Considering it's a verge, and the regulator is missing, the accuracy you got out of this thing is impressive. Once again demonstrating why your channel is one of the best watch channels on RUclips.
Beautifully filmed and edited, Chris. Although I also enjoy your voice over commentary, I really appreciated the "in the moment" aspect this time. When we hear you working out how to proceed as you go along, it brings another level of connection between you and the viewer.
Hi Chris, Well that was a herculean task, no exaggeration. As I sit here trying to regulate my grandfather's Longines pocket watch, a mere 101 years old, (still gaining 3 minutes per day, hope the new timing washers will help) I think to myself: Hope this guy charges by the hour! Congratulations, Garry
Hats off to the craftsman that made this watch over 200yrs ago. They did not have access to the machinery that is available today and the workmanship is superb.
EVERYTHING done by hand -- the design, the geometry, math, metallurgy, machining, polishing, et al. Heck, the steel could have come from a blacksmith's forge. Not just the movement, but the machines used in construction. No computers or even electricity. Truly hand made.
Personally I prefer this conversational style of naration to your more scripted ones, but either way the huge amount of effort is always appreciated. This one was really amazing! And informative as ever. Thanks!
This thing looks like it was made by a mad scientist. Shows you how much effort and experimentation went into developing the rather simple design of modern watches. Congratulations on doing a great job. And I liked the live, in-the-moment narration.
I noticed you weren't around a couple of months and knew you must have something huge in the works. So thoughtful of you to release this on my one free evening this week, Chris!
If I didn't see it with my own eyes I would've never believed that anyone could've made such small and precise parts in the 1800s let alone early 1800s
Ikr! And do u remember that discovery of Greece ancient Antikythera Mechanism device back to 2000 yrs before? People thought the old days or ancient era was pretty primitive but obviously not true, maybe the modern times lacked a lot from technology than old school
gorgeous movement and I'm sure the people who made it are smiling somewhere to see the skill and care you put into restoring it. No more green grease and CA glue!
It's always a great day when Chris uploads! Especially repeater videos, key wind videos, or railroad watch videos. Mail in's are also the best! I love repeaters, and want to buy one soon!
Brilliant. Your working commentary is excellent. Given all the engineering and artistic design that went into the mechanism, I, too, wonder about the screw through the dial. What on earth??? Perhaps it was a ham-handed "repair" at some point in time? Maybe the dial feet just needed to be "bashed" and enlarged to hold more firmly? Excellent craftmanship with your repairs. Thank you.
Your skill, commitment, and thorough attention to detail is nothing short of incredible. I wonder if the maker could even imagine this watch still existing and functioning two centuries later!
Your work is amazing! It's great to watch you take on and do so much more than clean an polish a watch. You seem fearless in your willingness to take on a repair. I would put you up there with Nekkid Watchmaker as far a ability goes. However I have not seen him rebuild gear teeth yet. I was impressed by your willingness to change out the hairsprings. Yes this was epic.
Wow!!! What an amazing watch, and what a fantastic restoration. Great camera work and it was fascinating to watch you bring this chiming pocket watch back to life. I really enjoyed this. Many thanks, and I hope you decide to make some more videos in future.
Your efforts here inspired me Chris. I have a couple watches on my bench that have been months-long challenges. Watching your work has given me some new motivation. Thank you for sharing with us and keep up the great work.
That is amazing work to get this very complex watch running again. I was fascinated all the way through this video. You could say time stopped for me over hour and a half.
Just starting out with watches but have been in the safe / lock trade for about 50 years. Probably the thing that kept me in the trade was the challenge. I have been looking at these ancient repeaters. I have noted that video of disassembly is way better than just pictures. And your video will help me along in this journey. Thank you.
Man. If you're not careful you are going to become the go to person for antique watch restoration in the US. Whoever bought this watch when it was new was VERY wealthy.
I service watches for friends and family. However, with the insight you provide, I'm thinking of making it my profession. I was a car mechanic (from big to small) and the things you show can be applied to 300 year old watches to modern ones with a little bit of brain grease. Knowing it's not possible, I wish you'd upload every other day!
@@coolnessfactor1 yes it absolutely translates! I actually learn a lot of professional machinists who work on full sized lathes and mills. Whether it’s a tractor part or a watch pivot, the same basic principles apply
Excellent travail ! Je pense qu'il ne reste qu'une dizaine d'horlogers , qui ont ce niveau de compétence ! Mes félicitations professionnelles ! Excellent work! I think there are only around ten watchmakers left who have this level of skill! My professional congratulations!
