Maaaannn.. I love these old classics! Great Job Bruvva.. I can understand why the owner was desperate to get it done.. great to see these watches get a second chance.
I have a Bvlgari Diagono, approximately 10+ years old. Bought it from Yahoo Auctions here in Japan. It's in bad shape and one hand is the wrong colour and glued on! Sent it to Allu in Tokyo, they refused to fix it. It's currently at Times Ticking in Utah, USA, and they just contacted me to say they won't fix it. So, once I get it back, I'm going to fix it myself, the best that I can. The inspiration is this video. Thanks.
I wonder if there are any of the aluminum bezel replacements that they made floating around out there. And wow, that drill hole, why did they do that! Great to see this process, thank you for sharing it.
The sapphire bezel was used only for the early watches of this series. Later on they replaced by aluminum one. If you send the watch back to company they will replaced with aluminum. The case damage I don’t know but I assume that someone try to remove a rusted screw and drill it out by hand or not precise and cause this huge damage. The owner of the watch told me later on that he replaced the watch case by a new one. Thank you for watching ☺️
Nothing better satisfying to get a new life to a watch that nobody want to repair !! Absolutely a beautiful movement, and of course the final product is perfect with very good amplitude !! Good job !! ✨👌
Thank you so much for sharing your work on this beauty. Could you provide us a more accurate age of the watch? From the used font for GP's name on the dial I would say it's before 1966 or so, when they changed it. That's how I remember my brothers' watches, otherwise I'm a total ignorant.
Thank you, Bernard! I unfortunately don't know the exact age, but according to my research this particular reference was released in the late 80s to mid 90s :)
Great job! Glad you took it on and were able to get it going like that. Never thought of putting tape over the lugs when installing a band, but once you see it, it makes perfect sense.. lol
A beautiful piece of miniature engineering, respectfully serviced with skill. Such a shame it was previously butchered. The lume looks marvellous! Well done. 🤗
You have made your dear friend one very happy person and for that he'll be forever grateful every time he looks at that masterpiece on his wrist. He will now get that good nights sleep also, you are a Master at work.
Hello Magic Watchmaking, It's a great job ! I'm sorry if my observation is wrong. Is the stem stopper in the opposite direction before disassembly and after overhaul ? Sorry !
Looks great. I'm curious why you didn't laser weld the hole, machine it smooth then drill and tap the correct hole? Looked like a good candidate for this.
I know this comment is posted long after you made this video but you did a fantastic job. Jeez, are watchmakers princesses?! Why no one took the job is sinful. A beautiful watch!
This beautiful watch belongs to a friend of mine. He was by several watchmakers and they refused the job. The reasons are: complicated movement, no parts, case broken at several places, etc. The problem is this all together need time to do the job. Time is money and you can’t charge the customer with such amount of costs… Thank you for watching. Cheers
Hello, I love your passion and the work you do. I'm sure you get request all the time. But I have an old pocket watch that was my grandfathers, possibly my great grandfather. There is no name on the watch face. However , the name engraved on the movement is J. W. Keil and Clinton Mo. Can you tell me anything about it? Thank you so much.
At 17:04, is there a tiny piece of dust remained on the big barrel? Thanks for the excellent restoration anyway , it’s an honour watching your awesome work
The case is basically scrap so you might as well try to use a micro welder to fill in the hole. Then drill, tap and install a new screw. Literally nothing to lose
Wunderbar, würde dir gerne meine Sea Hawk I zum Service überlassen... Bietest du das an? Ich bin aus der Schweiz, möchte meine geliebte Uhr gerne einem Uhrmacher mit Leidenschaft anvertrauen, als einem Arbeiter, der einfach seinen Job macht... Vielen Dank für dein Feedback!
@@MagicWatchmaking Fine, but it's not calming, or relaxing when I must either move my eyes from watching to reading, or pause the video to read it, so I don't miss anything you do.
Thankyou for sharing this. It's workmanship of the highest standard - a joy to watch . How long did it take in real time , and how much would this kind of service cost? Thanks again - I loved watching this ❤
There is no general rules for costs. Depends on movement, parts needed, working time and of course the country you live in. Thank you for watching and kind words ☺️
My dream, is to look on movie like this, with my watch. This watch is from my grandfather it ls so preety. Omega since 1956 or 1958... something like this:) Grat job Mr. Wach Reperator:) P.S. Sorry for My english:)
I'm not sure why you mentioned nobody can't repair Girard Perregaux Sea Hawk. I repair quite of those in my career and I know other watchmakers and watch technician has too.
