Bluing Watch Hands: The Process Up-Close

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Bluing watch hands requires the right tools and timing. Watch the process up-close with a set of old pocket watch hands in preparation for another restoration project. #bluing #watchrestoration #watchmaking
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Timeline:
0:00 Remove Hand
2:41 Clean with Detergent
3:28 Clean with Glass Brush
5:41 Polish with Rouge Cloth
7:02 More Polishing
8:10 Bluing
10:49 Upclose Bluing
12:11 Upcoming Project
13:07 The Results
14:45 Final Thoughts
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@mrgumby552 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks Brian, really interesting.

@WatchComplications 3 жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it

@boydsargeant7496 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks Brian, good to see how you do it!

@WatchComplications 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching and glad you got something out of it.

@2Death9 3 жыл бұрын

What a great result on those hands. Bluing hands is always seen as a dark art but after watching that I may just give it a go.

@WatchComplications 3 жыл бұрын

yeah, it’s one of those things that’s possible for about anyone to do, just gotta get a few fairly inexpensive tools...the glass pen, polishing cloth/pad, brass filings. Give it a go!

@gabrielarce5532 3 жыл бұрын

just found your channel , actually from the reef tiger double wheel video. your super in death with these cheap watches (the ones i buy). awesome content. and if your selling the reef tiger , i’ll buy it

@WatchComplications 3 жыл бұрын

the reef tiger was a temporary thing, had if for a couple days and then returned it. thanks for watching.

@davidsparling3505 3 жыл бұрын

Very nice...thanks! I'm gonna try this now!

@WatchComplications 3 жыл бұрын

Go for it!

@pierce_fierce 3 жыл бұрын

So cool! Might get a few sets of cheap UNITAS 6497/98 hands and practice on them. Thanks for the tutorial.

@WatchComplications 3 жыл бұрын

Have fun!

@BryanO92 3 жыл бұрын

Interesting, this is the first time I have seen corrosion on blued hands, I thought the blue oxidation layer would prevent corrosion. I've seen 80 year old watch hands that look like they were blued yesterday. Were those copper filings you put them them on?

@WatchComplications 3 жыл бұрын

Old hands on pocket watches can rust over time, depends on how well watches are sealed up, the types of environments they were in, etc. In this example, the watch had no crystal for who knows how long. I've seen a lot of rusted up hands. The filings are brass, helps even out the temperature.

@NK-ng2vg 3 жыл бұрын

Very interesting. Thank you for showing us! Just curious, once it's blued, can we polish it again for a finer blue look? Or will the polishing after bluing remove the blue?

@WatchComplications 3 жыл бұрын

Maybe a little, but I wouldn't, as depending on the type of polishing it will start to remove the color. The idea is that the polishing should all be done before the bluing, as high a polish as possible on the steel, and then the blue is just a layer of sorts on the surface.

@NK-ng2vg 3 жыл бұрын

@@WatchComplications understood. Thank you! :)

@melody3741 2 жыл бұрын

I would suggest creating a brass dish specifically for this - cast iron has absolutely horrible conductivity and evenness of heat, despite the wives tale that it is some super great conductor like copper. Thats absolutely not true.

@WatchComplications 2 жыл бұрын

It’s quite a small cast iron pan, which helps, and it’s loaded with brass chips. Cast iron is not a wives tale, there is a reason it’s still a favorite material in cooking (I adore my 12” cast iron pan, grill, etc.) The reason for brass is that it helps even out the heat between the iron and the hands. Are there other combos that will work as well or better, sure, but…as seen in the video it works just fine. The evidence speaks for itself.

@WatchComplications 2 жыл бұрын

with that said, beds of other materials like copper or brass will also work.