This black beauty is a non-runner for a far too common reason...
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- Опубліковано 19 сер 2024
- Today we have a beautiful Zodiac triple calendar moonphase from the 1960's that doesn't run. Join us for finding out why and for a discussion on the brand and some of their most famous watches.
We'll find out why the Zodiac killer got his name and we'll divert into which pushers your significant other may have on you!
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A great video that shows some real craftsmanship. It makes me wonder what watches Jeffrey Dahmer, John Wayne Gacy and Dennis Nilsen wore? Was Zodiac’s customer database central to the manhunt all those years ago? Interesting and unusual questions to ponder after watching a restoration video.
Thanks! I started wondering that myself actually, but think a feature on serial killers' watches would be a bit too morbid...
Definitely a Swatch for Dahmer, Mickey Mouse for Gacy, and Nilsen would have worn his issued W10.
He wasn’t called the Zodiac Killer for no reason!
Ted Cruz, I mean.
@@VintageWatchServices Old Adolf's watches would be an interesting story .
All wore deranged Timex watches. That is why they were always so angry.
Wow what a treat because, I own that watch and never expected to see a repair video on it. Mine is manual wind and probably 10 years older with a dark copper face. Shocking how they get seconds, minutes, hours, day, date, month and moon phase all in that little space. More shocking to see you pull it apart and put it back together again. Well done sir. Really made my day! ✌️
That's very cool to hear! It's a very nice watch and becoming more and more collectible :)
I also was very interesting in the works for all the complications. I assume it would be rather pricey, because even the valjoux with all these movements cost a good sum more than their base 7750.
"If you want to look like a guy who likes diving, or if you want to look like a guy who kills a lot of people. Then the Sea Wolf is a great choice." LOL I blew coffee out my nose. Thanks!
😂 Sorry to hear that but I'm also happy to hear that 😁
Me too. I thought maybe that killed the brand ahead of the quartz crisis lol.
I drive in Perth traffic in Western Australia, having both looks are somewhat of a necessity. Finally there is a watch that compliments the situation.
I am a hobbyist watch maker. However I have learnt a lot by seeing your videos. You are a good teacher for hobbyists like me.
Hello Suresh, that is really nice to hear, thanks so much! It's a great hobby and there are so many good resources out there nowadays :) I suppose you've already found them, but if not, Mark Lovick's watch repair channel and his course on watchfix.com are probably the very best for learning watchmaking. Some other of my favorite channels are the Nekkid Watchmaker and Chronoglide and for going serious the Distance Learning Course from the British Horological Institute is the gold standard.
@@VintageWatchServices Great to see that you also like The Nekkid Watchmaker and Chronoglide! Two of my three favorite watchmaking channels. And yes, you are the the third one. :) The holy trinity of watchmaking channels.
Finally, a watch with a moon phase: thank you so much. Most people will not have realized this, but shortly before and then at full moon many people get really, really weird. You can see and hear this e.g. in car drivers honking their way through traffic or - even worse - in the following road rage. Or people just acting aggressively. Because of this, I have always felt that a moon calendar is absolutely essential in a watch. However, very few of our watch specialists on UA-cam seem to see/know this. A watch like this can tell time to some extent, but more importantly, warn you if the "LUNATICS" are out there - just check it! The reference to the brilliant Zodiac killer movie has also been greatly appreciated here - thank you again.
My pleasure, glad you liked it! The moon certainly has an effect on people, probably some more than others...
I have heard it's on THE NIGHT of a full moon that people go a little crazy.
It's a total myth, but fun idea anyway
I just love your running commentary. You are certainly the most amusing watchmaker on UA-cam
Thanks so much, Rachel! More to come, so stay tuned :)
I find the workmanship in manual watches fascinating.
Personally I really like pocket watches and prefer them over wrist watches.
Thank you.
Thanks for watching and for your comment! Mechanical watches are indeed fascinating, and there are a lot of amazing pocket watches. My interest in watches actually started with pocket watches but nowadays I'm mostly focused on wristwatches.
Great restoration of a beautiful watch! Always look forward to your videos. Great work! Can't wait to see what comes next.
