1964 US Military Vintage Watch Restoration
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- Опубликовано: 2 окт 2024
- Join Marshall as he opens up and (eventually) sorts out all the gremlins in this 1964 US Military issue wristwatch!
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The great thing about your videos for me is the fact that in today’s throwaway society you are one of the few who are not participating in it.
Keeping the past going, brilliant !
Thank you for not giving up and granting this guy another life! It's a beautiful watch and piece of history.
It's always cool to hang out with you and your "Watches". You have a great narrative style and very handy skills with each of your builds. Thanks Marshall!!
I was wondering if you could make a video on buying watches for a beginner? I'm trying to get started in watch repair, but I have very limited knowledge on what to look for when buying. Thanks, always love your videos and I enjoy learning from them.
If you want to get startet I would recommend buying a new seagull movement on eBay (something like a st36, that’s another eta clone) and taking that apart a bunch of times.
After that it always is kind of a gamble on eBay
@@Jonas_GD_1234 thanks, I'll check those out.
@@grapeape3633 buy old nonworking pocket watches usually about $25.00 to $30.00 and tear into them, worse case is they are still broke when you are done! and take lots of pics step by step...
If you watch the whole video, in a lot of them he kinda talks about beginner things and what to do and what to get into. And yes, pocket watches are a good start because they are bigger movements but basically the exact same
Before you start, have a look at how much tools are.
Really splendid detective work figuring out what was wrong with this watch. Great job!!! Military watches are very desireable. You are becoming a watchmaker.
I've always been interested in timepieces, but watching your videos is really making me want to learn how to work on them myself. I have made novelty clocks before with off the shelf battery powered movements, but this makes me want to dip my toes into the mechanical world. I love the art and engineering in the mechanical movements.
I really like these black dials with clear white numbers - so easy to read. Great job! Enjoy.
The tab was on the spring when you rewound it, but it's missing at 11:05 when you go to put the lid of the barrel on. Probably cracked when it went through the winder slot; it looks like the broken bit is also in there at 11:05 at the point closest to you. Such is life. :)
Just love it that you didn’t try to force that hour wheel off, and after only a few minutes of watching this video has answered two questions that I’ve been thinking about lately. That is, how to get the movement out (have a similar British military watch) and how to get the hour wheel off (have a Tissot 781). Thank you very, very much!
Marshall, I watch ALL of your videos. I go to your channel and search for any that I haven't seen.
And although you've worked on some beautiful watches, this one speaks to me. I just love it for some reason. Maybe it is because I'm a veteran from a family of veterans, but I love this watch!
Nice work. I would love a military watch. The utilitarian look of them appeals greatly to myself.
Terrific job on the video. It is great to see the troubleshooting that goes into the repair.
How they actually manufacture the small parts was extraordinary work
Your videos are not only interesting and educational but I find the quite therapeutic.
love military field watches :) great one!
Yeah yeah, why don't you just shut your airlock!
Danger! Clock radiation!!!
Really enjoyed the troubleshooting aspect of this one! Great job :)
Trouble shooting is what separates the men from the boys. Upside is the knowledge gained. Downside is the time invested. Well done sir!
Well done detective! 😂, another watch saved!. Very enjoyable video. Thanks Adrian 🍀🍀
Super cool watch and video!
So far in all your videos I have seen, you have not mentioned how those teeny screws and other parts are made. Keep the videos coming. They are masterfully put together and highly entertaining!!
Love that watch. Like the smaller dial too.
It is a pity you are so far away from me. I have an Omega Seamaster Chronostop watch that I bought new in 1968. In the mid 1990's I had it repaired serviced my a large jewellery/watch sales company, who claimed they had an Omega trained watchmaker. It came back with it keeping time but the stop watch feature was irrepairable, and was no longer waterproof for swimming etc. In early 2000's, my daughter who was at university. said that a friend had had a vintage Omega repaired by a +\- 70 year old Omega watchmaker. I took the watch to him and when I put it on the counter, he immediately identified it as an Mexico Olympic model. I new that as I had bought it in late 1968. It took him 18 months to repair it. He said after he had opened it that he would be visiting Zurich in a few months and would get spares there or he would make them. It runs, but I do not wear it, but it needs a service.
