Restoration Forgotten Japanese Vintage Watch - FAIL Cracked Glass - Citizen - ASMR - Cal 5204
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- Опубліковано 23 вер 2022
- In this video I make a restoration of a Japanese vintage watch from the brand Citizen that has a hardened mineral glass. This watch was produced in 1968 and it's an automatic watch (it can wind itself when you use it). The movement is called cal 5204. This video is only ASMR.
This vintage Citizen watch was very dirty on the outside and inside, it also had some paint on it. So the cleaning had to be done piece by piece very thoroughly. Every cog tooth needed to be cleaned with wood sticks/peg wood. The hairspring was sticky with some dirt on it so that also needed cleaning several times.
After the restoration the Citizen watch works quite fine. It runs around a couple of seconds per day +/- which is stated by the timegrapher and the amplitude is around 235 degrees which I’ve heard is quite OK for Citizen. The barrel and the barrel cap hole needed to be adjusted with a staking tool (hammer time!).
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Work:
*Disassembly of the watch and check for problems along the way
*Inspection of all parts if they are worn or broken via the microscope
*Manual cleaning, pre-cleaning I do this with Rodico (Bergeon), some toothpicks, pegwood and with IPA (isopropyl alcohol). Then after pre-cleaning I let all parts be in benzine and later a double bath of IPA (Isopropyl alcohol) which wasn’t shown in the video. The pallet fork gets a bensin bath and a Epilame treatment, balance wheel will only be cleaned with benzine.
*Cleaning the hour/minute/second hand. A small cleaning of the dial, nothing more to do here but still it looks good.Cleaning the casing with an ultrasonic machine.
*During the video when checking the mineral glass it cracked (my mistake). I got very lucky that I found a guy online who could make me a new glass from a standard Sternkreuz MDH glass, he had to reduce the diameter to the correct size and then put a big chamfer on it, on the edge. It turned out to look awesome!
*Reducing the barrel hole, barrel cap hole with the staking tool
*Lapping/polishing of casing, no, in the middle of the project I didn't want to polish this, with the original machined surface and the "value" for me this watch has I didn't want to touch it.
*Assembly and oiling all relevant parts
*Checking if the movement works fine and then checking it with the timegrapher
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I saw this watch in an online auction and got fond of it right away, it looked like it had been forgotten for many years. What's interesting about it is that it have a hardened mineral glass which I think is quite unusal for these old watches. And also it has Swedish weekdays!
During the restoration every part needed to be looked over, every cog wheels teeths needed to be thoroughly cleaned. But...a mistake happened in the middle of this project, the hardened mineral glass from 1968 broke =(...
In the end this restoration turned out pretty good.
Beautiful! 👍
wow! a japanese watch with swedish weekdays! do you know why? (i am from sweden so this is realy cool)
@@danieljacobsson5258 Yes that is quite stunning too me also, that's why I took a shoot and bought it :). I guess Citizen made Swedish dials in this period for the Swedish market, maybe english was less prefered than Swedish for this type of watches. But I don't know really :)
@@Watcheyes how do you know if it is from 1968?
@@sunrise9424 the numbers on the back, you can search it in archives online.
I don't know much about watches but watching stuff being restored is probably one of the most entertaining things
Indeed, thank for commenting on my video :)
And you learn something in the process as well
Yup, I'm hooked on watches now..don't even own one but I will. I think I may even get some cheap nonrunners to drive myself insane trying to work on...I'd like to see what you'd suggest for a cheap.barebones tools/oil you need
Agreed
@@joshdfox420 start with a runner, just make it easy at first and learn how to handle all parts and put it together.
Worth the time and effort for sure. One of my favorite pass times and serious hobbies is restoring vintage items and bringing them back to life again. At least to items (all things of the past) have stories. Untold ones of the past. If they could only talk. Paying homage by restoring back to their original grandeur is always gratifying.
