Let's restore a $28 watch! 1980s Vostok Komandirskie
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- Опубликовано: 28 дек 2024
- A labor of love - and a ridiculous use of my down / insomnia time.
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Dude you are KING! Making Vostok to run 0.1 beat error and +5 sec a day is a marvel!
Really? That's nice of you to say, thanks!
They're a remarkably good movement considering the age and origins.
I love my 4 Vostoks 😁
If you're considering buying one,
1. Buy an Auto
2. Get one without a date wheel as they're a huge pain to change due to no quick set.
Especially considering how old this movement is! Vostoks are amazing watches for this: they are tough as nails, and one of (if not) the most reliable watches out there.
"A full restoration on a $28 watch." Love it! That seems to be the power of charm that Vostok holds over us. Beautiful work...looks great!
Thank you very much!
Работа? Херня это, а не работа.
@@dingir1000 pomolchi luchshe
У меня есть Восток Командирские с таким же похожим циферблатом. Заменено стекло, и недавно они отправились к мастеру на чисткую смазку и полную профилактику. Куплен ремешок зулу в цвете хаки, и скоро они займут своё место у меня на запястье. Восток ❤
There is something deeply satisying watching a well used and once loved watch be given a second chance at life through skill and patience, without being dissuaded by its material value. In our throwaway society, relaxing to something like this is like a little bit of heaven. Thank you, Spencer! 👍
Hey, thanks for that, and thanks for watching!
I picked up one of these from ebay and your video helped me immensely to get it back running. Thank you.
Glad I could help!
I like your method! I always felt that if I yelled at my watches while I was repairing them,They would listen but they never did
This needs to be a new series. Spencer services a random cheap mechanical watch. Love it!
It's a nice way to keep myself out of the gutter.
Like the clock sound in the background & the dryer. Love it !!!!!!
Glad you like it!
Assuming that this watch movement has never been serviced, (which I doubt it has) then this movement has been able to run flawlessly for up 20 years or more! That is absolutely phenomenal, and a testimony to the reliability of this watch. And for a 50 buck watch, this is absolutely unheard of. This is the reliability that Swiss and Japanese watches WISH they had.
The crown is wobbly by design! I do like these, simple and robust, I believe it's even been called the AK47 of watches!
Soviet era vostok will have cccp on bottom of dial. The few transition years right after the fall of ussr there was no writing on bottom.
This is a post-Soviet watch made sometime in the 90s. The dial was originally a deep blue that tends to fade like yours. Water resistance was advertised at 5 bar when new, so not exactly a diver. The movement was a joint-venture development between Raketa and Vostok in the early 70s and is still made today in both date and no date versions. For $28 you can find a really good example in Russia and they tend to run fine, despite poor quality control in the 90s. Thanks for sharing!
Great info, thank you.
@@SpencerKleinVintageWatch Сейчас контроль качества сборки часов на много лучше стал. Ввпускаются они в корпусах и выдерживают 20 бар. Цены от 40 до 80 долларов. Качество отличное. И много разных корпусов и циферблатов. Рад помочь информацией.
I have the same watch, that I just bought on eBay for about 20 bucks. It has a deep blue face, but is starting to fade to a bronze color at the 12 o'clock area. It, too, looks like it was beat to hell for 30+ years, but still runs strong. Sits on my desk right next to my Longines Hydroconquest!
It’s August 2021 and my Vostok that was gifted to me quit. I tore it down and it’s humming right along now but for the life of me I could not figure out that spring for the date change! RUclips to the rescue and to my happy surprise you have an excellent video showing the spring going back in. So simple but completely backward from everything else. It’s kinda cool actually. Thanks for the post! My sanity remains intact. 😂
That really is nice to hear, thank you for taking the time to talk about that. It's the same sort of spring setup you see in Accutron tuning-fork movements, IIRC.
Man, i love my komandirskie, had to put a nato strap for my massive wrist, I really enjoyed the restoration, nice job
Thank you for taking the time to film and publish this video, it's very informative and a pleasure to watch. Hope you can film more like this one.
