1964 US Military Vintage Watch Restoration
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- Опубліковано 22 кві 2021
- Join Marshall as he opens up and (eventually) sorts out all the gremlins in this 1964 US Military issue wristwatch!
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The great thing about your videos for me is the fact that in today’s throwaway society you are one of the few who are not participating in it.
Keeping the past going, brilliant !
I was wondering if you could make a video on buying watches for a beginner? I'm trying to get started in watch repair, but I have very limited knowledge on what to look for when buying. Thanks, always love your videos and I enjoy learning from them.
If you want to get startet I would recommend buying a new seagull movement on eBay (something like a st36, that’s another eta clone) and taking that apart a bunch of times.
After that it always is kind of a gamble on eBay
@@Jonas_GD_1234 thanks, I'll check those out.
@@grapeape3633 buy old nonworking pocket watches usually about $25.00 to $30.00 and tear into them, worse case is they are still broke when you are done! and take lots of pics step by step...
If you watch the whole video, in a lot of them he kinda talks about beginner things and what to do and what to get into. And yes, pocket watches are a good start because they are bigger movements but basically the exact same
Before you start, have a look at how much tools are.
As an assembler(bikes,grills,outdoor powered equipment,etc.) myself, I'm absolutely fascinated with clips of this sort!
All of this stuff has a lot more in common than it doesn't.
@E VanFor what it's worth, that makes at least two of us!
Gerald StAmour, I did the assembly thing for a couple of years after I got out of the Army (in 1988). I worked for a Huffy Bicycle Subsidiary called YLCE (Yorba Linda Cycle Enterprise ). We had a route of department stores that we went to, and we assembled bicycles, BBQ grills, exercise equipment etc. at a piece rate. I learned a lot from my time assembling everything under the sun, it was an amazing experience that still serves me well today.
@@wadehampton1534 I did the exact same thing for Huffy ServiceFirst! PS: Thanks for your service!
@@geraldstamour1312 very cool Gerald, what years did you work for Huffy? I worked with them from 1989-92, then I went to college and earned a BSEE, eventually. It ended up taking almost eight years to finish the Electrical Engineering degree. I ran large four color (CMYK) printing presses to put myself through college. I specialized in the Heidelberg Quick Master four color press. It a very cool machine, it makes its own printing plates, on the press, using laser diodes. It burns them in perfect registration (usually) and you can be up to color and running keepers within a hundred sheets of paper. I had a hard time walking away from the printing industry, it was paying about $80k/year. But I had to work twelve hours shifts, of hard manual labor. Ultimately, I went to work for myself, as an engineer, and I don't regret any of it at all. I'm retired now, at sixty-one years old, my back suffered from being badly wounded in El Salvador in 1986. I ended up with long titanium rods in my back, and it finally caught up with me.
Really splendid detective work figuring out what was wrong with this watch. Great job!!! Military watches are very desireable. You are becoming a watchmaker.
Thank you for not giving up and granting this guy another life! It's a beautiful watch and piece of history.
Wow that was a tough nut to crack with all the hidden problems. Nice job restoring this watch.
Marshall, such a pleasure to see you back! What a tidy little watch. Very nice restoration.
It's always cool to hang out with you and your "Watches". You have a great narrative style and very handy skills with each of your builds. Thanks Marshall!!
Great job with perseverance. As always, enjoyed the journey with you.
Terrific job on the video. It is great to see the troubleshooting that goes into the repair.
Marshall, I watch ALL of your videos. I go to your channel and search for any that I haven't seen.
And although you've worked on some beautiful watches, this one speaks to me. I just love it for some reason. Maybe it is because I'm a veteran from a family of veterans, but I love this watch!
Great job Marshall! Love it when there are lots of issues, that’s real watchmaker life!
Oh Benrus! I JUST did some reading up on them for a vid. Cool to see one being worked on! Excellent video!
Nice work. You handled those KIF springs like a pro!
Dear goodness what a gorgeous watch. ❤ Thanks for sharing!
