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Restoring a Ford Mustang Novelty Vintage Watch with a Very Strange Issue
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“Wristwatch Revival”
Marshall restores another vintage watch! This time it’s a quirky novelty watch based on a Ford Mustang steering wheel. These watches have a lot of character and are a lot of fun, but they used low grade movements in them which make them very difficult to restore. Marshall has to find out why the…
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Yeah, not serviceable often means you would be nuts to service it, like who is going to tear down a Chinese movement? A watchmaker's time is worth way more than than the movement is.
Old England made a lot of iconic novelty watches. But mostly with cheap movements. Very collectable though.
The holes in the wrist band match the holes in the steering wheel spokes. Could the main spring not be opened and serviced or did I miss something? Thanks for the video.
I’m not really a person who wears watches but I find it amazing how they actually work. I found your channel and after binging a ton of your video I thought this is something I want to try. So I ordered some watchmaking tools and I’m going to give it a go. Now All I need are inexpensive watches under $30 to practice on
It would be neat but probably impossible if you could find a alternative movement that would fit that dial and case that was a little more swiss in nature.
Such Fun! I really enjoyed seeing you restore this novelty watch. I'm sure it would definitely be a desirable acquisition for Mustang fans in the US. 😊
Great Marshal !
A fun little piece of history
Good on you 😅😊
They make curved spring bars there is a bunch of different types
love that you mentioned Heuer racing watches, and you're wearing one of the classics… the Blue Monaco – a long time dream watch of mine…
Q: you didn't take the mainspring out for cleaning? perhaps i missed you mentioning a quirk of this type of movement?
I know it probably isn't worth the trouble, but maybe it would be fun (& interesting content) to put a better movement in it. I'm sure you probably have a few kicking around. See if you can turn a novelty watch into a "good" watch.
The strap matches the "steering wheel" with the circular hole cut outs, nice job man 🤙
Very cool 320
Nice to see you doing novelty watches that were probibally never meant to be serviced, I will never get tired of watching these videos.
that looks like a whole lot of fun
I like your work, now I like to learn more about fixing watches. Greetings from El Paso tx
I have the same watch except it has a Corvette crossed rally flags logo on the face. It doesn’t run. I got it back in the 70s when I was a youngster.
I love this channel but I can't get over something. It seems disingenuous to me to pretend like you're fixing these watches and speaking to us in real time. Maybe you are? I don't know, I've ween a lot of your videos and it just doesn't seem like that's the case.
Maybe you could improve watch timing by adding jewels
I was hoping and expecting to hear "Mustang Sally" at the end of the video.
One mystery remains, did you service the main spring? We did not see you even open the barrel.
A fantastic restoration but the obvious question is why did you not show the barrel spring (your favourite part) being oiled or replaced?
Is it due to the type of watch and that it doesn't provide much benefit?
loved the video,
Watching you reassemble this watch, I wonder…How do they do it in the factory? I can't imagine that there are teams of technicians who "pick" parts from a bin and put the watches together. At least some of the process must be automated, right? Otherwise, EVERY watch would cost a fortune.
Okay, I am not at all into Mustangs but that's a very fun design.
Really cool. Cars and watches go together! Great video.
I must be in an extremely small minority of your subscribers because I have no real interest in watches and think that anyone who spends more than 1000 dollars on one should have a medical check-up with their friendly local 'shrink'..
Okay, if I was rich, extremely insecure so and desperately needed to show off, then I can understand them shelling out 10,000 dollars or more on an item – which, like barometers – is effectively redundant in today's world.
So why do I continue to watch your videos? Because I can appreciate your skills and see the great craftsmanship in the vintage watches you repair. And I appreciate the fact that your hobby earns you decent return, rather than it costing you money.
Your enthusiasm for what you do also comes across in your commentary, hence every time I see a new video I feel compelled to watch it.
But as to actually buying one of the watches which have featured? No, thanks. If I buy a watch, then it would be one of the many attractive time pieces which can be picked up for less than 250 dollars.
So you decided to service a junk pin-pallet movement? What I used to do was to throw that junk movement away, and replace it with a 17-jewel movement from a Ladies' watch that were and still are, much better. And I did that, explained that to the customers showing them the junk movement together with the replacement movement, and they were fine with me, and the repair was just 10.00 USD plus the movement that was between 10-15 USD each, and they were having a watch for the rest of their lives, not this junk. But that's MHHO…….
Too much power with little control just like a Mustang.
It's good to reward ourselves sometimes . While I'm not one to spend on high-end watch (I spend too much money on travel, lol), I can appreciate your gorgeous and timeless watch. I love how it's a symbol of all your hard work.And i choose NKUWAN every time honestly
This gonna be for sale?
Seems to be an excellent example, perhaps it failed early in its life?
Shame there aren't more durable replicas; I might buy one (but never wear it).
That would be a cool gift for Wally
Oh I would love to have that watch!
Fantastic!!!
I have always worn a watch since I was old enough to keep up with them, only cheap ones. But the other day my friend gave me one he was tired of. He had it since 2006 or so and as he got older the weight became an issue. It is a pricey watch. Afterwords I started to watch your videos, and thinking about getting into the hobby of watch repair. I’m a machinist and toolmaker it has the same appeal that drew me into my job.
Your work is amazing and I enjoy your videos; I have checked out your websites for tooling and such for when it’s time to purchase.
Thanks for the lessons !
Question about this project, no barrel spring to check?
Hmmm……lets race.
Another amazing restoration! I am so glad it brings back great memories of your dad. Well worth the time and effort!
What about the main spring?
20:02 I'm always amazed at how you manage scenes like this without wobbling too much 😃 Not a fan of pin pallet movements but the watch has something special, great work ☺
When brabra wa wa was still in the view, it was bad but not as bad. Now it's just 5 crazy Karen doing Karen thing talking nonsense and made up stuff totally out of thin air. No difference than watching Karen ranting in a Mc Donalds.
I have a Pulsar Spoon watch that I have had for years. I've held on to it all these years hoping that I could at minimum have it looked at and possibly repaired. It's a very unusual watch where all of the controls are at the top of the watch vs the side. I accidentally pulled the stem out and it was lost. Do you repair watches for customers? Do you offer contact information? I have a thing for unusual watches. I have been watching your videos for a year or so now and really enjoy them. Thanks in advance.
It would be great if you did a shop tour video. Featuring the equipment and supplies you use. Just a selfish thought. Thanks
You pretty much always show lubrication of the pivots on the bridge(s), but we never seem to see you lubricating the other ends of each shaft, the ones pivoted in the main frame. Are you lubricating these before installing the wheels?
I would love to see a series where you take a novelty watch like this and put a legitimate movement behind the dial and re-lume the hands. Call the series "Unnecessary Horology"!
A surprisingly satisfying resto – great!
@ 25:18 – did you need to lube the pivots on this side of the watch?
what about the mainspring? It seems like you normally disassemble those but this was left alone but not even talked about. Is this one sealed? Could the movement been improved by fixing/replacing the spring?
I’d have bought that watch had I seen it as well!