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Cool, thanks! How'd they get each tiny tuning forks to tune accurately?

I just want to know how they cut those tiny teeth. Great demonstration. Thanks

How do they ensure the physical resonant properties of the tuning fork are correct, is it calibrated at production?

This is really amazing for the money, just wish it was 36-38mm

I replaced a battery on one of these recently and it was fun figuring out that it needed a kick to get going. I had never encountered a movement like that and I got great satisfaction out of getting it working. Watches are so fun. .

Awesome information. I have a Falcon eye Q quartz, that I really like, and would love to get cleaned up and working.

Thank you, great video - awful sound. I think this watch could be both good teaching aid, and a great sample of a tourbillion for someone's collection (after paying customs fees I swear to don't buy watches for more than 150 USD from abroad). Overall, it's beautiful, simple, laconic, and very balanced design, and I love it a lot. Finally, we must clearly understand, why we still buy watches, as we could look the time on our smartphones. The particular one cannot do everything - be accurate, include all possible complications, glare at night, etc. It's an affordable, very beautiful and laconic sample of the toubillion. Thank you!

Someone’s gotten jewel one of these up😆👍🏻

That second hand stutter! What's with that?

Modern mechanical watches aren’t especially accurate. A vintage mechanical Timex probably isn’t especially worse.

My first contact with the Tongji movement was in early '90s. It was fitted in a fake Vostok Komandirskie (a friend came back from Russia to Italy with it) and the stem broke as it was made of butter, i absolutely hated it and thought it was utter junk. Today i have 5 Tongji (2 of them are the T-Winner in the video), some of them run great, other does not keep very good time, however (being based on a good Enicar design) they are surprisingly serviceable and easy to assemble. Balance wheel drops quick and nice - so easy to install. Most important thing is to buy them in basic versions - hand winding, no date, no crappy decorations. If something needs to be oiled/adjusted, it will be simpler to make them run correctly. Probably it's outclassed by Seagull and other better movements, but still has lot of things to say - Merkur makes nice versions with better finish and accuracy.

Thanks for the show tell. How do you do a time-graph on a quartz watch?

I just got a Q Timex falcon eye that is not working and this video saved me. Where do you order your vintage tinex parts?

Congrats!!!!🎉 incredible explation 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

Great video Boss Thanks 🫡

Electric watches are, Electric driven , Mechanically Regulated, Contact Point Impulse Watch. Much much different from a Quartz. An Electronic watch is virtually the same as an electric, however a transistor is incorporated into the power control system. Great overview. I like the old electrics too.

I have a 1970 UFO Timex I need someone to fix I can't find anybody to repair it

Great video. Great explanation. I am just curious about one point. I guess the placement of the feedback coil in relation to the fork leg. The accuracy of the placement would dictate the accuracy of the watch as it has to be placed in such a position that it prevents current flow in f1 when it is at a peak. Just wish I had a picture of it.

Very informative video, thanks. There's not a lot out there on servicing Timex movements, especially the electronic/electric ones. I have an original "Time Machine" Q, that I believe has the M62 movement (It has the crystal and gold multi-legged component.). In order to get to remove the stem you have to remove the circuit first. The balance bridge screw looks like it might hold the circuit, but it does not. The circuit lifts over the screw, which makes sense. There are two screws near a gold, what looks to be, integrated circuit or perhaps a transistor? Your video helped me avoid utter disaster as I work to get this thing running. At first I thought I might have hurt the movement because I may have put a drop of very light watch oil on the top of what I now know is the balance jewel. From the looks of it, no oil would have gotten down to the pivot. But, if it did, how would you go about cleaning the pivots without removing the balance from the bridge. I don't want to deal with the hairspring pin that is holding the HS to the bridge if I don't have to. Thanks again. Cheers.

I have a Timex Viscount with M109 movement made in 1979. It runs around +12 spd. The watch has never been serviced. I found the service manual, but I won’t get it serviced since it’s technically running as good as expected.

