The background music is nice and the smoothness of your videos is very relaxing. So thanks for sharing.

@WatchRepairChannel 4 года назад

Thanks :)

@nicholasdavies8795 4 года назад

A surgeon putting new life into an " old timer " ..... brilliant skill !

@MrJdubbya36 4 года назад

I would have broken 5 pieces and lost 10 screws before I got it halfway apart. Oh, and it would never work again. Great work.

@sdcoinshooter 4 года назад

Jdubbya308 W - Sir, you are an expert compared to what I would have done.

@bigalexg 4 года назад

The finished product is so beautiful!

@YU5CF-sv2cq 4 года назад

OMG. This is more complicated even human surgery 👍. Man you are genius👍👍👍 P.S. who put unlike????????.

@affanyahya7091 4 года назад

Fantastic video! I have been watching your videos for four years. I have seen most of them. Which has taught me how to fix what 's like Seiko, Swiss Movements.And for that I am very thankful to you. Your videos, help me to fix watches like a Russian made Swiss made and many Japanese made. Though I didn't know anything about them previously.

@watchclog2979 4 года назад

Amazing transformation! Does make me realise I need get some watches serviced as did not realise it can damage the movement.

@ronen124 4 года назад

watching with awe the whole procedure, very nice

@ShlomoLevi 4 года назад

when I lived in Beer Sheva, older people were sure that there are two types of watches: SEIKO and simple)))) what I like about these models is that you open an omega that is 20+ years old and full of dirt, and Seiko after 50 years looks white clean

@chtylinski 4 года назад

What a fantastic video Mark! The more I watch your videos, the more i believe the watchmakers most important tool is a small plastic bag :D

@WatchRepairChannel 4 года назад

Ha ha. They are very useful. Cheers

@philoconnor3716 4 года назад

Mark what a great video. Very relaxing and informative. Backgound instrumental music sets a great classic atmosphere. I learn a lot each time I watch these. Your course is great also and highly recommend it to anyone wanting to learn more about watchmaking. Thanks heaps Mark. Phil O from Sydney Australia.

@WatchRepairChannel 4 года назад

Thank you Phil

@Nickgowans 4 года назад

For some reason there's something very therapeutic about watching a man with little condoms on his fingers restoring a watch for 35 minutes. Nice video

@lathropedition 4 года назад

To the 43 people who “thumbs down” this video, you don’t know what cool is.

@haraldpettersen3649 4 года назад

RCTID - 58 now, what is it they do not like after watching the video for 90 sec ??

@breezyjr 4 года назад

@@haraldpettersen3649 81 now.. I just don't get how you don't like this video...

@haraldpettersen3649 4 года назад

@@breezyjr - Read the comment again, repeat if you still don't understand it. How did you get the impression that I didn't like the video ?.

@1339LARS 4 года назад

83 now !!

@mustafagunes5740 4 года назад

They are the ones who try to download videos.

@broderp 4 года назад

I'm 5 minutes in. If thus were me disassembling the watch, I can GUARANTEE that when I put it back together I would have slew of extra parts that I would have no clue where they went. Amazing precision work. I'm in trance and have to watch..

@DiegoASanchez 4 года назад

man, im so glad this channel is in my feed.

@sharingfocus9144 4 года назад

Always a pleasure. I drop in once a month and enjoy the feeling that in this crazy planet terrorized by a scavenger species, where any sense of objective reality is being deliberately unbalanced, there is still room for reason and observation and civility, and that, with knowledge, dedication and patience, some things can actually be FIXED ;) Some of your videos are literally therapeutic, and the music is well chosen.

@spidiq8 4 года назад

Another fantastic, well shot, edited and nicely narrated video. Lovely looking watch. Thanks for uploading.

@WatchRepairChannel 4 года назад

Ah... thanks - I appreciate that :)

@davidrosenblum2178 4 года назад

Mesmerizing! Thank you for sharing this!

@mandh14 4 года назад

Amazing, what a find, great restoration, you are the master!

@abc-ni9uw 4 года назад

It's safe to say this guy knows a thing or two about watches 👍

@michbostn 4 года назад

Amazing workmanship and patience and knowledge

@felixangellopezalonso3993 4 года назад

It's a beautiful watch. Simply like this

@ronaldspencer547 4 года назад

Well done. Ready for another 50 years of use.

