As a professional watchmaker I commend you for excellent practise- you followed almost all the standard rules. The quality of the video production is superb too, and that’s a point that shouldn’t be overlooked. It must be 20 years+ since I first worked on a fusee as a young watchmaker and it is indeed a stressful job first time around! My boss simply handed the watch to me (made in 1829, I’d add) and said “Right- repair that”. Handed me a book covering the main points and that’s all! Congratulations- you have all the requisite skill and equipment to make this a full-time profession. Literally the only point I can recommend is to use some thin plastic on the bridges when replacing the brass pins…not always necessary if using nylon-tipped tweezers. There are virtually no full videos of fusee watch repair on RUclips, and this is BY FAR the best. Honestly, you did a stellar job. Very impressed.
I had the same thought about the tweezers scratching up the bridge when inserting and pressure fitting the pins, but then I noticed the previous scratch marks from previous watchmakers, and in the end, he added his own and seems to fit the expanding history of this watch. Also, utter noob in regards to watchmaking, but as an engineer, I thoroughly enjoy these videos of true antique watches.
I watch a lot of watch repair vids, and am really just starting my watch repair journey. I know master watchmakers, but they don't tell me how they do it. This was the only fusee video, and it was mind blowing! I'm 70, and you never stop leaning! Thanks.........
That chain just blows my mind! I can’t even begin to think of anyone making that over 100 years ago. You rarely get to see such a vintage timepiece being serviced and repaired. The dial was one of the prettiest I’ve ever seen! Amazing pocket watch. You have earned my subscription to your channel.
You got to rivet or hammer each link together all by hand. I saw a clip of ancient jobs or something with tony robinson I think the guys name was and it is crazy small making those fusee chains
thanks for the 49 minutes of stress-free time, I am watching this video from Palestine during this difficult time I need extraordinarily interesting content like this to keep me away from news
One day after first learning of the fusee type movement & only 4 weeks into my new hobby, my friend gave me his unworking watch to tinker with. Almost identical to the one you're working on. With the enthusiasm of a newbie, I jumped straight in. Very scary at first but successfully dismantled, cleaned & reassembled the watch. Beginners luck I suppose because it runs quite well, only loosing about 5 minutes a day.
37:36 You just showed my favourite watch of all time: The Tourbograph Perpetual Homage to F. A. Lange Honeygold. 😍Sadly, I have no house to sell to get hold of it. 😅
I have a veey similar non running movement (by a short lived watchmaker from my home town, also in Yorkshire). I tinker with clocks but never done a watch... you may have just inspired me to take a look at it...
Chris you are a true artisan. Such an amazing job. I always find myself watching your videos multiple times just to enjoy the precision and pride you take with each project. Thanks for creating such enjoyable content and for keeping such a lost art alive
One of the craziest things about the watches is that children are the ones who made the chains because their hands were so small, and it was easier for them.
Many years ago, I collected fusee watches. But my interest turned to American RR watches, and now just Hamilton 992, 992B. But now, it's a thrill for me to explore my boxes of Fusee watches. ~ retired. Thanks for this Great Video !!!
I made it to the end! Had to watch in stages, but that's how it goes some days. Absolutely fantastic work you've done here. I don't believe I've seen a Fusee and Chain being serviced before. Thank you for taking on this challenge, and for taking us along for the ride. It was very cool to see how this goes together. Cheers!
That's just amazing! I would be intimidated just to wind a fusee watch, much less work on one. Your attention to detail is incredible. BTW, your voice over really enhances the video.
Very enjoyable to see you work on the first FUSEE I have seen worked on, I think these FUSEE movements are well underestimated. Great job and clear commentary. Cheers C S
That was a very instructive and entertaining video, beautifully videographed and narrated, thank you. I would love, as an amateur, to get to the bottom of fusee watches, and this video helped a lot.
Wow, the craftmanship of this 150 year old watch is incredible. Your restoration is impressive. I imagine the guy who made this would be proud if he could see his work still running today.
As a kennel owner with low vision and timekeeping aficionado, I am jealous of your ability and want to learn all I can about mechanical movements, although I will never be able to actually try my hand. I want to thank you for an entertaining and informative repair.
