Audemars Piguet Watch Repair- Royal Oak Tourbillon Chronograph - FULL VIDEO
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- Опубліковано 20 сер 2013
- Miami Beach Audemars Piguet Watch Repair. The In-House Swiss-Trained Watchmaking team at Gray & Sons Jewelers repaired this $250,000 Royal Oak Tourbillon Chronograph back to its factory original condition. The owner of this Royal Oak Tourbillon Chronograph had worn it into a jacuzzi and the watch had been accumulating rust for two weeks before it was brought to Gray & Sons for full repair.
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Audemars Piguet quoted $120,000 and an entire year to repair this Royal Oak Tourbillon Chronograph. Gray & Sons completed the same repair in two months for a fraction of the price.
SPECIAL NOTE: After examining the design of this particular Royal Oak model, Gray & Sons recommends for Royal Oak Tourbillon Chronograph owners to not plunge this watch into water. The water-resistance is not guaranteed due to a complication with the gasket system.
Gray & Sons Jewelers is the most respected independent Watch Repair and Service Center in South Florida. Serving local and international clients since 1980. We repair fine Swiss mechanical watches and have six Swiss-trained Master Watchmakers and Jewelers with over 150 years combined experience to perform all watch repair services- including:
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Judging by the comments, some people don't understand this repair was done as a trade-off to restore a grail watch to a working condition, instead of just letting it be a total loss. AP quotes $120K(read description), and that's probably accurate judging by the damage to the movement, bracelet, and dial. If you check chrono24, there is one identical model with an asking price of $192.5K. Meaning that AP wanted 62% of the price of the watch just to repair it. Even after AP's repair the watch wouldn't even be worth close to MSRP. So this is just an economical choice.
Not bad
Superb restoration. Gray & Sons are pioneers in the art of watch restoration. Lovely video.
that's dedication
Excellent restoration, your staff is to be commended!
Wooooow what an amazing job done! I'm impressed by the skills of the watchmaker!
no matter how long it takes, i will still send the watch back to AP factory, if i'm the owner.
+sultanabran1 Do You know how much AP wanted for such restoration?
I'll tell you - about 1/3 of this watch value.
When I dropped my Zenith on the carpet and the dial screws broke up (dial just turned a little bit) I had to pay for the repair 2500k dollars (Zenith servie), and I had to send it back, because it wasn't done perfectly. Dial moved during winding with crown. Now I feel bad about this, I could send it to a skilled watchmaker, and for two hundret bucks it'd be done perfectly for the first time.
Michał 77 price is no argument when talking about AP or other watches of such value. if price is an issue, go buy a seiko.
+sultanabran1 The watch companies just need such fanboys like You.
Michał Dębicki i don't understand your thinking. if you love watches such as AP, then you'd appreciate the love the watch makers put into making them. which is also why they cost so much. to get some hack to service or repair an AP, goes against the very reason you love an AP timepiece.
sultanabran1 I do understand what you have in mind. I'm just not blind and bot able to justify every company's service price. I own several new watches like Zenith, Omega and I wasn't satified with their service. Very expensive and not done well. (I had my Zenith back with a serious defect).
(Omega returned with dirt on the dial) IF this service would be done perfectly - I wouldn't have had any objections. As you said before price is not the most important factor. To be honest I'm more into vintage watches, they were made without computer technologies and with much more care for the quality. And I respect more AHCI watches, which are done really by watchmakers-artists. I like brands like AP, PP, ALS, Breguet, but they are not as good as they were before.
Beautiful Watch, one of my favorites. Amazing craftmanship
Absolutely blown away at the quality of work done by Gray & Sons,... the staggeringly high level of skill etc. required to do what they did in this video is flipping glorious!
Amazing restoration job. You guys are magicians.
Magnificent work restoring a masterpiece!
Hai fatto un straordinario lavoro con questo orologio. Bravissimo
great job guys!!!! great work with a masterpiece
Wow, great work G&S!
I am nothing short of impressed by what Gray and Sons was able to accomplish on this restoration.. just beautiful!!! And in such a short time... here’s my thing now.. what will A.P say if a future owner take the watch in for a grand servicing and they discover all this amazing Gray and Sons third party work done to their product??? Would that deem the watch void of direct A.P servicing... i am honestly amazed at the restoration but for me, it was going back to A.P for as long as they said and how much ever they charge.
