Great job Chris! It was very interesting seeing you have the confidence to stretch your skills in making the balance staff, not something to be taken lightly. Thanks for your work and I'll appreciate the watch for years to come.
You kidding me? Skip to the next chapter? That is the best part of the video. Great job. I really wanted the video didn't end. Loved it, awesome, awesome job.
No words, absolutely brilliant. To make a balance staff from scratch is something completely different. Mad respect and loved the vid. Nowhere on UA-cam can one find more detailed restorations with great quality, shots and explanations. And all that from a hobbyist? Brilliant, top notch!
Working on the balance like that is completely insane to me. A normal watch service with replacement parts is already hard enough, but this is really another level
I'm glad you decided to film this repair. This is the first time I've seen a movement with those design features and I found it fascinating. The balance staff fabrication was my favorite part of the video. Thanks!
I did not see videos in previous style, narration or with added music. This current style, no high speed playback, interesting and relaxed narration, tool sounds and no music is just perfect.
I'm taken away by the sheer beauty and craftmanship of this astounding hunter pocket watch, and as always the quality of your work is at the highest level, even making a "Vacheron" balance staff! Bravo! I still miss the soothing music though.
Great video, thanks for showing the process of making a balance. The nodding sequence was funny. It's good to have a mix of technical details and humor.
this watch is amazing. the craftsmanship of each part is breathtaking. the design and engineering made me watch this video again. Chris Your repair work is absolutely fantastic. your attention to detail is perfection. Bravo !!!!!
Chris, Your work on this movement and all of the machining show your true talent! I don’t care what the content is of your video”s I watch and learn every time. I used to repair clocks but that has lost its appeal to the masses so I sold everything I had except my lathe and tooling. I am looking into working on watches in the future and find your work flawless.
Sharing your journey of discovery of making a balance staff was especially interesting. We should not be surprised when something works but when it does there is always a celebratory fist pump moment validating the sum of time, effort, attention to detail and iterative testing.
Hey I found your channel because I wanted to see a deep dive into a verge-fusee style movement and yours was one of the only videos on YT showing that kind of watch. I am a jeweler myself and what I love seeing in watches like this Vacheron and the verge watch is the metalwork, it’s just breathtaking considering the technology available at the time. The hand-made parts of the verge watch were awesome to see as well. There are other watchmaking channels on YT and I watch quite a few of them, but I have never, EVER seen anyone else fabricate a balance staff from scratch. Bravo!
iI really love pocket timepieces, and regularly carry my Great Uncle's 1920s railroad watch he wore until the day he died on the rairoad. I never met him, but I feel an oddly familial connection with him. I still take the watch and calibration card to the railroad approved watchmaker who always tells me he wants me to adopt him so he can inherit it; I'mm 77 and he is at least 80. I so much appreciate this episode, especially the fabrication of that infinitesimal part, freehand, no tool holder or cross slide. The song of the frogs merely adds to the beauty. And FINALLY, someone explained the functions on the timing machine, and the bumps on the periphery of the wheel! Thank you so much, looking forward to the next one.
I love that your format is without music and without hyperbole. I would love to see you moving into making (spare) parts. I feel it’s the logical next level for you.
One of the many things I love about this video is seeing how the sophisticated construction of this VC movement contrasts with the rough hand construction of the verge fusee you restored previously (my other favorite video). Also seeing the text instructions for making the balance staff next to the reality of the delicate, minute, painstaking work was amazing. Thanks so much for doing these videos!
That was RIVETTING from start to finish! I really enjoy your narration and how you make your own parts, or burnish parts that seem like they'd need replacing!
As VC collecter I love seeing something like this being brought back to life. If you have the £/$/etc VC is one of the few brands where you can just send in any of their watches/clocks from whenever and let them get on with it to bring it back to factory condition (for a fee of course). I've had a very rare pocket watch perfected with an original piece that was still knocking around in a parts bin from the early 1930's.
