Bulova Watch Restoration

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In this video I take a broken vintage Swiss Bulova watch apart, attempt to find out what is wrong with it, source parts required and then clean everything before assembling back together to see if it will then work. With a polish to the case and crystal, see if I can restore this watch back to its former glory. Was this restoration successful? tune in to find out!
Chapters
00:00 Into
02:25 Disassembly
29:14 Cleaning Montage
31:46 Assembly
1:10:07 Finished Result
1:11:05 Timegrapher results & Conclusion
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@MyRetroWatches 3 жыл бұрын

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@iandooley4959 3 жыл бұрын

What camera do you use for your shots pointing down at the movement and movement holder? This turned out beautifully!

@sunxxone 3 жыл бұрын

To determine year of manufacture L=50s M=60s N=70s These movements had a modified top plate as the rotor post would break off (From ex Bulova UK watch repair bloke)

@user-rk4wy4lu9b 3 жыл бұрын

@@iandooley4959 ㅎ ㅜ ㄷ 3ㅜㅜㄷㄹ

@MyRetroWatches 3 жыл бұрын

@@djericdiesel it would always benefit from a service as fresh oil would help. That being said you have to find someone not afraid to take on vintage work. Modern shops usually decline sadly

@foxyfox7620 Жыл бұрын

gow to order ? in mainspring ?

@mikebond6328 Жыл бұрын

I have an unhealthy obsession with Bulova watches. I enjoy your videos.

@user.fedorman 3 жыл бұрын

Beautiful Bulova! a real classic watch

@brianrusso8018 3 жыл бұрын

I did a Bulova like that a while back and man what a gorgeous movement. The camera just doesnt do it justice. Youre right, it needs a display caseback. Nice job Mike!

@steve922 3 жыл бұрын

Another outstanding video! I voted for this one, and finally got a chance to watch it. Keep up the great work.

@RichardT2112 3 жыл бұрын

I’m old to the channel, and still love this channel! Cheers!

@doubleugly1594 2 жыл бұрын

The watch that started my obsession was a Bulova Seakiong FL from 1970.. my father won it in a hockey tournament in the '70s. I have always had a love for Bulova for that reason and I just got my hands on a 1972 seaking date timer with a speidel band, just like my Dad had. Going to have to open it up and service it, replace or polish the shit out of the crystal, and re-finish the case... Super excited to finally own my own version of that watch

@TheRealBrook1968 Ай бұрын

I have an affinity for Bulova. This watch would look good on my wrist! What a lot of work and you handle frustration well.

@ruperthartop7202 Жыл бұрын

Lovely job Mike, thanks for sharing

@johnpinner1 3 жыл бұрын

Bulova very underrated vintage watch. Great work

@deo53 2 жыл бұрын

Wow. Very well done Mike. 👍

@jamesbudd9987 Жыл бұрын

My favorites you tube channel! Great job!

@therealwatchdoctor 3 жыл бұрын

Lovely movement in this Bulova watch! Good job Mike!

@billt888 3 жыл бұрын

Nice work and diligence. Love the videos.

@BobJohnson-xo7hr 3 жыл бұрын

Nice job, I learned quite a bit. Thanks.

@rangersmith4652 2 жыл бұрын

Inspirational videos. It's great that you're sharing your journey with us.

@MyRetroWatches 2 жыл бұрын

My pleasure!

@jepkratz 2 жыл бұрын

Good show. Fascinating works and engineering.

@Announce11 3 жыл бұрын

Beautiful watch and most complicated movement's watch ever 😊

@daleyurk4369 3 жыл бұрын

Nice job Mike. That is a gorgeous watch!

@nonomnismoriar9601 3 жыл бұрын

Great work, you stuck at and got it working!!!!

@strannostrannovasrr 3 жыл бұрын

Excellent job.

@jenilocke8255 3 жыл бұрын

Great work, such a beautiful looking movement. Can't wait for the next video.

@MyRetroWatches 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks Jeni. Hopefully not as long to wait until the next one ...

