Extremely Rare Military Watch Restoration - WW2 German Trench Watch 1938
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- Опубликовано: 10 ноя 2022
- This time I´m restoring an old military watch from the WW2-Era.
It´s a Thiel with the Thiel "start"-movement. Based on the movement it should be made between 1938 and 1942.
The watch is in a really bad condition. The chrome-plating of the case is severely damaged, the glass is scratched, the movement is rusty and doesn´t work at all.
I´m removing the old chrome with my new chrome-stripper (links attached below).
After sanding and polishing the case, it´s ready for a new chrome-plating. But I need to add a layer of nickel before.
The glass will be polished and the movement cleaned. The rusty movement-parts getting a manual polish by hand.
The hour-hand is broken at the arbor but luckily it still works fine and I am able to keep the original one. I´m polishing the hands and re-blue them with my new flame-bluing-kit (links attached below again).
There is not much I can do about the dial, a little cleaning of the radium contaminated surface has to be enough, because I don´t want to damage the original painting.
After everything is cleaned, polished, re-plated and re-blued, I can re-assemble the movement with some fresh oil. After that, this watch is in a good beat (+22 seconds per day) again.
I hope you liked this restoration, if so, like, comment and subscribe ;)
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People like you, who care for things, are very important for this world.
Most watchmakers would say restoring this watch is a waste of time given the quality of the movement and the state of the case. I really like that you take your time to restore in such detail and with such care a "hopeless" watch.
Скорее всего это восстановление часов сделано по заказу как восстановление памятной для кого то вещи.
Silence is gold.
That's makes quartz watches valuable))
Ɓravo l'artiste
Silent service is gold😊
But duct tape is silver…
Literally the best restoration video I've ever seen. The tools, the quality, the presentation, the professionalism, the silence. You are just one for the best channels for watch content in all of RUclips. Thanks for showing us your work and I wish you the best.
Thanks 😊
Agreed, it's hard to believe he was able to get it looking this great. Definitely took many hours that's for sure
Très bonne restauration Bravo@@RedDeadRestoration
Okay, that reflection in the watch crystal was kinda freaky lol. Great restoration - loved the chrome strip and renewal.
That’s the great thing about acrylic (plastic) “crystal”; it scratches easily but is even easier to make it look better than new again!
(It’s also much more shatter resistant, hence it being used on the Apollo missions in case of failure)
Edit: Finally got to that part; saw what you mean!
@cddc 9889 in all fairness, the channel is called Red Dead Restoration
That and the socks. 🦶
10:58 💀
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No words can describe the amazing work you've done to this old boy. Classy and Alive💖💖!!!!
She identifies as a woman...
Thanks 😊
you’re a Maestro indeed…to see your job is a beautiful show always
I hope, he will "no words" in the future videos, like as always.
How are you sure that it's a boy?
These older pin pallet non-jewelled movements can be a devil to work on but you made it look easy with your methodical approach and attention to detail. Especially liked the crystal and crown restoration as others would have discarded these and replaced with new but you went to the trouble or restoring them and thus keeping as much of the originality of the watch as possible which is so important. Really great work.👍
Thèse older pin pallet non_jewellelled mouvements Can be a devil to work on but you 💖 made it look easy with your methodical approche and attention ?
❤😮😮😮😮😮😮😮😮😮😊
I really liked the mask you wore! Plus your love for old watches is evident. Noticed this one had no jewels in the movement. If the watch could talk, the stories it could tell.
yes an coming fron a nazi sodier
People only with passion to restore old master pieces can do such amazing work.
I almost got emotional… you give these timepieces really another life. You are a true watch surgeon!!!!!!
loved how you left the dial pretty much alone and just polished up the crystal. the watch came out amazing!
Your expertise in so many other fields (especially in metals' treatment mechanics) makes you just the perfect restorer.
I especially love the fact that watch is still old after the restoration
Danke! Für eine Arbeit, die der Uhr nicht ihre Geschichte nimmt, sondern sie ihr lässt. Diese Art von Arbeit ist eine Lebenseinstellung. Ein großes Bravo an Sie!
Magnificent sir, absolutely magnificent. The German soldier who had worn this would be proud.
Beautiful restoration of the old watch 🎉🎉🎉🎉
Um relógio fabricado numa época difícil, 1942 quantas horas de angústia teria medido, mas também quanto tempo de ansiedade pelo feliz reencontro dos entes queridos. Ótimo trabalho, parabéns.
The cleaning, polishing and bluing of the hands was awesome to see being done.