How can you allow damage like that to happen to such a beautiful watch?
More money than sense ofc.
The person whom did this to their AP should not breed. It's painfull to see this kind of damage on such a wonderful watch. You did a great job on it though!!
Frankly, I would re-phrase that to read: "the person whom LET THIS HAPPEN to their AP..."
I can't believe that ANYBODY would INTENTIONALLY allow something like this to happen-!
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Thank you for the video.
shouldnt you stop the movement first before stamping the second hand back on???
James Ji yes, and he should stop touching the dial of watches without gloves.
Any watchmaker does this in the back... so no probs.. those who flames they dont repair watches! Only there to annoy!
No. Not all movements have hacking. You simply press it on.
Great video. The miracle was actually getting any water resistance for a old RO chrono! I'd love to see a few more videos like this. Maybe less money on very nice production and a phone camera would suffice.
amazing job guys
What are you critics complaining about?! Did any of YOU get the REPAIR BILL for restoring this watch????
....I can only imagine how bad the owner of this watch must have felt when it got wet inside- and I'll bet that the owner of this watch really winced when they had to fork over the cost of these repairs!
All things considered, I think it is just as well that this watch was NOT sent back to Audemars Piguet...the people there would have probably FAINTED at the condition of this watch- and I think that the time and efforts of the Audemars Piguet craftsmen is of far better use manufacturing new watches rather than trying to restore a mess like THIS!!!
As for the work done by the Gray and Sons craftsmen- I would like to think that the people at Audemars Piguet would APPROVE of the care and effort contributed by Gray and Sons toward restoring this masterpiece.
I thought AP test the watches for leaks prior to getting into customer hands, how did water get into it in the first place?
Bravo guys!!
Хороший ролик про хорошие часы. Молодцы.
Nice job done.👍
Well done on such an amazing job (well, work of art). You guys are truly great watchmakers. I would love to have these skills.
The kind of skills demonstrated here, are the result of a LIFETIME of dedication and effort...craftsmen that can do this kind of work are comparable in ability to concert violinists!
PhantomMigKiller How do you get into the 'watch craft trade,' or whatever the correct terminology is? (Watchmaker, Specialist?) I'm not just talking Swiss watches, I mean decent timepieces in general. What types of recognised training qualifications would watchmakers have and how long would they work on this type of apprenticeship? Sorry for all of the questions. I will obviously carry out my own research on the internet etc, but it's always good to hear from others! Thanks in advance for any input.
p.s. check out Grand Seiko for impressive pieces if you haven't!
ph1lo I'm sad to say that watch and clock repair seem to be a vanishing art. At one time there were quite a few schools that taught this particular trade- that is no longer true today.
Once quartz timepieces became widely available, it was all downhill for wind-up watches.
Outstanding
Great job
Beautiful video perfect
Always a real pleasure to watch these Gray and sons craftsmen do their thing ..amazing works guys .
Thanks! We appreciate the comment!
Lindo Relógio,Linda Jóia,quem sabe um dia vou ter um.
cooool!
by the way, what is themusic that be used as bgm?
Good job.
Archibald Chesterfield III, where are you? We need your thoughts here.
would your repair nullify the AP warranty?
que magos para reparar lo mejoresssss
Lol who goes diving with a $250k Tourbillion
It was worn in a hot tub
@@RobinsM That probably explains the water damage despite the waterproofing, as steam can get in to waterproofed watches
Will Young steam can’t get into my Rolex lol. I’ve cooked, showered, been to the beach and all with this 6k watch and it’s still in mint condition. AP just makes shit watched
@@dearjohn8789 AP makes shit watches?
Quin Kleeko A G-Shock will also survive a steam room as well as mud wrestling an alligator. Rolex is a tool. It’s like a wrench or a screw driver. Comparing it to an AP, is like comparing a building brick to a Renisance sculpture. The Rolex being the brick, in case you didn’t get that.
So fascinating👌🏽
Is it still considered an original AP in-house movement after Gray and Sons fabricated some of the parts?
Señores excelente video una inquitud? Por favor explicarlo en español gracias
So, how much did this service cost?
You know its sad that 250 k watch didnt have even 10 feet of water resistance as in description it said owner took it to jacuzzi
are the repairs done in house? are you using original parts? will AP service or work on the watch in the future?
