8 Misunderstood Watch Parts & Features Every Enthusiast Should Know

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  • Опубліковано 15 лип 2024
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    In this video, I'll share eight parts, features, and aspects of watches that can are often misunderstood even by serious enthusiasts.
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    0:00 - Intro & Organization
    0:59 - Elapsed Time Bezel
    2:39 - Jewels
    4:12 - Blueing
    5:22 - Anglage
    6:19 - Guilloché
    7:35 - Bridle
    9:05 - Amplitude
    10:23 - Free-Sprung Balance
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  • @boblong101
    @boblong101 Рік тому +142

    I literally design quantum logic gates for a living, and am more perplexed by mechanical watches

  • @jacobliddiard158
    @jacobliddiard158 Рік тому +30

    Teddy, would you consider commenting in a future video about if hacking lever mechanism affects the balance or not? Sometimes very expensive watches don't have hacking mechanism, so I wonder if it is a decision based on the longevity of the watch balance wheel or if it is because of another reason. And it would be interesting to know if there are another types of hacking mechanisms that does not involve a lever touching the balance wheel to get the same feature of hacking. I think this side of this feature is sometimes forgotten.

    • @ryangochuico
      @ryangochuico Рік тому +1

      This would be an interesting topic to cover. Thanks for bringing it up.❤

  • @zanehodgess7313
    @zanehodgess7313 Рік тому +2

    this is my favourite of your clips so far, so clearly communicated, and I learned something new. thank you teddy! keep up the amazing work, love it!

  • @Frank-qs3pe
    @Frank-qs3pe Рік тому +20

    Incredible, so much goes into the process. Thanks Teddy

  • @pcmountaindog
    @pcmountaindog Рік тому +4

    Dive watches are my every day watch. I use the bezel ever day to keep track of time while cooking etc. I ofter use my chrono which allow me to time 2 item.

  • @kilgour91
    @kilgour91 Рік тому +6

    Awesome video Teddy! I have watched 90-95% of your videos and consider myself an intermediate collector, but these definitions and descriptions of classic functions and attributes are spot on. Thanks for the knowledge, as always!

  • @scott7841
    @scott7841 Рік тому +2

    It truly is amazing how much goes into the making of a mechanical watch. Watching this video reminds me that I need a class curriculum to fully understand the process. At any rate, thanks for another video, Teddy!

  • @ignaciopadilla5150
    @ignaciopadilla5150 Рік тому +3

    Great nerdy video Teddy. As a watch enthusiast, I love learning about complications, the design, and putting together a watch.

  • @italianstallion3130
    @italianstallion3130 Рік тому +1

    Teddy you are correct that there was a lot of basics in here that I did not know/ fully understand. Very helpful and typical TB excellence

  • @ikirikchi
    @ikirikchi Рік тому +1

    Although I did not learn anything new, I enjoyed watching this video. Teddy is a great promoter of watch collecting and his videos are just amazing.

  • @mountainhobo
    @mountainhobo Рік тому +2

    Re: Elapsed time bezels. For me, and possibly for many others who are not professional divers, a countdown bezel would be much more useful. I know a few watches use those, but I wish it were a common option.

  • @mickpalmer951
    @mickpalmer951 Рік тому

    Excellent briefing on primary watch basics that are simply looked over by most. Thanks Teddy.

  • @anthonystevens8683
    @anthonystevens8683 Рік тому +1

    Another top informative video Teddy. So many people get these terms wrong including me back in my early watch collecting days. The illustration of the bridal was very interesting for automatic winding. The concept I realised but I was uncertain on the execution of how that clutch worked. Many thanks for sharing Teddy.

  • @southnc63
    @southnc63 Рік тому +1

    Gift of knowledge always appreciated.Nice work.

  • @MrHalimblack
    @MrHalimblack Рік тому +13

    outstanding! You should create a watch enthusiast master class curriculum . With your knowledge and experience, not to mention your obvious contacts, you would rule. I salute you! Get Mr. Wonderful on board!

  • @vdbdg
    @vdbdg Рік тому

    Brilliantly explained. Please keep going with the role of each wheel etc. Thanks Teddy

  • @mraswdpro7249
    @mraswdpro7249 Рік тому +1

    Informative, thanks

  • @ss4423
    @ss4423 Рік тому

    Videos like this reinforce my mentality that watches are time masterpieces. Excellent video Teddy

  • @prodigaljess
    @prodigaljess Рік тому

    Another interesting video, Teddy. Thank you for sharing your expertise. God bless.

  • @londonapologetics
    @londonapologetics Рік тому

    Great video! Learned a lot!

  • @FiremanFrach
    @FiremanFrach Рік тому

    Love this video. Thanks, Teddy.

  • @curtbrown7718
    @curtbrown7718 Рік тому

    Bravo for this highly informative presentation! More please! Thank you.

