@@VintageDigitalWatches It should be a nice addition to your collection.i"m not a big fan of wingman serie,i have 2/3 in not working conditions in my spares box.
Wow! That is such a cool watch - I envy you!!! I love seeing a broken, neglected watch come back to life - so satisfying. I'm sure you'll have many happy years wearing that beauty
Nice skills, thank you for showing. I love cool lcd and led watches from the past, wrist: seiko lc a 029. I like the wingman and so I bought 2 of them (wr100) relatively cheap. One with working movement but very scratched and a non runner with good case and bracelet. Changed the module, its running. But the bezel wasn't good, can't read anything on it, so I removed it and brought the bezel from the other watch on it. All was fine. Next day I want to wear it but the glass was broken horrible, I don't know what happened
I seem to remember in one of your videos you put something on the coil to avoid it being damaged, especially when it is very exposed like this one. Great video once again and a beautiful watch restored. Ace job sir.
Wow I one on Ebay a few days ago I remember having the same wingman watch back in 1994 I have my favorite one still a citizen promaster windsurfing watch love it and still runs great
Greetings from Italy! Greetings from South Tyrol! Very well done. It is so good to see a neglected object being restored!! BRAVO! I just discovered you while searching something on the Casio F-100, and will take my time to watch your videos. I have a few vintage digital watches to repair, including a Casio F-100, and nobody wants to do them here. Would you do them? How can I get in touch? Many thanks and keep restoring them all.
Important comment on the hand removal procedure, I already killed one of the robot face dial-LCDs even though I used a proper tool. My idea for a more secure removal would be to put another layer of something thin but rigid in between. Maybe a thin sheet of metal. Everything that spreads out the stress on the glass should be better than nothing.
@@VintageDigitalWatches I know what you mean, I have one of those. But that's only to protect from scratches, if only the material would be double as thick, it'll be enough to be slid under the hands and spread out the stress a bit more.
Hi luv your mad skills and thanks so much for your vids. I just disassembled a citizen pilot C080 because the second hand has stopped moving. Mostly. in other words it moves but it doesn't rotate. So with your vid on how to diagnose the three parts of circuit board, coil, gears, I find that circuit and coil are fine and look great with zero corrosion. What should I oil? where should I oil? and what oil should I use on the mechanics?? thx u
Hey, plastic gears you can clean with windex, metalic gears with isopropilic alcohol, don't worry about oiling parts maybe just oil the rotor thst probably has 2 jewels, on that you can use any light watchmaker oil, a more expensive variety is Moebius 9010, but on a quartz anything goes.
@@VintageDigitalWatches thx thx thx!! So here is a fundamental question, ”do you oil the pivot AND the teeth¿ I know pivots get oil, but why not teeth?
@@freehumans1824 You never oil the teeth, you can have a look at any mechanical watch service video on youtube just a few seconds to understand how small lubrication a pivot needs.
Technically it can be done, but there are many things to take in consideration (will the circuitry fit in the watch case? will the power consumption be viable, etc.). The thing is an LCD has a completely different drive method than an LED and you would likely need a microcontroller to handle all of this. My biggest concern is if you can actually fit the conversion circuitry back in the watches' case. Not something I will be doing for sure.
Very good video! I have a c090 which is very similar, one of the function buttons when pressed shorts out the power and resets the watch. Have you come across this before, any tips? there's no corrosion
If you see corrosion, it's better to neutralize it first with something like vinegar, then you can clean it with IPA. If you don't neutralize it, then a small, invisible, amount can continue to eat the copper traces
@@VintageDigitalWatches I can't tell from the video, but if the corrosion is from a leaky battery, then yes. I don't think these watches have any electrolytic caps inside. If they do then sodium bicarbonate dissolved in a little bit of distilled water will do the trick. Afterwards clean with IPA. Copper does not usually corrode from water, unless it's little bit acidic so I don't think the damage is from water
Hi there i enjoyed the video someone is selling a similar navihawk for 40 euros but it does not run and the guy says it only needs a battery!!! Do you have an advice for me ? Should i buy it?
Just disassembled mine and cleaned parts, etc. I can move the minute and hour hands with the crown in second position, but the second hand does not move. Any ideas why this may be?
It can be 1 of 3 things: 1.Bad board, 2.Bad coil, 3. Clogged up gears. For 1 and 2 you'll need replacements and for 3 you can clean it. That is the short story ofcourse.