Good job! Very professional! The first watch I ever rebuilt was an English Lever fusee like you just did, I over paid for it and swore if it was the last thing I would do, I would get it running again. It took a year of research and self-education but I did it. That was 7 years ago. Now I'm the only one in the area that will look at a fusee. The next part of my education is learning how to use the lathe and the Jacot Wheel; (I have a number of them that need new balance staffs), - you make it look easy. Thanks for teaching me a few new tricks; chaining up is by far the worst, especially on older Verge-Fusees.
That was amazing. The tools you have as your arsenal are on another level and your craftsmanship is superb, the sturdiness of your hands. And what a beautiful pocket watch. Thank you
What I always see such as this as is caretaking, preservation and a salute to old masters. Bringing something back to life that into its second century and it doing the job it was designed to do. Of course it takes skill, knowledge and patience to do that and when the balance wheel sets off without prompting like a heart beat it displays all three and warms the soul.
Hoy desperte viendo este video y jamas paso por mi mente que estaba observando unos de los mejores videos sobre relojes de bolsillo!!! Muchas gracias por este regalo...!!!
What a fantastic save. I especially like how it was all presented. Informative, calm. And the chain in a watch I saw never before. This was better than an action movie. I love it.
Gran trabajo. Tengo un viejo reloj Tressa lo compré cuando era muy joven ahora tiene ya 40 años nunca pude repararlo nadie se animó hacerlo o no supieron.
Wow, this is another great video! Super cool to learn about fusee movements and I love the detailed repivoting section! Thanks for taking the time to make this and sharing it Chris!
Considering you claim NOT to be a professional I see a clear passion, not to mention skill set that is above the basics. I can change a battery all by myself but I can't see me challenging your abilities anytime soon. Brilliant stuff
I absolutely love watching your videos, you're passionate and patient and clearly very skilled even to my absolutely untrained eye! I love learning how watches work through your videos, it gets a little clearer with every one. I have to say though, my favorite part of this video was that you have all these fancy, expensive tools...but you did the initial scrub-cleaning of the parts in a jam jar lid! Made me laugh 😂
Well, self criticism aside, I think you display wonderful, craftsmanship and patience. That truly must’ve been a challenging project and I think it turned out very, very well. What a beautiful piece. I just can’t get over the chain. The level of craftsmanship involved in making that by handis beyond compare. Wow!
AMAZING to say the least. You know when your watching a movie and you et all tensed up? Watching you make those parts, fitting them and then putting the chain back on I'm like at the edge of my damn chair. I've always loved watch's, Seiko being my favorites. But seeing you, and others on yt has really opened my eyes to a whole other world, and I find it absolutely fascinating. If I have to get up for any reason, I make sure I pause it so I don't miss anything. Thank you for showing us a whole new world.
A fascinating look into the past. This tiny chain seems just so unbelievable if you think what kind of manufacturing processes where available back then. The Internet brings your tremendous, skill, knowledge & patience to me in the middle of the night. Life is amazing, again and again. Thank you.
I loved working on and rebuilding Fusee pocket watch. Repivoting the staffs and repairing chains was my major thing. How many I've seen broken due to attempting to wind them. Many of these beautiful watches were trashed because of people selling the gold cases. Your videos are super great!!!
Very nice work. The timepiece is beautiful. I'm going to email you a request for a possible additional pocket watch clean and repair. It is a Waltham that was given to a fellow in Scotland, UK upon his retirement in 1904. I bought it from Red at his Red Rose Antique Shop in Montrose, Scotland, UK in 1972. I was stationed nearby at Edzell from 1972 to 1976. I'll be 76 soon and would like to see the watch running again if possible before handing it off to one of my sons. I now live in NW Florida, US. If you are not far away distance wise I would like to see you have a go at it.
If you would have asked for help...I would have turned on the camera for you. LOL. Incredible job. I've never seen anything like it. Thanks for sharing.