Glad you enjoyed it! It means my sleepless nights had some value.
Great fun, Mr Klein. I've been watching and listening to you for about 3 years and never once noticed you say "kay." Not even when you were getting aggravated by it. Just never noticed. Hope that makes you feel a little better and I love the watch. I feel more confident now about servicing some of my Vostoks.
Good to know, thank you. I get punchy when it gets to being Oh-Dark-Thirty.
Hi Spencer, it is very common for these watches to have movements replaced when they go bad as they are inexpensive and labor for repair would cost significantly more. Of course if you have a watch like mine that was given to me by my son for my birthday last year, the movement will always be repaired and not replaced. Mine is a 31 Ruby auto and manual wind Amphibia Scuba Dude (frogman on the dial) with the same bezel as yours and I absolutely love it! Thank you for the great video, cheers.
i have one of those. not bad for £50 (though i spent nearly double that on the replacement bracelet and steel bezel).
Thanks for showing the small re-dos like the barrel bridge etc. We hobbyists appreciate the fact that even the master watchmaker doesn’t always fly through a movement that’s unfamiliar!!
Actually, I see this video as more of a Christmas present then a party. Thanks so much doing this and in extended format no less!
I've been waiting to see someone do a Vostok service video and I was so pleased it was you. Nobody else shows the same kind of mechanical sympathy to the watches they work on regardless of price then you do.
In my opinion these Vostoks are little gems in the rough. Yes, I know, some of them come out with flaws, but over all they represent the Russian philosophy of design for task and purpose without wasteful extravagance like little Kalashnikovs or MIG 29s. As you mentioned the compressing case design, novel two piece caseback and wobbly crown are ingenious solutions the designers came up with to overcome their limited resources.
Yes, I have 2 of them and they get the most wear time of my watches because they're simple and easy to live with. As you may know, all manner of different bezels, dials, hands, and straps or bracelets are available from the factory store , Meranom, at very reasonable prices. A new movement is ~ $40 so a lot of people just replace the movement instead of servicing it so I was really happy to see you go thru one. Thanks again and best wishes to you and the family for the holidays.
Cheers
Если это часы времен СССР то контроль качества на заводе был на высоком уровне. И механизмы тех годов достойного качества, чего нельзя сказать о механизмах сделанных сейчас. Не редко под крышкой новых часов можно обнаружить и механизм в частицах смазки, не качественно обработанные мосты, шестерни с заусенцами и грязь на механизме. Это я про некоторые моменты современных часов Восток. По мне лучше профилактика старого механизма. И он прослужит верой и правдой ещё долгие годы.
WHHHHat in the WOOORld ... very nice restoration.. some watchmakers doesn't want even to touch such wristwatches.. i love'em so i'm glad you restored it... the 80's Vostoks are super,,,
Well said!
Great job! The lift angle is 42 degrees on Vostok movements. New hand sets from Meranom or Komandirskie are super cheap. I have the blue sub dial like that with silver second hand. Love it!
Good tip!
It looks very nice inside and out!
The dial looks cool. I live in Lviv Ukrainian and started collecting old cccp vostok watches. Love them, their a lot of fun.
Glad to have you here! I hope the new year is fantastic for you, your family, and Ukraine.
If you see something with CCCP in it on the face of the dial it is 1989 or older. I have a couple of those old watches. The dial on the airborne model was originally a beautiful deep green but it faded to a gold/brown with time. Mine is somewhere out in the garage with my old army gear. I came to this channel to see what would be involved in cleaning it and getting it running again. The one I wore for years was an airborne watch but the navy watch starts with a blue dial that changes color too. I also have a tank corps watch. Can't remember what color that dial is. Some are hybrid auto-wind/manual wind. Mine quit on me about thirty-five years ago when I was stationed in Germany. When I took it to a German watch maker, he told me it would cost more than the watch was worth to have him repair it. He recommended that I make another trip over to the Helmstedt checkpoint with a carton of cigarettes and just swap another Russian border guard for another one. I just put it away and forgot about it.
