I would like to see a Dom style video.

Hello, I recently purchased a timegrapher, Weisher 1900, and put my Seiko SPB121 with the 6R35A movement on it and it's running a bit slow however my main concern is the variation between the different positions: Date: Position Rate (S/D) Amplitude Beat Error (Ms) 6/30/2024 Dail up -15 193 0.2 Dial down -3 209 0.5 Crown at 12H -62 163 0.1 Crown at 9H -12 183 0.7 Crown at 6H -12 174 0.7 Crown at 3H -44 181 0.1 There's almost a 60 second difference between some positions. Wondering what your diagnoses is for that or if that's what you get with a mid grade movement, is there a problem with the balance wheel or does the movement simply need to be taken apart, cleaned, lubricated and put back together? I fully wound the watch and let it sit for a couple of hours before I pulled these results. I bought the watch new about 4 years ago and it's never been serviced. I'm not expecting to have 0 positional variance however expecting numbers better than this. Thank you!

Alex I am a beginner and i am starting with vintage mechanical watches. I can't afford a full set of Bergeron winders is a #6 winder a good start? Thanks for all you help.

Great video as always. I was rewatching because I managed to get a great eBay find on a set of 7-8 burnishers. However, they need to be dressed. My purchase also came with a tin plate for polishing. Surprisingly heavy. It has a fine grey powder on it. Possibly diamantine? Any advice on dressing them with the tin plate? Thanks.

Awesome info! Thank you.

finally, i can find my private parts

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Sir, you tend to make the impossible become possible. I can’t tell you how much I appreciate your skills. 🕐⚙️🍸

Perfect timing. Now I get to make another tool I didn’t know how to make.

Man didnt fluff around and came straight to the point, love it and thanks

This is why I tell people that Watch Repair is a great hobby. So much to learn from everywhere. Even just from Utube.

What are your thoughts on the eve pin polisher that ive heard reed by several others?

The problem for many repairers is that they have no idea about the mechanical theory, how the watch actually works. You ask them why the lever escapement needs oil and they won't know.

Hi Sir Alex, thank you for sharing this informative videos i play all vidoes one by one to added me technaque for repair my Watch and thank you for Tips before end of videos. from Philippines

I used polywatch on my wife’s face and it removed all the wrinkles, she looks 21 again.

Hello, friend Smith, thank you for sharing, a question, what type of lubricant do you use on the paddle and what type do you use on the jewelry, thank you

Think i just fried my brain a little.Very informative video

Holy crap you're a life saviour. I was nearly giving up on the hobbie untill your comment at around 12:00 about the misalignment of the fork with the jewel.

where's antman when you need him

F’in awesome video. I like your style.

Thank you for the video. I received the diamond polishing film from Sharpo and it was easy to use and did a fantastic job with the super polishing!

👏👏👏

Neat tip .

another fine lesson Alex I have a project to work on tonight as I have broken to many regulator pins Thank you again Alex😍

Man I wish I knew this trick a few years ago when I shot a cap jewel off into the 18th dimension and had to buy another movement to get a replacement. I never did find that jewel despite an extensive search.......

The US average may be 600 mrem but that doesn't mean it's individually true for all humans on Earth. There are some places where the natural exposure exceeds 10,000 mrem per year for the local population. Also in reality not just the dose matters but the dose rate as well, although the LNT model postulates that dose rate is irrelevant (but seems to be wrong about that).

so were can i buy a cheap aluminum holder for my pocket watch repair

Aprendice Brasil. Restauration.

Very good

Does this mean I have to find/buy vibrating tools for all the different frequencies a watch can run at?

Hey Alex woke up this morning to this wonderful video on how to make this tool. Of course now I have to go make this tool. I do have lots of other work to do today, including work. My wife probably wants me to do, but making this too old, seems like a lot more fun. The other thing that you need to do is tell people how to close the regular pins, but that is probably obvious as you just push them with a very fine pair of tweezers and then use your tool to do the final adjustment. I’ve been given a Hamilton 992 pocket, watch to work on and this thing is way out of beat and has some pretty big deltas in all positions. So we’ll see what the gap is for the regular pins as I attempt to get this thing performing better, after cleaning.

amazing...had to replace my first mainspring last week and my teacher showed me this. Thanks for sharing.

Your expertise and experience is a joy to behold :-)

Great video , I'm an electronics tech who always had an interest in watches ....STILL can't believe how tiny this stuff is !!! great info here .

I should have seen this video before. Just bought a for parts movement to take the cap jewel I lost few days ago and couldn't find anymore

Why do you loosen every single screw slightly before the final tightening? I noticed you do it with every screw like that, so there must be a good reason?

I have been getting interested in watch repair for a couple of months now and I have watched a number of your videos. You have taught me a lot. Finally I have something to contribute to you. My background is in metallurgy and I spent my career in the heat treatment of aerospace parts. When you heat the mainspring material red hot with a torch and allow it to cool in air it is not tempering. It is technically Normalizing. It will probably make the material soft enough to cut and file but it may not be the best way to accomplish this. There is a risk of some areas, like the edges, cooling quickly enough to partially re-harden. Heating the spring to a temperature slightly below red hot, if you can do it, would produce a lower hardness and less chance of breaking while cutting and filing. Then when re-hardening the finished tool the steel just has to get barely red hot to allow it to harden on quenching, around 1500 degrees F. In the video it is way overheated. Probably works most of the time but its not necessary. After quenching temper the tool in any oven at about 450 degrees F for an hour or so. This will lower the hardness slightly but increase the toughness greatly. I hope this helps.

Lol...I was going to ask you to do this very same type of video. Thanks!

My problem with Omega is that I like the idea of getting a co-axial movement but there is nothing in the current catalogue I like, nearly everything has a dial like a ploughed field, some like a badly ploughed field. They used to do some stunning watches years ago so I'm keeping an eye out for a second hand one. To be fair there is nothing in the Rolex catalogue I'd want other than the 36mm Explorer and I've already got the best version of that.

Thank you again. You are a great master watchmaker! Thanks to your valuable help today I have been able to finish the restoration of my fourth watch, a beautiful Seiko Advan that I will wear with pride. My dream is to one day reach your level so that I can pass on this knowledge to others as well. I will practice hard until then.

Hi Alex! I'm a new watchmaker hobbyist from Finland. I found your videos and started learning from those. And I find them really good. Love your bonus tips :D Keep doing good work for old watches, less get broken when we have good teacher. Thank you!

I've learned a terrific method for adjusting the pin gap; previously, I used a little screw driver for that purpose. Thank you!

How does the length of a mainspring affect its performance? The width and strength are pretty intuitive, so if I get that wrong I should be able to troubleshoot it. But if I use this formula for an unknown movement, and the mainspring ends up being significantly longer or shorter than the original, is there a problem I might run into, or a particular symptom I should look out for?

Grreat job thank again always great and helpful info that no one tells u 👍

I am careless with watches. I just don't know how to stop myself from bumping my arm into stuff and scratching my watches. I have an analog Casio watch that in the previous 24 hours somehow i got a deep scratch in the face of, near the edge. I don't have any tools; as of today my ability to fix watches is approximately zero.

Question about shaky hands- What strategy do you use to work on hairspring adjustments and other sensitive parts? Or can you drink 4 cups of coffee and still have steady hands like a superhero?

Every watchmaking tool vid ever. "To make this simple tool go out and buy 5 tools." lol. Great vid but this is always a frustration with this stuff haha.

Awesome video Alex !!!!!

You aneal the mainspring ?