As a horology lover who has owned several high-end watches. I thoroughly enjoyed watching your video and seeing all the steps needed to restore an old mechanical watch. Nicely done, from someone who enjoys the concept of mechanical means of calibrating earthly time. Having said that, like Ram Dass said in one of his earlier writings, "If you were out in space circling the earth from somewhere in space, and you looked down at the earth moving underneath you and asked yourself, "What time is it"? You'd have to say, "I guess the time would be, NOW"!
I have this very watch, given tome by my grandfather when I was about 8years old. I have never tinkered with it apart from fixing one of the case hinges. I am 72 years old now but tackling a full clean is way beyond me. Most enjoyable to watch this video.
Another great video. 👏👏 and Yes, I watched all the way to the end. Excellent video quality. I'm an amateur watch maker myself and I'm learning a lot from all your videos.
I enjoyed watching this repair, it brought back memories of a fusee watch my dad gave me. The watch had a broken chain which was devastating to see but a friend who like myself had never worked on a watch before set about striping the watch and repairing the chain in the process. Yup a couple of novices did repair a chain with basic electronic repair tools. Nearly 40 years on the watch still runs when I intermittently wind it up. Thank you for the commentaries as you go about each stage of the servicing, I find that really interesting.
I absolutely love watching this high level of restoration. I always learn something impressive. Thanks ,🫡🤝 and yes I did , "stick it out till the end"🤣
1ST time watching a watch repair. I figured I'd be good for 5 - 10 minutes then suddenly seen the balance spring move on its own. Wow, 40 minutes & not bored one second. GREAT VIDEO, thanks 😜. (BTW, my girls boss was Douglas Stiles, Jonathan Dillon’s great-great-grandson.)
These restoration videos are absolutely the neatest thing I have watched on months. I speaking specifically about the videos regarding the oldest of watches. You have opened my eyes to a world of watches who need a little love!😊❤
I admire your skill and ability to work with the tiniest parts and peices, beyond me that's for sure. I love love love watches and clocks and if I can see any movement I am enamoured. In most cases I would much prefer old rather than new...washer and dryers from 60's to 80's, I even love the old wringer washers, they did a much better job even with not so fresh water...and saved a bunchbof water as well. Cars, no computers to blow up costing a mint, houses (albeit with new plumbing and electric). Old stuff was built to last and be repaired. Even sewing machines seem to be computerized crap with platic everything that can't be recyclednor broken down.
Interesting. Cool old watch. Not to mention, superb work fixing the ol' girl up. Don't worry about that timegrapher result. That was awesome!. It's running, and that's an accomplishment on its own. Oh, and I'm jealous of all your lathing and part-making work. ⌚⌚😎😎 Oh, a little horological history trivia...you know who made a lot of those fusee chains?. Not the watchmakers themselves, as one would think. Sometimes the apprentice. But they were often contracted out. Back in the Dickensian Victorian-era, orphans and kids in the workhouses oftentimes made those chains. They had the teeny hands and the good eyes to do it better than adults could. They had to earn their gruel and daily thrashings.
Enjoyable is an understatement!!! I own an old Fusee Pocket watch that was given to me a couple of years ago. I try not to use it as I was told that if the chain was to break the watch would be useless. Thank you for showing the workings of this watch as it had my attention the whole time.
Wow this is something you don't see everyday. How such a fine time piece was made in its time is pure genius. The detail is beautiful. You my friend are a master ...Thanks and keep ticking !!!
The best watch repair video I have ever seen! It is art from every aspect. The beauty and the mechanics of the watch, the craftmanship of the restoration, the skills of generating parts which are broken or missing together with the beauty of the tools you're using therefore, the video itself and all the explanations you made. Thank you so much for it!
Absolutamente magistral. Nunca podré agradecerte lo suficiente el trabajo tan impresionante que haces. Sin gente como tú, estos bellisimos artilugios mecánicos serían olvidados. Eres un auténtico maestro. Muchas gracias por compartir tu arte.
As ninety yr old clock maker I found much to admire in your video. Thank you for your time and work in providing enjoyment for your viewers.
