Wristwatch Rescue
Wristwatch Rescue
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Ace Fighter Pilot's Watch Reunited With The Past !
Watch over Rich's shoulder as he restores a Waltham A-11 wristwatch that belonged to a ace fighter pilot from the second world war. Join him as he repairs a non running mechanical wristwatch that saw over 275 hours of combat over Germany. Learn along with him as he replaces the A-11's broken balance staff and learn how the hacking mechanism works . Stay tuned for the surprise reunion at the end.
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Видео

Smallest Watch Ever Made by Tudor & Rolex
Просмотров 40 тыс.Месяц назад
Watch over Rich's shoulder as he restores the smallest watch ever made by Tudor & Rolex, See how a ballerinas special gift watch from Tiffany's is given a new life after years of neglect. Patreon page coming soon.
Can a Mickey Mouse watch be repaired ?
Просмотров 25 тыс.2 месяца назад
Watch over Rich's shoulder as he restores a very special vintage Mickey Mouse wristwatch that belongs to a original Disney World cast member that was part of the grand opening of Disney World in 1971. Many people think a five dollar watch is not worth restoring but Rich was determined to make this Mickey Mouse pin lever watch run like new for a very special lady. So sit back and watch & learn o...
How did this watch survive the Blitz of London and all the major battles of WW2 !
Просмотров 45 тыс.2 месяца назад
Join Rich behind the scenes as he rescues a piece of World War Two History. You can watch over his shoulder as he brings back to life a Hamilton 980 "Clark" watch that got it's owner a young American reporter through the Blitz of London and all the battles from the D-Day landing to the surrender of Germany. If this watch could only talk it could tell the store of the greatest generation. Patreo...
Wristwatch Rescue of a 1970's Jump Watch
Просмотров 38 тыс.3 месяца назад
Come with Rich behind the scenes as he rescues a non running 1970's Andre' Rivalle jump watch. You can watch over his shoulder as he finds out what is stopping this simple pin lever watch movement, see his full watch case restoration that makes this 50 year old Fashion watch look new ! Coming soon Wristwatch rescue Patreon page
Wristwatch Rescue of a Hesitating Seamaster
Просмотров 8 тыс.3 месяца назад
Come with us behind the scenes as Rich launches his first rescue video! He takes on a hesitating Omega Seamaster from the early 1960's! You can watch over his shoulder as he disassembles a Vintage Omega 550 movement! This piece has made it's way from the famous Turler Jewelers of Switzerland to his bench (60 years later)! You can support Wristwatch Rescue via Patreon:

Комментарии

  • @russellmiller8332
    @russellmiller8332 12 часов назад

    Impressive I really enjoy watching your videos

  • @Robert32064
    @Robert32064 2 дня назад

    Was there radium in the dial, hands? What precautions do you take for radium? Nice work and nice watch.

    • @WristwatchRescue
      @WristwatchRescue День назад

      @@Robert32064 thanks for asking, my Geiger counter did not respond to any

  • @timmy11toes
    @timmy11toes 2 дня назад

    Nice to see a breguet overcoil. Looks like a quality old bit of kit.

  • @DESCENDINGDR
    @DESCENDINGDR 2 дня назад

    Wow! You must be very proud! Great story, brave guy. Hats off to your DAD!!!!!!

  • @bengaku
    @bengaku 2 дня назад

    Beautiful watch amazing history with it and to have the original strap is awesome well done

  • @CHWatches
    @CHWatches 3 дня назад

    I’ve been wanting to get one of these as well. Nice watch! It looks very durable.

  • @Mr_Berlin_James
    @Mr_Berlin_James 3 дня назад

    Superb that you are able to do this to such a special watch. A great story… thanks for sharing.

  • @WMIYC
    @WMIYC 3 дня назад

    Looking forward to the next one!

    • @WristwatchRescue
      @WristwatchRescue 3 дня назад

      Thanks for watching, I hope you enjoy it. hope to have the next one out much sooner then this last one.

  • @ygrbooks
    @ygrbooks 3 дня назад

    Great video on a very nice watch: 👍👌👏!

    • @WristwatchRescue
      @WristwatchRescue 3 дня назад

      Glad you enjoyed it, my voice was very week due to being sick for 3 weeks, hope to have the next one out much sooner.

  • @johnutting9615
    @johnutting9615 7 дней назад

    550 I see not a movement often seen

    • @WristwatchRescue
      @WristwatchRescue 6 дней назад

      Your right I had not seen on before this one.

