The reason why this watch didn’t turn out looking brand new like those other KZfaq videos is because you forgot to use that special mayonnaise that they use on the dials. It always seems to work. Lol. Great video mate

Please do a colab with Nekkid Watchmaker this watch deserves his attention to detail and craftsmanship.

Really interesting Vince! Love the parody at the start 🤣and you left no stone unturned giving it a good go!

You should collaborate in repairing this watch with the Nekkid Watchmaker! Update: now that I have seen the reveal. Nothing to save.

I wonder if putting this in an ultrasonic cleaner would have made much difference

Haha the intro satirising all those found item videos was great. 😂 Great video as always, Vince.

That's a rock solid watch!

Hey Vince! Watchmaker here to comment on one of your watch videos as usual! The part you needed to remove after taking the case back off is an anti-magnetic dust cover. I think it took some of the movement with it on removal! As you say at the end, This watch uses an Omega calibre 1538 quartz movement. At about the 13 minute mark you're scratching around on the dial side of the movement - you're chipping teeth off the hour corrector wheel. It's based on the ETA calibre 255.461, though the hand height is different between the Omega and non-Omega version. That means if you try to fit the standard ETA you'll likely have trouble with hand clearance. These are nice movements to work on and they're fully serviceable, though in this instance it's a little bit beyond a service..! The cases and bracelets can also generally be refinished to a good standard. Great video as ever, cheers! 👍

You deserve to get 25 million views for the watch archeology and de-cementing time that you put into resurecting that watch. Great video, Vince. I enjoyed the parody of the fake restoration channels at the beginning. Well done.

Such a wonderful channel. Vince, it keeps getting better.

Awesome! Archaeology with My Mate Indianna Vince! I am a little concerned if the owner of that watch was buried in the same quarry lol!

Love using the polishing bonnet on the tiled floor ... I know my wife would have shared her opinion on all that muck. Keep up the great work 👍😀

Genuine watch for a genuine video, your the man 👍

Do you think its worth giving one of the other channels a go at it like Nekkid Watchmaker's a great channel, they may have a spare movement, that would be great to watch (pun intended)

You're inspiring me to get into watchmaking and repair, as I, too, have a fondness for Omega. Cheers, mate.

Go on Vince! Fix it up, original dial, maybe a collaboration with the Nekkid Watchmaker. It would be a real conversation piece. Lovely patina.

A truely timeless piece... :)

Ashes to ashes, dust to dust! Great video!

Thoroughly enjoyed this one Vince. 🙂

Vince, I love your channel and an Omega Seamaster is my dream watch. Glad to see you taking a run at it.

Good video, Vince. It is interesting to see the damage a harsh environment can do.

Just started watching! Love the 'ball from a kid's softplay centre' to take the back off! 🤣Assume it's a specific 'tool' though!

Just a fun video. Great story telling.

you could collaborate with the neiked watchmaker, he may have a movement for that watch

Smiling as i Watch you struggle, hearing in my head, (from past) 'Why are you working on something that means nothing, can't repair, and waste of time'? *Nothing is a waste of time* if One finds it Interesting. Without Feeling how 'cemented' back was, Remember you can *Tighten just a bit* before Unscrewing; This tends to break 'Memory' threads may hold. *GREAT Work!* NICE Look.

The sandals and socks were a nice touch lol

Vince can you please do a revisit video after finding replacement ins insides and put the watch back together again. Love your work on this watch.

Love your ode to The Repair Shop there!

Looks like the Antikythera mechanism. Entertaining Vince

Can you imagine if you found the original owner of this watch…. The story/ history would have been great 👍

I actually really like the patina that is left behind A new movement and I’d happily wear that! Great job once again Vince

Acid dissolves cement or concrete. My dad dissolved hardened concrete splashes from his new car with sulphuric acid (battery acid) - no trace of a mark afterwards. I believe hydrochloric or acetic (vinegar) would also work. A vinegar bath also worked a treat on some WW2 metalwork that had been in the sea and had barnicles covering it.