At 1:14:03 the hour snail looked happy 😊 Excellent 👌 I think Chris is a Surgeon by day, DJ by night 2-4am playing timeless classic house, and Horologist with the few hours left .............always fixing the human condition, health, music and what time we have left !
Super interesting! After watching the whole video I like this even better than your post-voiceover narration! At first I was taken aback because it seemed slower and less confident, but after I got into it I felt more involved -- like I was there with you. I now think this is amongst your best videos. Which do you prefer making?
@@IMakeWatches from a production standpoint, it took about the same amount of time though I thought talking on the fly would speed things up. It only slowed down editing (but I didn’t have to script after the fact). Things just flowed more naturally this way. I don’t sound as animated since I am naturally trying to focus and be still for the finer work being done.
@@csspinner Seems like you have everything ready to do a post-voiceover version for comparison if you want - perhaps with some sound editing challenges. But the more I watch this the more I like it! Someone should create a process to keep a live narration separate from the sounds of the work so it's easy to separate afterwards. It could be possible to do that using a simple headset with a mic very close to your mouth and then remove that track from the master track with the work sounds....
As always, a great job Chris! Yep learnt some stuff as I followed you. Ta. You are becoming a demon don the lathe! I’m always jealous of all your great tools. I was interested to watch you make a new bearing for the pivots and amazed reaming down the center of the ovaled hole worked and also drilling the hole on the bearing was good enough. I’d say another fantastic job! I love your in-depth videos, and enjoyed the live vocals!
Unbelievable piece of work. Goes straight into true art territory. Thank you! I was also very surprised by all the screws. This must have been a very high-grade piece in its day. I mean, it still is, but this was likely a step or two above anything else you could get at the time.
Great job Chris! That watch had to be a real test of patience. I am still amazed just how small those fusee chains are and how tedious that work to assemble them was - very small hands and hours of tedium.
Wow, you tackled an amazing and old watch. For me, I was confused from the start, have never seen that many screws. Great to see ya again. What a great restoration.
Amazing workmanship. Forgot to say of course a beautiful watch too. Would love to own one. Have you ever thought of a giveaway or raffle of a serviced watch etc? Cheers
wow great work on the restoration job good to see another antique pocket watch restored esp a repeater watch from 1800s . I am a sucker for blue hands so would of preferred blued hands, but thats my personal choice
Outstanding Chris! I picked up a Sandoz minute repeater chronograph movement at the London Watch Fair and youve given me the confifence to delve in and get it going, nice ckear explanation of the repeater mechanism 👍
Bravo monsieur, vous avez fait et montré un travail de vrai professionnel, sur une montre antique et sur un mouvement très complexe, vous avez pu sauver cette magnifique montre de poche, heureusement vous possédait le matériel adéquat qui vous a facilité la tâche, vous m'avez réjouit et je tiens à vous dire merci et bravo en attendant une autre vidéo pleine de munition et de savoir-faire.
I love your work. I learn something new every time I watch you. I have a repeater that I have been waiting to clean and oil, this may be the video that get me over the complication! Thank you!!
amazing work Chris!! after sitting through in one sitting confirms why i don't work on pocket watches unless i'm forced to!! Also i love your lathe set up, finding a good one at a reasonable price is near impossible these days!!
The teardown was a bit tense on this end. Felt like one slight misstep could be disaster. And--given your demonstrated skill set, I am surprised you did not take on the spring length setting gear. I bet you could have pulled it off. But, as it turned out, the end result was more practical and seemed to work just fine. That was a big and nicely executed job. Way to go!
Chris, this was a fantastic video, so fun to watch. I felt like I was sitting in watchmaking school watching the teacher work through this watch. Your videos will seriously be the go-to for anyone looking to work on verge fusee, repeaters. I know if I ever muster up the courage, these will be indispensable for me. I love the new cap plate you made for the balance bridge. It really matched the looked. Two questions: where did you get that pin/needle to create the hole in the new bushings? And why does the "king" look hungover in the shot with the parts all cleaned and lined up? 😂 Thank you for taking the time to film this incredible video. 💪
Thanks!! It was one bit out of an assortment of PCB drills you can buy on Amazon or AliX. Just beware they are very brittle and are prone to breaking if any sudden movements are made when inserted in the part (guess how I know)
This was amazing to see! I'm just starting out in this whole business, but the white whale I'm working my way to to is a Breguet verge fuseé repeater that's got to be a couple years older than this (more pins, in any case). It's got a broken fuseé chain, so I'm hoping that that's all that's wrong with it (other than a whole lot of polymerized whale oil 🤢)!
