This original Omega Seamaster (almost) needs help!
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- Опубликовано: 22 июл 2022
- Today we have a subscriber watch on the bench, Andrew's lovely 1952 Omega Seamaster, a watch almost identical to the very first Seamaster from 1948. The watch is in overall very good condition for its age, but the dial has a lot of marks and a distinct fingerprint. What can we do about the dial and what kind of black magic lives inside this beauty and makes it wind itself when worn?
Join me for a full service of this old gentlemen's sports watch and a discussion of the Seamaster line as we also veer into a rant about the recent heatwave in Europa and its impact on British sunbathers!
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absolutely fantastic finish, what a result! vintage Omega is something I'm very interested in, hope to one day own a Constellation or a Seamaster of this era. It's a shame someone along the line glued the dial and left so many marks on the movement, but also amazing to see the balance hairspring and the delicacy of your work - for something of this age it's so cool to see it able to be fixed... with things being so disposable now, watches remain a bastion of history and human ingenuity. love it! keep growing those nose hairs, my man
Thanks a lot, Tom! Nose hairs growing a little every day 💪😁
your prowess in watchmaking stems from the nose hairs, like the power of Samson's hair. Thanks for your great content!!!
For me this is one of the finest looking watches ever made. The design of the case and dial are just about perfect!
I bet the person that glued the dial face to the movement was very proud of themselves. They probably where like screws who needs screws it's perfect never mind the next next guy who works on the watch. Amazing job getting it apart with out scratching up the movement. Thanks for sharing 👍.
Yes indeed. Those sharp objects are good for removing glued on dials as well as removing some blood cells, if not used carefully...
What a masterpiece of a description of the British skin! And when they go on vacation for several weeks, the spectacle repeats itself week after week.- I admire your unagitated way of narration. Cheers
PS: I have the feeling that the dial becomes cleaner just by staring at it, I could observe this myself in your video.
What a masterpiece, both the restoration and the many funny jokes, particularly the one about poor Brits.
The gratuitous slo-mo for the case-cleaning solution on this one was particularly hilarious.
Stian, you did another masterful job in restoring this piece while preserving its well-used character. The movement seemed to have been a bit abused previously with an inordinate amount of scratching like an earlier watchmaker trapped a cat in it. On the other hand, there did not appear to be any evidence of water intrusion, which was quite remarkable for a watch of such heavy use and age. A true heirloom.
It's a beautiful watch! Omega made so high quality pieces back in the day, man...
What a masterpiece,both the restoration and the many funny jokes, particularly the one about poor brits.....we Love love you Omega blanc????
Thanks for a big smile from the main spring removal method. Great to listen to your sense of humor!
What a great looking watch. A design done so well it almost looks modern.
Great restoration work Stian and particularly interesting for me as I have an early 1953 Seamaster bumper with sweep seconds hand.
It has a small brown mark where the luminous paint burnt the dial but hey, its all part of its history.
BTW I'm from Britain and I loved your observations on our strange sun worshipping procedures.
My dad has worn an early Seamaster ('53 or '54, I can't remember) pretty much every day since the mid 70's when his grandfather gifted it to him. It was gone a few months in the 90's when it underwent some major surgery/repair, and again in the early 2000's when the case got repairs and 'refinished'. I don't think he's ever owned another watch as an adult.
It's case is still pretty beat up, and the dial is rough. But, he loves that thing, and I can't imagine seeing him without it.
He's promised it to my boy (7 years old) when he's 'old enough'.
Amazing that a 70 year old mechanical device can be worn daily for thousands of days with only routine maintenance and a handful of major services. Probably not worth much monetarily considering the wear, but truly an heirloom that will be in the family forever.
I've been looking for a similar vintage example to add to my collection. Quite a few of then are in similar shape to my dad's... and probably share a similar life story. That's a testament to the quality put into these watches when new.
@@jonathonschram3429 That is wonderful, they really are very hard wearing and timeless watches which still look very at home compared with modern watche.
I haven't owned mine as long as you dad has but it feels like an old friend when I wear it.
A nice sympathetic restoration retaining some of the "well loved" look. Thank you.
You know, what's REALLY sad is when the highlight of your day is watching someone else get the balance wheel going.
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I totally agree and feel your pain, I myself will grow a pair and start my research and study now, we only live one life!
Wow, so impressive! Several very delicate operations involved in this restoration. You made that septuagenarian run like a sprightly teenager again! Applause to the surgeon!
