Don’t ask me why I enjoy this channel so much, I have no idea why. I’m a heavy equipment mechanic. I usually work on huge machines. The workings of watches just amazes me. So tiny yet so intricate. I love it. Here is to another year of watching repairs. Lol.
I'm 66yo, a manual labourer, have been all my life, that's not a complaint by the way, but just like you I find this channel interesting, enjoyable and relaxing.
While I don't dream of owning a Seiko 5 one day, that is by any standard a beautiful watch. I think a real purist will recognize it as a one-off work of art in the same vein as the cars that BMW had notable artists paint some years ago. These are now in museums and considered priceless. You may not think you did much to that watch but it is exquisitely tasteful and appropriate. It's the work of a master.
This was absolutely delightful! And I loved your well-worded observation about the light at the end of the tunnel. You are absolutely brilliant (pun intended/not intended/hee-hee!). A perfect episode for the end of a year that desperately needed gentle, kind souls like you to brighten our hearts. Happy New Year to you and your family!
This has been my favorite of all your restorations. It oozes fun, and the lighter side of life. Something all of us need to take more time to do each day. The older I get the more time seems to accelerate. We need to enjoy each day to its fullest, and have fun along the way. Love it my friend.
I love how it ended up as a Gulf Racing Seiko 5. The colors and the lume on the hands were a great touch. Happy New Year to you and your family Sir! I hope that 2023 will indeed be a great year for us all!
Besides the significant watchmaking skills here, there is truly great taste exercised. The choice of colors and matching them to the bands is inspired. Nice work!
What I love most about videos like this is how you get your kids involved... it may only be some colour choices or even a few minutes of filming while you have your hands full, but knowing they are doing something to "help dad's work" is a huge confidence-builder for a young mind. I helped to colour-in my parent's architectural plans from a very young age, and it wasn't until I was an adult that I realised how proud I felt as a kid knowing those plans would get submitted to council for approval. We joke about my parents getting years of "free labour," but it actually gave me confidence in my abilities... I even challenged a teacher in primary school who tried to tell me I was "colouring-in wrong" when I used a common drafting technique in class!
That is my favorite piece you have done.....the orange and blue with the black strap are awesome....The fine detail of changing out the hands was what put it over the top!!!!!! I would buy that watch......It would be a show stopper...
I'm so glad you covered a Seiko 5. I own several of these inexpensive classic automatic watches. I really love the way you brought the sad ol' boy back to life with a good dollop of modernism. Keep em coming, matie. 👍
It just goes to show that a little bit of creativity can make a whole world of difference! I love what you did with this rather uninspiring specimen, thanks Joe!
It's absolutely beautiful! What an amazing transformation - I love it! Seiko should award you a big prize for originality and precision! Awesome, Joe and Trouble, awesome 👌
I really enjoy it when you little ‘trouble’ shows up, maybe you could do a restoration with Trouble acting as the nurse handing you the tools a d you would be the surgeon.
so glad to see yet another great video of your amazing skills, fun, and care of this awesome art called watch making. thank you Joe for all you do! It didn't take me very many episodes to hit the Sub button. Now I am one who can not wait untill the next episode pops up for viewing. You are in every since of the meaning a true artist, and Craftsman! Happy New Year to you and your family and please keep doing what you do here. Your talent inspires many so very much!
The new crystal really streamlined that beauty. The new lume looks retro-futuristic. A hipster would proudly wear it. Besides your excellent work, the best part of your videos is your attitude. You set a good example.
Thank you for another great video. Your sense of humor and expertise has provided me with many hours of enjoyment through a challenging year. I look forward to what the next year brings. Happy New Year!
Ex jeweller here. My eyes and fingers don’t work so well now so I love to watch your videos and have a giggle too. You are such a tonic in this scary world. Happy New Year to you and your lovely family X
From not interesting to WOW, who says an old watch cannot learn new eye appealing tricks. The light blue and orange strap truly set the watch off. You can be proud to ware this or have it in your collection.
As a watchmaker I love watching you working simply for the joy of it! You do wonderful work, with a purely fun loving joy for it. Thank you for your videos!!
Your videos are like therapy for the soul. Nice and relaxing with the odd laugh thrown in. Nice to see you are upright in what is an upside down world. Don't ever change mate!