Nice watch, Vince :) An ultrasonic cleaner would be nice to have sometimes, to put that watch, for example, into it.

This makes me appreciate the antikythera mechanism even more. 👍👍

You certainly have a passion for your watches.

Interesting and cool find, nice that you were able to get it this much nicer and found those numbers to verify what exactly it is :) I have LCD game from 1983, which was forgotten in my parents cold storage for 25 years, inside it's box though, but it had to survive freezing cold temperatures in winters and hot summers. I was amazed that it survived intact and started right up, just needed cleaning and bending one of the battery power tabs, as there was minor contact problem. Luckily I had removed the battery before putting it in storage.

That is an interesting find!

Fascinating, Vince

Excellent use of White River as always.

Honest Vince, keep the og dial. Get a replacement mechanism, find a new pin for the bracelet and new hands And keep it as a proper conversation piece! Call it, the Omegastein!

Vince is that talented, he could repair an old NASA rocket, Shuttle or even Concord, given the chance. 😀

Love your honesty in these vids, even though I was thinking, No! Automatics gonna be alot fatter. Possibly best option was to soak it out in a variety of baths. Also didn't realise you have put your boat race to your vids😂 All the best geezer 👍

Wow that was worth the watch LOL I think probably the original owner was working away happily on site and his bracelet came undone and he watched as his pride and joy vanished into the huge pile of gravel pieces never to be seen again. Loved watching the clean up.

Very interesting video Vince!

Good very interesting video Vince mate, love to see this poor old survivor rehabbed to working condition again.

Wow great job considering it’s condition! Subbed to your channel

Damn if only you used water and a toothbrush you'd have fixed it, can't believe you ballsed up that job 😂

Very nice video!

What a terrible shame, I bet the person who lost it still thinks about it occasionally (If they are still with us)... It might be a mystery to him or her that has now been solved. There is a chance they will be in contact through the comments..

Now just need a new cristal, movement, dial, hands and you’ll finish this restoring. Will be expensive but would be a unique watch with a history

Great video Vince, when you mentioned your son and he held the vice for you, I had to wonder if he has kept up his drawings, I remember them and how good they were in videos from a long while ago.

Not a watch fan personally, but I appreciate the passion people have for them. It's sad that it couldn't be saved, but maybe the case and strap might help someone else revive another project?

Interesting video I think it would make a neat art piece ifnit were framed up nicely

Love your content, maybe try looking into investing in a sonic bath. Saves a lot of elbow grease on a lot of projects👍🏻

Nice video, as always. I hope the flip-flop with socks thing was part of the reenactment.😂😂😂

Interesting video! More like this!

Love the choice of music!

The Fourth Doctor thanks you for finding his watch at the BBC quarry... been looking for that - thought a Sontaran stepped on it...

I was about to get very upset in the intro exposing another fake video but then I realized you're slick move, good job

Without having watched completely iam sure itll work again....ok after more minutes I guess not 😅

I'm not sure that even the “Nekkid watchmaker " could make any thing of that. Love his videos. He might find a use for a few of the parts though.

That was quite interesting, I was fully expecting it to be fake too. 😂

I think items where you can see their history, that don't look perfect, are often way more interesting looking. I'd even say that the watch deserves some kind of restoration that turns it into a working watch again. I'd for certain would watch that video :D Reality is way more interesting than staged reestorations with zero actual content. You go, Vince! :D

Really makes you appreciate the antikythera mechanism's survival if a handful of decades does this..

Looking at the intro I did not know that dad buried his old watch when he built the garden wall :P

looks great on the inside

I love Omega, I always look to see what watch your'e wearing in all your videos. At least you didn't fake the vid and find a Moon Swatch in that pile.

Nice as always

The beginning..😂 but it looks much better. An ultrasonic cleaner may would have been a treat for this.

My uncle Larry was a well known watch repairment here in Lewiston, Maine. He was still at work until his early 80s.

