Restoring the Unserviceable: Never seen a watch like this
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- Опубликовано: 14 окт 2024
- 🕰️ Dive into the mesmerizing world of vintage watch restoration with me as I tackle a unique mechanical timepiece unlike any other. Join me on this captivating journey as I breathe new life into a mysterious watch, shrouded in intrigue with its absence of hands and singular jewel. In this ASMR-style video, witness the delicate precision of watchmaking as I meticulously restore every component, unveiling the hidden beauty within. Despite warnings from experts that it's "not meant to be serviceable," I embark on the challenge, determined to revive this enigmatic timepiece to its former glory. Prepare to be enchanted by the sights and sounds of mechanical mastery in this one-of-a-kind restoration experience. Click play and immerse yourself in the magic of horology. ⌚✨
Washing machine from Blade Runner movie! Awesome!
..a lot of work on an inexpensive watch, but it probably runs better now than new from the factory. There's a lot of knowledge and experience that goes into restoring any watch, respect!
Thank you. Yeah the watch is running good
That restoration was lovely. I was particularly impressed with your timegrapher results, especially the Buler's amplitude result. My daughter and I thoroughly enjoyed your video. Keep up the good work, and best regards - Wendi 🌻🌻🌻
Thank you! Yes I was also totally happy about the high amplitude. Didn't expect that at the beginning!
Man,you are a pro.I have much respect for your work.
Thank you so much
What a crazy movement. Was the bottom cap jewel for the balance also made of metal? Seems like only jewel was one the upper balance cap jewel! Great video, thanks!
Yeah its out of metal. I was totally confused 😅
Fantastic work on an unusual watch. Thank you for sharing!
Thank you for watching!
I have one of these Buler super nova, with a leather strap, I purchased it about 20yrs ago as NOS, I have worn it occasionally as a "talking piece" but it remains in excellent condition and in my collection.👍
Thank you for sharing this video on the servicing of a stylish watch with a low quality movement that runs surprisingly well: 👍👏👌!
Thank you for your Kind words!
That's super cool! Very unique watch! And yes, "not worth being serviced" means not enough money to be made off of servicing it. I've got a Lucerne skeletonized submariner homage watch from my father in law he got in the 70's that no one will even look at t see what needs to be done for that reason.
You need to get to know a Hobby watchmaker!
Great work! This type of "jump hour" watches were quite popular in the late 1960s into the 1970s, normally using lower-grade pin lever movements with modifications on the dial side to advance the display a step at a time. Recently there are homage watches made, but without this modification making the display very awkward indeed. While the example shown was branded as Buler, the same watch was also sold under other names, such as Grand Prix. As for the tiny second hand, it's not something seen on many other similar watches, it's entirely possible that it works better a visual indicator that the watch has not stopped!
The problem with jump hour watches of this type is the area for time display: it is absolutely tiny compared to the physical size of the watch; with a normal dial with hands, at-a-glance legibility would be much better.
Thank you! I Like the background informations you are providing to us!
This is my first time watching your channel. I have to say I enjoyed your process and skill. It is a bit different without voiceover.
This is a Buler Super Nova "digital" watch from the early 1970's. Buler was an independent Swiss company founded in 1945 and sold in 1990. They made a few versions of this, some with a seconds disc. As you can see from the construction, it was cheap and disposable, targeted at a middle class market.
Thank you! Ah thats nice to know. I was thinking of calling this watch „digital“ in the Titel. But I thought this would be misleading. Its interesting to know it was really called like this 😅
Fascinating….Frankenstein moment..‘it’s alive’ 24:27
Bravo.
Thank 4 the video, very entertaining
This watch should be some where of fortys decade.
nice job… would look great on my wrist!
I have another one here ;)
Great video, congratulations.
Without jewelry,
What have you used to lubricate the wheel pivots, grease or oil?
Thanks from Spain
Hello, different oils. I am talking about that in the video I am gonna release today!
@@UhrenDantler Thank you very much. I will try to watch it again on a computer to use the translator.
@@jjcj6463 it will be in english so I hope you can understand!
Sir, excellent video. I have two questions. 1. What is the name of the tool you use to prevent the click springs from flying. The shape looks like the tip of a big screwdriver. 2. The cannon pinion was not fixed to the center wheel, but to a stem jutting out. Then how will the power be transferred from the movement side to the dial side. Hope you will clarify these two points. Thank you.
