I've watched a lot of watch-repair videos, but I've never seen a watchmaker wind a mainspring into a barrel without using a mainspring winder. Well done!
Ahhh yes, that's the same vintage Junghans watch that I bought and gifted to a relative. That's not just a nice vintage watch. It is a very, VERY RADIOACTIVE vintage watch (if you don't believe me, then you can test it yourself with a geiger counter). I shuddered a bit at the beginning of the video when you were touching the dial markers with your bare fingers, so you were touching radium. I hope that you did not ingest any of those particles, and I hope that you furiously washed your hands before eating/drinking! I also hope that you notify your brother that he has a highly radioactive watch!
Definitely radium on the hands. Bought one myself, looked in the archives… radium… bought a geiger counter… and yes it‘s radioactive. Clearly. Wearing it occasionally, no big deal, working on the dial and hands without glasses, mask or ventilation… i would not do it. If you ingest radium or radon gass (222) then your body won‘t be able to shield it and you will have it in your body forever. I wanted to do a service on my 93s1 but I al hesitant because of dial and hands. Bit scared. 2.79 mikrosievert/h on top of the glass. Nothing craaaazy but still 9 times what‘s normal
I believe the off-center slot on the screw indicates it’s a reverse thread screw. Some but not all reverse thread screws will have a center slot and a parallel slot on the head. I’ve read that putting a spring in a barrel with your hands will likely slightly kink the spring. I went on eBay and found a cost effective spring winder. I figured that it would be worth it to be safe and keep the spring from popping out and causing trouble.
Das J93 Kaliber, das du hier zeigst hat 7 Jewels, das J93 gibt es in vielen verschiedenen Varianten, z.B. auch mit 15 oder 16 Jewels. Das Uhrwerk ist mit H7 gestempelt, ist also August 1957 hergestellt worden. (Gestempelt unter der Unruh). Diese Version wurde von 1954-1966 produziert! Vielen Dank für das interessante Video.
woah!! this video was really cool to watch i was so surprised to see you only had 30 subscribers im sure these videos will spread because its so cool to watch! ( i suppose watch is double meaning there ) haha
My very first watch was a Junghans. It was a present from my late granny when I was 12 years old. I don't know what happened to it or where it might be. Some day it stopped working.
Bei 21:10 hättest du einen etwas kleineren Schraubendreher nehmen sollen 😬 Aber super Video und Fehler passieren jeden 👌 Habe mit dem selben Werk schlechte Erfahrungen gemacht und einige Fehler gemacht 😂
I just used a Q-Tip and some Rodico ( that green putty) to clean the dial from any rough dirt. I didnt use any fluids as far as I know! If you plan on cleaning a dial be very carefull and read up some more in the forum! Good luck and thanks for watching!
I've watched a lot of watch-repair videos, but I've never seen a watchmaker wind a mainspring into a barrel without using a mainspring winder. Well done!
You get creative when you're a broke Uni student haha xD
Absolutely stunning job!
驚嘆すべき技術ですね！
Great video! Ps, I’m the guy from Reddit. I’ve done the same with the balance a few times.
Happens to the best of us ;)
Ahhh yes, that's the same vintage Junghans watch that I bought and gifted to a relative. That's not just a nice vintage watch. It is a very, VERY RADIOACTIVE vintage watch (if you don't believe me, then you can test it yourself with a geiger counter). I shuddered a bit at the beginning of the video when you were touching the dial markers with your bare fingers, so you were touching radium. I hope that you did not ingest any of those particles, and I hope that you furiously washed your hands before eating/drinking! I also hope that you notify your brother that he has a highly radioactive watch!
Definitely radium on the hands. Bought one myself, looked in the archives… radium… bought a geiger counter… and yes it‘s radioactive. Clearly. Wearing it occasionally, no big deal, working on the dial and hands without glasses, mask or ventilation… i would not do it. If you ingest radium or radon gass (222) then your body won‘t be able to shield it and you will have it in your body forever.
I wanted to do a service on my 93s1 but I al hesitant because of dial and hands. Bit scared.
2.79 mikrosievert/h on top of the glass. Nothing craaaazy but still 9 times what‘s normal
i saw the hands and it told me thats radioactive...people dont think about this but buy a geiger if you work on vintage!
Anyone knows what size and shape of crystal this watch takes? I have one and I have serviced it, but can’t figure out what crystal it needs
I believe the off-center slot on the screw indicates it’s a reverse thread screw. Some but not all reverse thread screws will have a center slot and a parallel slot on the head. I’ve read that putting a spring in a barrel with your hands will likely slightly kink the spring. I went on eBay and found a cost effective spring winder. I figured that it would be worth it to be safe and keep the spring from popping out and causing trouble.
Thanks for the tipp and info!
Sensational as always
Thx x
Das J93 Kaliber, das du hier zeigst hat 7 Jewels, das J93 gibt es in vielen verschiedenen Varianten, z.B. auch mit 15 oder 16 Jewels. Das Uhrwerk ist mit H7 gestempelt, ist also August 1957 hergestellt worden. (Gestempelt unter der Unruh). Diese Version wurde von 1954-1966 produziert!
Vielen Dank für das interessante Video.
Danke für das interessante Kommentar! Ich hab nicht gewusst das Junghans auch unter der Unruhe stempelt! Ich halte das nächste mal danach Ausschau!
woah!! this video was really cool to watch i was so surprised to see you only had 30 subscribers im sure these videos will spread because its so cool to watch! ( i suppose watch is double meaning there ) haha
Thanks alot! Im really happy to hear that you enjoyed the video! Im just starting out so maybe Ill have more someday and good pun ;)
@@Berlintime030 no worries!
your videos are super considering its just a start, definitely a good start!
My very first watch was a Junghans.
It was a present from my late granny when I was 12 years old. I don't know what happened to it or where it might be. Some day it stopped working.
Well it must have been a lovely watch that you remembered it! Maybe it will turn up some day again ^^
Where do you get the spare parts? Salvaging another movement?
Either salvaging another movement or I get lucky online :)
You might want to straiten your tweezer 😄 Beautiful watch.
Haha yeah! These Brass tweezer really do bend easily! I switched over to a pair of no.5 Dumont stainless steel though for general use!
@@Berlintime030 I saw your struggle 😆
Bei 21:10 hättest du einen etwas kleineren Schraubendreher nehmen sollen 😬
Aber super Video und Fehler passieren jeden 👌
Habe mit dem selben Werk schlechte Erfahrungen gemacht und einige Fehler gemacht 😂
Danke für den Tipp und freut mich! :)
What did you use to clean the dial?
I just used a Q-Tip and some Rodico ( that green putty) to clean the dial from any rough dirt. I didnt use any fluids as far as I know! If you plan on cleaning a dial be very carefull and read up some more in the forum! Good luck and thanks for watching!
Hello, i have really old Junghans watch looking for restoration.. would it be possible for you? Please let know
Hi! Sounds really cool and I would more informstion! You can write me over the Email Adresse you can find on my youtube channel!
I feel like its bad luck to clean the dial before fixing/servicing the watch lol
Fun little superstition ;)
NEM VI Ô VÍDEO ! NÃO PROTEGEU Ô DIAL PRA RETIRAR ÔS PONTEIROS, FALTOU PROFISSIONALISMO 😖😔 🇧🇷
Hi! Yes I worked on the watch as a hobbyist and not as a professional :)
Get yourself a decent camera that can focus.
Haha just trying my best ^^