We are all in awe of your skills and glued to the screen watching you explain and perform miracles: 👏👌👍❤! However, do know that most of us watch your videos in their full length and enjoy them like blockbusters? 😊 Nice! Thank you so much for entertaining us so much and all the best on your (our!) future endeavors! P.S. I liked this "live" comment as much as I like your voiceovers - both are just brilliantly instructive and a pleasure to listen to, so do as you like.
Thank You Chris... Quite a watch along with Quite a beautiful restoration.... When you go about your dismantle I was wondering if you use a memory plate to organize all of the screws & parts for correct repositioning? How often do you need to refer to your dismantling video to know how to reassemble? HA, at 9:53 you explained exactly.. Also thinking if you have to stay away from any coffee when working, ha... Your explanations are excellent but after my first time through I like turning off the sound and see if I can identify or anticipate your next moves... TM
Being this has metal on metal pivots, would it make it any better or more accurate if you were to replace them with conventional jewels? Or does the extra friction also work to regulate the watch?
I suppose the reduction in friction would drive more power to the balance and result in higher amplitude and perhaps knocking against the limit pin. Though that can be controlled by moving back the crown wheel slightly to reduce the depth on the flags. Since the watch was never designed with jewels I kept it true to the original plan and used the bushings instead
I know it's not what you're going for, but would it be possible to 'upgrade' this watch by adding jewels to it, or would the bridges/plates need to be fundamentally different?
Sure is possible! Though I’d have to be mindful of the significant reduction in friction that would lead to an unknown increase in balance amplitude, which could be adjusted for
I am amazed by how well the parts are finished. You don't normally see such a high level of finishing in verge watches. The hairspring work was intense. I actually didn't believe it would run correctly. Might i ask, for how much time did you burnish each pivot?
It’s quite common to have the stud pegged to the plate. The regulator rack would simply slide along the spring to effectively change its length. I’m certain it did exist at one point, but now it’s lost to time
Damn dude. Another great video. I enjoy your manufacturing skills and seeing all the different techniques for making parts that need replacing. How long did it take you to get comfortable with the lathe?
Fantastic repairs, still working through the video, but so far, this has been one heck of an undertaking! A question came to mind though: How do you ensure that you're reaming the hole in the right spot when it is oblong? Other than eyeballing it, do you have any suggestions on that? Just to clarify, how do you make sure your tool stays at the right end of the oval and doesn't veer off somewhere in the centre of the oval or at the other end?
@@deeranfoxworthy6069 it’s a good question. The oval wasn’t so extreme that any slight off centering of the reaming didn’t seem to affect things. The uprighting and depthing of the wheel with the adjacent were satisfactory. But let’s say the wear was so bad and reaming the hole as-is produced something off center that would cause interference in depthing with the other wheels. In this case, I would create the bushing as I did in the video, but NOT drill the hole on center. Instead, I’d need to insert the bushing as a blank. Meanwhile, the contrate wheel and third wheel would be mounted side by side in a depthing tool to measure the precise tooth depth needed (and therefore the exact spacing between the two arbor pivots). The depthing tool then can scribe arcs into the plates and the intersection over the bushing would be the spot to drill the hole (rather than the exact center of the bushing). At this intersection, a point can be punched and the plates mounted one at a time in the face plate on the lathe to drill the hole at that spot.
@@csspinner That's incredibly helpful! Lots of food for thought. Trying to figure out the best means of applying the solution to a similar issue I face in my own field of work. Thank you so much!!
Where'd you get it? Maybe The ''inter-web'' can source you parts. 17:58.......... Of the many ''watchmaking, repairing channels that are out there, we are positive one of these craftsmen would surely pony-up to the challenge for that or any part for posterity’s sake.........52:54 What an absolute drag! With all due respect, (and you are due tons), I never thought that you'd give up so easily! Bummer! Hope someone can assist you. IN THE END, MASSIVE KUDOS AND THANK YOU FOR THE SHARE!!!!!!!
