Simply delightful, strait to the point, educational video! Thank you for your efforts to put together these videos. I am a budding horologist and have a diverse background in model building, electrical engineering and electronics manufacturing. I simply love the world of analogue watches and the engineering therein. Thanks for educating me and doing it in a very helpful forum. Good bless.
Hi I'm new to this so please bear with me. Is there different size watch stems for different watches and if so how do you find the right one for a perticular watch.
Thank you so much, that was a money saver, my crystal was fogged and looked awful, I removed the stem and cleaned it, looks real good now. Thank you so much for the help.
Thank you Mark. I bought an invicta (seiko automatic) form an internet site and it arrived this morning. I was pleased with the watch except it had fog inside the glass. I tried warming it gently but it must have been a cold day when they made it and it wouldn't budge. Anyway clip 2 of yours was closest and I took out the stem and cleaned the glass. Many thanks.
Thank you my friend, I have just taken my first crown and stem from my Dads Oris. Had to take the plunge in order to get to the dial and I was very apprehensive about the whole thing but thanks to this video I managed fine, getting the stem back in was more problematic than taking it out lol
Mark, I think you're a star. I've seen just about all your video's and you have inspired me to buy a set of tools and a few scrap watches to practice on. Many thanks
Thank you for this tutorial! I needed to fix the minute hand of my watch and didn't know how to have access to it... until I watched your video! Repair done!
Thanks very much for this. After first watching this I was getting worried that my mechanical watch didn't have one of the stem release mechanisms you refer to. But on closer (much closer !) inspection I found a little sprung plunger, just like the one in your video. It really is small though ! I've now finally been able to clean the inside of the crown glass (cotton buds and Isopropyl alcohol). :)
I’ve learnt loads about watch repairs from your videos, the MOST important being leave repairing to an expert like yourself! Signed - Collector of loose cogs, screws and springs
Great Video. I always wanted to learn how to change the dial and the hand sets of a watch. Love the vintage look and want to experiment with a cheap watch before handling an expensive swiss movement. I will cheek out the forum to learn as much as I can.
Perfect solved a headache for me and a fair chunk of change, subscribed and pushed the bell. Fantastic Chanel so direct and importantly simple instructions for a nonse like me.
That is the best youtube video for anyone who desires to find out about this topic. You understand a lot its almost hard to argue with you (not that I actually would needHaHa). You definitely put a brand new spin on a subject thats been written about for years. Nice stuff, simply nice!
Thank you this really helped me! One of the dots that displays where the numbers are came of and was rattling around inside, so this was really the most complicated bit.
Have you done a video on an ETA 2836-2 movement, crown and stem removal. Removal from watch case. Dial removal..etc. Love the mechanical rolexy types. Great tutorial videos.
I'm thinking about changing the dial on an off-brand Chinese watch and it struck me that I have no idea how to get the crown and stem out. This is very helpful.
What excellent information. And I mean it. I'm not sarcastic. I own a few brands of watches, and you taught me well here. I never could do a Seico quartz. Now I'll give it a try. Thank you for teaching us, and giving me this information.. Re😁😁😁😁😁😁😁😁
Thank you for your video 1 suggestion, the thing that such videos always fail to clarify is that when removing the watch stem it MUST BE ALL THE WAY IN AND NOT ENGAGED Would’ve saved me lots of headache
Do you have a suggestion if the winder came loose of the pin? How would I reconnect the winder? Thank you for the video. it helped me understand what a watch looks like.
I have a beautiful 80's Seiko gent's gold slim watch 6530-5760 needing repair which would be £120 minimum. It does not make sense with a decent replacement costing around £80-100 and saw a working one on Ebay for £20. Now I know how to remove the winder, I can now buy it and swap the internals for a few more year's use. Very many thanks! Now where's that little screwdriver...?
Mark, Thanks to this video removing the stem from many different movements has been straight forward. I have a question not quite on the subject, but related. Normally there are screws or plastic spacer to hold the movement in the case. I am currently working on a watch that has neither, and I am baffled as to how to remove the movement from the case. Because it's a rather large watch (Ingersoll IN1602 Caliber635), there's a steel spacer that seems un-moveable b/ween the movement & the case.
Amazing video. You really helped me out, thank you so much. I'm trying to make a nice watch out of an ugly replica with an amazing mechanism and this is the only thing that was holding me back. Thank you thank you. Now the engraving and grinding can begin.
