Grinding a balance jewel and replacing in a rubbed-in type setting of a Cyma pocket watch movement

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7 жыл бұрын

In this video i show You how to use a jewel setting opening tool, grind a replacement balance jewel and mount it in the setting on the lathe.

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@Jack44M Жыл бұрын

I've been a watchmaker since the '70's and have never been more impressed with anyone's skills. You are one talented guy.

@szbalogh Жыл бұрын

Thank you :)

@fahd6008 28 күн бұрын

Voilà e qu'on appelle un travail d'art, c'est pas donné à tout le monde, felicitation, tu as accompli ce remplacement du rubis avec doigté et municie, bravo

@stopthephilosophicalzombie9017 3 жыл бұрын

Keeping this art alive is so cool.

@darrencady4261 5 жыл бұрын

What a resourceful person. Made his own balance tac and lathe and did a great job. Hats off to you, Sir.

@szbalogh 5 жыл бұрын

Thank you ;)

@jean-yvesbeguec9944 6 жыл бұрын

Fantastic. I love the simple "lathe" you have made of wood and standard spindles. With very few things we can make marvels. You behave like a great watchmaker. Thanks very much.

@itzhaccroitoru4082 4 ай бұрын

Great results with the tools you have. Fantastic

@MrTech800 2 жыл бұрын

I thought this was an old days film about watch making jewel repair, until I seen a modern LED Light. Good video

@szbalogh 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you!

@alexchavez5471 4 жыл бұрын

This is a figurtive representation of life. The most important and beautiful things are not recognized, appreciated or shown until "they" don't have it. Then an ony then they realize what is written between the lines. Then it just gets covered up in the end or forgotten about after the dust has settled. "Who bleeds for the dancer"

@JDRichard 6 жыл бұрын

Love the music. Replacing a jewel has never been so dramatic:)

@lkkjhtemmexv1838 6 жыл бұрын

hate broken jewlsss, why do they broke??? are they worn out or just broken due to an accdient?

@douro20 5 жыл бұрын

They can wear out due to insufficient lubrication.

@szbalogh 3 жыл бұрын

@@lkkjhtemmexv1838 Old watches dont have shock absorbing device. Either the pinion or the jewel breaks as a result of dropping the watch on a hard floor.

@stopthephilosophicalzombie9017 3 жыл бұрын

@@szbalogh Is it possible to retro-fit a shock absorbing device?

@szbalogh 3 жыл бұрын

@@stopthephilosophicalzombie9017 Sure. One need a proper jeweling tool. I don't have it but it is basically a micrometer :) I have a micrometer and wanted to make stakes for it and try for this purpose :)

@colsanjaybajpai5747 3 жыл бұрын

Beautifully done and what a fantastic lathe

@gayle4s383 3 жыл бұрын

Excellent! In every way!

@markmarshall5864 4 жыл бұрын

Fabulous. Good matchmaking practice on the vintage pieces required intellect, and creativity. As shown in this video!

@DavidvanNiekerk 7 жыл бұрын

Great results with the tools you have. Fine craftsman. Thank you for sharing your work

@gratefulpianist8640 Жыл бұрын

The orchestral version of the 2nd hungarian rhapsody suits this video pretty well!

@samking73 7 жыл бұрын

You're very talented and resourceful. Great Job!

@watchrepairing 4 жыл бұрын

You are a genius my man. You prove that it's what you know, rather then expensive tools.

@larrylund2682 4 жыл бұрын

I have always wondered how watch jewels have been polished and set. Thanks. Smallest jewel I have ever bezel set is 3 mm. and there was tons of guess work and loads of "feel" to get it right. But, jewelry doesn't require alignments akin to those of a watch. Most impressive tiny work I have seen in quite a while.

@szbalogh 4 жыл бұрын

Thank You ;)

@georgegherghinescu Жыл бұрын

Just stumbled on your channel, great stuff! The pressed in ones are easy to do but never seen the method for the older sistem, thank's for showing how it's done! And thank's for saving a Cyma, they are one of the hidden gems among vintage watches. PS: thumb's up for the improvised lathe and hand made tools, a sign of a capable and resourceful watchmaker!