Cheers!
Thanks Angel! Not sure what will be next, but we'll see in a week or so 😉
@@VintageWatchServices That was captivating. Am absolutely certain I could never do any of that. The parts are too small and my memory is not good enough. On that note, did I miss where you replaced the broken screw? Finally, having lived in Norway for a short time, I can’t decide whether you’re Norwegian or Swedish. Apologies if I’m miles out.
Thank you for sharing your wonderful skills, and this gorgeous watch. Most of my watches have black faces. None are as nice as this Zodiac.
Peace
Once again, an awesome display of your talents. So glad to see you removed the cap jewels before it went through the ultrasonic then oiled them properly seemingly effortlessly. They can be a pain in the neck sometimes and its so easy to try to cheat and not remove them. So many people just assume the Ultrasonic will clean them properly without disassembling them, then oil through the hole jewel with an automatic oiler.. Grrrr I hate that. The one thing you MUST do is get those hole jewels and cap jewels sparkling clean and the only way to do that is to disassemble them..
Thanks for a great video. I rewinded it a couple times. Was trying to see how the selection 30-31 days of the month worked and how it skips at midnight... no luck... still happy... 🌞
Thanks for that! The month disc is actually only manually set, no automatic switch over at 31 to 1. This isn't as crazy as it might seem, given that even in watches that do switch the month over at the 31st still needs to be manually corrected 5 out of 12 months...
Those closeups of the shock settings are fantastic!
Thanks Ronald! I'm trying to add new interesting shots as I learn how to use the cameras better :)
Thanks for another great video, this Zodiak black dial is so beautiful, and thanks for share watch histories.
Thanks Floyd 👍
Another great video with interesting history and banter. This is an attractive watch with desirable complications. There are a few of them on eBay currently seeing for between $200-$400. But as it's only a 33mm case it would look too small on my wrist. I have a current 40mm Longines with similar complications I wear often in my rotation.
Thanks Steve! It's a wonderful watch indeed. I think you might be looking at a slightly different model then, this one is 34mm, 42mm lug to lug, so it wears very nicely. They will go for about $1500 even on eBay when in good condition. If you see one for $200-400 you should snap it up right away (or better yet, tell me where they are) 😉
40mm is certainly a bit more in line with today's fashion, and Longines makes some fantastic pieces. Even though they don't make their own movements anymore, they have managed to maintain much of their design language from way back when, and that's really nice to see.
Most of my watches are in the 30-35mm case size. I don't understand the obsession with larger and heavier watches. In fact if I find the men's model too large I sometimes buy the ladies model to get the smaller size I prefer.
Another fantastic video!! I've only been watching them since this week since I found them on You Tube and have spent hours enjoying them! Thank you very much!
That's very cool to hear :)
I loved your trolling of the OCD audience members by snapping the case back on crooked at 25:28.
😂 Yes, I put it on aligned for the owner :)
I just can't get over what the are able to put on you wrist. To me watches like this and many other are like magic. And the beautiful hidden craftsmanship that gos into each pice is mind blowing to say the least. Thanks for sharing 👍 the amazing pieces of history.
Thanks a lot Garet! That's one of the beauties of working in this field, being able to wear all kinds of different watches 😁
And before the quartz crisis, there were so many different manufacturers and movements, it makes it so rewarding to work on vintage watches.
That's a watch I've looked for in the past. That one's in great shape.
It's a beauty for sure! They're getting more difficult to find nowadays.
Excellent video. Commentary is perfect and provides the perfect balance between being informative and pleasantly entertaining.
Wow, thanks, Titus! More to come, so stay tuned :)
Wonderful restoration! I thoroughly enjoyed watching and I have Liked and Subscribed! Looking forward to more. Love your commentary regarding one's spouse and washing dishes! Cheers!