Hi! I didn't say that GP Sea Hawks can't be restored, it was moreso about this particular watch. Obviously there was damage from the previous repair attempt, and the amount of work necessary was unpredictable from the start and replacement parts are rare. Still, I am very happy with the result and that I was able to make this watch work again ☺️
Just watched your video for the first time and I didn’t like it because you didn’t explain nothing verbally and any was sort of boring because of that I watch other watchmakers service watches and they all talk which makes it interesting I’m not saying it’s bad just a might be better if you explain things as you go along
Thank you for the feedback, Manny! I wanted my channel to be very calming and relaxing and a bit different from other watchmaking channels. I will consider it in the future, for now I'm happy with the format ☺️
Hi Hector! The bezel on this watch is made of Sapphire. Modern Sea Hawks have an aluminium bezel, so I was not able to find a replacement Sapphire bezel. I did my best to restore it. If I find one in the future, I will replace it ☺️
@@MagicWatchmaking Of course my comment was a little provocative, but you have done such a wonderful restoration job that the condition of the bezel ruins everything and does not do you justice.
Hi! The Sea Hawk was first designed in the 1940s. There were different designs throughout the decades until we reached that specific design. The one featured in the video is from the late 80s / early to mid 90s :)
What a gorgeous watch. I’ve been watching these videos for about 3 years and have been amazed at the intricate tiny parts inside,but for the life of me I don’t understand why their makers decorate all the internal parts the way they do when nobody other than watch makers will ever get to see their interior beauty. This is an amazing piece of mechanical art.
Fantastic patience, a beautiful watch , just a question to a pro , can I ask your opinion on automatic watch winders please, I’d really appreciate the advice as I have a watch on one for 3 days at a time , but I’ve seen some people slating them , the consensus seems to be they wear your watch out , thanks for any advice
What a beautifully shot video. Thank you for sharing that. Some questions: 1. Was it a tritium or regular lume? 2. I need to order some watch caseback screw for my neo vintage GP. I’m having trouble finding it online. May I know where you got yours from? Thanks and best wishes from Singapore 🇸🇬 👋
Thank you for kind words ☺️ ad 1: relatively modern watch with regular lume ad 2: measure the original screws and order the same size. Or you give the watch to GP for service. Thank you so much for watching ☺️
On a side note; - when I bought my Oneplus 7 Pro (smartphone) I did some research prior to the purchase. Everyone in the various fora were so anxious about "moving parts" as this particular smartphone has a moving front camera to make the screen clean with no bezels. I looked at my old Timex from 1967 which still works albeit it loses 2 minutes a day, it´s filled with moving parts and works 55 years after it was made ... I will never understand youth.
Thanks for commenting! Watches are so fascinating with all their little moving parts, it's always a joy for me to restore a watch, even after all these years ☺️
That is - at least in large part - because many older and well crafted items are generally expected to last a person’s lifetime so the moving parts are designed to be repaired/replaced. Much, much of what is made today is designed and built only to last for it’s service life which is now usually just a few years for electronics. Cellphones are at the disposable level of electronics, expected to soon be replaced (a year - cellphones are made to sell service contracts, not so much the phone) so the parts are made to last about the bare minimum of time they can get away with. They are also frequently used hours every day and carried around like they were a set of keys! Note that this was not always due to expense. Timex is not a “fancy” brand but having a simple economical movement doesn’t make it junk either; frequently the relatively simple designs let their useful lifetime be in decades as with many other old but simply designed items. Heh…also give those youth a little credit for caring rather than just consuming and constantly replacing things like that when they are not perfect anymore!
Regarding the botched repair- Have you considered using a product called “JB Weld” to fill in and re-tap the affected area? It’s a metal-infused two-part epoxy that is heat and pressure resistant. It’s often used to repair cracks and damage on things like engine blocks and other high-stress parts. You could fill in the affected hole and then tap the material to the correct dimensions to accept the proper screw.
Thank you so much for subscription 😊 Helicoil for watches I never see. But there's indeed options like laser welding and so on but I don't have such devices.
I think your perspective on the size of the screws is drastically skewed by the macro lens. Those screws are so tiny, that there is no way a helicoil would work.
A view from the UK. Would Girard not sell you a bezel, or were they out of stock? In fact how long do watch companies keep spares for their product range?
Hi Robert! Modern Sea Hawks have aluminium bezels instead of sapphire ones. If you brought a Sea Hawk with a sapphire bezel to GP for a service, they'd exchange it with an aluminium one. The sapphire bezels are rare and difficult to come across and I was unable to find one - I will keep my eye out and will hopefully be able to find one one day!
The bezel on this watch is made os sapphire, modern Sea Hawks have an aluminium bezel. If you bring your Sea Hawk to GP for a service, they'll replace the sapphire bezel with the aluminium one. Therefore it is very difficult to find replacement sapphire bezels. I was also not able to find one, but I will keep looking :)
@@MagicWatchmaking thanks for the answer, I hope you find a sapphire bezel, it's a pity that the company switched to aluminum bezels🙂 Hello from Ukraine 🇺🇦
