It pays to be patient with those chips! Lol after a couple times redrawing to clear chips it starts to get annoying real quickly lol Obviously bad idea to act like they don't exist 😂

Best demonstration of Jacot tool I've seen on KZfaq. Thanks for the advice about the tapering problem and stepping down the grooves as a way to minimize it. This is not mentioned in most demonstrations. I don't seem to be able to find qbstuff. Are they still in business?

This is a really helpful series, thanks for doing this!

Good video. I cannot find part 2.

I feel your pain brother. 2 things I hate the most: fitting roller jewels and hairspring work.....

Дуже важливо знати 😊❤

I would like to fix my rolex 1500 it seems to have problems I am from Puerto Rico if I have to send the watch let me know thank you

Thank you so much for such a clear in depth tutorial into the Jacot tool and burnishers. Iv just purchased a clean full set and awaiting their arrival. Your content will help me no end and you now have a new subscriber.

I love the (higher grade Waltham) American grade and Amn grades! Your desire to restore this, as you said “basket case” movement impresses me considerably. I will be following your progress with interest!

When I first I saw the device, I thought it was a thumb lock! But then the real explanation made it clear!

I just wanted to thank you for all of your watch repair videos. I have learned much from watching them and it has helped me advance my watch repair skills. Your in-depth explanations are a valuable asset to all learning this amazing craft. Thanks again.

I just started collecting pocket watches. I got a really nice one I need to get going

I'm confused. I thought the purpose of those screws was to adjust the balance of the wheel. Why would you need to lighten one?

I love the chain with the leather connection. I’m assuming you bought that new for this watch. Where is it from? would love to have one for my Illinois pocket watch

Burnisher is rolling the surface not filing. It will reduce the diameter of the spigot but not removing material or removing it very little.

Congratulations good job

Thank you for taking the time and effort to show us the pivot reconditioning procedure.

You can take some metal polish and polish the new and old jewels in the plate and you won't even able to see the difference

Hi, how much total weight did you remove?

I had the same problem with a Waltham 220. The star was completely rusted and the screw on teh bottom was also rusted. I successfully freed it up with wd40 and it all cleaned up nicely. Replaced the star, blued washer and screw.

well done...those tools are insanely expensive but we need them.

Wow...thanks for this video. Thank you so very much. These is the kind of stuff I'm talking about!. Good man! You are only one of a couple who even bother showing these important matters. All most want to do is just video themselves cleaning, oiling, slapping it on the Timegrapher and all is perfect. That almost never happens. For instance, understanding what the Timegrapher is telling us is what I need. The prognosis/diagnosis thing. e.g. I had a watch I cleaned, oiled, and it seemed to run well. I put it on the Timegrapher, and it showed a huge amplitude drop from horizontal v vertical position. Why?. What is that a sign of?. See...that is what myself and many other newbs out there need to know to learn to be good watchmakers. Thank you so every much for these detailed videos on dynamic poising. This is what I have been wanting to learn and practice but there is little info out there for us rookies. Thanks. Thanks. Thanks

Thanks for the video on the Jacot tool! Unfortunately, those pivot gauges are going for almost the same price as the jacot tool! Yikes... Would it be possible to just buy a set of jewels of different sizes and make one?

Super! Nice!

As always you are very informative...great video.

Great video...I appreciate it.

Awesome job on this video...thanks.

Question: What kind of alcohol are you using on that video?

Do you take watches in for repair from the general public?

Thank you! Very clear and informative.

I have an old CYMA PW with the exact same style of settings and jewel broken 3rd wheel bottom plate, I purchased another movement with good jewels. My question, is it possible to push out the setting and jewel complete from one movement and install into the other, assuming piviot hole size is correct? Thanks!

It’s nice having the correct tools for the job. Good job!

Excellent narration! Really appreciate your detailed commentary (e.g. lifting the hands straight up from ceramic dials - never heard this before but it makes sense). Also, explaining certain terms (e.g. end shake and side shake - hear it a lot but no clue what it meant)!! So THANK YOU!!

Good video! Wish you had shown the under cutting process in more detail as I’ve never seen it done and believe most of us hasn’t. I assume that you’ve used a bow to turn the screw? I always thought e should use the screwdriver as turning mechanism but completely wrong I presume was I.

What a great demo! Nicely done.😊

Nicely done. Really well explained. Just one question that I have trouble finding an answer for. What grit abrasive emory/wet & dry do you use to pdress the abrasive "teeth" on the burnisher?

Thank you for sharing 😊

This series was awesome. I’m still not ready for this kind of watch regulation/adjustment but, I’m glad I have access to these videos when the time comes! Great work! I hope you can make more watch videos in the future!

Do work on watches

Excellent tutorial video. FYI at 12:22, you use the large barrel of the bench mic for final measurement. If the micrometer nut is properly adjusted and the lubricant not dried and thickened, using the small barrel or knob at the end generally allows easier repeatability. I expect you have more than enough dexterity and attentiveness to use either portion of the barrel. For me, the small barrel provides an additional layer of consistency against my hand being tired or caffeinated. Again, excellent video.

Great stuff, and a lovely blue dial Raketa as well!

Nice job, I'm learning a lot. I also like hearing the birds.

Hi, nice job. Did you push out the old pin (how?), and then I assume you could measure it, or did you measure the good pin? I don’t have a lathe, do you know if it’s possible to purchase tapered brass for such a job? Ta.

Its very informative,nice work explanation,learning a lot

Thanks for this. Any idea why the impulse jewel should be aligned at 90° to the balance arms? Provided the hairspring collet is aligned properly relative to the impulse jewel, the alignment of the balance wheel shouldn’t matter, unless this is a convention to make it easier to remember where the hairspring collet should be pointing.

Thanks for this! I particularly liked the way you checked end shake for various wheel combinations. Another KZfaqr checked the original internal diameter of the broken jewel with a taper gauge before it could fall apart, and then checked the existing depth of the broken jewel using his Seitz tool, before pressing it out. This way he had a ballpark setting on the Seitz for the new jewel (assuming it’s the same thickness). This might save you a little trial and error

Best video I found about this subject. Cheers and Merry Christmas from Canada.

As a recently retired engineer, Watchmaking is my new passion. Your clear, honest and intuitive progression of the examination, mechanical triage, clean and repair is very well done. Visual learners like myself find this hugely helpful. Watch repair is a dangerous rabbit hole to venture down, but fun! Thanks and well done.

VERY GOOD & CLEAR EXPLANATION - THANKYOU

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