Servicing a JW Benson Watch and the explosive history of the brand

Servicing a much loved watch, while exploring the destruction of JW Benson's first shop on Ludgate Hill, London
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If you'd like your own watch serviced or repaired, and get a free short GWS video showcasing the movement and the work done, check out gentlemenswatches.co.uk

[@adfpv1153]

Dude you’re up there with Kalle, Nekidwatchmaker and wristwatch revival 😁 officially one of my favourite RUclips channels. 👍👍👍 thank you

[@GentlemensWatchServices]

Far too kind mate, have a great evening!

[@JustinTimeWatchmaking-sc1ut]

Agreed. On my personal channel, I told him his delivery, humor, and timing in his voiceover take his channel from good to exceptional. Well done brother.

[@rossjackson3670]

What a delight. Good humour, information and a demonstration. What more could one ask for.

[@GentlemensWatchServices]

Thank you Ross!

[@lizid5]

Shout out to great grandads everywhere

[@feraltweed]

Glad to find this Channel. I was trained as a watchmaker about thirty years ago and tried to make a living at it but the market was just not there. I’m just now getting back into it so enjoy watching videos to refresh me. I like how you oiled the cap jewel. I was trained to oil it before before replacing it in its setting. That was always stressful to me. Anyway I subbed. Thanks

[@GentlemensWatchServices]

Hi FT, glad you liked it. I try and sneak in one or two top tips into each video :) I used to do non-shock protected cap jewels as you said, but using capillary action is much easier.

[@samgrant83]

Good bit of history. I can remember a couple of old bomb sites surviving into the mid 90's one around Smithfield market and one on Farringdon Road, just round the corner from Ludgate Hill, a stone's throw from where the old Benson shop would have been.

[@tedblack2415]

Hmm , tidy & appreciate the background and history of the brand , entertaining as ever good job.

[@GentlemensWatchServices]

Cheers Ted

[@Saving-Time]

Congrats on breaking 1000 subs mate, well deserved. I might revisit some of my older videos and sort of nick this idea lol

[@GentlemensWatchServices]

Thanks David! Exactly, shame to leave all that footage laying around.

[@WatchWithMike]

Well done on the watch and the narration! 😁 I like your two tweezer-technique installing the mainspring arbor… Something I often struggle with.

[@GentlemensWatchServices]

Cheers mate. Started doing it after too many arbors slipping into the 4th dimension. Just for when the last loop is a bit too small. Carbon steel tweezers for that job 😀

[@nicklapietra3890]

Great video. Thanks.

[@GentlemensWatchServices]

Thanks Nick!

[@HorologyHubub]

Excellent as always good sir

[@GentlemensWatchServices]

Thank you!

[@lizid5]

Thank you for the yap 😊

[@GentlemensWatchServices]

My pleasure

[@michaelfonseka7657]

Marvelous,funny
entertaining but above all educational. Love your videos as usual.❤🎉.
Oh Will you be doing a JW Benson pocket watch in the near future??
Thanks Alex,
Mike.

[@GentlemensWatchServices]

Thank you Mike. If one comes my way, not on the list at the moment. Cheers mate.

[@WMIYC]

@14m50s I use shed cat whiskers.

[@nigelwest3430]

Oh dear, dreadful narration, I only lasted 49 seconds, shame, as an owner of a J W Benson watch I was hoping to learn something of it's history.

[@GentlemensWatchServices]

Thanks for the feedback. What would you like changed?