So you are literally an "old timer" 😁
As a professional watchmaker I commend you for excellent practise- you followed almost all the standard rules. The quality of the video production is superb too, and that’s a point that shouldn’t be overlooked. It must be 20 years+ since I first worked on a fusee as a young watchmaker and it is indeed a stressful job first time around! My boss simply handed the watch to me (made in 1829, I’d add) and said “Right- repair that”. Handed me a book covering the main points and that’s all! Congratulations- you have all the requisite skill and equipment to make this a full-time profession. Literally the only point I can recommend is to use some thin plastic on the bridges when replacing the brass pins…not always necessary if using nylon-tipped tweezers. There are virtually no full videos of fusee watch repair on RUclips, and this is BY FAR the best. Honestly, you did a stellar job. Very impressed.
I had the same thought about the tweezers scratching up the bridge when inserting and pressure fitting the pins, but then I noticed the previous scratch marks from previous watchmakers, and in the end, he added his own and seems to fit the expanding history of this watch.
Also, utter noob in regards to watchmaking, but as an engineer, I thoroughly enjoy these videos of true antique watches.
I watch a lot of watch repair vids, and am really just starting my watch repair journey. I know master watchmakers, but they don't tell me how they do it. This was the only fusee video, and it was mind blowing! I'm 70, and you never stop leaning! Thanks.........
That chain just blows my mind! I can’t even begin to think of anyone making that over 100 years ago. You rarely get to see such a vintage timepiece being serviced and repaired. The dial was one of the prettiest I’ve ever seen! Amazing pocket watch. You have earned my subscription to your channel.
You got to rivet or hammer each link together all by hand. I saw a clip of ancient jobs or something with tony robinson I think the guys name was and it is crazy small making those fusee chains
Child labour
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thanks for the 49 minutes of stress-free time, I am watching this video from Palestine during this difficult time I need extraordinarily interesting content like this to keep me away from news
I stayed with you, I’m in total amazement as I watch your gentle but sure hand movements. You are a true craftsman.
Awesome job of bringing back to life a piece of history.
Perfecta descripción, perfecta restauración, y perfecto video. MUCHAS FELICITACIONES!!!
This video is an absolute work of art. Simply amazing.
One if not the best Videos I've seen. I am a Gunsmith and very much appreciate seeing your your work and tools.
What a incredible movement. Hard to believe that chain was made by hand one link at a time. Great video! Thanks!
One day after first learning of the fusee type movement & only 4 weeks into my new hobby, my friend gave me his unworking watch to tinker with. Almost identical to the one you're working on. With the enthusiasm of a newbie, I jumped straight in. Very scary at first but successfully dismantled, cleaned & reassembled the watch. Beginners luck I suppose because it runs quite well, only loosing about 5 minutes a day.
I stuck with you to the end. You have the concentration of Jobe & your skill is amazing.
The level of details and a very complex mechanism back in ~1860 is absolutely gorgeous. How do they cut such a small chain is beyond my imagination.
They used to use orphans, for their eyesight and tiny hands
37:36 You just showed my favourite watch of all time: The Tourbograph Perpetual Homage to F. A. Lange Honeygold. 😍Sadly, I have no house to sell to get hold of it. 😅
RIGHT = so watching you work on this = i went and bought a 1878 FUSEE watch on ebay = hope you can fix it if it breaks down = THANK YOU !
I have a veey similar non running movement (by a short lived watchmaker from my home town, also in Yorkshire).
I tinker with clocks but never done a watch... you may have just inspired me to take a look at it...
Chris you are a true artisan. Such an amazing job. I always find myself watching your videos multiple times just to enjoy the precision and pride you take with each project. Thanks for creating such enjoyable content and for keeping such a lost art alive
This was beautiful to behold.
One of the craziest things about the watches is that children are the ones who made the chains because their hands were so small, and it was easier for them.
And their eyesight was good.
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That whole thing has always seemed more of a justification than an actual reason.
I am enjoying your videos! You have a very soothing voice and such patience! You do great work!
Watched every minute, sir. It's probably one of the best video's I've seen on watch repair. Absolutely beautiful time piece...