I particularly liked your point about older movements having more robust parts owing to a change in "the business model". Great reason to seek out a vintage watch.
My apologies up front...the rapid extraction method of removing the mainspring made me laugh out loud to the point where I startled my dog! Brilliant work as always. Thanks so much for sharing!!
My heartfelt apologies to your dog! 😂
Absolutely love the commentary! You are one of a kind..... The good kind 😊
Thanks Mike 😊
Gotta love the word "Anyway" how you say it! 😊 😊
Lovely restoration work Stian great to see that there is no trouble in paradise. Keep well from New Zealand we have that usual English summer weather downunder cool and wet at the moment.
Ein Mega-Video. Großartig !!! Ich habe noch nie so ein halbautomatisches Uhrwerk gesehen.
Fantastisch mit wie viel Liebe das Werk restauriert wurde.😋💓👍
Such excellence in handling that hairspring. I’ve been learning watch repair on old movements (1950’s) for about 1 year now and I’m still struggling to make those adjustments. Simply brilliant-I learn so much watching these videos. Thanks
A superb video, informative and fascinating. Thank you for your excellent explanation and illustration of the process of repairing the hairspring.
Beautiful watch and an excellent service you did it brining it back to (some) of its original glory :)
Welcome back Stian. And what a treat you have again given us, so thank you very much. Here is what I have been thinking about lately: in watches we have bridges and cocks. The latter term should be replaced with "piers". As James Joyce wrote in his masterpiece Ulysses, a pier "is a disappointed bridge". Isn't that most fitting?
Stian, congratulations to you being you. Thank you very much. Cheers.
I would've chosen black strap. Stunning watch.
Bloody brilliant as usual sir. I always learn something and get both inspired and relaxed by watching your vids, and always laugh too. That's a pretty great combination. 😄 And on top of that we get a really nice watch ready for the next few decades of its history.
My father gave me his first communion Seamaster, from 1956 I believe. Looks just like this one. It was in really bad shape, he had worn it recklessly for more than 20 years.
I had it repaired "at the best of your abilities" by Omega in Switzerland a few years ago. It is a heirloom after all. 810€ total, and a little bag of vintage used parts came back with the watch. It looks pretty much brand new with a vintage dial, and runs at +2''/day. Not waterproof anymore, so I skip dishwashing with it.
LOL, what you said about us Brits in the 'Summer' is so true.
Lovely! It is very interesting to watch your servicing.
Watch dials: Before, the Merusa watch dial factory in Biel (Switzerland) made a lot of them and also had the printing plates. They moved the fa
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Watch dials: Before, the Merusa watch dial factory in Biel (Switzerland) made a lot of them for Omega and also had the printing plates. They moved the factory to the nearby suburb of Brügg but later got bankrupt, at least in Switzerland. I'm not shure if they didn't go to Mauritius or some similar places. Stettler sapphire crystals already are in Mauritius for many decades and produce the original crystals for the Rado Swiss Watch. Swiss? On the island of Mauritius, they earn $ 100 per month, a little less than in Switzerland.
Great work! Beautiful result!
I finished up a Omega 351 Bumper movement which is essentially this movement but with a center seconds hand. It too had the bridle in the mainspring barrel.
Another great job Stian. I recently bought a similar Seamaster bumper (but with center seconds) and can't wait to see it serviced and cleaned. I was unsure how to deal with the bumper but now you showed me how, thanks!
You really did an outstanding job bringing this time piece back to life. Excellent work on the case also!!
Thank you kindly!
Hello Stian - Tony here. Another fascinating and informative video, thank you ! So here are my comments: First off, this Omega is a real classic beauty and reminds me very much of a watch (Rodania, 17 jewel incabloc) that I was given when I was 7 years old (my first watch) - I'm now 60 and I still have it. Aside from the Montrose you are aware of, the Rodania is next on my wish list for maintenance - if you'll consider it, of course! At 5:32 and 29:39, there are close-ups of the barrel bridge and, I noted the Omega logo with a number 344. What is that? Also, I very much appreciated the usual commentary with those spectacular close-ups (10:43, 30:45 and 33:30) - really very helpful to us folks that are following your references and then seeing the actual shot. I very much enjoyed your sense of fun in the "Rapid barrel extraction" event... (11:56-12:10) and could hear your murmuring at 11:59... 😉. In terms of question - you probably covered this in another video, but you please explain what exactly the oil in the jewel holes accomplishes, practically? Ok... so that's it from me - look forward to your comments. Great video production and, I am very much in awe of your skill in this craft. Keep it up!