It's beautiful. From an ugly duckling's everyday pond-paddling wingwatch to a stunningly original and chromatic chronograph. A unique horologe: I'd buy one, if I could afford it! "The hour is close at hand, then," said the Master, consulting an horologe as large and as round as an orange..." ...and just as colourful. (after J S Le Fanu's ghostly tales.) Joe: loved it - and as usual, great teamwork !! 👏 👍 😀
Thank you for the time and trouble which you and your apprentice take to make these videos Joe, they are a joy to watch. Happy New Year to you and your family 🎉🎉🎉
Fantastic work as usual, great video! I love how you get your children involved with your profession. The selection of bands you shared ALL looked amazing, I wasn't able to choose one over the others! Happy New Year dear sir, thank you for all the past videos and looking forward for the ones to come!
This has been one of my favourites for some reason, and the way it turned out was just great in the gulf strap. Keep up with the great content and comical narration, always puts a smile on my face. Kudos to you sir!
I saw this earlier before it was pulled. It's beautiful but I would love the painted bezel and smiley face on the crystal! The blue strap with the orange and black stripe is my favourite! Happy New year Joe.
Happy New Year Joe. You turned a very "sleepy" watch into an "awakened" beauty. I loved your inspirational end message. I too believe a mass awakening is happening. Evil hates this and I'll be ruthless in trying to stop it, but I truly believe that Love will win 🙏❤️🌟
Mate, this is one of my favorite videos to date because i can relate to the watch and i love the personal touches. Also the blue and orange band is the one 👌. Reminds me of the old gulf western ford gt40. Happy new year and Merry Christmas 🥳
There's something deeply soothing in seeing such an overhaul of an all mechanical precision device held together by screws, freshly glooming at the end in the temporary lightlessness of a tunnel consisting of completely resined semiconductors not working due to an absolute unnecessary lack of basic energy .... thanks for filming and sharing, and all the best for a healthy happy and successful 2023!
I like the bright cheerful colours, especially the Orange. A lovely way to brighten looking at the time. A little Ray of sunshine in the dull winter light. Even a year later I simply love this watch with the orange accents.
Reminds me of my first Seiko I bought at a PX in Vietnam in 1966, when I heard of the brand. It was around $15, and I wore it for ten years, and gave it to a nephew who wore it in a factory for another ten, with no cleanings. If this Model 5 is as bulletproof, you have designed the ultimate watch.
Someone is having fun....! - Hey, why not...! I really love your 'professional input' with the colouring of the bezel and those indents, along with your polishing of the case etal.. Looking pretty awesome, imo...! I'm a finishing carpenter by trade but can certainly appreciate the work and detail you do and put into all your restorations and finishing details. It's really awesome work. This watch, after all you did to it, looks incredible. Love how you restored the casing, the internals and what you've done to the finished product, including the strap.. Just another Awesome job. .. A watch I'd be proud to own and wear...! Kudos to you.........!
Love it! There are so many clocks and watches that can bring new joy to people (with fantastic time keeping) but are currently 'un-loved' by the 'experts' - let us go find out how we can all find new joy with these wonderful pieces of engineering!! Go for it!
I've read through many comments and find that we all think the same way, so I won't repeat others, I'll just say thanks, loved the video in every way and look forward to the next one, God willing... 👍🙂
Wow!! I was correct. You did make it beautiful. I love the Gulf colors work beautifully on your incredible napping and polish of the case. The watch came out just beautiful. It's up and watch now. I totally bored when I first saw it is now interesting. Thanks for another great video
This is single handedly, the best refab you have ever done. You turned the dullest 5 into an absolute killer with taste and style. What a result.
As a fanatical watch collector that hates any change to anything, I love it! You polished that turd into a diamond. Great video my friend.
Once again, better than new. Unmatched watch content on YT.
Don’t ask me why I enjoy this channel so much, I have no idea why.
I’m a heavy equipment mechanic. I usually work on huge machines.
The workings of watches just amazes me. So tiny yet so intricate.
I love it.
Here is to another year of watching repairs. Lol.
I'm 66yo, a manual labourer, have been all my life, that's not a complaint by the way, but just like you I find this channel interesting, enjoyable and relaxing.
RIght there with ya, I'm a structural ironworker.
For me, it 30 minutes to see the world become a better place.
It's amazing just how different you made it look with just a few personal touches! I would 100% wear that watch proudly!
