Tell 'em to wear finger cots in their OWN damn videos! Unfreaking believable the so called 'experts' telling you how to do your job! Great video.

You don't need finger cots if you handle the parts, especially raw steel parts with care, and avoid touching the steel parts as much as possible. Different people have different levels of natural acidic secretion, some far worse than others, we called it rusty fingers, can be a huge problem in some applications. Back in the day of the early gas bearings, especially hydrogen bearings, if a bare hand/finger touched the bearing surface, it would be discarded as contaminated. I'm an old git now, but I trained as an engineer that could make small watch type parts by hand, mostly for prototypical items. I sometimes used thin cotton gloves when required, but even those could be a pain.

I watched the video. I saw what you did and did not touch with your hands. I guess they weren't really looking. Or, belong to a generation taught to never touch anything at risk of getting dirty or something. Who knows. SMDH. Nice work. I enjoyed this.

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I have been working as an RN for many yrs. I am not going to say how we use them!

Well said, Mark.

I'm glad you can find the beauty in watchmaking, most people are unaware of all that's in a watch. Thanks for watching!

Pls see if you can find your Dad's chronograph !

That's an odd reprimand. There was never any requirement or regulation that an enlisted man needed to wear a Government Issue watch, and in fact were rarely ever handed out or distributed unless there was a need (timekeeping being left to COs and NCOs, who _were_ provided a watch if requested). The only standard in WWII was the A-11 design for air & ground forces, which pretty much all but the cheapest American watches met. Your father, having a chronograph in the 1940s, certainly had a watch that would've met the A-11 standard. Upon appeal of both of those reprimands, the officer that issued them would have faced his _own_ reprimand for spurious demerit against an enlisted personnel, specifically for citing regulations that had not been established by the Sec. of Defense. If they were indeed official reprimands (and your father wasn't just telling a tall GI tale or exaggerating a minor incident) you can request transcripts of the reprimands under the Dep of VA Services, along with his entire service record. Those transcripts would have the make, model and serial number of your father's watch as entered into citation. I've literally never heard of anyone ever getting a rep over a timepiece, unless maybe they were buying counterfeits while stationed in SE Asia, so I'm not saying your dad was telling a tale, but I highly doubt you'll find any record of those reprimands in his personnel file, if you catch my drift.

l entirely agree, absolutely amazing, and such fine skill! Swiss trained, says it all.

Many steps in this restoration are simplified for entertainment value. e.g. I've never taken down a small gruen balance assembly that quick with no special tools. LOL!

Thanks Richard, big fan of your work too. Your definitely the type of youtuber I aspire towards.

Being that it is a quartz watch, the earliest it can be is the 80s. The original Gruen ceased to be a company in 1958, so your watch is probably made by a company who bought the name because it was a well-known name. I am not familiar with Gruen after it ceased so unfortunately, I don't know much else. Thanks for watching!

Thanks William, yeah finding parts for some watches can get tough. Thanks for watching!

Thank you very much. All it takes is patience, discipline, and good teachers. If you work on yourself, you can do just as good!

Thank you for appreciating the art of watchmaking, Haha I don't think I am significant enough to will make an impact on the price.

That's amazing to hear, I am planning to make more for sure. Just make sure to practice on inexpensive watches your not afraid to break and have the proper equipment.

For the money, I think it is a great finished watch. Thanks for watching!

@@WorkingWithTime No its not. It's a crude finished watch and you get what you pay for. Even in the 1930's ;) You like to collect Gruen watches ? How about starting to collect their luxury watch line (circa 1955) ? Now those are nice watches for the money.

​@@markjob6354 I respect your opinion but I still hold my ground lol

@@WorkingWithTime Get your hands on one of their 25 Jewel Automatic Day/Date watches, or their rare top of the line 25 Jewel Automatic Day/Date Chronograph special with the 14K Gold case. Now THAT is a nice Gruen to own !

two dollars a day, anytime before WW2, would've been a pretty fair wage for 90% of working folk (cowboys, teachers, milkmen, clerks, factory mechanics, etc.) Lots of times some of that wage went to "found" or "board" before it got into a paycheck, too.

Thanks! I definitely agree Hamilton watches were great timepieces as well, though personally I prefer Gruens designs. I don't use Instagram much but maybe I should.

Please refer to other comment. Thanks for watching!

yup, once you understand it mechanically. It definitely comes with time; screws are the hardest to keep track of for me personally. Thanks for watching!

yes, unfortunately it was difficult to film and install the new roller table. I also want the video to run on too long as well. Thanks for watching!

Hi Dusty, I appreciate you trust me your family watch after watching but I like to only work on vintage watches that I own in case something goes wrong such as a worn part that is hard to replace etc. I would definitely check in your area for a local watchmaker and to be sure he has the proper training to work on such pieces. If you need help in that process, feel free to ask me questions. Thanks for watching!

More Gruen please! I’ve got 4 in my collection and would love to see more videos on this brand!