Restoration of an Abandoned 1946 post WW2 vintage watch - Radioactive glow - Manual Work - Certina
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- Опубликовано: 29 сен 2024
- In this video I make a restoration of a vintage watch from 1946 (post WW2) with Radioactive glow on the hands that's been abandoned for many years. It's a Certina Labora vintage watch, all of the restoration is done by hand manually. It's a mechanical watch with a caliber KF 320. ASMR sound.
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As this is a watch from 1946 it can be radioactive radium on the hands and dial, I always use protective mask and gloves when handling it.
This vintage Certina watch was very dirty and oily when I opened it. So the cleaning had to be done piece by piece very thoroughly. Every cog tooth needed to be cleaned with wood sticks/peg wood. The balance staff was totally worn out and had to be changed.
After the restoration the Certina watch works quite fine. It runs a couple of seconds +/- per day which is stated by the timegrapher and the amplitude is around 270 degrees which is good. All my hammering paid off and aligned the arbor and the center wheel. I also hammered the barrel and the barrel cap which is not shown in the video.
In this video:
-Disassembly of the watch and check for problems along the way
-Inspection of all parts if they are worn or broken via the microscope
-Manual cleaning, I do this with Rodico (Bergeon), some toothpicks, pegwood. Then let all parts be in benzine and later a double bath of IPA (Isopropyl alcohol) which wasn’t shown in the video. The pallet fork gets a bensin bath and the Epilame treatment, balance wheel will only be cleaned with benzine.
-Polish the acrylic glas and the casing
-Reducing the barrel arbor hole size, barrel hole, barrel cap hole, center wheel hole with the staking tool
-Assembly and oiling all relevant parts
-Checking if the movement works fine and then checking it with the timegrapher
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This is not a tutorial video, I’m just a hobbyist and might do things incorrectly.
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This watch was very worn and full of dirt, I bought it at an online auction so it was a big question mark of its condition. It's a wonder how this watch actually worked from the beginning because it was chunks of dirt on every cog wheels teeth. Every part needed to be cleaned individually with wood sticks over and over again. The dirt was in some places hardened (like stone) and needed to be scraped of. Perhaps some parts was changed sometime ago before me. Hammer time with staking tool was also done to the barrel and its lid because this hole was also totally worn down as the arbor hole and the center wheel (shown in the video).
It was a long shot to restore this, I hoped for good amplitude and it showed in the end ~270 degrees which is quite good or very acceptable for this old watch.
Votre travail mérite du respect et de l honneur.
@@jeanmartox3570 Merci beaucoup
@@Watcheyes avec joie.
@@crazytrain216 Hi Crazy, I haven't thought anything selling it to be honest.
Thank you too much..I like your work to see these trophies come back again.
This is true restoration. Don't make it 'new', make it 'good' and keep the character this Certina had. Splendid!
Many thanks :)
@@Watcheyes it would be great if you put a strap that looks like the old one
@@abdullahalharthi2429 I have a old coins for sale 150 years old
@@malikanis4953 what type of kingdom?
Nice. I'm stealing that saying!
Man, the stories this time piece holds were brought back to life after that wind up.
Yes, stories from another life 😀
good
I have been watching watch restoration video's for quite some time and this is the first time I have seen your channel offered in my feed. Good work on this watch. I am impressed at how well you cleaned the watch and parts by hand, the old fashioned way. Very few watch makers show this method. Many novice watch tinkerers cannot afford to buy expensive tools and machines so this video is invaluable. Thanx.
Welcome to the channel Glenn, Aha I see, well Im glad that youtube showed it to you =). Thank you very much for your kind comment and that you like my work. Indeed, I want to do all work manually, so people can actually follow along if they want to and don't need expensive machines and tools as you say. Thanks again, very much appreciated, have a good day to you!
It is taking some effort, but I'm actually building my own watch cleaning machine. The ready-made options are inexplicably expensive, given what they are, so I opted to build my own. I have plans to create a channel specifically for watch restorations myself (of which I have already acquired around a dozen projects), and will include the watch cleaning machine build as a tutorial. There is a remarkable lack of this information on the internet.
@@jw11432 Cleaning parts manually has been the choice for hobbyists for a long time. I am more interested in manual watch part cleaning than I am in cleaning the parts with a machine. This is because I don't do a lot of restorations. I never will because I only work on my own watches. There are books out there written by the old timers that talk about this but I don't have access to them right now. Manual watch part cleaning is time consuming so I understand why a pro would buy a machine for this task. Most people who watch youtube video's on watch repair or restoration are hobbyists and will never invest in all the expensive tools that real watchmakers need to purchase.
@@glenh4971 I'm certainly only a hobbyist, and have invested quite a bit in tools (nothing crazy), but I became very invested in the hobby.
Different perspectives I suppose. Cleaning seems to me the most mundane, so I'm happy to use a machine. For me, the magic is in the assembly and oiling and refinishing. But I can understand where you're coming from! 👍
@@jw11432 Making a watch cleaning machine on video would be awesome. Good luck!
