I bought this faulty non-working watch and restored it to its former glory - Avalon 6700
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- Опубліковано 6 лют 2025
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So is this the world’s first perpetual calendar. Find out in this episode as I tackle this rare 6700 movement
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Joe,
As far as I'm concerned, there's no need to apologize for the sounds made by your children. That's what children do - they play and make noise. Asking them to be quiet all the time is like asking a dog not to pant. Besides, I love to hear you interact with your children - it's nice.
I don't care what kind of watch you work on, I enjoy watching you work and listening to your explanations. And it will always be a mystery to me how you keep straight which gear and which screw go where.
And I continue to marvel at your artistry and technical ability. You, sir, are a true artist.
Blessings upon you and all yours. Here's hoping 2025 is kind to you all.
I absolutely agree about the sounds. I’ve been producing radio for 40 years, and the value of a dead quiet studio is vastly overrated. The sound of a bus or a train going by, or some kids playing, or a dog barking, or cicadas (!) in the Midwest… Those are all part of real life and we shouldn’t edit it out. (OK, if you’re making a book on tape, I get it.)
Your Children are AMAZING please keep them in your uploads. They are a connection to the real world.
I agree! All children are a blessing. Please do not be self-conscious of your children.
Thanks, Joe. In all the tumult, you're a breath of fresh air. Peace be on you and your loved ones.
It's not the watch you choose to work on, it's YOU working on the watch.
Thank you for being a beautiful person.
This is absolutely it. While it is nice to see interesting and unique watches having a few minutes of Joe working in the most boring watch is still a joy!
Your audio is so on point, that the sound of your child is not a distraction at all. I enjoy the sound of children. 😊
By far the best watch repair channel on UA-cam. Ta rah a bit.
Agree.
Yep, no question.
I haven´t the slightest of ideas around watchmaking, but I so like your videos. The children playing in the background, your calm narrative and your engagement for peace make you a shining star here. Stay safe.
You are my hero, thank you. Found you during lockdown and you lift me up now as you did it then
Thanks! I’ve been watching old videos to get my Nekkid videos fix. That has to sound weird. Tell your accountant I send her my appreciation and love.
Thank you
Thank you for this beautiful restoration. Im just an observer but I love watching the detail of you working on all these watches. You always take such care when cleaning and it amazes me how you can disassemble a watch with hundreds of parts then reassemble them all. I marvel at your handiwork when you have to fabricate missing or broken parts! Ive watched your channel for years and never tire of watching. I especially love your light-hearted banter and how you interact with your kids while working!! You are a MASTER CRAFTSMAN!!!❤❤❤❤
I’ve been servicing,repairing and restoring vintage automatic watches for ten years now ,this is by far my favourite horology channel,your work is always superb sir 👍👍👍👍👍
Yep, same. I've picked up a few tricks on here.
Joe, it doesn't matter what you clean or restore a prestigious timepiece or a dollar store Timex. I'm (and many others) here because you sir, are amazing. thank you for your patience and for the enjoyment you get out of doing what you do. and like others have said, never apologize for your kids, they are being kids!
Honestly I really enjoying seeing every different type of watch being restored. They are all equally as fascinating in their own way. Thanks for another great video :)
whatever you work on, i'll watch. the humor, the kiddos, the love- it's delightful, & a breath of fresh air🙏❤️.
& the quartzes are awesome- it's lovely to see someone truly caring for them.
Regardless of the plastic parts I think this is still a brilliant example of engineering. Good Job Joeman.
Love the website, very beautiful. Most important I love the childhood sounds. It makes your creations more beautiful!!!!
Boom Joe is back good to see you fella 👍
What a stunning piece and again, love the history lesson to boot!
Beautiful Joe! Fantastic restoration and what an interesting piece. The new lighting looks phenomenal! It seems like you are feeling a little better as opposed to your last few videos. I'm happy to see it! Your videos are always a nice breath of fresh air and always lift my spirit. I look forward to your next adventure and may God bless you and your family. Sending love from across the pond. ❤
Hi Joe, what a fantastic restore. Out of six of my Citizens, I only got one left. Most were stolen moving from S Africa to the UK. I'm a collector, and I have an Omega seamaster, that lost a fight between a married couple, and a Breitling Superocean that needs some love and attention. Many thanks 4 ur educational videos. RE Nic
I must tell you , there is no other watch channel that I love to see than yours!!! It’s as if I am a child waiting for his mother’s embrace ! I am very respectful of your humanity and skill . Sincerely Armand Rago.
