Amazing work, Vince. I very much doubt I could have soldered those tiny wires, that thing would probably have ended up in the bin! Fantastic perseverance! All the very best for 2024! 🎉
i just came from Steve's mini-console video to this video, seeing both of my fav youtubers loving each other in the comments section. Oh the spirit of christmas lives on. Happy new years to both of yous!
I would have bet good money you would have gone zero for three when you put "Apple watches" and "repair" in the same sentence. Thank you for proving me wrong! Happy New Year!
Hi Vince, you are a prime example that training makes a master. You are getting better and better each time you fix something. I wish you and your family all the best for 2024.
Just an unsolicited thought. Wrap the exposed edges of your sharp spudger with some electrical tape or at least a couple layers of masking tape. You may also consider stiffening it up by taping it to you stiff spudger leaving 8mm or so exposed to penetrate and pry with. I acknowledge you got it without these thoughts but surely taping up the edges rather than slicing one's fingertips would be preferable. Keep up the great work and being an inspiration.
It’s been a while since I watched your repairs - I didn’t stop liking them, I guess I just ‘had my fill’ after seeing you do so many. I was curious when I saw that you’d attempted to repair an apple watch though, so I decided to have a look, and wow… Amazing work Vince! You made it look so easy, I’m super impressed! Never would have thought a repair like that would even be possible, it gave me a big smile when I saw you actually using the watch after. It’s also nice to see that your commentary is as pleasant to listen to as it always was. Thanks for continuing to share your repairs with us!
Your skill at dealing with all these stupid glues and tapes without breaking anything is getting really impressive! I wonder if applying low melt to each pin then low temperature hot air (warm air? 🤔) would be enough to remove those connectors or if they would melt first?
Thanks Jessica, maybe it would have worked. Annoyingly there was also a ground solder point under both the left and right hand side near the front of the connector that the soldering iron couldn't reach, so even with low melt on the other accessible solder points I think it would have still struggled to come off.
Meatloaf "2 out of 3 ain't bad" Great fix and even better micro soldering, the dedication and patience you have shown has put you on another level, hope you had a good Christmas and wishing you and your family a happy New year 🎊
Hi Vince. Nice work. A tip for you - I wind some masking tape around my finger, and / or or stick a layer or two on my palm to stop damage from edged on opening tools etc.
Yes - soldermasking fine wires or tiny legs so close to each other is the only way - it stops bridges and prevents the previous solder parts becoming unsoldered - but wow - that was fine wire
I would love to see more apple watch repairs. I would not have had the fine motor skills to fix each individual wire. Getting a new screen would be easier. Super effort mate! Happy New Year!
Awesome Job Vince!👍 Great respect!👏👏👏 I've soldered small stuff before but perhaps not as small as that! I think I would have just replaced the screen but you did a great job! Have a great new year!🎉🎉🎉
Love the work on this, what a great result, you can get covers in colours & glass protector for the watch that protect it from scratches & make it look new, they only cost a few quid. Amazing inspiration!! Thanks for posting
I love that fix it mentality at the end. If it's broken. Give it a shot. The only things that will happen is either you fix it and learn something or you don't fix it and maybe learn something. Even if you completely and royally mess up something like I have done in the past. You gain experience. I ripped traces the first time I tried to remove a USB port. The second time I removed a USB port. It worked beautifully. The third time I had different tools and I ripped a trace. But I persevered and was able to repair that trace. Basically, if it's broken and you like fixing stuff where you watch these UA-camrs. Try to fix it. The worst you can do is not fix it
Some people just like to criticize. I'm amazed you even tried to solder those tiny, tiny wires, much less succeeded! Even putting on a new connector would have been very difficult, but you did the even more difficult soldering!
That 0.1mm tool you brought, I also brought before and I don’t even know why I brought it 😂, like you said “it’s like paper” couldn’t of put it better myself 🤣🤣
Very well done Vince- there’s no way I’d attempt soldering those. I had some success repairing my old series one after I ripped the sacredness sensor - that I’d not seen as I pryed the screen up, replacing the battery. They are fiddly little yokes! Happy new 2024- I’ve only found your channel about 8 months but I’m a fan of you varied work and exploits.
I have the original model of Apple Watch. I have been using it daily for almost exactly five years (within five days from that mark) and just yesterday, the screen popped off. I had seen some stuff about that happening to older models, so I wasn't really surprised. I took off the screen and removed the battery last night, and the battery was very puffy. I covered it in clear tape with most of the parts removed and I think it looks cooler now. Unfortunately, it can no longer track my activity. I would like to repair it soon, but I'm really not sure if I will since it is a really old model. Also, I have heard about the newer models of Apple Watches having so many different problems (as your video shows), that I don't want to upgrade to a new Apple Watch. I don't think I would like it as much.
