This Rolex Oyster from eBay could have been destroyed so easily. 

I purchased this old Rolex Oyster with a caliber 3135 movement from eBay, I found a few problems - but the watch could have ended up being totally destroyed if I hadn't noticed a big issue when setting the time.

Does anyone else find this remarkably soothing? Artist working with art in a very small scale.

I’m just amazed how you remember where every part goes after disassembly

I didn’t realize how much I missed your content until you came back!

I love your use of showing us the most important items in great detail, extremely nice camera work. Also the voice over approach to point out important things. Very informative to anyone at any level. Great job once again! Thank you, Mark for your time investment and superb craftsmanship.

What a beautiful movement....It's so good to see the master back at his desk!

I’m on it!!!! Gonna be another masterclass on watchmaking and video editing

You have always been an inspiration for the watch repair enthusiasts and collectors. Wonderful videos

It's good to see you back again.

I love watching your watch repair videos because of your detailed explanations and gentle and careful movements when disassembling and assembling the movement, unlike others who are rough! Thank you for providing such a quality video!

I miss your videos! Hope you are doing well.

15:50 looks like Mark switched from blue Mobius 9501 to white MolyKote DX.

It is so good to see a new restoration video from you Mark. I have been watching many of them over the last six months, but I only realized recently that you haven’t posted a new one in quite a while. I was afraid you had retired.

So glad to see you back to posting videos again!! We have certainly missed you!!

A Beautifully engineered movement! BTW, for anyone NOT in the know, the term "Recently Serviced" is ebay speak for at LEAST 20 years ago, and in some cases, "A shot of WD-40". I buy old test equipment to repair as a hobby and it's standard fare. My other favorite is "Recently Calibrated" and the sticker is from 1992. 😆 I have been slowly venturing into pocket watches, as they are big enough to learn on. What a fascinating hobby!

It's the first time I have come across your channel Mark. This really is a good tutorial with excellent camera work and commentary on every detail. You have really done an awesome job in restoration of this Rolex Oyster. 👏

I could definitely disassemble these watches with deadly precision, but there's a snowball's chance in hell that I would ever manage to reassemble them. 😁

You're back! So glad to see more from you

Welcome back. I have enjoyed catching up on your videos

Good to see your back making videos!

So happy you're back. Great video. I'm going to take your courses as soon as I get some free time!

I love watching all sort of repairs including watches, and i have to say your videos are the best, straight to the point and amazing attention to details.

A new, instructive narration style and slick editing - excellent!

A beautiful movement, well filmed and serviced, thanks for sharing.

A truely beautiful watch rescued from potential disaster. I do love watching how you work on movements, i learn something new every time. And if anyone is wondering about Mark's online classes they are the best classes for a beginner that I've found. They are thorough, easy to follow, and great value. They also have excellent production value, which really helps! I have taken them all but the chronograph course which i just bought. I can't wait for the in depth class on automatics! Btw, I am not affiliated with Mark, his channel, or his web site. I'm just a very happy customer.

I wouldnt know how to put all back on the right place. I did make that mistake when i tried at young age. 😅 Great Job 🤗

Brilliant as usual. So calm and informative.

Another very nice quality video ! Love the flip shot at the beginning of the disassembling !! So happy to watching again your instructive video ! By the way i’m on the module 2 of the watch fix course 👌✨ thank for sharing Mr. Mark !!

Please don't stop making videos. I really learned a lot through your course. When are you going to release level 4 of the course?

Good stuff as usual Mark. Looking forward to enrolling in the Chronograph courses. Thanks again!

Master，your “two position camera” makes you become more professional than any other watch repair channel 👍Thanks for your hardwork！

Outstanding work Mark.

Welcome back mate, love your meticulous work!

It's great to see you making more of these types of videos. NOBODY else does a better job of letting you know what's going on without talking things to death. Keep up the great content. BTW, I just purchased a watch with a Seagull ST 19 movement inside. I will definitely be moving on to the last instructional block on your website!!

Nice to see you back Mark. I love these videos and the high quality filming. Excellent job ! It would've been nice though to see a before and after on the timegrapher.

Thank you for the heads up. I appreciate your time.

