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Restoring a 100 Year Old Omega Watch: Amazing
Restoring a 100 Year Old Omega Watch: Amazing Backstory!
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Бедный, несчастный Джулиус. Ужасные русские коммунисты разрушили его жизнь. А ведь он всего лишь помогал Гитлеру уничтожить 40 миллионов советских граждан. И по пути сгноить и сжечь в лагерях несколько миллионов евреев. Прям представляю как он страдал от ностальгии по дому, пытая очередного коммуниста в уютных британских подвалах.
I have a very old Mathey Tissot bumper automatic from that era youre welcome to if youre looking for some more old watches to restore.
Love these watches but way to small
Really cool restoration, watch looks awesome! 🎉
As for the restoration of the watch, the work was done just fine. Congratulations! I looked at it with interest.
Bill's family history should have been regrettable, but no… Hungary was on the side of Nazi Germany during the Second World War. Not an occupied country, but an ally. And Hungarian troops invaded the territory of the USSR together with the Wehrmacht, where they became famous for their cruelty. The Soviet soldiers had an unofficial order – "not to take Hungarians prisoner."..Germans, Italians, even Romanians did not arouse as much hatred among Soviet people as Hungarians…
Therefore, it is obvious that the Soviet troops did not invade in 1944, but smashed the Nazi ally, many ordinary Hungarians feared the just revenge of the Russians. That's why they ran anywhere. So Bill's ancestors were Nazi collaborators. Ask him about it, Mike! Read for yourself the story about the role of Hungary, about the storming of Budapest by Soviet troops. The city was taken for almost a month! The Hungarians fought desperately together with the Germans…
I live in a city that was then called Stalingrad. Germans, Romanians, and Italians came to us. They stayed here, in the ground. The Hungarians were in Voronezh.
We know and remember our history well.
And those who forget history have to repeat it…Unfortunately.
Good luck and peace to all! As John Lennon sang, Give peace a chance…
What a design 🙏👍
Got to take my hat off to you Mike for this watch repair which was far from straightforward. I believe a lot of people faced with these types of problems would have either given up or made do with the way it ran the first time. I like the fact that you admit to your mistakes (some don't). This watch repair video is for me is the best you have ever released and shows some of the pitfalls that come associated with watch repairs. It is a fantastic 100 year old Omega and is lucky it found someone willing to go the extra mile to see it run again. Top draw.
what a journey, really love this video.
The 302 on the balance wheel is the lift angle for that caliber 😂😂😂
You should use a UV light so people can see the jewelry, those almost red rubies look amazing.
I can think of no comment that would do your work and passion justice. Both your work and Bill’s story are amazing.
Increíble pieza, Increíble historia e Increíble reparación y acondicionamiento. Gran historia, gran pieza y por supuesto gran trabajo.
Salú2 desde Puebla México.
How did you fit the 2 piece strap without any spring bars those lugs seemed to be fixed to the case.
Thoroughly enjoyed the video beautiful watch and a thoroughly enjoyable watch revival. ❤
The watch face is a delight. Congratulations on the result after all your perseverance.
This is the second YT vid I've seen this week dealing with replacing rolled-in jewels. Marshal had 6 on a pocket watch. His 1st time. Guessing, being a pocket watch, the larger sized tools fit
Incredible video, really well done Mike! 👏 Loved getting to hear Bill and Julius story, and you did such a wonderful job bringing this amazing old Omega back to life. This one presented some rather large challenges, so great work and thankful we got to see the gorgeous end result. Cheers! 🍻
Cool🇺🇦
Hi Mike , really enjoyed both the story & the actual repair. When i think about how far you've come since your early repairs its incredible. As always i like he fact that you show it "warts & all ", you tell us what the difficult bits are , how you struggled & i know from your comments elsewhere that you struggled at times with this, but what a fantastic job , just to get it running would have been an achievement , but you kept going back in until it was near perfect. Fantastic job ,wear it with pride .
I just forgotto ask..what sort/kind of oil do you use for the different parts?
I'm missing the cleaning of the parts?
I stopped breathing quite a few times ❤
Amazing work Michael. I showed my wife those tiny balance screws and she was lost for words!
What a pretty watch. I love the art deco font on the face.
Your hard work and determination has given this Omega another hundred years!
The watch couldn't have been given a better Stuart. Thanks for the story and taking us along while you brought the past to the future. Very nice job.
Epic ❤
Wow, what a journey Mike both in terms of Julius and yourself. Loved the video and love the watch.
Beautiful epic restoration Mike. Working on that balance would have been so frustrating and in the end it all came together so well done 👍🏻
The Omega is a very good watch, but as I watch you dismantle it, I’m comparing it to the Rolex and its delicate perfection and fit. Such a stark difference.
Love the story. I restore vintage cameras and always looks for those with an interesting story. My latest was a spy camera that escaped over the Berlin Wall in 1971. I love history! Just discovered your channel and am going to watch them all 👍
Greetings from Virginia. Stunning watch and wonderfully done video.
Great job Mike, lovely thing! Love the story, as I always do with all the watches I work on. I think you have learnt so much more due to this watch. I’d love to hear what you would do different, give us guys advice how to not make mistakes, and how to buy best tools like you did. Maybe a 10 minute catch up video covering those thoughts? Ever tried denture tablets to clean these type of dials? Works for me and Chris Spinner and others.
Enjoyed this. well done. great result Mike. have a good Christmas
Great job Mike. If you don't mind a few tips… when you can't get the sub-hand off, just let the dial pop it off when you remove the dial (I put a razor blade between the movement and dial). Also, I don't like scrubbing jewels that dirty without first soaking the part for a minute in One-Dip (or Dip-Away) to get the loose dirt and oil off. I put the part in the One Dip and then gently scrub the jewels with a soft small paint brush. I always cringe with I see folks shoving pith wood in jewel holes with hard/dried up oil. Actually, I save my old One-Dip so I can soak each part to get most of the oil off before final cleaning with a watch that had that much oil everywhere. Cheers
That was a great video. I learned a lot and that watch looks brilliant! I’m looking forward to seeing more of your work
Brilliant!! A fascinating restoration of a fascinating watch with a fascinating history!! Bravo! 👍 🎉🎉 👍
Quite the saga and gorgeous watch. Wonderful that it’s alive again. Thanks for the video.
Very nice video and good job thank you for your hard work