Thank you for this most beautiful video: 👍👌👏. Seeing a Universal Genève on anyone's bench always makes me feel like seeing an old and trusted friend; they just ooze quality, long-levity and beauty. Should your wife like this comment best - which I doubt - please let someone else (young!) have and cherish this treasure. I own so many watches that I do not need another one ... 😊. With the best of wishes, YGR.
Hi, nice job. Found your video since I was just working on a UG 138SS bumper. I can see you are getting more comfortable working on watches. If I may offer a few tips... It looked like you didn't clean the mainspring. Even if you don't take it out and clean it, I'd pop the cap off, maybe soak it in a little one-dip, and put some oil on it. Sometimes you need to work your way to removing the balance assembly by removing other parts. Same goes with putting it back in. I always put it in before putting the rotor or bumper back on. You can bend the hairspring trying to slide it under the rotor or a gear. If you don't have a large cleaning machine (I've been doing this 25 years and still don't), you can just buy a small jewelry ultrasound, put a little water in it, put the parts in something like a shaving cream cap filled with cleaning solution to clean the parts. I think you could have straightened out that second hand.. I was rooting for you to do it!! lol Finally, I like how you put the movement in a movement holder to work on. Not a fan of those black cushions. Honestly don't know any watchmaker that uses them, and often wonder how many newbies bend or break second hand shafts by putting the movements dial side down on them. Keep up the good work!
I truly appreciate your insightful comment. I never imagined I'd develop the skills to service a mechanical watch. As you mentioned, my confidence working on these watches is growing, and I'm continuously expanding my knowledge. Thank you for investing your time in watching the video.
Thank you for this most beautiful video: 👍👌👏. Seeing a Universal Genève on anyone's bench always makes me feel like seeing an old and trusted friend; they just ooze quality, long-levity and beauty. Should your wife like this comment best - which I doubt - please let someone else (young!) have and cherish this treasure. I own so many watches that I do not need another one ... 😊. With the best of wishes, YGR.
After a long and stressful day at work. This is just why I needed to reset. Nice work.
Wonderful demonstration of your skill. Enjoyed immensely. Like you, my bride is involved. Good aren't they. My bride knows what I like before I do.
Wow❤
Thanks for sharing and thanks for giving a new life to that watch
Tell the wife I said hi
Hi, nice job. Found your video since I was just working on a UG 138SS bumper. I can see you are getting more comfortable working on watches. If I may offer a few tips...
It looked like you didn't clean the mainspring. Even if you don't take it out and clean it, I'd pop the cap off, maybe soak it in a little one-dip, and put some oil on it.
Sometimes you need to work your way to removing the balance assembly by removing other parts. Same goes with putting it back in. I always put it in before putting the rotor or bumper back on. You can bend the hairspring trying to slide it under the rotor or a gear.
If you don't have a large cleaning machine (I've been doing this 25 years and still don't), you can just buy a small jewelry ultrasound, put a little water in it, put the parts in something like a shaving cream cap filled with cleaning solution to clean the parts.
I think you could have straightened out that second hand.. I was rooting for you to do it!! lol
Finally, I like how you put the movement in a movement holder to work on. Not a fan of those black cushions. Honestly don't know any watchmaker that uses them, and often wonder how many newbies bend or break second hand shafts by putting the movements dial side down on them.
Keep up the good work!
I truly appreciate your insightful comment. I never imagined I'd develop the skills to service a mechanical watch. As you mentioned, my confidence working on these watches is growing, and I'm continuously expanding my knowledge. Thank you for investing your time in watching the video.
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