Hi Ferdinand. I would guess that the front bezel needs to be removed and the dial and movement will come out through the front. If you like you can post pictures and the question on my forum (link in the description) and I will take a look :)
I have a kinetic watch (similar to the 2nd demonstration) that has a broken crown stem at the end of the threads, which is inside. I haven't the means of pulling the crown to expose the release "screw" as you demonstrated. How might I remove the broken piece to proceed with replacing the stem? Your videos are very interesting and thank you for posting them.
You ought to mention the oddities around getting the stem out of an old Glycine Airman. Stem's got that second notch with the hack lever riding in it, so you have to loosen (again, loosen but not remove or Bad Things Will Happen :D ) the hack lever screw.
Very informative video. Thanks for shareing knowledge. What king of winder comes in rado D-STAR is it push or screw type? It got free didn't adjust time and comes out without doing anything. Can you help me in this case?
I've recently watched your video so I could take out the crown on my shenhua automatic watch. Everything seemed to be going well, but once I put it back in my watch doesn't seem to do anything. I can't adjust the time or anything. What could be the cause of that (other then me screwing it up obviously).....Something out of alignment, bent, broken, and what piece is potentially damaged? I know I messed something up, but instead of causing even more damage looking in all the wrong places I was hoping you could steer me in the right possible direction. Thank you for the great video.
Do you HAVE to press/hold the release button whilst inserting, otherwise you do damage? Because I inserted the stem back in without pressing/holding on the release button. I had to turn / fiddle the screw a bit but it went in pretty easily and the watch is working well.
Thank you so much for the warning at 1:00 and going through what one would have to do to reattach the bolt piece. I thought I'd broken my watch! (yep, I unscrewed it all the way... all better now)
I am building a watch using a Miyota 825A movment, I have researched the removal and refitting of the stem from a variety of sites, but still unsure if the watch should be in time setting, date setting of winding setting when removing the stem. I want to be confident that when I have removed it, will go back in okay. I have built 2 other watches from your recordings using the seagull ST36 series movements. The Miyota is a different beast, can you please give me your opinion.
Dude, I've learned how to diy most of my simple watch repairs by watching your videos!
Simply delightful, strait to the point, educational video! Thank you for your efforts to put together these videos. I am a budding horologist and have a diverse background in model building, electrical engineering and electronics manufacturing. I simply love the world of analogue watches and the engineering therein. Thanks for educating me and doing it in a very helpful forum. Good bless.
Hi I'm new to this so please bear with me.
Is there different size watch stems for different watches and if so how do you find the right one for a perticular watch.
Thank you for the clarity of the video and the calmness of your voice. Very helpful.
Out of all the watch repair shows that I watch yours is the best. You explain very well
Thank you so much, that was a money saver, my crystal was fogged and looked awful, I removed the stem and cleaned it, looks real good now. Thank you so much for the help.
Thank you Mark. I bought an invicta (seiko automatic) form an internet site and it arrived this morning. I was pleased with the watch except it had fog inside the glass. I tried warming it gently but it must have been a cold day when they made it and it wouldn't budge. Anyway clip 2 of yours was closest and I took out the stem and cleaned the glass. Many thanks.
Thank you my friend, I have just taken my first crown and stem from my Dads Oris. Had to take the plunge in order to get to the dial and I was very apprehensive about the whole thing but thanks to this video I managed fine, getting the stem back in was more problematic than taking it out lol
been a collector for years i'm finally working my way into the watch, these are so helpful and interesting, thanks for the education.
Mark, I think you're a star. I've seen just about all your video's and you have inspired me to buy a set of tools and a few scrap watches to practice on. Many thanks
Thank you for this tutorial! I needed to fix the minute hand of my watch and didn't know how to have access to it... until I watched your video! Repair done!
Thanks very much for this. After first watching this I was getting worried that my mechanical watch didn't have one of the stem release mechanisms you refer to. But on closer (much closer !) inspection I found a little sprung plunger, just like the one in your video. It really is small though !
I've now finally been able to clean the inside of the crown glass (cotton buds and Isopropyl alcohol). :)
Ive always wanted to repair my ol Gino Franco watch with Isa 8181 movement. It was your video that helped me to remove the stem and crown! Huge thanks
Thank You! Your voice is very soothing to listen too when so many are very shrill.
Fantastically clear filming and commentary. Thank you for sharing your obvious expertise. Very helpful.