Bravo! 2023 was the year I discovered your channel, and I've found it inspirational and enjoyable - I like to watch your fixes while I'm doing some tinkering of my own 😊 Happy New Year to you, your family and your fine community of viewers - onwards to more honest fixes in 2024!
Absolutely great work. It’s one of those devices I thought would be too small to work on but it does prove you can do it. From a gargantuan Rolls Royce to an almost smallest repair ever. It’s like Everest meats an ant. Happy New Year Vince.. All the best from Alex for 2024
The great thing about a metal prying tool is that you can sharpen it with a bit of a sandpaper and make its edge however thin you need while preserving the overall hardness of the tool.
Very nice repairs, interesting to see what's inside these things. It's very inspiring to watch these videos indeed, for example about month ago I decided to try if my 1989 Citizen wrist watch still works, bought a battery for it and noticed the little contact spring between the electronics and the piezo speaker is missing, so made a tiny conductive part from metal staple, and the beep sounds started working :) Digital clock works, but the analogue watch started working after couple of days, stayed in sync with the digital clock about 1,5 weeks, and then started falling behind. I'm guessing mechanically it's ok condition, but perhaps lubrication has become a bit sticky in 34 years :P
when replacing the screen (glass part ) with the OCA glue you put the glue in the center of the screen and place the new glass on top and it pushs the air out with just the weight of the new glass , you dont need a special machine to them , most of the time a machine is only need when seperating the glass from the screen but have seen people change them without the maching but is a bit of a pain and time consuming.
You Sir are and absolute GOD of Repairs, you certainly inspired me to start my own channel , as i used to fix things before youtube even existed!! Thanks for that and happy new year!
Excellent fixes Vince well done, that soldering was an eye opener well done for taking them on and the work you did Happy new year to you and all of your family all the best 😊
Vince Know where you are coming from, as in RD we had AI doing the welding/Soldering down to 5 nano of fuse wire for making fused chips (Tantalum capacitor's) But remarkable looking through a microscope. Good on you forever challenging projects!!!
Well done Vince good job. Wishes you a happy new year to you and all your family i have been watching all your videos from the start you have grown a lot over the years in fixing things. I live in Australia 🇦🇺 God bless you
Vince.....I've been hearing your comments about the watch screen has scratches...Many watch UA-camrs out there...me included use a product called Poly watch..it's a light abrasive that removes scratches on plastic or glass bezel covers on watches.....good luck.👍👍👍
Hey Vince, heads up. Apple Pay will not work unless you transfer the NFC coils from the displays, it’s not very well documented. Infact, if you could do a whole video of swapping out these coils I reckon it would do really well as there’s no videos out for the S6 watches. Well done on getting it all working!
I was thinking about solder mask when you tried with smaller wires. I am glad you've managed to make this watch work again. This must be a massive struggle but the most important thing is that the watch is working again. Another great repair, Vince. 🤘🤘🤘
Here's a warming tale you might enjoy... the £4 Xbox One, well yesterday postie knocks on door and hands me a large flat box... now knowing I don't have anything large on way I opened it up and inside was a note, from the chap I got the Xbox from saying he felt really guilty about it being broken so sent me a complete working motherboard and daughterboard... So I messages him back saying "hey the Xbox was working" he says keep it with his blessing and maybe can use it to fix another one.... I sent him a very nice watch and waiting to see if he likes it or not.
solder mask tip... you don't have to wait for 30 min... just use a uv lamp for 30 seconds then hit it with heat from your heat gun.. then 30 seconds uv lamp again if needed. This usually gets solder mask hard enough to keep moving on.
Good fix. I can't believe an expensive smart watch isn't waterproof, or maybe that's a ploy to get purchasers to repeat buy. I'll stick with my Samsung watch, which has been in swimming pools and the sea many times.
Hey Vince im really impressed by your patience and flawless work. Really enyojable videos! I was thinking what if you lower temperature on your soldering iron and use low melting solder for those wires? Maybe in that case you wouldnt burn them? And there is no high current that would heat up low melting solder.
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HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!!
Can I have a apple watch pls
I watch since you tiny channel
series 6 has a swim mode i used to go swimming at gym it has lap timer built in
i watched u since when u used to be a little channel
Yes but he wasnt standing tall like he is now.. @@DangerousShadow8
Amazing work, Vince. I very much doubt I could have soldered those tiny wires, that thing would probably have ended up in the bin! Fantastic perseverance! All the very best for 2024! 🎉
Thank you Steve, wishing you and yours all the best for 2024 too!!!
i just came from Steve's mini-console video to this video, seeing both of my fav youtubers loving each other in the comments section. Oh the spirit of christmas lives on. Happy new years to both of yous!