Considering it's a verge, and the regulator is missing, the accuracy you got out of this thing is impressive.
Once again demonstrating why your channel is one of the best watch channels on RUclips.
Beautifully filmed and edited, Chris. Although I also enjoy your voice over commentary, I really appreciated the "in the moment" aspect this time. When we hear you working out how to proceed as you go along, it brings another level of connection between you and the viewer.
Bravo for that outstanding project! Fusee & chain, verge escapement, hour & quarter repeater, lathe work AND hairspring replacement?!! Good lord 😅
Hi Chris, Well that was a herculean task, no exaggeration. As I sit here trying to regulate my grandfather's Longines pocket watch, a mere 101 years old, (still gaining 3 minutes per day, hope the new timing washers will help) I think to myself: Hope this guy charges by the hour! Congratulations, Garry
Wow ! I’m totally speechless ! What a piece of art ! You are doing absolutely great on this one, the final result spectacular !
✨👌
A beautiful machine. I love all of the machined springs! Your "real" voice is different than your narration. Great restoration.! Thanks.
The complexity of that thing practically 200yrs old is astounding , i take my hat off to you sir incredible work .
Hats off to the craftsman that made this watch over 200yrs ago. They did not have access to the machinery that is available today and the workmanship is superb.
EVERYTHING done by hand -- the design, the geometry, math, metallurgy, machining, polishing, et al. Heck, the steel could have come from a blacksmith's forge. Not just the movement, but the machines used in construction. No computers or even electricity. Truly hand made.
@@cgnicolis Yes, the design and craftmanship is absolutely incredible.
Personally I prefer this conversational style of naration to your more scripted ones, but either way the huge amount of effort is always appreciated. This one was really amazing! And informative as ever. Thanks!
This thing looks like it was made by a mad scientist. Shows you how much effort and experimentation went into developing the rather simple design of modern watches. Congratulations on doing a great job. And I liked the live, in-the-moment narration.
I noticed you weren't around a couple of months and knew you must have something huge in the works. So thoughtful of you to release this on my one free evening this week, Chris!
Now this is what I've been waiting for! This is mainly what I collect and work on now. Just wish someone would post more videos on verge repeaters.
Hey man, if you work on em, post a video or two! I'd take a look 👍
Wonderful work and thanks for sharing it, also really enjoyed the live narration 👍
If I didn't see it with my own eyes I would've never believed that anyone could've made such small and precise parts in the 1800s let alone early 1800s
Ikr! And do u remember that discovery of Greece ancient Antikythera Mechanism device back to 2000 yrs before? People thought the old days or ancient era was pretty primitive but obviously not true, maybe the modern times lacked a lot from technology than old school
Amazing, I am so impressed by you, thanks for sharing. The videography is fantastic too.
gorgeous movement and I'm sure the people who made it are smiling somewhere to see the skill and care you put into restoring it. No more green grease and CA glue!
It's always a great day when Chris uploads! Especially repeater videos, key wind videos, or railroad watch videos. Mail in's are also the best! I love repeaters, and want to buy one soon!
Stian always talks about the huge muscles on watchmakers. I see now!
This is watch restoring at highest level! Very nice!!
Breath-taking. You remain my GOAT. I really hope one day to be good enough to be able to stand in your shadow.
Man you are insanely talented love to watch you videos man
Brilliant. Your working commentary is excellent. Given all the engineering and artistic design that went into the mechanism, I, too, wonder about the screw through the dial. What on earth??? Perhaps it was a ham-handed "repair" at some point in time? Maybe the dial feet just needed to be "bashed" and enlarged to hold more firmly? Excellent craftmanship with your repairs. Thank you.
I had the good fortune to sit beside a watchmaker friend as he restored a similar repeater. Now I've done it twice. Thanks.
Your skill, commitment, and thorough attention to detail is nothing short of incredible. I wonder if the maker could even imagine this watch still existing and functioning two centuries later!
Your work is amazing! It's great to watch you take on and do so much more than clean an polish a watch. You seem fearless in your willingness to take on a repair. I would put you up there with Nekkid Watchmaker as far a ability goes. However I have not seen him rebuild gear teeth yet. I was impressed by your willingness to change out the hairsprings. Yes this was epic.