Great video, and you are not wrong, I tend to skip basic service videos unless I need to check for details on that watch/movement. Thank you for keeping it interesting.
AMAZING! I have several favorite watch servicing sites on UA-cam, but NONE of them build tiny, delicate, PRECISION parts from scratch... except you! And I love your mastery of the fabulous specialty tools you have collected! You could create a full watch with multiple complications from stock metal!
I might not have been there in the silent days, but watching you become the next Donald de Carle in a metamorphosis to the image of a Swiss monk with carbide fingertips and infinite patience is something I’ll surely remember. Your channel truly is one of the few to show techniques, so if you get criticized just know the others didn’t even try or, if they did try, they hide how they did it! They fear the critics which you invite by showing everything, but I hope they always come across as tips or ideas to try - if what you did worked then it worked, and if not you learn.
Thank you for this video, Chris! So many questions were answered in one video! I enjoy your methodical troubleshooting as problems present themselves, and your calm approach in solving them. The video editing is also engaging and does a good job of presenting the complexity and time investment while also trimming it down into a digestible portion. Thanks again!
That was a beautiful repair. A lot of channels show part replacement where you are actually repairing parts or as in this video making them from scratch. I'd like to see more like that. Love the wolf's teeth and the clicking as the watch was wound up. An excellent video.
All I can say, that was really awesome watch making. You can count yourself as one of the mystical watchmaking monks with magical carbide fingernails and infinite patience. Congratulations!
Sir, I am impressed by your willingness to take on such a project and complete it successfully. So many ways to fail and you got it right. Beautiful movement and finishing on parts that will never see daylight because, yes, that's why. True luxury.
Cutting a balance staff is what separates the men from the boys. Screws such as you make already set the stage for you to advance & elevate you to a master. From what I have seen in your videos, I have every confidence that you can take & pass the AWI Certified Master Watchmaker examination; go for it.
Geez !! What a pieces of arts !!! Each parts was made for of course the functionality and design in an artistic ways it’s so impressive !! Chris rename your video…”the arts of watchmaking”. You’re doing an amazing job in each video you launch. And of course it’s so educational. So thanks for sharing, it’s really appreciate ! Best regards Mr. Chris ✨👌
The balls on this guy! Seriously, though, good work. I'm about a year behind you and feeling okay about replacing balance staffs but no way would I want to tackle making one yet. Thanks for the video!
Masterful work! You are giving me some courage. I have a V&C pocket watch that was gifted to a Great Great Uncle for his retirement from the Aluminum Company of Canada. The catch is, the entire watch, everything possible, is made of aluminum! The case and even the watch chain are aluminum. Apparently, only a few hundred were commissioned and only given as gifts to aluminum manufacturing employees. The movement looks very similar to this one. It's a terrifying experience to even open the case for fear of scratching the soft aluminum. The watch does not run and has been wound tight, probably for decades. There is no sign of anyone ever having serviced it. I tried to at least let down the mainspring, but it will not release (has that same style click). The prospect of disassembling a fully powered super rare watch with unobtanium parts is frightening to say the least. It is spotless inside and I'm assuming the 90 year old lubricants have turned to glue. I really want to get it running but sending it to V&C is financially out of the question. Hopefully as I gain more skill and knowledge from great videos like this one, I will be able to tackle it someday.
❤ Hey Chris, you do such fabulous work. please keep the videos like this coming. I would love to watch you restore a battery powered watch from Timex one day❤
I’m fairly new to watch repair videos on UA-cam, and it’s just jaw dropping to me the precision involved in this craft. And the even crazier thing is the precision tools you own to ply your trade. Niche equipment or what? Funnily enough, I saw a few eBay listings for Vacheron Constantin Balance Staff Watch/Pocket Watch Various Calibres NOS today too. Yours for a tenner. But having the skillset to make your own is surely priceless 👌
Watch is really beautiful, inside and out. And you made a balance staff from scratch!! I have a large metal lathe and watching you use the cutters by hand like a wood lathe is interesting and amazing on something that small. Fantastic job!