Nice video. Very informative. Any idea where I could go to get a Timex identified? I have one I picked up from an estate sale with none of the usual markers from after 1963 and in fact, very few other markings of any kind. A single 5 digit number on the exterior, separated into 2 digit, three digit format (03 L06)and a single three digit code (203) metal stamped or engraved directly onto the movement. Other than that, all of the other usual markers are missing.

I'm still laughing !!!

Hi Chris , I was just looking through the Timex M40 service manual and it says " no silicone oil" that's all I see ,is this out of date now? what should you use on these ? Thanks

The index wheel spins more than 38 million times / year. YIKES!

You are amazing man this was perfect

Awesome 👍 Thank you very much!

Thank you very much! you are one of the best!

Thank you very much 🙏

Trying to find the movement for my first watch, circa 1973 Snoopy Tennis Yellow. I ran across this video and appreciate it. Very informative.

Acosumbo recibir valor por mi dinero, y creo que es una excelente opción por poco dinero, consideraré adquirírlo. Saludos.

Still running ok after 3 years, 2mo. I wear it once every ~2 weeks with a full wind. I love the dial. I think I would wear it more if the watch was smaller.

Where do you get parts for these? Balance etc?

I just found a vintage marlin (27549 10579) at a thrift store for 9.99. Unfortunately it’s not working (I’m new to both wearing and collecting watches). Does anyone have any thoughts of a RUclipsr or watchmaker who restores them. I’ve also read it may not be worth refurbishing since they are plentiful?. Any help is appreciated.

I now have a CARAVELLE by BULOVA introduced c1962 - 32.8mm - self winding watch, it has a black dial, raised silver trainable makers, date function at ‘15’, silver numerals at ‘6’, ‘9’ and ‘12’, features a sweep second hand in silver, lume on the hands that’s original, although faded, dots on the outer dial every 5 minutes. Unsure whether the loomed hands were radium or not, as unable to make this out under the 6, It has a polished steel case, original glass crystal fitted, original crown, all original watch, screw on case back, with an original automatic movement that’s in amazing condition for its age.

wrong wrist

I just came up on a few tumex vintage watches

Thank you for this review! I have never really been a fan of the oversize Invicta's but this homage edition is very nice.

OK in hindsight, there is a problem. When I took the stem out, another piece came out with it. This piece is not shown in your movement??? Do the Dynabeat watches indicate this on the watch somewhere? (I love your thoroughness!)

Just seeing the unique stem release was great. Thx

Do you happen to have any of the Timex Q Quartz watches with the M42 movement in your collection? I have one it's a 1980 and it's working great and is excellent shape. When I first received it I thought it was non working because it didn't start ticking so I set it aside and decided to do some research and found it advance every minute and it doesn't have a second hand. I decided to set the time and let it sit and low and behold it was keeping perfect time.

Nice watch, horrible dial.

that is a beauty

Somewhere between f and f sharp😂 they were the most successful mechanism before quarts, because it lacked a balance wheel and other mechanical parts driven by magnetic fields, strictly a magnetic field to vibrate a fork and a precise frequency to advance the escapement a tooth at a time, awesome.

Thanks! I just bought a Timex Electric. Movement says 22D. I am learning watch repair (hobby) and I have just serviced a Seiko Elnix. What battery does this use and is 22D in fact movement number? (I tried an LR 44 but not running.) This has a metallic "cowl" that goes between the movement and the case back. Do they need to be in place in order for this to run?

The fact that this dude is Asian, to me, means this is the correct way and all other repair videos are, quite frankly, not very honorable.

This is my first time see Quartz with hair spring look like automatic/ manual winding

I have two Timex's that use the M116, famous for its self-destroying click spring. Any tips on finding a replacement? Neither watch will hold a wind. I've found several movements that have ther right form factor, but the hour/minute/hand tube diameters are different.

timex you just need to go slow and apply light pressure without bumping the balance, other than that its easy.

I'm a big Bulova Accutron lover… this epic timepieces are totally underrated, but I’m happy with it… as I collect them without breaking the bank 😎

Hi Chris, How does the watch server you after all this time.