For many years i watched my father in low doing these jobs in watches. It was is profession for more than 40 years and was a very good professional. Has passed away and i remember those times watching these videos. I saw him in very many works, but this, in this video´ve never seen him do. Thank you Mr.Lovick, for the videos, for quality and commitment.
Excellent job. A true craftsman. A blessing to have fine motor skills, steady hands. As a precision tech as a young man, I took it for granted that the hands would always be steady and the eyes would always see fine detail. How immature I was. Retired just in time :>)
Wow you are the champion when it comes to setting the second hand. You just did that instantly and seemingly effortlessly. The two times that I have done it has seemed like it was a real process that took some real patience. Both times it was kind of a "whew!" feeling to finally get it.
Thank you so much for sharing these videos, they're a real pleasure to watch. This (reluming) is something i'd love to learn how to do. I've still got a lot to learn but your tutorials are an invaluable help. Thanks again!
I appreciate this as I’ve done this job once on an old watch with satisfying results, however I now have an Omega Dynamic to re-lume which is a more serious matter. Thank you , nice job!.
I enjoyed the video. You do good work. The lumen material on my Enicar Aqua Graph burned up and flaked after a few years. I removed all the lumen from the hands and markers and replaced it with Testors florescent green. That was 15 years ago. To this day the hands and markers have shown no sign of age. The Testors has held up very well.
Thanks. Good videos. I'm fixing to relume an Accutron 2182. The old lume that was on the hands looked like a thick paste. I ran them in my ultrasonic for a few minutes and scraped the lume off with a toothpick.
OH! lol! My bad! I was watching another video of your's and a couple of folks were saying basically the same thing I just said. I guess I should have actually checked. Thanks again! Really good stuff, I'm about to order some binder and Lume for a small deskclock I have (it has no lume at all) and give it a go. I'm sure it will look like shit but It will be my first.
Excellent work. I think I would like to see your thoughts on refurbishing/repairing Radium based luminescent watches. Have you done any work with these and how did you deal with the danger?
Great Video set Marc, Thank you. Question for you, I have tried using burgeon Blue compound to relume a blue bezel pip, but annoyingly it looks blue when dry rather than a more white colour, any advice on this?
Hi Your videos are very interesting to watch. Can I ask, how difficult is it to reset the second finger on a sieko 5 series watch? I have one that isn't quite vertical at 12:00 and it annoys the life out of me. Thanks for your help.
Yes. Luminous compound glows after it has been exposed to light. It will fade gradually until it has been exposed to more light. In the old days radiation was used but this is now obviously not legal or considered safe.
Thank you Mark, one question about the second hand. I noticed at the end it did not strike the markers exactly, I know some watches they do (My Breitling does) but on this one it does not, can that be adjusted?
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+Rod H I know this is a very old question, but someone else might wonder this too. Tritium has a halflife of 12 years, and it emits primarely alfa radiation. So depending on the age of the dust, radiation will still persist, but in decreasing amouns of Tritium. Depending on the decay-chain, other radioactive products will be produced, and these would be very bad to inhale. the decay products could emit both alfa and bate radiation. Alfa radiation, does not penetrate the skin, but a dust particle releasing alfa radiation that is inhaled would get lodged in the lungs, and radiate the lungtissue directly, and that could cause cancer. So yes, there is a danger with the dust, and measures need to be taken to not create the dust to begin with. You dont use tritium any more, except the small glass vials found in Traser watches and other brands Google "gasseous tritium light source" for info on those. The glow product used now is Strontium Aluminate, a compund that glows after being charged up by ordinary light. It is non toxic, and it emits no radiation. it is safe to handle and the dust poses no more danger than any other hard abrasive dust. Here is some info on strontium Aluminate; en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Strontium_aluminate it does not glow as long as Tritium paint, but i doubt that is is even available any more, and even if it is, it should not be used.
For many years i watched my father in low doing these jobs in watches. It was is profession for more than 40 years and was a very good professional. Has passed away and i remember those times watching these videos. I saw him in very many works, but this, in this video´ve never seen him do. Thank you Mr.Lovick, for the videos, for quality and commitment.
Excellent job. A true craftsman. A blessing to have fine motor skills, steady hands. As a precision tech as a young man, I took it for granted that the hands would always be steady and the eyes would always see fine detail. How immature I was. Retired just in time :>)
Thank you for these detailed videos - I followed your instructions and just relumed my own watch hands perfect!
Wow you are the champion when it comes to setting the second hand. You just did that instantly and seemingly effortlessly. The two times that I have done it has seemed like it was a real process that took some real patience. Both times it was kind of a "whew!" feeling to finally get it.
Thank you so much for sharing these videos, they're a real pleasure to watch. This (reluming) is something i'd love to learn how to do. I've still got a lot to learn but your tutorials are an invaluable help. Thanks again!
I appreciate this as I’ve done this job once on an old watch with satisfying results, however I now have an Omega Dynamic to re-lume which is a more serious matter. Thank you , nice job!.
A superb job there, Mark. I've always wondered how that was done and now I know. Many thanks for a great video.
Lovely job. Very illuminating.
you are genius! I enjoy watching your videos.
!!GREAT & BEÁUTIFULL !!!JOB, THANKS RALPH.
