Nice to hear and see you in action again Stian! With all the troubles the Internet can bring, your UA-cam channel is truly a welcome break from the chaos of this world 😊 Thank you for publishing this content, Stian. Cheers from the States!
Glad to see you back up and ticking, Stian! Breguet numerals are also another nice legacy of A.L.B.! On the note of Frankenwatches, I’ve had to sharpen my eyes with vintage Seikos due to the volume of “mods” out there. I got suckered with one about a year ago and it really bummed me out. Thankfully my watchmaker was able to restore closer to original.
What a challenging restoration and improvement video, Stian. The poor Collector who although was learned, was armed with just enough knowledge to be taken advantage of. I have asked you to do a nice Breguet for some time. Thank you, albeit a Breguet Frankenstein. Your fabrication of parts and Job like patience paid big dividends. I never cease to be impressed with your working expertice of watch functions, and the parts that make them work. The handwork this time was very amazing. Thank you for a wonderful video! Hopefully another video will arrive more quickly than this one did. I missed you!❤❤ Best, Stephen
Very glad to see you back in action and doing incredible work on a rather abused watch: 👍👌👏! As a bookseller, I have only come across two or three rotten apples in the last 40 or so years. When it comes to watch sellers, the news is frankly shocking: there are so many dishonest people in the trade. I wonder why?
Hi Stian, what a beautiful and exceptional watch, never seen one repaired before...very rare I imagine? I love your work on the lathe, amazing craftsmanship. thanks for sharing
Seriously impressive stuff, Stian! On the subject of Breguet and self-winding, I think that's being questioned now too. I seem to recall that there have been prior designs, if not examples from other watchmakers, including Sarton and Perrelet. There has even been discovery of a story in a German newspaper archive of a watch that does not need to be wound from some 40 years prior to Breguet. What we can say is that Breguet was exceptionally good at patenting inventions. He had a huge number granted in his lifetime.
Glad you're back, I particularly enjoyed this video, with you making the parts required for the fly back function. Lovely movement and a very smart watch. In the UK, it is now becoming dangerous to wear nice watches, although I suppose most robbers wouldn't know what a fine watch this is.
On Friday, I visited a small factory that makes medals and decorations. Everything is done in-house, including the dies (made from top-quality steel), metal plating, hand enameling, ribbons, pins, and boxes. Fortunately, these things are still made in Europe. Greetings from Spain.
Strong mymechanics "I make a new one!" vibes in this video. ;-) I can't really express how much I admire the skills it take to make such minute and precise parts like this. Wow.
With syringe-shaped hands this is my favourite cronograph-design. Don't get me wrong here, Stian, I think You turned a Frankenwatch into something even rarer than the precious original. I'd call it Superfranken. Impressive, entertaining and informative, as usual. Thank You for this one!
No elegance? Seriously? The movement is better looking than most modern watch movements and that includes Rolex, whose movements are good but are uglier as hell.
Welcome back Stian, I always enjoy your videos and this one was a good one. Your daughter is 8, wow so she was a wee tyke of 4 or so when you started these videos!
Chapeau. It's always a pleasure to see a master watchmaker at work. You are a particularly skilled man. Out of curiosity, have you ever thought to make your own watch from "scratch"? You surely know where to source gears and pinions and where to make the bridges.
Incredible. There isn't a video where you don't blow my mind! Very Very nice. Shame that part of the video was lost. Vacation and Helium must not do you any good. hahahaha
Great work on an otherwise less desirable watch… to many “not corrects” for my OCD… speaking of which, I love how the 1 to 9 sticker in the ultrasonic section gets rewritten in all your videos 😂😂😂 Happy to have you back!
Such a great watch and Family (When I think that some say only rolex has a fantastic history I have to laugh) . The ever-going debate about nationality: was he more Swiss because born there or French because he could make his talent thrive in France? Also his grandson created the beginnings of the French aviation industry... Anyway congrats for this amazing work!
Good to see you back Stian and I trust you and yours had a very relaxing vacation. And you again showed off your craftsmanship as a watchmaker by fabricating those 4 parts. I of course have a few questions for you Stian. Why are they called the train and base sides of the watch? Also, if you work on removing scratches and polish the watch case of an old watch, do you reduce the value of the watch as is the case with antiques when the patina is removed? I look forward as always to your videos and I hope you and yours are healthy and at peace. Cheers from this old retired coot living the dream in Tennessee.
