Restoration The TANK of Watches - Polishing - Vintage Certina DS-2 - ASMR - Cal 25-661
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- Опубліковано 1 гру 2022
- In this video I make a restoration of a watch that is The TANK of watches. This vintage watch was produced in ~1970 by Certina and its model name is DS2 (Double Security), the meaning of this is that the watch can be dropped, it can take hits etc, like a true TANK!
It's a manual watch (you wind it via the crown). The movement is called cal 25-661. This video is only ASMR.
This watch seems to be the most robust watch that has ever been built. It has a big rubber shock absorber inside of it that separates the movement from the casing so no shocks will travel through the casing to the movement.
After the restoration the Certina watch works well. It runs around a couple of seconds per day +/- which is stated by the timegrapher and the amplitude is around 290+ degrees.
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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). The pallet fork gets a bensin bath and a Epilame treatment, balance wheel will only be cleaned with benzine.
*Cleaning the hour/minute/second hands and the dial, nothing more to do here but still it looks a bit better.Cleaning the casing etc with an ultrasonic machine.
*Lapping/polishing of casing was done with 3M lapping film from 320 grit to 8000 grit.After manual lapping I did a final polish with a Dremel tool in a couple of steps with cerium oxide with a couple of felt wheels (hard felt). A couple of passes with a very “watery” blend with cerium oxide made a fine mirror polish.
*Assembly and oiling all relevant parts
*Checking if the movement works fine and then checking it with the timegrapher
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I've been a long fan of this modell, Certina DS-2. So I tried my luck and bought one in an auction. The watch was heavily worn but I saw that it had a beautiful dial under the cracked glass.
The watch was a joy to work on, Certinas from 1970 is built like a tank, solid thick metall and robust parts.
In the end after all work I think this watch turned out very good, movement is in a good condition also. Ready for new action :D
Good job overall, but why did you take the new mainspring out of the holder ring just to wind it up again? You know you can just push them directly into the Barrel from that ring?
@@chrvgts528 we liked to watch winding it
Amazing - but can’t believe you didn’t exert a little more to get the greasy marks off the dial…
@@chrvgts528 yeah I noticed that as well, usually you can just pop it in from the ring. If it was an older type of spring, I'd add some hp-1300 preferably dragged out on the whole spring but here I'd just put 4 spots evenly and let it soak down in the spaces.. But a new spring has a coating, don't need lube.
Very good job!!! How I can send my watch to restoration ?
I've been a watch collector since I was 15. Without words or music, this video tells why. I was a "how does it work" curious boy growing up, taking apart trashed small appliances to understand the mechanics. At about 8 or 9, I could completely disassemble and reassemble my bike, then a lawnmower. Before I could drive, I made money in the summer repairing lawnmowers. In the 7th grade, I had wood & metal shop. Starting with my first, I worked on my own cars. Years later, this is why I love and collect watches. These tiny brilliant machines are like trophies to men who laid under a car and got dirty, oily, and knuckle busted. And when we dress, our fine watch tells the story. Thank you for this video.
Love to hear your story, nice work!
Very well said !
Lovely comment. Thanks for sharing 🙏🏼
Amen.
@@Shillybaisuh And who asked you to reply?
How can someone remember how to put it back together? This is insane, and very meticulous. Give a definite like for that effort
Making a video helps !
these plain watches without complications are all built on the same principle, after having worked on a couple of them you just know what every part does. the real fun starts when you take your first chronograph movement apart - it's like three times as many parts, and every movement does it differently :)
Insane skill
good talent
more impressive is the guy who engineered / built the watch
He did record everythimg...
No words, no music! Just the noise of assambling. I like it the most.
I'm not even to watch person and I just spent a half hour of my life watching this video.
And I have absolutely no regrets it was extremely fascinating,
great restoration.
I am in awe of someone who takes a piece of junk and makes it like new.
I’m also in awe of someone who can take apart the tiniest machine on the planet, repair it, then put it back together.