Thanks so much for that Kevin! We married men must stick together against the oppressors! 💪😂
@@VintageWatchServices Stumbled up your channel and found it interesting, but your reply above just earned you a new subscriber. Stay strong, brother! 🤣
Years ago was dating a sweet young woman, but as she got more comfortable with our relationship she started changing. One day I was reading a book and she asked me what i was reading. I told her, "Your autobiography" and showed her the cover - "Mein Kampf" For some reason she left me and I don't know why. 😂
I have one, so such a pleasure to see the entire movement from the inside out
There's a vintage jewelry store near me that has had one of these (gold plated case) in the window for 6 months now. They're asking a bit too much given that the case is fairly worn and I'm sure it needs a service. But I still stop and look at it every time I walk by.
Yeah, they're beautiful watches... If you wait a bit they might be open for a price suggestion :)
What a gorgeous movement. Thanks for showing it to us. Happy holidays for you and the family, Stian.
Thanks a lot, Bullnose and the same to you and yours!
If I've seen it well this movement
was made by Arnold Schild. Missed
the oiling on what we call in the
Netherlands the minute pipe.
Has this somthing to do with the friction for the minute hand Which
is placed on one the wheels from the weeltrain. Normally the minute-
pipe is placed on the shaft of the
midlleweel, but in this watch the
friction Is situated on the wheeltrain.
Beautifull watch.Thanks for your
explanation.
Thanks for watching and for your comment! The base movement was indeed an Adolf Schild movement, the AS1687, but a conglomerate of companies joined together to create all the complications on top of it. It wasn't just Zodiac, it was also Doxa, Favre Leuba, Girard Perregaux and Eberhard. Back then it cost a lot of money to develop new movements :)
It might be that I didn't include the clip of oiling the minute wheel post, but these all get a tiny blob of thick oil such as HP1300 or D5.
5:37 bloody hell ! This video has taken a dark turn !😟It is night time and I am here on my own just harmlessly watching youtube videos. wait a minute, did I lock the back door ? what's that noise ? is that someone on the stairs ? 😱
😂👍
«A killer look» got new meaning there. 😃 Zodiak diver and a white van. Maybe also square glasses and a mustache to complete the look.
Jokes aside, very pretty watch!
Good point, they should bundle the white van with the watch 😂 Thanks for watching!
It's a beautiful watch, thank you for sharing. Love your humour by the way! Great channel, always a treat when a new video comes in :)
Thanks a lot, Alan, that's very nice to hear :) More coming, so stay tuned!
Have this in stainless version I picked up back in 2016. Zodiac Glorious are also nice and underrated. The 21,600 bph version used this movement minus the triple calendar complications.
That's a nice watch! Yep, Zodiac's made some very fine watches back in the day and I'll be featuring other models on the channel at some point 👍
So complicated movement. Class!
Thanks Maxin! It's a beautiful piece :)
Superbly calming.
Great to hear! More to come, so stay tuned :)
I wish I had seen this before I took my grandfathers Polerouter apart, had a screw from the microrotor under the balance wheel. I didn't see it and eventually had to take it to get it serviced, would have been an easy fix if I had spotted it but always a good idea to keep your watches serviced, especially ones like that from family that mean a lot. Unfortunately I scratched a bridge working on it and I am still upset about it. Bugs me to this day.
Hello Nef, thanks for watching! It is indeed a very common issue, and when you open a watch and see an empty screwhole, there's a good chance that screw has come loose and is blocking something. And keep those screwdrivers sharpened! 😉
Complicated watch and an underestimated brand, Zodiac. Not seen that very much. Very nice perlage on the platine and amazing regulator on the balance so they spent a lot of effort to this movement....Love your humor.
It's a brand that flies a bit under the radar for the larger audience for sure, but they made some fabulous watches back in the day! They actually exist today as part of the Fossil group but I've heard their new watches aren't qualitative quite where they should be, unfortunately...
At first glance, I thought "JLC Master Calender". What a beauty!
Well worth the care and atttention.
Thanks Steve! It's a beautiful watch for sure and does indeed look a bit like the JLC au first glance. Which is also a lovely (and expensive!) watch :)
fun to listen too fun to watch thanks again for this cant wait for the next one true craft is always great to watch
Thanks so much, John, that's very kind 😊
"Don't want to use something sharp"..Proceeds to immediately use something sharp😁. I do understand that's probably a softer metal than pusher. Just made me giggle.