Many years ago, I collected fusee watches. But my interest turned to American RR watches, and now just Hamilton 992, 992B. But now, it's a thrill for me to explore my boxes of Fusee watches. ~ retired. Thanks for this Great Video !!!
I made it to the end! Had to watch in stages, but that's how it goes some days. Absolutely fantastic work you've done here. I don't believe I've seen a Fusee and Chain being serviced before. Thank you for taking on this challenge, and for taking us along for the ride. It was very cool to see how this goes together. Cheers!
excellent production and skills/commentary - learning loads from your videos, thank you.
What a beautiful and detailed job! Congrats!
I cant imagine how hard it is to manufacture and design this clockwork given that fixing like this video seems very close to impossible🤯
First time watching a video like this and it was very educational. So fun/gratifying to watch. You nailed it honestly man
It was a joy watching you use both the Turns, as well as the Boley lathe.
Simply brilliant, thank you for sharing your craft with us warts and all. It speaks of your integrity and professionalism.
Time is a dead god Cronus 🌹🌚👍 rest in the good news 🌹 okay bye
I've never seen a watch like this. Thoroughly enjoyed the video.
That's just amazing! I would be intimidated just to wind a fusee watch, much less work on one. Your attention to detail is incredible.
BTW, your voice over really enhances the video.
Amazing job and awesome machine, congrats.
Very enjoyable to see you work on the first FUSEE I have seen worked on, I think these FUSEE movements are well underestimated. Great job and clear commentary. Cheers C S
That was a very instructive and entertaining video, beautifully videographed and narrated, thank you. I would love, as an amateur, to get to the bottom of fusee watches, and this video helped a lot.
Wow, the craftmanship of this 150 year old watch is incredible. Your restoration is impressive. I imagine the guy who made this would be proud if he could see his work still running today.
As a kennel owner with low vision and timekeeping aficionado, I am jealous of your ability and want to learn all I can about mechanical movements, although I will never be able to actually try my hand. I want to thank you for an entertaining and informative repair.
that chain! quite amazing to think someone made that. fabulous video thank you
It was so much fun this time. Thank you.
Watching videos like this.....the mechanics of all the different designs.....wow.......absolutely amazing.
Fascinating movement, beautiful watch.
Good job! Very professional! The first watch I ever rebuilt was an English Lever fusee like you just did, I over paid for it and swore if it was the last thing I would do, I would get it running again. It took a year of research and self-education but I did it. That was 7 years ago. Now I'm the only one in the area that will look at a fusee. The next part of my education is learning how to use the lathe and the Jacot Wheel; (I have a number of them that need new balance staffs), - you make it look easy. Thanks for teaching me a few new tricks; chaining up is by far the worst, especially on older Verge-Fusees.
That was really interesting and incredible. Thanks
I like all his tools equipment the lathe table reminds me of my stepdad had worktables built into these boxes with casters.
I loved the video , my Grandfather was a horologist and 50 years ago used to spend hours watching him work on movements hence my interest now!
That was amazing. The tools you have as your arsenal are on another level and your craftsmanship is superb, the sturdiness of your hands. And what a beautiful pocket watch. Thank you
Enjoyed every minute of the rebuild of the watch. Thanks for sharing with us.
What I always see such as this as is caretaking, preservation and a salute to old masters. Bringing something back to life that into its second century and it doing the job it was designed to do. Of course it takes skill, knowledge and patience to do that and when the balance wheel sets off without prompting like a heart beat it displays all three and warms the soul.
Un buen trabajo, espectacular y además "funciona", felicidades maestro.
merci pour votre partage une des plus belle restauration de montre que j'ai vue 😍
Amazing work, good job sir thank you.🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉
Watched the entire clip, truly amazing, thanks for posting it. You are are a true craftsman.
Hoy desperte viendo este video y jamas paso por mi mente que estaba observando unos de los mejores videos sobre relojes de bolsillo!!! Muchas gracias por este regalo...!!!
Great video for an old time piece. Well done.
Wow, you are a craftsman. What a great video showing unbelievable micro work.
Great video, amazing work. Shocking how relatively well that watch tells time after all these years.
