How I install crystal on a pocket watch case bezel

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  • Опубліковано 14 січ 2020
  • This video performed by an amateur. Do not attempt at home. No watches were harmed in the making of this video. For entertainment only.
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  • @adrianbirkett594
    @adrianbirkett594 4 роки тому +1

    Happy St Patrick's day from the emerald Isle!. Wish they were happier circumstances, stay safe. It was you who inspired me down the rabbit hole of horology, thank you. Adrian ☘️☘️

  • @robertscott7408
    @robertscott7408 5 місяців тому

    Great TWay to Teach and Learn Thank You!!! For The Proffessor...

  • @rbivgq1734
    @rbivgq1734 4 роки тому +13

    Also as far as MI and EMP for the one you installed. These vintage crystal descriptions are mostly French terms. "mi" as in "mi emp" or "mi concave" means medium or middle and describes the height. "Empire" loosely translated means "up there" or "on top". Empire crystals are raised towards the outer edge and flatten off towards the center. Thought someone could find this helpful.

    • @jockoharpo2622
      @jockoharpo2622 2 роки тому

      I"m not going to start kissing your arm and yell..Morticia..That's French!

    • @lilymcalister1825
      @lilymcalister1825 Рік тому

      Thank you, this us very helpful. I have a fusee that has a crystal like that, it's beautiful...it comes up and flattens in the center like a bullseye. I love it!! Ty for explaining!! 🌷

  • @vectorgen
    @vectorgen 4 роки тому +4

    This is just the video I needed today, thanks!

  • @number6705
    @number6705 4 роки тому +1

    I recently discovered this hobby. I really like your videos. Please make more! Thanks.

    • @bunnspecial
      @bunnspecial  4 роки тому

      Thank you. When I get motivated I will do more. I have a container with a bunch of pocket watches that need balance staffs and mainsprings replaced. I already worked on those types before and don't like to repeat for the same type but something different might come up. Different is good. That is how we learn.

  • @Radiotron47
    @Radiotron47 2 роки тому

    I have been watching your videos since You began. I have learned so much❗Thank You💌 You're a Genius. Paul 🇺🇸

  • @lotharofthehillpeople4381
    @lotharofthehillpeople4381 Рік тому

    Thanks for demonstrating how to do this. I have an old pocket watch and unfortunately the crystal broke. Now I know it can be repaired fairly easily.

  • @SilverAndNice
    @SilverAndNice Рік тому

    Watching your vids makes me think it may just be possible for me to fix the half dozen or so watches I have sitting around. Not even going to start with my Bull's Eye. Going straight for a Waltham. 100 or so crystals for $5 at a thrift store and didn't even need the crazy glue it seems. Good stuff you're putting out. ty.

  • @strannostrannovasrr
    @strannostrannovasrr 4 роки тому

    Wow Bunn. You did a true wrist check. Nice.

  • @kazsmith8422
    @kazsmith8422 4 роки тому +5

    Hay Bunn, they use to heat up the bezel to expand it then the glass drops right in and grips it when it contracts 👍

    • @bunnspecial
      @bunnspecial  4 роки тому +1

      Do you know how hot?

    • @kazsmith8422
      @kazsmith8422 4 роки тому

      No but I have the proper tool I will put a thermal image tester and check it for you 👍 I might even do a video...

    • @bunnspecial
      @bunnspecial  4 роки тому

      I will certainly watch it if you do.

  • @RelyeaRonnie
    @RelyeaRonnie 4 роки тому +3

    Great find and fit !
    Would be so cool to go on a tour of one of those old watch factories when they were in operation.

    • @bunnspecial
      @bunnspecial  4 роки тому +1

      There are some videos showing the Elgin, Illinois, Waltham and Hamilton factories.

    • @RelyeaRonnie
      @RelyeaRonnie 4 роки тому

      @@bunnspecial
      Thanks !

  • @rbivgq1734
    @rbivgq1734 4 роки тому +1

    Thank you for the video I have just started to collect and already have over 10 I'm hooked. Crystals were the first issue is tackled i found a guy who custom makes them any size any style new German glass. I have been getting the measurement from the old crystal or the inside edge of the bezel and have press fit three so far no glue and they fit so well its wild. To me as far as i can tell if you have that little lip on the inner track of the bezel then you can press fit as long as the bezel is true and the crystal is the right size. If you go for NOS plastic crystals they are even easier as they bend a bit but glass just looks better.

    • @bunnspecial
      @bunnspecial  4 роки тому

      Lucky you. You have a crystal guy. Maybe I should send you some measurements. Now and then I get one to snap into place. I think I read some place that they used to heat the bezel up a little bit to make it bigger. I don't know how they would handle it then.

