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A rebuild and cleaning video would be really helpful, specially bc I just bought a really dirty Seiko 5 7009a

Definitely! Seeing the full cleaning process on this would be awesome.

Hello. It would be glad to see all the rebuild of that vintage Seiko. Cheers!

There is nothing more satisfying than bringing a vintage watch back from the graveyard. Regardless of value, preserving a bit of history is always a good thing. Thank you for making an effort to save this watch.

Agreed, I would be interested in the cleaning process as well. Thanks!

Very interesting! Nice to see part of the process when my 2 LordMatics was serviced recently, I would love to see the cleaning process before being put back together

Great video. I can't wait to see the final product.

I always appreciate a full process video... strip down, cleaning, reassembly & oiling, timegrapher analysis, trouble shooting and fine tuning. However that is a lot of work to document. Thank you for all the knowledge you share!

Hope it gets going as soon as possible! Good luck!

Yes, you should definitely give it a go. I'll be waiting for the cleaning video.

Yes please, would like to see a disassembly and cleaning video of this watch. Cheers Willy

I could not wait for the strip down! 😃

I love watching you breathing new life into old watches. I’m jealous of your steady hands, I’d be shaking like a leaf under that much magnification. Please finish the Seiko!

Go for it MIke. Cleaning video as well please. Love this type of stuff. You doing a great job.

Starting to restore watches on my own. Have to learn a lot, but your videos are just awesome!!

Yes please, make it from start to finish! Anything made with great craftmanship is wprrh of seeing 🙏

cannot wait to see the finished results

Looking forward to the cleaning video. Will be interesting to see what parts are salvageable, and what will need replaced. The 6309 movements are quite a workhorse. Another great video thanks for posting.

Really enjoying this, keep going ..

Definitely want to see a cleaning video and an attempt to rebuilt this movement. To have a go at least would seem a lot more respecting to this vintage watch compared to a simple swap that may feel like a hollow victory. Great video.

Clean and rebuild would be great. Can’t wait to see how that dial cleans up

Awesome watch.. 🤩

Cool looking watch enerds, woold be great see a noather watch revived. I like seeing cool old wathes working, something about them are so interesthing and familiar.

Great project like watching

You will bring it back to life!!!! You got it!!!!

I would honestly love this watch.

I like to see a cleaning and rebuild video! Greetings from the Netherlands!

would love to see a re-assembly.Crikey you are good Keep it up . Tony

i know that the main spring hooks on to the barrel arbor on one end but what holds the other end of the spring ? pardon my asking but i know nothing about watches

very good video...it would be a joy to watch a cleaning of this piece

Nice watch 👍

I’ve been looking forward to this video since I saw the picture about a week ago!

Restoring that is well within your skills Michael, looking forward to the rebuild video 💪

Hi i enjoyed the video,hope you got enough sun in Crete.WAITING THE CLEANUP VIDEO.HAVE A NICE EVENING

Lovely

Go for it!

Really like the 24 hour time indications.

All neglected watches deserve a chance at a second life on a wrist. I would personally love to see the parts cleaning process.

Perfect and useful video. Like

I like the 24 hr dial.

Challenge! Clean and rebuild! Thanks for video!

Спасибо большое! Отличный вариант для практических занятий! И ещё ко всему отличный способ выучить английский)

would love to have a good watch.. i have always wanted a watch which has jewels in it....good work..

I'm sure this movement will tick again just fine after a good kleaning, the 6309 is a very good movement and I'm sure that you can bring it back to life again. Great video.

Have a go! Put it back together, and I'd love to see the cleaning process.

Wish i could have a watch from you.. Watching from th philippines.. Great content dude..🧐👍👍👍

will love to see a cleaning video and rebuilt. i think this one is not far gone, only dirty, will tic again

Go for it Mike! , i ed say it will clean up fine. A very dirty watch for sure!😭, but a great challenge for you. You don't realise how good your video's are!, i watch a lot of other channels and your channel is by a mile...the best instructional one I have come across. Keep up the work and don't change a thing!👍. Looking forward to the clean up!. Adrian 🍀

go on with this watch

There were bugs living in it oh my

It will be very interesting to see how this movement cleans up. I don’t understand how it got in such a state. Good luck with it

It is an old Seiko. Always recoverable. And worth it.

You know you will have to follow this through MB! Anyway we need to see the end result now!!😆

Seeing the cleaning would be informative.

Great

Hi. I think you should try to save the watch. I'm very interested on the cleaning process - methods and products. Good luck, Mike :)

I have every faith 👍😁

Never give up, I know you can do it. That watch is gonna be ticking again

I think that watch is wort of rebuilt. Yes cleaning would be nice to see. i can't wait to see result of your work. i only hope that i win that giveaway.

Looks like someone used this Seiko to shovel sand on a beach... Not sure it's salvageable but definitely would enjoy seeing you try! Curious as to how it will look after a thorough clean.