As I said elsewhere- I would like to THINK that AP would APPROVE of the great care and effort spent by Gray and Sons in restoring this fine watch!
The watchmakers working for Gray and Sons are not exactly INCOMPETENT, you know!!!!
Lots of master watch technicians in the comment section I see.
How much did that cost....approx?
How much did the Oberhaul Cost? 150 Grand ?
My question exactly. What happened to this beautiful watch and who treated it like that????
Touches the dial with ungloved hands.. I'll be sure to send my pieces to them instead of the people who actually made it.
how did he use this watch ? so dirty.
so now you have a ap with non ap parts nice
This style of camera and narration looks and sounds like the How It’s Made show
Great work but the shop needs to be cleaned up, replace formica countertops
Those guys who did this , worth paid in gold .
INTERESANTE LA RESTAURACION DE ESTE CALIBRE CON MECANISMO AUTOMATICO
You repaired it within 2.5 months and made it non-Audemars Piguet anymore. You fabricated new parts outside of factory. It looks like Audemars Piguet, but inside it is Gray & Sons LOL
That is one of the most beautiful things in the world. My mouth is watering. How sad am I?!?
Frankly, EVEN IF I COULD AFFORD ONE OF THOSE, I would not want to wear a watch like that- because I would be afraid something bad (like that) might happen to it.
PhantomMigKiller it's a good solid enough watch. There's no danger in wearing it. I mean like how often do u damage a watches?? They aren't really prone to damage. The only reason I wouldn't wear this is because I would look stupid as a 25 year old wee white boy wearing a big gold watch. But if I had it right now then I'd wear it all day and night, I'd never take it off. And I wouldn't care if I looked stupid. So feel free to buy me one people!
ph1lo It is not that simple, kiddoo...suppose some eccentric multi-millionaire gave you a Maserati, or a Rolls-Royce. Could you afford the upkeep or the insurance or the repairs on either of these cars? I know I could not- heck, I probably could not even afford a new set of tires for that kind of car.
Similarly, all mechanical watches need to be maintained- they need to be cleaned and oiled and inspected at regular intervals, and worn out parts need to be replaced. There are very few places that can service such high-end watches as this, and it would cost like h*ll. No, owning a watch like that, is way beyond the means of people like us.
Surprising that the watch wasn't better sealed.
I have two questions:1. How did this happen?2. What did this particular repair and restoration cost?
I wouldn't be suprised if this was in excess of $3000
+Karson Barnes way more than that in my opinion for a watch of that caliber
+Marco Brotto I concur.
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The condition of the watch is mind blowing who would do that to such a beautiful piece.crying shame
Wow it's crazy that someone would let their watch get to that bad of an condition. On a watch worth $250,000 you would think someone would take better care of it. But amazing job on this restoration. It looks like it came fresh from the factory.
Well to some ppl a $250,000 watch is still just a watch, sad but true.
+Justin Elliott it probably happened in one go, like the crown being open and water going in (even as small as washing hands) and the owner not noticing for a while (how often do you take out an AP chrono toubillon?) hence the rust.
Screw tolerances are often +/- 5 microns...and to think they are made on automatic machines over fifty years old!
18.000 $
Must be owned by someone with "New Money".....
Pretty sure. Maybe Mayweather
probably one of those rappers that just found out what these were last year.
@@oriancunningham nice casual racism there bud
@@surferOS101 Do you think I care about your opinion?
@@oriancunningham yes I really do that’s why you replied anyway
say Grayandsons one more time!! :@****
What’s the name of this place?
Im going nuts
owner is probably fixing it cheaply, and selling it before it disintergrates.
The system may have been water resistant when the customer initially bought the watch, but it obviously appears that the seals failed.
True, but it shouldn't happen at the price paid, silly, btw; great job!
through my eyes unless the user was around salt water a lot. Extensive wear around salt water could easily corrode any metal. Which is why it’s recommended to get it service every few years.
investing on AP is a disaster re-sale value is half the orig price and it would cost 3,000 usd just to have it serviced.
And obviously more comments about money than anything else... Go figure.