Beautiful work, Marshall! It's always a pleasure to see you bring another watch back to life again. I've been watching and learning about serving mechanical watch movements, and I'm feeling more and more confident that I could do this (providing that I have the proper tools and lubricants). You make it look so easy, but I think that we all know that it's not. Remembering the order of operation, and keeping things laid out in an organized fashion, is paramount to the success of the project. That's where experience kicks in, and it becomes second nature. I'm seriously considering getting into the hobby of watch service and repair.
I'm retired, and I have a lot of free time on my hands, so I may decide to do it. I'm gathering my courage, and a few dollars, and the first thing that I'll buy is that set of good jewelers screwdrivers that you have, along with the basics compliment of tools that you recommended in one of your videos on the tools needed to begin with the hobby. It's not expensive, really, all hobbies take an initial layout of funds to get started with, and then you add on the "nice to have" tools as you progress in your experience. I'm a lifelong musician, and I started out fifty-five years ago with a single acoustic guitar. Fifty-five years later, I have accumulated sixty to seventy thousand dollars worth of musical instruments and studio recording gear. You can't put a price on passion, it becomes your life's blood, and enriches your life in uncountable ways.
One of your best videos. The watch came out looking very cool. Not flashy, but very confident and solid.
Rainy day makes a perfect day to binge your videos!
thouroughly enjoyed this episode even the part of going back in satisfying to figure it out.those army watches are so cool and simple
Been taking an extended break from MTG due to burnout and school. Hearing you talking about watches and repair has been a weird but phenomenal experience. Now I look forward to each new vid like I looked forward to every new LR ep. when I was grinding arena.
Well done. That was the best watch repair ever for me. You explained every step and I learned a few things. Honestly I am so impressed with your patience and problem solving skills.
Outstanding repair! Love watching you work. I believe your patience rubbed off on me when I rebuilt the carburetor on my Yamaha outboard!
Could the mainspring have been damaged at around 6:37 when the ratchet wheel was lifted off the barrel? It looks like there was a sudden release of energy from the mainspring. Hard to tell! Good job as usual.
I know I'm a long way past the original post of this video, but I agree with you Fred.
I kept saying to Marshall (through the video) that he needs to release the mainspring...but he didn't listen.
Well done. I have a plastic and metal version of this I got in 1979 while at Ft Bragg. Good memories
Does your watch say "unserviceable" or "nonsurvivable" on it?
@@gwsjr1 Unfortunately no, it says "Assembled in the Philippines" and "Water Resistant" both on the back and in the center there is the number 68. Of course I had to dig around in my "stuff" to find it and was surprised just putting it on my wrist it started to work. Also noticed it's made by Timex.
Phew! That was a chore!!! Great job!!! It looks awesome!! I graduated high school in 1964!!!🥰
Really enjoyed the troubleshooting aspect of this one! Great job :)
it's cool to see the the detective work behind the three issues that cropped up, even if it was irritating for you...
Great job, lovely watch and great filming and editing. Thank you for making this video
I really like these black dials with clear white numbers - so easy to read. Great job! Enjoy.
Always fun to watch repair. Learn every time.
I've only recently found your videos and have been hooked for a week or two now I like that you don't edit out all your mistakes it makes it far more relatable to the new people thinking about or just beginning to get into the hobby to see that someone like yourself with a bit of experience can and does still make rookie mistakes on occasion
Fantastic viewing Marshall…been watching loads of your videos..preparing myself for my 2nd dive into watch repair….my 1st attempt was premature….with the knowledge from your vids…and the right tools…I will get this watch running again 🤞🏼
Lovely timepiece and an absolutely brilliant video!
Beautiful work, beautiful piece!
I am impressed with your skill and patience ! Thank you. Your videos give me encouragement in my hobby .
A very interesting and informative video journey into the works. You have great patience, and very steady hands. I've been fascinated by watches since I disassembled one as a teenager. I never did get it to work properly, but then I had little idea what I was doing. Thanks for showing us how it's done correctly.
Just love it that you didn’t try to force that hour wheel off, and after only a few minutes of watching this video has answered two questions that I’ve been thinking about lately. That is, how to get the movement out (have a similar British military watch) and how to get the hour wheel off (have a Tissot 781). Thank you very, very much!
That strap is such a great color and fits the watch unbelievably! It looked good before it was put on, but a thousand times better with that choice.
