1931 Hamilton Cushion Watch Restoration | Foiled by the Setting Lever Screw...Again

[@HQN-mo8bs]

I really like your commentary and noting mistakes or pitfalls as you go along. Much more entertaining than other watch restorations I've seen.

[@WolfeVintageWatches]

Thanks Hung, I appreciate the kind words! Maybe one of these days I’ll make a whole video of just goofs and blunders. It will probably be the longest video I’ll ever make…

[@magintysmaw]

Great job. Enjoyed it very much

[@WolfeVintageWatches]

I appreciate that, thank you!

[@danmilbourn]

Another great job the dial hands turned out better than I would of thought great choices of color.

[@WolfeVintageWatches]

Thank you! Yes, the hands turned out really well. Although I don’t think I’ll ever have a second career as a painter…

[@jaimerivera2545]

Definitely, is one of my favorites watches you have serviced (restored)!

[@WolfeVintageWatches]

Thank you very much!

[@danielabbey7726]

That Hamilton is a classic. Nice simple design on the movement.

[@WolfeVintageWatches]

It sure is! And compared to the Swiss movements Hamilton used post mid-1950's, it's absolutely HUGE!

[@Every_Day_Adventure]

beautiful work on the movement plates and bridges.

[@WolfeVintageWatches]

Absolutely!

[@robertjordan7323]

Sorry to chuckle, but you made my day. That is alot of tint! I see some people try coffee, have you tried that?

[@WolfeVintageWatches]

I haven't tried coffee, no. But that's mostly because I guzzle it down as quickly as I can whenever I brew a cup.

[@jco1298]

Beautiful movement, great lume color and excellent video work. Schmutz!

[@WolfeVintageWatches]

Thank you! I'm pretty sure 'schmutz' is the technical term....I try to be precise with my narration!

[@Ba_Yegu]

Yeah, Schmutz is the very technical term in (Swiss) German for the unwanted elements gathered on delicate precious components. :)

[@jimg8887]

I picked an old one up recently, it's a 986 movement and the dial has a 9:00 sub for the seconds hand. Case, dial and movement are all marked hamiton. Apparently Hamilton didn't document making any with the 9:00 seconds hand

[@WolfeVintageWatches]

I can't remember where, but I've read about the 9 o'clock Cushions. If I recall correctly, they were using up ladies' pocket watch movements and calling them 986's.

[@jimg8887]

@@WolfeVintageWatches yeah I think I also read the movements were ladies pendant movements. Mine is serial number 2257801 and is marked 986. I cant find much info on it tho as most say hamimton didn't have the 9:00 seconds but it's marked on the case movement and dial. Will probably never know but it's cool anyway.

[@WolfeVintageWatches]

"Will probably never know but it's cool anyway" should be the motto of Vintage Watch Nuts around the world.

[@Ba_Yegu]

Probably Hamilton re-used their old stock of Lépine style Ladies' (open face) pocket watches too in wrist watches after pocket watches started to get out of fashion. You see, the pocket watch movement remounted in a wrist watch case has to be a "Savonnette", Hunter Case for the small second to get in the "classic" position in Six. In a wrist watch having a pocket watch movement originally intended for a Lépine (Hunter) case the small second will be repositioned in Nine. These old scrapings of odds and ends together hardly never are documented. ; )

[@robertjordan7323]

Also, I"m curious, how does the new lume look with the tint? How visible is it in the dark?

[@WolfeVintageWatches]

It looks great. It might be a little dimmer than if there were no tint, but it's pretty hard to tell with the naked eye.

[@mariomartin2739]

Do you accept work from subscribers? I have a benrus with an ETA900 movement that needs service.

[@WolfeVintageWatches]

I sure do. Shoot me an email with a couple of pictures and a description of how the watch is running currently and I’ll take a look.

[@wpbjim]

Curious as to why you did absolutely nothing to the dial? Not even a cursory cleaning...

[@BeckVMH]

11:35

[@WolfeVintageWatches]

The clip at 11:35 is a few seconds of what was a longer light clean up of the dial. I learned my lesson several times to not mess too much with dials, especially 90 year old ones.