Thank you for sharing this incredible restoration video of a really beautiful watch on UA-cam: 👍👌👏. I am old and bored by such a lot of stuff (can't even watch TV any more 🤪), but do not ever think your work will not be appreciated here, so carry on ❤!
Wonderful as always!! Am afraid one of the takeaways from videos like this is that I know I could never do this myself lol! (i.e. I am literally "all thumbs" when it comes to any kind of precise/meticulous work that requires steady hands). No worries though - because I really enjoy watching craftsmen such as yourself bringing these engineering marvels back to life ( I also really like the technical deep dives you do on various aspects of the watches that you service..especially when you rebuild missing or damaged components from scratch). Thanks again for sharing...cheers!
Bravo! I am very impressed with your dedication to the task of making these old watches work as well as their original designers and makers intended. Your work deserves the same level of respect that their designers have earned. Cheers from Chris in Canberra.
Wow! You had me hooked for every second of your video. Truly magnificent work. I love seeing these fantastic pocket watches serviced so keeping a piece of history alive. Thank you for taking the time to make these videos.
Those screw under-cutters are awesome. I always wondered how they work. It's cool seeing them create a lip so that the position of the screw doesn't change. I thought they removed the entire base material, which would change the position of the screw. This of course, would change the balance of the watch. The way those work is a very cool solution to the problem.
Great, I’ve just purchased my first lathe so know what’s involved 😳 like all skilled craftsmen you make it look easy, In my option one of your best videos! And you got all those famous stars as friends! Wow 😂 Thank you x
Bravo Chris! Your videos keep getting better and better. I want to be you when I grow up one day! Your lathe work is impressive. I keep putting aside my lathe restoration project, and then you put out a video like this one! Excellent watchmaking, splendid videography (I'd love to get a peek at your lighting & filming rig), great voice work, and you had me laughing with your 'nod' montage! Kudos sir.
I really like the videos that go deeper into bringing watches and pocket watches back from the dead. Making parts is really interesting rather than seeing just normal cleaning and servicing.
I watch several watch channels. I don't like channels that say nothing or there is no music if they don't talk. Your channel I'd wonderful and interesting as well as informative 😀 😉 👍
Brilliant instructional video. I have asked several other channels to show how to turn a balance staff but with no success so thank you it was great to see. I have the same book showing how but it is totally different actually seeing and with the aid of the book. Great work much appreciated. I just need to pluck up the courage to try😊👍🤓
Hi Chris . First off , thank you for sharing your passion with us . That is a stunning time piece and i too have a passion for pocket watches , i just think they are so much more elegant ! Then i would like to give you a little bit of advice , having been a goldsmith for 15 years and now a knife maker for the last 15 years , i am quite used to polishing things , and you make the same mistake i see most watch repair guys make . when polishing something , use a soft wheel and don't over load it with your polishing compound . then , when you are polishing something , always move against the wheel (the wheel facing you is moving downwards , so when polishing , move the piece up) , that way you will get much less buildup of compound and you will get a much cleaner polish . Hope this is of help in the future and adds another tool in the tool chest . Keep up the beautiful work
Great job Chris! It was very interesting seeing you have the confidence to stretch your skills in making the balance staff, not something to be taken lightly. Thanks for your work and I'll appreciate the watch for years to come.
Thanks for the opportunity to work on this gorgeous time piece!! I really appreciate it.
Beautiful watch!
You kidding me? Skip to the next chapter? That is the best part of the video. Great job.
I really wanted the video didn't end. Loved it, awesome, awesome job.
No words, absolutely brilliant. To make a balance staff from scratch is something completely different. Mad respect and loved the vid. Nowhere on UA-cam can one find more detailed restorations with great quality, shots and explanations. And all that from a hobbyist? Brilliant, top notch!