U both need to do a series together
I would have bet good money you would have gone zero for three when you put "Apple watches" and "repair" in the same sentence. Thank you for proving me wrong! Happy New Year!
Hi Vince, you are a prime example that training makes a master. You are getting better and better each time you fix something. I wish you and your family all the best for 2024.
Deep respect for getting those wires soldered.💪🏻 I would have trashed this thing 🤣
I repaired a lot of iPads and iPhones in the past but I stopped years ago. This kind of videos make me enthusiastic again
Just an unsolicited thought. Wrap the exposed edges of your sharp spudger with some electrical tape or at least a couple layers of masking tape. You may also consider stiffening it up by taping it to you stiff spudger leaving 8mm or so exposed to penetrate and pry with. I acknowledge you got it without these thoughts but surely taping up the edges rather than slicing one's fingertips would be preferable. Keep up the great work and being an inspiration.
Arguably your most impressive repair Vince! Miniaturization magic! Top job.
It’s been a while since I watched your repairs - I didn’t stop liking them, I guess I just ‘had my fill’ after seeing you do so many. I was curious when I saw that you’d attempted to repair an apple watch though, so I decided to have a look, and wow… Amazing work Vince! You made it look so easy, I’m super impressed! Never would have thought a repair like that would even be possible, it gave me a big smile when I saw you actually using the watch after. It’s also nice to see that your commentary is as pleasant to listen to as it always was. Thanks for continuing to share your repairs with us!
Your skill at dealing with all these stupid glues and tapes without breaking anything is getting really impressive! I wonder if applying low melt to each pin then low temperature hot air (warm air? 🤔) would be enough to remove those connectors or if they would melt first?
Thanks Jessica, maybe it would have worked. Annoyingly there was also a ground solder point under both the left and right hand side near the front of the connector that the soldering iron couldn't reach, so even with low melt on the other accessible solder points I think it would have still struggled to come off.
@@Mymatevince I think it is done by using a heat pad under a screen to 120 C and then gently with a heat gun you remove this connector
My best repair this year was saving my dishwasher....you inspired me to take a punt....thanks Vince 👍👍👍
Meatloaf "2 out of 3 ain't bad"
Great fix and even better micro soldering, the dedication and patience you have shown has put you on another level, hope you had a good Christmas and wishing you and your family a happy New year 🎊
Wow, Vince! Well done! Soldering those tiny wires and using the solder mask was brilliant. Happy New Year!
This Apple Watch Repair was nutts...insane....you are a genius !
Jeez, you have some patience. Keep up the good work.
Hi Vince. Nice work. A tip for you - I wind some masking tape around my finger, and / or or stick a layer or two on my palm to stop damage from edged on opening tools etc.
I have a series 6, and if it ever stops working or if I need to change the battery one day, this video will be incredibly helpful. Thanks Vince!
Amazing work! Though this undoubtedly tells me that I don't really want to work on those...
Yes - soldermasking fine wires or tiny legs so close to each other is the only way - it stops bridges and prevents the previous solder parts becoming unsoldered - but wow - that was fine wire
I would love to see more apple watch repairs. I would not have had the fine motor skills to fix each individual wire. Getting a new screen would be easier. Super effort mate! Happy New Year!
Awesome Job Vince!👍 Great respect!👏👏👏 I've soldered small stuff before but perhaps not as small as that! I think I would have just replaced the screen but you did a great job! Have a great new year!🎉🎉🎉
My Mate, you're good in tinkering with things, you for sure know that 🙂. A pleasure to watch your videos. Happy New Year!
That gives me more confidence to persevere. I tend to give up when I'm unhappy with my soldering - well done!
Love the work on this, what a great result, you can get covers in colours & glass protector for the watch that protect it from scratches & make it look new, they only cost a few quid. Amazing inspiration!! Thanks for posting
I honestly can't believe you pulled that off. Delightful work.
Damn Vince that's some propper soldering work!
I love that fix it mentality at the end. If it's broken. Give it a shot. The only things that will happen is either you fix it and learn something or you don't fix it and maybe learn something. Even if you completely and royally mess up something like I have done in the past. You gain experience. I ripped traces the first time I tried to remove a USB port. The second time I removed a USB port. It worked beautifully. The third time I had different tools and I ripped a trace. But I persevered and was able to repair that trace. Basically, if it's broken and you like fixing stuff where you watch these UA-camrs. Try to fix it. The worst you can do is not fix it
Some people just like to criticize. I'm amazed you even tried to solder those tiny, tiny wires, much less succeeded! Even putting on a new connector would have been very difficult, but you did the even more difficult soldering!