    • @WristwatchRescue
      @WristwatchRescue 6 дней назад

      I have a new video coming out at the end of the week about a Waltham A-11 that belonged to a Fighter pilot from WW2, give it a look,

  • @johnutting9615
    @johnutting9615 7 дней назад

    Nice rebuild,question what was the movement calibre thanks

    • @WristwatchRescue
      @WristwatchRescue 6 дней назад

      Thank you for the kind words, it is a 1962 550 movement.

  • @WristwatchRescue
    @WristwatchRescue 11 дней назад

    nice job

  • @hollydeneff533
    @hollydeneff533 14 дней назад

    Looks great

  • @imransharif443
    @imransharif443 Месяц назад

    Watch very difficulty Riper work Small work very hard

  • @imransharif443
    @imransharif443 Месяц назад

    Very nice

  • @TrisaAkther-g8s
    @TrisaAkther-g8s Месяц назад

    Hi

  • @mrrichard19801
    @mrrichard19801 Месяц назад

    Great video. Entertaining and relaxing. Thank you.

    • @WristwatchRescue
      @WristwatchRescue Месяц назад

      @@mrrichard19801 Thank you for the kind words.

  • @valengreymoon5623
    @valengreymoon5623 Месяц назад

    I've never seen one of these in such great condition, especially that dial.

    • @WristwatchRescue
      @WristwatchRescue Месяц назад

      Thank you, it's truly amazing how it survived in such good condition!

  • @valengreymoon5623
    @valengreymoon5623 Месяц назад

    Reminds me of one of those olf 70s alarm clocks with the rotating numbers.

  • @SifatullahMd-i5i
    @SifatullahMd-i5i Месяц назад

    ❤❤❤

  • @WristwatchRescue
    @WristwatchRescue Месяц назад

    I like the name of your channel

  • @thisoldwatch9944
    @thisoldwatch9944 Месяц назад

    AWSOME job!! I did notice when you were doing the keyless the kif for the bottom balance jewel was not in all the way

    • @WristwatchRescue
      @WristwatchRescue Месяц назад

      Thanks for the catch, I missed that! I'll go back and make sure it's properly seated.

  • @kc4cvh
    @kc4cvh 2 месяца назад

    15:10 The performance of that movement is amazing, considering that the balance wobbles like a sailor on liberty.

    • @WristwatchRescue
      @WristwatchRescue 2 месяца назад

      Thank you for your reply, you’re so right, I was amazed that I could regulate the balance so well.

  • @Oldtanktapper
    @Oldtanktapper 2 месяца назад

    I wonder how they were assembled in the factory? Being so cheap they must’ve had a quick trick to get them done fast.

    • @WristwatchRescue
      @WristwatchRescue 2 месяца назад

      thank you for your comment, I have wondered how they produced them also.

  • @tonyaxeman4381
    @tonyaxeman4381 2 месяца назад

    Hamilton made watches for the Military too .

  • @DavidWilson-lc3wq
    @DavidWilson-lc3wq 2 месяца назад

    How can I reach you?

    • @WristwatchRescue
      @WristwatchRescue 2 месяца назад

      is this Dave from Victoria Hills ? if so I saved your card and I can call you

  • @finlayfraser9952
    @finlayfraser9952 2 месяца назад

    Lovely!

  • @DecemberNames
    @DecemberNames 2 месяца назад

    nice one, thanks mate.

  • @theeducatedgrunt2087
    @theeducatedgrunt2087 2 месяца назад

    You earned a new subscriber... that watch is a grail watch for me... love it...

    • @WristwatchRescue
      @WristwatchRescue 2 месяца назад

      Thank you for the kind words, glad you enjoyed the video.

  • @transmaster
    @transmaster 2 месяца назад

    I wonder how hard it would be to replace the whole movement with something better.

  • @tonyrome655
    @tonyrome655 2 месяца назад

    Beautiful timepiece with a great history. Your skills have helped preserve it for the next generation

  • @ismailmontasser7073
    @ismailmontasser7073 2 месяца назад

    Very nice video, keep it up! Curious, what watch are you wearing in the video?

    • @WristwatchRescue
      @WristwatchRescue 2 месяца назад

      Thank you for the kind words ! the watch I had on that day was my vintage Omega Seamaster DeVille ca, 1965 with the 565 movement It's one of my favorite I restored it four or five years ago.

    • @ismailmontasser7073
      @ismailmontasser7073 2 месяца назад

      @ that’s a lovely watch. I’ve been wanting to buy a same era Omega Constellation for so long. Keep it up

    • @WristwatchRescue
      @WristwatchRescue 2 месяца назад

      The constellation with a pie pan dial is on my wish list also.

  • @Doctors_TARDIS
    @Doctors_TARDIS 2 месяца назад

    It takes a lot of skill and patience to service a watch that was absolutely never meant to be serviced

  • @RossD8
    @RossD8 2 месяца назад

    I have my grandfathers' 1946(?) Hamilton "Wesley". This is not the same watch, but it's close enough that I can appreciate the craftsmanship. Nice video.