Wow, you clearly are entering the realm of watchmaker vs just a watch technician. Super impressive.
I am impressed with the quality of this watch. This has to be one of the best build qualities i have yet seen.
It was heartwarming to see the entertainment community's show of emotional support. Standing ovation! This was a class performance, Chris! 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼
Working on the balance like that is completely insane to me. A normal watch service with replacement parts is already hard enough, but this is really another level
I'm glad you decided to film this repair. This is the first time I've seen a movement with those design features and I found it fascinating. The balance staff fabrication was my favorite part of the video. Thanks!
I did not see videos in previous style, narration or with added music. This current style, no high speed playback, interesting and relaxed narration, tool sounds and no music is just perfect.
More amazing than making the balance staff from scratch are your acting chops … Awesome content. Thanks.
I'm taken away by the sheer beauty and craftmanship of this astounding hunter pocket watch, and as always the quality of your work is at the highest level, even making a "Vacheron" balance staff! Bravo! I still miss the soothing music though.
Your restorations are beyond the other channels. Thanks for sharing journey.
Great video, thanks for showing the process of making a balance. The nodding sequence was funny. It's good to have a mix of technical details and humor.
What a lovely delicate watch. Thank you for letting us join you on your journey.
this watch is amazing. the craftsmanship of each part is breathtaking. the design and engineering made me watch this video again. Chris Your repair work is absolutely fantastic. your attention to detail is perfection. Bravo !!!!!
Exceptional work! Positional variances were incredible for a watch of this age - so cool to see pieces this old performing this well.
Chris, what a great restoration and fix. Such a beautiful watch. If only watches could speak, what history they could tell!!
My god, this is a beautifully finished movement. All the plates have rounded edges. Someone really took their time making it...
I think that's the most beautiful click mechanism I have seen. One part, only one wear surface, and utterly bombproof.
Chris, Your work on this movement and all of the machining show your true talent! I don’t care what the content is of your video”s I watch and learn every time. I used to repair clocks but that has lost its appeal to the masses so I sold everything I had except my lathe and tooling. I am looking into working on watches in the future and find your work flawless.
Sharing your journey of discovery of making a balance staff was especially interesting. We should not be surprised when something works but when it does there is always a celebratory fist pump moment validating the sum of time, effort, attention to detail and iterative testing.
I was a machinist for 50 years, no way I was skipping ahead of the lathe work great job.
@@loch1957 I wouldn't believe possible to turn this so small. Maybe with a cylindrical grinder! Top marks.
Only two attempts at that staff. You are my watchmaking hero by a considerable margin.
Hey I found your channel because I wanted to see a deep dive into a verge-fusee style movement and yours was one of the only videos on YT showing that kind of watch. I am a jeweler myself and what I love seeing in watches like this Vacheron and the verge watch is the metalwork, it’s just breathtaking considering the technology available at the time. The hand-made parts of the verge watch were awesome to see as well. There are other watchmaking channels on YT and I watch quite a few of them, but I have never, EVER seen anyone else fabricate a balance staff from scratch. Bravo!
A superb presentation and repair of the highest talent. Making a staff from scratch is testament to a great watchmaker. Many thanks.
iI really love pocket timepieces, and regularly carry my Great Uncle's 1920s railroad watch he wore until the day he died on the rairoad. I never met him, but I feel an oddly familial connection with him. I still take the watch and calibration card to the railroad approved watchmaker who always tells me he wants me to adopt him so he can inherit it; I'mm 77 and he is at least 80.
I so much appreciate this episode, especially the fabrication of that infinitesimal part, freehand, no tool holder or cross slide. The song of the frogs merely adds to the beauty.
And FINALLY, someone explained the functions on the timing machine, and the bumps on the periphery of the wheel!
Thank you so much, looking forward to the next one.
One of my favorite repairs to date . Thank you for showing us the entire balance staff construction . Was VERY impressed.
Really liked watching the detailed machining of the balance staff, and the servicing of this beautiful watch.