Yeah, I thought about that also when I saw the video 😂 But the tweezer tips I use are actually slightly filed down, so it should safe :)
What a beautiful watch. Its stunning.
It really is! 😍
Holy cow! The Zodiac Killer's watch! Look at the crown! This reminds me of the movie "ZODIAC", with Jake Gyllenhaal.
very beautiful dial. Black and gold. Very nice watch, bravo 👍👍
Thanks a lot, Bojidar! It's a beautiful watch for sure, that black dial really makes the gold color deep and vibrant :)
Really enjoyed the video, your commentary on the movement and Zodiac company was excellent. Thanks.
Much appreciated, thanks Keith!
Stunning piece stunning work
💯👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👌🏻👍🏻🏴
Thank you so much, Andrew! 😀
Zodiac is such an underrated brand. I have an oval cased Senator with the crown push date change. The finish on the movement is just like this beauty, done to a very high standard. When you think that generally back then these movements would only ever be seen by the watchmaker to me it indicates a certain amount of pride and attention to detail they would go to these lengths knowing only the watchmaker would see the effort involved!
Hello Ian, underrated also means you can buy them for a more affordable price, so it's not always a bad thing! But I agree, vintage Zodiac's are very nice watches with a great value to cost ratio. I have had a couple of Hermetics myself, but not the Senator, but I believe the movement is built on the same base as this one. So if you get a look inside your watch at some point it should look familiar :)
Unfortunately the newer ones made by the fossil group have a lot of QC issues. My less than 4 month old Super Seawolf stopped winding and needs to go in for service.
@@Nicholas-V Ugh, that's a big shame... Fossil isn't really known for high quality products of course, but if they want to run a brand that is, they need to step up indeed.
@@VintageWatchServices It's really unfortunate because I really like the watch design otherwise. It was my go to watch for the weekends. After doing some Googleing it seems that it isn't an uncommon issue with these STP movements. I'm sure they will fix it under warranty but I guess I just have to wind the watch sparingly in the future.
Great video BTW.
I also watch the @The Time Teller, he just had a video on a new Zodiac that showed some of the same quality issues... very disappointing for a brand with such a legacy (and quite the price tag). ua-cam.com/video/c-BG4Jr8gyQ/v-deo.html
Well Theo, I'm working my way across your videos. I'm hoping to get back to my stalled first practice movement as soon as my oils and mainspring winder arrive. I love the work you do! Thanks for sharing it with us.
Thanks a lot, Gary! And the name is Stian 😉
@@VintageWatchServices I'm so sorry, I mis-heard. Does that explain why you now live where you do? Are you a "wanderer"?
I love Zodiacs, those glossy black dials are gorgeous, i have a couple of 60's Seawolf's love em am telling ya
Yeah, they're real beauties 😍
Enjoyed this very much, lovely watch.
Glad you enjoyed it!
Kudos on your dexterity and skill.
Thanks! Video editing helps 😉
Really enjoyed your narration, an excellent description of the movements. Am now a subscriber.
Welcome aboard!
Thanks for yet another great video, Stian! The sexy slow-mo of the caseback sliiiiding into the cleaning solution is a very nice addition to you increasing cinematic skillset. With epilame on the pallet stones and escape wheel, do you let the watch run for a period of time before applying lubrication to the exit stone? I read somewhere a dry run period strips the epilame from the contact points to create a patch for the lube to sit. Thanks again!!
Hello Woody, thanks so much! Yes, I do indeed do that, one or two minutes dry running is enough. It's not necessarily a big thing tbh, but the BHI recommends it, so I'll follow that :)
Wauw this is a very nice looking watch! Hopefully one day i can wear a watch like this! 😍
Thanks Jeroen! This is indeed a gorgeous watch and I wish it was mine also 😉
Enjoyed your vid and work on this great looking piece...as with most of your other work, along with your commentaries and often history lesson. Fascinated by the intricacies of mechanical watches. Quite interesting all around. Thank you..and Kudos.
Thanks so much, Thomas :)
What a beautiful watch! Deserved to be restored.