This was awesome! I thoroughly enjoyed this...so well done. I have this same watch in a 1966 version. Still running strong with no service. Thank you.
Amazingly performed repair. Well done 👍👍
Love it! Thanks for bringing us along!
Btw,I love watching your videos......always fascinating to see you repair and restore watches!
I loved the journey! I like seeing the need for additional trouble shooting.
Amazing. Some amount of patience there. Love it.
How they actually manufacture the small parts was extraordinary work
Watching this show reminds me when I used to watch Bob Ross paint. Mesmerizing.
My goodness that's looks incredible,,great job on restoring this piece of history.......👍👍
Very nice! Awesome detective work!
Love this one.
Your videos are not only interesting and educational but I find the quite therapeutic.
This is my thing too, love old military especially bumpers. I only wish I had all of your incredible tools. I sell mine on eBay and only list those which run excellent. I'm still learning but you are a few steps ahead of me. Whenever I work on a watch I hear your encouraging voice guiding me to be cautious, I now ruin far less watches than I used too.
Nice work. I would love a military watch. The utilitarian look of them appeals greatly to myself.
You never know what you're going to see in one of these repair videos. On occasion you'll find key piece of information that will help you solve the problem in a future repair. Great video Marshall...
Excellent. Not only the content but your presentation is perfect, very enjoyable and, of course, very informative. Thank you. My first job in 1965 was an apprentice to Louis Newmark. Happy days.
Very nice watch and great work troubleshotting it. ☺️
Another lesson learned!
Well done mate.
I love that flat black dial. Was looking at a few for my twin Grand sons. Never really noticed how nice they look but am now fully aware. Thank you Marshall, love your videos.
I really like the look of this one! Great job and great video!
I would love to send you a picture or video of my dads tanker watch that I repaired because of your sharing your knowledge in such a great way. Ireally enjoy how you show your skills!
So educational and entertaining at the same time, I appreciate you making it accessable to novices like me.
I love the material and finish of the case.
Really like your perseverance.
That is a cool old watch, one of my friends came home with a watch like that.
I love that you sunk your teeth in on this watch, did the cleaning, the trouble shooting and took what many amateurs would've regarded as a hopeless case and got the thing up and running correctly. SWEET!
It sure took a very close inspection of the wheels to find the one with a couple of teeth blunted, which probably happened because of the bit of debris loose in the watch. Looking at each and every wheel all the way around was doubtless quite arduous.
I am curious, was there supposed to be a gasket behind the crystal?
I've always been interested in timepieces, but watching your videos is really making me want to learn how to work on them myself. I have made novelty clocks before with off the shelf battery powered movements, but this makes me want to dip my toes into the mechanical world. I love the art and engineering in the mechanical movements.
I needed to see this. Troubleshooting can have its subtleties.
such a cool timepiece I love keeping the dial original and not polishing the case so it shows it's battle scars!
Great work, Marshall!
Your a genius...for someone to do it as a hobby your remarkable
Thank you, as always a very well put together and educational video
I've been watching a whole bunch of your videos (I'm in quarantaine, so what else to do 😂) and you have inspired me. This looks like something I would really enjoy, so I guess I've found myself a new hobby! Now digging through material to actually know a little bout what I'm getting myself into. Thanks alot and keep it up!
Nice watch, I like these vintage field watches.
So far in all your videos I have seen, you have not mentioned how those teeny screws and other parts are made. Keep the videos coming. They are masterfully put together and highly entertaining!!
Brilliant work Marshall...once again. You have an infinite store of patience and good nature. You definitely should be proud of your effort here. Dismantling, troubleshooting and re-assembling it three times yourself to get it right is three times I am quite sure that a client would have taken it back to a professional repairer to eventually have it done properly.
love military field watches :) great one!
Yeah yeah, why don't you just shut your airlock!
Danger! Clock radiation!!!
Great video... well done... Great looking Military watch.
Thank you for the ride. I love your time that you put in to each video. One day I like to be able to fix my TAG Heuer watch. I am looking into getting some of my first tools to start out. On some old ebay watchers first.
Thank you
Great looking watch!
Great job on my favorite style of watch
Some great work there :) Love watching your vids, I follow a few watch repair channels but I think yours is my fave - I like the voiceovers explaining as you go. Great work again!
