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Seiko DIY disassembly and reassembly tutorial: Chapter 3.
Pulling the watch mechanism apart is not difficult at all - especially if you handle the components with care.The most delicate of all is the balance wheel assembly which consists of 3 parts: the large...
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Apprentice Book Review - Chloe
Mr Oatley- The Celebrated WatchmakerA review of the book Mr Oatley- The Celebrated Watchmaker, a book filled with the wins and losses of early Australian convict life and the path to working as a...
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Do you have an eye for detail?
Can you see it?Of course you can. It's an escape wheel jewel from a Seiko 7S26 movement. Yes, it's tiny. In today's video, Andrew and I talk about different shock resistance devices in wrist watches -...
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Repairs:1. Battery operated watchesRegardless of maker, Swiss battery operated watches (also known as quartz watches) are repairable even when 20 or 30 years old. >From a simple battery replacement...
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Do you really want THIS Speedmaster?
The Omega Speedmaster Mark 4 Professional Automatic was launched in 1974. It was fitted with Calibre 1045, a second generation of automatic chronometer movements. The first one was cal.1041 but while...
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The Moon watch video you have been waiting for...
It took us exactly a week to produce this restoration video. It features the iconic 1969 Omega Speedmaster - 'The Moon Watch". The ‘before’ and 'after' images speak for themselves, but what you will...
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Completely smashed Rolex Submariner
Link to the video:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ThWqdkGesEY
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Enthusiastic Tasmanian Filmmakers
Well this is just funny - a bunch of kids from Tasmania reached out to us with a request to record a 30 second video showcasing their film making ability. A rather strange request, but we obliged. We...
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You'll Love It
As per your request - here is the restoration of the musical pocket watch. A week in the making, this was a challenging project. I will let you be the judge. https://youtu.be/5fbAMqEexrYPlease make...
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You may find this disturbing -
but quite frankly, this is not uncommon for almost all watches fitted with a rotating bezel, regardless of brand.ONE MINUTE video: https://youtu.be/FlrvPZKg0D4A quick polishing job - the removal of a...
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Citizen vs. Seiko
Citizen as we know it today was birthed in 1918. They are currently one of the very few manufacturers who possess the ability to make every watch component in house, the machines used to make them...
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From the workshop
For the past two months Josh has been working on the next batch of NH2.1 timascus movements. Here is a rare shot of the mainplates and bridges before being cut out. Measuring each part multiple times...
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YouTube - and what we have learned so far
One thing is certain - no more videos featuring customers' watches.As strange as it sounds, for some, watching their watch being pulled apart could be an emotional issue. It's like watching your...
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Service on $100,000 Daytona
Today's video is slightly different than the others: I am pulling apart and servicing my own watch. It is a 1974 Daytona Ref. 6263, which was sitting unused for a decade in a storage box. The...
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Ali Baba's Cave
It's all about one thing: who do you know?And when it comes to who do you know in Switzerland, then our man is François-Maxime Greub or as he prefers to be called: Max.Max is a second hand...
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NH2.1 Timascus generating unusual interest
After releasing photos of five sets of timascus parts earlier this week, Josh has been approached by two major players in the Swiss watch industry with a request for a meeting. The main focus of...
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Do you have attention to detail?
The 1953 smashed Breitling restoration project has just got more interesting. Here is the original photo and also the photo of the dial after cleaning. Can you see what’s wrong with it? Today this...
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For your enjoyment only
The story of Breitling began on 1884 when a 24 years old watchmaker Leon Breitling founded the small watch manufacturing workshop in Saint-Imier, Switzerland.Leon Breitling specialised in the...
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Rusty vintage Rolex: how to cure 'under the crystal' rust?
If you are into vintage Rolex submariners fitted with plexi glass (models 5513 and 1680) then you are well aware of a rather annoying problem- rust visible 'through' plastic glass. This unsightly...
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Tough - yes, but not unbreakable
Omega Moonwatch plexiglass replacement - this is not a trivial repair. It requires specialist tools, removing the mechanism out of the case, removing the bezel and cracked plexiglass, case cleaning,...
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