Interesting is the fact the dial has not been 100 percent restored. And the whole overhauling should be in excess of 20k considering the watch was in such a bad condition
Addendum: Gray & Sons claim a watch face restored to 90 % ?? What's wrong with 100% ?? I am sure Audemars-Piguet will restore the watch face to 100% !! Look, these are very valuable, very high level watches. Why would anyone pay these kinds of prices for a watch and not return it to the manufacturer for something as critical as a *watch restoration* ?
most likely they would just replace the dial and the entire movement.
+felix pinto probably not if it will take an entire year.
Rory Skehel my best friend works at ap and from whazt he tells me its unlikely they would atempt repair and would just replace all parts that were even slightly worn
money and time I guess. As it was not restored by the factory, guessing price of watch went down ( if a future buyer is aware that this was not factory restored, that is.) One wonders how it got in such a bad state. Maybe it got exposed to water accidently, and wasn't dealt with right away.
People don't say 100 percent to avoid any chance of litigation.
cost for this repair?
+Sam Samaha app 700-800 usd / i think
More like eight or nine times that. It'll cost you $700 to service a three handed Rolex, which is nothing compared to an AP tourbillon.
this wasn't a repair it was a rehaul and anything royal oak is gonna be at or exceeding 10,000 for these repairs because of the tourbillion
at least that was in aweful condition!
+felix pinto 2 possibilities... so rich he could care less, or saved his whole life for it, had an accident, and had to save years for repairs lol
7 generations of watchmakers and the last one decides to become a garbage guy😂
And then Gray and Sons lovingly passed it around between themselves, so they could take it in turns pulling it in and out of their arses. Cue dramatic music..
Felix Pinto,
The major Swiss watch brands are produced in production factories. The watches are made by production personnel, not watchmakers. When you look at the staggering output of watches produced by these factories (Rolex 1,000,000 watches/year, Petit Philippe 45,000 watches/year Audemars Piquet 26,000 watches/year etc.) one will have to realize that there aren't a lot of actual watchmakers who are employed by watch factories. Roger Smith, on the other hand, produces watches using actual watchmakers and turns out about 10 watches/year. If a Roger Smith watch gets sent back to his factory it will be serviced by an experienced watchmaker. The large factories aren't set up for repair and restoration, they are set up for production manufacturing. A watch sent back to them is going to be serviced by part replacers. You will get much better results sending your watch to restoration and repair specialists like the ones in this video.
david
If this was me I would send it to AP. If you've got enough to buy this don't skimp
Mark Job,
The reason you "don't understand" Is because you do not know what you are talking about. Do you know anything about watch movements, watch parts, how they are made and how they are assembled? Do you know how to design a watch gear train, how to make a pinion, a gear, a staff, a pivot, watch stem case pilor plate etc. Do you know how an escapement works? The master craftsmen in this video do. Which person in the Audemars Piquet factory do you have in mind who knows more about watch restoration then the technicians at Gray & Sons? Which part in this watch restoration video do you feel was out of tolerance? Which repair technique did you observe that was incorrect? Your comments are nothing more than ignorant concepts that imply Audemars Piquet has the only people on the planet who know how to restore a watch. You should learn something about watches before making negative comments about those who do know.
david
Dude bro missing the screw made me cringe
They are not wear gloves
How do you fuck up a dive watch so bad?!?!
+Arthur J this isn't a dive watch, and he probably left a chrono pusher/crown open when it was (most likely) submersed in water.
JimmyMcBass good point
It would've went back to AP in switzerland
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...but that makes it cobbled, and unoriginal..
What you are saying MIGHT be true- but this is NOT an ideal world-! All things considered, at least the watch RUNS now, and the watch looks a heck of a lot better than it did BEFORE.
Frankly, I would call that a big IMPROVEMENT...but then, I am not so hard to please as are some people.
+Ahmed Koten Yup, now it's just a Franken watch...
I agree... If that repair didn’t require any parts to be replaced, then it might have been OK. I feel bad for the person who might unknowingly buy this watch if they were ever to sell it.
