I bought a 1016 in 1973, it has had a rough life...... .needs a going through at the moment as it no longer runs. love seeing this video, cheers form Florida, USA, Paul
Once I lost a Casio g-shock while working in my vegetable garden (The closest thing I own to a Rolex is a Tissot pr 100 from the mid-1990s) and I was really sad for a couple of weeks until I found it in the compost bin, at night while looking for it in the last hope to find it. The automatic light that turns on when you turn it made me able to find it. Cleaned it and now I love it more than before. In a way I’d like to own a Rolex like this, lose it and then find it again and have it masterfully restored as you did. Thanks for the video!
Nice work on that Explorer, my favourite Rolex ever. Nice to see that you're wearing a Tudor BB (blue bezel?) . I own a BB Black (41. mm) and the BB GMT and I'm really happy with both after more than two years of wear. Many thanks for the video.
Excellent work restoring the watch. I like that you didn't change a lot of stuff but made it better just from cleaning and oiling and such. Such a nice watch.
Awesome job and great watch. Although, this is what's known as a frog's foot dial and was not produced in the 80s. This watch is likely from the early 70s. I've owned four different 1016s over the years and they are very cool watches to own.
And the acrylic crystal is so iconically nice. I much prefer these older models with the acrylic. So “classic” looking. Not like a giant “lunk” on the wrist that is for gawkers. The older Rollies were so nice and quite understated. Less is more.
The 1016 Explorer 1 is just an icon. And your revival of this beautiful piece was a such a pleasure to see. I’ve an Explorer 1 of that model and it’s just such a great watch. Tritium dial, yes?
Great video and thanks for the detailed walk through. I am always curious to see what a watchmaker is wearing and noticed that you have the BB58 blue in all of your videos. Curious if you have any comments/opinions on current Tudor quality and/or the BB line? Thanks!
Thanks, I'm a great fan of Tudor. I would love a no date Submariner but am not a patient enough person to buy one with all the waiting lists and inflated used prices. Tudor watches have the same excellent quality without those complications when purchasing. Excellent watches.
@@cerberuswatches7287 thanks for the reply and your personal thoughts on Tudor (I feel the same about a no date sub). Curious if you have any other brands you are fond of after spending time working on a diversity of brands?
With a watch of this age with it's original crystal still in place that is the best way to clean it without damage. Acrylic becomes brittle with age, removing the bezel would very likely crack the crystal. Working on a watch of this age with a desire to protect the originality is very different to a standard service on a modern watch.
@@cerberuswatches7287 well I realise that Woking mainly on vintage myself just not professionally or on such a high calibre brand. I’ve always seen crystals and lume as serviceable items.
That goes to show why Rolex is worth so much. I have a 1993 ROLEX DATEJUST GOLD AND STAINLESS WITH FACTORY DIAMOND BEZEL. TRIPLED IN VALUE. I have only had it serviced once with jubilee bracelet pins removed and replaced. All for only 350 BUCS in two weeks. They are beautiful watches. Great video.
Thanks for the kind words. We currently have a Rolex in that has had water inside for 5 years, I wonder if all the rust damage will convince the Facebook commenters that it is a real job!!! After that there is a GMT Master II which another watchmaker stole parts from and filled with Superglue.
I imagine my ten-year-old Citizen (H145 innards, sapphire crystal, solar power, radio sync) sitting in the weather for a year and being untouched. Maybe not. Maybe it’s not really sealed properly…
This is a really nice video, but the only thing I would say is to invest in some production techniques. Marshall at Wristwatch Revival ran a video of essentially the same watch but with a saltwater ingress problem. His video included much closer magnification and some technical matters that you are covering but not showing. He achieved several times the number of views so from a British craftsmanship perspective this is excellent.
Thanks for the comments. Yes, we know we have room to improve the videos. This is brand new to us so there is a steep learning curve. If we worried too much about the production quality we would never start a channel. We will learn as we go and improve the videos over time.
Very nice job and I thoroughly enjoyed your video. That makes 2 out of 3 I watched and it deserves a sub :-) I have a curious question - why is a watch repair business named after a 3 headed dog that guards the door to hell? I once had a mail server called cerberus but I am a sysadmin IT nerd by day with a disturbed sense of humour, something that watchmakers are not normally known for!
Thanks for the nice comments. The Cerberus name is the name of our watch company. We are repairers at the moment, as that is what pays the bills, but we are developing our own line of watches. The plan is to start featuring the process of making the movements on this channel and eventually transition to a full fledged watch company over the next 10 years.
It only focuses at this distance. Plan is to invest in a couple of better camera's to improve production quality once the channel has enough subscribers to be monetised.
Another "I am not sure that the story behind the watch is for real". If my watch, not just any watch, but a Rolex EXP was lost and I found it after year, I wouldn't have left that dirt on it. As for the dirt, it look like someone crushed the dirt into the watch, especailly around the crown. Nevertheless, I would have cleaned it off then brought it to the watchmaker. The movement looked like new. The dial has no patina.... so what gives? Whoopi or Ruby?
A Submariner spent 14 months in saltwater at a depth of 100m and came out in working order. With a waterproof oyster case the movement and dial are fine underwater. We do hundreds of Rolex watches per year, some are in very bad order. The worse ones will end up on here. As I said to another commenter, we even have a 116710 which we are currently filming which has been filled with superglue. Bad things do happen to very valuable watches.
@@cerberuswatches7287 I stand by what I stated earlier. This 1016 is not gen. Nor does it look like the Tudor on your wrist is either based on the gaps in the rivets. Any GEN 1016 will have sufficient natural patina.
We don't deal in fake watches at all, We are morally opposed to them and do not allow them on the premises. Send me your email address, I'll show you the purchase receipt for the Tudor from Feb this year. Many 1970's watches have nice dials. This one does have some discoloration if you watch the video. We are genuine watchmakers, trying to provide free content to watch fans, not sure why you have decided we deserve criticism but you need to be more accurate in your information before you make false accusations. We do not touch fake watches.
@@polygoncoco Some people do really daft things. Mark, who has a watch repair channel has a video where someone put a blob of superglue on the hairspring. In another life when I was mending consumer electronics, I saw a VCR where the owner had gotten a screwdriver under the head assembly and crowbar'ed it up, thinking it shouldn't be tilted over like that... It seems the universe might not be infinite after all, but human stupidity certainly is
That isn't true at all. We service a lot of Rolexs and as a result see some in very bad condition. We have a GMT II coming up which has been filled with Superglue. These things do happen.
