$10,000 Vintage Chronograph restoration (Owner didn't know the price)

[@TheHitman-]

I like to think of myself as skilled, but this guy is a master. 👌 👏 How much to replace my mainspring in a chronograph quarter repeater? I'm scared to touch it 😂

[@UhrenDantler]

Hey just contact me on instagram, there you can send me photos and maybe I can help you :D

[@TheHitman-]

@UhrenDantler Thanks for agreeing to help me, brother. I took the leap and replaced the mainspring. Pictures help I'll say that. Thanks again.

[@mikeellis4345]

Fascinating! I didn’t realise chronographs were available long ago. It’s a very beautiful watch! Great job!

[@UhrenDantler]

Thank you! Yes this one is one of the very early ones!

[@ScratchyBaws]

Beautiful timepiece and excellent work. Many thanks here in Scotland.

[@UhrenDantler]

Thank you! Greetings to scottland!

[@Rattlerjake1]

I've always been i awe of how they were able to make all of these small component parts, and this was well prior to all of the high-speed electronic manufacturing today. And then being able to assemble it all. Truly amazing.

[@UhrenDantler]

Thats handwork and skill at its best if you ask me! And it shows what is possible if you know what you are doing!

[@cafemolido5459]

Way more impressive than the pyramids!!

[@ygrbooks]

Thank you so much for sharing this brilliant video of the restoration of an extraordinary watch on KZbin: 👍👌👏!

[@UhrenDantler]

Thank you!

[@BobMills-wz5gg]

I just love some of the coments if only they could spell

[@awkward2092]

Amazing work again! I Discovered your channel right at the beginning and I am amazed by this craftsmanship. I like how you explain what you do in each step. I learned a lot from your videos regarding how a watch works. TY!!❤

[@UhrenDantler]

Awesome, thank you!

[@FlightEagle]

Impressed by your work here. The videography is excellent, with sharp focus in both macro / microscope shots. Then there was your watchmaking workmanship, which was also excellent to a non expert who just enjoys watching such videos. On top of all that its a more complex chronograph movement. Well done! Subscribed and looking forward to watching more of your videos.

[@UhrenDantler]

Thank you. Really happy to read that!

[@harryzero1566]

​@@UhrenDantlerI found the content a bit blurry, after reading some of your positive comments I'm concerned

[@jozsefizsak]

That's wonderful! One time a watchmaker tried to buy my father's rare watch for $500 but of course he said no and left the shop. It's so nice that you made someone happy with the real value and history of this marvelous chronograph. 😊

[@UhrenDantler]

Oh wow. You know what is the best about all? Susanne doesn‘t want to Sell the watch even if its worth that much. She wants to keep it for good memories

[@jozsefizsak]

@@UhrenDantler That's great!

[@waerokinghuang8603]

High patience , great technique , clear vision , excellent tutorial 👍

[@UhrenDantler]

Thank you :)

[@ppod-]

Beautiful watch and excellent work, thank you for sharing! Is one of the columns on the column wheel broken? If so, I suppose everything should still work except one out of eight times chrono buttons need to be pressed twice?

[@UhrenDantler]

I love it when people pay that much attention! You Are Right. The column was broken (i guess, even if I couldnt find any signs of a broken column under the microscope) from the beginning. Sadly this movement is so rare you hardly find spare parts… so every 16th time you are pushing the chrono start/stop Button you have to push twice. I think thats ok. Hats off to your close attention to detail!

[@fanatikdave]

god i envy you your patience, attention to detail and perserverance. good work and happy to see such a passionate individual. truly remarkable.

[@UhrenDantler]

Thank you for your very kind words!

[@BackwardGalaxy]

That movement was stunning. What a privilege to get to work on that.

[@UhrenDantler]

Yeah it really was

[@erikblicherstasiak2803]

Great video, and awesome job, a joy to watch. Wow that watch was dirty. Your video gave me a lot of inspiration to get started on servicing my own vintage chronograph watch i purchased a while back, guess it depends on the watchmaker, I was tought to let the watch dry run for 20 min before oiling the pallet stones though 🙂👍

[@UhrenDantler]

Good luck!

