I think it's a good idea and would be willing to purchase in the pre-sale.

Hairsprings are a nightmare

At what point does it write off a watch? This must take days and man power and expensive tools and solutions . Surely this must cost hundreds (just this part) so many watches must get written off for such work. It needs passionate sympathetic watch makers to keep these fine instruments alive! Thank you for such an insight. Nickel plating would of been the cherry on the cake ❤👌😎

As a part-time/hobbyist watchmaker in Australia being very remote from the watchmaking centre in Eurpoe, I think the book concept you describe is a great idea and I would be in for a pre-sale. More power to you on this project!

Incredible!

Excuse my ignorance, but did they dent it to deform metal and reduce the oval shape of the hole??

I am down for Pre-Sale!!

Is there evidence that these specific plastic parts degrade and break down faster? I am put off by the idea of plastic parts within the movement but if they prove to be just as good in practical use and over a longer period of time... i'd consider the powermatic 80 movement watches.

You're very inspiring, in the best ways! 👍

Yes!! I cannot wait for this book! My husband is a watchmaker and I just applied for school. This will live lovingly in our home. So excited to help support you!

Remarkable that you could drill this out and refill with material AND re-find the perfect center for the barrel so that it meshes perfectly with the rest of the train. Would REALLY like to see how you approached this!

Ah it just needs some more oil :)

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Curious why you put it in the lathe instead of drill press?

Thank you for actually showing the setup for fixing it, that's the most interesting part of your videos. How would you restore nickel plating? Do you strip nickel from the entire bridge or use plating brush? Thank you again!

Excellent idea. Please let us know.

Excellent restoration. Hope you show us the assembly and finished product.

Nice restoration. I have to add though that it is easy to bad mouth the person who did a botched job until you consider that up until the seventies there were thousands of watch makers and millions of mechanical watches. Most of the watch repair people may not have had a nice lathe with a centering face plate also they may have only been paid five dollars to get the thing running. I have seen some very interesting fixes on watches and clocks and I look at them with a different light. Maybe the owner did not want to pay for the repair and maybe the repair man needed the money and honestly did what he could. Today everyone sees mechanical watches as highly collectible. That was not the case fifty years ago. I’m not advocating bad work but in a bad situation sometimes corners need to be cut. Anyway sorry about the rant. I enjoy your channel

Hi, may I know where can I find the information about the training such course detail, course fee .........?

Thanks for going through the problem and showing us the solution. Cheers.🙂

Hallo Kalle, I am in to the idea to pre-order your book. Tough, being a “pensionado” watchcollector, I am new in tinkering with watches myself. Besides basic tools, will there be a part in the book how to set up a small workshop and which light is best for a watchmaker?

Van een restoratie gesproken ;-) Prachtig werk Kalle!

What a fantastic idea to do a pre-sale of the book. I'm totally on board with that!

Great job Kalle!

Hey Kalle, I’m all in to pre-ordering your new book. So excited to seeing it come to fruition! Thanks for all your great work and for sharing it to all watch enthusiasts.

Excellent

thank you Master Kalle for explaining to us the way of the machining correctly.

I was working on a ST 3600 movement and the hairspring disconnected from the balance wheel assembly. There is no screw to attach the hairspring back. It looks like it is just a friction fit. What am I missing? How do you re attach the hairspring on this type of movement? Love your videos by the way. I’ve learned so much.

Count me in for the pre-sale!

Thank you for the introduction. 👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻🙇🙇🙇🙇🙇🙇🙇

What is the right method of repair if the barrel arbor hole is stretched ? Do you always use a bushing ? 🤔

Kalle, the repair looks great! Would love to see video of you making and installing the brass bushing to repair the arbor hole.

Hi Kalle, I think it would be very nice to have the pre order option. This is a costly project.

Yes i would gladly pre-sale your book!

complimenti e bravissimi, restauro top!!!!

Of course

Great solution 👏

I am cancelling the previous watchmaker’s certification and confiscating all of his tools. From now on he will work in an automotive junkyard, where he will be able to beat on any car without an issue.

Cool to see the followup, nice

Bedankt Kalle voor deze video wat een fantastisch werk doen jullie

Very, very cool! Thank you for sharing that. I would liked to have watched the actual lathe work too. I think that would have been interesting.

This is a Good job 👍 thanks for the video

What a beautiful job, and I'd love to see more of this! Just wonderful 😊

Always nice to see ur videos.... Kalle in all honesty, your beard is about to take over the show.

Awesome!! great job Kalle

It’s a great idea! I hope all members can take many knowledge from it! Good luck! I’ll try read it from Russia, off course with payment!

How much a restoring like this cost??

Hi count me in for the pre sale of the book, great video’s and educational entertainment 😊👌👍

Man just repairing the botched job is quite a task 🥵, hope your client sees the whole video of the dismantling to appreciate the work involved. Moral of the story: you always benefit having maintenance instead of having a major overhaul!👌❤️👍😍 Bravo once more to you & team for excellent work 👌❤️👍

What do you mean "Bodge Job" !!! I will have you know that I used my biggest hammer and a whole can of WD40 !!!!