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Finally, My First Time Working on a Chronograph!
Finally, My First Time Working on a Chronograph!
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“Wristwatch Revival”
Marshall restores another vintage watch, this time it’s his most complicated watch yet; a Chronographe Suisse chronograph from the 1950s! He’s been studying up on how to service these complicated watches for a while and it’s finally time to dive in. This one was purchased on eBay as “for parts”,…
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Another great video describing how to do watchmaking. You are a braver man than I taking on a chronograph and then putting your first attempt on YouTube for all to see. I am a gearhead too and would not take on a new engine or transmission for the first time without more nervousness than you.
I really enjoy watching your channel and would like to pass along a trick for you. I noticed that when you reassemble the screws you never use my trick so here it is.
As an assembly engineer, i always tought workers to secure fragile scews by first turning them counterclockwise (reverse) untill you feel the threads aligment, a typicall click can be felt, the you normally secure it. This way, you will never damage the threads on the tiniest screws!
Can you do a 'skeleton' or see-thru watch? I've always been fascinated with them, and wondered if they are any different to service/repair.
Unrelated to this great video: I sent a message on Instagram and due to changes on how Insta-messages work, a person can only send one message to an account that hasn't accepted a chat invite. Any message after that fails to send, i.e., gets blocked. Which means that I (a Patreon of yours) am blocked from sending you messages. My message was rather anodyne too, just inquiring about Seiko Bell-Matics, but it's still disconcerting being "blocked" by someone I'm a Patreon of.
Hi Marshall, been a subscriber for a couple years now, 3 months ago I became a Patreon member…didn’t receive the sticker, messaged you about a month ago, no response…so I cancelled my membership…maybe it was just a glitch or just completely missed etc? Love the work you do, I am sure you’re busy… would have been cool to receive some sort of reply…anyway, as I said, get you are busy.
Cheers
I’ve been waiting for a long time to see you do a chronograph rebuild. Very cool how it works!
Hi only recently discovered your videos and there great. Has I spired me to take up watch repairs. But wanted to ask what oils and grease would u recommend for a beginner. Keep up the great videos 😊
I think it was smart to get one with a gold case. Intrinsic value if you screw it up so badly that you’ve got to scrap it.
I enjoyed this one very much…Thanks Marshall
Hello Marshall. It's a pleasure ti see you're challenging new frontiers. Congratulatios for it. Superb job as usual. Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year from Argentina.
Fantastic video!!!! Great seeing you out of your comfort zone and into the world of chronographs. Love all your vids, please keep up the amazing work you do on this channel.
What do you charge for a service?
And if people think a chronograph is complicated, wait till marshal starts working on a perpetual calendar
The steel clasp is horrible in a gold watch!
nice ，It’s really pleasing to watch. The video is very well done and imparts a lot of knowledge. Rolex is the standard for successful people. to mine .clone 1:1
Cronomaly moment
Great episode as always, Marshal. Now that you're doing chronos, can I make a suggestion? I'd LOVE you see you do a seagul 1963. It a shame that they're so cheap they're basically disposable. I'd love to see a man of your caliber service one and see where they can be regulated to. There's also a ton of interesting history on the movement, how the watch came about, the original company, Venus, and how the Chinese became watch makers (now world's largest), column wheel chronos vs cams ect. They're also a quirky looking watch and I think it's great they're so cheap, but a shame it's not worth servicing. Let's see it done for joy of the bobby!!!!
Great vid!
Well done Marshal 👏🏻 let’s see a Moonwatch next now! 😅
I love that even someone with your knowledge and skill can still be daunted, stretch themselves, and take on new challenges in the watch world.
Wow incredible man
Most awaited video for me,from your side!!
that watch is gorgeous, I have a citizen with a brown face that I love but this color is so different and pretty.
Why didn't the mainspring get that breaking grease on the barrel wall like you normally do?
I keep wondering why you don't adjust the regulator if a watch is off by a few seconds.
Maybe you have , but I just haven't noticed you doing it..
I'd love to hear your view on this….
Thanks !!!
Great job stepping out of your comfort zone. Watch looks awesome
I have a nearly identical looking Charles Nicollet Tramalan with the same dial and probably the same movement. These late 40's watches are such works of kinetic art.
Hi Marshall, how can I have you work on my watch?? Thank you.
This video is the Christmas present we all needed
he could go up against Data from star treck
Chronograph movements are visually stimulating for me to ⌚. 😆🤘
You did it! Congratulations 🎉 it is a beautiful watch
Funny, I’m not into watches, but I really enjoy these videos. Keep making great content. 😊
One of your best videos!
Crazy skill
i got a venus 170 chrono that would be even scarier to service because of its size lol
Congrats on completing your first chronograph! And what an amazing watch to do it on. The dial is awesome, it has a very vintage vibe to it (and of course it is very vintage so that fits). Love the videos and the narration. Keep up the great work!
Thanks. Merry Christmas.
When running the watch parts through the cleaner, how does the stainless basket or all the parts not scratch eachother up?
Beautiful! I love chronographs. I have one by LeJour from around 1970 that needs work but I am sure it is doable.
Let me ask yo, could you have removed the dents from the watch back?
You do excellent work Marshall my friend…and I enjoy your videos very much you are very informative during all the steps you take…..thank you 👍
Believe in what you do and be patient .
Marshall, Thanx4sharing..enjoyed viewing 👍 👍
39:00 Whale oil was really good. Before synthetics, sulfur treated whale oil had a very consistent viscosity over a very wide temperature, it is thin, does not congeal or dry out and does not corrode metals and until 1972 was heavily used in car transmissions, aero-space, sewing machines, watches, and even used in some nuclear bombs.
It was so good that transmission failures rose from under 1 million in 1972 to over 8 million by 1975 in the USA. Modern synthetics beat it by miles, but it took a couple decades for chemists to find the right formula.
When you're rubbing off dried oil on jewels, especially on older watches like this, it's very likely that it's whale oil.
Oh man does this mean we’re going to get a Speedmaster service sometime soon then 👀
Nice upload Marshall, 38:50 that you dare to have the small tiny laying loose on the desk…and not placed them in a locked container. A puff and they are gone. Cheers
Super cool ,thanks ❤
Nice watch
I love watching you work. I have a question. I bought a vintage watch from eBay. It was advertised as working and punctual. It winds and keeps time, but it is fast. It moves forward in time about 20 mins in about a 4 hour period. Is there an adjustment to bring it back into time?
with older watches can they be retroactively given a shock spring (a new balance etc.)?