I love that your format is without music and without hyperbole. I would love to see you moving into making (spare) parts. I feel it’s the logical next level for you.
One of the many things I love about this video is seeing how the sophisticated construction of this VC movement contrasts with the rough hand construction of the verge fusee you restored previously (my other favorite video). Also seeing the text instructions for making the balance staff next to the reality of the delicate, minute, painstaking work was amazing. Thanks so much for doing these videos!
Wonderful Chris. I am amazed by your machining of parts starting with the screws and now with the balance staff. I look forward to more of these.
That was RIVETTING from start to finish!
I really enjoy your narration and how you make your own parts, or burnish parts that seem like they'd need replacing!
Absolutely amazing workmanship……well done! 🏴 the workmanship of the watch is outstanding. Thank you
As VC collecter I love seeing something like this being brought back to life. If you have the £/$/etc VC is one of the few brands where you can just send in any of their watches/clocks from whenever and let them get on with it to bring it back to factory condition (for a fee of course). I've had a very rare pocket watch perfected with an original piece that was still knocking around in a parts bin from the early 1930's.
Great video, and you are not wrong, I tend to skip basic service videos unless I need to check for details on that watch/movement. Thank you for keeping it interesting.
AMAZING!
I have several favorite watch servicing sites on UA-cam, but NONE of them build tiny, delicate, PRECISION parts from scratch... except you!
And I love your mastery of the fabulous specialty tools you have collected!
You could create a full watch with multiple complications from stock metal!
I might not have been there in the silent days, but watching you become the next Donald de Carle in a metamorphosis to the image of a Swiss monk with carbide fingertips and infinite patience is something I’ll surely remember.
Your channel truly is one of the few to show techniques, so if you get criticized just know the others didn’t even try or, if they did try, they hide how they did it! They fear the critics which you invite by showing everything, but I hope they always come across as tips or ideas to try - if what you did worked then it worked, and if not you learn.
@@Forest-iv5vm thank you! I really appreciate that.
When I worked, I thought I worked to a high level of precision. I can see, now; I was in error. You are on another level. Well done.
Thank you for this video, Chris! So many questions were answered in one video! I enjoy your methodical troubleshooting as problems present themselves, and your calm approach in solving them. The video editing is also engaging and does a good job of presenting the complexity and time investment while also trimming it down into a digestible portion. Thanks again!
Chris, your fretting over the balance staff was hilarious! And yet, in the end, you made it look so easy. Incredible.
Fantastic job Chis on that watch. From making screws and balance staff from scratch, your skills are so great for keeping historic horology going.
I can't even comprehend how is it possible to turn such small thing freehand, it's mind boggling
You're quickly becoming my favourite watchmaker channel. The patience and competence in this video are astounding.
That was a beautiful repair. A lot of channels show part replacement where you are actually repairing parts or as in this video making them from scratch. I'd like to see more like that. Love the wolf's teeth and the clicking as the watch was wound up. An excellent video.
All I can say, that was really awesome watch making. You can count yourself as one of the mystical watchmaking monks with magical carbide fingernails and infinite patience. Congratulations!
That was epic! I was glued to the screen as you were turning! Absolutely amazing! 👍🏻❤
Fantastic. Making that piece on the mini lathe? Genius. Great watch and great service. Love it.
You are truly a master of your trade! It is always a pleasure to watch you repair the things others would deem undoable!
I was literally holding my breath at points in that, Chris. Truly inspiring work.
The layout of the movement is very beautiful. I like the spring very much.
Well done! What a fantastic piece of history! Its an honor to work on these old pieces.
Wow...amazing work on that tiny lathe! Beautiful refurbishment of the watch.
Sir, I am impressed by your willingness to take on such a project and complete it successfully. So many ways to fail and you got it right. Beautiful movement and finishing on parts that will never see daylight because, yes, that's why. True luxury.
What an incredibly beautiful movement and watch.
