How Many SURPRISES Are There In This LONGINES Antique Pocket Watch?

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Today on the bench I have a beautiful Longines pocket watch from 1924. As was common with Longines pocket watches of this era, it boasts the awards (or Grand Prix) won by this pioneering company at various exhibitions and fairs. Longines still exists today and is considered one of the top Swiss luxury watchmakers. The caliber of this movement is the 18.50, which measures about 40mm across and contains 15 jewels between the train, balance and pallet.
This antique pocket watch has various issues and fun surprises lurking within the movement. Will I be able to find them all?
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Chapters:
0:00 Introduction
1:18 Begin Disassembly
6:52 Burnishing Center Wheel
8:39 Continue Disassembly
9:58 Cleaning
13:11 Begin Assembly
17:11 Balance Repairs
21:36 Continue Assembly
27:03 Timegrapher
27:43 Wrapping up

Пікірлер: 88

@rickkearn7100 6 ай бұрын

I can't grasp why this channel hasn't burgeoned into a viral event. It's so good, and so thoughtfully and professionally produced. Is this an indictment of the common man? I don't know. I just hope this channel garners wider acceptance and support. Just sayin

@csspinner 6 ай бұрын

I really appreciate that! I cherish every view and subscriber. I hope someone finds this educational or at least is entertained. There are a lot of Watch restoration videos out there, and so I try to put a unique spin on the genre

@Aco747lyte 3 ай бұрын

You restored that lovely old Longines pocket watch from 1924, and your commentary was uplifting, educating and most informative. Thank you so much for making such a refreshing video. Best wishes from Wendi UK 🌻

@samnova450 Ай бұрын

First Longines pocket watch that I have seen. Fantastic job on the watch Spinner.

@yesterdayschild1418 2 ай бұрын

As a beginner to the hobby, I love watching your videos and how you explain in detail each step you take, I especially like the way you tell the audience about each oil you use in the movement. Also, your skill set is amazing!

@melody3741 7 ай бұрын

I was about to make a comment on how swiss watches aren’t usually decorated, but WOW thats the prettiest movement ive ever seen from that era!! Looks almost modern

@markashlock9017 4 ай бұрын

You are almost teaching, as opposed to just entertaining. Thanks!!!

@radarhec 5 күн бұрын

Dr. Tick Tock I love it !

@jonrutherford6852 7 ай бұрын

What stunning macrophoto technique! As regards the unexpected rivet repair to the mainspring, it made me wonder if maybe that was done during the Great Depression or WWII, when repair parts were often unobtainable or too expensive. Resourceful, certainly, and since it pretty obviously worked...congrats to whoever did it. Somebody needed that watch to keep running, and got it done.

@genghiskhan7041 2 ай бұрын

"amplitude: 0". LOL, it's amazing it was running at all :D Lovely watch!

@ygrbooks 7 ай бұрын

Thank you for this most enjoyable video on the tender loving care you invested into this beautiful watch: 👍👌👏!

@adistancu6545 7 ай бұрын

What a beautiful piece ❤

@larrykelly2838 7 ай бұрын

Nice pocket watch and interesting history.

@amandagelien9612 7 ай бұрын

Nice work on old classic 😀

@maryjaneclark694 7 ай бұрын

The focus and attention to detail are amazing. Great video truly enjoyed watching.

@madheji 6 ай бұрын

A very satisfying video. Thank you

@francispalmer9737 7 ай бұрын

That was very enjoyable and I love the way you capture the sounds of the parts clicking and screwing into place. Great work, cheers C S.

@horstb29 4 ай бұрын

Excellent work thank you for sharing.

@CameronMcCreary 7 ай бұрын

Yes, I did learn alot from today's watch revival. Thank you.

@jcmontecarlo6123 7 ай бұрын

Lovely. I just bought a VC Pocket Watch in 750. Just a beautiful one as well

@JoshHefnerX 7 ай бұрын

Fantastic work on the hairspring and balance! And that dial is in amazing condition.

@tuffymartinez 7 ай бұрын

Thank You Chris ... Second time watching and still trying to remember your movements. Your videos are excellent. ... TM

@stevev7402 7 ай бұрын

The master brings another piece of history back to life. Love watching you work Chris. Great job!

@MartinSBrown-tp9ji 7 ай бұрын

Excellent camera work showing every detail. Thanks for all your videos.

@jamesmitchell2599 7 ай бұрын

I love your videos man, there is just so much to learn from them, some day I hope to be fixing up old pocket watches myself.

@caseymiradewitt 7 ай бұрын

just wanted to say I love your videos. inspired me to repair an old ship clock, now I'm going to try my hand at watches. thank you!

@DrSaxxy 7 ай бұрын

So glad I found your channel! I just inherited a large number of pocket watches and related tools, so now I'm learning how to properly maintain and service them. Thanks for the info!

@SkyBlue-le7cd 7 ай бұрын

Thanks for another educational video. Gorgeous pocket watch. Best.