*Gray & Sons did a wonderful repair, but this watch should have been returned to the original manufacturer. It's the same with A Vacheron Constantin, or A Patak-Philippe timepiece, as these are, frankly, extremely high level watches. Many of these calibres of timepieces can only be properly repaired by being returned to the manufacturer who can return them to spec by those same in house watchmakers who probably built the watch in the first place (depending on how old it is, of course). A year to restore the watch by Audemars-Piquet sounds about right, since this is the time it takes to build a new one from scratch. A watch this destroyed needs to be mostly re-manufactured. Who better than the original manufacturer themselves can do this kind of job ? Put another way, as good as Gray and Sons is, and they are very high end quality watchmakers themselves, their repair will not be superior to the original house of manufacture - Especially with Tier 2 and Tier 1 level timepieces.*
That’s stupid. A master watchmaker such as those in this video offer the exact same service for a fraction of the cost. It’s not it’s being restored by a small time watch repairer
It isn't worth $250,000 anymore...too many non-AP parts in it.
Remind me to never buy an AP if you can’t get into the hot tub without THIS happening. I’ve owned this Rolex OP day date for over 5 years. I’ve cooked, showered, swam in the ocean and all with this watch and it’s still MINT. AP show be ASHAMED
Quin Kleeko Agree. Most hyped, over rated flaky garbage in the watch world. Umpteen owners who’ve had to send back these shitters for repair says so over and over.
Someone know where can I get a replica watch like that's?
There are plenty online but its going to break within a month. There is a reason its hard to find good tourbilllons for less then 100K you think youll find a good one for a few 100 dollars lmao
Or Yosefov china
Pretty stupid that the narrator transition between "gray and sons" and "we", so is he part of the company or a third party?
A watch of this expense should never have been treated so porely in the first place.
Only way it managed to get in that condition is through poor ownership. I own a brietling Bentley myself and I wouldn't even let it get anywhere near this condition and it's only around 1/40 of the value of this watch. The owner is a fool.
Beautiful movement. But that is one very ugly watch case and strap.
Watch this video carefully. C-clamp holding a hand held grinder down on a workbench to work case screws? What happened to the lathe? Setting the second hand with a stick? Wearing finger cots on just one hand? That special screwdriver was cringe inspiring. This watch will never regain substantial value now that it's been handled this way. As for Audemars Piguet, $120K for a few replacement parts and a thorough clean, polish and tuning is beyond excessive. Their refurb probably wouldn't be all that impressive, either. The owner of this type of watch would be beyond rich for these kinds of prices to make sense, or fail to grasp what a horrible value/trade-off this example is.
@3:14 - picking up the dial on its face with tweezers rather than from the side
@3:41 - pushing in the hands with the crown in and while the gears are going
no gloves used throughout various parts of the process
what are you guys doingggggggggggggggg
Great artistry but you just turned a masterpiece into a frankenwatch. What a shame.
$ 250k watch? 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
With all due respect, I cannot accept the premise that your company knows more, or has a superior service to the original Swiss manufacturer Audemars - Piguet. There's a very good reason why the original manufacturer said one year for a *watch restoration* and not two months !!! Therefore, I must conclude your servicing of the $250,000.00 US to be inferior to the original manufacturer.
+Mark Job And now it's also considered a Franken watch, since it wasn't repaired with original parts. That watch is sadly, no longer worth $250 000.
+20 seconds after service? No thanks.
4:55 + or -20 seconds
Gray and sons should learn what the word "humble" means. Sad that they think they are better than AP.
My take on this, was they claimed to do acceptable work for less time. I don't think that means they did a better job than the swiss watchmaker. I have seen the detailed work they do in a videos at swiss factories, so I suspect it's possible Gray didn't do as good of a job.
Well AP did make a 250k watch that leaks and rusts. It’s sad that you fail to recognize they are just trying to fix an already shit and overly complicated watch.
No Indiglo .Red card .
That’s pretty pathetic if the watch was worn with the crown properly screwed down and this is what happened
A fucking $250K tourbillon and the gaskets failed? If AP had any sense of pride and shame, they should fix that watch for free! I love the look of the AP Royal Oak Offshore but am thinking twice in pulling the trigger on this brand after watching this video. Seems as though their prices are artificially high due to their limited production. For now, I will stick to the ROLEX! I do have to say that this watch’s value was totally destroyed before and after the repair.
Hey, atleast the owner can wear it as a status symbol
Cuban Jorge absolutely correct. AP makes cool complicated timepieces but the quality is no different from a cheap Chinese knock off. I’ve been saying this for years. Rolex and patek are the only high end watches I would spend my money on. I’d ratchet wear a tissot than an over priced pos like AP
Can you say arrogance?