Hi, I do this on and off depending on my time which is really scarce. When I take repairs in they are usually either very rare watches which turn into videos or very interesting repairs.
@@VintageDigitalWatches C080 088611 K , im in Cincinnati and i would be more than happy to pay for shipping both ways and your time. Its my fathers and he wore the hell out of it in the 90s. It powers up, the LCD works but the hands do not move on their own. They only move when the stem is manually turned. Thanks!
@david weber Hey David, I am familier with the module, but I am based in Romania and shipping will not be cheap eother way, you sure you want to send it? Fixing it will be approx 50 US, if I can't fix will not charge you anything.
Well done! Another Digital saved
Yup, now to decide if I keep it.
@@VintageDigitalWatches It should be a nice addition to your collection.i"m not a big fan of wingman serie,i have 2/3 in not working conditions in my spares box.
@@VintageDigitalWatches If you decide against it, contact me :)
Easy back lid opening is an instant indication of a previous attempt
Indeed it opened with no effort
Fantastic restoration! Not many watch technitians in the world do this!
Thank you.
Wow! That is such a cool watch - I envy you!!! I love seeing a broken, neglected watch come back to life - so satisfying. I'm sure you'll have many happy years wearing that beauty
Excellent work!
As always an excellent job you really the king of UA-cam .No one does better work than you do.
Thank you
Nice skills, thank you for showing. I love cool lcd and led watches from the past, wrist: seiko lc a 029.
I like the wingman and so I bought 2 of them (wr100) relatively cheap. One with working movement but very scratched and a non runner with good case and bracelet. Changed the module, its running. But the bezel wasn't good, can't read anything on it, so I removed it and brought the bezel from the other watch on it. All was fine. Next day I want to wear it but
the glass was broken
horrible, I don't know what happened
I used to own one of those!! What memories. Great videos as always.
Good video, very informative and nice faultfinding, thanks!
Love your channel I have a much larger digital watch collection because of your interest in them and the knowledge to repair them great job my friend
Thank you David
I seem to remember in one of your videos you put something on the coil to avoid it being damaged, especially when it is very exposed like this one. Great video once again and a beautiful watch restored. Ace job sir.
Yes, that was the transmission coil for the Seiko UC-2000.
Love these repair videos and vintage watches.
Wow I one on Ebay a few days ago I remember having the same wingman watch back in 1994 I have my favorite one still a citizen promaster windsurfing watch love it and still runs great
The D120 and D60 Windsurfing watches are real gems, still looking to get one.
great video, i have a citizen same like this, i'm going to try to fix it, God bless you
Very good
Greetings from Italy! Greetings from South Tyrol! Very well done. It is so good to see a neglected object being restored!! BRAVO!
I just discovered you while searching something on the Casio F-100, and will take my time to watch your videos.
I have a few vintage digital watches to repair, including a Casio F-100, and nobody wants to do them here. Would you do them? How can I get in touch? Many thanks and keep restoring them all.
Hey, haven't done videos in a long while as I don't ha e time, needless to say videos have also taken a back seat.
nice.
Excelente vídeo. Parabéns
👏👏👏
Important comment on the hand removal procedure, I already killed one of the robot face dial-LCDs even though I used a proper tool. My idea for a more secure removal would be to put another layer of something thin but rigid in between. Maybe a thin sheet of metal. Everything that spreads out the stress on the glass should be better than nothing.
That is a brilliant idea.but would have to be really thin. Bergeon sells a plastic one
@@VintageDigitalWatches I know what you mean, I have one of those. But that's only to protect from scratches, if only the material would be double as thick, it'll be enough to be slid under the hands and spread out the stress a bit more.
Hi luv your mad skills and thanks so much for your vids. I just disassembled a citizen pilot C080 because the second hand has stopped moving. Mostly. in other words it moves but it doesn't rotate. So with your vid on how to diagnose the three parts of circuit board, coil, gears, I find that circuit and coil are fine and look great with zero corrosion. What should I oil? where should I oil? and what oil should I use on the mechanics?? thx u
Hey, plastic gears you can clean with windex, metalic gears with isopropilic alcohol, don't worry about oiling parts maybe just oil the rotor thst probably has 2 jewels, on that you can use any light watchmaker oil, a more expensive variety is Moebius 9010, but on a quartz anything goes.