@brucebarlow6604 7 ай бұрын

Great work and very impressed with how well made these pocket watches were made. Longines one of my favourite brands. Keep well from New Zealand 🇳🇿

@samharper4289 7 ай бұрын

Great work as always!!

@markehuss 7 ай бұрын

Beautiful watch and nice work. I like seeing unusual problems and solutions as in this video. Good stuff!

@kyrbanmagomedov7736 7 ай бұрын

Огромное спасибо мастеру за изящную работу.

@WristwatchMedic1953 7 ай бұрын

A beautiful watch. You did a great job on it. Thanks for the video

@aserta 4 ай бұрын

6:32 it would probably take me ... what, 10 days max to get my hands on a new spring for this. Back in the days, back when i was a kid, i know for a fact that grandpa's pocket watch had to wait half a year to get repaired, because the new mainspring needed to come from US, by boat. :D Also, if someone can rivet a spring... they've my respect. That's a lot of fiddling.

@hillhill4974 7 ай бұрын

Love your videos Chris always look forward to uploads.

@user-dm4nk6gh3b 7 ай бұрын

Super 👍👍👍!!!

@jprichard 7 ай бұрын

Thanks for sharing another great video. The dial and case on this watch are gorgeous.

@awdturbopowah773 7 ай бұрын

Another terrific video! Really incredible work, loved getting to follow along every step of the way. Kudos for a job very well done, and thank you for sharing it with us! Cheers 🍻

@Vintage_Pocket_Watch 7 ай бұрын

Nice job,,,

@lauroelias3834 7 ай бұрын

Hi! Magnificent Longines hunter pocket watch Silver, caliber 18.50... Only one error in this watch. It has the wrong crown. The correct crown would be a double crown, to activate the spring of the first front cover. This lid closes on the glass spring and opens using a double crown. Thank you very much! I am from Brazil. att: Lauro Elias.

@diegoportentoso5507 7 ай бұрын

Muy buen laburo👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏

@advocatusdiaboli1588 7 ай бұрын

Very nice.

@eugenioanido1289 7 ай бұрын

Una pena no entender tu idioma, solo entiendo el movimiento de tus manos sobre el reloj, magnifico !!!

@csspinner 7 ай бұрын

gracias. Ofrezco subtítulos en español si estás interesado.

@eugenioanido1289 7 ай бұрын

Me interesaría mas contar con tus servicios como relojero , tengo unos 70 relojes de bolsillo y 25 son logines como el que se ve en el video.. Me gustaria pode reparar tres que están rotos, alguno de 1850 y anteriores un par de ellos, de cuerda con llave y puesta en hora. en las agujas. Saludos y gracias por hacer cosas tan buenas con una de mis debilidades.

@maestromecanico597 7 ай бұрын

Beautiful job on a beautiful piece. Hack or resourcefulness? My vote is for the latter. This piece has survived the Great Depression, the War and the post-war austerity. It was a daily dose of resourcefulness to keep things going in those days.

@stevemahrer7097 7 ай бұрын

Great job, and very well photographed! One question / comment, when you installed the watch hands, the seconds hand wasn’t clocked to the minute hands rotational position. I could see about a 30 second offset. Was that a ‘normal’ expectation in those days…? I must admit I’m likely OCD…. Hence curious…. I’m dabbling with watch repair, and your channel is a great learning tool! Thanks, Steve

@csspinner 7 ай бұрын

Given the fact that these watches run +/- some seconds per day there isn’t much reason to line them all up. As soon as the holder resets the time the second hand will be out of sync anyway

@Theonlyshaun 6 ай бұрын

I believe I have a very similar model to this one. Mine has Roman Numerals and a more plain Longines version of the logo on the dial rather than the flowing script as seen on yours, but aside from that it seems identical to my extremely novice eyes? I completely forgot that I had it. Seems to hold time fairly well but it would be well overdue for a service I dare say!

@hdbicker 7 ай бұрын

Great done it again. Could you point me towards literature on the caliber 21.53 from longines ? Thanks

@suzisaintjames 7 ай бұрын

I'm thinking of learning a form of embroidery where I would be cutting single threads from the fabric. My question is what form of magnification do you use in your watch smithing? I saw someone using a loop with a wire wrapped around their head. I think having the loop press against your eye for long periods would be uncomfortable. Others use big, clunky magnifying glasses/goggles, but I've heard they can be heavy and slide down all the time. Sending lots of love 💖 from sunny🌞 Arizona 🌵. Take care of yourselves 😷.

@csspinner 7 ай бұрын

95% of the time I’m using a 10x loupe I purchased off Amazon. Nothing fancy and I’ve gotten used having it held between my cheek and eyebrow. I do have a set of over-the-head magnifying goggles, but they kept getting in the way of my camera setup and I just can’t get close enough to the work for the closer magnification to matter. So, for me, it’s either he 10x loupe or the microscope. I’ve heard people who wear glasses love the attachment that hinges the loupe over the lens. Good luck!