Thanks for watching! Yes, it's a real beauty :)
Another outstanding watch restoration., Bravo....
Thank you so much, Ralph! 😀
Very nice watch and very nice work! I love the moonphase complication! You definitely earned a new subscriber!
Thanks for the sub, George, that's great to hear :) And subbed back!
Great video Stian but I was waiting for the part where you super glue the screw back together! Just curious, I've always wondered where you get replacement screws for vintage watches? Are they common sizes like you find at the (watch) hardware store or are they proprietary to each manufacturer/watch?
I remember Zodiac watches well as my first good watch, back in the 70's was a Zodiac Sea Chron that I bought at the military exchange store. They were common, especially the Seawolfs. Still have that watch!
That's a nice looking watch you have there, thanks for sharing!
Thanks Randy! I think I learnt from the super glue incident that I need to make sure my jokes are not getting anyone into trouble! 😂 But I have a couple of videos coming up where a similar level of black magic is required...
Very cool that you still have your Sea Chron, they are quite rare nowadays and very collectible. It's probably worth 30-40 times more now than when you bought it!
My new favourite watch channel 👍
That's really cool to hear!
That is a STUNNER of a watch !
It's a beauty alright! They don't make them like that anymore...
Enjoyed another of your videos cheers, that watch was a little beauty.
I'm enjoying fixing and servicing myself, not done anything very complex as yet day date automatic's and date manuals, but i love every part of it, i'm firly new to watchmaking about 2 years now time surely does fly. Ta ta
Thanks Dave, and great to hear you're enjoying this fabulous hobby! The more you do the more you dare, but take anything in your own pace :) Using your phone camera to take pictures as you work on more complicated watches is a great help to remember how the pieces fit together, assuming they were in the right place to begin with 😉
You are an amazing craftsman and I love your commentary....zodiac killer and all 🤣🤣
Thanks a lot, Paul 😁
Another great job , thanks 🙏🏻
Really nice looking watch. Entire watch and movement looks in great shape I suspect the screw came loose eirly in its life and the owner put the watch away safely. I bet thats a keeper. First time I heard of calendar watch that you have to manually change the month was this a common feature back in the day? Very interesting and enjoyable overhaul.
Thanks Dominick! It was actually quite common to have to manually change the month. This isn't really as strange as it might sound like, given that you have to do so five out of the twelve months anyway, unless you have an actual perpetual calendar watch.
That's an amazing Watch! Good job!
Gorgeous absolutely gorgeous!
Thanks, Ben! Wonderful watches were being made back in the day by brands we don't hear so much about anymore... that's what makes vintage watches so exciting :)
@@VintageWatchServices I have a very vintage watch that I would like you to see. How could I send pictures? It was my Great Uncle's, who passed away in 1943.
@@bcfoust You can send them to info@vintagewatchservices.eu
Another great restoration. Thank you Thion .Did they have a Zephyr watch company. I seem to remember seeing these in my youth.
Thanks! The name is actually Stian, but I'm used to it being misunderstood :) I don't recall a watch company called Zephyr, but there were so many companies back in the day before the quartz crisis...
I was very disappointed that you did not show how screws are tightened. I have been scouring the youtubes for years for an explanation. Today, it seems, is simply not the day that my prayers should be answered. Darkness and sorrow shall follow me thusforth as they have done since last Thursday. Thank you kind soldier, and let it be known that I have liked and subscribed.....gasp......(addendum) gurgling.
😂 Thanks for that, Alfred ! The real reason I didn't show tightening the screws is actually that I messed up the angle of the camera angle so that the only thing showing were my hands... I'll show some screw tightening next time 😁
beautiful job…great movement, with the stoned barrel spring up and down!
Only 17 ones? (I saw from the rotor at the beginning…).
Thanks Ricky and you've got a sharp eye! Yes, most of these calibers would have 21 jewels, but for this early version the center wheel and seconds wheel run in metal bearings. Later these would also be jeweled.
Nice job. A beautiful watch.
Thanks!
Great watch repair videos !!!
