Restoration - 1970 Doxa with some unexpected surprises
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- Опубліковано 18 жов 2024
- We take a look at this Swiss brand French watch - if that sounds confusing you're not the only one. This watch was just full of surprises, none of them the good kind. Is this watch worth saving lets find out.
We tackle the complete service of this 1970s vintage watch.
I love the quality and clarity of your video
Thanks nice of you to let me know. Cheers :)
@@Saving-TimeI liked the trick with the plastic foil over the click sprins! I will adopted for sure,i,m new in watch repair! Good video!
I really like your attitude. All watches are interesting and the budget ones not the least. Great video and great timepiece!
Thank you the budget stuff is really interesting to work on, always something to learn. Appreciate the comment glad you enjoyed the video
Love your videos. Especially as I'm thinking of moving my hobby from collecting to building/repairing .
It changed my view of collecting quite a bit. Even knowing how to do the simple stuff was helpful to me to build a better collection. Good luck and i'd recommend it to any collector to at least give it a try.
Nice video, your clear narration explaining what is going on more than makes up for the shortcomings of your camera equipment. That previous watchmaker def qualifies as a mad genius! What a huge amount of work to modify a cheap watch - the sort of thing you'd find Vostok owners out in far away places might have to resort to!
And, subbed. You earned it.
Hi David great to hear from you again. My friend. I bought an old prim watch which I was going to overhaul but they have done a great job. Also a pobeda with a bell. So I have a few pieces on the bench. Very clear and precise. I have heard a lot about docs but didn't know they were French
I swear i keep replying to this an UA-cam in it;s wisdom keeps nuking the comments, so apologises if you get multiple replies from me. Glad you enjoyed the video thanks for the kind comments.
I recently purchased a jumbo sized military Doxa. It’s in mint condition and untouched everything, runs a few seconds fast everyday for 153 dollars. It’s a wonderful timepiece that I wear quite a bit. Nice work on yours. Have a good one.
Nice sounds like you got a great price on it. If its an older one probably an ETA movement so nicer than mine also.
@@Saving-Time I believe it’s 1950
Nice clear concise video. Keep up the good work. I was here when you had 171 subs. I hope you are around for your 1 million subs.
Thanks for the sub! I hope so to.
Great job!! I’m was not a fan of gold watches until put a nice ox blood band on ( makes them really pop!) now I have a different view lol. Great info on the movements. I have an old Waltham 21j with about the same movement. All in all great video can’t wait to see the next one.
Thanks for the comment I'm a pretty big Waltham fan also been meaning to get one of there pocket watches.
Your close-up camera work is excellent. Nice video. Subscribed.
Thank you very much!
Excellent video. Really clear. I am just learning now. Love Darwil watches. Would you consider doing a video on a Darwil restoration? Many thanks again.
Yes i would I just need to find a Darwil Special flat luxe with Incabloc that i like the look off. I've got a Zenith sporto from the 1940s next then a Buren. If you don't know Buren have a look at there movements it's about the only way you'll get a micro rotor watch without selling a kidney or a house ;) Thanks for the kind words
Good luck finding the Darwil. Appreciate your suggestion to look at Buren. I saw some that are really nice at reasonable prices. Looking forward to your next video. Many thanks again. Stay safe.
Hi, just found your channel, well done. I like your approach, very good advice.
an another great video.
Glad you enjoyed it thanks for the kind words.
I think your camera works pretty good at macros, it's the lighting and sometimes the angles.
Thanks lighting is definitely something i want to improve, I'm pretty new at this and lighting something that small and reflective is challenging. But i'm getting there slowly. Thanks for the comment :)
Nice job with an interesting old watch, one of my favourite brands too (although I prefer their divers). I have a couple of old Doxa watches myself, both use eta 2472 movements, I wonder if Doxa always used off the shelf movements?
I think they had a couple that where in house but the vast majority of the shelf eta's thanks for the kind words
Do you have any issues with the pallet fork jewels in the ultrasonic cleaner ? I’ve read that it can loosen the jewels as the Shellac is affected ! Great video and always enjoy the back story 😉
I never had an issue with it; as long as you use a non-alcohol-based cleaner, you should be fine! Glad you enjoyed the video.
For me, as a clock enthusiast, the Doxa badge on the movement and Swiss Made on dial, are rules to recognize the trade mark.
Yup always good advice luckily enough i did not pay to much for this one. Thanks for the comment :)
I would have loved to see how well the watch ran with that modified balance - whoever modified it seemed to me to be quite competent - as you said - a watchmaker without access to parts. So with it all cleaned up, it might have run much better. Who knows - that modifier may have been a genius!
I think he was better than me at this that's for sure :D
David, I am an avid collector of time pieces. Everything from Grand Father Clocks to Swatch. I'm especially fond of Seiko. I own several. What is the chances of you doing some more Seiko watch restores? If you come across one of reasonable value I would be PROUD as PUNCH to buy it from you. Let me know. Thank you ,Christopher M. Boise, Idaho USA.
Feel free to shoot me an email david@saving-time.link then if I ever do one for the channel I'll be delighted to give you first refusal on it
Great info. Although, looked up that eBay seller and it’s like he’s a ghost. 17k items sold and he/she doesn’t have one item for sale 🤔
Only used him once have to say i got the parts so i'm happy :)
The FE233 was the last ditch effort to survive again the agressif Swiss stance towards French watchmaking, the older Cupillard 233 ( 1940’s to early 1960’s) is a way better made caliber
Yes i think the best thing that can be said about the FE233 is that it worked. Its for sure not something i'd seek out. Thank you for the information I might try and find a older Cupillard 233 and compare the differences!
@@Saving-Time the very best were the 1940’s ones, they were of very high quality for common and inexpensive calibres, and they made hundreds of different types