That 0.1mm tool you brought, I also brought before and I don’t even know why I brought it 😂, like you said “it’s like paper” couldn’t of put it better myself 🤣🤣
Very well done Vince- there’s no way I’d attempt soldering those. I had some success repairing my old series one after I ripped the sacredness sensor - that I’d not seen as I pryed the screen up, replacing the battery. They are fiddly little yokes! Happy new 2024- I’ve only found your channel about 8 months but I’m a fan of you varied work and exploits.
Wishing you and your Subscribers a very Happy 2024 Vince
That was a fun watch! Nice work Vince!!! Have a great New Year =D
Hahaha, thank you Chris. I hope you have a great New Year too!
What a nice guy vince is. Hope you had a happy Christmas and a fantastic new year to you and the vince family. All the best.
I have the original model of Apple Watch. I have been using it daily for almost exactly five years (within five days from that mark) and just yesterday, the screen popped off. I had seen some stuff about that happening to older models, so I wasn't really surprised. I took off the screen and removed the battery last night, and the battery was very puffy. I covered it in clear tape with most of the parts removed and I think it looks cooler now. Unfortunately, it can no longer track my activity. I would like to repair it soon, but I'm really not sure if I will since it is a really old model.
Also, I have heard about the newer models of Apple Watches having so many different problems (as your video shows), that I don't want to upgrade to a new Apple Watch. I don't think I would like it as much.
great job Vince! I have neither the patience nor the steadiness of hand to get that done.
That mat made me remember sea shanty.
Maybe one wire does not connect, thats why the screen is not fully working, maybe, but amazing work
Bravo! 2023 was the year I discovered your channel, and I've found it inspirational and enjoyable - I like to watch your fixes while I'm doing some tinkering of my own 😊
Happy New Year to you, your family and your fine community of viewers - onwards to more honest fixes in 2024!
Absolutely great work. It’s one of those devices I thought would be too small to work on but it does prove you can do it. From a gargantuan Rolls Royce to an almost smallest repair ever. It’s like Everest meats an ant. Happy New Year Vince.. All the best from Alex for 2024
Congrats Vince, welcome to the wonderful world of Apple Watch, good fix
good work that man. HOw interesting about solder mask, never ever heard of it before
One of the best fixes I've seen. Brilliant
As Alex from Northridge Fix would say: better than factory!
The great thing about a metal prying tool is that you can sharpen it with a bit of a sandpaper and make its edge however thin you need while preserving the overall hardness of the tool.
Very nice repairs, interesting to see what's inside these things.
It's very inspiring to watch these videos indeed, for example about month ago I decided to try if my 1989 Citizen wrist watch still works, bought a battery for it and noticed the little contact spring between the electronics and the piezo speaker is missing, so made a tiny conductive part from metal staple, and the beep sounds started working :) Digital clock works, but the analogue watch started working after couple of days, stayed in sync with the digital clock about 1,5 weeks, and then started falling behind. I'm guessing mechanically it's ok condition, but perhaps lubrication has become a bit sticky in 34 years :P
when replacing the screen (glass part ) with the OCA glue you put the glue in the center of the screen and place the new glass on top and it pushs the air out with just the weight of the new glass , you dont need a special machine to them , most of the time a machine is only need when seperating the glass from the screen but have seen people change them without the maching but is a bit of a pain and time consuming.
Nice one ,All the best Vince
Fantastic fix, all the very best for 2024
You Sir are and absolute GOD of Repairs, you certainly inspired me to start my own channel , as i used to fix things before youtube even existed!!
Thanks for that and happy new year!
I just have to tell you: thank you so much for all the inspiration! Happy new year!
Thank you for all the excellent entertainment this year, Vince. Happy new year and best wishes to you and yours.
Happy new year Vince, that B-7000 is Temu top seller for glue 😂
Watched in 2023 , happy new year from Australia
If that glue is anything like Superglue, the life of the glue can be greatly extended by keeping it in the fridge 😉
Wow mate well done. As they say, “2 out of 3 ain’t bad”.
Happy New Year Vince - thank you for entertaining me, and encouraging me to try to fix things myself. Your encouragement is working 🙂
Excellent fixes Vince well done, that soldering was an eye opener well done for taking them on and the work you did
Happy new year to you and all of your family all the best 😊
Nice work Vince.
Well done Vince!