Time pieces most definitely have stories and have a spirit all their own. And this Citizen is no different.
Great job. The Japanese craftsman that built this original watch is somewhere smiling again thats for sure.
I can never get my head around just how many itty bitty components make this watch work. The skill to dissect and rebuild is amazing
Many thanks! I must admit it was pretty many parts 😀
Absolutely fantastic! Thanks for sharing! 👏👏👏👏😁😁😁🏴🏴🏴
There are people who deserve to be admired before watching their work, and you are one of them
This is an extraordinary restore.
The word Meister probably exists for him.
He must have seen this watch for the first time, and the original parts no longer exist, so the ability to find the best way to restore it is truly amazing.
Beautiful! 👍
Thank you :)
Was für eine alte prachtvolle Uhr. Ich liebe diesen alten Stiel, dieses Design.💓👍👀
Good Ole Citizen.... For the love of springs!
Hahaha good one!
What a brilliant result ! It was worth the effort to find someone skilled and equipped to make you a new mineral crystal.
It looks stunning on the metal mesh strap. These mesh straps are a favourite of mine due to my terminally skinny wrist.
My father brought back a citizen watch around 1968 from Japan for me. I was like 8 years old, Thought it was so cool because the days were in Japanese, I have a Citizen dive watch now.
Thanks for the show. made me think of my Dad and his gift
I have the exact watch I think you're talking about
I felt some love in this video, it felt very personal when he said that someone wore it all their life
:)
Thank you for restoring and reviving the old clocks of my country with your wonderful skills.
So cool! It is more than beautiful to carry on the passion of the Japanese engineers of that time to the present day with your passion.
The best video I've seen on a strip down for a automatic watch, loved this video colin from Surrey England 👍 👏 ❤
Wow thank you Colin and thanks for your time watching my video 😀
Great! you are showing us fantastic restorations and simultaneously, you are teaching us about the great patience.
Many thanks, have a good day!
Really appreciated the tip on using a baggie to help catch unintended spring dislocation
Wonderful watch
I agree :)
Watching these videos is so enjoyable...
Great restoration beautiful watch ⌚ 👌 when finished....
Thanks Tony :) and thanks for commenting
Beautiful job and watch. I love to watch this kind of videos, it's calming me. Thank you for sharing this videos. 👍
Thank you Daniel, glad you liked it 😀
Well done. That watch has a nice movement, particularly for a Citizen.
I love watches. I saw your video with open mouth!😮Really a great job! Huge congratulations!
Another fantastic result, this watch has a lot of character 👏👍😀 great job, thanks for sharing 👍😀
I just discovered a new passion: watch watches being restored. Beautiful video! Congrats!
Nice Paulo, thank you.
It's unbelievable.The patience you have is adorable. Mind blowing. Have seen your videos regularly 😃
Thank you Ravindra, happy that you like my videos 😀
This is pretty awesome! I fell asleep, not because it was boring but because it was just relaxing seeing this! Subscribed.
So amazing result of restoring old watch and thanks to your talent sir, I think more people can learn this video.
Thank you Elmer, have a good day!
Beautiful machine i love it
Thank you Parveez, have a good day sir 😊
Same here sir
Wow this meal was amazing! I will try this recipe out next time I cook!
Beautiful watch and great job 👍
Your videos are beautiful. The craftsmanship is just outstanding. Thank you for sharing 😀
Many thanks Mack and thank you for taking your time watching my videos :) Have a good day!
@Watcheyes you top and my wife and I really enjoy them. Thank you 😊 as a side note what watch would you recommend as a good value timepiece ?
Very nice older watch. Great resto.
Thank you!
Love to start a restoration with a dirty and non working watch ! The challenge is bigger ! This one is absolutely interesting and the final results is very good ! Thank you for sharing !! ✨👌
Hello Alain, Indeed a non working can be more of a challenge but I buy watches that I think is underestimated and the brands that I like so I dont choose if it works or not =), thank you!