I’m so happy I found your channel the level of craftsmanship you put into your restorations is truly inspirational.
Same here Josh..watching Nekkid is better than watching t.v. Lol😂👍
While I don't dream of owning a Seiko 5 one day, that is by any standard a beautiful watch. I think a real purist will recognize it as a one-off work of art in the same vein as the cars that BMW had notable artists paint some years ago. These are now in museums and considered priceless. You may not think you did much to that watch but it is exquisitely tasteful and appropriate. It's the work of a master.
This was absolutely delightful! And I loved your well-worded observation about the light at the end of the tunnel. You are absolutely brilliant (pun intended/not intended/hee-hee!). A perfect episode for the end of a year that desperately needed gentle, kind souls like you to brighten our hearts. Happy New Year to you and your family!
Well said.
A few good men indeed
The black and orange strap looks best, matching the lume and black hands.
Who would have thought that some guy playing with watches would give me hope for humanity. Thank you.
This has been my favorite of all your restorations. It oozes fun, and the lighter side of life. Something all of us need to take more time to do each day. The older I get the more time seems to accelerate. We need to enjoy each day to its fullest, and have fun along the way. Love it my friend.
Your relationship with your children is priceless.
Wow! Love Seiko mods. The light blue and orange strap choice was a banger! 👍
Gulf racing colors!
I love how it ended up as a Gulf Racing Seiko 5. The colors and the lume on the hands were a great touch. Happy New Year to you and your family Sir! I hope that 2023 will indeed be a great year for us all!
Exactly my thought! Looked marvelous!
Yes looks mint now
Yep,Gulf band is the best match.
There is most definitely a market for "Resto-Mod" watches. Brilliant idea brilliant job.
Besides the significant watchmaking skills here, there is truly great taste exercised. The choice of colors and matching them to the bands is inspired. Nice work!
What I love most about videos like this is how you get your kids involved... it may only be some colour choices or even a few minutes of filming while you have your hands full, but knowing they are doing something to "help dad's work" is a huge confidence-builder for a young mind. I helped to colour-in my parent's architectural plans from a very young age, and it wasn't until I was an adult that I realised how proud I felt as a kid knowing those plans would get submitted to council for approval. We joke about my parents getting years of "free labour," but it actually gave me confidence in my abilities... I even challenged a teacher in primary school who tried to tell me I was "colouring-in wrong" when I used a common drafting technique in class!
Glad you eventually treated it with the respect it deserves and that you always have when restoring. It looks great
Great to see what an expert can do with an everyday Seiko watch! Turn it into something magic!
I like yourfree banter and your children's participating. I'm just a Watcher. Thank you
I am appreciative and grateful for your uplifting comments at the end of this video! P.S. cool, Seiko.
I just love the contrasting lume. It really puts this restoration over the top. Matching the colors of the NATO band was brilliant.
That red/blue lume is SICK!!! Good thing you got some professional help with the color design!
That is my favorite piece you have done.....the orange and blue with the black strap are awesome....The fine detail of changing out the hands was what put it over the top!!!!!! I would buy that watch......It would be a show stopper...
Great work mate, the blue and orange strap works best, rocking the classic 70's Porsche Gulf vibe
Thank you 🙏
Simply outstanding, that is quite possibly the best looking, fun Seiko 5 I have ever seen given a new life. What a masterpiece. Loved it.
Fantastic looking SEIKO 5. Wish all watches had such appeal to their looks. You did a grand job Sir.
Love your sense of humor. This is probably one of my top 5 favorites that you’ve done. Made it sporty. ❤️✝️👍🏼🇺🇸
I'm so glad you covered a Seiko 5. I own several of these inexpensive classic automatic watches. I really love the way you brought the sad ol' boy back to life with a good dollop of modernism. Keep em coming, matie. 👍
It just goes to show that a little bit of creativity can make a whole world of difference! I love what you did with this rather uninspiring specimen, thanks Joe!
I like it better when you talk while working. Talking about the "accountant or trouble" is my favorite.
"Keeping us apart is their biggest prize".
Too true
Fantastic job! I enjoy these much more than the fancy ones I can't afford.
It's absolutely beautiful! What an amazing transformation - I love it! Seiko should award you a big prize for originality and precision! Awesome, Joe and Trouble, awesome 👌
Thanks mate
The tools, the precision, the craftsmanship is extraordinary.
