Rolex Datejust Hands Restoration
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- Опубліковано 30 лис 2020
- The last time we saw this Rolex Datejust, Marshall was restoring it after he bought it as not working on eBay. At the time, many commenters wanted the hands to be restored, and on this video, Marshall does exactly that! Come along for the journey as he takes his first shot at restoring watch hands.
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At 40, I was looking for a new hobby and after watching so many of your videos (and Watch Repair Channel) I ordered a basic watchmakers kit and a cheap movement from eBay to get used to taking it apart and putting it back together. Still have lots to learn about oil/grease but I am really excited to learn. Love your videos
I restored some hands from a TAG. I used chemical stripper to remove the old lume - your method of scraping would make scratches and it would not remove all the old binder/epoxy/glue as easily. To polish I used small pieces of very fine sand paper 800, 1200, 2000 and it was easy to lay the paper on the work surface then drag the part over the paper. No high speed rotary tools to fling the parts away. Last, I put some metal polish on a a piece of tissue paper on the work surface and wiped the hands over that paper. Much simpler method, no high speed tools, no gluing the hands to a mandrel, etc.
Congrats! Turned out great. Two comments: 1. If you are afraid mixing water into the resin, you might want to experiment with dissolving the coffee or tee powder in alcohol, acetone, or other solvent. 2. If you are exposing a brass surface it will be eventually colored: because of air humidity it will be oxidized. This is why they always plate it with chrome or gold in the factory. Lacquer might also sound good, but not in closed places like inside watch case, as it evaporates and then condenses onto places like the watch dial.
Thank you for posting these wonderfully entertaining Wristwatch Revival videos Marshall... they're informative and a breeze to sit through.... nicely done!!! Take it easy and stay safe
Looking pretty darn good to me. Hands looks really close to original and certainly better than before. The lume looks great too... Excellent work done there Marshall.. Kudos to you.....!!
good job! like you said although the hands have lost their lustre due to the chrome coming off in the polishing process, the final result is really amazing!
You can cover the brass with a thin coat of nail polish and then nickel plate the center strip.
Hello there! I am a big fan of yours, but I must offer some criticism regarding this video. 1) delicate parts such as hands should be polished by hand. It would actually be easier to do so than to mount them with adhesive and use a power tool as you did. Polishing compound on pegwood would work, but fine polishing / lapping sheets (MicroMesh, Mylar) would be even better. Going through the grits would allow for a really shiny, even surface, which would actually help to protect the surfaces. Polishing by hand is always the way to go when you find out parts start flying around when you hit them with your power tools ;)
Thanks for the great video. What I don't understand though is why you chose the hard and long way of removing the lume with pegwood instead of simply soaking the hands in acetone for a couple minutes. The hands are nothing but metal, so acetone would not harm them. I've relumed several pairs of hands myself, and I always used acetone. Old lume comes off instantly, and there is no risk of scratching the hands with pegwood or against the surface and no need to polish them after (unless they had been scratched before). I then hold each hand down with a toothpick while they are still submerged and use a painter's brush to wash off flakes of old dirty lume. Hands come out nice and clean, free of any residue!
I love your videos. Soon you’ll be experimenting with plating ;) Keep up the great work, and thanks for the hours of enjoyment.
oh~ I found out that there is also a way to fix it with glue. We usually fix it with tape. But we have to be careful not to fly away.😂 Thank you for the good video.
Pithwood is commonly used to clean small delicate parts as well as to clean the tip of an oiler between different oils.
I liked your innovative idea of using coffee, great work sir.
Thank you!, for such a well detailed video,as always, very interesting, and I learned something about the lume, and a good way to apply new lume, good little stand! Good mod on polishing wheel. Hands looks good.
A good and pleasing effort on your part - well done Marshal. I'm also pleased to see that mine is not the only DateJust without a 'hack'. Mine broke and Rolex would not provide a new one, so I do without.
You can insert tooth picks threw the holes on the hands, and then stick the picks into some rodico to balance. Or use sharpened peg wood. Easier than balancing on rodico😊
Fabulous videos. My wife and I adore Rolexes and would love to collect more than a couple of pieces each. So nice to see the craftsmanship and art that goes into watchmaking.
That pithwood really came in clutch 🙄😂 Thanks for sharing this looks suuuuper tricky and tedious.
Thanks for taking us on another experimental journey, it's really valuable to hear your thought process and see both the good & not-so-good outcomes 👍 Really reinforced for me how crucial the hands are to the overall aesthetic... a bit like polishing a vintage Mustang, but leaving the chrome hubs dirty. Both the car & hub caps are going to be a bit dinged up & scratched... that's to be expected, it's character. But you definitely feel something's off when they don't quite match! 🤔
Your videos are the best of all the watch restoration videos on youtube because you take the time to explain things. Thanks for putting out great content.