Vintage 1955 Hamilton Pelham Watch Restoration

Vintage 1955 Hamilton Pelham Watch Restoration - American Made Caliber 753

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In this video, I service and restore a vintage Hamilton Pelham from 1955. The movement is an American made Hamilton caliber 753 automatic with 19 jewels.
The Hamilton Pelham was produced for just one year in 1955. The serial number on the movement (63482F) indicates that it was made in 1953. I serviced this movement in October 2020.
My review of the completed watch: • Vintage Watch Review -...
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@mlbabineaux 5 ай бұрын

Nice old Hamilton pieces you work on. Great job on getting these working tops , once again.

@etebol 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for being thorough in explaining the processes and such....for us the newbies is priceless info.

@ronl7131 6 ай бұрын

Nice restoration. Quality timepiece

@dodgep472 2 жыл бұрын

Currently disassembled my Hamilton with a ETA 1220 movement. Fun stuff

@paulschumacker9901 3 жыл бұрын

Another excellent tutorial. I noticed that you didn’t lubricate the escape wheel pivots before installing the train bridge. Also, with these Hamilton movements I’ve had a difficult time getting the hairspring to fit between the regulator pins. Sometimes it goes together perfectly but mostly it doesn’t. Would you consider doing a video on this? I know this gets pretty granular, but those of us who are hanging on your every word, this would be a great lesson! In any case, thanks for a nice complement to your 747 movement video!

@DaveMGmovies 3 жыл бұрын

I learn a whole lot more every time I watch one of your videos. Lovely job.

@WolfeVintageWatches 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks Dave, that means a lot to hear. I appreciate it very much.

@williamirwin7107 3 жыл бұрын

I have that movement in my Stuart B. Very elegant, durable and accurate

@benerabilis 3 жыл бұрын

Not overrestored! Fine!

@kswaminathan5439 3 жыл бұрын

Beautiful watch very well restored. Very informative video.

@steveflor9942 3 жыл бұрын

Looks very well made. Lovely restoration.

@WolfeVintageWatches 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks Steve!

@watchhobbie6002 3 жыл бұрын

Excellent restoration!

@WolfeVintageWatches 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you!

@WhoCares69 3 жыл бұрын

Very nice watch and nicely done 👍🏻.

@WolfeVintageWatches 3 жыл бұрын

Glad you liked it!

@daviddixon2209 3 жыл бұрын

Hamilton made some beautiful watches.

@WolfeVintageWatches 3 жыл бұрын

They still do, but they used to too. -Mitch Hedberg (if he were a Hamilton fan)

@RedWolfRedWolfRedWolf 3 жыл бұрын

Just found your channel. Very nice restorations mate. Keep it up. Thanks Ps I prefer the ones where you talk us through it like this one. 👍🏻

@WolfeVintageWatches 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you very much for the kind words and for the feedback!

@Archer335 3 жыл бұрын

Good Job!

@WolfeVintageWatches 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks!

@luizferreira7540 3 жыл бұрын

Serviço excelente,meus parabéns.🇧🇷🇧🇷🇧🇷🇧🇷🇧🇷🇧🇷🇧🇷

@WolfeVintageWatches 3 жыл бұрын

Obrigado por assistir meu vídeo

@LCMNUNES1962 3 жыл бұрын

ÓTIMO TRABALHO PROFISSIONAL, BRASIL OK

@WolfeVintageWatches 3 жыл бұрын

Muito obrigado!

@perrybucsdad Жыл бұрын

Isn't it best to remove the balance wheel and pallet fork first before anything else in the movement? Also, you skipped over (I think) letting down the wind that is on the watch before removing the stem, ratchet wheel, click, etc. Nice tip in removing the hairspring stud from the balance wheel assembly. Nice video.

@sennendourado9677 3 жыл бұрын

U r a master craftsman, keep up this beautiful art in times of mobile phone times!!!!! Sennen Antonio Dourado Wisconsin Milwaukee Mumbai India

@WolfeVintageWatches 3 жыл бұрын

I'll do my best! Thanks for watching.

@CCastroA17 3 жыл бұрын

Amazing video as usual, but I´d love to see de cleaning process

@WolfeVintageWatches 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you very much! I have it on my list to make a cleaning process video. I hope to have that out in the near future.

@troynasello2085 3 жыл бұрын

I really like your videos. I watch alot of watch servicing videos and I love the way you describe your process. Can you please tell me what that gel like stuff is on the end of a white stick you used to clean off the dial towards the end of the video? Thanks a million!

@WolfeVintageWatches 3 жыл бұрын

Hi Troy, thank you for watching! Those are Bergeon Adhesive Swabs, part number 7007-2. I picked them up from Esslinger, as well as Cleaning Pad for Adhesive Swabs Bergeon, part number 7007-C to keep them clean. So far, I'm pretty happy with them, but I wouldn't say they're completely necessary. A clean piece of rodico will do essentially the same job.