What a fantastic save. I especially like how it was all presented. Informative, calm. And the chain in a watch I saw never before. This was better than an action movie. I love it.
Wow! Insane mechanism! You are an artist!
I enjoy watching you fabricate watch parts.
Beautiful watch and amazing restoration. Great !!!!!
I am speechless. That's pure magic and wizardry. Such fantastic skills and knowledge. Subscribed.
Um trabalho artístico realmente maravilhoso!!!!
Gran trabajo. Tengo un viejo reloj Tressa lo compré cuando era muy joven ahora tiene ya 40 años nunca pude repararlo nadie se animó hacerlo o no supieron.
To the end, and first time knowing of that movement, keep up the good work
Awesome job sir, love your video's and channel
Wow, this is another great video! Super cool to learn about fusee movements and I love the detailed repivoting section! Thanks for taking the time to make this and sharing it Chris!
Considering you claim NOT to be a professional I see a clear passion, not to mention skill set that is above the basics.
I can change a battery all by myself but I can't see me challenging your abilities anytime soon. Brilliant stuff
Wow U R The Best.... Amazing Work. Love it...
I absolutely love watching your videos, you're passionate and patient and clearly very skilled even to my absolutely untrained eye! I love learning how watches work through your videos, it gets a little clearer with every one.
I have to say though, my favorite part of this video was that you have all these fancy, expensive tools...but you did the initial scrub-cleaning of the parts in a jam jar lid! Made me laugh 😂
Well, self criticism aside, I think you display wonderful, craftsmanship and patience. That truly must’ve been a challenging project and I think it turned out very, very well. What a beautiful piece. I just can’t get over the chain. The level of craftsmanship involved in making that by handis beyond compare. Wow!
These are without a doubt my favorite watches to service and you did a beautiful job.
AMAZING to say the least. You know when your watching a movie and you et all tensed up? Watching you make those parts, fitting them and then putting the chain back on I'm like at the edge of my damn chair. I've always loved watch's, Seiko being my favorites. But seeing you, and others on yt has really opened my eyes to a whole other world, and I find it absolutely fascinating. If I have to get up for any reason, I make sure I pause it so I don't miss anything. Thank you for showing us a whole new world.
I loved the entirety of the restoration. My hands shake to much to do anything that small, but I can still dream of doing what you accomplished.
A fascinating look into the past. This tiny chain seems just so unbelievable if you think what kind of manufacturing processes where available back then. The Internet brings your tremendous, skill, knowledge & patience to me in the middle of the night. Life is amazing, again and again. Thank you.
I loved working on and rebuilding Fusee pocket watch. Repivoting the staffs and repairing chains was my major thing. How many I've seen broken due to attempting to wind them. Many of these beautiful watches were trashed because of people selling the gold cases. Your videos are super great!!!
Very nice work. The timepiece is beautiful. I'm going to email you a request for a possible additional pocket watch clean and repair. It is a Waltham that was given to a fellow in Scotland, UK upon his retirement in 1904. I bought it from Red at his Red Rose Antique Shop in Montrose, Scotland, UK in 1972. I was stationed nearby at Edzell from 1972 to 1976. I'll be 76 soon and would like to see the watch running again if possible before handing it off to one of my sons. I now live in NW Florida, US. If you are not far away distance wise I would like to see you have a go at it.
Excelente trabajo. Mil Gracias.
If you would have asked for help...I would have turned on the camera for you. LOL. Incredible job. I've never seen anything like it. Thanks for sharing.
It's truly amazing. There is one watchmaker in Korea whose skills are second to none. Thank you for the good video.
As a horology lover who has owned several high-end watches. I thoroughly enjoyed watching your video and seeing all the steps needed to restore an old mechanical watch. Nicely done, from someone who enjoys the concept of mechanical means of calibrating earthly time. Having said that, like Ram Dass said in one of his earlier writings, "If you were out in space circling the earth from somewhere in space, and you looked down at the earth moving underneath you and asked yourself, "What time is it"? You'd have to say, "I guess the time would be, NOW"!