@suzisaintjames 7 ай бұрын

@@csspinner , thanks 💖🌞🌵😷

@ruud9767 7 ай бұрын

Congratulations on this one! There is an uncanny resemblance between the curly digits on this Longines dial and the ones on my Lorus RS985AX9. The Lorus is my number one pretty digits watch. Thanks for the excellent repair video. I liked the nice finishing touch of adding some of the history of the manufacturer at the end. What watch did you wear 12:23 minutes into the video?

@csspinner 7 ай бұрын

Thanks! The watch I’m wearing is a landeron 39 chronograph. It’s actually repaired in the very first video (cringeworthy!) I ever uploaded

@boydsargeant7496 7 ай бұрын

Lovely job Chris, and now lovely working and looking watch! Love it when you get all the reassuringly expensive tools out! I think the watch maker who riveted the mainspring was a dude!

@user-ny5ge8fn4e Ай бұрын

باسلام خدایی خیلی استادهستند اینهاحیفه که بمیرند

@MrFabiomac 7 ай бұрын

F A N T A S T I C

@art1muz13 7 ай бұрын

Nice piece. Is she yours? And yes, this content was ''viewable and very satisfying, thank you. So I shared this on ''X'', Reddit, a few pages I made on Pinterest.

@csspinner 7 ай бұрын

Thanks for sharing it! The watch was sent in by a viewer.

@tadzilla1 5 ай бұрын

Great video! How do you set the time on these caliber?? Do you have to losen that screw first??

@csspinner 5 ай бұрын

They are lever set. You’d need to remove the bezel and pull on the small lever. Then turning the crown sets the time. Push back in the lever, then turning the crown winds the watch.

@aserta 4 ай бұрын

26:54 i suppose we now know how that got bent (or got taken out of plane). Easy to miss, especially for an inexperienced person, if forced, it would likely bend. An inexperienced person would likely not use any tweezers and work with their hands.

@jdmccorful 7 ай бұрын

That was a Bear! Great work getting it back for functional operation. A question, if you don't mind. The lamp that showed when you opened your work bench; could you provide manufacturer and name of model? It looks like it would be great for my electronics work in close quarters. Enjoyed!

@csspinner 7 ай бұрын

Thank you! Here is a link to the lamp on Amazon: HomeFocus Bedside Reading Wall... www.amazon.com/dp/B07DCQDZF2?ref=ppx_pop_mob_ap_share

@user-iv9qj7ys3y 7 ай бұрын

Fantastic work as always. May I ask if you know if this watch comes from eastern Europe or perhaps Turkey and secondly what is that lovely chronograph on your wrist?

@csspinner 7 ай бұрын

The watch was manufactured in Switzerland, but I’m not sure who originally bought it and it’s history. The chronograph on my wrist is a landeron 39. It was actually the very first video I made. The filming is pretty cringe worthy but I’m proud that it was the first one.

@p.9608 7 ай бұрын

Just a hint: for e.g. 16:01 = Use proper sized screwdriver, please. Otherwise you do destroy the screw heads.

@jimmykao3355 7 ай бұрын

Awesome Chris. Can I ask, how long did you have to burnish a center wheel pivot? And are there ANY jacot runners with drums large enough to accommodate such a chonky pivot?

@csspinner 7 ай бұрын

Thanks, Jimmy! It was a good 20-30 minutes. There was a lot of material compared to the usual tiny train wheel pivot. My Steiner only goes up to 0.30 something. I don’t know any jacot lathe that would support 1.0+mm since that’s getting into clock pivot territory

@jimmykao3355 7 ай бұрын

Does a lathe come with drums as small as a jacks jacot's?

@csspinner 7 ай бұрын

@@jimmykao3355 my lathe came with a drum sized for clock pivots. I don’t remember the smallest it supports

@KoolDesign 7 ай бұрын

What a great time this was. Now its swatch time..... 😢

@gordonvinther2079 4 ай бұрын

Why don't you use synthetic lubricants since they don't deteriorate?

@csspinner 4 ай бұрын

are you referring to the D5? I’m waiting for what I have to run out before switching to HP-1300. Everything else like what lubricates the train, is synthetic

@peterjaniceforan3080 7 ай бұрын

👍

@conservativemike3768 6 ай бұрын

Evidently it was previously serviced by a John Deere mechanic.

@hiteshtita7765 7 ай бұрын

❤

@hiteshtita7765 7 ай бұрын

Good work

@Gary-Seven-and-Isis-in-1968 7 ай бұрын

It's nice to see something done to a level way beyond that of the hobbyist just now and again, while trying not to feel our fragile egos being ground into dust. 🤔

@eugenioanido1289 7 ай бұрын

Un crack

@tonyaxeman4381 7 ай бұрын

Repairer too cheap to get a new mainspring ? I had a main spring folded over it self to catch the tang .

@csspinner 7 ай бұрын

Possibly. Definitely a first I’ve seen something like that!

@geoffreyfox7618 7 ай бұрын

Trivial fact, Longines was the fist watch to be copied ie, a fake watch of that brand, and thats how the name came about, to stop the other manufacturers copying