You did a great job in getting the dents and dings out of the case.
Great video!
Hello Robert, very kind words and a very nice comment from you, appreciate it alot, many thanks! Have a great day to you! :)
Fantastic. I really enjoyed this...envious. I'd love to learn horology.
@@garymorland1246 thank you Gary, you can do it, just start :)
Maybe we can elect officials that can put our country back together again.
@@Watcheyes wow just wow!
Amazing literally genius at work well done sir!
Can you help me with a watch my dad left me.. very similar to what you have done in this video, yet mo one at all can fix it.. im in england and would love your help to restore it.. my dad died 31.12.1996 and so to have it working and to wear it would be a dream for me.. please please can you help me with it????
It was a pleasure watching a craftsman bring this fantastic watch back to life. Cheers.
Many thanks Carl 😊 🙏
absolutely ! it was a pleasure to watch !
It is unbelievable that inside the watch there is a whole system from many smaller or bigger parts that work armonically together....but the most fascinating thing is the beating 💓 you see in the mechanism which reminds me the human heart... giving life to this mechanism..... simply beautiful!!!!
Very well written words J P, thank you for this! Have a great evening! 😀
I grew up behind the Certina factory and played with watch parts as a child. Certin is one of the best watches you can buy.
As a Certina DS-2 owner for over 53 years I can attest to their robustness. Great video!
Been collecting Certina since I was 20. Now 13 years later I have 9 of them. Best decisions I ever made 🐢
I own a 'Blueribbon' auto, rectangular face. Body built like a Russian tank. Super strong, super attractive watch. Small knocks did not hurt it.
This is pretty next level restoration. I'm equally as fascinated by the products used to help fix the watch as I am the watch itself.
Ditto. The equipment used and the sandpaper grit, polishes used in each stage. Thanks for your kind willingness to share. Robert
So today I discovered that watching old watches being restored is one of the most interesting yet relaxing things ever. Liked and subscribed. Please continue.
Right?!😁
You got me with the final "goodbye". I realized it had become an old friend that you restored to health.
proud owner of 2 Certina's...love this vintage model. It's pretty beat up, great work on the case polishing.... Thanks for sharing.
i have 3
Many thanks Pipo and thanks for commenting. That's nice, keep em :)
I also own 2 🤓 mine are ~30 years and still funktional.
4 certin, uhh… 🧐
Outstanding photography, the best that I have seen.
Beautiful restoration.
Thank you!
Wow, very glad to hear that Christopher, many thanks, have a great day!
@@Watcheyes This is what I came here to post. I was very into watches before getting into photography, but have never consumed any watch-related content on UA-cam. I'm not sure why the algorithm showed this to me, but I'm glad I did. Now I will need to watch your backlog! Gorgeous imagery and the DS-2 has been underrated IMO.
Yeah , what a photographical work !
@@buddhismful many thanks :)
@@markkempton4579 wow many thanks Mark, very glad that you liked my video 😀
Respect for your patience, expertise and craftsmanship at all levels from the precision movement to the case. You took time and care to do the job right.
Beautiful work. It’s nice that there are people like you out there to help keep these things alive.
Perfectly produced video, no boring “manspeaking”, minimal musical intrusion, just great, gripping close up video. Fine work!
This shows that one does not need every expensive tool of the watch service industry
to do professional work. Great result! I was in awe as to how beautiful this watch turned out!
I think all of the tools used in this restoration would cost quite a lot. Some looked very specialised
He used a lot of very expensive tools so I don't understand your comment.
'Tools maketh the man'.
How do you know that he did not use top line tools. This is a top line watch from '70.
I own one from that era and know watch makers also who own the best available sets of tools.
Watchmakers do rely on these.
Oils aint oils (and) not all tools are same quality.
When I first saw this video, I took a look at how long the video was, and I was like "pfft, I'm probably just going to skim through it real quick" But the more I watched, the harder it became for me to move. I don't think anybody can see something like this and not have a huge amount of respect for watchmakers that do everything by hand. Not many people understand and appreciate the work that goes into making watches. You can't help but be in awe. Beautiful work.
