Vacheron Constantin Minute Repeater Perpetual Calendar Pocket Watch Restoration by Gray & Sons
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- Опубліковано 18 кві 2013
- In this video Master Watchmaker Joe Cerullo repairs a Rare Circa 1922 Vacheron Constantin Pocket Watch with Perpetual Calendar, Minute Repeater, and Moon Phase. This watch hadn't been in working condition for 70 years. Watch Joe take you step by step through the repair process.
Gray & Sons Jewelers is the most respected independent Watch Repair and Service Center in South Florida. Serving local and international clients since 1980. We repair fine Swiss mechanical watches and have six Swiss-trained Master Watchmakers and Jewelers with over 150 years combined experience to perform all watch repair services- including:
Overhaul, Polishing / Dent Repair, Crystal Replacement, Crown Replacement, Water proofing,
Band and Bracelet Repair / Replacement / Rebuilding
We offer our Watch Repair services both locally in South Florida( Miami, Miami Beach, Surfside, Bal Harbour, Fort Lauderdale, and West Palm Beach ) as well as internationally with our Easy Ship Box Option.
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Come visit our showroom and let us evaluate your Royal Oak Tourbillon Chronograph. Our Swiss-trained watchmakers are among the best in the United States and we just happen to be located on Miami Beach. We will provide you an estimate before beginning any work.
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To accommodate customers across the United States who complete repairs with us, we devised the Easy Ship Box as the fastest and most convenient way to send sensitive luxury items.
Every one of the Rolex, Patek Philippe, Cartier, Omega, Breitling, and Audemars Piguet watches that we take in are meticulously restored to perfection by our watch specialists, to ensure years of faithful service with normal care and maintenance.
First, each watch goes through our rigorous 86-step inspection and restoration process. We are so confident in the quality of the timepieces we service that we proudly offer our exclusive 12 month warranty on all watches and a 24 month warranty on all Rolex watches.
After being fully restored, all watch cases and bracelets are finely polished to remove any surface scratches and to restore each piece to its original luster. When a watch leaves Gray & Sons (whether the watch is 5, 10, 20 or even 50 years old) it is in pristine condition.
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I find that taking the time to do traditional proper work is always refreshing, some people think I’m crazy for taking the time to refinish parts but when working on some pieces like repeaters and split chronographs the watch almost commands me to. It’s important that you take the time to show the newer generation what watchmaking should be instead of the modern factory line approach that is taken by companies like swatch, I remember speaking to friends when I had first worked on a repeater and they seemed to get the impression that I had been watchmaking much longer than I had, but when taught in the proper traditional environment you catch on to things like this much quicker.
Bravo! It comforts me to know these pieces are still out there waiting to be brought back to life by master craftsman.
Watchmaking is that of a understated but beautiful, grand and in some cases a weird and wonderful art.
I was mesmerised watching this beautiful watch being restored. Well done.
I was very delighted by the care and love to continue this beautiful antique. I am a piano technician that LOVES old world technology and my hat is off to the close up wok and inspiration that went into such a lovely watch. One of my life's dreams is to find such a musical time piece. Thank you for posting such a great part of history.
That is absolutely gorgeous!
A wonderful restoration. Thank you for this touching story.
The craftsmanship of repairing/restoring these old watches is truly amazing. Also, what a beautiful timepiece this watch is. Glad a watch like this is still around..
Pocket watches are by far the coolest heirloom.
Priceless
Great video my friend i like the work you do, and you stated that you wanted to restore it for your father. It makes more value to the watch for him than taking it to factory to keep watch money value. Priceless gift to your dad.
Breath taking...
good action, restored old watch quality to give a father , like !!!
Uno dei molti eccellenti esempi della produzione superlativa di una così eccezionale manifattura....
What an Excellent & Splendid piece of Artwork from Varcheron Constantin ..... I enjoyed this short video very much, Thank You so much !
Beautiful.
What a stunning pocket timepiece!
Unbelievable skill level.... Brilliant restoration!
Brilliant restoration of this divine watch.
What a gorgeous watch.
Beautiful!!!!
Very beautifully and skilfully restored.
Beautiful restoration and story...
Awesome!
Can see why you wanted to restore this beautiful timepiece.
Gorgeous
Fantastic watch
Great!
Wonderfull!
Simplesmente magnífico!
Obra de arte perfect congratulachions.
Very beautiful watch and story and restoration.
I wonder if you could explain what is being done perhaps instead of the music.
respect
Astounding.
Quinta sinfonia deLudvic Van Beethoven, linda demais!
Very beatiful sensacional congratulações
...And that is why i LOVE pocket watches...
One more thing.. no wrist mechanical or automatic watches in the world can compare to the superiority of a pocket watch! That feeling of opening the cases and wondering the marvelous mechanism, the physical heaviness of the watch and the old class, can not be copied by any watch ever!
Sparpart ,prayer ,magic work , every thing magic
marvelous, truly.
By the way, what's the name of the background song?
Heavenly.. Just Heavenly..!!
The technicians at Grey & Sons can actually make replacement parts in house. When a watch is sent back to the factory, the replacement part is pulled out of a bin and installed by a part replacer. If that fails the factory workmen simply replace the entire movement from their inventory. The level of skill exhibited by Grey & Sons is many levels above that. In general factories don't repair; they replace.
david
Wonderful restoration for a wonderful watch !
Maybe sometimes the montage is too fast (when you show the different parts of the movement, different plates and stuff), but apart from that it's a great video !
Lovelyyy
Strang wok ing on the movement while in the case. Is there a reason for this?
Wow all arts beleiveabl
Working on that with the lid on is like doing heart surgery on someone laying on their side
I think I would really enjoy this type of work. Meticulous small mechanical stuff. Unfortunately my job is just the opposite. Giant heavy horrible machinery fabrication and assembly.