  • @gerryshields4722
    @gerryshields4722 Рік тому

    As always great stuff - thanks so much👍🏻

  • @lepidactylus
    @lepidactylus 2 місяці тому

    Thanks a lot for all the knowledge you bring to us ❤

  • @amir-.1977
    @amir-.1977 Рік тому

    Great and useful information
    Thanks

  • @swerveymusic8308
    @swerveymusic8308 Рік тому

    Awesome video man keep ‘em coming!

  • @patrickhartmann1540
    @patrickhartmann1540 Рік тому

    Love this! Always wondered about overwind protection on autos. Slipping mechanism sounds like a torque wrench! Free sprung sounds like T-Pain 😀

  • @sylvainster30
    @sylvainster30 Рік тому +1

    Always very interesting content! Have a great day!
    ✌🏼😎👍🏼

  • @sportstechdude
    @sportstechdude Рік тому

    Phenomenal video, thank you!

  • @davidlittle6621
    @davidlittle6621 Рік тому

    Excellent episode. Thank you.

  • @FirestormAA
    @FirestormAA Рік тому

    Great content Teddy!!!

  • @Robert-xy6mt
    @Robert-xy6mt Рік тому

    Great video brother! love this kind of content.

  • @davecarr5892
    @davecarr5892 Рік тому

    This video feeds my inner geek. Thanks for your time making this.

  • @teacherhelp1374
    @teacherhelp1374 Рік тому

    This is a great video. Please do this again.

  • @rayfisher5677
    @rayfisher5677 Рік тому +1

    I must say Teddy, learning all of this got me so excited I think I need to go buy me another nice automatic!

  • @mrmoon6434
    @mrmoon6434 Рік тому

    Great. Do some more like this. Thanks

  • @DavidB0629
    @DavidB0629 Рік тому

    This is a great video Teddy!

  • @LeonardoBuntemeyer
    @LeonardoBuntemeyer Рік тому

    Teddy, your videos are always educational.
    Every video i learn something new, wheater some technical stuff or a new brand or something else.
    Thanks for.sharing with us.
    Greetings from Brazil.
    🇧🇷

  • @adamdarling9410
    @adamdarling9410 Рік тому

    Another amazing video!! Silly question, has there ever been a watch case that’s put through the blueing process? Would be super cool and strong!!!

  • @RNandRN
    @RNandRN Рік тому

    Appreciate this video. The engineer in me wants to learn more about watches. This is a nice background knowledge.

  • @rachelades518
    @rachelades518 Рік тому

    Hallo Teddy, it is fascinating to be able to learn so much. I think this thus help when wanting to buy a new watch and being able to ask questions about the watch i am interested. Thank you and as always love from Switzerland 🇨🇭

  • @rayharrison6400
    @rayharrison6400 Рік тому

    Very good video, will certainly help those less experienced. Interesting that I always called the bridle a clutch.

  • @Pazman333
    @Pazman333 Рік тому

    Hi Teddy! Good video! Very informative and enjoyable. Go UD Flyers!! 😄

  • @vidviewer20
    @vidviewer20 Рік тому

    Great video Teddy!

  • @jonathanturner1581
    @jonathanturner1581 Рік тому +1

    This is the direction my life is going, thank you for furthering my education ❤

  • @benbass5159
    @benbass5159 Рік тому

    Really enjoyed this video. Would love to see what your thoughts are on the top 5 third party movements. Maybe at different price points. I would be really interested.

  • @davidbellamy1403
    @davidbellamy1403 11 днів тому

    Good list, well done!

  • @barbecue4u
    @barbecue4u Рік тому

    Great video!

  • @dl7775
    @dl7775 Рік тому

    That Patek at 2:35 is just 😘🤌🏽

  • @chilli-badger
    @chilli-badger Рік тому

    Another very interesting video Teddy - thank you - This is why my Television set has not been turned on for over 4 years .... those capacitors inside will die but my passion for ...well watches will not. Thanks dude

  • @astrostl
    @astrostl Рік тому +9

    Great vid! Couple of list suggestions: best hand-winding watches, best small (

    • @Tractorman-xj4gt
      @Tractorman-xj4gt Рік тому +1

      ... and Kuoe watches out of Kyoto !!

    • @estradaarmory
      @estradaarmory Рік тому +1

      @@Tractorman-xj4gt have one and they are nice. Need to get another one...

  • @Gumby56
    @Gumby56 Рік тому

    Another excellent and informative video, passing this one on to my dad and brother (they only have battery operated watches)🤔

  • @frankkami4286
    @frankkami4286 Рік тому +1

    Thank you soo much :-) Since I have my first Automatic I always wondered how it doesn't "over-wind". Now I know the bridle-spring :-)

  • @philippestrickler3461
    @philippestrickler3461 Рік тому

    I have a lot to learn. I am to limited for English understanding . You have a clear voice but i will see severall times this nice video to catch all the détails. Thank you TEDDY.