Excellent presentation, audio, and video. I never had to FF.
Another great video!
I'm taking Mark Lovick's WatchFix courses and he always says to inspect every piece and part of the movement under magnification during disassembly and, "whilst" putting it back together. Now I see why!
It is amazing to see how precise the tolerances are in these movements, that just a miniscule rounding of a few wheel teeth would render the watch inoperable.
Would have loved to see this one lumed. Would make it a great outdoors watch again. I love these videos, I started buying a few vintage watches and taking them to a local shop. He loves when I come in because he knows I'm bringing in weird stuff he hasn't seen in decades.
I could put up with the shot lume but the rusty second hand would be patina too far for my tastes.
Love that watch. Like the smaller dial too.
Great video. I inherited my Dads pilot’s version and had taken it to a local watch shop and they did a beautiful job on it. It has oodles of character. It was fun watching you work on this one.
Awesome work, as always
Thanks for making this. I have a really similar military watch (Hamilton) from the 70’s. It’s doing the same thing, it will wind forever and only run for a couple of hours
Really like this watch. Very detailed service. Love the camera angles must dont give them views 💗
I'm relatively new to the hobby and enjoy your vids. As a toolmaker by trade, I've tend to inspect my work as I go so when I disassemble a vintage, I inspect each piece as I'm taking the movement apart.
Thank you for the great video, I enjoy relaxing and having drinking a coffee while watching. As a newbie I have a lot of great videos to catch up on.
Perseverance is your greatest asset...keep em' comin' and thanx for sharing!👌👍✌
Well done detective! 😂, another watch saved!. Very enjoyable video. Thanks Adrian 🍀🍀
Would love to see some of the watches you've serviced and kept for your own use
I have several watches I'm going to service that have a similar ETA movement, so this video will be helpful. Thanks!
Enjoy the way you show the down side and the upside to your fascinating hobby.
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Fascinating video, you look like a surgeon while working on that intricate movement, incredible work!
Hey Marshall! New subscriber and timepiece enthusiast here! Like everyone else I am glad I found your videos. I have a couple Waltham pocket watches, a ladies I am not sure of the model, and a Vanguard. I got the ladies working fairly easily thanks to it only being over wound. Plus in the back case lid there must be around 13 or 14 engravings from services. The earliest is 1932. The Vanguard is giving me some issues but I just ordered an ultrasonic cleaner and a set of the oils you use. Next the microscope and screen and, I am going to probably get myself in too deep, dive into it. Your videos have given me confidence and renewed my drive. Thank you Marshall!
David
I so very much enjoy your videos. I am Active Duty currently so I really like these old military watches
Hello Marshal. I enjoy your videos and the historical comments you interject. This restore was of particular interest to me because I used to have a military almost exactly like yours, but made by Bulova. I got the watch from my uncle who was a B25 pilot in WWII and was KIA (ironically, by friendly fire). I was pretty young when I got it and didn’t really appreciate its emotional value at first and wore it through my years in elementary school. When I got older I stopped wearing it daily and just kept it in a safe place with similar items. Through a few residence moves, I lost it. Sad for me. But that isn’t the reason I’m writing this. One of the interesting things about my watch was that the second hand stopped when the winding stem was pulled out. I always thought it was deliberate so that soldiers could synchronize their watches for missions. In watching your video, I noticed that in the very beginning, while you were showing the “broken” watch, it did the same thing. After the final repair, when the winding was stem was pulled out, it didn’t. The second hand kept moving.
Maybe because mine was WWII vintage, while yours was made in 1964 or it wasn’t made to pause and it only did because of the issues you addressed. Either way, your videos are well done and very interesting.
Thanks
Tom
The function you’re referring to is called “hacking” or sometimes “stop seconds” most mechanical field watches do hack. It was, like you said, so the watches could be synchronised to the second.
Excellent narrative really enjoyed this video
Insane patience dude! Awesome videos!
Amazing patience Marshall. I am certain that by the third assembly I would have been rushing it. As much as I would love to do what you are able, I just think that I don't have the self control that is needed. That alone is a gift.
Thanks. It's definitely something I had to learn as well