I too would love to see a cleaning video, maybe one that doesn't require a super expensive setup as I do all my watch stuff on the kitchen worksurface or at my computer desk and I want to move deeper into actual servicing side of watches esp those that use the Vostok 2409 as I seem to have acquired a few of them now. I will only ever be an amateur but some of these wind up movements aren't hard to fix if you are mechanically and precision minded, the only down I have at the mo is second hands, I totally suck at second hands arrgh.

I think that it’s worth te challenge and I would like to see the cleaning process

What is the difference between rodico(spelling?) and blu tac? Can you use blu tac?

New my mate Vince and my retro watches on the same day... Good day 🥰

I hope you will give this little Seiko a second chance and a cleaning video would be fun to see. You were so quick to dismiss that pallet fork, is that a part which are usually just replaced in projects like this? Anyway thanks for sharing, it's a pleasure to see you work.

Do it, you can save it!

Challenging movement to bring back. How worn was the lower mainspring arbor port? Would love to see the inside of the mainspring barrel. Keep going. A few rusted parts to replace but appears salvageable. You should try out some rust removal solutions WD40 and see if the parts like the pallet can be salvaged. Would be cool to salvage and clean all the rusted parts and make this watch go again.

Continue on Mike. This looks interesting to rebuild. I would like to learn how to put back a disassembled movement. Looks and feels daunting to remember what goes where. Especially when you put parts into a cleaning bin. Do I start by practicing segment by segment? Or just go through the whole thing?

Go for it Mike, I like your videos but a better camera angle would benefit your video's and make it easier to see the intricate part's being removed. Cheers

The worse it is, the greater the satisfaction at the end!

Yeeesh, call hazmat 😳

You should try to repair that watch and I am looking forward to a cleaning and rebuilding video and as always another great video Michael ⌚

Call Seco love the vintage pieces

I'd like to see a cleaning video too.

A cleaning, rebuilding, full service video would make for a bonzer day

one word a CHALLENGE

The total rebuild . One would need two of three of these to get one?

did i miss how to win this?

Hiya and I bring you a question being a mechanical minded type.I have an old seiko 7009 powered watch that no longer works but the balance wheel is a lot smaller than a Chinese unknown movement watch I have that equally doesn't run but they both ran at 6bps. Are Seiko's poor amplitude due to having such light mass balance ,s? Surely they lack momentum? Just a thought for nothing? Good content. Cheers,Len.

I have no doubt you can fix it.

It ain't to far gone, i've seen seikos in worst state and with a little bit love and with some work they ended up running again. Seiko movements are workhorses. I have no doubt that with your skills, that watch is gonna be as good as new 😉

It makes me wonder what happened in the life of that watch to get that dirty...

How to be part of giveaway ?

Nice work. Gift the watch to me once its ready 😉

Never seen a movement in such a poor state. You might have to replace a lot of parts, but I am very curious now. Will it run again? Thanks so far!

3:28 at around 11 o'clock... You can see the "bugger" responsible for all the dusty stuff on the dial... He is still walking around at this time...

I'd say it's too far gone. But I did enjoy the vid 👍

Did you see the little bug that tried to run away out of the Seiko? You put the whole watch on him, poor little bug..

I like how you cut to the microscope to show us in close-up, you must spend just as much time editing these vids. Thanks.

Not far enough!

Dude, you've got to figure out a way to keep your fingers out of the way!

Maybe you could redo that inner bezel in superlume? 😃 I think that would look cool. Less original, but perhaps compatible with the original look? 😕 I know nothing about fixing watches, but have collected automatic and manual winding watches for the past 20 years since about age 18 or 19. Have sold many due to financial hardships, job loss, and other stuff over the years, and currently don't have an overly huge collection. I have owned a Seiko 5 automatic in the past, and regrettably sold it when in my early 20's. It was unbelievably accurate, even comparable to quartz! 😲 Finally came to the conclusion in recent years, that to prevent future regret, I no longer sell any watches, no matter what. I've always thought it would be cool to learn how to repair watches, and maybe even build my own from spare parts and stuff someday? Have tried disassembling a few broken automatic watches over the years, mainly out of curiosity to see how they look. It usually ends in frustration, brute force, wrenching parts out with screwdrivers and hammers, and various other stages of demolition until it's satisfactorily disassembled...only to be tossed in the trash! 😂😱 I wish I hadn't chucked all those broken watches in the trash over the years. But in all fairness, some of them were Chinese replica watches anyway, that only lasted a year or two, and other cheap $100-200 automatics. Maybe watching your channel I'll learn a few things? 😀 Very interesting to see the microscope views of the tiny parts. Also, I'm willing to donate a sapphire crystal for this build. It's a spare part from a demolished watch a few years back, maybe it'll fit this watch you're working on? Out of all the broken watches I've torn apart/demolished, this is the only spare thing I kept, mainly because it's sapphire and just cool being scratchproof. It looks to be about 33mm. Not sure on thickness. One edge for the surface is bevelled. Flat and not domed/convex.

3:40 a bug came out of that watch!

:)

T.E.Lawrence must have worn this during his desert campaigns. Sand and dirt!!!

Was this guy worked at salt mine for 20 years wearing that watch

The movement is really destroyed but you will fix it

Who's the lucky winner ?

I can use a watch. Disabled and not a lot of money