I have a SIEKO Quartz 150 Sports Chronograph from the 90’s that I absolutely love and had serviced recently as it was out of commission for too long. Besides its sentimental value, it is one of my favorite watches. Quartz or mechanical a watch should bring one pride and joy while wearing it. Thanks for your great content and willingness to do the extra-ordinary. Peace to you my friend.
Not only you are a master watchmaker but now a master filmmaker as well. This advice is something we rarely see. Thank you.
Thank you Joe whatever watch you work on it is a pleasure to see your artistry at work. As for the children they are a blessing too. Peace a love to you and your family.
Nodding off is out of the question! I'm positively gobsmacked at your facility with disassembling, restoring, and then re-assembling this most complicated example of the horologists' artistry! Your skill, talent, experience, and patience is just beyond my comprehension! A wonderful job! Thank you for explaining every action, every part, every procedure! 😮
I absolutely love your videos. When I get a notification that you’ve posted it just makes me happy. Thanks Joe, it’s so nice to watch someone who does things properly and doesn’t cut corners.
Dude, you totally rock
to be quite honest, i think this watch is one of the best you have done Joe... keep up the good work 👍
Amazing intricate work Joe. You are a true artisan. Beautiful looking watch ( even if it is quartz) I normally wear a Citizen quartz watch. 👍👍👍👍
Excellent kick off for the new year, Joe. There are scores of watchmakers who would restore a Patek or a Vacheron. But who else would resurrect to its original shiny glory the first Citizens analog, quartz, perpetual calendar watch! Best to you and the Nekkid crew.
Sir. I haven’t read any comments, so I’m not sure if anyone else has expressed this same feeling. But I have missed your videos so much! You videos and hearing your voice is something I look forward to. Nice to hear you again!
About 30 years ago, when I was 16 my dad gave me this exact watch, but branded as Bulova. It’s had some issues and I don’t use it anymore but I’d love to get it working again. I’ve looked for more information online over the years but haven’t found anything about it online. It was a shock to open UA-cam and see my watch here but as a Citizen.
Bulova had a long standing relationship with Citizen, so much so Citizen bought them
🙂❤️
As always Joe, a pleasure to watch your expert restoration and listen to your witty chat. I'm another one of those microscopically small people hoping for peace and wisdom in a scary-looking world. thank you for sharing your amazing skill.
What a handsome finished product. Great restoration, thank you.
Thank you so much for this video. I appreciate the lighting advice but that is the least of it. I have searched many times for quartz watch repair videos, this is the best one I have found. I am an old timer who has lived through a lot of changes in technology and try to look for the good in these changes. Change is unavoidable and I thank you for giving me a look over your shoulder while you delve into newer technologies.
Thanks!
Beautiful overhaul! Thank you for sharing! Cool watch!
Excellent, enjoyable video!
Thanks for the peek behind the scenes into your lighting upgrade also.
The watch is beautiful and the restoration really turned out great. The strap is another story!! 😅
It's the process and the people most of us are here for, Joe. Beautiful restoration, as always.
I appreciate your body of work and truly enjoyed this episode. Many Thanks and peace be with you and yours.
Many thanks Joe. I enjoyed the journey with you...
While watching your video I remembered seeing that watch many, many years ago in a shop window and thinking how bonkers it was. I still think it's bonkers but it's also an engineering marvel that I wish I owned...
I've only recently discovered this channel... how cool to see a quartz restored! Not many channels seem to hold much esteem for them, and it's fascinating to see the similarities and differences between mechanical and electrical.
It's a gorgeous watch, very nicely done!
Thank You Joe, what a wonderful restoration you have done, this Citizen is a stunning watch with a beautiful dial. Your camera work and lighting was excellent even way over here in Australia... Thanks again and Take Care . 👍 Au
What a perfect antidote to an idiot giving a dubious salute to the world on TV ...to Joe celebrating a glimmer of hope and common sense in the world, whilst reviving a time piece that measures the passing of a century ....here's hoping for a brighter future for all in this world
The lighting does make a profound difference. Who knew it would do so much!! Fascinating
Hello Joe, thanks fo this video, brought back memories when @1033 you mentioned step rotor, yes,we only use to clean them with Rodico. Again,great video. And a bit of real-ism with all the background sounds. Take care❤😂🎉
hi, glad to hear your commentaries again! your children adds more value on it as well. Keep doing the best!!!
