Two-tone beauty - overhaul of Rockford Grade 925 pocket watch, a tour de force in watch design

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RedVitis

Жыл бұрын

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@propetamckissack524 6 күн бұрын

Beautiful i like the movement

@paulsteele6120 Жыл бұрын

Bravo! These pieces of horological history are well worth saving, if only for their beauty. Remember a stopped watch gives exact time twice a day

@redvitiswatches Жыл бұрын

100% agree. Always impresses me, with a good clean & oiling, how well thay run even after decades of neglect.

@dale4034 8 ай бұрын

Beautiful movement.

@WristwatchMedic1953 Жыл бұрын

A beautiful watch. You did a great job. I like the upside down method. Thank you . Keep the videos coming. I enjoy them.

@redvitiswatches Жыл бұрын

Glad you liked them. Cheers -Redvitis

@robertjordan7323 Жыл бұрын

Nice watch to bring back to life. I have my grandfather's pocket watch from around 1907, it has a Regina movement inside. To this Day it still runs. I wish I had a time grapher to see how it is keeping time.

@redvitiswatches Жыл бұрын

That's great Robert! There are some phone apps that work OK. We discovered a family watch some years ago. What a treasure!

@J.DeLaPoer Жыл бұрын

Are you Canadian by any chance? Regina = Omega, by the way. Like Tudor is to Rolex, Regina was an Omega sub-brand in Canada and a few other Commonwealth countries late 19th to around mid 20th century. Most of the examples I've seen have come from Canada. Unlike Tudor however, Regina generally used in-house movements, albeit unsigned ones eg; not Omega branded, and with a lesser grade of finish and often lower jewel count.

@robertjordan7323 Жыл бұрын

@@J.DeLaPoer Yes! Canadian. I'm not sure when my grandfather bought it but it runs very well. Being a branch of Omega might explain why?

@billg125 Жыл бұрын

Thank you!! One seriously good look'n monement

@redvitiswatches Жыл бұрын

Very welcome! 👍⏱️ -Redvitis

@fw1421 Жыл бұрын

What a beautiful watch. So ornate.😁

@redvitiswatches Жыл бұрын

Agree 100%

@larrydemaar409 Жыл бұрын

Nice work! I hope that you get a chance to buy a cannon pinion remover. It is a very handy tool and makes removing the cannon pinion much safer.

@redvitiswatches Жыл бұрын

Thanks Larry! 😊 -Redvitis

@paulsteele6120 Жыл бұрын

Swan neck regulator. Nice. Should be used more often.

@redvitiswatches Жыл бұрын

👍

@edwardconway5955 Жыл бұрын

Great Video. Bountiful watch, I've never seen one before. Enjoyed your narration as well. Keep working on your camera placement, a few more tweaks and it will be perfect. I just subscribed and look forward to more videos. Thanks, Ed

@redvitiswatches Жыл бұрын

Later Rockfords one of the best kept secrets in the vintage watch world. Glad you found my channel. Cheers -Redvitis

@marwancortez4467 Жыл бұрын

Nice vid. Do u repair for the public? I have a Turkish pocket watch that needs repair.

@redvitiswatches Жыл бұрын

Right now only watches for the channel. You can reach out to me by Instagram if you like. YT doesn't allow me to private message. Cheers -RedVitis

@tonyaxeman4381 4 ай бұрын

I never worked on a Rockford . I think I tried to find on on ebay but think the prices have highly inflated recently .

@redvitiswatches 4 ай бұрын

Other than for the collectable models, they are good watches for prices I've seen, similar to other brands.

@nasirhusainsmansuri9990 Жыл бұрын

Good

@redvitiswatches Жыл бұрын

👍

@J.DeLaPoer Жыл бұрын

As a watchmaker myself, I just want to say how much I dislike working on these full-plate movements. Beautiful? Accurate? Stunningly decorated? Absolutely! Finely engineered? Yes and no. A watch like this was more or less the pinnacle of the craft (short of literal marine chronometers), and in this era America was even beating the Swiss in both pure tech innovation and fit & finish in watchmaking... But this type of full plate watch is certainly a pain in the ass when it comes to repair/servicing.

@redvitiswatches Жыл бұрын

Really appreciate reading your perspective. I was so impressed with how well this one was made, and a few other things about it I didn't even point out. Would jump at the chance to work on another.

@J.DeLaPoer Жыл бұрын

@@redvitiswatches Yeah don't get me wrong, just that from a watchmaker's perspective the innovation of multiple bridges makes everything so much easier & safer to work with. Still in an age before exhibition backs were a thing (outside of the odd special salesmans' sample piece) the amount of finish they did that would never be seen by anyone save a watchmaker every few years is ridiculous. Depending on the model, the entire balance wheel and jewel settings may be solid 18k too

@benmak3283 Жыл бұрын

Why didn't you adjust beat error ? 0.5 a little bit high !

@redvitiswatches Жыл бұрын

Haven't heard that before. Pls explain. Cheers, RedVitis

@donaldkgarman296 Жыл бұрын

@@redvitiswatches I THINK HE REFERED TO BEAT ERROR

@redvitiswatches Жыл бұрын

Same answer, in short. To expand, Beat error of watch was 0.3 DU and 0.5 PU is not high. I set watches to BE less than 1 and they keep good time. I welcome other points of view, especially if they are well reasoned and backed with testing. Happy to discuss further. Cheers, RedVitis.

@douro20 10 ай бұрын

@@redvitiswatches Some people are just not pleased if the beat error rate isn't as close to zero as possible.

@delacosta85 Жыл бұрын

Awesome! I have to tell you, that leatherette looking backdrop awful 😕. Let me finish that sandwich with: Damn awesome work dude! I like everything else. I might subscribe 🤔 👍

@redvitiswatches Жыл бұрын

Great comment! Helps me to see parts and is lightly padded. -stick around, will see if I can make it less offensive.

@ricktanner2424 Жыл бұрын

One wrong plate screw, incorrect case screws, bent minute hand, bald crown, and the regulator toward Slow instead of tweaking the meantime screws - but your viewers think it's great.

@redvitiswatches Жыл бұрын

Yes, no, no, no, heck no, they have good taste. Cheers, Redvitis

@douro20 10 ай бұрын

You call a rocking bar a yoke. I think most of the work on the plates was done on a lathe.

@redvitiswatches 10 ай бұрын

Do you have a RWC parts list? I don't; Hamilton calls the part a yoke.

@douro20 10 ай бұрын

@@redvitiswatches They may have but in modern parlance these are called rocking bars. The yoke in modern keyless works is what moves the sliding pinion to engage and disengage the setting wheel and winding pinion.

@redvitiswatches 10 ай бұрын

Illinois watch Co also called similar part a yoke in their parts list.

@rimas5244 Жыл бұрын

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@redvitiswatches Жыл бұрын

I think you asked why the click spring was not removed. I found it was pressed in tight and would have required considerable force to remove. I left it on the plate while cleaning. Or are you asking about the seconds hand? I removed it by lifting the dial. But yes it was removed. Cheers, Redvitis