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I really enjoy it when you little ‘trouble’ shows up, maybe you could do a restoration with Trouble acting as the nurse handing you the tools a d you would be the surgeon.
Loved how this came out, you made it so much better than the original version. Cheers bro 🇮🇪
so glad to see yet another great video of your amazing skills, fun, and care of this awesome art called watch making. thank you Joe for all you do! It didn't take me very many episodes to hit the Sub button. Now I am one who can not wait untill the next episode pops up for viewing. You are in every since of the meaning a true artist, and Craftsman! Happy New Year to you and your family and please keep doing what you do here. Your talent inspires many so very much!
The new crystal really streamlined that beauty. The new lume looks retro-futuristic. A hipster would proudly wear it.
Besides your excellent work, the best part of your videos is your attitude. You set a good example.
My Mrs bought me a beautiful Seiko 5 from a charity shop in Northampton for my birthday......lovely watch
Thank you for another great video. Your sense of humor and expertise has provided me with many hours of enjoyment through a challenging year. I look forward to what the next year brings. Happy New Year!
Yeah ;) finally painted watch video ;) 🤣🤣
Ex jeweller here. My eyes and fingers don’t work so well now so I love to watch your videos and have a giggle too. You are such a tonic in this scary world. Happy New Year to you and your lovely family X
The kaki band looked the best.
Your videos are so soothing and relaxing. Thank you!
The blue and orange strap is really striking, but all three match.
Looks great!
One of my favorite builds you've ever done!
What fun that was! Love the lightheartedness infused into the staid 5
From not interesting to WOW, who says an old watch cannot learn new eye appealing tricks. The light blue and orange strap truly set the watch off. You can be proud to ware this or have it in your collection.
As a watchmaker I love watching you working simply for the joy of it! You do wonderful work, with a purely fun loving joy for it. Thank you for your videos!!
That was funny, educational and calming. Thanks for the vids
Wow! That turned out so nice. For me, the simple designs are more elegant and classy.
At first I didn't think that watch would ever look good but again you dispelled that notion
Stunningly beautiful watch, and many thanks for your suppoting words and wisdom which I need now more than ever. Happy new year 2023 to you all.
I have come to expect high quality from you, and this video does not disappoint. Once again you delivered the goods.
Lovely message at the end. Stay together and resist the petty tyrants.
What you did to the bezel was nothing short of amazing. I enjoy your imagination and touches of brilliance.Keep it up. Thank you.
Great job as always! That watch transformation was inspired. Thank you for another enjoyable session!
Your videos are like therapy for the soul. Nice and relaxing with the odd laugh thrown in. Nice to see you are upright in what is an upside down world. Don't ever change mate!
Enjoyed that - my first UA-cam video of 2023. Happy New Year to all in the nekkid household.
It's beautiful. From an ugly duckling's everyday pond-paddling wingwatch to a stunningly original and chromatic chronograph. A unique horologe: I'd buy one, if I could afford it!
"The hour is close at hand, then," said the Master, consulting an horologe as large and as round as an orange..." ...and just as colourful. (after J S Le Fanu's ghostly tales.)
Joe: loved it - and as usual, great teamwork !! 👏 👍 😀
Thanks mate
Thank you for the time and trouble which you and your apprentice take to make these videos Joe, they are a joy to watch.
Happy New Year to you and your family 🎉🎉🎉
That looks really nice, a unique and great transformation. I would be proud to wear that Seiko.
So cool. You made something old & outdated into something new giving it a new lease on life.😁
Blue, black orange strap for sure!!! Fantastic Job!
Fantastic work as usual, great video! I love how you get your children involved with your profession. The selection of bands you shared ALL looked amazing, I wasn't able to choose one over the others! Happy New Year dear sir, thank you for all the past videos and looking forward for the ones to come!
This has been one of my favourites for some reason, and the way it turned out was just great in the gulf strap. Keep up with the great content and comical narration, always puts a smile on my face. Kudos to you sir!
seiko made so many watches. i swear i never see the same seiko watch twice.
I haven't worn a watch for 25 years (since buying a mobile 'phone, LOL) But this classic is something that I would wear ! Great fun restore.