Очень захватывает просмотр. Часовой мастер высокого уровня. И руки и голова на месте. Уважение и пожелание удачи в творчестве!!!!
Not sure why I just watched this but it was incredible to see. The engineering that went into this watch 50 years ago was incredible. Awesome you knew how to work on it so well.
the technical aspect aside. watching it is like ZEN for me. its not less than a Poem to see it gets a new soul. its literally poetic to see the result and inevitably dive into the concept of time, life and death. watch is one of the greatest symbols of our lives. after that it use as a tool to measure change in life TOO. thank you for these beautiful videos. love and much respect to you man. 🙂❤🙏🍻
Wow, well written comment there 👏 Ashkan, many thanks for these beautiful words! Indeed it is.
Mechanical watches are pure gem.
What a great mechanism, First time I wear the ROAMER watch in 1950,my joy knew no bound. Still it is there ,but dead. R. I. P.
Growing up in the 80s, I take pride in the fact that when something breaks our generation believes in fixing it rather than buying a new one. You can imagine how satisfying it was for me to watch you work your magic on this timeless timepiece
Unfortunately most things these days aren't worth fixing when they break.
@@makenomistake_mynameisjeff8731 Don’t get me started on cars they make now. Half the stuff in there is plastic
@@deathstarresident I think one of the worst is appliances these days. They look pretty but they're not built to last and that is intentional. Meanwhile, 90-something year old grandma is still using her washer and dryer from the 70's.
Stuff is designed to break or be redundant after a few years.
Planned obsolescence
Your video was a pleasure to watch. Your attention to detail, especially hand washing all of the movement parts is admirable. Thank you very much for sharing . You brought back to life a beautiful 70’s vintage watch 👏.
What a great comment Wayne, many thanks for these kind words! Have a great evening!
@@Watcheyes hey Watcheyes, what piece were you wearing while filming this? ^_^
@@ciupenhauer ohh, good question, I don't really remember but maybe a Seiko samurai and my other project, the Citizen which can be seen on my channel :)
This video tell's me never ever open a watch, there are specialized people out there and you'r one of them thanks for sharing.
I knew watches was complicated but wtf, this is some space age science even back in the day!
I really liked this restoration. A fine balance with not removing a lot of case material during brushing and polishing, yet enough to allow for an impressive final finish.
The patience and precision of your disassembly of the watch is amazing, then you see those tiny components, the skill in machining and making of those components to what must be very, fine tolerance levels is a engineering skill that only a select few could ever achieve......
Beautiful work! I just bought a beat up DS2 from 1970 and want to have it restored to save it for future generations.
Nice Tom, many thanks, please tell how the DS2 turns out :)
I immediately recognized the watch. Used to have one throughout my childhood till my early teens. Truly it was a tank. My uncle was the agent. Brought back good memories.
My father was a watchmaker and had a shop in which he sold these watches. He reckoned Certina were by far the best watch make and I used to regularly hear his sales pitch of 'the Certina DS, the toughest watch in the world'. I have a 1980s model.
Wow, what a fantastic story, Indeed Certinas during this era built there own movements and they were of pure quality. Many thanks for commenting!
I’m always amazed at the precision involved in watch repair and restoration. This is my first time watching one of your videos. I appreciate your humor, and also enjoy simply watching you work with no added talking or music. Will definitely come back for more!
You gived a second life to a MASTERPIECE. Thank's the Univers for that skill you got and Congrats.
Wow many thanks for these kind words Jacques :)
What an incredible result! A highly skilled, clever restoration - truly outstanding work!
Me has transportado a mis tiempos de relojero. He recordado cada detalle como si fuera ayer, y eso que ya hace 25 años que dejé el oficio. Lindo y emotivo vídeo. Enhorabuena.