Hey thank you!
You can find nr 1 here:
www.amazon.de/gp/aw/d/B0BVRQRDQB?psc=1&ref=ppx_pop_mob_b_asin_title
2.the pinion is directly connected to the barrel. At 18:15 you can see it.
Cheers
You have fantastic tools
Thank you!
Very nice!
Great stuff. The disc under the minutes ring looks very scratched up. Was this from the initial manufacturing?
I think so! The watch has (according to missing watchmaker marks) Never been serviced so I don‘t have any other explanation
BTW @@UhrenDantler I totally agree with not "signing" a watch by scratching up the back's inside. I guess it was OK in 1875 but I find it barbaric 😉.
Interesting thoughts. I always get it wrong lol. The use of other materials like ceramic and titanium us a given I think, but will certainly turn me away, as I prefer the watch to have a proper presence on the wrist. I just don't like light watches. More Jubilee options. I don't think the Ranger will get a white dial. Oh, your Speedy looks fabulous too
"Not meant to be serviced or Not worth being serviced" is watchmaker speak for "can't make enough money on the service to make it profitable. OR, "don't know anything about that movement and can't fix it if it has problems" ;-).
100% agreed
Doesn’t matter the actual value of the watch. If a person likes to watch and values it, or if it’s from somebody special, the value to the person is quite high it would be like an auto mechanic saying I’m not gonna fix your car cause it’s a piece of crap, they still fix the car, they are being paid to fix the car.
Ah yes, mechanic digital. Got two of those, branded Juwelor in pure and gorgeous 70s style. How I got them is quite funny😊
Pray tell...
Is the watch is going Fast?
Look at the timegrapher Results. It is going good
what brand created that watch and model number if available?
Hey! The Brand is „Buler“ and the Type is called „Super Nova“ if I am corrected informed
At 31:16 what kind of bike do you have there?
It is a really old road bike 😅
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Are you a trained watchmaker oder just hobbyist?
Hey, I am just a hobbyist doin what makes fun to me!
@@UhrenDantler Danke
@@pacific-x3n gerne ;)
When I started work in the early 70s the service shop I worked in charged AUS$11 for standard manual wind watch service, this was at a time a tank of petrol costs AUS$5 and gold was $35 an ounce, US dollar was 60-70 cents to the AUS dollar, I would work on swiss, japanese etc, these pin pallet watches came very poor to quite well made, BFG 866 was very common movement, they were quite serviceable, parts were available, eventually replaced with cheap quartz that are not serviced but replaced with new movements
Finish and jewels, there was never any decorative finish on these as that just brings the cost up, one jewel, jewels were expensive then so placing one jewel in the watch can be described as "jewelled", and different countries have tax rates on the number of jewels in the movement and I think one jewel was the lowest rate along with "no jewels", the US taxed watches higher if they had more than 17 jewels, one of the reasons you can buy a seiko 6139 chronograph with 17j and japan only version with 25j
So if one of these came into my workshop today, would I service it, no, my lowest charge is more than the watch is worth, but if it was mine or belonged to a good friend then I would service it mainly for beer money😂
By the way your movement is in pretty good condition, no rust, unless there are repair marks in the case back its probably never been serviced
Sorry the balance jewel is 2 cap and hole jewel . The Watch maker believed it to cost more than the worth of watch. I am hearing that from a watch maker I know.
Sorry? What do you mean? I don‘t quite get it
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Lots of scratches. Some ham-fisted idiot was in here before you.
This is possible. But he left no watchmaker marks. I did my very best to leave no trace except for a clean Movement!
Not likely, very cheap pin pallet movements like these basically have no decorative finish, that costs money, and also why it only has one jewel, because in the 60s jewels were expensive unlike today where even the cheapest mechanical movement can be fully jewelled, so this one jewel watch can be sold as "jewelled" so it must be good 😂
Cheap 1970s Jump watch.
I had one of these in 1976 and from new it
never ran for more than 2 hours before stopping. It was under guarantee so was returned to the shop, it really wasn’t worth repairing so I had a refund.
One word to describe it would be Junk.
This watch is running without problems for 2 days