@AnitaSpankyBB 3 жыл бұрын

Beautiful end result 👍👍👍👍

@nerdbot37 3 жыл бұрын

That's a stunning little watch. Lovely understated dial in a gorgeous blue.

@MyRetroWatches 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you. Its the dial that makes this watch. That and the gold movement!

@dennisc.1189 3 жыл бұрын

Mike, the watch turned out beautiful, great job.

@jasonbean5052 3 жыл бұрын

Beautiful watch!!!

@benji2971 3 жыл бұрын

Really nice watch, very complicated movement, well done ! cheers Mike! 👍

@syniekos 3 жыл бұрын

The dial colour on that watch is amazing !

@SideWalkAstronomyNetherlands Жыл бұрын

Looks great.

@afrimselaj5824 3 жыл бұрын

Excellent job

@karlfell3768 3 жыл бұрын

That is a truly beautiful time piece. Keep up the good work Mike. Karl

@mrclockman1950 3 жыл бұрын

Great job. Enjoy it.

@davep2999 3 жыл бұрын

Beautiful watch.

@rodrigozurek 3 жыл бұрын

very nice! GJ Mike as always !

@markevans4133 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for this. I have been using your video to work on my fathers 1970s Bulova ambassador.

@KillerByte666 3 жыл бұрын

What a perfomance ! This journey was a quite tricky, but you have done it at last ! Good job m8te !

@MyRetroWatches 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks

@klaassiersma4892 3 жыл бұрын

Beautyfull watch i love to see it run again.

@gopalakrishnanramaswamy6562 3 жыл бұрын

Amazing! A dandy job!

@Greg-et2dp 4 ай бұрын

My Retor watches you are good at restoring vintage watches my friend

@valdachef 3 жыл бұрын

Great job dude 👌

@De4thInc4rn4te16 3 жыл бұрын

really nice work!

@Greg-et2dp 4 ай бұрын

My Retor watches your vintage Bulova watch is awesome my friend

@jamessmith6402 3 жыл бұрын

Beautiful watch excellent video I really enjoyed every minute 👍 thanks Mike

@MyRetroWatches 3 жыл бұрын

Much appreciated!

@sonycraig5613 2 жыл бұрын

Good job on a cool watch

@mikerotch6068 3 жыл бұрын

What a beautiful movement 😮

@darrelwillman3158 3 жыл бұрын

Nice job on a complicated movement :) Great video.

@chrisdilley6381 Жыл бұрын

Thanks Michael, this really helped me whilst servicing my own 11anacd. 👍

@MyRetroWatches Жыл бұрын

Thank you glad it helped

@tonyclements5841 Жыл бұрын

I have two watches just like that but sadly they dont run, was really great to see you repair your one, it really looks brand new. I'm not able to fix mine as I'm not any good with small machines. Keep up your brilliant work it's a privilege for me to watch. Many kind regards, tony.

@paulpadilla6913 8 ай бұрын

Hello Tony, If you have one of these that is in good condition but not running I might be interested in buying it if you want to sell for a reasonable price. I have a good movement but the case is in terrible condition.

@donnyboon2896 3 жыл бұрын

Love your videos. More please!

@MyRetroWatches 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you. I have more coming!

@m1nut 3 жыл бұрын

Nice watch and entertaining video. Keep up the good work.

@jbmaximus6910 3 жыл бұрын

Nice Job!

@ing.frankmartinez1251 3 жыл бұрын

My respects my good friend!!! Nice job!

@Inkreptile 3 жыл бұрын

Been waiting for this 😁

@dsb1763 3 жыл бұрын

ME TOO! Been missing you Mike.

@layerman69 3 жыл бұрын

Very nice watch

@gustavoabachegardie650 3 жыл бұрын

Finally yyyyei. Really like this channel. Im gonna sit and enjoy and learn. Thanks.

@gustavoabachegardie650 3 жыл бұрын

It looks like the parts of calendar face its more difficult to put in place. Beautiful watch.