The new filming style with the zoom is fantastic. And I really appreciate how you keep your fingers out of the line of view.

Another superb upload, I was expecting an eBay fake Rolex to appear, but happily not the case. Personally, I would like to have seen the Timegrapher results on this and every service. On the other hand, I'm happy that the case was left "as is" rather than spend a long time polishing it. The dents and dings are a part of the watches' history.👍

Thank you. I learned a ton just watching this video! Now I see why the case screws on my Rolex look so jacked. Whoever worked on it apparently didn't know they slide UNDER the shelf, then snug upward against it. 🤦🏻‍♂️ Oh, well, at least now I know how it's supposed to go 😂

Ebay Authentication (in the U.S.)...they'll note picky stuff like scratches on the lugs and won't notice a quartz watch being advertised as an automatic. 🙄 And "recently serviced" lol...yeah, show me the papers...my position is "no papers, it didn't happen." And half the time it actually happened you probably wish it hadn't. Great video, as always. Yours are the only ones I watch when I'm not even interested in the specific topic being covered.

Great to have you back

Watch Review sent me. I accidentally stumbled upon his channel, not even interested in watches beyond telling time, and now I’m obsessed. Will be looking into your training vids soon. Thanks, and Merry Christmas!!!

You are finally back!

Your channel is awesome!. Step-by-step for the beginner and also useful tips for the more advanced watch enthusiast.

Please post more often! Happy hollydays my friend!

Wonderful video and watch! My first of your many I hope! Found you because of Marshall at Wristwatch Revival, and because he spoke so highly of you I subscribed even before watching a single one. I was not disappointed at all! After watching Marshall's videos it felt very quiet because of your minimal narration. I liked it none the less! I am looking forward to watching them all! I haven't started working on watches yet but have been wanting to every since childhood. Clocks were the attraction and luckily I didn't ruin any of my mother's antiques! I did disassemble many things growing up and found that I have a natural mechanical aptitude. I have usually been able to repair most anything, except a SLR camera my late ex-wife had from high school. It is still stored in a box somewhere at my mom's awaiting my attention (and a working model of the same camera in addition to several repair manuals!). Excited to watch all of the rest of your videos! Hope you are well and prospering!

The video quality, narration (when to narrate and when not to!) and editing are fantastic... well done and so so so enjoyable to watch. Have a good one!

You seem to be back for good! Your chanel is so relaxing and fascinating. Keep it up, please :-) !

What an absolutely gorgeous movement and a stunning video! Bravo!

Excellent tutorial! I really love the dial on the watch. It seems to change dramatically in brightness depending on the angle that you view it from. An all-around pleasure to watch (pun intended?)!

Great video and work: thank you very much for making my day! Though I do not like Rolex at all and would never ever wear one, your enthusiasm for watches and your commitment to teaching future watchmakers is greatly appreciated.

Excellent camera work and descriptions, even better than the usual first rate content. Thanks. I purchased this exact movement as gift for my wife a few years ago and hope, some day, to be competent enough to service it.

I really enjoy watching your videos.

Do you use magnifying glasses of some kind?

Great work again Mark. Keep well from NZ

Mark the type of guy to strip and clean the whole movement after setting the wrong time 😂 Hats of to you for your patience and hard work on these watches sir. Keep making that great content for us!

I love watches. From cheap but beautiful Casio to Patek Phillipe. They never go obsolete unlike smartwatches we use.

Very impressed, your skill and the watch mechanism.

Great video, mate. Your videos never disappoint. Cheers!

What a Great video. Love the repair comments as the work on the watch is done. Greetings from Santa Barbara.

Those endlinks are for a case with holes in it...how on earth did you manage to fit them?

This movement has so many more bits and pieces,and a lot of jewels, yet is remarkably plain in its various plates and bridges. Clearly well-engineered, yet not fancy, given the price. Really enjoyed the video!

Thank you so much as always your videos is the best , i’m really now thinking of joining your courses.

As always. Nice work. Thank you.

Brilliant restoration, great narrative too 👏👍

A watch master in action ... thank you for sharing !

So nice to see a new video. I've been off the bench for quite a while. Getting inspiration from you and Mike of RVWR to get me back to tinkering. Cheers!