I enjoyed the video. You do good work. The lumen material on my Enicar Aqua Graph burned up and flaked after a few years. I removed all the lumen from the hands and markers and replaced it with Testors florescent green. That was 15 years ago. To this day the hands and markers have shown no sign of age. The Testors has held up very well.
Thanks Mark for yet another great video series. Very helpful!
the best part of how the result looks in darkness is missed. thank you.
Beautiful work
Thanks. Good videos. I'm fixing to relume an Accutron 2182. The old lume that was on the hands looked like a thick paste. I ran them in my ultrasonic for a few minutes and scraped the lume off with a toothpick.
Thank you for passing on your knowledge. I have some old hands to practice on before I try for real.
Mark??? Where did you go???? All of your vids are so educational. Great stuff! Come back!!!!
I don't understand? I haven't gone anywhere lol. The latest video was uploaded yesterday.
OH! lol! My bad! I was watching another video of your's and a couple of folks were saying basically the same thing I just said. I guess I should have actually checked. Thanks again! Really good stuff, I'm about to order some binder and Lume for a small deskclock I have (it has no lume at all) and give it a go. I'm sure it will look like shit but It will be my first.
+Ted Davis lol. No problem. Take care :)
Enjoyed the video, very informative!
A brilliant video with one minor problem.
You never showed us the before and after pics of the lume.
That was really useful - thank you!
Fantastic video thank you very much for your help. Could you do a video on repainting words and numbers on a dial, please.
Thank you!.
Great tutorial, thanks.
Very nice work. Thanks!
Thanks for this. Nicely done.
You did not test its luminosity
agreed
Hi there, another great video, thanks very much.
I was also wondering if you've ever done a video on properly refinishing/polishing watch cases?
Nice job, very impressive
Fantastic job!
very welcome - thanks for watching :)
Awesome Job!
Maravilhoso trabalho de um profissional...Parabéns !!
Excellent work. I think I would like to see your thoughts on refurbishing/repairing Radium based luminescent watches. Have you done any work with these and how did you deal with the danger?
+TheArcV heck out the quick Q&As I have on my channel. I've already covered this subject.
I'd be interested in what to do when you are working on a radium watch especially, also those with promethium and tritium paint?
Great Video set Marc, Thank you. Question for you, I have tried using burgeon Blue compound to relume a blue bezel pip, but annoyingly it looks blue when dry rather than a more white colour, any advice on this?
That is art
Hello and thank you. May I inquire as to what brand of product you used?
Just assuming luminosity is good? Woulda been cool to see before/after.
Hi Your videos are very interesting to watch. Can I ask, how difficult is it to reset the second finger on a sieko 5 series watch? I have one that isn't quite vertical at 12:00 and it annoys the life out of me. Thanks for your help.
Yes. Luminous compound glows after it has been exposed to light. It will fade gradually until it has been exposed to more light. In the old days radiation was used but this is now obviously not legal or considered safe.
Luminox still uses a radioactive isotope in their watches.
what was the red pen looking thing you used to push the hands back onto the dial?
Very interesting
Waited for lume shot from part 1...
Thank you Mark, one question about the second hand. I noticed at the end it did not strike the markers exactly, I know some watches they do (My Breitling does) but on this one it does not, can that be adjusted?
The hand need to come off and be reset. Not such a problem with this watch but can be quite time consuming with a chronograph :)
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The Luminova or superluminova Have a life time as Tritium or others "old" lumes? or the super luminova stay forever?
I heard the super luminova have no life time and will last for life...Is it true?
Thank you very much by advance
It that a pen that you use to do the push down on the watch hands? Dayuuuummmmn
did not show it glowing.
powrslave you have been fooled
Can you link the product used in this video?
where is the detent located so I can pull out the stem can't find it
how about video with light off to see lumen dial and hands in dark.
how would you know how and where to set the hands without a calender?
Charlie Burkett Anywhere you please!
Is there any health issue with the dust from tritium lume?
+Rod H I know this is a very old question, but someone else might wonder this too.
Tritium has a halflife of 12 years, and it emits primarely alfa radiation. So depending on the age of the dust, radiation will still persist, but in decreasing amouns of Tritium. Depending on the decay-chain, other radioactive products will be produced, and these would be very bad to inhale. the decay products could emit both alfa and bate radiation.
Alfa radiation, does not penetrate the skin, but a dust particle releasing alfa radiation that is inhaled would get lodged in the lungs, and radiate the lungtissue directly, and that could cause cancer.
So yes, there is a danger with the dust, and measures need to be taken to not create the dust to begin with.
You dont use tritium any more, except the small glass vials found in Traser watches and other brands
Google "gasseous tritium light source" for info on those.
The glow product used now is Strontium Aluminate, a compund that glows after being charged up by ordinary light. It is non toxic, and it emits no radiation. it is safe to handle and the dust poses no more danger than any other hard abrasive dust.
Here is some info on strontium Aluminate;
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Strontium_aluminate
it does not glow as long as Tritium paint, but i doubt that is is even available any more, and even if it is, it should not be used.
Was looking forward for the lume test, disappointed......
Does it glow doe..
Never turned off the light to SEE the new lume on the watch..
why not also on the dial?
excellent work but the seconds hand was off alignment grrrrr
nice jop
expected you to switch off the light.
I dit not zie the lumen working you dit not show it.
Aren't those Rolex hands ?
That is one fugly case...
Well done. Brilliant!