Thanks Greg :)
I love that watch I keep watching this video over and over again
stunning watch
Thanks David!
Great work! I've worked on a few Zodiac watches with a gasket in the inside back. Maybe it belongs there?
Thanks for watching! I don't think this specific watch had any gaskets, which is quite common for old dress watches. Watches intended for more sporty activities or that would say waterproof or water resistant on the case would always have case back gaskets.
Beauty!❤
lovely work on a beautiful watch.
Thanks Luke!
Beautiful Zodiac and excellent work, congratulations on your magnificent channel. Greetings from Spain from a new subscriber.
Thanks so much and welcome aboard! :)
Awesome watch, i want one, awesome work
It's a beauty! 😍
I notice you are using a ergonomic oiler sometimes, and it clearly works. I have a red one (the smallest) and I cannot get any oil on to the spade. Oiling cap stones and jewels has to be done with one of the other type. Ca you advise? I think I am not the only one to have this problem. These are not cheap items. Great videos by the way, thank you.
Great restoration! I have a 1940s Movado multi date that my grandfather gave my late father when South Africa declared war on Nazi Germany. It is in very bad shape and all jewellers around here tell me it is too old to restore, which I find extremely unacceptable. 🥺
Hello Daud, you can send me some pictures at stian@vintagewatchservices.eu then we can see if anything can be done
@@VintageWatchServices Thank you so much. I will do so now. 😊
An amazing watch, a great job!
Many thanks!
Stian, I finally was able to sneak in an ultrasonic purchase just now while my wife is securing hotel/vehicle reservations this morning to surprise our kids with a Taylor Swift concert next year. Thug life. Anyway, I see you put parts in a jar before placing that in the ultrasonic machine liquid. Can you tell me about that? Is that too conserve the cleaner--only the jar liquid gets contaminated? And or are they two different liquids? Thanks so much for your time! I emailed about the tweezers, but haven't heard back yet.
Well played, sir! 😂
I use jars with different solutions in them. That way I don't have to constantly refill the basin. For a watch, the parts are so small that filling the entire basin for them is also a waste. You still need to fill the basin with water, of course, to get the ultrasonic waves moving.
@@VintageWatchServices She found out at 12pm EST about the purchase when checking that the reservations went through... "Hunny?!" lol
I figured the jars had to do with getting the most out of the fluids but that's a good point too that it keeps things together.
Okay, so you use quite a nice watch cleaning machine and so does another channel. This watchmaker said he used an ultrasonic to clean movements before he could get the actual cleaning machine, but said it's more cumbersome to use an ultrasonic. Couldn't I send movement parts through different stages of cleaner and rinses in the ultrasonic using designated jars? Basically I could have a separate jar for each stage. And I could still put the small parts in the cool little tea sift baskets throughout each stage. Does that sound like it would work to get me reasonable results while I'm just getting started? One last, would the watch cleaning fluids, the ones used in stages in the watch cleaning machines, also work in the ultrasonic machine or could I get away with ultrasonic fluids or dilutions like water/simple green? Or do you have a suggestion there?
You can use an ultrasonic cleaner for watch parts in the way you describe, but you need to be careful with very think parts and also with the balance. I've never used an ultrasonic for cleaning movements myself but as long as you're careful and do not run the machine for more than a couple of minutes you should be fine.
Just magic hands Incredibil. Would like to buy that watch …. Nice.
Thanks a lot Aurel! This one is unfortunately not for sale but we might get others like it 😉
Very nice watch and a good video of finding out what is wrong. I have an old Cyma watch that started life as a woman's pocket watch and was made into a Men's wrist watch. The balance is all messed up. Hair spring is not good, not sure about the balance staff or the pivot jewels for the balance. Do you repair watches this old? Thank you.
Hello Ron, I do take on repairs of old watches but I'm extremely busy and have to be very selective. If you can send me a mail with photos of the watch to info@vintagewatchservices.eu, we can discuss there.
I noticed it was labelled T SWISS T and that the hands had slits in them. Any reason for not adding lume to the dial and hands? Gorgeous watch and perfect service and explanation as usual!