Thanx for doing this video renovation. I have been doing a lot of research on the Vostok watch. What you have is not a dive watch. You can buy this model for 40 dollars new although it may not be as well made as the one you have. I just ordered an Amphibian model which is the dive watch model. Quality on the Vostok is hit or miss I heard. I am interested in trying to tear down one of these Vostok movements to see if I can do it and put it back together so I watched your work intently. Thanx a bunch. Good job on the renovation. That watch has a lot of character.
Great info, thank you! And thank you for the kind words. I appreciate it, sincerely.
Nice watch, just got one myself.
I know this is a late response and I think other people may have said everything that I'm going to say here anyway.
The watch, or at least the dial is from the early to mid 90's. On Soviet made examples it will say Product of USSR, in cyrilic at the bottom of the dial. After the collapse of the Soviet Union, they kept using those dials until the they ran out. After that they did not decide for a few years what to put on the dial and left it blank, like yours. Newer ones have Product of Russia, in cyrillic at the bottom of the dial.
I've heard two different stories about the crown. The first being that it's semi-detached to reduce shock transfer to the movement in the event of a crown strike. The second is that, on their dive watches it will allow the watch to remain sealed if the crown tube is bent in the event of a crown strike. I can't read Russian, so this is only what I have heard. But I've seen technical drawings of the crowns and it is just splined so it spins freely until you pull it out gently and the splines engage. Replaceement crowns are a one peice unit and are pre-sized to the case and movement.
The Komandirski is a field watch and the modern ones are rated at 30m of water resistance, the older ones may be less. They do share the split caseback, acrylic bubble, wobbly crown, and often timing bezel with the Amphibia, which is their dive watch. The Komandirski (Commanders), had many variants with diferent names for different jobs or military ranks. They are usually made from Brass, either plated or polished and also usually have a hand wind only movement. The Amphibia (Amphibian), dive watches are made from steel, and newer ones have an automatic movement. Older Amphibias have chrome plated brass crowns and bezels. Some Amphibias from the 00's to the 10's have carbon steel crown tubes which had problems with rust, although newer ones have stainless crown tubes, along with stainless crowns and bezels.
Great video really interesting 👍 thanks Spencer
Glad you enjoyed it
Will the stem and crown move while the watch is running and in the direction the main spring releases?
Do you lubricate the space between the top of the seconds pinion and the bottom of the friction spring?
Yes, a hair. On Rolex you're not supposed to do this but having two pieces of metal interacting without lubrication makes me itchy.
@@SpencerKleinVintageWatch I’m working on a omega 565 and I’ve read on those you’re not supposed to - but I’m with you a very small amount of HP - 1300 seems warranted
This is wild. I just bought this same watch from a shop in Ukraine for $28. The patina is amazing and the 2209 works are solid. Seems that whatever they used to cover the face wanted to shrink and crack.
No kidding! That's pretty neat. So, if I want a piece of a destroyed Russian aircraft or tank, how do I do that?
OMG you are a ARTIST !
That's some really high praise, thank you.
I have the same ... one of the many on their way to get fully restored. 2409.A is just a rock-solid movement if kept well.
Thank You for this ! Bought a Vostok/Bostok 6 months ago/ COVID . I bought another May, haven’t got it yet. That’s what happens when you buy from the factory. Fig. 5- 6 weeks. The reason I bought the 1st. was the durability of the watch. I’m not diving anymore, tho I would buy it in the 1974-1993.
И что , так и не получил ?
@@АндрейМатвеев-п1ъ there is no translation on this ?
@@skistrycharski6999 And what, I never got the watch?
@@АндрейМатвеев-п1ъ I had to reorder “KOMANDIRSKIE" (red, yellow Dial) & of the 7 I have now since 21-14-3 (March 14 2021) figuring customs stoped them ? The 4-6 weeks to get them what the hell I’m willing to wait for a (TANK of a watch) even longer ! Wanted to save some Rubles /dollars from the manufacture.