Great work on the balance staff.
Cutting a balance staff is what separates the men from the boys. Screws such as you make already set the stage for you to advance & elevate you to a master. From what I have seen in your videos, I have every confidence that you can take & pass the AWI Certified Master Watchmaker examination; go for it.
I'd love to see you restore vintage and antique clocks. Maybe some history of sun dials and how to work one
Geez !! What a pieces of arts !!! Each parts was made for of course the functionality and design in an artistic ways it’s so impressive !!
Chris rename your video…”the arts of watchmaking”. You’re doing an amazing job in each video you launch.
And of course it’s so educational. So thanks for sharing, it’s really appreciate !
Best regards Mr. Chris ✨👌
Fantastic work. You must've had ice water running in your veins while machining that balance staff -- and only one misstep!
Great work Chris. Congratulations. Making a balance staff is indeed a milestone!
The balls on this guy! Seriously, though, good work. I'm about a year behind you and feeling okay about replacing balance staffs but no way would I want to tackle making one yet. Thanks for the video!
Mad skills there, certainly not skipping that part
Masterful work! You are giving me some courage. I have a V&C pocket watch that was gifted to a Great Great Uncle for his retirement from the Aluminum Company of Canada. The catch is, the entire watch, everything possible, is made of aluminum! The case and even the watch chain are aluminum. Apparently, only a few hundred were commissioned and only given as gifts to aluminum manufacturing employees. The movement looks very similar to this one. It's a terrifying experience to even open the case for fear of scratching the soft aluminum. The watch does not run and has been wound tight, probably for decades. There is no sign of anyone ever having serviced it. I tried to at least let down the mainspring, but it will not release (has that same style click). The prospect of disassembling a fully powered super rare watch with unobtanium parts is frightening to say the least. It is spotless inside and I'm assuming the 90 year old lubricants have turned to glue. I really want to get it running but sending it to V&C is financially out of the question. Hopefully as I gain more skill and knowledge from great videos like this one, I will be able to tackle it someday.
Got to love them old pocket watches!!! It`s what got me started, awesome job!!!!!!!!!!
Rapidly becoming one of my favorite watchmaking channels, keep up the great work.
Great video of a beautiful watch being repaired and serviced
Thank you for sharing and I look forward to seeing next one
❤ Hey Chris, you do such fabulous work. please keep the videos like this coming. I would love to watch you restore a battery powered watch from Timex one day❤
I’m fairly new to watch repair videos on UA-cam, and it’s just jaw dropping to me the precision involved in this craft.
And the even crazier thing is the precision tools you own to ply your trade. Niche equipment or what?
Funnily enough, I saw a few eBay listings for Vacheron Constantin Balance Staff Watch/Pocket Watch Various Calibres NOS today too.
Yours for a tenner.
But having the skillset to make your own is surely priceless 👌
Watch is really beautiful, inside and out. And you made a balance staff from scratch!! I have a large metal lathe and watching you use the cutters by hand like a wood lathe is interesting and amazing on something that small. Fantastic job!
Hahaha I got confused when you put the main spring back in I thought I was watching one of Marshall's videos 😂.. The most satisfying sound!!😂
Thank you for sharing this incredible restoration video of a really beautiful watch on UA-cam: 👍👌👏. I am old and bored by such a lot of stuff (can't even watch TV any more 🤪), but do not ever think your work will not be appreciated here, so carry on ❤!
Wonderful as always!! Am afraid one of the takeaways from videos like this is that I know I could never do this myself lol! (i.e. I am literally "all thumbs" when it comes to any kind of precise/meticulous work that requires steady hands). No worries though - because I really enjoy watching craftsmen such as yourself bringing these engineering marvels back to life ( I also really like the technical deep dives you do on various aspects of the watches that you service..especially when you rebuild missing or damaged components from scratch). Thanks again for sharing...cheers!