  • @RestorationAustralia
    @RestorationAustralia 4 роки тому +1

    Nice job very special.

  • @darenbyers4291
    @darenbyers4291 4 місяці тому

    Yes, from my understanding heating bezel expands metal so the right then drops in place, where the crystal is too big when cold.

    • @bunnspecial
      @bunnspecial  4 місяці тому

      I always wonder about the sizes of the crystal and bezel. If the crystal is too big, and the bezel cools down, the crystal may break.

  • @bobbymules
    @bobbymules 2 роки тому +1

    Top man this solved my problem today, thank you

  • @benfranklin3963
    @benfranklin3963 Рік тому

    Nice video. That could be a very nice watch one day.

  • @machinistmikethetinkerer4827
    @machinistmikethetinkerer4827 4 роки тому +2

    Enjoy your videos and you've helped me out a great deal in my new quest to repair watches! Have my grampas Hamilton 18S 925 Sidewinder from 1900 and I'm having a hard time trying to find a crown for it. Got any leads?

  • @paulgrguric9721
    @paulgrguric9721 Рік тому

    "Here look at this watch while I check it out" 😅😅

  • @Inkreptile
    @Inkreptile 4 роки тому +1

    Still wearing the seiko I see 😂 anyway very informative video !

  • @ronaldspencer547
    @ronaldspencer547 4 роки тому +1

    Just need the winding stem now and you have a valuable antique!

  • @JebemTiZivot
    @JebemTiZivot 3 роки тому +1

    “I dont want to push too hard and break it. Break the glass.”
    Well…thats why Im here…

  • @jessethepondhopper8370
    @jessethepondhopper8370 4 роки тому +1

    On a Zodiac Seadragon is the bezel insert glued in or taped in?

  • @thetechexpert4887
    @thetechexpert4887 3 роки тому +1

    Nice job! 0:28 Do not attempt at home 👿

  • @spencerriley7032
    @spencerriley7032 5 місяців тому

    You sound just like my cousin Vinny🤣

    • @bunnspecial
      @bunnspecial  4 місяці тому

      You are not the first one to say that.

  • @carloscarvalhido2424
    @carloscarvalhido2424 4 роки тому

    I'm glad you could find a glass. I hope you can also find the missing parts, because it is a nice watch. By the way, great Seiko "turtle" :)

  • @lilymcalister1825
    @lilymcalister1825 Рік тому

    Okay, that was just too easy, lol!! Can you post 1 that is more difficult to show us how you deal with something different when it requires a little glue or using a tool to attach one?
    Tyty, LilyMarlaina

    • @bunnspecial
      @bunnspecial  Рік тому

      I don't have a tool for this job, and I have glued in crystals before but I didn't think you would need a video on how to do it. You clean the surfaces and then apply the glue to the bezel then insert crystal. The instructions are on the box.

  • @autocrashrepairsfromhome3168
    @autocrashrepairsfromhome3168 4 роки тому +1

    Hey bunny are you ok, we are missing you, whens your next video

    • @bunnspecial
      @bunnspecial  4 роки тому +1

      Every thing is fine. Thank you for your concern. I several watches that need fixing and hope to work on one soon. Or maybe I can take the easy way out and do a show and tell.

    • @autocrashrepairsfromhome3168
      @autocrashrepairsfromhome3168 4 роки тому +1

      @@bunnspecial thats great keep the great work up mate

  • @josephbinder8992
    @josephbinder8992 4 роки тому

    Not really related to this video, but I was wondering what type of watch oil do you prefer to use?

    • @bunnspecial
      @bunnspecial  4 роки тому +1

      I am currently using synthetic watch and clock oil from Nye Lubricants. I wouldn't say that I prefer it, it's just that I got a lot at a low price. I don't know how it stacks up to other oils. I should get some grease also but this is just a hobby.

  • @THOMMGB
    @THOMMGB 5 місяців тому

    What I would like to know, is what do those two numbers on the label mean? 19 over 18?

    • @bunnspecial
      @bunnspecial  4 місяці тому

      That is the crystal size. I think the unit of measure is called a Lignes. This crystal confuses me because it is usually one number or a number with a fraction. Hunter case crystals always have two numbers, one for the diameter and another one for the height.

    • @THOMMGB
      @THOMMGB 4 місяці тому

      @@bunnspecial Thank you for the quick reply.
      From what I’m understanding, in the olden days, a watchmaker would heat the bezel to expand it then install the glass crystal. As the bezel cools and contracts, the crystal is “locked” into place. Have you ever tried this method?