@belindadubois4447 3 жыл бұрын

Just chanced upon Mike and his channel this evening. Absolutely brilliant!! Simply cannot believe that this genius, affable, great-to-listen-to, all round really lovely chap, is an......amateur! He is absolutely amazing and a joy to watch. And really love his banter! Speaks so beautifully. So enjoyed the last hour plus and learned so much. Wish I could give Mike a million likes; he'd deserve every single one! Thank you Mike!!

@MyRetroWatches 3 жыл бұрын

Wow thank you for such high praise. I would not class myself in any of the categories other than the amateur one. Really happy you enjoyed my video and thank you again for a nice comment.

@dsmith2397 3 жыл бұрын

Good job!

@JDRichard 3 жыл бұрын

Another good video, thanks

@walther9161 2 жыл бұрын

Very nice…. Coming from here in the states! Makes me want to try this hobby. Thanks for a great vid!!!

@etebol 3 жыл бұрын

good one mate!!!!

@robertgoidel 2 жыл бұрын

Very nice Job Sir.

@davidhammond9336 3 жыл бұрын

Well done Mike, this one gave you a good workout. Cannot wait for more of these restorations. Great thing about these watches is you can get them fairly cheap but they are great quality IMO and look fantastic.

@MyRetroWatches 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you David.

@adamnichols4687 8 ай бұрын

Really enjoyed this one! I’m going to grab myself a bulova ambassador to work on. What a lovely movement and great looking watch too

@paulanthonyjohns 3 жыл бұрын

Beautiful piece and great restoration (tart up the case! :)

@sbuzz5889 2 жыл бұрын

great on camera details -nerves /eyes /tools/ patience x 4

@greendomeno6 3 жыл бұрын

Great stuff again mate!

@MyRetroWatches 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks Nick. Turned out nice this one

@spidiq8 3 жыл бұрын

Really lovely looking movement. Nice job on it.

@MyRetroWatches 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks mate. Was more the frustration of parts than anything else.

@scottieh83 2 жыл бұрын

Mike, I just bought a Sea King 11ANACD. This video will be a MASSIVE help to me restoring the movement. Thank you!!

@MyRetroWatches 2 жыл бұрын

Your welcome. Good luck with the project.

@watchmedraw4340 3 жыл бұрын

Experience is learned when you step out of your box. I have a few Bulova watches and will rewatching these when I'm doing them. Awesome job.

@jeff1176 3 жыл бұрын

Way to soldier on, perseverance pays off in the end. Nice job Mike

@MyRetroWatches 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks .

@neilwarner9165 2 жыл бұрын

My favorit brand of watch. great vydio.I have a 1968 Acutron and 2 quartz and I have purchased a Benetton colours and cant wait for it to arrive so O can work on it. Keep up the good work Neil

@wikwyre Жыл бұрын

Thank you for this video. With it, and lots of time, I was able to source a broken Bulova ANACD with an amazing case, dial and a broken movement. With this video, and spare bits, I have a fully sorted watch that drops 4 seconds a day. Not too bad for a watch that may be older than I. Thank you again for this video.

@MyRetroWatches Жыл бұрын

You are welcome. Happy the video helped you.

@suheilkaspar8885 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you I enjoyed the video despite the little mishaps, and just subscribed.

@MyRetroWatches 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the sub!

@tomithecat4695 Жыл бұрын

Nice job

@BillMrWild 3 жыл бұрын

Nice video Mike, enjoyed very much watching it, keep up the good work....

@MyRetroWatches 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks 👍

@bernardocosmemorend776 Жыл бұрын

Good catch , master.But a little bit sweatting job .We sweat also at the same time watching you accomplish the task , but finally you did a great job.Thanks for a nice video. Bernardo

@oldiesfreek 3 жыл бұрын

"I'm just a hobbyist..." Then proceeds to strip and assemble the watch like a pro. 😅

@marekzlomianek4229 3 жыл бұрын

He is most certainly no Pro. If you like to see the difference then check out KZfaq channels Richard Perrett Watchmaker or Mark Lovick Watch Repair Channel - both of which are far more accomplished than this guy.