  • @faelmayrink
    @faelmayrink Рік тому

    800k subscribers already. Good job. Keep up the good work

  • @gregsefcik6700
    @gregsefcik6700 Рік тому

    Great content

  • @fateequinox8196
    @fateequinox8196 Рік тому

    Really great video

  • @gb2828
    @gb2828 11 місяців тому

    Well done, Teddy. You're performance in this, and several other watch-related videos have garnered you a few likes , and- a new subscriber. Note that you have almost certainly gained another customer as well. Cheers........Gary

  • @csnoopy
    @csnoopy Рік тому +3

    Just another tip on using the timing bezel. The large lumed marker (usually at 12 o’clock by default) is used to indicate the end of the duration, not the start of it. It’s large since knowing deadline is more important.

    • @frankkami4286
      @frankkami4286 Рік тому +1

      depends on the direction of the numerals ;-)

  • @jordanbarriaespinoza9626
    @jordanbarriaespinoza9626 8 місяців тому

    Thanks for your phenomenal video!
    Is there any chance you can make a video a about affordable solid gold watches? Such as Tissot Excellence 🥰

  • @barrydonelan4284
    @barrydonelan4284 Рік тому

    Great video

  • @syedrehanfida
    @syedrehanfida Рік тому

    Thank you as always, Teddy!

  • @jpdemer5
    @jpdemer5 Рік тому

    I always learn something from your educational videos. A topic of interest to the majority of collectors and enthusiasts is accuracy: what should we expect from a given caliber, and what are the factors that manufacturers can control to improve it? What's COSC? What's a "chronometer" (superlative or otherwise😏)? I have a GS quartz that is good to one second every six months, which seems miraculous, and I wonder how exactly they pull it off.

  • @stevemartinez4180
    @stevemartinez4180 Рік тому

    Excellent

  • @GeeMood
    @GeeMood Рік тому

    Great vid Teddy! If a future one is done, maybe explain how hand winding your automatic watch can be dangerous, especially with the SW200-1, which ratchet wheel is easily sheared/stripped. I have 2 watches with SW200-1 both with ratchet wheel issues within the 1st year and 1/2 of purchasing the watches new.

    • @LambGiles
      @LambGiles Рік тому

      Yeah ... having stripped the teeth on the ratchet wheel on one of my watches with an sw200 movement (repaired under guarantee) I now wind it very very gently ....

  • @MrCakers
    @MrCakers Рік тому

    1:47 Absolutely love the Sea Hunt easter egg

  • @dunny2210
    @dunny2210 Рік тому +2

    Your videos are so educational! I feel like I know more about watches than many AD SAs out there.

  • @kaiwilliams141
    @kaiwilliams141 Рік тому

    A video like this for chronograph terms would be amazing. I have no idea what terms like column wheel or vertical clutch (not even sure if that's right) are.

  • @devinyasas
    @devinyasas Рік тому

    top informative

  • @structurescience
    @structurescience Рік тому

    That wad great!

  • @eugenemclean2463
    @eugenemclean2463 Рік тому

    Teddy, great job & thanks, Question - in Breguet's watch movement tech specs they list "Lines". What are Lines ? Thanks again.

  • @michaelbickerdike1474
    @michaelbickerdike1474 Рік тому

    I was hoping you would touch on the Incabloc.

  • @georgmclaughlin9661
    @georgmclaughlin9661 Рік тому

    The main use for a timing bezel is steeping my tea in the morning.😎

  • @daniel_anthony_k
    @daniel_anthony_k Рік тому

    Teddy, what are your thoughts on silicon hairsprings?

  • @alunjones2550
    @alunjones2550 Рік тому +22

    A worthwhile addition to the diving bezel segment would have been why they only rotate one way.

    • @TeddyBaldassarre
      @TeddyBaldassarre  Рік тому +33

      Good call. It is a never-ending hole you can keep going down. Just to address it for those interested... Before diving computers, this tracking of time was needed as it could lead to dangerous consequences underwater. By rotating only one way it lessened the chances of the bezel getting knocked and showing the incorrect elapsed time. This concept of preventing this undesired bezel movement lead to other developments such as elapsed time bezels that need to be pressed down first before rotating and the compressor style that has an internal bezel that required a crown on the side of the case to be turned in order for the bezel to move.

    • @NeoWahNah
      @NeoWahNah Рік тому +2

      To boil eggs and cooks steaks of course!

    • @ashraffaridharis5570
      @ashraffaridharis5570 Рік тому

      I always break them in so that I get a bi directional bezel

    • @alunjones2550
      @alunjones2550 Рік тому +4

      @@TeddyBaldassarre Thanks for the reply and please don't think my comment was in any way a criticism. As with all your output, I make an espresso and then sit down and enjoy.