Bravo! I am very impressed with your dedication to the task of making these old watches work as well as their original designers and makers intended. Your work deserves the same level of respect that their designers have earned. Cheers from Chris in Canberra.
Stepping up to those challenges is a great accomplishment. Congratulations successfully doing something new!
Fantastic work. I really appreciate just how tricky that job was. We'll done.
I love your watchmaking skills and your choice of music.
I will always watch your videos!
Wow! You had me hooked for every second of your video. Truly magnificent work. I love seeing these fantastic pocket watches serviced so keeping a piece of history alive. Thank you for taking the time to make these videos.
Those screw under-cutters are awesome. I always wondered how they work. It's cool seeing them create a lip so that the position of the screw doesn't change. I thought they removed the entire base material, which would change the position of the screw. This of course, would change the balance of the watch. The way those work is a very cool solution to the problem.
I enjoyed watching Chris! Thank you- Manny
Absolutely incredible, I'm in awe every time I watch. Thanks for the video
That bit at 24:10 was totally unexpected and had me gasping for air xD nicely done
Absolutely amazing work ! We mere mortals stand in awe... Nice nice work !!
Great, I’ve just purchased my first lathe so know what’s involved 😳 like all skilled craftsmen you make it look easy, In my option one of your best videos! And you got all those famous stars as friends! Wow 😂 Thank you x
Incredible work on the balance staff! As a side note, I haven't seen a real office in over a decade. I didn't know companies still had them 😂
Always amazes me how watchmakers remember which screws go where
Bravo Chris! Your videos keep getting better and better. I want to be you when I grow up one day! Your lathe work is impressive. I keep putting aside my lathe restoration project, and then you put out a video like this one! Excellent watchmaking, splendid videography (I'd love to get a peek at your lighting & filming rig), great voice work, and you had me laughing with your 'nod' montage! Kudos sir.
Thanks, Adam! That really means a lot! - Chris
I really like the videos that go deeper into bringing watches and pocket watches back from the dead. Making parts is really interesting rather than seeing just normal cleaning and servicing.
Wonderful video. Your balance staff was amazing!
I watch several watch channels. I don't like channels that say nothing or there is no music if they don't talk. Your channel I'd wonderful and interesting as well as informative 😀 😉 👍
Gorgeous watch. Very nice repair. Thanks for sharing the video.
Amazing lighting image quality is incredible.
Fabulous job, Chris! I’ve done some very simple machine work but nowhere near this small and detailed.
Brilliant instructional video. I have asked several other channels to show how to turn a balance staff but with no success so thank you it was great to see. I have the same book showing how but it is totally different actually seeing and with the aid of the book. Great work much appreciated. I just need to pluck up the courage to try😊👍🤓
Amazing work Chris! I enjoyed every second of this video. Thanks for sharing your awesome work!!
Wow, that was a tough one. You did a fantastic service.
Hi Chris . First off , thank you for sharing your passion with us .
That is a stunning time piece and i too have a passion for pocket watches , i just think they are so much more elegant !
Then i would like to give you a little bit of advice , having been a goldsmith for 15 years and now a knife maker for the last 15 years , i am quite used to polishing things , and you make the same mistake i see most watch repair guys make . when polishing something , use a soft wheel and don't over load it with your polishing compound . then , when you are polishing something , always move against the wheel (the wheel facing you is moving downwards , so when polishing , move the piece up) , that way you will get much less buildup of compound and you will get a much cleaner polish .
Hope this is of help in the future and adds another tool in the tool chest .
Keep up the beautiful work
Cant get a pic up. I could send it on messenger.... You are the better watch repairer i have. Come across in 34 years..
great job on a fabulous watch i think your video gives inspiration to us others to up our game and tackle more complex tasks to watch repair
WOW! great job on the staff, you have true skills Sir!
This Vacheron is a beauty, thank you for sharing
Wow. That movements amazing, and super watchmaker friendly. Great job making that balance staff. Always impressive to watch you work.- tyler