@troynasello2085 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks alot!

@kswaminathan5439 2 жыл бұрын

Sir, Can you tell me what no lens you are using? The image is do big and clear. Thanks.

@gopalakrishnanramaswamy6562 Жыл бұрын

when the mainspring is fully wound,will not the other end of the mainspring lose its grip in the barrel?

@danilomds1587 3 жыл бұрын

Please show how the parts are washed.

@MW2xxnoobxx 9 ай бұрын

What mainspring winder are you using in this video?

@d3xmeister 3 жыл бұрын

Very nice job. What is that thing you cleaned the dial with ?

@WolfeVintageWatches 3 жыл бұрын

Those are Bergeon Adhesive Swabs, part number 7007-2. They work pretty good for very light cleaning.

@adventureteam67 3 жыл бұрын

Wolf* how do most crown/stems come out on most watch cases?? Are there tiny screws that have to be loose to pull out stems out?

@WolfeVintageWatches 3 жыл бұрын

Hi Mike - Yes. Stems are held in place by the setting lever. The setting lever is held in place by the setting lever screw. This is the screw I point out that is on the watchmaker's side of the movement, holding the setting lever in on the dial side. Once the setting lever screw is loosened, the stem can be removed. On some watches, there is no setting lever screw. In those movements, the setting lever is held in place by a spring, which needs to be depressed to release the stem.

@eatpeach2355 3 жыл бұрын

your blue Moebius grease should work better than the D5 （if I'm not wrong）on the canon pinion

@WolfeVintageWatches 3 жыл бұрын

I hadn't considered that....you may be exactly right. I'll give the 9501 grease a try to test it out instead of D5 (you were right). Thank you for the advice, I appreciate it.

@eatpeach2355 3 жыл бұрын

Wolfe Vintage Watches The lubrication of canon pinion won't reall affect the timing unless it's really bad. Most of the tech sheet will suggest grease on canon pinion these includes those moebius blue grease 95XX and molykote DX. I did try to use HP1300 and D5. On some movement I don't find issues with it. On particular movement especially those with a tight canon pinion, if you use oil instead of grease it will be very difficult to snap that pinion on to the post. Besides you will get a smoother experience if you apply grease.

@WolfeVintageWatches 3 жыл бұрын

@@eatpeach2355 Great points. I've stuck with D5 up to this point because I haven't had any issues and haven't needed to revisit the lubrication charts. Do you work on both modern and vintage movements? Do you notice any difference between the two as it relates to lubrication of the canon pinion? I have no experience with a movement after 1978, so am curious.

@j81851 3 жыл бұрын

Just curious see other watchmakers actually using breaking (braking?) grease in the barrel. I saw you just lube the arbor unless I missed it. Is that due to the fact this is a manual wind and you do not want mainspring slip? Excellent work, superb narration particularly explaining in such wonderful detail and clarity. Excited about finding your channel cause I am a watchmaker wannabe first class and love this content!!

@WolfeVintageWatches 3 жыл бұрын

Hi John - Great question. Yes, braking grease is only necessary on automatic watches or on mainsprings that are designed to slip in modern manual wind watches. This is to not only prevent wear and tear on the barrel walls, but to provide a bit of grip for the mainspring so it doesn't completely unwind. You can see me apply braking grease in the automatic movements from my other videos...this is the first manual movement I've posted. On these vintage manual wind barrels, since the mainspring is held in place by the T-end, there is no need for braking grease (you're absolutely correct; the mainspring does not slip). I do, however, lubricate the entire mainspring with Moebius 8200 to prevent rust and so power is delivered smoothly. I didn't get that process on camera, but will try to do so in future videos. Thanks for your question and for watching! I appreciate it very much.

@j81851 3 жыл бұрын

Wow maybe watching these videos is paying off! Thanks for the thought and time you took here to answer my question . Ironically enough I watched another (couple-i am hooked) of your videos and sure enough you did a beautiful Hamilton auto and 'll and behold breaking grease in the barrel. Please keep up the good work the content, narration and in depth explanations are excellent!

@billymania11 3 жыл бұрын

It is my intention to buy one of your pieces. Waiting for my discretionary account to replenish.

@WolfeVintageWatches 3 жыл бұрын

Ah yes, I am very familiar with the discretionary/watch fund. Mine never seems to replenish as fast as I think it should...

@LCMNUNES1962 3 жыл бұрын

NO LUBRIFICATIONs ???

@ronl7131 3 жыл бұрын

I’ve fixed a few....with my chimp hands....compared to the real pros...

@Vishalkumar-mu5hy 3 жыл бұрын

Wrong way of testing the pallet movement.

@WolfeVintageWatches 3 жыл бұрын

I'm always up for learning more. How do you test the pallet indexing? In the video, I do index the fork pretty quickly back and forth, but that was after I had already tested it with a single index to each side. Thanks for watching!