    • @scottmakis7070
      @scottmakis7070 Рік тому

      Actually that’s pretty simple. It’s so that, if it accidentally gets knocked around, it doesn’t lose position it was set at

  • @erwinvlsqz
    @erwinvlsqz Рік тому +1

    Watching this channel is close to having a degree in horology. History, technicality etc you name it

  • @ScoobieDoobie197474
    @ScoobieDoobie197474 Рік тому

    I missed these educational videos

  • @mattelness2027
    @mattelness2027 Рік тому

    The Bends is not a risk from total Dive time, but more so from Rapid ascension to the surface

  • @hamide19
    @hamide19 Рік тому

    Teddy. What are your thoughts for having the chronograph portions of the watch such a Omega Speedmaster running all the time. Is this something that will eventually make the watch become worn out and require faster service interval.

  • @pete6705
    @pete6705 Рік тому

    I think I need to watch that a few times to understand it

  • @williamarthur4801
    @williamarthur4801 Рік тому

    Love this side of things, watch and clock movements were almost alive centuries before the concept of AI.

  • @CGF101
    @CGF101 Рік тому

    I have a Rolex oyster date, a vintage seiko 5, a tissot courtier, and a casioak .. what should I get next?? Looking at a Hamilton khaki possibly

  • @INTERNETDWARF
    @INTERNETDWARF Рік тому

    I'm surprised you didn't mention Geneva stripes, whose purpose is nit actually decoration, but catching dust so that it doesn't fall into the actual gears and other components that would affect timekeeping or cause damage.

  • @vladchan
    @vladchan Рік тому

    Thank you. A low amplitude is a sign of a dirty watch which needs a service most commonly.

  • @ryancook4980
    @ryancook4980 Рік тому

    I need help.
    Would really want a guilloche face with breguet numerals does it exist, i know its kind of against breguet design esthetic but who knows!
    Also - want it in a breguet.
    Graduated residency, using sign on bonus for this and 2 others: an TBD and a omega moonwatch.

  • @pabloferreira564
    @pabloferreira564 Рік тому

    12:12
    Nice

  • @bettyjane6684
    @bettyjane6684 Рік тому

    Another suggestion would be to do a video on how to get your watch repaired

  • @fishrowe420
    @fishrowe420 Рік тому

    I have a task at work, swapping spools on a machine every 15 min... I twist my bezel to the current minute and walk away. At a glance, I know how long I've been away from the machine... super easy a dozen times a day. 😊

  • @Retzah
    @Retzah Рік тому

    Grats on 800k, Teddy!

    • @TeddyBaldassarre
      @TeddyBaldassarre  Рік тому

      crazy number! Thank you.

    • @dmarti47
      @dmarti47 Рік тому

      @@TeddyBaldassarre well deserved!

    • @dmarti47
      @dmarti47 Рік тому

      @@TeddyBaldassarre you should start thinking about how you will celebrate the 1 million mark!

  • @nikielsesiah906
    @nikielsesiah906 Рік тому

    Breguet will be the most collectable brand in the next 10 year. I'm not mad

  • @neil4701
    @neil4701 Рік тому

    I don't believe that freesprung balances lead to greater accuracy in practice. In fact, they are older technology really. Also, a microregulator allows the user to easily regulate the watch on the wrist, whereas a freesprung balance will need a watchmaker to regulate it. The most accurate watches are those that are regulated by the user to suit his or her own activity modes and levels.

  • @jonkyonk3901
    @jonkyonk3901 Рік тому +1

    Teddy Bulbasaur

  • @blackerpanther3329
    @blackerpanther3329 Рік тому

    A ruby is a sapphire…

  • @Robert-vw3od
    @Robert-vw3od Рік тому

    Yo

  • @aaronswatches
    @aaronswatches Рік тому

    ⬆️What, no mention of the “click”? 😉

  • @dwightlooi
    @dwightlooi Рік тому

    Not really true. Free Sprung balances can be precisely adjusted by machine with no human intervention. Basically a laser is used to permanently remove a bit of material on the balance as the watch is being regulated. So, not it need not be more difficult or laborious to adjust.

  • @JaySmith-pv2mw
    @JaySmith-pv2mw Рік тому

    About 75% of what I've learned about watches has been from Teddy.

  • @thomaslau2362
    @thomaslau2362 Рік тому

    The work done behind the scenes is massively complicated

  • @andrewreed1620
    @andrewreed1620 Рік тому

    For anyone who wants to dive deeper into most of the things Teddy is talking about:
    youtube.com/@thewatchmakersworkshop

  • @JL-OnwardandUpward
    @JL-OnwardandUpward Рік тому

    Love this episode.