Bang on again Joe you are the man … and not forgetting trouble …… tararrrrr for a bit !!!!
The lighting look's really great.
No matter what watches you decide to work on, it's a pleasure to see, it alway's make's me smile and laugh, when the kid's are included, being kid's, great stuff man.
I always considered citizen's product's a great bang for your buck watch, even tho plastic is cringeworthy enough, its all around us these day's.
Thanx again.
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how you remembered where the parts go...to me, its insane...but that is a nice watch...even if it is a quartz...one you wont see many of..great job Bro...
Beautiful. Thank you for the amazing video and hugs to the family.
First off I have been so enamored with all of your earlier videos that it never occurred to me that the lighting might be sub-standard. The investment in up-grading is, however, fully justified and I for one appreciate the improvement. ISO ASA 100 was the film speed I always used when using my old SLR film camera giving me the best compromise between speed and Hi-Res.
I absolutely love the subject of this restoration and am blown away by how well the plastic parts have survived forty years in what appears to be almost pristine condition. The restoration is (as always) impeccable and a joy to watch with your running commentary a pleasure to listen to. The final results are really quite stunning and if this watch were available today I would probably have robbed the Piggy Bank to buy one. I love mechanical watches but Quartz watches have their own place in my collection and so I'm not a snob in that sense (though perhaps in others!). Please keep on providing us with videos of your work, they are so well received as can be seen from all the comments. Greetings from Germany and take care Joe.
It’s always a treat sitting next to you (kind of) reviving a grateful watch. Enjoying the views, sounds and lovely backgrounds your loved ones provide. No matter if quartz, manual or automatic, you always pick watches with a story. I enjoy them all. Peace and prosperity for you and your family.
Dear Mr Nekid, having been at home for the past week, I have watched probably 90 % of your videos. I have enjoyed everything, and I have concluded that you are a Genius.
Please don’t stop making videos. And tell your lad that his input makes the vids even better!
Fez Parker.
Therapeutic, entertaining and narrated by one of the worlds nice guys. Well done mate. I am not really sure why watch repair, disassembly and assembly is so entertaining. It just is (which has a lot to do with your skills). Thank you.
Another fantastic job, Joe. Thank you for the wonderful escape your videos provide.
I have never seen one of these, so it was totally new to me. Beautiful work and fantastic lighting 🎉. Be well Joe and peace ☮️.
Thanks, Nekkid, that was really interesting. Lighting is fab, by th way. You can tell the accountant that your loyal viewers are suitably impressed. Well, one of them at least - you can leave that last part of of your report to the aforementioned bean counter. 🙂Thanks for sharing
Great video as usual. You really should not worry about what type of watches you repair on the channel. Mechanical or quartz, always well made and the commentary inciteful, interesting, informative, and often, thought provoking.
This is actually one of my favourites. I'm not much of a purist when it comes to horology so enjoy all types of watch restoration, with particularly emphasis on plating and polishing.
It's a 10/10 from me 👍
ASA!
The new lighting is a huge winner cuz you made a plastic quartz restoration look marvelous but, as you said, we are not snobs over hear in this community!
Love the vids as always and happy that you are branching out to beat the creators block and giving your set up well deserved upgrades!
Much Love and Blessings!
Good morning Joe, what a delicious start to the day, a brand new video to watch. And congratulations on the new lighting set up. I found it remarkable that those tiny plastic parts are still functional, and the work involved as interesting as ever, wonderful. The end result is a testament to your skills. Best regards to your family, from one Brummie to another peace and goodwill.
Good stuff. That the plastic is still usable and functional is impressive, that’s often an overlooked aspect of the engineering.
There are literally hundreds if not thousands of “plastics”, with unique properties. The chemistry and material science involved, and then injection molding these tiny parts, is of course nothing to sneeze at.
The new lights are a great improvement! Thanks for caring!
This was a treat, thanks my friend!!
Beautiful Vintage citizen and great restoration! Well done 😊
I am so glad you decided to bring back its polish. What a beautiful watch, mostly because of the dial and hands. Dents, scratches and pitting aren't patina, and they never look good. But you know that already.
You are a gem Joe. I tell everyone that listens.
Love that watch and the strap. Love your channel. Keep peace in your heart Joe.