[@El1988Che]

I'm watching this with a Lemania 5100 on the wrist haha (Tutima Military Chronograph Ref 798.3). Lemania is definitely my favourite chronograph movement maker, and this one you're working on is such a treat. I also own the Lemania LWO 283, it was a project in collaboration with Lemania and Dubois-Depraz that was heavily funded by Heuer (and had exclusivity for a while, the module eventually ended in stuff like the Royal Oak Offshore from the 90s). Glad KZbin recommended me this video this morning! I'm now subscribed.

[@UhrenDantler]

Thank you! This was my first Lemania and I was really pleased how everything worked out! Maybe I will have the pleasure to work on an 5100 in the Future! This would be Great

[@johnsaltzohuigin6660]

Hats of to those who draw the blueprints for these types of watches. That takes real know how.

[@UhrenDantler]

Good comment!

[@mwade6982]

Chronograph movements are always so amazing - great job 👏

[@UhrenDantler]

Yeah they really are!

[@francispalmer9737]

Loved every minuet of that, quite intense watching the watch going back together knowing it's value and rarity. Superb movement and a great job, cheers Uhren.

[@UhrenDantler]

Thank you Francis!

[@BobMills-wz5gg]

Crappy reply bad spelling

[@wp8786]

Great stuff, but the silence killed me. But much respect on your skill level!

[@justinleclairabdullahqasim117]

Love the silence. Love the work. Thanks

[@cafemolido5459]

People think that a lot of loud background noise improves the video -- does NOT.

[@paulhendershott667]

Just when I finished my 1st disassembly and assembly of my 1st movement, an ST3620, I watch your video and decide I should just take up golf after all.... 😂😂

[@UhrenDantler]

No no! Just go on, it is the best hobby

[@zakirmusa4132]

Stunning watch.

[@UhrenDantler]

Agreed!

[@blave549]

Brilliant video. Thanks.

[@UhrenDantler]

Thank you for watching

[@Valleedbrume]

Fantastic work

[@DecemberNames]

thx mate!

[@ronl7131]

Good restoration & strong timepiece

[@UhrenDantler]

Thank you!

[@ecleveland1]

Can you use a soft brush to help clean the movement plate? Or is that corrosion damage? It always looks like dust that’s been there for a long time and won’t come off without a little mechanical scrubbing.

[@Molagmaar]

great work

[@UhrenDantler]

Thank you!

[@elrelojerodemadrid4190]

Perfect, thanks

[@SkyBlue-le7cd]

Did you actually write the program to run Frankie? That’s really cool. Never seen that. Thanks for the video.

[@UhrenDantler]

Hello, yeah I wrote it by myself. Sadly at that time I did not make any Videos otherwise I would surely have made a video about this Restoration that took me quite a while! Thanks and cheers!

[@risfutile]

You're far too good for that knock-off thumbnail. Make it your own, you got this!

[@allanpullin7435]

The silence lets you focus on the incredible talent and handiwork without getting distracted by needless banter.

[@UhrenDantler]

Thank you for your words! Silence is gold

[@OspreyEye]

your thumbnail looks exactly like wristwatch revival

[@Alejosales]

How do you remember each step when assembling?! 😅❤❤❤

[@UhrenDantler]

😅 Mostly I remember the positions and if you have a close look there is mostly only one combination everything fits together. But I have the big advantage of filming. When starting with watches I just took photos using my smartphone! Wish you all the best

[@JohnChrysostom101]

Dang how many times did you smack the movement with the watch back lol

[@UhrenDantler]

Sorry what?

[@BigBisalreadytaken]

It's just like watching Marshall without any talking!

[@darenbyers4291]

Interesting watch and I enjoyed seeing the mid to late 30s lemania being worked on, but think your value is way off. But one never knows things can change ant give day. Nice work !

[@cafemolido5459]

Great work, I want to this, but my mind would not let me put it back together!!😫

[@UhrenDantler]

You can do it!

[@TheGramophoneGirl]

I really enjoyed watching but at 47:00 I was worried you'd left a lot of small hairs/dust under the glass.

[@UhrenDantler]

Luckily it‘s on the outside 😅

[@TheGramophoneGirl]

@@UhrenDantler Thank God for that. I was wondering lol

[@OscarRPalma]

Why so much areas of the watch you leave it without oil? I saw the mainspring no having any oil, and the winding click.