As an assembler(bikes,grills,outdoor powered equipment,etc.) myself, I'm absolutely fascinated with clips of this sort!
All of this stuff has a lot more in common than it doesn't.
@E VanFor what it's worth, that makes at least two of us!
Gerald StAmour, I did the assembly thing for a couple of years after I got out of the Army (in 1988). I worked for a Huffy Bicycle Subsidiary called YLCE (Yorba Linda Cycle Enterprise ). We had a route of department stores that we went to, and we assembled bicycles, BBQ grills, exercise equipment etc. at a piece rate. I learned a lot from my time assembling everything under the sun, it was an amazing experience that still serves me well today.
@@wadehampton1534 I did the exact same thing for Huffy ServiceFirst! PS: Thanks for your service!
@@geraldstamour1312 very cool Gerald, what years did you work for Huffy? I worked with them from 1989-92, then I went to college and earned a BSEE, eventually. It ended up taking almost eight years to finish the Electrical Engineering degree. I ran large four color (CMYK) printing presses to put myself through college. I specialized in the Heidelberg Quick Master four color press. It a very cool machine, it makes its own printing plates, on the press, using laser diodes. It burns them in perfect registration (usually) and you can be up to color and running keepers within a hundred sheets of paper. I had a hard time walking away from the printing industry, it was paying about $80k/year. But I had to work twelve hours shifts, of hard manual labor. Ultimately, I went to work for myself, as an engineer, and I don't regret any of it at all. I'm retired now, at sixty-one years old, my back suffered from being badly wounded in El Salvador in 1986. I ended up with long titanium rods in my back, and it finally caught up with me.
Amazing. Some amount of patience there. Love it.
Your photography is excellent sir. Very clear and very well explained. One of the best.
Good work sir. 🥃🥃🥃🥃🥃1️⃣
Always fun to watch repair. Learn every time.
A very interesting and informative video journey into the works. You have great patience, and very steady hands. I've been fascinated by watches since I disassembled one as a teenager. I never did get it to work properly, but then I had little idea what I was doing. Thanks for showing us how it's done correctly.
I really liked that style of watch.
Very nice watch and great work troubleshotting it. ☺️
Love it! Thanks for bringing us along!
“First things first man you’re F’n with the worst.” Runs through my head every time you say “ first things first”
Sorry. I ❤️ WuTang and Wristwatch Revival!
My dad wore one of these watches in Vietnam in 1968. Everything that was in that part of the world rusted and corroded due to rain, humidity and sweat. He said these watches were very popular by troops and were bought at the PX for around $15.
I reciently purchased a Bulova watch that actually looks similar at first then I noticed the 13-24 are not on the dial but on the inside of the crystal and no military markings on the case. Dated from 1968 I'm thinking it's likely one of those $15 models you mentioned.
Great video... well done... Great looking Military watch.
Could the mainspring have been damaged at around 6:37 when the ratchet wheel was lifted off the barrel? It looks like there was a sudden release of energy from the mainspring. Hard to tell! Good job as usual.
I know I'm a long way past the original post of this video, but I agree with you Fred.
I kept saying to Marshall (through the video) that he needs to release the mainspring...but he didn't listen.
You fixed this one like a soldier 👍🏾
Awesome i love those old military watches
Nice job. I agree. A vintage watch like this should be allowed to have some age showing.
Your channel and content are fantastic!
That's part of the trip...''the journey''‼️®™️
Just found your channel yesterday, really enjoying your videos
Always a pleasure to watch; pardon the pun! Thank you.
As always another great video, Thanks for sharing.
Totally should lume the numbers! Or did I miss something? Love your work and this is such a cool piece
Thank you for the upload
I'm actually grading Magic cards while I watch your videos. This is the first time I've seen your MtG playmat. If you have an address you can give out, I'll send you a new one from my store.
that's so awesome because Marshall is also the host/creator of the really successful Magic podcast, Limited Resources!
Great work!!