Interessante demais. Meu pai é relojoeiro. Sou do Brasil 🇧🇷
Сдавал часы на ремонт и только. Потрясен работой этой профессии
@@daviherculano4486 Meus pêsames.
👍
@@joaoalbertodosanjosgomes1536 Meu pai é vivo mano(graças a Deus).
Really wondeful restoration. The balance of Vintage/Restored is astounding.
This watch is out of this world! Imagine how they do it in 1970, so much precision, unbelievable
I'm fond of watches and always surprised and amazed for their so complex and beautiful mechanism. It's a little world apart.
Indeed, well said, thank you
I was fascinated by your expertise and mancraft. Never realized the amount of work evolved. I am a vintage watch collector and now I understand prices for good conditioned time pieces
Man I followed your instructions and rebuild the same watch. It turned out better than in Switzerland. I have now 21 screws remaining. If anyone wants to buy them pm me.
I started holding my breath as you put the cleaned components back together! This is so cool!
C'est la première fois que je vois un horloger-bijoutier effectuer une réparation et restauration d'une montre. C'est spectaculaire ! J'aurais du garder ma montre LIP dans les années 70 pour vous l'envoyer en réparation.
You have truly delivered outstanding work. Rarely I have seen such precision in restoring watches like you do. Well done!
I have two DS-2’s in my small Certina collection so was especially delighted to stumble across this beautiful video of such meticulous work. You have a talent for seeing ‘a diamond in the rough’; sparkling outcome from a depressing beginning
It's amazing to see the amount and variety of jigs that are being used in the process.
Thank you Shaked :)
This is why I like mechanical and automatic watches more than quartz. You can clean the movement, maybe replace the mainspring if needed, re-assemble it and that's it, a brand new watch.
you’re the best watchmaker I’ve ever seen until now onto youtube indeed!
In every moment you use the correct device, plastic, wood or brass tweezers, the correct screwdrivers, and you avoid ALWAYS TO LEAVE SOME SIGNS onto the watch.
Great Maestro!
Try watching:
www.youtube.com/@RedDeadRestoration
www.youtube.com/@WristwatchRevival
@@user-ux7rw8fs3d I know the first one…he’s a maestro too, but the 2nd one is worse than a tragedy!
try Nekkid Watchmaker, he is unbelievable, this guy here is actually top notch too. WristwatchRevival is not bad, but this guy and Nekkid are something else.
@@lukelucky3521 sure...I know him from UK but originally probably from India: another Maestro too
@@fulvioplatania3091 he is one of very few that do actual repairs of pieces that seem to be beyond point of return. I highly appreciate his mini lathe skills and dedication. Clean ups alone are just not enough for me, but that is matter of preference. What amazes me the most is micro machining and precision fitting. And there is the commentary too :) have a good day.
Such a solid machine as you stated. Fabulous job.
Many thanks Nite 😊 🙏
This is why we like automatic watches, a tiny mechanical beating heart inside it, that is so romantic. What a beautiful video. I've always said: now I treat cancer, but in my next life I will be a watchmaker. This video explains it why.
That watch looks so simple from the outside, but so complicated from the inside. How u managed to take it apart and put it back together is a feat of mastery.
Well written words Angel. Many thanks :)
What a restoration and the result was beautiful. On the other hand the description written everything was so professional. Keep up the good work Buddy.
nicely done, it is always a pleasure to see a craftsman at work achieving an intended goal.
That, Sir, was a very satisfying video. Thank you very much for keeping these vintage timekeepers alive!
Amazing! That mainspring winding and install tool is a thing of beauty.
Very cool, love all the skill and specialty tools that go into this …. Very relaxing to watch you work!
Beautiful watch!
Indeed Darren, thank you! Have a good day! 😀
@@Watcheyes you too! Have a great day also!
i love the contrast of how gentle you are versus clearly the life this has been through. excellent video.
Wow! This is just therapeutic watching all your tools of the trade work in symphony to bring this watch back to life. Well Done!
Ожившая история!