@WatchRepairChannel 4 года назад

Indeed! Thanks ronald

@tomaswolsink7620 4 года назад

Woow that's just mezmorising didn't knew there were so many parts in a watch, and the machining is top notch incredible very relaxing to watch :)

@jsking306 4 года назад

When I was a kid, any time I got an old watch I would take it apart. Not having proper tools, or knowing what I was doing, I was fascinated by the intricate workings of the watch. Just came across your channel by chance and have subscribed looking forward to your future videos.

@julioreyes2950 4 года назад

I have learned so much from you about watch and watch repair. You the man !!

@WatchRepairChannel 4 года назад

That's awesome. Thanks :)

@firstrubu 4 года назад

Thank You for another great video. This Seiko Navigator is one of the few watches I regret I ever sold. Great to see one in and out and ready for another lifecycle. I’d love to see a video of how you restore a Seiko 6138 or 6139 chronograph movement. That is something I’d love to see and have explained how it works. Most Swiss pre-automatic Chrono’s have their chronoparts on top of the movement. So it is easy to observe how everything works. But with these Seiko’s the chronoparts are hidden in the belly. Thank you and keep up the good work.

@pecatoribus64 4 года назад

Disassembling it seems so easy. Putting it together will definitely be challenging!!

@oktayevluce 4 года назад

Real watch master! Pleasure to watch your repairs, also good conversation.

@AstonColey 4 года назад

Brilliant Mark as always and I've learnt a thing or two. Broaching the jewels never seen it done and the difference was compelling. Cheers

@papabits5721 4 года назад

Now I can fix my own Rolex thanks for the tips

@vidpro4422 4 года назад

Amazing, it's like watching someone paint a painting, I can see it done, but just can't fathom how it's done.

@OverTheTop77 4 года назад

I have exact same watch in great working condition.

@lukethegardenman3747 4 года назад

I just don't understand how you put that back together, fantastic job!!

@mgojich 4 года назад

I love this watch. Big fan of Seiko.

@Mike_Sierra_2711 4 года назад

First time seeing a video from you and I already know I'll binge watch those...

@vferdman 4 года назад

I absolutely love this channel and your work! You are a master at what you do and it is a joy to watch you do what you do!

@abc-ni9uw 4 года назад

Also thank you so much for not adding daft electronic mumbo jumbo music

@AlanHearnshaw 4 года назад

Yes! If people really have to add music (it’s usually unnecessary), at least something this subtle and acoustic is not offensive.

@skeets6060 4 года назад

You Sir are my new hero, I sent my Seiko Dive watch back to Seiko for repair, and the cost was almost as much as a new watch. And the watch still leaks water,,not much good for a dive watch

@feodosio1578 4 года назад

Very facinating video to watch, nice work!

@luislazcano5563 4 года назад

Hermoso trabajo. Saludos DESDE CHILE.

@malex_xander 4 года назад

What an Amazing watch and work

@phazonclash 4 года назад

That's a gorgeous watch

@josephcaballero6283 4 года назад

sir I'm watching your video about how to repair and solve the problem.just like me too.i work service center seiko in saudi arabia for more than 10 years so. the old watch is better than the new model now it work and accurate time.keep it up

@antoniodemoraes3937 4 года назад

It calm me down and relaxed , very good therapy, thanks

@GLAS63 4 года назад

I've watched heart surgeries that looked easier than this. Amazing steady hands... Great work...

@randynovick7972 4 года назад

I always enjoy each video you post and look forward to the next one. Thanks so much.

@72polara 4 года назад

Very relaxing and educational to watch you work. Great work as always.

@TheOdensSon 4 года назад

This is a very relaxing video. Watched it during my morning shit. It was a good shit. Thank you!

@CrimFerret 4 года назад

Another great video. I had occasion to do my own minor bit of watch repair in the form of replacing the battery in my old quartz Seiko dive watch (7548-700H). It was my first decent watch from my late teens. I watched videos on it which let me know the possible pitfalls such as the battery hold down clip putting the screws holding it under considerably tension. I had no issue getting the proper replacement battery and ordered a kit which included a usable if cheap case back wrench and some other tools and springbars and such. Had no issues and it's happily ticking away the seconds again. The o-ring seal was in ok shape, but I need to track down where to get the proper replacement at some point. I'm never going to dive with it so it's fine to wear now. People complain about the second hand not hitting the minute markers or the bezel not lining up on some low end Seiko watches, but this one is dead on. I guess it actually has some collectors value being the orange dial version and it's still on the original strap. That doesn't matter as I'll never sell it. The funny part is it's far more in style now than when I originally picked it out.