I’ve learnt loads about watch repairs from your videos, the MOST important being leave repairing to an expert like yourself!
Signed - Collector of loose cogs, screws and springs
Very good well spoken and at the right speed. Also praise for the clear sharp close up shots. Nice work. Thanks
Great Video. I always wanted to learn how to change the dial and the hand sets of a watch. Love the vintage look and want to experiment with a cheap watch before handling an expensive swiss movement. I will cheek out the forum to learn as much as I can.
Glad I saw your clip. Was wondering why the winder was stuck.
Perfect solved a headache for me and a fair chunk of change, subscribed and pushed the bell. Fantastic Chanel so direct and importantly simple instructions for a nonse like me.
Excellent! I got a 2nd hand watch, and the dial was slightly off centre. Ive now just fixed it myself - cheers!
Perfect! Thank you very much for this informative video, I was able to fix my watch myself thanks to this
Hi Malcombo, it's very satisfying when you nail it.
Thank you so much Peter My minute hand had come lose And I could not figure out how to take the crown out to fix it
That is the best youtube video for anyone who desires to find out about this topic. You understand a lot its almost hard to argue with you (not that I actually would needHaHa). You definitely put a brand new spin on a subject thats been written about for years. Nice stuff, simply nice!
Brilliant tip with demonstrations! Great video!
Wonderfully narrated and filmed. A great learning tool. Can you service a Rolex Air-King and a President. Much appreciated.
Thank you this really helped me! One of the dots that displays where the numbers are came of and was rattling around inside, so this was really the most complicated bit.
Very helpful in repairing my watch and most important, avoiding pains.
Thanks Peter. I'm laying foundations for future videos.
Really helpful, thanks! The minute hand on my watch disengaged and the repair man wanted to break the glass and replace it.
Find a different repairer.
That was no repairman!!
Who was the repairman? Captain Caveman?
Straight to the point excellent teacher for novices
Have you done a video on an ETA 2836-2 movement, crown and stem removal. Removal from watch case. Dial removal..etc. Love the mechanical rolexy types. Great tutorial videos.
I'm thinking about changing the dial on an off-brand Chinese watch and it struck me that I have no idea how to get the crown and stem out. This is very helpful.
Excellent quality video I've always wanted to clean the inner glass thanks again 👍
Thank you so much! You saved me useless and even dangerous trials. Thanks to your tip I could go straight right to the point!
Relaxing watching you repair watches, thumbs up
as some one just getting into watches your videos are a great help
That's good to know Ray :)
Dope. So simple.Thank you.
What excellent information. And I mean it. I'm not sarcastic. I own a few brands of watches, and you taught me well here. I never could do a Seico quartz. Now I'll give it a try. Thank you for teaching us, and giving me this information.. Re😁😁😁😁😁😁😁😁
Thanks for sharing the knowledge, my friend. Exactly what I needed to see!
excellent teaching for Watch
Excellent tutorial!
Thanks! You saved me from breaking my watch taking it apart to fix a minute hand that fell off after a fall.
Just saved me about $100 thank you !!!
Thanks a lot, i just needed to ajust the hands and it worked so well
Brilliant! My Movement had a small push down mechanism, would never have thought of that.. Cheers!
Thank you for your video
1 suggestion, the thing that such videos always fail to clarify is that when removing the watch stem it MUST BE ALL THE WAY IN AND NOT ENGAGED
Would’ve saved me lots of headache
helped me with my old Seiko forever grateful
Very good and well explained. Thankyou.
This seemed very thorough and informative , thank you.
Very good, I searched a lot for a video like that.
Do you have any video, showing you how to lubricate a watch machine?
Sorry my english poor
I needed to change the case of my watch and this was very helpful.
Thank you very much!
Ahh, I just fixed a Miyota myself. So satisfying thank you.
Thank you so much man I couldn’t figure it out for the life of me
Thanks a lot for this video. I managed to fix my watch for free.
Very helpful and timely for me. Thank you.
Do you have a suggestion if the winder came loose of the pin? How would I reconnect the winder? Thank you for the video. it helped me understand what a watch looks like.
Thanks for this! Saved me a trip to the watchmaker, also fortunate it was a pushdown type.
Great video, well explained , thank you
Excellent Video, and very kind of you to share this knowledge, well done.