Thanks, Robert! In Norwegian we say that a beloved child goes by many names :) I use the train side and the dial side, but there are other terms for them also. I use the train side because that's where the power train is, or the train of wheels, and of course the dial side is where the dial is. For case restoration, there's an inflection point where the damage to it is worse than the reduction in value from restoring it. Up to a point, scratches and marks are fully acceptable and it's better to leave them and keep the case original, but when you pass that inflection point, it's better to restore the case. Of course, a successful restoration respects the shape of the various parts of the case but sadly there's a lot of polishing work being done that just makes everything rounded and shiny. Those are the worst and really deprecate the value of the watch.
@@VintageWatchServices Thank you as always Stian for your response. I really respect the work you do because I don't have the patience a watchmaker requires. I for 25 years was a detective and for over 10 years investigated homicides, so I guess I did practice patience while working cases.🙃
Stian! Been worried about your absence😢 Thought that maybe you'd been kidnapped by North Korean agents, and shipped in a crate to PyongYang, there to service, under pain of death, the watches of that dastardly regime. Well, that seemed the most logical explanation, to me at least. Imagine my relief when I learnt you'd merely been on your jolly holidays😊
if the addition of just one lever and a small modification to an other converts a non-flyback to a flyback why are they so expensive. Why do we not have flyback st1901. Is it just the case with this particular movement?
"The right price is what the customer is willing to pay"... Yes, in most cases this is the way a flyback is made. I'm sure there are more sophisticated ways of doing it but at least in vintage watches this is the standard way of doing it.
Nice to hear and see you in action again Stian! With all the troubles the Internet can bring, your UA-cam channel is truly a welcome break from the chaos of this world 😊 Thank you for publishing this content, Stian. Cheers from the States!
Thanks a lot, Brian :)
Nice watch, thanks for posting
Thanks for watching!
You have real talent, that's a gift...
Very nice workmanship.
Thanks! 😊
Glad to see you back up and ticking, Stian! Breguet numerals are also another nice legacy of A.L.B.! On the note of Frankenwatches, I’ve had to sharpen my eyes with vintage Seikos due to the volume of “mods” out there. I got suckered with one about a year ago and it really bummed me out. Thankfully my watchmaker was able to restore closer to original.
Wow! Great job!
Glad you like it!
I especially enjoyed the part where you made the lever, pin and eccentric screw. What lathe do you recommend for a hobbiest watch repairer?
Fantastic to see on the bench a Breguet Type XX, and above all to see you repairing and recreating pieces, thank you ! 🤩
Glad you enjoyed it!
Another treasure saved for the next generation. Exceedingly fine watchmaking, Stian.
Very impressive work Stian. What a comeback!
Thanks, Howard :)
Very special. An absolute credit to the original maker, to the current owner and its latest restorer. I very much enjoyed this, as always.
Many thanks!
What a challenging restoration and improvement video, Stian. The poor Collector who although was learned, was armed with just enough knowledge to be taken advantage of. I have asked you to do a nice Breguet for some time. Thank you, albeit a Breguet Frankenstein. Your fabrication of parts and Job like patience paid big dividends. I never cease to be impressed with your working expertice of watch functions, and the parts that make them work. The handwork this time was very amazing. Thank you for a wonderful video! Hopefully another video will arrive more quickly than this one did. I missed you!❤❤ Best, Stephen
Thanks so much, Stephen 😊
Thank you Stian for bringing the features on this watch back to life.
Very glad to see you back in action and doing incredible work on a rather abused watch: 👍👌👏! As a bookseller, I have only come across two or three rotten apples in the last 40 or so years. When it comes to watch sellers, the news is frankly shocking: there are so many dishonest people in the trade. I wonder why?
Yeah,... Some people just do not have the right values in life
Always nice to see a master performing his art
And now I want a Breguet! I’ll add it to the list of watches I can never afford.
Me too !
Glad you're back. Thanks from both of us
Hi Stian, what a beautiful and exceptional watch, never seen one repaired before...very rare I imagine? I love your work on the lathe, amazing craftsmanship. thanks for sharing
Thanks, Rich! Yes, it's a pretty rare watch and they are quite expensive also.
You are professional!!!