Спасибо за Ваш труд и замечательный ролик :)
Thank you for another instructing and interesting restoring video. The before and after shows the effort and dedication you put in into it! Very nice indeed.
Hi Romuald, thank you for your kind comment, have a great day!
The dedication made me cry a little bit. Fantastic! Wow . Each detail of each move has been thought long before. The tools are outstanding.
La fameuse DS2 fiabilité extraordinaire avec un magnifique mouvement !!!
Beautiful work! And the moving last goodbye shot... let's dry our tears all together, and thank you for sharing your time (mpff)
Many thanks Gilles 😊 And thanks for commenting.
Absolutely amazing work!!
Thank you 😊
Amazing to watch you work and see all the equipment that you use, I remember my father fixing watches back in the 1960s, he did it as a hobby with very little equipment, most of the things he used he had made himself, he used lighter fuel for cleaning parts and metal polish to clean the glass he also used nail varnish as a thread seal, he would sit for hours fixing them for friends and relatives and enjoying every minute of it, he had a table with a white cloth on it that nobody was allowed to touch and he would lay out all the parts and replace them in reverse order your video invoked such happy memories
Thank you for posting this.
My journey into collecting time peices began with taking apart my first Longines which was given to me on confirmation. It did not go well so my frustration ended with a hammer, I never tried to fix it a watch again. But my fascination watching experts has only grown. Thank you for another wonderful video.
He just kept leveling up! At first I was like this guy and his back yard hobbies but he kept bringing out better and better shit and more and more pieces. I watched every second completely mesmerized.
Wife: "what are you doing"?
Me: " watching someone fix a watch"
Wife: "....of course you are"
That was amazing. I want to buy that watch
A very nice job. I am amazed with your skill to transform a watch which has lived a hard life back to being a respectable time piece. As you were disassembling the watch I was surprised at how nice the inner workings of the watch looked. The case and crystal took most of the punishment. Great Job!
Watching you work is utterly fascinating, the care and skill involved is beyond comprehension, masterfully done.
I love watches but I’ve never seen a detailed video as good as this. Well done & great work to bring this old watch back to life. 👍🏆
Quite the amazing transformation! Beautiful work!
Thank you J T and thanks for taking your time commenting. Have a good evening!
Обожаю такие виде и такую работу, аж самому хочется научиться так все делать, терпения запас есть большой, остальное теория и практика и красота, научил бы кто!))) Благодарность автору видео, продолжайте в том же духе, приятно смотреть!
Все тут - ua-cam.com/channels/7vSOnpUocYq0z8oiYFk0zQ.html
С разбором механизма выпендрёж , всё проще . Чашка петри и хороший чистый бензин , заводишь часы кладёшь в бензин , даёшь сутки походить в бензине ,вся грзь на дне чашки и так пару раз затем смазываешь .
@@ickatek Нет ну согласитесь,. у каждого своя приспособа, свои методы и своё видение на реинкарнацию часов) Ваш метод и ваше видение мне тоже нравится) Сам то я побоюсь все это делать, НО хотел бы попробовать под присмотром человека который не раз такое вытворяет))
Sir, you are an artist. I have been delighted by your professionalism and your precision. The time past watching this video was pure enchantment. Bravo and thank you.
Прекрасная работа! Было интересно посмотреть полировку корпуса. Спасибо за видео!
WOW, You took a watch most people would call garbage because of condition and turned it into a Jewel. Way to go!!
Wonderful watch and great job.🙂👍
Wonderful to watch this robust-looking piece restored to almost as good as new! I have a 1971 Omega Flightmaster with much the same shape of case, except that mine looks a couple of years old, not as though it had been found in a concrete mixer! You made a very fine job of restoring that complex shape.
First of all, I commend you in owning the "jewel of the crown" of the Omega line. (I even hope yours is the C-910 with the 24-hour dial at 9 o'clock, rarer than the C-911, which has a 60-second dial at this location.)
Secondly, comparing the complexity of this model of Certina to a Flightmaster sounds like comparing a typewriter to a Linotype. (There is no anachronism in this, as the four are of the same vintage.)