This was so beautifully done. Thanks for showing all the amazing steps. Some would argue that re-chroming the case is the wrong move, but in this case I think it is exactly correct in that we know it's an old watch. The dial tells the story. The case needed to be redone to keep this piece serviceable for the future, imo. Great work! I love your tools and bench and that restored cleaning machine is amazing.
One of your finest work I must say!
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Really fascinating ! what a great work you made on this piece of history. The particular thing I like is you did not try to hide its age, you took advantage of it. It gives a personality to this watch and, of course, a big part of its beauty.
You sure are a master of the craft my dude. The amount of care to every detail, and to keep the watch completely original (minus the strap) was just amazing, I was sure you were going to replace parts of the movement, but I was wrong. Cheers man, you never cease to amaze me
Wow. seeing the before and after at the end almost made the tears flow.
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Never thought you would get those deep scratches out in a million years, shows how much i know, great job my friend. Video presentation just perfect and the total restoration is something you should be very proud of. Very enjoyable to see a true artisan at work.
You don't have idea how much I enjoy your videos. They are so relaxing and you make such an impressive job!
Комментарий в поддержку канала и ролика, а также труда мастера.
outstanding skill & knowledge. I'm just wondering if polishing out the scratches etc, actually devalue the watch. I was asked to restore a victorian table, clean up all the knocks & scratches, then apply new french polish. I told the customer that it would seriously devalue it so he went off to think about it. Met him a few months later , said " I checked it out with 2 auctioneers , & told me that they agreed with me".. he said that he has the table with all the historical knocks & scratches & a conversational piece + valuable.... This chap has brilliant talent & skill with watches. You can only advise the customer. 👍👏
Wow!. The contrast of the patena of the dial and the fresh chrome plating is quite stunning!. Skelator strikes again!
I’m glad you didn’t change the face or the crystal. It looks amazing!!!! The metal work was really great as well. Oh and when you used the hand lathe remove the rust from the shaft. Wow!!!
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Absolutely fascinating. Great work & so well shot. I'm still learning about basic watch movement mechanics, but case restoration is a whole other can of worms that I'd like to open up at some point. Polishing the pivots was also very interesting to watch. Tools, tools, tools!!! Thanks so much for top tier content like this.
Thanks 😊
Truly sublime to watch such craftsmanship at work.
I love the sound of a low beat watch.
Sehr schönes Ergebnis. Die handwerkliche Arbeit ist absolut beeindruckend!
Excellent video. Very enjoyable to watch you bring this old watch back to life.
You just can't skip a single second!! Worth watching ❤️❤️
Unglaublich. Nicht nur, dass du für jedes Modell und vor allem jedes Problem das passende Werkzeug hast. Viel wichtiger ist, dass du die Werkzeuge allesamt richtig einsetzt und korrekt bedienst! Nicht mehr allzu selbstverständlich heutzutage. Dazu die restaurierte Elma in Aktion ... . Ein wirklich schönes Video 👍🏻
So amazing. I could watch your videos on repeat for eternity. 😍😍😍
that would be a really fun daily wear watch with a story to tell about it.
I would in my life never have thought anyone could turn that wreck into a thing of beauty, but by heck you did. Absolutely stunning 👍👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏
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It's kind of like an early Timex in construction. Great job.
Looks like an expansion of equipment used not seen in your previous videos, the appalling socks return but the hooded skull face in the reflection of the polished glass was a double take 😮. Glad to see you back, love watching your videos. Thank you
Was für ein Aufwand für eine alte Stiftankeruhr! Wirklich ein Wahnsinn!
Изумительно!Настоящий мастер своего дела!Браво!👏
Шикарно, именно реставрация, без новых деталей и всякого новодела.
I want to give you ten thumbs-up! Thank you for such great production quality and expertise… and for bringing back an amazing piece from oblivion!
Outstanding. The owner of that watch must have been thrilled watching you bring that watch back to life.
Molte volte non si conoscono le competenze dell orologiaio. Grande lavoro. Complimenti.
Excellent work as always. Love the reflection at 10:59! Cheers from Canada!
and "DNA Disposal" bin. Take British humor and dry some more it and you get a German humor :)
@@agistan7764 where's the humor?
Perfection in restoration, i usually put videos like these in ×2 speed, but for this one i enjoyed watching every nano-second in normal speed ...best restoration vid so far hands down congratulations !
beautiful job! amazing craftsmanship! Thanks for saving this watch, and letting us watch....