Beautiful work! Definitely go with the blue and orange strap. Happy New Year to all our ‘watch’-ers out there!🙋🏼♀️🇨🇦
I saw this earlier before it was pulled. It's beautiful but I would love the painted bezel and smiley face on the crystal! The blue strap with the orange and black stripe is my favourite! Happy New year Joe.
I was almost screaming at the video "Make the hour hand blue!".
You are a true artist, the watch looks amazing!
Yes! The ugly duckling has been transformed into a beautiful swan. Brilliant! It really does look sharp and unique.
Happy New Year Joe. You turned a very "sleepy" watch into an "awakened" beauty. I loved your inspirational end message. I too believe a mass awakening is happening. Evil hates this and I'll be ruthless in trying to stop it, but I truly believe that Love will win 🙏❤️🌟
Mate, this is one of my favorite videos to date because i can relate to the watch and i love the personal touches. Also the blue and orange band is the one 👌. Reminds me of the old gulf western ford gt40. Happy new year and Merry Christmas 🥳
The GT40 was my first thought. If he decides to sell this one on, he just has post it on a Ford forum as a GT40 tribute & it would sell in seconds...
There's something deeply soothing in seeing such an overhaul of an all mechanical precision device held together by screws, freshly glooming at the end in the temporary lightlessness of a tunnel consisting of completely resined semiconductors not working due to an absolute unnecessary lack of basic energy .... thanks for filming and sharing, and all the best for a healthy happy and successful 2023!
I love how you involve your children the will cherish these memories :)
Happy new year!
Woohoo 45th viewer 👍🏾
I like the bright cheerful colours, especially the Orange. A lovely way to brighten looking at the time. A little Ray of sunshine in the dull winter light. Even a year later I simply love this watch with the orange accents.
The white leather strap and the light blue with orange are my favorite regardless of how good the other combinations look. 😍
... and third comment, yeahhh 👊🏾
Reminds me of my first Seiko I bought at a PX in Vietnam in 1966, when I heard of the brand. It was around $15, and I wore it for ten years, and gave it to a nephew who wore it in a factory for another ten, with no cleanings. If this Model 5 is as bulletproof, you have designed the ultimate watch.
Blue bracelet total game changer - I luv it
Someone is having fun....! - Hey, why not...! I really love your 'professional input' with the colouring of the bezel and those indents, along with your polishing of the case etal.. Looking pretty awesome, imo...! I'm a finishing carpenter by trade but can certainly appreciate the work and detail you do and put into all your restorations and finishing details. It's really awesome work. This watch, after all you did to it, looks incredible. Love how you restored the casing, the internals and what you've done to the finished product, including the strap.. Just another Awesome job. .. A watch I'd be proud to own and wear...! Kudos to you.........!
My favorite so far! Not only for my love of Seikos but also for my love of all things Motorsports. Well done! Thank you for sharing!
Creative and apt intervention in a dull and indifferent watch.
Respect!
Love it! There are so many clocks and watches that can bring new joy to people (with fantastic time keeping) but are currently 'un-loved' by the 'experts' - let us go find out how we can all find new joy with these wonderful pieces of engineering!! Go for it!
Tital was spot on.Wow.Amazing what you did to a boring watch😮.
Great resto, and that dial - stunning!
An expert craftsman playfully using creative license and bending rules. This was a fun...watch ;-)
I've read through many comments and find that we all think the same way, so I won't repeat others, I'll just say thanks, loved the video in every way and look forward to the next one, God willing... 👍🙂
You took boring and made it spectacular! Great job Joe!!
Yay, a boring but good watch transformed into a unique beauty. Well done. The kid in me is super happy. One day I will find such a watch for me too.
My guy! This could be the official Gulf McLaren watch!
What a fun project! Your musings and silly commentary are the best part for me :)
Oh yes, beautiful result - very nice video, where the playful gets the upper hand!
Light blue and orange strap is my favorite, this is an awesome build.
Wow!! I was correct. You did make it beautiful. I love the Gulf colors work beautifully on your incredible napping and polish of the case. The watch came out just beautiful. It's up and watch now. I totally bored when I first saw it is now interesting. Thanks for another great video
mutts nuts indeed! I would be proud to wear it! The blue and orange strap is the best match imo. always brings me joy watching you work!
Absolutely the best watch channel out there. Loved this , a pure joy to watch as usual.