Restoration of iconic 1969 Omega Speedmaster 'Moonwatch' - First watch on the moon 

I have have exactly this watch made in 1969. It was given to me by my brother in celebration of my serving in Vietnam and being decorated for my geologic project there. I was told that he purchased the watch in Switzerland for around $289. That was allot of money back then. It really is an iconic watch and one can appreciate the construction by viewing this video. Thank you so much for posting and showing the fine construction of this Omega watch.

11:25 No wonder this guy is so good; he has three hands!

No wonder watches are expensive. Look at the details on those pieces. Truly a work of art in your wrist.

This restoration looks harder than the moon landing.

The winding of the mainspring back into the barrel was one of the most satisfying things I’ve ever seen!

lovely job. I bought my Speedmaster 'Moonwatch' in 1969 and still have it and it is going strong and keeps better time than my Rolex Submariner.

Just amazing. In these days of the Disposable Culture, restoration and the skills required to do it are more precious than anything else.

I'm at home recovering from an eye biopsy surgery, but this video... it made all my worries disappear for 26+ minutes .... thank you

Best Friday afternoon coffee video. Unbelievable craftsmanship.

I bought one of these watches in 1970-71 it cost me £75, I have had 2 stopwatch buttons fall off and replaced the spring twice. The spring has broken again and I will be having it serviced. Watching your video explains the cost of a service, and seeing the inside of the watch shows the quality and fit of the parts of an expensive watch even the screws are a work of art. I have never needed another watch in the 50 years I have owned this one.

This watch marked a unique time in human history.

What an incredible video! Thank you so much, Nicholas🎉

Watching your video made me feel like watching the Apollo 11 flying to the moon !!. Congrats for such a magnificent work. There's nothing like carrying a Moonwatch in your wrist.

The movement inside is so clean and like new that it’s hard to believe that it’s actually a 1969 model, A fifty year old watch!

GREAT JOB MASTER. AWSOME WORK.

Armstrong, Aldrin, Collins, Hacko. The ultimate professionals in their respective fields. Thank you for letting us be amazed.

I’m not really into mechanical watches. But I’m an astronut. So I started watching Omegas being disassembled out of curiosity for the “Moon Watch”. Then I started watching other watches being disassembled, and I have to say I have a particular love for Omega movements. I don’t know what makes them so special to me, but I seem to like them over other movements. There’s something very special about their construction. I wish I could afford one. I really enjoyed this video. So far, this is the watch restoration channel I like the most. Cheers!

Only one thing I can say after full restoration: FLAWLESS !!! Congratulations on awesome work !

Superb restoration, and that 0s error at the end testament to why NASA selected the speedmaster. A superb timekeeper.

Iconic masterpiece, now it's ready for 50 more years 🦾

This is the watch that caught my eye and introduced me to fine watches. Oddly tho, with 8 watches I still don't have a moonwatch.

Incredible! Absolutely love Omega, more so with historic pieces. Outstanding restoration Sir!

Impressive accuracy after the service !!!!

My wife bought me a silver 3 dial and date Speedy on a black leather strap for the turn of the millennium in Dec 1999. I've worn it everyday since then and it's still working fine and looks great. I still love it and I wouldn't want anything else - like my wife!

Every collector needs a speedmaster

Absolutely gobsmacked. Already a beauty of engineering within and brought out to the fore. Great job by the team!

Mister I truly appreciate your restoration videos. And more importantly I dig the jazz music and you not talking throughout your video. SUPER PROFESSIONAL in my opinion

you do such a great Job Bro, Amezing work to restore old watch to such great condition! Thanks for sharing.

I am impressed. True craftsmanship still exists!

Well, this was relaxing. Mr Rogers neighborhood type music and seeing this amazing timepiece restoration was great.

My all-time favourite watch. A beautiful restoration. It would be so lovely if the moon landings were actually real.

The most beautiful time piece on space I've ever seen. Especially I was born on that year

Just amazing Nicholas. Cannot believe you you can just remember how to re-assemble something like this. Truly masterful

Tremendous craftsmanship and video quality! Thanks for sharing!

I know I am a sucker for Omegas, but that is one damn beautiful watch, inside and out. Great job Master.

That was bloody amazing to watch

I'm glad that you put, "... the only officially approved watch by NASA for all manned Apollo space missions." Otherwise you might've had a few upset Seiko 6139 "Pogue" owners, seeing as Col. Pogue was an alternative crew member for several of the Apollo missions. Great restoration!

Magnificent!!! Love your work, Mr Hacko. This is probably the closest I’ll ever be to an Omega Speedmaster, lol!!

Streamed this on my big 55" 4K tv...pure *BLISS* ...the jazz music, the craftsmanship 👏🏻👏🏻

The delicacy and precision of the components is incredible. Great video.

I'm just amazed of how many pieces are coming out of this watch

Most relaxing 25 minutes of my day 👌

Incredible!0 sec 0 missed!!!50 years later!!Great job! Great jazz!

That was just beautiful to watch, the restored condition was epic, that is what pride looks like.

Wow. Great video on restoring an amazing time piece. My dad is still a watch maker based in Johannesburg so its always great to see and appreciate how much time and effort it takes to go through your work. Speedmaster definitely in my top list of time pieces.

Okay, now I know where to take mine for service if the need arises. Outstanding work!😎👍

I can watch restoration videos all my life. It relaxes me, motivates me and give me hope that everything can be fixed no matter how complex, all you need is a glass of skill, 3 cubes of patience, high quality perseverance and a dash of luck to garnish. Voila! 'success is served'!

Nice watch and even better work.

I think I missed the competition... so it was nice to just get lost in this movement. Wonderful.