Hope all is good Sir with yours & loved ones !
Anacortes, Wa.
@@skistrycharski6999 Thanks ! Yes , the mail is bad as always . And customs is also not working well. I will be glad to continue to correspond with you. If you don 't mind . ?
bloody hell - did the owner go though a woodchipper? are there any bone fragments in the case! 🙂
Hi Spencer great video, I have an unrelated question about a 7s26 with etachron, is the regulator pins adjustment for positional error, or is fine rate adjustment done there or both?
Hi Mr Spencer, some watchmaker told me that Vostok lift angle is 42deg. You could try it.
I will try it, thank you!
Yeah don't know if that older movement would be the same, but I can confirm 42 is what I've found for the current Vostok movements. Seems really low compared to other movements, and could account for why the amp looked so amazing at first.
Ok-- the dial lacquer does craze gorgeously. the crown wobbles as crown/stem protection. The bezel is bi-directional friction fit with a little copper spring. Don't worry about breaking parts. the 2414 movement parts are all over the place. These are cool little movements. Classic Soviet engineering- runs well enough... forever. Built. Like. Tank.
From my research you've got the old dial font-probably 80's or early 90's. Soviet made parts, maybe put together in Soviet era or just afterwards.
I like your idea of a party!👍
Thank you! 😊
These Russian and Chinese watches are the only real non quatch watches normal people can afford to buy.
For the price Vostoks are fantastic honestly. I've got a lot of watches, some expensive and some cheap - including multiple Vostoks. Super durable too, I wear a Komandirskie in the machine shop where I work and it's seen its fair share of "abuse" and has come out relatively unscathed except for some minor cosmetic damage. For the price it's a steal.
These are great watches I got 30 year old Vostoks still ticking away and accurate
Vostok is a brand I’ve seen quite a lot of but never had personal experience with. I’d love a video all about them and the history :)
I own one and can say, they're worth the money.
But i don't know anything about them.
As you, i would also want to know more.
It’s very bad quality as all Russian watches after let’s say 1973 but some vostok was produced under military control . Actually from some thousand watches Produce daily army was choosing sometimes 1-2- 3 mechanism was cased in a case with sign « Заказ министерства обороны” or on some watches “ Заказ МО» Only This watches good quality and deserve to be in your collection! all other it just garbage
@@ShlomoLevi what is your definition of good quality?
Sapphire crystal and always stainless steel?
Then I agree with your assessment.
Reliable?
I have one that is 26 years old manual wind Komandirskie and never been serviced. It runs 7 seconds slow(ish) and works perfectly. Amazes me every time I remember this fact.
It even changes date at almost exactly 1 minute past midnight. My old IWC couldn’t even do that (about 3 min).
I judge quality by its reliability but we are all individual in our preferences.
@@KazeHorse good quality It is problem-free for the owner to function with good results It does not depend on the sapphire crystal nor on the steel case. reliable Just relates to quality conditions. most likely you have a command watch of export origin, which, by definition, is of much better quality than watches in the domestic market. When you lived in Russia and were actively interested in watches, you had a completely different concept of these watches. This is most likely the so-called "survivor's mistake" when you talk about your watch that works long and well, not knowing about hundreds of thousands of watches that have long been thrown into a landfill.
@@ShlomoLevi see then my komandirskie fits that bill perfectly.
Interestingly mine is actually a domestic market model - 47 case that I bought it from an outdoor tank museum place maybe 45min from Moscow. I do not remember the name but it had many T-models you could view and climb on.
I agree many will fail the test of time. I think my argument is that for $30 it’s probably worth a go. I know mine is not the only survivor because when I travelled in Asia, some people also used Vostoks their for their value and reliability (if they weren’t using a Casio haha).
Plus they are designed well aesthetically in my subjective opinion - a classic utilitarian look.
On the plus if your movement fails you can buy an ugly face model with a worn case & transplant it. But mine will be fixed with new parts if/when it breaks as it’s sentimental.