Damn. That made my eyes water just watching. How you kept all that straight is beyond me. Well done, sir.
Wow!!! What an amazing watch, and what a fantastic restoration. Great camera work and it was fascinating to watch you bring this chiming pocket watch back to life. I really enjoyed this. Many thanks, and I hope you decide to make some more videos in future.
Been a while but worth the wait! Wow, wow, wow ! 13 pivots 😂 bonkers ! Gorgeous watch Thank you
Your efforts here inspired me Chris. I have a couple watches on my bench that have been months-long challenges. Watching your work has given me some new motivation. Thank you for sharing with us and keep up the great work.
You absolute mad lad. I'm going to enjoy watching this tomorrow night!
That is amazing work to get this very complex watch running again. I was fascinated all the way through this video. You could say time stopped for me over hour and a half.
Absolutely amazing
Just starting out with watches but have been in the safe / lock trade for about 50 years. Probably the thing that kept me in the trade was the challenge. I have been looking at these ancient repeaters. I have noted that video of disassembly is way better than just pictures. And your video will help me along in this journey. Thank you.
That WAS quite a job indeed! Very impressive problem solving and work. As a hobbyist myself, it was quite humbling to see all that you did. Nice job!
Man. If you're not careful you are going to become the go to person for antique watch restoration in the US. Whoever bought this watch when it was new was VERY wealthy.
Dude that is a Beautiful and Complicated watch and apparently pretty old I have never seen one like it Great job on the restore.
I service watches for friends and family. However, with the insight you provide, I'm thinking of making it my profession. I was a car mechanic (from big to small) and the things you show can be applied to 300 year old watches to modern ones with a little bit of brain grease.
Knowing it's not possible, I wish you'd upload every other day!
@@coolnessfactor1 yes it absolutely translates! I actually learn a lot of professional machinists who work on full sized lathes and mills. Whether it’s a tractor part or a watch pivot, the same basic principles apply
Holy Cow !!!! Trifecta for sure. Amazing work !!!
Excellent travail ! Je pense qu'il ne reste qu'une dizaine d'horlogers , qui ont ce niveau de compétence ! Mes félicitations professionnelles !
Excellent work! I think there are only around ten watchmakers left who have this level of skill! My professional congratulations!
Wow Chris. Very impressive. A really beautiful watch. You did a great job on it. Thank you for the video.
Absolutely hilarious to see your reflection in the balance bridge, great restoration and great video once again!!
Fantastic work Chris, so intricate and amazing to watch. Thanks for videoing for us.
What a machine... to think that something built over 200 years ago could be so accurate.
I love the wavy hands
At 1:14:03 the hour snail looked happy 😊
Excellent 👌
I think Chris is a Surgeon by day, DJ by night 2-4am playing timeless classic house, and Horologist with the few hours left .............always fixing the human condition, health, music and what time we have left !
Chris wow what a great job the owner was lucky to find you to service it!
Super interesting! After watching the whole video I like this even better than your post-voiceover narration! At first I was taken aback because it seemed slower and less confident, but after I got into it I felt more involved -- like I was there with you. I now think this is amongst your best videos. Which do you prefer making?
@@IMakeWatches from a production standpoint, it took about the same amount of time though I thought talking on the fly would speed things up. It only slowed down editing (but I didn’t have to script after the fact). Things just flowed more naturally this way. I don’t sound as animated since I am naturally trying to focus and be still for the finer work being done.
@@csspinner Seems like you have everything ready to do a post-voiceover version for comparison if you want - perhaps with some sound editing challenges. But the more I watch this the more I like it! Someone should create a process to keep a live narration separate from the sounds of the work so it's easy to separate afterwards. It could be possible to do that using a simple headset with a mic very close to your mouth and then remove that track from the master track with the work sounds....
Dedication and hard work pays off my dude 😁👍👍 great vid
As always, a great job Chris! Yep learnt some stuff as I followed you. Ta. You are becoming a demon don the lathe! I’m always jealous of all your great tools. I was interested to watch you make a new bearing for the pivots and amazed reaming down the center of the ovaled hole worked and also drilling the hole on the bearing was good enough. I’d say another fantastic job! I love your in-depth videos, and enjoyed the live vocals!
Unbelievable piece of work. Goes straight into true art territory. Thank you!