Amazing craftsmanship!
Ganz ganz großes Kino! Ich verbeuge mich tief!
Perfekte Arbeit an Uhr und Film!
Amazing restoration, i love all the tools you got like the auto oiler pen, really like the old time watches so timeless lol, but i must say it's like an artform to watch you to bring a watch to life again.
I think that's the best review anyone can get, many thanks for that!
WELL DONE
Thanks James :)
vintage watch restoration like this is so charming and get me want a vintage....nooooooo
Very nice restoration of the watch 👌 A clever solution with protection against flying springs 😊 I like it 💙💛
Thanks you, glad you liked it 😀
Beautifully made video , what a lovely watch .. and so skilfully restored 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👍🏻🙏🏻
Thank You for amazing wark! BRAVISSIMO!!!
Wow this turned out great! Never seen one of these before, very cool late '60s design.
Thank you, yes the design struck me right away, really like the casing and that it has a mineral glass. Thanks for commenting 😀
I have always been fascinated by watch building and repair this is great!!!
Thank you Matthew:)
That part where you take the pallet fork out and you can see the escape wheel moving and how the pallet fork regulates it was pretty neat. I nearly have the basics down now. That really showed me how it all works. Neat to see it in action
I'm very glad that I could help a bit Josh, many thanks for your comment! Have a good day!
@@Watcheyes I'm new to it all,haven't gotten a watch yet,debating between a cheap Seiko or perhaps something cheap from eBay to mess with. I also like how it shows you don't really need a cleaning machine.
Sir will u service my watch ,sekio bull head ,6138,
Hope so u will respond to my mesg so soon,
Amazing ! Excellent job !😀
Beautiful movement! Great watchmaking skills, beautiful oiler ;-)
So satisfying to watch ❤
Oh my, what patience! I saw a movie with Charlie Chaplin the watchmaker, when he dismantled the customer's watch and then asked for his hat and filled it with parts. It's really an art to restore a watch that looks like hell. Hats off!
Top job. 👍
Many thanks, glad you liked it, have a good day!
I like hammer time very well indeed. Great job on a pretty cool watch.
Flawless beauty that is ... Thank you sir for the restoration
Thank you good work
Thank you Leonid and thanks for commenting 😀
wonderful job, a true master. No case polishing, the reason I hit the like button. THANK YOU!
Many thanks Mike, glad you liked it :)
Beautiful work!
This was a joy to watch, pun very much intended
beautiful work!
The tools....😊 Exquisite.
Splendid job buddy. Beautiful watch
Hi. Excellent video !!! Cheers :)
Thank you Carlos, have a nice day!
Truly amazing watching your videos, congratulations.
Beautiful work
Many thanks Matheus, have a great evening!
Beautiful work ❣️
This is the second time im watching this videos . Damn that watch looks good .
Nice to hear Abdul, thanks for commenting 😀
Amazing, keep up the amazing work ❤️
Thank you :)
That's a really neat watch.
And the video is not bad either, thanks for uploading.
Thank you Duncan, have a good day!
Very very nice my man! And luck was on your side finding a replacement crystal. I’m loving it!
Thank you very much for your kind comment! Indeed, I was very lucky that I found this guy who could help me out. Have a good day sir!
I think you are one of the best watch repairers on UA-cam, thanks
Ohhh thank you Mohammed but I'm just a beginner hobbyist but thank you anyway :)
*Congratulations for your work. May God continue to bless you always 🙏.*
Thank you Francisco, have a good day!
Nice work
Very nice work, love the video's!
Many thanks Tom and thanks for taking your time for a comment :)
I picked up a similar Citizen model that ran intermittently. Took it to one of the few remaining watchmakers on the East Coast, and he recommended sending it back to Citizen. They wanted $300 just to look at it. Now I understand why. I was going to tinker around with it myself, but now I’m having doubts.