I love these quartz movements from the 80s. Such marvels of ingenuity and innovation.
I like to see you work on a different watch make because most watch restorers all seem to be doing Rolex or Omega's when most of us mere mortals have Seiko's, Citizens and lesser makes of watches that we would like to see get restored with a bit of a tart up. That is just my opinion but I love your work, humour and dedication. Cheers Nekkid.
Very gorgeous watch. So far, this is the best restoration that caught my attention. All those tiny parts and the machining process. Salute to you my friend.
I LOVE the interaction between you and your son, it’s so refreshing to see and hear you both!
Joe : congratulations, you have really nailed the lighting!❤ But no improvement necessary in the sound department: you must know that we live for the sound of the kids laughing❤
Thanks to you friend. Peace and love
This was an amazing build. I do not judge the choices the watchmaker makes! The level of dedication and detail is what I'm here for!
I bought the swatch automatic only because I was amused at an automatic made almost entirely of plastic parts. So I appreciate the Citizen you magically restored for much the same reason.
Just love watching your skills - mechanical or quartz doesn't matter to me. In fact, a mix of both is great because it's nice to be surprised. Thanks for your content - just love it!
This was one of your best my friend. Thank you! You are the most talented watchmaker on utube. I’m a watch collector myself and I collected a lot of railroad watches during my 40 year career at the railroad.
We learn so much and appreciate your videos. I say go where your spirit leads.. There's always something new to learn... 🙏😊
Its an absolute joy to watch your incredible skill Joe. By far the best thing on youtube. This world needs more people like you.
Nothing short of sorcery to bring even a quartz movement back to life. I'd assume that the battery would have to be replaced every year with all those complications, so its a perpetual calendar so long as you continue to replace the battery 😅 Citizen should absolutely rerelase a version with a solar powered face and rechargeable battery for a truly perpetual watch
Beautiful Restoration
Really appreciate your patience & time
As a watch lover ,Watching the vlog really feels like wanting to have this model
Best Wishes Always
Regards from India
💐💐👍👍
I have no problem with quartz watches. Some are excellent.
The negotiations for the dining table made me smile, I have exactly the same problem.
Love how you show all the details of it!!🙌
I work in custom timberwork and that it's a great technical drawing haha all id need. Also I love all watches. It's just so cool to see everything. Also prices in watches are so cool. Always something out there for every price point. Just keep it up. Watches will never die or go away
Who’d have thought of such intricacies of a quartz movement? Another mesmerising resto! Totally onboard too with the case restoration!👍🏻😎
I like to see work on these movements! It's so different from the mechanical ones we see all the time.
I'm down to watch more of these!
Love it! Happy New Year sir. And always happy to see any watch you want to repair. Actually have the Seiko age of Discovery with their version of the analog quartz perpetual calendar.
That is a stunning restoration. I was fascinated by the mix of plastic and metal wheels... don't get to see that very often on watch channels.
You're work constantly amazes me! Thanks!
Another fantastic and interesting restoration , the fact that you can build a perpetual watch with plastic injected molded bridges and whells interacting with metallic ones is stunning . Thank you for sharing .
*Joe, you are a master at fixing watches.. and listening to your soothing voice is so relaxing. Thank you and I hope you & and your family have an awesome 2025.🙂.*
❤ Hoping for better days. All the best to you and your family. Loved the video and the amount of effort and love went to this neglected piece with its ugly plastic parts and beautiful dial. Well done!
Incredible movement 👍 awesome job Joe ❤
I’m very glad you did this this type of movement as I’ve never seen the operation of one before. So thank you!
I started off my hobby disassembling quartz movements, it was a great step in learning, Thanks Joe
When I think of quartz watches I didnt think of them having so many mechanical components. Lovely video thank you for sharing. Charles
Beautiful watch, great restoration Mr Nekkid.
I've had a Citizen for about 15 yrs & it's as good now as when I bought it. The accumulator failed after 5yrs & was replaced under warranty, so I guess it's getting close again now, but it is a marvel to see all the tiny bits inside these things and the precision of their engineering. Ta Joe, peace & love man!
What a complicated array of cogs in that watch! Well Done, beautiful and skilful resto of this unique, collectable and venerable Citizen. I have several Citizens, Im wearing one now as you don't have to spend thousands to acquire a wonderful timepiece.
Amazing skills as always, a fascinating restoration under great lighting!
Wow, thats a handsome piece, and complicated! Great job!