Excellent work on a beautiful watch. Nice lathe! It's all about the tools...... 😊
A pleasure to watch you making those missing parts. I’m a non-watchmaker, but an enthusiast. Thank you!
Seriously impressive stuff, Stian! On the subject of Breguet and self-winding, I think that's being questioned now too. I seem to recall that there have been prior designs, if not examples from other watchmakers, including Sarton and Perrelet. There has even been discovery of a story in a German newspaper archive of a watch that does not need to be wound from some 40 years prior to Breguet. What we can say is that Breguet was exceptionally good at patenting inventions. He had a huge number granted in his lifetime.
Thanks! Yes, record keeping was certainly less crisp way back then :)
That was mind-blowing! Fantastic workmanship!
Thank you very much!
Thank you for showing this process! Wonderful
Thanks for watching!
Another great video Stain, thank you for sharing!
Great video. I love to see part fabrication. Your knowledge of the different movements and how to mod them if necessary is very impressive.
Thank you very much!
Nice to see your videos again. Very Interesting.
Glad you like them!
My favourite watch of all….thank you
Glad you're back, I particularly enjoyed this video, with you making the parts required for the fly back function. Lovely movement and a very smart watch. In the UK, it is now becoming dangerous to wear nice watches, although I suppose most robbers wouldn't know what a fine watch this is.
great to see a master at work.
Thank you kindly 😊
What a beautiful watch. Good job Theo.
You don't know how much i missed the bells (ie case parts diving in order to get a sonic bath!).
Nice you're back Stian, be well mate.
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Thank you for the mention of George Daniels; I looked him up. The mind boggles!
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Thoroughly enjoyable and informative as always dude 😁👍👍 thanks.
My pleasure!
Wow, what a nice watch!
Love your videos
On Friday, I visited a small factory that makes medals and decorations. Everything is done in-house, including the dies (made from top-quality steel), metal plating, hand enameling, ribbons, pins, and boxes. Fortunately, these things are still made in Europe. Greetings from Spain.
That's very nice indeed! It's becoming more and more difficult due to competition from lower cost countries, so let's hope they survive 👍
You had me at "so we will make one"...😂😂
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Loving the new logo! 😊
Thanks, Julie! 😊
Thanks!
Thank you, Craig!
Just started watching your videos it's incredible the skill you have even making watch parts yourself from scratch wow!! This movememt is exquisite!
Thanks and welcome aboard! 💪
Strong mymechanics "I make a new one!" vibes in this video. ;-)
I can't really express how much I admire the skills it take to make such minute and precise parts like this. Wow.
Thanks so much! 😊
With syringe-shaped hands this is my favourite cronograph-design. Don't get me wrong here, Stian, I think You turned a Frankenwatch into something even rarer than the precious original. I'd call it Superfranken. Impressive, entertaining and informative, as usual. Thank You for this one!
Thanks, Jochen 😊
THANKS !!
welcome back mate, sorry to hear about your Data loss!!...
The movement has a cobbled together look about it, no elegance but it does its job. Your skill and patience are beyond the norm, bravo
No elegance? Seriously? The movement is better looking than most modern watch movements and that includes Rolex, whose movements are good but are uglier as hell.
Lovely work... as always... 🙂
Thank you so much 😀
Umbrella Holiday's sounds good to me. We have you covered, come rain or shine.
So beautiful
Welcome back Stian, I always enjoy your videos and this one was a good one. Your daughter is 8, wow so she was a wee tyke of 4 or so when you started these videos!
Thanks Alan, and yep, something like that :)
Nice watch , great job.
That’s super hard and complicated man!!!!!
Thanks 😊👍
Your chrono-kung fu is strong!
omfg stion, ! this is a next level video! you are a very talented skilled craftsman. i enjoy your videos so much.
Thank you very much! 😂
He’s baaaaaaaack! 😊
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Chapeau. It's always a pleasure to see a master watchmaker at work. You are a particularly skilled man. Out of curiosity, have you ever thought to make your own watch from "scratch"? You surely know where to source gears and pinions and where to make the bridges.
Thanks! And yes, it's a long term project 😉
@@VintageWatchServices Wow. I can imagine it'll be a hell of a journey but a hell of a watch too! Wish you the best.
Eres un genio gracias por compartir tus videos….
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Franken seiko is common, but franken breguet?? Some rich madman level that I love to hear.