Larry David's father will be proud
echte Manufaktur
Vivat!
on my timepiece the year and the month cycle is not working. how to fix that ? and what's the pink jewel in middle of it ? is that worthy or just a simple colored jewel?
The jewel is corundum, either natural or artificial, and it acts as a bearing surface to reduce friction of some moving part.
Como se llama la melodia de fondo
Mechanism too complicate but they are looking very nice!
I just love the fact that masters of watch repair don't need instructions or manuals to repair different watches across the board. What is the name of the background music?
The background music is Brahms' Symphony No. 3 in F major, 3rd movement; one of my favourite pieces of music. I especially like the fact that they are working on a watch movement while you listen to a symphonic movement...
You do realise that 9/10 they have a specialist who only does say Rolex, Or only does Patek etc etc.
At the 2:47 ,what is the metal block for polishing and what is the material?
Diamond dust.
sir i have invicta 1895 , medaille dor , from my grand father , but its not working , can u helping me in fixing this . i live in pakistan . so is there any office address so i can send there for repairing
Shouldn't pieces like restored in Switzerland?
That's a 2021 Chevy Corvette c8 right in your hands...
Now that watch is sexy
So much parts handling with bare fingers...
Vacheron constantin y patex Philippe the best watches the wold more better the Rolex good video
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crown wheel's guard's I mean...
Omg
Mark Job,
I am still waiting for you to post your watch restorations. Until that is done your ill thought out negative comments have no credibility.
david
Mark Job,
In my opinion the work done by these craftsmen is among the best in the world. It is obvious, at least to me, that these highly skilled technicians have put in the necessary years at the bench that is necessary to produce work of this calibre. Your comment implies that you are a world authority on watch repair and restoration. Please post the watches you repaired and restored and also list the procedures and parts of the GRAY & SONS restoration that you feel were incorrect and/or out of tolerance. I would not want anyone to get the impression that you are simply an Archie Luxury wannabee.
david
Vivienne Pierce
Fantastic watch resto. Terribly edited video. you didn't even get to hear the watch which was why I clicked on it to begin with.
God, they way they hack that poor Brahms to pieces is an absolute crime!!!
Christopher Builder Mehta isn’t that bad!! (But yes, there was some dodgy edits in this!)
P.S. Obviously Joe, the watchmaker, is very highly skilled. With all due respect to Joe, I recoil at the idea of sending the watch to any other company for repair other than Vacheron Constantin. These are very high level watches, and as good of a repair as Gray & Sons can do, I suspect the original swiss factory repair would be superior. Unless Gray & Sons is an official Vacheron Constantin factory trained agent, I seriously have to question taking a time piece of this quality to any other place but back to the original factory and company which produced it. Sorry, but this point cannot be overstated
No, What 's YOUR agenda here ? Oh defend your company at all costs ! LOL ! You don't take a Patek Phillipe watch to anyone else but Patek Philippe ! You don't attempt to repair a Rolex Submariner at home ! You don't take a Vacheron Constantin watch anywhere else ! - Period ! Anyone who knows about "Pedigree-Swiss-Haut Horologie" High Level Watches understands this basic principal. Was Gray & Sons a good place to take a watch ? Yes. Was Gray & Sons the "BEST" place to take the watch ? NO ! If it's a Pedigree Watch - You take it back to the Pedigree Maker ! Period ! That's it ! No where else ! By having the watch repaired at Gray & Sons, you have lowered the resale value and collectability of the watch ! It's not a Timex ! It's a Pedigree Watch !
Call me names or whatever, but that's not an argument for taking such a masterpiece wherever for repairs. You don't respect the level and quality of watch you have ! It's yours so do with it what you want. Why don't you take a hammer to it ? Yeah ! Cool ! :) You could pretend you're the god Thor ! He had a hammer ! Take MJOLNIR to the watch ? I'm sure this will fix it reeeeel gooooood ! :)
I already attempted suicide, but my imminent godhood prevented me from death ! Have you used your god like hammer yet to repair your high end watch ?
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IMHO, this restoration should only be performed by Vacheron Constantin. I'm sure these folks were very knowledgeable and very good, but the original makers of the watch are always going to be better.
+Mark Job Also should mention what happens to the value if not done by VC.
And have them replace the original dial, hands, moon phase indicator with brand new ones and ruin a vintage piece making the value even worse than using these guys ?
That'll cost more then the watch's resell value
this is a common misconception. i doubt vc would even take this watch to regular service department, it would go to there restoration department where you could wait two years. plus just because its at VC doesnt mean it will be restored great, all the big brands just use cnc these days and have very few skilled watchmakers in their companies. find a reputable and good watchmaker, and then keep him for life they are hard to find!
Yeah, not true. lol.
My respects to you & all your family & your firm.
The jobs done are good enough as you said that you just want it running...
But I wouldn't take such compromised standpoint to such a class one manufacturer's time piece till date,& a sentimental one. That too when it belongs to my father(earthly though)I hold on to deliver the best according to karma philosophy along with Sir Donald Carle's ethics,values on repairing a highest quality watch.From my stand point I wouldn't have done those...Crown wheel's beveled upper edge rounding off while final polishing also etc... & in assembly...I wouldn't wind six rounds & give a swing, rather I would let in ruby jewel in to lever horns & assemble balance unit.Then only wind one to two rounds without giving a swing,but expect the balance to oscillate on its own,since the transmission & beat properly ensured already for this...But I still fully accept it will be only 94% less of those real authentic 6% & right stamp..I would invite & appreciate all comments...
The fingernails need fixing too. 😊
Beautiful.
Great!
Wonderfull!
Lovelyyy