I never thought that those small parts of any watch could be repaired. Unbelievable!!!
I like this kind of restoration, where the "patina" is saved. You even kept the radium hands.
Many thanks Joël, I agree 😀
Это не просто часы, это свидетели чей-то жизни. Работа выполнена на совесть.
Glad to hear that Max, many thanks!
Ювелирная работа!
That was awesome to watch. Thank you. I love seeing vintage restoration. Your tools and know how were humbling.
Glad to here your kind comment Tom 😊, many thanks from Sweden! See you later.
Old is gold how perfection in the mechanism and you really choosen to restore it.
I can see the skill of being a watch repairman, and a surgeon, going hand-in-hand with dexterity and skill.
Какую же трудоёмкую работу проделал мастер. От количества использованных инструментов я просто в шоке! К тому же много нового узнал и увидел.
Если сохранять труды предков,
то как красива и с каким дизанерским преплетением времен могла бы быть жизнь
Great editing! Loved the sounds of the process and it was very relaxing. Satisfying to see all the parts get cleaned and put back together 🤗 I really appreciate the time and talent to film and edit such an intricate process! ♥️
I appreciate it alot your kind comment. Very glad that you liked my video and that you took your time watching it. Many thanks and have a very good day ❤
Very intricate work requiring a LOT of knowledge and mechanical know-how. Anyone who does this type of work deserves the pay the receive!! Excellent work!!
God, watching this guy restore a vintage Certina makes me realize my Girard Perregaux make only need the crystal polished in addition to a possible tuneup tbh. OG '66 Gyromaster my grandpa owned that's now mine, runs fine.
Need to look into how to get his old square Lord Elgin Shockmaster working as well. Both beautiful vintage timepieces. Consider yourself having earned a subscriber.
Words cannot describe how pleasing it is for a craft of our ancestors to still live on through current generation in their watches. Yet you do it with such gentle, meticulously precise accuracy. A true craftsman of his art🤝
Another beautiful restoration. I fix cars for a living and feel very proud when I bring one back to life. I know you have that same feeling when you finish.
Many thanks Julio, Indeed, that feeling is worth all hard work. Have a good day 😊
Excellent restoration which requires great skill snd patience. Thank you for this awesome video. We want more of such videos. Please continue to enthral us. Thank you.
Nice to see you here Swaminathan, as always very kind words from you, I thank you so much, I'm very glad that you liked my video and that you put a comment also. I'll do, see you later =)
True magician, such skill demonstrated. Never ceases to amaze me the pure genius behind the manufacture of these magnificent time pieces!
WOW - such a meticulous restoration - a work of art at the end - it made me cry!!
Patination, hard wear, all Made the watch special. Love the light cleaning of the dial.
Thank you Sean :)
I love watching restoration videos, especially when they're as old as that watch! 1946 was a very long time ago
Indeed, thank you
It's always hypnotic watching you work. Thanks for sharing your magic.
A master at work, a lifetime of experience. Mesmerisingly wonderful engineering. Such minute amounts of lubrication. Stunning
Fantastic. Restored and ready to run another lifetime and original marks and signs of wear left on case face and hands, perfect.
How much does it cost a restoration like this?
Anywhere from $400 to $800 I’d say
Probably more than the watch itself
A work of art, restored by a true artist..
That was kind, thank you 😊
A Beautiful Timepiece
لا اِلهَ الّا رَبَّ الْعَوالِم حُسَين جَلَّ جَلالَه❤️
I couldn't reassemble that watch in a thousand years!!
Hehe thank you :)
True art! Handle such tiny pieces whit that precision is really admirable
Watching this while listening to some lo-fi is nice...
A true artist. Thanks for sharing!
My subscribe came when you plinged the paper plane across the room 🤣 absolutely love your videos, thanks for the great content 👍showed me some new techniques today!
Haha many thanks Lain, I better fold more planes then :) Have a good evening!
Learned from dad.. Thats why he is so perfect 👍✨️
Amazing job, loved it very much! I wish you could have kept or restored the beautiful brown leather though :(
If watches could speak this one has story like no other human have.
Wow, fantastic work! And also, I think the bird was a cardinal.
Fantastic work watches are the only thing I like to collect.
Oh, I do like drilled lugs on a vintage watch.😎☺Excellent video.
The crystal revival is awesome!!!
Craftsman at its finest absolutely beautiful job
Thank you Rick, glad you liked it 😀
My anxiety is kicking in watching you dismantle the watch. The amount of tiny parts. I don't know how you're not shaking more.
All I can say is WOW! Amazing work and all by hand! I myself might have polished the case a little more, but I get it that the watch is worth more with the "history" left as is - to more or less authenticate the vintage. Again, great work!
Thank you Bill and thank you for your time watching :)
The patience with which you work is immense! Igniting a love for horology in me :) The little subtle jokes are amazing 😁 Keep up the great work!