Incredible. There isn't a video where you don't blow my mind! Very Very nice. Shame that part of the video was lost. Vacation and Helium must not do you any good. hahahaha
Thank you very much! 😊
Great work on an otherwise less desirable watch… to many “not corrects” for my OCD… speaking of which, I love how the 1 to 9 sticker in the ultrasonic section gets rewritten in all your videos 😂😂😂
Happy to have you back!
Such a great watch and Family (When I think that some say only rolex has a fantastic history I have to laugh) . The ever-going debate about nationality: was he more Swiss because born there or French because he could make his talent thrive in France? Also his grandson created the beginnings of the French aviation industry... Anyway congrats for this amazing work!
Stian Daniels, watchmaker. Has a good ring to it I think...;-)
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you’re literally my comfort person i love you #mamacoo !
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Good to see you back Stian and I trust you and yours had a very relaxing vacation. And you again showed off your craftsmanship as a watchmaker by fabricating those 4 parts. I of course have a few questions for you Stian. Why are they called the train and base sides of the watch? Also, if you work on removing scratches and polish the watch case of an old watch, do you reduce the value of the watch as is the case with antiques when the patina is removed? I look forward as always to your videos and I hope you and yours are healthy and at peace. Cheers from this old retired coot living the dream in Tennessee.
Thanks, Robert! In Norwegian we say that a beloved child goes by many names :) I use the train side and the dial side, but there are other terms for them also. I use the train side because that's where the power train is, or the train of wheels, and of course the dial side is where the dial is.
For case restoration, there's an inflection point where the damage to it is worse than the reduction in value from restoring it. Up to a point, scratches and marks are fully acceptable and it's better to leave them and keep the case original, but when you pass that inflection point, it's better to restore the case. Of course, a successful restoration respects the shape of the various parts of the case but sadly there's a lot of polishing work being done that just makes everything rounded and shiny. Those are the worst and really deprecate the value of the watch.
@@VintageWatchServices Thank you as always Stian for your response. I really respect the work you do because I don't have the patience a watchmaker requires. I for 25 years was a detective and for over 10 years investigated homicides, so I guess I did practice patience while working cases.🙃
He’s back….😃
To a layman like me, largely unintelligible but nonetheless intriguing for that.
Who makes that die plate you used? Great channel, educational and entertaining. Thanks!
It's Martin fils
Hi Stian, does this bezel removing tool can be used for all bezels with wire spring? Thanks
Yes, it should work for all rotatable bezels
Videos are great, such a shame YT ruins them with UNWANTED ads every 3 minutes!!
Does this movement serve as a base for the Valjoux 55? That movement is a Rattrapante, with 2 column wheels.
No, they're not really related.
Unbelievable
Great work. Just curious. How was the decision made to remake this movement rather than replace it with the "proper" one?
Finding an original Valjoux 225 movement for this watch would be very, very difficult and costly.
Glad to see this in my feed. Welcome back homie.
#thuglife
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Stian! Been worried about your absence😢
Thought that maybe you'd been kidnapped by North Korean agents, and shipped in a crate to PyongYang, there to service, under pain of death, the watches of that dastardly regime.
Well, that seemed the most logical explanation, to me at least.
Imagine my relief when I learnt you'd merely been on your jolly holidays😊
How did you know? 😳
Great work done on the watch as always, hope your family had a nice vacation.
Thanks so much!
Wow, you machine watch parts, too? Amazing.
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if the addition of just one lever and a small modification to an other converts a non-flyback to a flyback why are they so expensive. Why do we not have flyback st1901. Is it just the case with this particular movement?
"The right price is what the customer is willing to pay"... Yes, in most cases this is the way a flyback is made. I'm sure there are more sophisticated ways of doing it but at least in vintage watches this is the standard way of doing it.
Where did you get the correct design and dimensions of that lever? Bestfit?
I'm working on another Type XX also :)
Hello, watch lover! Welcome to my comment.
Hello 😊
Fume extractor huh? Change your diet a bit and you won't need it. Less noise.
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First!
Where did you get that bezel removing tool? I need one of those in my life immediately. Please provide a link!!!!!
Ali express, just search and you will find it
@@VintageWatchServices also found it on Amazon, so I'll order it there. I trust Amazon more. But thank you. And thank you for great content.