This 1950s Vulcain Watch Needs URGENT Help - Full Restoration

One of the lesser known, absolutely stunning Vulcain vintage models. The Grand Prix commemorates a golden era full of inventions and innovation that would change the course of the watchmaking industry for years to come. Join me in the restoration of this great 1950s example and get ready for a long list of issues to fix!
🔗 LINKS FROM THE VIDEO:
- Exposition Universelle, Paris 1889: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Exposit...)
- World’s Columbian Exposition, Chicago 1893: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World%2...
- Exposition Universelle, Paris 1900: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Exposit...)
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[@richardbell466]

Great watch. Vulcain are making new ones now. Beautiful.

[@dh4521]

Beautiful job!
Thank you for sharing your work.
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[@rescuingwatches]

Thank you very much! I’m glad you enjoyed it 😁

[@udayrathod6471]

Great brother....🙏

[@lindathimm8293]

Crazy how this one turned out! Thank you also for all the historical information 🤯 Great work!

[@rescuingwatches]

Thank you very much! 😊

[@juliangriffiths7298]

Great video. I love the background information and the explanations you give. I'd love to have a go myself, but all those tools!

[@frankcabrera734]

KEEP THE VIDEOS COMING , thank you

[@ygrbooks]

Thank you for this most beautiful and instructive video of a perfect watch restoration. I am so much looking forward to watching more of your projects. Please do not get this the wrong way, but you do not have to talk so fast - just take your time and all is fine! 👏👏👏👍👍👍👌👌👌❤

[@rescuingwatches]

Thank you for the tip! I’m glad you liked the video 🙏🏻😊

[@boydsargeant7496]

Thanks. Great video. Great English! I always prefer watches that need fixing, rather than a service and nice to see a different movement!

[@rescuingwatches]

I‘m glad you liked it! 🙏🏻😁

[@johnkucin4482]

Wonderful video, very informative, excellent camera work and nice lively narrative. Well done, thank you!

[@TheMrtijn]

Great video :)
Your channel wil grow if you keep up with such nice video's!
Cool that you can see the radium burn on the dial but please be carefull with radium dials :)

[@rescuingwatches]

Glad you liked it! 🙏🏻😊

[@RuairidhMason]

Nice!!! been looking forward to this!

[@lauriehubbard9120]

Lovely work. Appreciate the informative commentary and excellent camera work. Subscribed 👍🇳🇿

[@rescuingwatches]

Glad you enjoyed it! Thank you for the support 😊🙏🏻

[@coopoylozenge5964]

Adding this to my subscriptions. Nice explanations.

[@gggg-ib1rz]

The rising star of restoration has appeared

[@rescuingwatches]

Much appreciated! 😊🙏🏻

[@alaindrolet_atlt_2019]

Interesting video ! Always surprising how beat some watch are, but always it’s a real challenge to back to life those watch ! Very nice job ! ✨👌

[@rescuingwatches]

Thank you very much! I’m glad you enjoyed it 😊

[@Sestorema]

Great job for a wonderful watch👍
Can I send you my watch, for a complete service?🙂

[@ErvinSalma]

Just WOW! Great work!

[@rescuingwatches]

Thank you very much! 🙏🏻😁

[@moboei]

Reall y very good thanks

[@francispalmer9737]

Excellent job, thank you.

[@rescuingwatches]

Thank you very much! 🙏🏻😁

[@markexalto9220]

I have a gold plated vulcain 1970s automaticon. Jeweller says its a 11k fix 😮 Its water damaged with letters that floated all across the face of the watch still looks fine but not functioning. If you would like to do a video on it feel free to ask, maybe i can help you out with a new video.🤝🏽

[@HPayne1650]

Well done. 👍🏻

[@onlyvintagewatches]

Very well done video, but i noticed some jewels were still dirty after the assembly and there were still traces of surface rust.

[@haping1]

Great video. Thank you. Nice movement. Do you lubricate the date corrector as well?

[@WatchCompany123]

nice

[@marcosassilva2144]

Wonderful ⌚⌚👏🏽👏🏽💞🇧🇷

[@rescuingwatches]

Thank you! 🙏🏻😁

[@watchandcrown]

fantastic job here

[@rescuingwatches]

Thank you! Glad you enjoyed it 🙏🏻😊

[@BRAEVstudio]

great video, perfect restoration dude 🫰

[@rescuingwatches]

Thank you very much! 😁🙏🏻

[@briancarruthers1738]

Can't believe you didn't refit the train bridge screws. You could have ruined the entire movement