Amazing soldering Vince, didn't think you had a cat in h*lls chance of fixing it.
I admire you for your patience.
Vince Know where you are coming from, as in RD we had AI doing the welding/Soldering down to 5 nano of fuse wire for making fused chips (Tantalum capacitor's) But remarkable looking through a microscope. Good on you forever challenging projects!!!
Happy New Year to Vince & everyone in Vince's community!🥳
Thank you so much 🥳
Haven't watched the video yet but wanted to wish you a very happy new year. I hope 2024 is a better year for everyone.
Happy New year to you Vince 🎉
That was a tough one Vince. Not a job for a person who has parkinson.😂😂
Well done Vince good job. Wishes you a happy new year to you and all your family i have been watching all your videos from the start you have grown a lot over the years in fixing things. I live in Australia 🇦🇺 God bless you
Hayley looks thrilled.
Great work on the watches there and interesting too Happy New year to you all the best for 2024 Vince 👍
Vince.....I've been hearing your comments about the watch screen has scratches...Many watch UA-camrs out there...me included use a product called Poly watch..it's a light abrasive that removes scratches on plastic or glass bezel covers on watches.....good luck.👍👍👍
Hey Vince, heads up. Apple Pay will not work unless you transfer the NFC coils from the displays, it’s not very well documented. Infact, if you could do a whole video of swapping out these coils I reckon it would do really well as there’s no videos out for the S6 watches. Well done on getting it all working!
Wow really nice job sodering Is very impressive vince
Thanks Q👍👍👍
19:22 haha that face, how long did that take you hahaha cheers Vince! great video!! awesome solderwork! i wish you a happy new year!
Hahahaha, I must have done it subconsciously...well spotted. The Vincey smiley face is now being done without even realising it 😂😂😂😂
Happy new year Vince.
Happy new year Vince....RE
Amazing fixes Vince. Hope you have a great New Year. Wishing you many fixes for 2024!
I was thinking about solder mask when you tried with smaller wires. I am glad you've managed to make this watch work again. This must be a massive struggle but the most important thing is that the watch is working again. Another great repair, Vince. 🤘🤘🤘
Happy new year Vince to you and all your family. Keep up the good work including the Rolls Royce.
😊 awsome fix. That takes a lot of skill and patience. Im impressed 👏
Here's a warming tale you might enjoy... the £4 Xbox One, well yesterday postie knocks on door and hands me a large flat box... now knowing I don't have anything large on way I opened it up and inside was a note, from the chap I got the Xbox from saying he felt really guilty about it being broken so sent me a complete working motherboard and daughterboard... So I messages him back saying "hey the Xbox was working" he says keep it with his blessing and maybe can use it to fix another one.... I sent him a very nice watch and waiting to see if he likes it or not.
happy new year mate.
Astonishing… I’m genuinely impressed with this!!!😮
Wow, this is what I come for... Skilful micro soldiering 👌
Amazing fixes Vince. Have a great new year and all the best for 2024.
Thank you so much, wishing you all the best for 2024 as well 👍
@@Mymatevince You’re welcome Vince.
solder mask tip... you don't have to wait for 30 min... just use a uv lamp for 30 seconds then hit it with heat from your heat gun.. then 30 seconds uv lamp again if needed. This usually gets solder mask hard enough to keep moving on.
Good fix. I can't believe an expensive smart watch isn't waterproof, or maybe that's a ploy to get purchasers to repeat buy.
I'll stick with my Samsung watch, which has been in swimming pools and the sea many times.
Wow, impressive fixes on Apple products.
Great job as always Vince, Keep the videos coming. I hope that you and your family had a great Christmas and will have a Happy New Year.
You are one impressive guy Vince. Happy new year,
Amazing video, as always! Thank you for the videos throughout the year! Happy new year, Vince! Wishing all the best to you and your family!!!
Hey Vince im really impressed by your patience and flawless work. Really enyojable videos! I was thinking what if you lower temperature on your soldering iron and use low melting solder for those wires? Maybe in that case you wouldnt burn them? And there is no high current that would heat up low melting solder.
10 out of 10 vince.
Isopropyl alcohol, the best thing ( after alcohol)😂 and nothing is more gangster than making a coffee for yourself from the machine you fixed
nice, good work fixing
Amazing work Vince. Happy New Year to you and yours.
That gritty sound when removing the screen is not sand. Its the sound of deforming aluminium…
great video vince happy new year to you and your family hope 2024 brings you lots of fixes and profit love to you all
Happy new year Vince, thanks for all the videos 😎👍
Well done Vince, really interesting video. All the best for 2024.
Amaizing Vince... love your channel. Keep up
Thank you!