There needs to be an award for watch restoration and you need to be the first name on the trophy. I was really surprised at the accuracy with such a simple mechanism. I've never seen a watch with so few parts.
Restauração maravilhosa.
Adoro o som dos diversos materiais em contato com as ferramentas.💓😁
Du bist ein wahres Genie!! Super Arbeit und danke für den Erhalt dieser tollen historischen Uhr ♥️
Simplicity and beauty.
Wonderful 😊😊😊👍👍. Gran paciencia. Sabiduría y gadgets...
I can only imagine what this watch has seen, so to speak. Phenomenal job on bringing it back to life and like new again. Also very cool that the radium still glows that pretty green. Reading all I have on the Radium Girls is extremely sad, but still history and now you own a part of it. Very cool, well done. Kinda hoped you'd show it in the dark at the end tho lol
Tolles Video, wie immer! Schön dass du die Wasch-Station auch restauriert hast!
Fascinating to watch and see there's a tool for every job you'd never think of, I love the presicion of it all, done by hand for a superb result
Incredible job on restoring that old classic.. Alive once again. Excellent job..!!
Giveaway Package??
What an amazing restoration 🤩 I am deeply impressed!!
Une restauration incomparable d'une montre rare par un maître horloger! Merci immensément.
Chrome stripper sound wild.
I like the way you kept as much as you could, some do not.
Сколько не смотрю ваше видео и все больше удивляюсь,хорошая работа👍Буду ждать продолжения✋️
Incredible job my friend. Congratulations for so awesome restoration. You are all a master. Excellent job.
Stunning work! This watch looks sooo brilliant after the restoration!
I have watched a few of your videos now and just want to say that they are mesmerising. Your skills are incredible and you restore the watches so thoroughly and sympathetically. Bravo, sir.
Einfach Wahnsinn wie viel Mühe du dir mit der Restauration sowie auch den Videos gibtst... Top
Danke 😊
I get the whole "patina" thing but this is just so much more satisfying 👌
I love seeing all of these old precision hand tools in use.
A watch that shiny in a trench would attract artillery fire from 5 kilometers away...
Beautiful end result and i like that you didn't try to make the dial better than it can be!
Love to see old things turn new again!
Отличная работа!
What a beautiful restoration 👍👌
Tremendous video, outstanding craftmanship
Wow incredible! The tools you have are just wow!
Это было Прекрасно!!!
Я не зря потратил время для просмотра.
Мастеру низкий поклон.
5:31 Removing the scratches view was 👌 awesome man!!. I enjoyed watching. Thank you from the iraq
I really think this is the best one yet!
your video creation skills are on the level of your watch repairing skills. amazeballs!
Wow, that's amazing job! Respect!👍
Very thorough restoration
いつ見ても鮮やかな手つきだ。
Parabéns trabalho maravilhoso 👏👏👏👏
Cuánta admiración por este arte, 😲👏👏👏👏👏👏👏
Beautiful watch. Fantastic restoration !
It's good that you did not restore the dial otherwise nobody would have believed that the watch is the restored one! Master Craftsman and the artiste 😀
Once again, a masterclass of work on this watch, congrats Red Dead Restoration !
Great video on a splendid restauration. I usually like when restorers keep everything as close to original condition as possible, but with this watch it was probably not possible. And you are right: for such a cheaply made movement to run so well, is a success.
Amazing set of tools and skill! I enjoyed watching that!
The production on your videos is just perfect. I love that you only use subtitles and the ASMR vibe is just great.
One thing, do you always manage to get information about this old movements?
keep it up
Thanks, about the informations, yes mostly 😉
Congratulations. Your insistence on detail, your love for what you do to restore the lost shine and functionality along with your talent make you not only an admirable person but also a wonderful RUclips channel for the whole world. Keep doing miracles.!!! Best regards, George
@@user-kn7lr4ho8j is it a fake message or what ? I hve to be sure before any action.
Great job, sure wish more could be done to the watch face clean-up!
Excellent recovery, excellent work 👍🏾
11:00 so this is what ghost gets up to in his spare time
Outstanding video! Glad you put it on the timegrapher. Not bad results for such a primitive movement lacking any jewels.
Its not primitive. Its a pin lever movement and they are commonly made like this. It does have a jewel. On the movement side balance wheel pivot. There are movements a hundred years older than this that are fully jeweled. So primitive? No. Its just the way they were designed.
This man's not only a watchmaker, but a chemist!
I just enjoy how you restore watches. You calm my anxiety
THAT is some impressive work. Really nice video production too!!
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