@thegrassyknoll7792 3 жыл бұрын

@@marekzlomianek4229 the guys you are referring too are the pros and been in the Trade for decades, but he is quite good, as a hobbyist, regarding myself im doing fine in the cleaning diagnosing and replacing parts and maybe fiddling with the hairspring but when it comes to make parts i hit the wall , for now !

@watchart9166 3 жыл бұрын

Get one for sure

@nenadnedovic9246 3 жыл бұрын

Killer watch love it

@Scoope1964 3 жыл бұрын

Great Job my friend x

@MyRetroWatches 3 жыл бұрын

And thank you for all your support sir.

@onlyvintagewatches 3 жыл бұрын

nice work, as usual!

@MyRetroWatches 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks pal

@covaiganesh7398 2 жыл бұрын

Super watch sir

@olejohanpalsrud6896 3 жыл бұрын

Great video! This is a very nice watch, and a interesting movement. I've never seen one exactly like this, but it has some simularities with the Seiko 56xx series movements. Great work!!

@MyRetroWatches 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks , I did like this movement. I’m going through my Swiss journey right now .

@KarimDeLakarim 3 жыл бұрын

Cool man.

@mgp00a 3 жыл бұрын

Mike another project, well done the blue dial is wonderful considering the age , enjoy looks great on the waist.

@MyRetroWatches 3 жыл бұрын

They look better on the wrist than waist. Sorry could not resist.

@DongHoDocLa 3 жыл бұрын

i like Bulova i like your channel and you!

@markwoods1504 2 жыл бұрын

An excellent refurbishment of an outstanding vintage watch, in my collection I only have 1 Bulova Watch a Tank watch 1940's one at that, but I'll be looking out for one of these as it wouldn't look out of place in today's marketplace.

@MyRetroWatches 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you. Yes these are a lovely watch and I’ve also seen them in a stainless case. They do seem to pop up on eBay now and again.

@featherstonehobbies 3 жыл бұрын

Good for you I am just starting out on this I've stripped 2 watches upto now but not rebuilt one yet

@MyRetroWatches 3 жыл бұрын

Good luck with your rebuilds. Never try to force a part into place.

@Greg-et2dp 4 ай бұрын

My Retor watches your utube videos are awesome my friend 🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉😅😅

@Elpelycano 2 жыл бұрын

What a beautiful machine has that vuloba grasias to be enceñar I love mechanical watches

@carloscarvalhido2424 3 жыл бұрын

Hi. Bulova always have a date code on the case back. In this watch is N0 - N for 70s and 0 for 1970. Great video :)

@cretan911 Жыл бұрын

She's a real beat Clark!!!

@carlosdelacadiz6658 3 жыл бұрын

Vintage Bulovas are cool pieces.

@johnrogers2253 3 жыл бұрын

Hi mike I like the way you use a writing bureau... I have just got and old one from Essex ... maybe I might use that. Bull. Üver is a great piece..

@jim1407 2 жыл бұрын

Mine is a AOACD the automatic works are slightly different, I took it apart after watching this video, that’s when i realized it had two small gears that sit on a dual cantilever spring for the auto winding, now I’m a bit scared because I was planning on referencing this tutorial to reassemble it and I didn’t take any pics, lol hoping it closes enough though. Thanks for the vids I’ve always enjoyed them!

@sonnymoorehouse1941 2 жыл бұрын

Mechanical part is my favorite part of watch as well !!!!!

@jasonalderson4016 10 ай бұрын

Nice to see a Boluva movement

@lobdsk 3 жыл бұрын

I love the oldtimey Scott Joplin cleaning music.

@khalidhisham831 3 жыл бұрын

Excellent, wonderful, I am grateful to you, My dream is to make very short and simple video to how to test the electric circuit and the coil in quartz watch and also about the wheels and their arrangement in quartz watch , thanks thanks thanks, I am very happy with your videos , but I hope the video of quartz watch dissambely and testing