  • @fredsbloggs656
    @fredsbloggs656 2 месяца назад

    Thoroughly enjoyed that ..... and only 9 seconds fast per day ... huh .... head scratching time?

  • @andreasheger2744
    @andreasheger2744 2 месяца назад

    Just came across your video. I got the same watch. Timex with the Mickey Mouse dial. Bought it on ebay. Was all rusty but i managed to fix it. Actually bought a whole lot of old timex watches to tinker with. They are cheap and you can practice your patience and skills. Lol. . Took apart like 10 of them, cleaned and reassembled them. It gets easier with practice. You got a new fan. Gonna check out your other videos too.

    • @WristwatchRescue
      @WristwatchRescue 2 месяца назад

      thank you for the kind words, your store sounds like mine at the start, you have to love this hobby to understand it.

  • @johnnelson9252
    @johnnelson9252 2 месяца назад

    Facinating! I wish they would make a reasonably priced watch today that would run that accurately. But they don’t, except by chance. I wonder; how much money did the average watch maker earn in the nineteen-thirties?

    • @WristwatchRescue
      @WristwatchRescue 2 месяца назад

      Thank you for your kind words, not sure how well they were paid.

  • @timeandnourishment1961
    @timeandnourishment1961 2 месяца назад

    A beautiful watch with a great story, and a wonderful restoration video. Subscribed. Cheers 🍻!

  • @marcusthompson6775
    @marcusthompson6775 2 месяца назад

    Very nice video...and so helpful for those of us just starting this hobby as well. Thank you for taking the time to make this. :) p.s. I'd love to see more detail of how you disassembled the balance/hairspring in order to oil the jewels....that step of a service is quite intimidating to a beginner like myself.

    • @WristwatchRescue
      @WristwatchRescue 2 месяца назад

      Thanks for watching, I’ll try and include that in a coming video!

  • @ygrbooks
    @ygrbooks 2 месяца назад

    I have just binge-watched all of your videos (in reverse order) and love them all. Thank you for sharing them on RUclips: 👌👍👏!

  • @ygrbooks
    @ygrbooks 2 месяца назад

    Great job on a very cool watch: 👌👍👏!

  • @ygrbooks
    @ygrbooks 2 месяца назад

    Thank you for sharing this beautiful video of a great watch on RUclips:👌👍👏!

  • @ygrbooks
    @ygrbooks 2 месяца назад

    If it is any comfort, there is at least another video on RUclips, where the problem of getting all the pinions into their holes also takes hours ... great work, though: 👌👍👏! You may soon come across mechanical automatic watches that have only one screw: the Blancpain X Swatch "Fifty Fathoms". Good luck fixing those - 🤪.

    • @WristwatchRescue
      @WristwatchRescue 2 месяца назад

      Thank you, yes I saw that video and we both had the same problem!

  • @edconway9072
    @edconway9072 2 месяца назад

    🤠👌👍

  • @edconway9072
    @edconway9072 2 месяца назад

    Beautiful video! You are going to give Marshall a run for his money. I just subscribed!

    • @WristwatchRescue
      @WristwatchRescue 2 месяца назад

      Thanks for subscribing and the kind words!

  • @N7492
    @N7492 2 месяца назад

    One wonder how the assembled these things quickly at the factory.

    • @WristwatchRescue
      @WristwatchRescue 2 месяца назад

      Thank you for your comment,They must of had some kind of special tooling

  • @grahamekellermeier8280
    @grahamekellermeier8280 2 месяца назад

    Great video I have a couple a Micky and a Goffy watch both of them have quartz movement in them.

    • @WristwatchRescue
      @WristwatchRescue 2 месяца назад

      Thank you for watching, hope your Mickey watches are running well.

  • @kevinedge254
    @kevinedge254 2 месяца назад

    Amazing video 👏

    • @WristwatchRescue
      @WristwatchRescue 2 месяца назад

      @@kevinedge254 thank you for the kind words

    • @WristwatchRescue
      @WristwatchRescue 2 месяца назад

      @@kevinedge254 thank you for the kind words

  • @isaakheight2600
    @isaakheight2600 2 месяца назад

    Wow, I have the same watch, also broken

    • @WristwatchRescue
      @WristwatchRescue 2 месяца назад

      Thank you for the comment, hope you can fix yours.

  • @WMIYC
    @WMIYC 2 месяца назад

    Would you consider cleaning with the train bridge left on?

    • @WristwatchRescue
      @WristwatchRescue 2 месяца назад

      @@WMIYC thank you for your comment. If I ever do another one it’s a good idea.