@@VintageDigitalWatches thx thx thx!! So here is a fundamental question, ”do you oil the pivot AND the teeth¿ I know pivots get oil, but why not teeth?
@@freehumans1824 You never oil the teeth, you can have a look at any mechanical watch service video on youtube just a few seconds to understand how small lubrication a pivot needs.
Show Request: modifying an digital to replace microlamp with LED.
Technically it can be done, but there are many things to take in consideration (will the circuitry fit in the watch case? will the power consumption be viable, etc.). The thing is an LCD has a completely different drive method than an LED and you would likely need a microcontroller to handle all of this. My biggest concern is if you can actually fit the conversion circuitry back in the watches' case. Not something I will be doing for sure.
Very good video! I have a c090 which is very similar, one of the function buttons when pressed shorts out the power and resets the watch. Have you come across this before, any tips? there's no corrosion
If you see corrosion, it's better to neutralize it first with something like vinegar, then you can clean it with IPA. If you don't neutralize it, then a small, invisible, amount can continue to eat the copper traces
Ok, interesting, so this type of corrosion ca be neutralized by vinegar?
@@VintageDigitalWatches I can't tell from the video, but if the corrosion is from a leaky battery, then yes. I don't think these watches have any electrolytic caps inside. If they do then sodium bicarbonate dissolved in a little bit of distilled water will do the trick. Afterwards clean with IPA. Copper does not usually corrode from water, unless it's little bit acidic so I don't think the damage is from water
@@haxxy40 i use white vinegar to neutralize corrosion.
I have a James bond pulsar LCD , could I pay you to atemp a repair ?
Would be interesting to see it in a video even if it's not possible to fix
Write to me at vintagedigitalwatches@gmail.com
Where did you get the watch's dials
Hi there i enjoyed the video someone is selling a similar navihawk for 40 euros but it does not run and the guy says it only needs a battery!!! Do you have an advice for me ? Should i buy it?
That is a good price and not a big loss if it doesn't work, I guess you could resell it as a parts watch to mitigate your loss. Go for it.
@@VintageDigitalWatches thanksa million have a nice morning
Chris from Athens
I just pull out the watch, set a new battery and everything works but the analog, no even a tik, so im trying to fix it, wish me luck
Good luck :)
Do you know anything about casio aq-180w my digital display is very glitchy
Just disassembled mine and cleaned parts, etc. I can move the minute and hour hands with the crown in second position, but the second hand does not move. Any ideas why this may be?
It can be 1 of 3 things: 1.Bad board, 2.Bad coil, 3. Clogged up gears. For 1 and 2 you'll need replacements and for 3 you can clean it. That is the short story ofcourse.
@@VintageDigitalWatches thank you! stripped it down again and cleaned up the gunked magnet wheel. Runs great now!
Need help with my commodore led Watch 1976
do you repair other people watches? I have a couple of citizen digital watches I want someone to repair them some of them segments are missing.
Hi, I do this on and off depending on my time which is really scarce. When I take repairs in they are usually either very rare watches which turn into videos or very interesting repairs.
Can I use any multimeter?
Do you take on outside work, i have a promaster with a similar issue.
Not that frequently, but ehre are you located and what model is it?
@@VintageDigitalWatches C080 088611 K , im in Cincinnati and i would be more than happy to pay for shipping both ways and your time. Its my fathers and he wore the hell out of it in the 90s. It powers up, the LCD works but the hands do not move on their own. They only move when the stem is manually turned. Thanks!
@david weber Hey David, I am familier with the module, but I am based in Romania and shipping will not be cheap eother way, you sure you want to send it? Fixing it will be approx 50 US, if I can't fix will not charge you anything.
And mechanical timepiece fans say digital can't be fixed 😂
Yep, they can be fixed :)
Ecranul este din sticla sau acril? Multumesc!
Sticla
E de vanzare daca te intereseaza.
Multumesc, ma interasa foarte mult tehnica de polishare.
M-ar ajuata enorm sa-mi spui de unde ti-ai luat colile abrazive
Andrei Ladaru Leroy Merlin
Give me this watch..
Ok
Hi bro I am in Indian
Your vlog is so nice
@@kunal3243 Thank you.
Hi bro give me this watch citizen c100 please bro....