Hi Vince, let me know when you find the rest of the body that goes with the watch 😊

haha really enjoyed that mate. I would have chucked the whole thing in the ultrasonic. My instinct was it was genuine from the well made caseback plus decent solid endlinks. You have to spare a thought for the guy who lost it though as he must have been gutted especially if it was a significant milestone present.

Every time you say ‘Omega’ I hear ‘Amiga’ 🤣

one of the reasons I love metal detecting is it's fascinating to think about what's buried under the dirt and may have been buried for years whether it's something cool like this or maybe a piece of history. Almost makes me sad when I see roads or buildings being built it may be a real long time until it's gone and we can find what secrets are underneath it

I’m also a omega fanboy. Keep doing more!!

When i was younger i used to watch your vids i enjoyed them nostaliga

I'd have gone for a rebuild, just so it could continue to tell its story (and the time!) for years to come. I've fixed more than a few old Seikos and Casio G-Shocks and enjoy a challenge

That's what was left of James Bond after blown up by Missiles in No Time To Die 😂😂

No wonder 🤔he didn’t get working. He didn’t even dunk it in a small tote with a bit of magical restoration water in it.😳

Nice to se they are using one of our excavators

As to how the watch was lost, I recently had a clasp fail and the watch literally fell off my wrist. Fortunately it was quickly recovered, but I also do not work at a building site. Something very similar could have happened to the original owner.

I have this watch, so recognised it straight away....I had to go check in the cupboard to make sure it wasn't mine that I'd actually lost!! Do all versions of this watch have a battery in? I think mine is mechanical as it stops after a few days if you don't wear it, you then need to wind it up. Had it since my 21st birthday, 20+ years now!

Love the skit at the start - priceless!! But regarding your poor kitchen floor, I have to ask one question; do you have a shed where you can do messy stuff and put things in a vice? I personally hope not, as you building one, is the next series I want to see!

Nekkid watchmaker can make it as good as new

FFS Vince!! Send that off to the guys in Vietnam, I've seen them make beautiful jobs out of watches much rougher than that one.

Vince....Pass it on to fellow KZfaqr .... Nekkid Watchmaker.

Just send it in for a "service". No problem. Wristwatch Revival can knock this out in 20 minutes. heh.

Love your videos! Glad you called out the bs! Send it to wristwatch revival!

Great job Vince! I had a look at that video you mentioned about the tattooed watch face and heard your jumper story. I did that as a kid too--got a spot of something on a white school shirt and tried to fix it with White-Out. My mom wasn't happy. By the way, can you tell me the name of the music during the buffing sequence, and earlier? I know I've heard it before but can't place it. Thanks!

Yeah ! you can blow your own trumpet,you put in a lot of work which you didn't really need to do,be proud of yourself ! you went further than most people would do,myself included,i;m kind of envious how far you went ! I don't give up easy but that was a challenge to say the least !

This is where an ultrasonic cleaner comes in handy. Stick bits in a sealed jar with IPA then stick that in the ultrasonic with water.

IPA is a godsend in so many applications. I find it is useful to put some into a small spray bottle (I used a spray bottle from Walmart that had catnip extract in it. Only $1) So you can get tiny droplets of IPA mist out of it. It's helpful when cleaning.

Cheers Vince the joys of listening with earphones on as you removed the back and when i got over that you started scraping the movement my poor ears will never be the same lol. Also is the detecting stick going to be available on your merch page not only does it detect a watch but also a my mate vince mug priceless.

this is Vince's version of the Antikythera Mechanism :D

Vince I think it’s time you invest in an ultrasonic cleaner

Is it me or when he says „Omega” i hear „Amiga” lol. Also amazing video!

Those 🤔videos are so funny, every dunk in the water it’s in better and better shape by the the time they go to refurbish it it’s almost half done!😂🤣😅

I love the socks in the slippers 😂

I watched the whole video. Is there something wrong with me?? 😀😀 The manufacturer might be interested in this. Maybe good advertisement.

Was there a body in the concrete too