Wow that was a tough nut to crack with all the hidden problems. Nice job restoring this watch.
im sure mike would like his watch back
Hi Marshall, im wondering why you have never worked on a vostok amphibia or komandirskie, vintage & new soviet automatic dive and manual field watch. Very cool popular and historic watches.
well done mate!!!
it would be cool if you could track down the man who wore it in the 60s and see if they are still around today.
Probably the brother of Buck Rogers.
@@1959Berre Second cousin of Steve Rogers.
@@1959Berre or long lost brother of Roy Rogers...
Stepbrother of Mr. Rogers
Possibly second cousin, once removed of Kenny Rogers
A watch from my birth year and it looks in better condition than me lol although I hope I smell better than this watch at the beginning. Cheers.
How many movements have you disassembled, cleaned & reassembled before you became this proficient?
I will repeat the accolades: your videos are educational and entertaining, but I have to disagree with you on something important; you repeatedly state you are a hobbyist. I beg to differ. I do not think you are an amateur. I think you are a man on a mission. Your mission is to present and educate. And in a world so full of karnal filth, so choking with degradation of all that is good, holy, and beautiful, here you are making a presentation after presentation, and fill them with love of beauty, love of simplicity, and of simple beauty. And you do it in a simple, beautiful way. For this, I want to thank you.
And a small apology is owed: Somehow, you were unsubscribed, removed from my list of subscribed to channels. I have no idea how long ago this happened. But it is corrected. I am now going to find out what episodes I missed and make an effort to catch up on missed chapters in the saga of revival you present to us all.
Thank you very much for simple and beautiful series of episodes that are simply beautiful. Thank you.
Sincerely,
Simon
Water damage will alway cause the most problems. Water can erode a mountain of solid rock. It’s the best to mix all elements.
I very much like what you do and would like to try my hand at watch repair.
If it smells like b.o. it’s because it was serviced using organic oils. The oils break down after years and start to smell. Could be an indicator that the last time this watch was serviced was many many years ago.
Whale oil.
WITH ONE OF YOUR NEXT WATCHES, CAN YOU SHOW HOW TO RE-SEAT THE ARBOR WITH THE MAIN SPRING ?
just wondering why no re lume.I have one of these Hamilton watches and I miss the lume at night.I used it all thru a tour in the army and that Lume came in handy.
That's a sweet one!
There were watch lubes derived from whale oil. It's a unique smell when you open the case.
Thanks for making this. I have a really similar military watch (Hamilton) from the 70’s. It’s doing the same thing, it will wind forever and only run for a couple of hours
This watch may have been used in Vietnam , hence the rust..
Hmmmmmm. You didn't let the power out of the mainspring before dissembling. You removed the bridge... then the barrel ratchet wheel, there was a distinct 'snap' when you removed the ratchet wheel as the mainspring let go. The 2nd,3rd and 4th wheels top pivots where all unsecured. I'd suggest that when it 'snapped' the mainspring tongue got snapped off and the sudden power transfer took the tops off the teeth on the wheel. I'm surprised to be honest.
Deep breath bro. It'll be ok.
Great job, as usual!
Would you be able to service a plastic case benrus from 1970? I beleive you have to remove the crystal first just like with this model. Not sure if the stem is a singular piece however.
Well done. I have a plastic and metal version of this I got in 1979 while at Ft Bragg. Good memories
Does your watch say "unserviceable" or "nonsurvivable" on it?
@@gwsjr1 Unfortunately no, it says "Assembled in the Philippines" and "Water Resistant" both on the back and in the center there is the number 68. Of course I had to dig around in my "stuff" to find it and was surprised just putting it on my wrist it started to work. Also noticed it's made by Timex.
I swear I love these videos.
But you also sound just like Bosnian Bill the lock smith lol
I have several watches I'm going to service that have a similar ETA movement, so this video will be helpful. Thanks!
Is it a Timex? I have a plastic bodied Timex that looks just like it, Bought in 1976 and still working well.
It would be nice if the person who had the watch was to contact you. Thank you for sharing your project with us. Very informational.
I like my machines to be like a 'Swiss Watch, and the cosmetics are it's story, like a person, maybe a touch of makeup, maybe ...
Itsy bitsy tiny weenie correction if you may: Grease is for high pressure, not high friction. High pressure and slow speed. Thank you.