@25:20 it looks like he even aligned the omega symbol on the crystal straight up. It doesn't come like that a lot of times NIB. Great work

Thanks for sharing. I got an Omega Speedmaster for my 65th birthday and your video gave an excellent insight in this magnificent watch (and yes: I have a very lovely wife)...

Both your work and the watch are pieces of art, what a great job 👏

After watching this restoration, I now have a greater appreciation for my Speedmaster. Don't think mine is a '69 because I bought it in about 1980. Had my crystal polished out and it looks like new. Glad I have one. It's a gem! Thank you for your very interesting video.

Never judge a book by it's cover applies here. The outside was rough but that movement was in great shape! Very nice work on a great piece of history.

One of the best watch restorations I have watched, plus fantastic jazz

My father has one of this exact model 145022-69 with the DON mark on the Tachymètre. Going strong until this day, purchased in 1971.

Mesmerising, thank you for sharing this My dream watch

This was so therapeutic! Great job, I love those Moonlander series.

Looks amazing! Great work! That movement is so beautiful.

Now that is what I call a gorgeous watch!

This 861 is a personal grail of mine. I'll get one, I'm patient.

The design and mechanical complexity of this watch is astonishing.

A truly magnificent watch and watchmaker too. A pleasure watching this video!

This is so good - always enjoy the music you guy put to these videos too - great production! Thanks for sharing this

Fantastic video, probably one of the most entertaining watch restoration videos I’ve seen. Keep up the good work, looking forward to the next one 👍

My favourite watch restoration video!

Fully restored, including crystal. Not swapped out for new parts. Kudos

Wow, the moment at 20:43 you see that the man knows exactly what he's doing (in case you doubt it) ! 😳 🧐 👌

Great video Nick! I really love the 861 movement (and pretty much any of the Omega calibres from the 1960s) the 321 gets far too much love in my opinion! Fantastic to see such a beautiful watch ready to go on its next mission! Keep the videos coming!

Both Moon mission and the watch itself marks some great moments of the power of men on history. Well done mister,well done. 🥂To us, HUMAN.

Mr Hacko Congratulations on a great video i am sure your client was over the moon with the finished product

The Omega Speedmaster Moonwatch is a spectacular piece of watch engineering. Just like NASA's spacecraft, the best of the best.

I've seen other watch restorations, but this? This seems extremely complex in comparison...how on earth do you know where everything goes??!!

Splendid job. Splendid video. The Apollo Mission's info is very interesting. Finally is a beautiful watch. I love it

Great job and a pleasure to watch for a watch nerd. It just shows that they knew what they were doing back then and no delrin part like in the 1861 of my Apollo 11 45th Anniversary! I was astonished how clean the internals were considering the well-worn appearance of the externals!

My 'ultimate' watch!

Good heavens. Did it need much regulation after re-assembly or was it that close right out of the gate? Lovely watch, that. Many thanks.

Nice Job and nice Watch.

This is a remarkable lesson in the watch repair/manufacturing profession, it’s absolutely FANTASTIC. As an Omega owner, I am in awe of the skill and professionalism displayed . Thanks for sharing it with us and continued success..if I was thirty years younger, I would look for a job with you, that I am sure about. Stay safe.. ☘️

An excellent chronograph adorned with a nice historical sgnificance, and nicely done Aussie video. Two well-intended questions for the horologist. Why didn't you replace the mainspring? In a rather battered watch, and of this value, this is a no brainer. Unless you did and didn't mention it. Also, why didn't you remove the acrylic crystal, properly clean and polish the case, and then install a new one? Is the owner attached to the original acrylic crystal? If he was, he wouldn't ask you to polish the case, I assume. Best regards.

Almost relaxing :) Shaky camera making me feel a bit woozy. Fascinating nonetheless.

Wow! I can believe how good that Hesalite crystal looks! Thanks for posting.

Beautiful work !

Imagine Aldrin's stolen Moonwatch popping up on Ebay.

I'm loving this music. Anyone know what it is?

One of the few repair videos (maybe the only) that I'm okay with the music. Great video

I never cease to be amazed... every time I see a watchmaker completely disassemble a watch to clean, oil and reassemble it. How does he know in what order and where each part goes? How can he remember the order and position of each gear? Amazing...

0 seconds deviation is absolutely amazing! When I bought my Speedmaster new in 2001 it kept making about +15 seconds per day out of the box. I demanded that it be calibrated by Omega, which they obliged, quite grudgingly by the way. (they said it was "admissible"!) Afterwards it made about +3 or 4, but in four or five months had degraded again to a peak of about +10. Its lackluster accuracy always disapointed me greatly. I had it cleaned twice. I have cheap mechanical Seikos which do way better and weren't even calibrated or cleaned ever! My experience with expensive Swiss mechanical watches is that their accuracy severely degrades some four or five years after purchase, while affordable Japanese mechanical watches do keep the same precision some ten years and beyond after entering service. Someone tell me why.

Who, in your opinion, has the best quality movements? Rolex ? Omega ? Breitling ? Patek Phillipe ?

Unbelievable, fantastic, you are a Grandmaster watchmaker. What a gift to the world!

Wow, stunning result. What a great video.

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That's one very accurate Speedmaster after service! Great job.

Fantastic job & the piano playing is so relaxing

Absolutely wonderful - To observe such skill. And the timegrapher results at 25:00 in - are perfect. Sir, I salute you for dedicating so much time to learning your craft.

Bought mine at the Aberdeen Proving Ground PX in 1970 for around $300.00. Have worn it every day since, great piece of the art.

Im just amazed at how you know where all the components go after you've disassembled it. Im loving your channel

What amazing skill and knowledge you have to carry this out - just a fantastic piece of work - thanks for sharing

Great Video Nick!!!! I love it.