Excellent work.
How does the date changing work - on mine it seems to jump at about 4 am - is that a fault - or how they are made?
hands are set wrong on yours. To do it right, you run the watch forward until the exact click-over of the date, and then put the handset on. It doesn't hurt anything to have it set at another time, it's just a thing.
@@SpencerKleinVintageWatch Thanks Spencer - I am not talented enough to do that - I will just live with the change happening at 4am! Glad its nothing serious. And thanks for sharing your video - always interesting to watch.
Its waterproof?
"The finest Columbian" I laughed pretty hard at that one.
Is this an automatic or a hand-wound watch?
I think hand-wind only. It's been awhile.
New series on Friday night at 7 “Gosh Darn it Sebastian” - Episode 1 ‘Tweezers’.
Ha!
Lovely job, more fun and less worry than the Omega/Rolex watches . Originally designed Amphibian to be superior to the Sea Dweller .
Enjoy the kids ........... when they move out🙏🏻. Then you miss it ( noise), ENJOY . As I’m sure U are, Kids love it !
I keep saying that but the wife insists she won't miss it one bit.
If it works, it ain't stupid. Sums up the Vostok pretty much ... all of them.
I love that you still can get those new and very affordable :-) Fun little watches. Just my two cents.
Btw. did you know that Bill Murray did wear a Vostok 420526 in the movie "Life Aquatic" and since then the model is nicknamed "The Zissou" after Murray's character Steve Zissou. I bet you did know that.
I did not! Never seen the movie, but always meant to.
that’s the first Vostok i got myself, now i seem to have been infected with some sort of virus, i got 2 more amphibias, one komandirskie with a 24h dial, and then went for the sturmanskie gagarin and 2 strelas an officer (white old style) and a cosmos one (black, modern style).
this watch is made in period 1992-94. color of dial is original brown, but it has to fade and disappear. don't ask me how i know. crown is ok. but komandirskie never had lumi material on bezel. it was red. lumi was on amphibia. i have more than 15 of them :)
As JonathanChow5 has already stated,the lift angle is indeed 42 degrees.I have an early '90's
Amphibia and a recent Kommandirske,both use that lift angle.....................
Good to know, thank you. I'll check that this morning then!
That white stuff under the bezel looks like a chalk that is used in free weight/kettlebell training. When combined with water it gets totally caked.
I’m going with Bolivia blow ! lol Good call, I had to comment!
I just pulled the back off my old Komamdierskie. It’s intimidating how SMALL everything really is.
It's an illusion! Magnification is your friend; it makes everything so much more simple.
I have a few Vostoks, open 'em, regulate them at 42 degrees indeed and they are phenomenal. SKX bezels swap with them in case you wanted to know. The crown is designed to wiggle that way so a whack won't break it off. And they are insanely waterproof since the caseback design allows for increased depth pressure equaling increased water resistance. The only problem is when you buy one you end up buying 10 or in my case more. Then you get stuck looking and buying Poljots and Raketas. It's a vicious circle.
I've been looking at Soviet-era cushion-cased divers - the ones with the large 3 / 6 / 9 lumed numerals. That's pretty cool that an skx bezel will fit on one!
@@SpencerKleinVintageWatch Aren't those nice? Be careful, they're all absolutely fun watches and practically indestructible. meranom.com/en/ Fun site. Stupid me, I looked and ordered this one that I've wanted forever and was out of stock. meranom.com/en/komandirskie-classic/vostok-watch-komandirskie-650841.html
Hey Spencer. I find it interesting you went all the way to the dial without dropping the balance. I assume you were pretty certain (or just not concerned) about potential issues to be addressed in the train etc.
I didn't see any surprises, and the calendar side on this isn't much to push.
definitely early 1990s - post Soviet - that dial was common from 1985. Usually found on Amphibias - back then there wasn't much difference between the amphibia divers and the Komandirske field watches, the latter have less depth rating but have the same pressure case back and gasket. Build quality wasn't great and the company really really suffered in the 1990s economic hell in Russia - most cases were still brass with chrome plating - these days they are stainless steel.