I was also very surprised by all the screws. This must have been a very high-grade piece in its day. I mean, it still is, but this was likely a step or two above anything else you could get at the time.
Great restoration. Interesting hands….clever mechanism….
Great job Chris! That watch had to be a real test of patience. I am still amazed just how small those fusee chains are and how tedious that work to assemble them was - very small hands and hours of tedium.
Very impressive!
Underrated mainspring
Thank you so much. This gives me insight in to what my Uncle Harold did for 30 plus years in LA.🙂
Wow, you tackled an amazing and old watch. For me, I was confused from the start, have never seen that many screws. Great to see ya again. What a great restoration.
Good lord! What tedium! That was true art, Chris. Thank you for sharing it with us.
A true master at work!
I loved every minuet of this and 13 pivots to line up! yikes. Cheers C Spinner.
As always, top work. Thanks for sharing.
Amazing workmanship. Forgot to say of course a beautiful watch too. Would love to own one. Have you ever thought of a giveaway or raffle of a serviced watch etc? Cheers
Fascinating video from start to finish. You blow my mind
Loved it!! What a great episode and a beautiful timepiece!
wow great work on the restoration job good to see another antique pocket watch restored esp a repeater watch from 1800s . I am a sucker for blue hands so would of preferred blued hands, but thats my personal choice
Outstanding Chris! I picked up a Sandoz minute repeater chronograph movement at the London Watch Fair and youve given me the confifence to delve in and get it going, nice ckear explanation of the repeater mechanism 👍
Incredible content. Thanks for sharing.
awesome work and amazing video. You show the art of watchmaking.
Bravo monsieur, vous avez fait et montré un travail de vrai professionnel, sur une montre antique et sur un mouvement très complexe, vous avez pu sauver cette magnifique montre de poche, heureusement vous possédait le matériel adéquat qui vous a facilité la tâche, vous m'avez réjouit et je tiens à vous dire merci et bravo en attendant une autre vidéo pleine de munition et de savoir-faire.
Amazing video. Great job.
Speechless. Bravo maestro.
I love your work. I learn something new every time I watch you. I have a repeater that I have been waiting to clean and oil, this may be the video that get me over the complication! Thank you!!
Thanks Chris for a fantastic video, definately top shelf stuff.
amazing work Chris!! after sitting through in one sitting confirms why i don't work on pocket watches unless i'm forced to!! Also i love your lathe set up, finding a good one at a reasonable price is near impossible these days!!
Bravissimo🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉
Bellissimo orologio e fantastico restauro😊
Always enjoy your videos
You got yourself a new subscriber! Now to binge watching!!!
Again awesome
Wonderful job. Very very good video to enjoy.
Good job!
The teardown was a bit tense on this end. Felt like one slight misstep could be disaster. And--given your demonstrated skill set, I am surprised you did not take on the spring length setting gear. I bet you could have pulled it off. But, as it turned out, the end result was more practical and seemed to work just fine. That was a big and nicely executed job. Way to go!
Chris, this was a fantastic video, so fun to watch. I felt like I was sitting in watchmaking school watching the teacher work through this watch. Your videos will seriously be the go-to for anyone looking to work on verge fusee, repeaters. I know if I ever muster up the courage, these will be indispensable for me.
I love the new cap plate you made for the balance bridge. It really matched the looked.
Two questions: where did you get that pin/needle to create the hole in the new bushings? And why does the "king" look hungover in the shot with the parts all cleaned and lined up? 😂
Thank you for taking the time to film this incredible video. 💪
Thanks!! It was one bit out of an assortment of PCB drills you can buy on Amazon or AliX. Just beware they are very brittle and are prone to breaking if any sudden movements are made when inserted in the part (guess how I know)
This was amazing to see! I'm just starting out in this whole business, but the white whale I'm working my way to to is a Breguet verge fuseé repeater that's got to be a couple years older than this (more pins, in any case). It's got a broken fuseé chain, so I'm hoping that that's all that's wrong with it (other than a whole lot of polymerized whale oil 🤢)!
This makes a combustion engine look like the most simple thing ever invented
We are all in awe of your skills and glued to the screen watching you explain and perform miracles: 👏👌👍❤! However, do know that most of us watch your videos in their full length and enjoy them like blockbusters? 😊 Nice! Thank you so much for entertaining us so much and all the best on your (our!) future endeavors!