Hello Geoff, thanks for that! The dial indeed is labelled T Swiss, indicating the lume is Tritium. Manufacturers did this to ensure buyers that the dial did not have Radium, given the dangers that had become known about Radium.
The dial has lume dots at the outer end of the hour markers, but the lume has degraded and darkened quite a bit so it isn't really all that visible. The same goes for the hands, they are also lume-filled but quite dark and degraded.
Great Work Done.......
Thanks Uday!
Nicely done.
Thanks Paul!
Amazing watch and video
Thanks for watching!
If I had this watch I'd stare at it constantly like people do with the phones now haha. It is a stunner alright.
👍It's a beauty alright and maybe more worthwhile watching than one's Facebook feed...
I was just going to remark that this must have been an entry in the tiniest screw contest and then.... you beat me to it. You said that the month disc doesn't change automatically. Is that common for this movement or a quirk? The sad thing about vintage watches, for me, is that there are so many amazing examples out there, and they are usually pretty affordable, but just slightly out of the realm of being cheap enough to make them a more regular addition to my collection. I'll have to reconsider my buying habits. :)
Hello Clay, great minds think alike! 😂 It wasn't uncommon for the month disc to be set manually and it's actually not as crazy as it sounds. Even if the month turns automatically you will still have to set it manually five out of the twelve months, and there if of course added complexity to make the month disc turn every 31st day.
And yes, it's a slippery slope buying vintage watches... but as long as your wife doesn't know about it, you're golden.
What a beauty.
Got that right, Bob!
I’m wondering if the moon phase shifter is geared to lunar time ?
13 months versus 12 calendar months?
Interested to hear from you.
Brilliant video, thanks
Hi Paul, thanks for watching! Moon phase complications are generally quite simple, with 59 teeth which are moved one day at a time, and the disc itself having two identical halves. That leads to the moon phase display being completed in 29.5 days, which is a very close approximation to the moon's actual orbit of 29 days, 12 hours and 44 minutes. This is an accuracy that leads to an error of one day off about every three years, which is good enough for most!
Loved you in The Sting btw 😁
Great job once again Stian, I have only one question - when placing the minute hand back, how did you get it to shift forward by three minutes with your nose? :-)
😂 Well spotted! My daughter actually came by and I had to help her out for a few minutes, then I continued the video :)
Wonderful!
Thanks so much!
Beautiful watch by the way
Thanks, George! 👍
Probably the blackest dial i saw so far.. great video and nice looking watch - thanks for the video and listen to wife to be out of trouble -:)
😁👍
I thought my radio-sync Citizen was weird for those toothpick pushers. I guess it’s not.
They sure do
When I was a young adult in the 1990's and early 2000's I used to read a lot of north-american mountain bike publications, Zodiac wasn't the biggest advertiser but they often had a page or two at the end showing some extreme runner/biker or some poor soul in a survival situation wearing a "unkillable zodiac".
After that brief push I never saw any other ads for the brand until recently.
Is there a way to lubricate a "Do Not Open" barrel after the cleaning process?
Not really, no. You can oil the arbor pivots but that's pretty much it.
Nice job.
Thanks!
Oh and by the way. I am not super offended. You do not know everyone's history and where their sense of humor is. I know you were talking about the Zodiac killer. And I know it shouldn't have bothered me. It was just visions raced through my head again. So please I want you to know you and Mark are my favorite watch channels. I love and respect your teachings. And I love mechanical watches. Unless they are replicas.
Thanks a lot! There will actually be a replica coming up in a few days but with a bit of a twist... 😎
Hello, great again, I did not pay attention or I missed something , what kind a movement is this? But a great watch in all ! Thank you!
Thanks Tiberiu! This is a Zodiac 74 movement, which was a co-developement with Doxa, GP etc, so you'll find identical movements from them.
I have the same watch. I wish you could take care of my watch as well. What a service!
Good restoration
Thanks Ron! More to come, so stay tuned :)
HA HA THE DISHES BATTLE LOL
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Hy, how can you remember all the little pieces where to reinstall? Amazing..
Experience and looking at my own video if I need to 😉