@Tonyv1951 3 жыл бұрын

Inspirational work Sir. I congratulate your ingenuity and skill. You show that quality work can be done by a hobbyist with very few expensive tools. Marvellous.

@szbalogh 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you fr the kind words!

@BigFuckingPig 4 жыл бұрын

Sir, this is absolutely epic!

@robertoricardoruben 5 жыл бұрын

Excellent job and music selection. Top notch.

@szbalogh 5 жыл бұрын

You are kind. It is just hobby tinkering :)

@robertoricardoruben 5 жыл бұрын

Really inspiring! I enjoyed it very much.

@Jonas_GD_1234 3 жыл бұрын

I like your lathe. Very creative.

@szbalogh 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you :)

@Jonas_GD_1234 3 жыл бұрын

@@szbalogh are you still doing watch stuff or have you given up on that hobby?

@szbalogh 3 жыл бұрын

@@Jonas_GD_1234 I have no room to do it because of my kids. Simply could not leave anything on my desk, they took the tools and parts :) Maybe in a few years i can reestablish my desk again :)

@Jonas_GD_1234 3 жыл бұрын

@@szbalogh oh that sucks

@RJSoftware2000 7 жыл бұрын

Aha, the answer to my previous question. Excellent as usual.

@fredfarnackle5455 2 жыл бұрын

Nice job, very well done!

@szbalogh 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you ;)

@leusca1 4 жыл бұрын

Une très belle opération de restauration comme il est très rare d'en voir. Quel talent !

@tristanhaskins 4 жыл бұрын

Brilliant video. I admire your innovation - excellent skills

@omegacrono1 7 жыл бұрын

Brillante! Felicitaciones buen trabajo.

@jacekjot1273 7 жыл бұрын

I like your skills, ideas and sense of humor. Bravooooo...

@szbalogh 7 жыл бұрын

Thank You :)

@jacekjot1273 6 жыл бұрын

Today I'm facing with the same problem. I have to replace the broken jewel fitted into a gold setting.

@johnwild310 7 жыл бұрын

Thankyou for introducing me to Donald De Carle's book through this video. It is also very important for me that you show us the materials and pastes you use. Nice photography in this by the way. Would be cool to watch you make a balance shaft some day.

@szbalogh 7 жыл бұрын

It would be great being able to make a balance staff. One and half year ago i was trying that, but later turned to the repivoting way. www.dropbox.com/s/e8qir6hrpovdgy0/2015-09-30%2014.30.08.jpg?dl=0 I will receive a lot of mixed balance staffs, hundreds of them in the upcoming days. I hope i will find the proper one next time i need it or maybe i can alter a similar one.

@DushanGrujich 5 жыл бұрын

@@szbalogh It should not be too difficult to turn the balance staff even with the setup you have, it will take you a bit more practice than with the watchmaker's lathe, but if you are not in a hurry who cares. Keep going!

@szbalogh 5 жыл бұрын

@@DushanGrujich Since then i could make a good balance staff for another watch. I made a balance staff repivoting tool which i can turn to a pivot burnishing setup.

@szbalogh 5 жыл бұрын

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@WatchRepairChannel Жыл бұрын

Great Job!

@szbalogh Жыл бұрын

Thank you! I was learning a lot from you Mark ;) I have no time for watchrepairs in recent years but please, look around on my channel!

@almelling6699 4 жыл бұрын

Great enjoyed it and very impressed

@erikhoffa966 Жыл бұрын

Very neat done, hat off. 👍

@caspervanandel8814 7 жыл бұрын

Well done! Bravo!

@jfdomega7938 7 жыл бұрын

Nicely done!

@tanveerkhan9221 4 жыл бұрын

Now this is what I call precision engineering

@szbalogh 4 жыл бұрын

Haha :)

@imranmughal6691 3 жыл бұрын

Wow very talented job i like you

@paulpadilla6913 4 жыл бұрын

Amazing work

@kostanabanjac4896 2 жыл бұрын

Fab bit of work 👏

@GranBuroo Жыл бұрын

Wow. When he closes the jewel setting. Triumph.