I have this very watch, given tome by my grandfather when I was about 8years old. I have never tinkered with it apart from fixing one of the case hinges. I am 72 years old now but tackling a full clean is way beyond me. Most enjoyable to watch this video.
Another great video. 👏👏 and Yes, I watched all the way to the end. Excellent video quality. I'm an amateur watch maker myself and I'm learning a lot from all your videos.
I really appreciate your efforts to save such a great and precious piece of time..
Job came out wonderful . Saw one that was really roached and it did come back to life .
Brilliant, mesmerising 😊
Before watching this I’d have been “nope” if asked to service one of these. Now I’d go for it. Cheers!
What a stunning work with the restoration of this unique watch!!
impressive work...I never imagined that machinery like that existed...the best video I have seen about watchmaking...a hug and congratulations
Wow. I'd have a dozen ulcers if I tried this. I don't know how you do it. This deserves a like and subscribe.
Bravissimo!!! Hai fatto un lavoro spettacolare🎉🎉🎉
I enjoyed watching this repair, it brought back memories of a fusee watch my dad gave me. The watch had a broken chain which was devastating to see but a friend who like myself had never worked on a watch before set about striping the watch and repairing the chain in the process. Yup a couple of novices did repair a chain with basic electronic repair tools. Nearly 40 years on the watch still runs when I intermittently wind it up. Thank you for the commentaries as you go about each stage of the servicing, I find that really interesting.
I absolutely love watching this high level of restoration. I always learn something impressive. Thanks ,🫡🤝 and yes I did , "stick it out till the end"🤣
1ST time watching a watch repair. I figured I'd be good for 5 - 10 minutes then suddenly seen the balance spring move on its own. Wow, 40 minutes & not bored one second. GREAT VIDEO, thanks 😜.
(BTW, my girls boss was Douglas Stiles, Jonathan Dillon’s great-great-grandson.)
These restoration videos are absolutely the neatest thing I have watched on months. I speaking specifically about the videos regarding the oldest of watches. You have opened my eyes to a world of watches who need a little love!😊❤
I admire your skill and ability to work with the tiniest parts and peices, beyond me that's for sure. I love love love watches and clocks and if I can see any movement I am enamoured. In most cases I would much prefer old rather than new...washer and dryers from 60's to 80's, I even love the old wringer washers, they did a much better job even with not so fresh water...and saved a bunchbof water as well. Cars, no computers to blow up costing a mint, houses (albeit with new plumbing and electric). Old stuff was built to last and be repaired. Even sewing machines seem to be computerized crap with platic everything that can't be recyclednor broken down.
Interesting. Cool old watch. Not to mention, superb work fixing the ol' girl up. Don't worry about that timegrapher result. That was awesome!. It's running, and that's an accomplishment on its own. Oh, and I'm jealous of all your lathing and part-making work. ⌚⌚😎😎
Oh, a little horological history trivia...you know who made a lot of those fusee chains?. Not the watchmakers themselves, as one would think. Sometimes the apprentice.
But they were often contracted out. Back in the Dickensian Victorian-era, orphans and kids in the workhouses oftentimes made those chains. They had the teeny hands and the good eyes to do it better than adults could. They had to earn their gruel and daily thrashings.
Enjoyable is an understatement!!! I own an old Fusee Pocket watch that was given to me a couple of years ago. I try not to use it as I was told that if the chain was to break the watch would be useless. Thank you for showing the workings of this watch as it had my attention the whole time.
Wow this is something you don't see everyday. How such a fine time piece was made in its time is pure genius. The detail is beautiful. You my friend are a master ...Thanks and keep ticking !!!
The best watch repair video I have ever seen! It is art from every aspect. The beauty and the mechanics of the watch, the craftmanship of the restoration, the skills of generating parts which are broken or missing together with the beauty of the tools you're using therefore, the video itself and all the explanations you made.
Thank you so much for it!
Absolutamente magistral. Nunca podré agradecerte lo suficiente el trabajo tan impresionante que haces. Sin gente como tú, estos bellisimos artilugios mecánicos serían olvidados. Eres un auténtico maestro. Muchas gracias por compartir tu arte.