Hello Tony, thanks for watching! 344 is the number of the movement, thus Omega caliber 344. And I was actually a bit surprised I didn't swear when that hairspring took off, but I'm pretty much in the zone when working, so I generally stay calm :)
The oil in the jewel holes provides gentle lubrication of the pivots, so that the friction of them rotating against the jewel is minimized. That helps the watch runs better and prevents wear. Your Montrose will be featured in the pretty near future!
Hi. Thanks for your videos. You totally restored a silver dial similar to this awhile back. That was one of the coolest things I've ever seen!
Beautifully done
Thanks for sharing
Another first class job, your macro photography is of a very high standard.
I have two Zenith bumper movements cal.133.8 and the more rare date version cal.71, once fully wound on the wrist one does not feel any “bumps “
Another great video Stian! Thank you for making these!
Lovely. I have a Chronostop from de 60s, that need that kind o tlc. Nice filming.
Well Stian I do enjoy your videos, apart from the usual brilliant watch work and calm narration throughout I particularly thought your description of us brits and our weather was particularly spot on, made me chuckle . Best wishes.
Thanks, David! I worked in the UK for a few years and got my degree from the British Horological Institute, so I feel I can mock the British a bit with good conscience 😉 I am certainly one of the bright red sunbathers myself though!
I have learned a lot from you. Thank you for the videos.
Love watching your videos! Your humour is exquisite! Looking forward to the next one! Cheers.
What a beautiful old watch, great to have as a birth year watch. Always in awe of your work, Stian.. Another great restoration of a classic. Love your little quips too, like when using the cleaner saying ..while 'marinating'.. Made me laugh. Thanks for the journey...Kudos
Beautiful restoration. Again a beautiful watch is saved by your magic hands. Thanks for the upoad. I really enjoy them.
What a fantastic vintage watch . Great work .
Beautiful camera work. Thank you 47:37
Thank you very much!
I love these old Omega bumpers! I must have 4 or 5 of them. Very cool! Thanks!
The rapid extraction method for a mainspring was a textbook example. Masterfully executed. I've been there my friend. In all seriousness, it is not an if but a when rapid extraction happens to all of us. Thank you for the jokes and the reminder that this should be fun. Keep up the amazing work.
Thanks Jake! It takes practice to make perfect 😉
Great job as always....nice little piece this one.
Thank you for sharing
I am a 1949 person and my stainless Seamaster is also a 1949. I am starting to get a little worse for my wear, but my beautiful old Seamaster on my wrist is still in basically perfect condition. It has been mine for about 45 years, and I wear it every day.
That's very nice to hear, David. I hope you can enjoy your watch for many decades more! 😊👍
Always a pleasure to watch. 👍
Good to see you in action & on form once again , had me laughing out loud on a few occasions ,must admit iv'e never heard of the mother-daughter saying before but hey whatever you can get away with . Great job on giving this handsome fella a new lease of life . Oh ..yes the heat in the UK has been toasty to say the least but i can't complain too much as the cold ,wet , dark & miserable weather seems to be around for a damn site longer .
On the topic of the English summer; I went to a country pub for the midday "session" then went back to the cottage garden and fell asleep in the sun. When I awoke I was suffering from something akin to sunstroke. My headache was such that if I had been forced to have access to a gun (Swiss style), I would have used it to stop the pain in my brain.
Amazing work, I'd to add that I just had my first mainspring mishap, very similar to yours, exciting to say the least.
As a pasty Brit myself, I can't help pass comment on your analysis of British reactions to the warm weather, which is pretty much 100% accurate, I'd say.
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Nice job on the dial! Looks great for something that’s just a little older than me.
I'm a Seattle native and we have a similar climate to England. Last summer we had the same weather and it was miserable
Lovely job Stian, some great information also. Funny when mainspring flew!, glad to see it happens to even the best!. Thank you. Adrian
I'm far from the best, but yes, even the best flub up every now and then :)
Wonderful job.
Nice work. I enjoyed watching.
We get a ton of European tourists here where I live in Florida. Mid 90s to 100 degrees is the normal in late spring through September/October. We get a lot of "lobster people" here just like you said. Bright pink to bright red, usually slathered in aloa and sunburn cream. But we are grateful for the dollars they spend no matter what color they turn into.