@roryvonbrutt7302 2 жыл бұрын

I believe the music was bolero, is that right❓ great video‼️®™️ ☑️☑️

@walther9161 2 жыл бұрын

Omg that’s incredible

@joaomanuelsilva1488 7 жыл бұрын

very very good work

@asmobrat 5 жыл бұрын

Good job dear friend congratulations !... 🙏🙏

@SChristmas-he2vx 5 ай бұрын

Magnificent!

@szbalogh 5 ай бұрын

Thank you ;)

@pkhandani7657 2 жыл бұрын

Fantastic.

@petarminkov5001 7 жыл бұрын

Thank you! Master!

@szbalogh 7 жыл бұрын

Please dont! I am not a master just a little hobbyist watch-butcher :)

@d-day4165 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you.

@marcroche9324 4 жыл бұрын

very inventive.

@albertourquiza6953 Жыл бұрын

Fantastic

@Vicarium Жыл бұрын

Amazing

@rppmak3006 2 жыл бұрын

厉害厉害！👍

@magnumpunch 3 жыл бұрын

Stoked!

@szbalogh 3 жыл бұрын

@arashghasemi 5 жыл бұрын

I think there is a hairline crack left on the jewel because the thickness was so small after using Dremel tool. But who cares as long as it works.... Great achievement man and congrats 👍

@petergill7514 4 жыл бұрын

Well done! Bravo!. How can you see a one millimetre jewel?

@szbalogh 4 жыл бұрын

After some time one get used to it :) The microscope is only to capture the scene. I am using a loupe.

@DushanGrujich 5 жыл бұрын

Well done, I must say! I've seen jewels burnished in using professional tooling like watchmaker's lathe with faceplate etc with end result not looking as nearly as good as yours.

@kosatomi 3 жыл бұрын

Kedves Szabolcs, koszonjuk a kivalo es szorakoztato demonstraciot/tananyagot. Legelosszor is en egy kezdo, amator vagyok egy kis kezugyesseggel... Van egy szep Hampden zseboram, problemakkal. Odaig eljutottam, hogy a balance wheel-nek az also kove le van strapalva rendesen, ezert a balance wheel kotyog. Szeretnek nekiugrani a javitasnak, de nincsenek nekem cel-szerszamaim...ezert is nagyon ertekeltem a videodat. A kerdesem a kovetkezo: be lehet-e "ragasztani" az emlitett kovet sellakkal? koszonettel, Tamas

@nadinseferovic794 4 жыл бұрын

Where can you find this book where you took informations for tools ?

@szbalogh 4 жыл бұрын

It is Donald De Carle's Practiacal Watch Repairing. Available on Libgen :)

@jimmykao3355 2 жыл бұрын

Brilliant. Can you tell me, what is the brass tool that you used to shape the jewel? I'm talking about the brass tool with the diamond paste and that has a concave tip? Thank you.

@szbalogh 2 жыл бұрын

Well, it is a brass wire with a concave tip :) Nothing special.

@jimmykao3355 2 жыл бұрын

@@szbalogh you bought the wire with the concave tip? I'm sorry, I'm not very good with these things. Thank you.

@szbalogh 2 жыл бұрын

@@jimmykao3355 Push the end against the proper size ball bearing and then turn it down the diameter if needed.

@jimmykao3355 2 жыл бұрын

@@szbalogh I see ok I don't have a lathe or a Dremel, but I do have a power drill. Trying to get creative and maybe adapt your method using a power drill, using shellac to stick the gem on a drill bit.... Thank you!!!

@TV-ux4gc 7 жыл бұрын

I'm not so familiar with Cyma movements but why do some of their movements claim to have jewels but instead have top metal studs in their places? Thank you.

@szbalogh 7 жыл бұрын

To the best of my knowledge vintage and antique Cyma movements are on the upper end in quality. But there is also a chinese Cyma brand. Are they modern or old movements?

@stopthephilosophicalzombie9017 3 жыл бұрын

Is the music Offenbach?