[@UhrenDantler]

@@OscarRPalma I haven‘t filmed every step. Sorry. But everything was oiled (the mainspring too)

[@dantaylor1173]

well done

[@hockeyrd99]

Great job! And I'm glad you didn't try to adjust the beat error. Remember the old Red/Green saying.. "If it ain't broke, you're not trying!" 5 secs a day.. it'll be our secret! Well, us and the 45K viewers. 🤫

[@UhrenDantler]

😂

[@rayharrison6400]

What a great job. Fabulous looking little bit of history beating away healthy again.

[@gwsjr1]

One of the methods I use for putting the click in place is when after the spring is installed, I put the click in place and then its screw but only turn it in a few threads, This allows the click to move vertically along the screws axis just enough to lift it up and slide the spring into place. I tighten the click screw once the spring is located.

[@UhrenDantler]

Thanks for the advice. Maybe I will try it this way in the future!

[@chinnakornphotirach4040]

🙏👍กดติดตามแล้วนะครับ✌️✌️

[@KarelZweefvlieger]

wow respect!

[@UhrenDantler]

Thank you!

[@harryzero1566]

I love watching timepiece restorations, however is it just me or is this fuzzy content?

[@UhrenDantler]

It is just you I guess. I am rewatching and it is pretty Sharp in 4K.

[@DeepNorthAdventures]

What kind of watch is that?

[@UhrenDantler]

Its am lemania Chronograph from the 1930s

[@andreasthom1170]

Beeindruckend!

[@UhrenDantler]

Danke

[@fw1421]

As dirty as it was it must have never been serviced before. Beautifully designed watch.

[@UhrenDantler]

There were several watchmaker marks in it. So I guess it has been serviced. Dont forget its 100 years old

[@petertrier2746]

I enjoyed watching your work, but afterwards, I wondered why you didn't adjust the oscillations in the clock. It was too fast in their speed, so it had to be adjusted to near the neutral (i.e. the zero point). But you can always be wiser afterwards - and you don't have to hear anything about that. I wish you good luck with your next project.

[@UhrenDantler]

Sorry I dont get what you mean? The Watch is Running within a few seconds acurate. What do you mean with oscillations?

[@petertrier2746]

Okay! I'm trying to explain it! Inside the clock, there is a function where you can adjust the speed of the oscillations. The stylus can adjust this function from F (fast) to S (slow). Hope that helps give you the answer. Otherwise, give it one more comment.@@UhrenDantler

[@UhrenDantler]

@@petertrier2746 look at 47:20 its pretty good. There is no fast oscilations… the timegrapher video recording is just speed up. I think that confused you. Sorry I thought its clean that this is a timelapse. Maybe I should Write it down below. Thanks for the hint! All the best

[@petertrier2746]

If you go back a minute (46:19 - 46:24) in the footage where you are finishing the back of the movement and where you have the "pointer (S/R - F/A)" I referred to last time. Then it is the one you should have moved to fit with 3 lines on each side respectively for slow and fast rotations (I probably used the word oscillations before). I hope all this makes sense to you, and I'm not trying to criticize you in any way.@@UhrenDantler

[@UhrenDantler]

@@petertrier2746 hello, no worries I don‘t feel critizised. All good. The „Pointer“ as you call it is the regulator and it does not have to be in the middle. It is for regulating. So everythings fine there :)

[@dougthatcher3521]

Really hard to read the time-grapher since it's far away from the camera and dark environment.

[@UhrenDantler]

Thanks for the input. I am youtube novice. Happy to get feedback :)

[@nicmost3044]

What a beautiful restoration. A Lemania Chronograph with an Omega movement. Great job, U successfully restored it, and I loved watching it. U definitely got a like from me. I invent new devises for electro-mechanical movements including watches. RE

[@enriquehidalgo630]

Omega 33.3, Tissot has a watch with this movement.

[@aalsmeersteenhouwer7078]

I hope the dail wasnt radioactieve?

[@iraqisonic9920]

انا مشترك جديد⁦✌️⁩⁦🇮🇶⁩⁦✌️⁩

[@KAPTKipper]

So many screws in this movement. No wonder they needed 5 watchmakers on it.