@@cflmaior Yes, I'm wearing it today and the dials are as you describe! About ten years ago I sent it to an Omega repair facility here in UK for a service, and when it came back, all the colour-coded pushers hade been replaced with plain Omega pushers. I complained about this and was told that it was a matter of policy to replace older parts with new ones. I wrote to Omega in Switzerland about it, but never got a reply. I found some replacement pushers in Australia for about £200, and it cost me another £200 to have them installed. That, plus the £800 for the service, wiped the smile off my face, for sure.
@@tacfoley4443 Large watchmakers such as Omega, Tag Heuer, Longines etc. very rarely respond to individual letters (I have written many such since 1969 and only once got an answer).
Perhaps you did not send your watch to an "Omega Service Centre", but to an "Omega Certified Repair Shop". When dealing with collectible pieces such as yours, official Centres know that such substitutions (f.e. regular pushers for colour-coded ones) would ruin the valour of your watch. The only exception is whether they have to replace the dial: the 910 originally had tritium in the markers, and Omega does not work with tritium nowadays. If you see a 910 with "SWISS MADE" written below the 6 o'clock position, instead of "T SWISS MADE T", you know its dial has been replaced - and the value correspondingly debased.
Meu Deus... que trabalho maravilhoso! Parabéns, meu caro!
J'aime beaucoup les montres des années 70 .
Cette montre pour son âge à une mécanique très propre.
The things we take for granted. Its incredible what ppl were able to invent.
Excelente trabajo , me gustó mucho como dejaste el reloj Certina⌚️.
Many thanks, Indeed, Certinas are great, built with great quality ;) Have a great day!
This is the first video I have seen from your channel. I was completely awestruck with your skill, precision, and craftmanship. Your videography and presentation is very engaging as well 👍
Wow, very kind words J R R, I'm very happy that you liked my video, a big thank you! And thanks for commenting have a great day! 😀
this video is pure poetry. I love it
@@lollo1973 many thanks for your kind words, very inspiring!
WOW! beautiful and very IMPRESSIVE!!
Это завораживающе!!! Ты настоящий мастер!!!🔥👏👍
Great work. 👍
Glad you liked it Sadman, have a great day!
Quel travail de précision et de patience, mon dieu... Tous mes respects.
Wow, thank you for the kind words Seb, have a great day! 👍
@@Watcheyes you're welcome 😊
Very well done restoration by a true professional. Thank you for a great video, keep well my friend. I look forward to more viewing.
What a kind comment, many thanks! Kepp well you too and have a good day! /Sweden
Sir if you were a surgeon that man is gonna live for an another decade with this steady hand of yours
Absolutely amazing! was in awe just watching this beautiful time piece come to life. The skill it takes, to basically disect the entire watch and put it all back together, all those tiny screws and gears knowing where they all fit in, i headache just trying to figure how you effortlessly put them all back again it was like a math problem being solved and you still wondering how the solution was found 😄, it was like putting back together a classic vintage car with all the original parts, just awesome skills. 😃
Not taking taking anything away, i was hoping to see the finished restoration with a leather strap on it, but still looks good 👍😊
Amazing restoration work!! ❤
Many thanks 😀
Stunning restoration of genuine retro beauty!
Spring round box set, acryl watch drop convex glass, crown, time dial panel, pin are available now.
What a good time!
Yes
Great video, great result. Don't care much for the sound effects. The quality of your work doesn't need them. Keep it up !
Many thanks George :)
The precision involved here is insane. I'm definitely hitting the like and subscribe button.
Many thanks :)
This was one of the most elaborate watch restoration of all time. Crazy man!! 🔥🔥
Utterly mesmerising work carried out with surgical precision. The finale reveals a watch which is akin to a new heart pulsating perfectly in the hands of its master craftsman.
Awesome restoration !😊 🇨🇦
Many thanks Max 😊
@@Watcheyes wellcome !