Restoring a RARE IWC movement that had me fooled - 1940s 

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I told my wife just tonight there are a very few that when a new video comes out it is must watch for me... NW is 1 of 4!

Right! I'm sure I could take a thing like this watch apart. NFW I'd ever get it back together. The pleasure of watching this incredibly talented man deconstruct and reconstruct better than when he started. Brings joy and hope this jaded corporate hack's cold worn heart.

Couldn't have said it better myself. Joe is an Oasis in a sea of chaos.

I see what you did there Lol.

It's Friday, you fool.

I have to agree. And here I sit fascinated by the disassembly that I could never do myself

surprised they don't inscribe little messages for the next chap to crack the case - maybe microscopic with a laser etcher. haha

@@nvbo60 Aye matey, hands are too shakey at my age and bad health

@@barking.dog.productions1777 The watchmakers/repairers do mark the watch every time they crack them and repair, or it used to be that way.

It's a gorgeous movement with the minimalist clean IWC dial and case. Go away Rolex.

gorgeous on the inside too

@@mike-cl7pb ... may I second that?

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@@NekkidWatchmaker your work is amazing,.. can't wait to see your next project

Ah, but so many watches become more than just stuff. I have an Edox Kingstar from 1968 which I bought when an apprentice. I have a Keora watch that was my dad's back in the fifties. I have a Tissot my wife bought me from a garage sale that is engraved on the back dating it to 1977. Would be just stuff to others, but certainly not to me. It is attachments like this that makes the work of Nekkid so important

By far my favourite RU-vid channel. It can’t be easy making these videos whilst manipulating such minute components. Superb content, beautiful watches and truly amazing skills. Thank you for posting!

@@smallcnclathes well said sir. Having money to buy nice things is ok. But having people who love you (and you love them) is truly beautiful. I don't need to tell but keep them bits of memory safe and pass them on to someone you love. Much love and Respect to you sir from the UK.

Lol a good cuppa always cheers me up

Yup this is such a relaxing past time

Well said...it's always such an awesome tranquilness at the end, which watch makers used teat drop lugs today, they are one of my most, most favorite watch style characteristics!:]

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@@NekkidWatchmaker i Think i speak for us (follower) , WE HAVE TO THANK YOU. For you is not about the price of a watch, it is Passion. You Transport every Video a Feeling that is unpayable. You repair with heart and this is what Made you like a unicehorn. God bless you for all that good mindset you give us in this vids. Keep on youre fantastic work, and maybe one time you found some time for followers watches. Regards from Germany.

While I have no interest in modern gold watches, vintage gold watches are a different look and vibe. I have several rectangular and round cases. They’re very coo for many reasons.

@@BeckVMH what's the value for this one?

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I agree, I do enjoy your sense of humor and your cheery attitude sir.

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@BreatheScotland ....And how tiny the hands that held the tools to make the ?machine? that ground those gears and tapped-and-died the screws and.... to say nothing of the wee miners who dug the iron to forge the steel and refine the gold...and...and...and ;-)

Very little done by hand these days. Google George Daniels for some insights.

Thanks Carlos. Wishing the best for you and your family

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No wonder my ears were burning earlier. Hope you enjoy this one brother

@@NekkidWatchmaker I'll take you to bed later for 40 minutes of unadulterated pleasure. Terrified?? 🤣

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..., and the tools. i've spent a fortune tooling up in anticipation of repairing a few old watches. But the exceptional quality of tooling and machinery "Blows my mind." Together with mad craftsmanship skills and eye for detail..., awesome!

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@@NekkidWatchmaker great work joe. Eeny meeny miny mo- That little children’s nursery rhyme has a derivative of a verse that is certainly not Politically correct. Can be construed Derogatorily to a certain race.

@@kdesjarlais8200 didn’t know that mate

​@@NekkidWatchmaker As a child, that rhyme was used mainly with negative intent. And the opportunity to pervert lots of otherwise innocent things was never lost on the people with hate filled hearts. We all know what fills YOUR heart. Love and light to you, Joe. Eeny meeny miny Joe. Catch a watchmaker by his funny little toe. ✌️💙 Peace and love. Beautiful watch, by the way.

@@kdesjarlais8200, I don't know where you are from.......But, The Nekkid Watchmaker is from Birmingham, England, Englands second largest city after London and probably the UK's most diverse City. His ancestry is obviously from the Indian sub-continent. Racism is only anti one race of people if you believe that your race is superior to that race, is a white board marker Racist or a black coffee Racist? We all know what happened in Germany between 1939-1945..... is Baa Baa Black Sheep a Racist Nursery Rhyme? There's truth, facts and common sense and what about Ring-a-ring-a-rosies, A pocket full of posies, A tissue, a tissue, We all fall down… it's about the Bubonic Plague! Should we stop singing it after the global Pandemic? As for Eeny Meeny Miny MO, it's also sung to children in Zimbabwe as Eena, meena, ming, mong, Ting, tay, tong, Ooza, vooza, voka, tooza, Vis, vos, vay. Would this be classed as Racist? If a Black African Mother sung this Nursery Rhyme to her child? Looking for Racism where it doesn't exist ruins Values and Culture!

Like the stoooopid chainsaw I rented on my birthday that defeated me. I also had to throw a tantrum and rapidly unschedule-dly disassembly my face mask and ear protection by casting them against the concrete pad. That was my storm. I recovered and made up for it the next day by installing the glass on a small sandblaster. Very difficult. There I won, the storm lost.

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Thanks Dave. Well done on the hairspring mate, not an easy task

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