[@UhrenDantler]

😅

[@robertwilkins7780]

How about doing a commetary on what you are doing both taking it apart and then back together again. I can hear the sounds from your bench, now add your voice to the mix!!

[@UhrenDantler]

Thanks, I am not an native speaker and a Little bit afraid of stuttering in my horrible accent!

[@faded3657]

people find that kind of stuff endearing from youtubers. People like when your confident to try anyway

[@zorthie]

interesting thumbnail

[@UhrenDantler]

Thank you!

[@PaddyMcMe]

My favourite part was when he said 'It's Chrono Time.'

[@UhrenDantler]

Its getting serious there!

[@davidperrott4502]

why not have talk over it is so hard to watch what is going on and trying to read the captions. Sadly I find other channels more interesting as I am just a novice and enjoy the skills you all have.

[@amcconnell6730]

Where's the owner's reaction?

[@UhrenDantler]

The owner saw the video but is not active here. But she was really happy!

[@amcconnell6730]

@@UhrenDantlerYour desrcription says "Witness the owner's disbelief as she discovers...." that probably need changing then. :)

[@UhrenDantler]

@@amcconnell6730 you are Right. It was written like that Because she was surprised. But you are Right it‘s not written correct. Thank you

[@semperfidelis8386]

ya I bet she was even more shocked when she got your bill

[@faitestealer]

Voiceover instead of subtitles please. Is this about storytelling and watchmaking or ASMR? 🤔

[@UhrenDantler]

Look at the new videos

[@weaverhchrist]

Hmmm, watch was fast by 115 seconds a day and I must have missed you regulating it or ??? Just sayin.

[@UhrenDantler]

47:30 min

[@vitobirillo4511]

TOP

[@yannsalmon2988]

Sorry but I stopped the video after 30 seconds when I realized that you shamelessly copied the Wristwatch Revival thumbnail style to lure people into your channel. That’s low, man. If your content is really interesting, create your own identity instead of trying to piggyback on someone else’s.

[@UhrenDantler]

Its just a screenshot from My video and the text? Is this really a style? I dont think so. But I here your criticsm and I will take it into Account for Future video. Thanks for your really nice Feedback

[@zavtparticles]

yea, that thumbnail threw me off

[@awkward2092]

If you argue like that he can’t even use a single photo from the watch cause that’s the style of Red Dead Restoration. 🤷🏻‍♂️

[@yannsalmon2988]

@@awkward2092 Come on ! A little intellectual honesty please ! The title on a grey box with white all-caps text is a blatant attempt to make people think this is a new video from Wristwatch Revival. Don’t try to make it look like it is just a coincidence ! If the composition of the thumbnail was just a tiny bit different, replacing the grey by another color for example, I wouldn’t have said a word (certainly because I wouldn’t have clicked on it by mistake in the first place). There are plenty of other watchmaking channels that bothered to create their own original design principle for their channel without copying so obviously the style of others. The worst part is that the content of this channel may indeed be original and interesting, but this channel is making itself a disservice by trying to look like a lame knockoff of another channel. I can understand the need for a new KZbin channel to try to generate clicks, but piggybacking like this is ethically wrong and awkward at best. You can argue all you want that legally it can’t be attacked (I doubt that the guy from Wristwatch Revival would bother complaining about this), but this is dishonest commercial practice and puts doubt on the overall honesty and professionalism of the person(s) behind it. If the content in itself is good and honest, I urge the owner of this channel to promote it in a less questionable manner and to find his own way of getting views rather than doing the lazy copycat thing.

[@UhrenDantler]

@@yannsalmon2988 Its your opinion and I have read it. I really respect it. I didnt want to misguide anybody. I really thought this thumbnail would look good. Your comment will stay here and everybody with this opinion is free to tell me. No hard feelings here. I am just making videos about my hobby. I would do it with or without a Camera.

[@marionchase-kleeves8311]

For a specialty watch it's not very pretty, the screw heads are enormous!

[@UhrenDantler]

Keep in mind its nearly 100 years old

[@aleccolinpierson1233]

💪💪💪👍🇩🇰

[@enriquehidalgo630]

Omega 3.33

[@UhrenDantler]

If I am correctly informed it should be Omega 28.9? Or do you know more? Cheers

[@user-nd3lx1zg9t]

Lifting of the back with tweezers when it could have easily been taken it off with your fingers is overly-dramatic and tells me you're not worth my time. Buh-Bye!