I have a beautiful 80's Seiko gent's gold slim watch 6530-5760 needing repair which would be £120 minimum. It does not make sense with a decent replacement costing around £80-100 and saw a working one on Ebay for £20. Now I know how to remove the winder, I can now buy it and swap the internals for a few more year's use. Very many thanks!
Now where's that little screwdriver...?
Nice video! Great filming. Very helpful. And so Watchable!!!!!
Thanks for watching - more videos to come. I regret that I am not a dial restorer though - it's a different (but related) trade :)
Excellent photography - Thankyou.
Mark, Thanks to this video removing the stem from many different movements has been straight forward. I have a question not quite on the subject, but related. Normally there are screws or plastic spacer to hold the movement in the case. I am currently working on a watch that has neither, and I am baffled as to how to remove the movement from the case. Because it's a rather large watch (Ingersoll IN1602 Caliber635), there's a steel spacer that seems un-moveable b/ween the movement & the case.
Amazing video. You really helped me out, thank you so much. I'm trying to make a nice watch out of an ugly replica with an amazing mechanism and this is the only thing that was holding me back. Thank you thank you. Now the engraving and grinding can begin.
Thank you. Found the trick I was looking for to repair my TISSOT.
Hi Ferdinand. I would guess that the front bezel needs to be removed and the dial and movement will come out through the front. If you like you can post pictures and the question on my forum (link in the description) and I will take a look :)
I have a kinetic watch (similar to the 2nd demonstration) that has a broken crown stem at the end of the threads, which is inside. I haven't the means of pulling the crown to expose the release "screw" as you demonstrated. How might I remove the broken piece to proceed with replacing the stem? Your videos are very interesting and thank you for posting them.
I would love to see you work on a dirty minuite repeater fusee. Thanks from Thailand Paul
Thanks a lot! I finally understand how to do this now!
This is really great. Thanks so much for the details shown.
Very helpful. Thank you.
You ought to mention the oddities around getting the stem out of an old Glycine Airman. Stem's got that second notch with the hack lever riding in it, so you have to loosen (again, loosen but not remove or Bad Things Will Happen :D ) the hack lever screw.
Nice one Mark very well made video Thank. Brian
Do you have a guide on how to put the crown back in if you happened to unscrew the screw all the way?
On a Russian watch the screw was on the left side and smaller than the other screws as you said. the watch is working fine now.
Thank you for your very helpful video,straight to the point and exactly what is needed also very well presented.
Lovely video. Thanks
Excellent and informative video. Nice job!
I like mechanical watches. It's an excellent video, helps a lot.
Very informative video. Thanks for shareing knowledge. What king of winder comes in rado D-STAR is it push or screw type? It got free didn't adjust time and comes out without doing anything. Can you help me in this case?
Thank you Mark. How about a split stem? Often used in watches with closed back.
I've recently watched your video so I could take out the crown on my shenhua automatic watch. Everything seemed to be going well, but once I put it back in my watch doesn't seem to do anything. I can't adjust the time or anything.
What could be the cause of that (other then me screwing it up obviously).....Something out of alignment, bent, broken, and what piece is potentially damaged?
I know I messed something up, but instead of causing even more damage looking in all the wrong places I was hoping you could steer me in the right possible direction.
Thank you for the great video.
Very useful, and a real money saver
Do you HAVE to press/hold the release button whilst inserting, otherwise you do damage?
Because I inserted the stem back in without pressing/holding on the release button.
I had to turn / fiddle the screw a bit but it went in pretty easily and the watch is working well.
Nice work as per usual !
What a great video!
Thank you, very useful info
Thanks. I'm wanting to remove the stem and works from a Timex Easy Reader.
Thank you so much for the warning at 1:00 and going through what one would have to do to reattach the bolt piece. I thought I'd broken my watch! (yep, I unscrewed it all the way... all better now)
Good video, and to the point.
very good..best yet
GOLD! Brilliant video! Thanks a ton!
Thanks! Last tips works well with my kinetic watch
Nice video!
Thanks mate, I just repaired my own watch =)
Great Video
I am building a watch using a Miyota 825A movment, I have researched the removal and refitting of the stem from a variety of sites, but still unsure if the watch should be in time setting, date setting of winding setting when removing the stem. I want to be confident that when I have removed it, will go back in okay. I have built 2 other watches from your recordings using the seagull ST36 series movements. The Miyota is a different beast, can you please give me your opinion.
Thanks that was a very big help. 👍🏾👍🏾😎😎😎 But are there the same on Invicta Watches???