Thank you Aaditya for your kind comments, I appreciate it alot. Haha nice that someone likes the jokes 😀
En vacker gammal Certina har fått nytt liv. Tack för en intressant kanal!
He has the most steady hand's. Applause all round.
I'm from Venezuela, your work it's incredible sir, new subscriber🎉
Many thanks! Glad you liked it, best wishes /Sweden.
Excellent job sir!!!The art of watch restoration.Respect!
Even the camera work on this is a talent in and of itself... nice work man. :)
A very skilled craftsman and excellent video.
Beautiful watch
In spanish: extraordinario.
De verdad, ver como realizó la restauración de ese reloj de pulsera, es entre arte, paciencia y amor a la técnica.
Write in ENGLISH.
Thank you very much.
Oh Gosh! I really hope you used some protection while disassembling the watch. I mean, these radium particles can be deadly if inhaled. I personally think that at least a simple radiometer is a must if one deals with radioactive watches, because a watch like this can contaminate the whole workplace. You should have extreme caution when you deal with such artifacts. UPD. You did - that's great.
Yes.
Perfect result! Thank you very much.
Great attention to detail
We don't truly understand the small size of the parts until he uses his fingers to pick it up. Wow.
Для такой работы нужно стальное терпение. Даже при наличии оборудования и приспособлений необходимы знания и опыт👍
This is really relaxing...
I would never play Operation with this guy.
Hahah good one, thanks for that comment :D
Super work I'm watching very deeply..love from Pakistan 🇵🇰
Fantastic episode
Excellent . Fascinating to see .
Incredible work!
WOW... NATURAL RESTORATION......🔥😈
amazing work
I wonder how expensive that oil is ... the way it's stored and used, it looks like VERY expensive ... o.0
Great restoration! Keep up the good work.
Amazing work sir...
Very interesting. Thank you
Very good job.
Nice show of skill.
Great job!
Meu primeiro emprego aos 14 anos foi em uma relojoaria. O proprietário queria que eu abraçasse a profissão de relojoeiro, mas eu só gostava de desmontar e colocar as peças na benzina retificada, conseguia montar, mas na hora do volante com o cabelo era difícil. Aos 18 anos desisti e fui ser bancário.
Gostei de ver a âncora com 2 rubis,
Muy lindo reloj y un bonito trabajo 💗❤️
Gracia!
Bro how the hell did man craft those tiny perfect fitting pieces.
It's very greate, very perfect
Amazing 👍
很喜歡您的工作我有收集很多老的手錶。
Amazing 🙌
Wonderful video, thank you for taking the time to share, do you sell your watches? If so do you have a link, thank you!
Great skill be blessed
impressive
Beautiful restoration but not keen on your choose of strap.
Thank you Matt, I have noted that from other also, will do a better choice next time :) Thanks for commenting also.
Excellent parfait
أحسنتم
مهارة تُحسد عليها..
أتمنى أن أمتلك هذه الادوات لتصليح الساعات...
I have a wind up snoopy watch from the 50s with an identical glass dome. It has a scratch on the front so I’m curious where you got the replacement
Beautiful taste! I love the colors on that dial, and with the patina, it looks amazing.
How long with that tune up last in a watch as old as that? You made adjustments to the rate. Does that need to be redone more often than complete service intervals? Or only when you service the watch?
Thank you John. It's hard to say, I guess for a long time. Rate should be constant, maybe a service is good to do in about 10 years because the watch is not used that often. Thanks for commenting also 🙂
100% sure. U R a unmarried person. because that place is super quiet. i love that.
Haha, I try to film when my GF is quite, sometimes it's not 😀
Although u done a great job but i think u should do something for shine to its outer body..it must look a little bit new..
Will do =)
amazing
4:13 if I can answer the bird, I must be James Bond (yes, James Bond name derived from ornithologist) haha
edit: the only thing I hate about Techniclik is its head, it can be smacked into its tip very easy, thus needs to buy whole new one
När Gripen kom fram så blev man nästan patriotisk
hay tecnologías angelicales en el cielo que aún no han sido publicadas en nuestro planeta tierra
Amazing talent. I would have loved to see it in pork skin band.
This is a legit restoration video. Some videos are so 'fake'. They staged 'oh I found a thousands dollars watch out of nowhere'. Then go ahead and make a new watch out of it. It should be a restoration not making a new one like car modification.
Posso credere a tutto quello che hai fatto,ma non alla lucidatura del plexiglas.
Nice job! Sub and like. What’s the tune at the end? Very relaxing.
Hello
I got 2 watches like that from 1935 I want to sell them some told me 10 but I think it not worth it and am asking hom much will they cost
Thank You 🙏😊
10:55 i was so shocked cos i thought we have come to rly being able to fix leather in THAT condition in this century but no 😂😂😂
A modern day Leonardo Da Vinci.
Попробуй для очистки использовать ирригатор для зубов. Только вместо воды, бензин или спирт.
Please tell us what grid sandpaper did you use for removing rust and for the glass?