[@UhrenDantler]

😅

[@SDandRnRoll]

Booooo no narration. Subbed anyway to throw ya a bone

[@michaelpetrik334]

Want more subscribers, speak! Go watch some Wristwatch Revival, Marshall does voice over narration, making it both engaging and educational. Stop breathing so heavy into the microphone in the 28-29m area. Don’t take this as a put down, rather constructive criticism. Just want to see you do better.

[@TheHitman-]

Imagine another man telling someone how to manage their content 😂 Stop it.

[@UhrenDantler]

Thank you for critics. I am trying to improve myself but please never forget, this is just a hobby for me.

[@TheHitman-]

@UhrenDantler No, I'm not criticizing you, but the man guy telling you how to film. You keep doing what you do brother.

[@MrMadvillan]

imo you can either be a good watchmaker or a good youtuber, you sacrifice one for the other. From a watchmakers perspective, marshall is youtube junk.

[@jetsgardner5490]

The problem is do we watch the screen or ignore everything to read your asinine misspelled captions instead. Hire a narrator and or a caption writer who can spell "Thought" instead of "tought" at 0:21. Is English your 2nd or 3rd language 2:52? Nothing burns me up more that a video posted without caring enough to double-check everything first, especially as simple as this.

[@jetsgardner5490]

@@UhrenDantler fix the problems and I'll gladly say you're welcome.

[@jetsgardner5490]

@@UhrenDantler My sarcasm detector when off. Considering how many misspellings and grammatical errors there are, it'd mean starting over and then reposting, which I very much doubt you'll do, since you didn't care to fix them in the first place. I actually LIKE this video and the care you take. It's post-production that ruined it.

[@UhrenDantler]

@@jetsgardner5490 thanks for the kind words. I have read what you wrote. Its a journey and I dont have expectations to be perfect. Lets see where this will lead my way. I am totally chilled :)

[@jetsgardner5490]

@@UhrenDantler Let me help. In the captions, One or two is understandable, but not this many and this is only the first half... Thought, not tought. $10,000 not 10000$, doesn't not doesnt, that's not thats, hardly moves not hardly to move, turned 180 degrees not turned for 180 degrees, put back in the holes not put pack in the holes, don't not dont, wheel off the seconds wheel not wheel of the seconds wheel, "restaurated" I have no idea-possibly restarted?, the next caption had me baffled, on to next - 2 jars solvent?, beneficial not benefitial, mainspring arbor not mainspringarbor, main plate not mainplate, balance spring not balancespring, "we are taking the chance and clean the balance spring??? possibly we are taking the chance to clean...? Epilame off the contact surfaces not of contact surfaces, afterwards not afterwars, realizing not realising. This is just the first half of the video and I've already spent over an hour. Please get someone who speaks English well and spells to help you with the captions in the 2nd half, or better yet narrate this instead of forcing us to read then back up and watch... Hope this helps.

[@awkward2092]

I had no problems understanding the commentary subtitles. He did a great job for someone who’s not a native English speaker. Don’t know why ppl expect everyone to be a perfect speaker/writer. You don’t want to know how many errors I make in my mother tongue when I write an email to one of my professors. 😅 It’s a hobby he loves to share. If he’d make any money with it, I’d understand your criticism but he obviously does not earn anything other than acknowledgement for his work.

[@magnumpunch]

10k 😂

[@johndowning3211]

omg ,,, how to butcher a beautiful movement in 48 mins ,,, so sad

[@UhrenDantler]

Sorry what do you mean?

[@leftpastsaturn67]

@@UhrenDantler If they had anything meaningful to say, they would have said it. They don't so just ignore them.

[@ericbadia5]

I wish I could send you my 1958 Omega constellation calendar 18k rose gold (Ref. 2943 2954 SC) just so that you can do the service to the watch. Since 2007 or 2008 the watch hasn't been served so yup, it needs your hands on hahah

[@UhrenDantler]

Contact me on intsagram and we can have a look if it‘s possible

[@MrRadio1610]

NICE JOB BUT THE AMOUNT OF LINT YOU LEFT UNDER THE GLASS IS A REAL PUT OFF