Im sitting here wondering what watch that fab suisse case back was from ?
oh, an Omega 166.090 "Baby Flightmaster", a project watch I was fiddling with.
@@SpencerKleinVintageWatch Cool, kinda looks like a dynamic, will you make a video out of it ?
I'd be down for that - the big issue with this particular watch is that the original lapped finish on the case is completely gone, and the case needs to be restored.
Nice to see a good ol' Komandirskie submariner, was it yourself I was conversing in WUS the other day over this piece? Thing is you just can't go wrong with one of these tough old watches, they take abuse that G Shocks would die in fright from and just keep on going :)
Nope, wasn't me. I have a WUS account but never use it. Many many years ago I was on there with my brand-new account, and some mod on a subforum just treated me terribly. I rarely if ever go back.
Swirly B models are usually transition as there was a hiatus what Russia would call itself in the brave new world so companies kinda held back until they knew it was going to be just Russia or Russian Federation they could put on the dials. BTW I wouldn't go deeper than 20m on a Komandirskie, you can dremel a little lug channel on the back and then fit an Amphibia double lugged caseback which will turn the watch into a 200m capable but also new stem tube and crown seals and likely a new crystal with tension ring before getting it wet at all lol
You know, these might not be the greatest watches in the world, but they're certainly fun. I have a couple, and they're pretty unkillable. One of them is a "Jr." Komandirskie that has the same crackled root beer dial.
Great job, Spencer! Love such an unusual stuff from you! I would suggest to check Soviet Slava 2427 movement. It is 25j day-date with TWO main springs. There are a lot of cheap pieces with funky designs on ebay.
I had one! An NOS example made in the very last years of the Soviet Union: www.kleinvintagewatchrepair.com/sold-watches/slava-dress-watch-26-jewels-daydate-made-in-the-twilight-of-the-soviet-union
I have this same watch that I traded a Russian merchant sailor for in 1992 when I was in the service. Mine has "CCCP" on the bottom of the Blue dial, and "USSR" on the back. Hallmarked "Vremir". I took it out of the drawer last night and wound it. Still running.... No longer luminous. Could use a new crystal. Any available (don't have to be factory).
Its basic acrylic crystal just order one in. The size of your watch hope this helps
The dial could have been customized as that was a popular cheap watch to tune up in the 80s when quartz took over everything
Loved the video Spencer. Great job. I wonder what would cause the blue dial to go bronzy like that. I think the Russians put more effort into the movements than the dials. Some fiddly diddly bits no doubt. Please do more cheapo watches. Some as you say are surprisingly well made :)
My thoughts exactly on "inexpensive" watches. Not sure on the blue fading to amber but it's an interesting question!
Nice job.
Thank you!
Is this the first service for the Tank, ” OF A WATCH” !
There is a lot of them.
I have old Amphibia from '80 and on case it says ,,177210". Can i change the dial on it because i dont like it much? Its white with baby blue and boat on it. I would love to buy military green dial.
"Make tonight a wonderful thing" . Sorry, thought I picked up some Steely Dan lyrics. 👍😁
you did! That song is always in my head, but part of it actually slipped out while filming.
These watch Vostok Commander 2414A not 80 years they were issued not in the SSSR but after the collapse already in the 90s because there are no inscriptions on the clock dial where they are made and the factory crown is also completely different and must be the same as in the East Amphibian.
For settings tomographer me think .. must be 42 instead 52 for theVostok movement
Permission to tinker? Nice Vostok, but not a dive watch. Commander's watch. The Amphibian is the 200m scuba watch. Cool technology. What is your mainspring winder? I'm trying to do the same restoration on some of my 2409/2414 Vostoks. Really nice restoration. I have some cool stories about my Vostoks as well. For such an inexpensive watch, they are really neat. Also, put it on a NATO, that would be a bit ironic. ;)
That crown is supposed to wiggle like that...see videos of this watch before :)
If that’s a seiko on your wrist , I bought one about fifty years ago ?