THANKS,,GREAT VIDEO
I moved to Portugal from UK to avoid the heat. Great comedic value in this one Stian. I especially like your new quick mainspring removal method. Cheers, Howard
Haha, that one made me guffaw 😂 Thanks, Howard :)
Glad to see you back Stian, and with a great video too! I have a 1948 Seamaster 600, or so the man told me, so this was of special interest to me, but it was interesting to watch your adjustment of the hair spring and beat error. Did the smoothing out of the hairspring cure the beat error or was it necessary to move the stud to correct that? Great cinematography by the way!
I feel for you European folk having a heat wave. I know what that’s like as summer days here are all at least 104 F. You get used to it :-).
Cheers,
Hello Randy, I thought about that after posting the video that I didn't really make clear why it's important that the hairspring develops uniformly. The reason is that the positional accuracy will vary much more and there's a greater chance the hairspring will touch either other coils or the center wheel.
Love the mother and daughter joke.. brings back bad memories! Our pine seeds in the us are digested by goats.. anyway another awesome video and I learned something once again!! Thanks for posting.
Great work Stian, true Norwegian master. I myself I’m ready to head back to Alaska because of Texas heat, but the wife hates mosquitoes.
Alaska sounds fantastic! Are there a lot of mosquitos there then?
@@VintageWatchServices Oh yeah, they’re bigger than the ones in Texas. Will swarm you when you try to go fishing.
Hi Tiaan, thank you again for a great video. Please continue doing the commentary as it helps to understand the process. I enjoy your continued jokes. I look forward to your next one. Regards Mark, South Africa.
Hello Mark, thanks for watching! Very cool to hear the channel reaches far :) Stian
Fiddly stuff, love the video and your commentary! Thank you for sharing!!!
The adjustment of the beat error on this Omega bumper automatic is enlightening! I wonder if my father’s 1950 Cortébert bumper automatic movement CAL 451 could be adjusted as well!
I have found, from personal experience, that rapid spring removal is rarely a time saver for me. You sir, made it look like an easy procedure 😉.
Great video and lovely watch. Appreciate the inspiration and you sharing your craft, thank you.
😂 Thanks!
WHAAAAAAAT 😅 no loom shot . Great job on this watch . Looks amazing.
Looks great tremendously good job on dial
Another great video - the first bumper automatic movement I’ve ever seen. Fascinating. BTW Billy Connolly describes Scottish people as having blue-white skin. We get even less sunshine than our English brothers.
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Great vid as usual..... funny and educational. Thank you, great job.
What a surprise! I have a 1954 Omega Seamaster with this same 344 movement. Case is 14K and the dail is a champagne color w/ gold markers. Recently had it serviced. It still runs fine about 7+ sec/day. Omega has some of the nicest looking movements. Thanks for the interesting video.
Very cool!
So many awesome tools!!!
The marinated case ….. that was super. 😄😄😄bravo Stian. I like the color of the movement, different from the more common one.
Subbed! Great advice for a person just like me starting off. Cheers!
A damn fine video; interesting, informative, entertaining.
Yes, a handsome old watch, looking very good after your work on it, and running soundly too.
Respekt.
Another great video!
That's a very appealing watch and an enjoyable video.
awesome watchmaker work
I was just gifted my first Omega, an early 60's gold filled Seamaster along with a le Coultre wrist alarm.
Wonderful video
Who also loves the slow motion immersion of the case parts?
As a poor Brit, I resemble your remarks!....Great video, entertaining and informative...thank you.
Wonderful
It looks perfect with that strap.
Thanks for posting. I've been stuck home with covid for a week, and I guess I could be using the time for watchmaking, but even with a mild case it's hard to concentrate on anything because all I want to do is sleep.
Sorry to hear you've attracted it, Chris, get well soon!
Nice job.
Very nice.
This was a hilarious video to watch. Who knew watch restoration could be so entertaining? I also loved your description of British tourists - here in Australia, we have no shortage of them going around in summer, looking like cooked lobsters.
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Why I am having so much fun with this channel ?!?
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That is a cool little watch. In my opinion, now, the dial has just enough age on it. Nice work.
Super watch 👍
Nice watch. 👍
There's another video in demonstrating how a bumper works. Compare and contrast with later mechanisms. Maybe?
Fantastic video, beautiful watch,
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