I'd be a bit concerned from the date that this watch doesn't have lume but radium. I have several watches from this time period which I can use to check a Geiger counter with. Also, I've heard from watchmakers that if the watch is an automatic you lubricate the main spring. If it is a manual wind you don't.
It's not casual exposure to watches with radium that was the problem. Maybe fixing many a day could be a risk. It was the women painting the watches that licked the brushes to get a fine enough point with the radium paint that was the issue. They were ingesting radium all day.
any concerns about the radium on the dial?
Dam what a project well done on finishing the watch really beautiful work ... 🤙👌⌚ and of that watch is still available how can I get it ?😁😂😂😂... I'm a HUGE military watch fan
You see, I might have purchased a watch, such as this and I would have already scratched the back trying to pop the nonexistent back plate off. Then I would have broken the crystal and I would have looked on in horror as I broke the winding stem getting it out of the case.
I thoroughly enjoyed your videos for a while now. It’s a hobby I would love to get into, but quite frankly I’m just not quite retired enough to have enough downtime, but it is in my future. I’ve watched you restore some nice watches. What do you do with them? Do you sell them? If so, where? I would like to see what might be possible for purchase. Thanks for your videos. Keep them coming.
Beautiful watch! What a nice strap you picked out too! I wonder, how much did the whole project cost you out of pocket and eventually (if you decide to sell it) how much are you thinking of listing it for? Or in other words, how much does a working/serviced model like this trade for?
you have good hands ! i cant even hold my phone steady while watching your video :D thanks for another great video.
The idea of wearing a watch with an in house movement is nice but practically speaking my daily watch has an eta movement because one day it will be easy to have it serviced.
I would be interested in that piece!
I like it what would you take for it
Outstanding repair! Love watching you work. I believe your patience rubbed off on me when I rebuilt the carburetor on my Yamaha outboard!
can i find these watches on your web site or do you sell them back off on ebay ? ... nice work by the way 👍
Would love to see some of the watches you've serviced and kept for your own use
How do you remember where it all goes when assembling?
I've been wondering the same thing and I'll give you my worthless RUclips commenter/"expert" guess: 1) Experience. 2) He mentioned that the ETA movement is very commonly used. Add those two elements together and it's probably second nature for him. It's definitely an impressive talent.
That’s a really great watch and nice job. I kinda wish you had repainted the seconds hand once the parts were replaced since it was no longer “original.” Oh well, no biggie.
@crash burn excellent point. Need the full hazmat suit for that one.
@crash burn I doubt it was radium in 1964. WWII sure but I would think that would be over by 1964 since promethium had been coming into use by then.
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Do you not have a checklist that drives you to check the integrity of all the parts as you dissemble the watch? I am a retired USAF aviator and used a watch similar to this. We lived or died by out adherence to a checklist. In the long run, it would save you a bundle of time.
@bgdavenport
Remember he's a hobbyist, so adhering to a rigid checklist probably isn't top on his list, however you are correct, being a pilot you know that adhering to flight and trouble checklists can be the difference between life and death. My uncle was a B-52 Commander back during Vietnam and he was absolutely obsessive about checklists and protocol.
It probably had some Vietnam still inside that gave it the stink.
That strap is such a great color and fits the watch unbelievably! It looked good before it was put on, but a thousand times better with that choice.
That's a beautiful and very practical watch, reminds me of my first watch.
Looks very much like Timex copied this dial in the early 70's. 🙄
I would probably restore the hands and added a little lume here and there.
Great video.🙂👍
Danger clock! Radiation!
VERY GOOD SERVICE EXCELENT from Brasil congratulations
Hello, do you have the link for buying this crystal? Because I need to replace my DTU-2A/P watches's crystal, many thanks!!!
Where can I buy watch like that? Great video
Good job with the overhaul, but I would address the rust on the hands. Clean it off, repaint them white, whatever you have to do, because nobody wants to see rust anywhere on a watch. I have a tiny bottle of appliance touch-up paint that works great for things like hands and chips out of porcelain dials, etc..
So educational and entertaining at the same time, I appreciate you making it accessable to novices like me.
Great job with perseverance. As always, enjoyed the journey with you.
What a pain. I feel you. Been there