    • @bunnspecial
      @bunnspecial  4 місяці тому +1

      I have heard of this method but never tried it. How hot does the bezel have to be and how do you hold it without burning your hands?

    • @THOMMGB
      @THOMMGB 4 місяці тому

      @@bunnspecial If I run across someone doing this successfully and find out more specifics, I will let you know. Maybe you have an old bezel lying around to experiment with? 🙂

  • @philipbrailey
    @philipbrailey 2 роки тому

    Where do you buy crystals

    • @bunnspecial
      @bunnspecial  2 роки тому

      I buy them from ebay. Most are sold in bulk so you get a mix of different sizes. I think they come from retired watchmakers.

  • @ronshann3380
    @ronshann3380 3 роки тому

    Wish you would tackle a waterbury pocket watch for a change of pace

    • @bunnspecial
      @bunnspecial  3 роки тому

      I don't think I have any. I will look on ebay and see if I like them enough to buy one.

    • @richardfroste4548
      @richardfroste4548 3 роки тому

      @@bunnspecial I have a Waterbury made in 1894. Runs well but the pendant will not pull out so I can not set the time. I need some advice. I don’t want to get too rough with it and mess it up until I get some info. I like this little watch. It is like a dollar watch but it has some jewels. I lucked into it and once I got it home , I got really impressed with it. SS case and thick glass crystal. Not something you find here in Texas much. Nor can I take it out of the case without pulling out the pendant.

  • @DJKinney
    @DJKinney 2 роки тому

    I didn't know Joe Pesci worked on watches.

  • @hockeyrd99
    @hockeyrd99 2 роки тому +1

    That was too easy.. lol I was hoping the video would show how to install a glass crystal when it doesn't just snap in place.

    • @bunnspecial
      @bunnspecial  2 роки тому

      It is glass! If you push it to hard it will break. I read some place that they would heat up the bezel to expand it and then drop in the crystal.

    • @normblanchard5199
      @normblanchard5199 2 роки тому

      Wet grinder.

  • @poepflater
    @poepflater 2 роки тому

    Now I know how I just need to find a crystal... Lol no, I'm sure it is harder than that. Mine is a hunter watch so the crystal goes on a flimsy pop up bezel that doesn't retain its shape without a glass in, when you unclip it from the main body.

    • @bunnspecial
      @bunnspecial  2 роки тому +1

      I have not done a hunter crystal in a while. What I do remember is that they are thinner than open face crystals and come in different heights.

    • @poepflater
      @poepflater 2 роки тому

      @@bunnspecial yeah someone pointed that out to me, the glass needs to be high enough to allow space for the hands which are almost as high as the bezzle, leaving not a lot of space to the next cover...

  • @jockoharpo2622
    @jockoharpo2622 2 роки тому

    Hate to say it but that luck you had with that crystal just popping in did no help for those learning how to fit glass pocketwatch crystals. No offense but it's a bummer on our side.

    • @bunnspecial
      @bunnspecial  2 роки тому

      I bought a bunch of crystals from ebay and try them till one fits or will fit with a little material removal. The problem I see with crystals from ebay is that these are the ones that the watchmaker didn't use. The popular ones were used and those are the ones you want.

    • @jockoharpo2622
      @jockoharpo2622 2 роки тому

      @@bunnspecial I can definitely understand that. I've been trying to heat up an Illinois pocket watch bezel with my heat gun on the high setting as it sits on an enameled heat plate. I left the heat plate off though. I must not be getting the bezel hot enough. It's a nickel plated bezel. Any tips you can share? The crystal is domed as well as beveled. It's slightly larger and not very old from a company in San Fran ca. They make them. I'm at work would have to let you know the company name if so requested. Thanks for your time.

    • @bunnspecial
      @bunnspecial  2 роки тому

      @@jockoharpo2622 I heard that you are supposed to heat the bezel but how do you handle it when hot? Currently I do it cold. I figure I am stretching the bezel a little bit to fit them in because they don't just drop in.

    • @jockoharpo2622
      @jockoharpo2622 2 роки тому

      @@bunnspecial One worked great. It was an Elgin movement I put in a Open face 16s that has the front opening only with the movement frame that pivots outward. It's a Star brand nickel plated case. It laid flat on the hotplate and I gently dropped the crystal down onto it and it fell into place. It cooled and was stuck on t here..

    • @jockoharpo2622
      @jockoharpo2622 2 роки тому

      @@bunnspecial I swear I never had to put any pressure on it. and I used a clean handkechief.

  • @DJKinney
    @DJKinney 2 роки тому

    I didn't know Joe Pesci worked on watches.