The Cuervo Gold? Make tonight a wonderful thing...
Thanks for this video! It really help me decide to have my own Komandirskie from the mid-eighties serviced. Mine was (...is) Soviet less scratched. You can heave a look at it on my channel. Thanks again!
Any vintage watches restored by YOU are on sale?I would like to buy one if the price is affordable.
Well, I guess it's time to define what you would consider "affordable".
It most likely is not from the 1980s, and it is most likely part of the post Soviet- pre Russian period. The dial is missing both сделатно в СССР I.e. made in the USSR and сделатно в России I.e. made in Russia. This happened in the early Russian period when восток was busy trying to stay aloft but nobody knew how the country was going to survive.
They still make this watch today - and you can get parts and the entire watch itself.
"... real short hard-working life ..." Lol! Hahahaha! I'm told that hard-working never hurt anybody ...
nice!
Great vid!! I currently have 4 Vostok, all new within the last 4 years and 0ne 70's Raketa vintage small seconds hand fully serviced and purchased last year! I love these Russian watches!! Are you keeping yours?
I didn't end up keeping this one in large part because I prefer watches that are automatic and also hand-winding.
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Keep miss-seeing those tiny screws 😫😎might be time to visit the optician...😳
Long overdue, actually. Covid. But we're all vaccinated now so that has to happen.
@@SpencerKleinVintageWatch Ah, the wonderful logic of it all.
We're all vaccinated now and yet everyone in Specsavers still treat us like we are all carrying leprosy.
Masks are still with us permanently?
Ever tried the eye test with steamed up glasses.😎😷👉
33:54 yeah actually can I have the yellow one?
Hi Spencer. Your running commentary while working is always informative and entertaining.
"J*ck*ss!" at 52:40 is the strongest expletive I've ever heard you utter. Guess you need more restraint with kids around the house. I do more swearing than that just sizing bracelets and most of the words start with an "F".
Thanks for the "Insomnia Special Edition".
I try to avoid cursing but oh well.
Nobody knows about Sesame Street, are you kidding!! Ha, of course you are. Grooviest Aliens!!
Last one I promise hehe :) The dial was originally blue or green metallic and what you are seeing is the gold lustre like a candy paint effect but the topcoat layer has bleached in the sunlight meaning this watch was worn extensively in the outdoors. Its quite common with the bleached golden dials for owners to strip the chrome or TiN plating off with muriatic acid I think it is, which turns the case into a pleasing almost bronze like that patina's up beautifully and looks super cool with the brown gold of the bleached dial.
Thank you - I need to get some muriatic acid; it's been on a mental list for years. How is that done? Just soaking the case in it?
Happy little trees...happy little Russian watches...
true dat
Oh. I know the yup yup... nope nope. Who didn't watch the muppets?
Sometimes I suspect I'm the only member of my original reality to be in this one that we share. so, it's a welcome surprise when I find out that's just a fever dream.
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Little tip on the movement ring, loosen the screws til the ring can turn and with stem out simply rotate it so the cutout gets to a screw and voila the ring just pops off. Balance shims are best done with the cock loosely screwed on and just gently slide in the shim, easier to do with movement ring off. Excellent end result indeed, my Zakas blue submariner I relumed with blue dots and hands and looks pretty cool :)
Very good - just like a Rolex then. I should have thought of that.
You're like all other. You didn't show the back ring opening... I know why! It's difficult and fast to make scratches!
You're Bergeron, you're supposed to be high quality, What the F? And yes, I got the Earth Book reference. I'm old.
Weirdest thing about getting old is that the old people aren't that old anymore. I miss actual old people.
You should be able to get a new hand set from Meranom.com the factory shop..................
Old hands give it an unique look tho
Did your brother in law know Bill Browser?
I have no idea, sorry.
Автор, ты действительно часовой мастер?
Чел, который в первый раз увидел востоковский механизм...
A reAl blue collar you are. Thank You...
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