Fantastic knowledge and execution. NO disrespect but i use these videos to drop off to sleep when i suffer insomnia..i find this guys voice and actions very soothing..

It never stops to amaze me how well and robust Rolex movements and cases are made. A great job again. Thank you.

Hi, I’m 14 and want to get into watchmaking. I can already service calendar watches but want to go into it as a career. What advice could you give me?

Excellent video 👍 thanks Mark

Interesting oiling tool, first time I see one of those but I'm hardly an expert. Beautiful watch by the way, I love the greyish/purple colour of the dial depending on how the light hits it.

I bought an Oyster on eBay. Wouldn't run. Opened it up. Wouldn't you know, there was a pearl inside!!

Another excellent video. Thanks!

This is a wonderful look into how a watch should be thanx

Great video Mark. Nice Roller. I like the grey dial. Apparently you have no trouble in sourcing parts from Rolex unlike most people. I've seen many videos of people trying to get just the slightest information on a Rolex movement and its impossible for them. One of the many things that has put me off ever coming in contact with a Rolex.

Amazing as usual!!! Stay awesome!

I like the way the movements are. They are made to be serviced. Like some Seikos I’ve done were more tricky than the Rolex movements.

Nice clean running movement. Good catch on the crown tube. Not a fan of screw down crowns on dress watches. It seems silly and this level of water resistance can be had with O ring seals only on a push-pull crown. You'd have to be insane to intentionally go swimming with a dress watch like this anyhow. I just don't get it either.

It’s funny but I agree with you about not wearing a watch in water; I usually wear a Rolex GMT Master and always take it off in the bathroom, however I do occasionally wash the bezel in a bowl of warm soapy water as per Rolex advice moving it back and forth so it feels good to rotate.

He said it was recently serviced, but no markings on the inside of the back of the case that Rolex put when they service them. Maybe a 3rd party service. Excellent video. I have a 1630 with a blue dial and a jubilee bracelet, and it is very comfortable, and remarkably hard-wearing. Mine is over 40 years old...one owner.

Fantastic video which I very much enjoyed, The pendant tube is a very common problem on the Rolex Oyster cases and seen this issue so many times. Well spotted and keep up the great work 👍

She's a beautiful old gal!. Imagine what condition she would be in if these modern lubricants you use were around back then. I enjoyed watching this. thank you.

Excellent work !

What a beautiful watch. Fantastic video. Thank you for sharing :)

I am with you on that one. I never go in the shower or pool with my watches...Thanks for the video..

Great job and Good Performance 👍

Love this channel!

I absolutely love that you do not talk _continuously_ like the Wristwatch Revival guy. That guy likes being watched while he works. You like doing the work, and have zero vanity, and I greatly prefer you because of that. vanity bad.

I imagine one good sneeze. While working with small parts would be enough to ruin the day

Always a class act 👏. Love your videos Mark 👌

Thanks for this video, I've just bought a 15210 with this movement & I can keep a periodic eye on the crown tube. Otherwise, what a cracking movement now I've seen one in pieces.

Definitely a Master of his craft! Nice work. Subscribed!

Amazing video and excellent work 👍

Great job sir..... beautiful vlog.frm Philippines.

A beautiful watch - inside, and out!

Great camera work!

Incredibly high quality video, and I envy your dexterity! I wonder though, sometimes it works well to prewash the movement and check the shake, as well as pivot wear in everything that has a bearing, and do all necessary repairs upon disassembly. Correct shake in Rolex movement wheels (et all) is pivotal, but on the reversing wheels is crucial. It is also a very good idea not to mix the reversing wheels core and position. I noticed the color of the oil used in the balance, escape wheel and seconds wheel pivots is yellow, and normally employed Synt-a-Lube is of blueish color? Another good idea is to apply lubricant the the teeth of the date wheel to prevent wear going forward. Not attempting to dissect your work, I would not hesitate to give you my watch to service at all. Final thought, it would have been nice to observe the timing and final quality control of the movement (and water resistance tests). Thank you for such a nice video!

This is my ASMR.. you have a great voice sir

For the amount of work put into it, the Aegler movement is a bargain compared to the holy trinity products. It's a shame Rolex started producing sterile movements.