Great walk through! Thanks for sharing.

nice vedio broth-thank you - im a watchmaker from algeria in north africa-

Please keep sharing. Thanks!

Store your caliper with the jaws opened and without the locking the set screw.

as someone just getting into the field as a hobby, this is the most useful introductions to tools that i've seen -- very well presented, informative and illuminating as to functions, with some great notes from personal experience

Thanks for all the information about your display of your well organized tools for watch service. I’d started in the hobby of Watch Mods. I already did 2 watches and I am starting a 3rd one. I have some the tools that you mentioned, some from Bergeon, some bought on eBay. I have the same demagnetizer bought on eBay for $10. I did a Seiko SKX with great le bezel and crown. DD AR Blue Crystal (Double Dome Anti Reflective) and a Stailess Steel & Gold Jubilee Bracelet. The dial is blue, Mercedes style hands and a blue Ceramic Submariner Bezel. I have received so many compliments and gave me the motivation to keep doing Mods for my personal use. I think is a beautiful and rewarding hobby. I do not have lots of time since I work 70 to 90 hours a week at a regional airport and sometimes I am sooo tired on my day off that I just want to lay on bed all day long. But when it come to watches…I am planning to make the next one! Once again, thanks for sharing!

New here we subscribed as you requested, we ae viewing as a pair from Yucca Valley, California in the high-desert. We look forward to following your travels. Lance & Patrick.

Many thanks for these instructions. I second Christy O'Faghan's post.

Great info thank you

Thanks for sharing your knowledge with those of us who like to work on our own watches. Just a retired guy with "time" on his hands!!!

spring bar removal sucks bug time, somehow it is always a struggle for me. Great tip a found quite some time ago: floss wire! For me it is really the best and easiest way without damaging the strap. And always replace the spring bars with quick release spring bars!

Very helpful for an amateur like me!

I'd like to see something on your setup for video capture of the various bench operations. Camera, stand, lighting, magnification, data storage, editing software, etc.

I use a Swiss demagnetizer made for analogue tape recorder heads and capstans. I also use it for vinyl record albums. I hope it's good enough for watches, also.

3:25 been using Eurotool screw drivers. They say made in France like the A*F Switzerland ones and seem to be as good as Bergeon.

Interesting.

Great video and really helpful for someone like me just at the very beginning of looking into this hobby. I was wondering what the height of your pub table is, they come in all heights as far as I can tell.

what's the minimum and maximum screwdriver size you might need? I see some sets that go down to .8mm and others that go down to .5mm. I want to buy a good set, but not end up with tools I don't need. Thanks!

I wanted to learn how to fix , clean and replace battery on my own watches and possibly fix my family's watch. I hope you can help me

What kind of watch are you wearing. Very nice! Thanks for the video. Great tools.

I've loved watches for years and have always wanted to get into fixing them, so much so that I wanted to attend the Lititz Watch Technicum when I lived in Philadelphia. Unfortunately the GI Bill wouldn't cover any of my housing or bills because there is no tuition, even though the program is a full-time commitment five days a week for two years. Anyhow, I've recently decided to get into watch repair at the hobby level, and KZfaq has been invaluable to learn the ins and outs of it. I've recently been binging Marshall's videos over at Wristwatch Revival. This is the first of your videos I've watched and I prefer the format of the comprehensive, in-depth information you offer. If the rest of your content the same I will be binging your videos now. You mentioned Otto Frei, but it looks like they've moved almost completely into the jewelry space. Where do you go now for parts and tools? Esslinger and CousinsUK are the only two places I've found so far.

i love the combination of the high end swiss made stuff with the dollar store bought tools hahahahaha

I find old Metallica or 5 finger death punch to be a very relaxing choice for background music. Rodico is probably the most useful invention for watchmakers. Limitless in its uses. Pegwood is essential. Sharpen them to a point to clean jewel holes and scrape the dirt and dried lubricants off jewels and other tight areas of the watch before cleaning.

I really enjoy your videos! Question, can you please provide the link, or where I can buy the individual "circular or round" Case Back Protective Film, (used to prevent scratching the case back when removing)? I only can find rolls on Amazon, Esslinger or Otto Frei. Most of my watch collection are 52mm in size, (large case backs). Thank you!

Is that oil rack you showed a set? Or did you select those as single items and just put them in a crate?

Just an fyi, if you move your calipers too fast up and down you risk breaking gears, even in small incraments.

Ok..started hobby repair. Inherited a concord steeplechase..the band/ SS oyster bracelet was shot, its held together by double serrated 13 mm pins. Took it to a jeweler. The schmuck put cotter pins in the bracelet instead, complained parts hard to find. the band failed in 3 weeks, $ 100 dollars gone. I picked up again 8 years later. Yes the pins are non existent. A common size is 1mm thick..too small, need 1.3 thick, 1. 33 mm for worn holes.. im now trying to make my own pins..a work in progress. Trying to learn about hardness now. A pin that is friction fit myst be harder than the bracelet material. So ive been going thru our households quartz watches..they all just needed a cleaning and battery. Amazing how much dirt metal bracelets hold.. All my watches were easy, pop off backs, some batteries just popped out /in, some one screw. Just ran into an armitron that fell apart when i removed what i call the " battery bridge" 2 screws came out and the cell dropped out, the bridge fell out. The main circuit board came out, the battery negative terminal came loose. Spent about 1 hour couldnt get it back together. Problem is a curved crystal, and i cant get the bracelet off. I stopped. Ordered some more tools. This is the first watch that i can start appreciating how light and delicate the parts are. The screws are completely invisible with an eye loop. Tools, patience, time. Skill Im gonna love this hobby

The audio is so crisp :)

For work on the movement what size screwdriver i need first ? Thank you

19:30 how does a thermal conductivity tester allow you to know if its sapphire or not?!

The yellow movement holder can be quite awkward to work with...the 4 white plastic nubs that hold the movement can get in the way of tweezers...from personal experience.

Anytime you are working on machinery- cars, watches motorcycles you always should use the best tools that you can afford.

where can you find the clear plastic movement cases? Shockingly, searches for "plastic watch movement storage cases" turns up a lot of noise.

Hello Mr.. could you making the list all the tools for me? I so glad if u want to help me.. sincerely yours

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Do you ever need to go below 0.5mm in screwdriver size?

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13:59 for that annoying -0.01!

The UK version of these interchangeable tips has not proved to be strong enough to slacken off a number of my watch backs. They wear much too easily then lose their effect. And I have not found a retailer for replacement tips.

buy the best German screwdriver otherwise you waste your time , the cheap one don't get the screws out and get dull

Sir am form india (kerala) i wand watch riper tool box am watch mekanik

I usually listen to a book

Im Curious what you you use when shellacing an impulse jewel , I was just restoring an older hamilton and the jewel was loose , one of my least favorite jobs .