Restoring A Rusty Vintage ORIS Watch BACK TO LIFE! 

Thank you for your kind words Deborah, means a lot

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And that is exactly how I feel watching your videos. I can watch them time and again, not to gain watch fixing knowledge, just to listen to you and of course trouble I love you peace and love. Thank you for sharing this beautifulness with us all.

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Thanks Matthew

i agree, almost completely. There are a few times when a watch needs to be sympathetically restored, keeping the history and patina. I think in cases of family heirlooms, watches with a significant history (you know the one that stopped a bullet and saved a guy). But a trashed watch that otherwise would be thrown away, restoring it to full glory only makes sense to me. There is no widow to rember how this or that dent or scratch happened. No child to remember "grandpas old worn out watch". In these cases, let the watch start fresh and live its own life. Now this doesn't mean just replace the guts and anything that is "too far gone". This was a perfetct example...he rebuilt that messed up part (im not a watchmake and don't remember the name of the part). but he didn't want to just replace it because it had a special finish. Anyways great video and I liked your comment and agree that many people just cop out by "wanting to keep the integrity." Nah there's a time and place. Peace

I agree. If you are going to do a "restoration," I want ot to be like new at the end. This guy is awesome!

As beautiful as they turn out, I think I would get addicted to plating all cases. For some reason I really wanted him to plate that caseback on this one.

​@@josephiudice8287 I think there is middle ground and "restoration" could be a whole range or spectrum Sentimental watches aside, the finished job needs to be consistent. In this video the case was really bad but the dial was stunning, so fully re-doing the case was a no brainer because it matched the dial. But if a watch dial has a weathered look with lots of 'patina' then fully restoring the case can look weird. My favourite watch is a 1952 Omega and I love that it has had a life of wear on who knows how many wrists. Who am I to erase that. So I think there is a fine line and Nekid nailed it on this video. Whatever he does, it is always exceptional and he is one of my favourite watchmakers. Marshall over at Wristwatch Revival also puts a lot of thought into how far he takes a restoration.

Was rather hoping that he would have looked at the Seiko instead of that Oris

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The love, wit and humility of a Godly person.

I agree completely JBW. Joe is a true craftsman. When others "leave the patina", I think it's just pure laziness, either that or incompetence.

The scale in which the parts are done is mind blowing. Check out this channel: ru-vid.com

me too! to see the fingerprint ridges at the 14' 20" mark - really brings it home how tiny these parts are.

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“Transcendental meditation “ - you hit the nail on the head. ☺️

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What he said.......

like new, but vintage wtch prices repairs are very expensive,

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I, as well, have a bit of tremor flutter, so my view of Joe’s work is vicarious.

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Thank you 🙏 for your kind words mate

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lol thanks mate but others will tell you off for encouraging the singing

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Thanks mate. A lot of us are feeling the same way. Your not alone

I've only just started watching your workmanship. Just amazing and so rewarding for yourself when the projects turn out beautifully 💫

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