That sounds worse than highway 🛣️ robbery. The watch itself is probably worth the $300.00 (if not more). I would NOT send it back to the company, which would charge that, as well. I could understand $75.00 for a repair 👨🔧, or something, not to simply look 👀 at the watch. I really think 🤔 they’re trying to scam you on this. Your friend, Jeff.
Mind blowing brilliant job.
Thank you for this wonderful video on a really cool watch.
Very glad to hear that, many thanks for your comment!
Awesome work!!! You are a master!!!
Thank you :)
Os relógios da Citizen são perfeitos e agora você fazendo uma restauração dessas fica mais incrível ainda!
Super cool! What a difference at the end :) Great work on the video
Hi Kevin =D Many thanks for your kind words and thanks for taking your time commenting! Have a good day!
Great work.
Beautiful nice work.
Many thanks Shawn!
Great videos thank you so much!
Nice work.
I can’t find this watch anywhere, it’s so nice!
You can try search citizen 2806-y, but it's quite unusual.
@@Watcheyes thank you!
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Thank you!
Thank you for sharing, really good video, and very interesting. Good job.
Thanks To Fu!
Amazing!
Fabulous !!!!!!! Thank you
Просто восхищаюсь этой тонкой работой. У мастера золотые руки
Good job!
Hard to believe how many small moving parts are designed into such a small space!
What brand wrist watch has the most internal working parts ???
These restorations are cool as I restored cars for a living , as I was an Automotive Body tech and PPG Certified Refinish Technician for 45 years as I just retired a few weeks ago !!
YOu do incrediable work !
It’s a real interesting movement this one as I did one a while ago on my channel . Counted 8 springs. The date complication is way over engineered and unlike the Japanese from my experience.
Nice to see someone else tackling this one.
Hi Mike :D. I commented on your video back when you released it, I was just going to start with this project and you did almost the same cal so I was a bit lucky :). I could do some training beforehand hehe. Indeed over engineered, have done a seiko 7s26 and that was very easy.
@@Watcheyes Seiko do it better by a long way. That said some of the 60s Seikos 62## and some 82## are a bit more complicated with some rather interesting and easily lost.
Loving your video style. Much better than what I do
@@MyRetroWatches I see. Wow thank you very much :) Have a good day Mike!
your work it's art
Fantastic work! I really like that you do not remove the decades of vintage character and you added the perfect bracelet.
Many thanks Patrick, glad you liked it :)
your touch is so beautiful
Awesome channel 👍🏼
Glad to hear that :) thank you!
Good Job
Nice watch!
Thank you!
It's a great work. Many thanks for your quality and inspiring content.
I've just started to restore watches as a hobby and I always learn a lot by watching your videos 🙏
Thank you, glad to hear that :)
@@Watcheyes Hey, I'm fighting with a plastic glas, which I want to repress into the bezel. I tried with manual strength and also a pressing tool. But it doesn't work. Do you have any kind of recommendation for me?
@@newclipsontheblock Should the glass only be press fitted? Measure again the watch case so you know the glass is correct measure. Depending on if the glass is "amored" glass (with metal ring in it) or not it should be different sizes of the glass. It can happen the glass deosnt fit that good if the casing is kind of uneven or not very fine. Then you have to grind of little material from the glass so it can be press fitted wit ha press fit tool.
@@Watcheyes @Watcheyes It's the original Glas. I have pressed it out to polish it and the bezel. But now, it's nearly impossible for me to get it back inside. I think I have to grind of some of the glass.
Many thanks for your advice.
@@newclipsontheblock Have you the correct die when pressning? Press evenly?
I think it will be more enjoyable to have relax music in the background as a Content Creator opinion!
Thanks man, nice content 💯🫶🏻
I see, I will continue with asmr but thank you :)
So many parts 😅 Great restoration as always :)
Yes, horrible many parts, thank you Chris once again for checking my video and commenting =)