P.S. I liked this "live" comment as much as I like your voiceovers - both are just brilliantly instructive and a pleasure to listen to, so do as you like.
Great job. An excellent specialist. I really like your videos. I'm waiting for the next one)
Thank You Chris... Quite a watch along with Quite a beautiful restoration.... When you go about your dismantle I was wondering if you use a memory plate to organize all of the screws & parts for correct repositioning? How often do you need to refer to your dismantling video to know how to reassemble? HA, at 9:53 you explained exactly.. Also thinking if you have to stay away from any coffee when working, ha... Your explanations are excellent but after my first time through I like turning off the sound and see if I can identify or anticipate your next moves... TM
Being this has metal on metal pivots, would it make it any better or more accurate if you were to replace them with conventional jewels? Or does the extra friction also work to regulate the watch?
I suppose the reduction in friction would drive more power to the balance and result in higher amplitude and perhaps knocking against the limit pin. Though that can be controlled by moving back the crown wheel slightly to reduce the depth on the flags. Since the watch was never designed with jewels I kept it true to the original plan and used the bushings instead
Amazing
I need a zxanax every episode. I dont know how you do it sir. Your ah crafstman.
Tremendo trabajo
I know it's not what you're going for, but would it be possible to 'upgrade' this watch by adding jewels to it, or would the bridges/plates need to be fundamentally different?
Sure is possible! Though I’d have to be mindful of the significant reduction in friction that would lead to an unknown increase in balance amplitude, which could be adjusted for
I am amazed by how well the parts are finished. You don't normally see such a high level of finishing in verge watches. The hairspring work was intense. I actually didn't believe it would run correctly. Might i ask, for how much time did you burnish each pivot?
Thanks- for the burnishing I probably spent a minute or so per pivot
Do you think the hairspring length (?) adjustment rack was ever removed during a previous repair or was it never present ?
It’s quite common to have the stud pegged to the plate. The regulator rack would simply slide along the spring to effectively change its length. I’m certain it did exist at one point, but now it’s lost to time
@@csspinner thanks for the explanation
Damn dude. Another great video. I enjoy your manufacturing skills and seeing all the different techniques for making parts that need replacing. How long did it take you to get comfortable with the lathe?
@@mlsproject the lathe took a lot of practice, but was able to do most of what I wanted within a few months
Beautiful you are the best top
Fantastic repairs, still working through the video, but so far, this has been one heck of an undertaking!
A question came to mind though: How do you ensure that you're reaming the hole in the right spot when it is oblong? Other than eyeballing it, do you have any suggestions on that? Just to clarify, how do you make sure your tool stays at the right end of the oval and doesn't veer off somewhere in the centre of the oval or at the other end?
@@deeranfoxworthy6069 it’s a good question. The oval wasn’t so extreme that any slight off centering of the reaming didn’t seem to affect things. The uprighting and depthing of the wheel with the adjacent were satisfactory. But let’s say the wear was so bad and reaming the hole as-is produced something off center that would cause interference in depthing with the other wheels. In this case, I would create the bushing as I did in the video, but NOT drill the hole on center. Instead, I’d need to insert the bushing as a blank. Meanwhile, the contrate wheel and third wheel would be mounted side by side in a depthing tool to measure the precise tooth depth needed (and therefore the exact spacing between the two arbor pivots). The depthing tool then can scribe arcs into the plates and the intersection over the bushing would be the spot to drill the hole (rather than the exact center of the bushing). At this intersection, a point can be punched and the plates mounted one at a time in the face plate on the lathe to drill the hole at that spot.
@@csspinner That's incredibly helpful! Lots of food for thought. Trying to figure out the best means of applying the solution to a similar issue I face in my own field of work. Thank you so much!!
Where'd you get it? Maybe The ''inter-web'' can source you parts. 17:58.......... Of the many ''watchmaking, repairing channels that are out there, we are positive one of these craftsmen would surely pony-up to the challenge for that or any part for posterity’s sake.........52:54 What an absolute drag! With all due respect, (and you are due tons), I never thought that you'd give up so easily! Bummer! Hope someone can assist you. IN THE END, MASSIVE KUDOS AND THANK YOU FOR THE SHARE!!!!!!!
Shit,, I could have done that job with a can of Gumout and my Craftsman tool kit !! :)
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The light source for manufacture may have been whale oil lamps in 1820.
That looked like a very expensive service.