Can My Repairs Survive the 😈 TORTURE TEST 😈 ??? Sending Vintage Watches DOWN A MOUNTAIN on a Bike

[@milt-15x]

A worthwhile experiment with some interesting results (and some nice scenery). Enjoyed it.

[@verncommet1798]

Fun to watch but I do also enjoy your more technical videos as well

[@drchrisblake]

Watches and mountain bikes, I thought I was the only one! If you ever make it over to the UK give me a shout and I'll show you some of our biking trails 👍

[@rossjackson3670]

Thank you. Really enjoyed this video. Your verball explanation of what and why you were doing, and why, was very entertaining and informative. Enjoy watching and learning from you.

[@sonnymoorehouse1941]

Fantastic Video !!!!! as to you not being a professional watchmaker I beg to differ. The work you do is as professional as Ive ever seen.

[@circlesphere]

Chris in his natural habitat. Very cool. I'd love to see an episode where you talk about how you got into watchmaking and how you acquired your impressive skillset, esp the machining work you do.

[@octaviobarajas3980]

Marin county has some beautiful mountain biking!

[@kimwilliford6303]

I learned a lot and stayed with you till the very end.

[@togobeyondnet]

Great one! Bikes and Watches two of my passions.. Newbie at watches but been a bike mechanic for years!

[@mikebruegger8654]

Cool trails for sure

[@csspinner]

Thanks, Mike! Always great to see your comments here

[@ruud9767]

Excellent video! NC is beautiful in the winter. The square watch is an art deco one, I think. I'm glad it survived the endurance test.

[@rossboyd6622]

I always enjoy your videos and learn so much from them. I particularly enjoyed this video as I tend to be too protective of my vintage watches. I might take them out when I ride my bike or go for a hike, but I will be going quite a bit slower than you as I am in my early 70's. Thanks again.

[@andrewk.3902]

Fun video, I got bicycle sick watching the bike ride but I thought the testing of the watches was awesome!

[@kgb1982]

Excellent video I really enjoyed seeing this one

[@WatchWithMike]

Wow, what an awesome idea for a watchmaking video! I gave up mountain biking years ago… Probably could have kept up with it longer if my jaw had an Incablock setting. 😂(Or if my bike had a gas shock fork.) It's amazing how these watches of old have lasted and continue to run!

[@larrykelly2838]

Wow, I was holding my breath most of your ride, looks exciting. The watches survived which speaks for your work on them.

[@jonrutherford6852]

Enjoyable if perhaps not rigorously scientific test of shockability. I was surprised the two watches survived the rough ride, and agree that we may underestimate the durability of some of these older timepieces. I rode both mountain and road bikes for about ten years (1991 onward) including commuting five miles each way to work in often heavy city traffic -- total of 14,000 measured miles; several close calls, a number of spills, minimal bloodshed. Loss of balance from unrelated injury spelled the end of cycling for me. Wearing quartz watches then! ;-)

[@desireless4092]

Documented evidence. As it should be. Unlike some other wristwatch youtubers and their "trust me bro" sources.

[@HorologyHubub]

What a novel idea but also very practical 😁 really enjoyable dude thank you.

[@stevenschwagel8029]

I love the tank!

[@MurrayC]

I liked it, good to see the watches did too!

[@markehuss]

That was a fun change of pace. As you alluded to, the test would have certainly been a lot rougher (on the watches _and_ your wrists and shoulders) without the hefty front shocks. :)

[@rickkearn7100]

Chris, of course I stayed with you through this format change. Extraordinary presentation, as are all of your posts. You have enviable mountain biking skills and life pursuits. I wonder if perhaps you are a Mechanical Engineer. Great bicycle, by the way, I recall a very ill advised off-road jaunt on my Schwinn Varsity ten-speed bicycle back in the early 1970's, on a much smaller downhill than the ones presented here, in which my frame broke just above the pedal/main-sprocket housing, at approximately 20mph. That was rough. But my Seiko Alpinist, circa 1962 survived unscathed! Great content, production and presentation here as always. Cheers!

[@csspinner]

Yikes!! A broken frame is disaster for most. I hope your recovery was quick and glad the watch survived! My background is in software engineering, but love all things mechanical. Keeps me balanced :)

[@Ecoat65]

Enjoyed your video!

[@GentlemensWatchServices]

At last, the stunt / watchmaking crossover! Seriously, really enjoyed this.

[@stanbrown915]

Very cool

[@fmc000]

Great content! fist time I comment one of your videos (and one of the first in general I should say) but this was awesome! You're really good at both watchmaking and mountain biking 🙂

[@alaindrolet_atlt_2019]

Geez 😮what a rough and rude watch test ! But at the end I’m surprised with the perfect safe final for those two movements ! Funny test Chris and of course North Carolina is a beautiful country for mountain bike ride ! Thank you for sharing Best regards ans have a great weekend ! ✨👌

[@gioc4596]

I enjoy your videos. Thank you for making them. BTW If you need a label Watch-Smith has some good ring to it. Regards.

[@markslater5420]

We seem to share same interests, although I have a Specialized SL e-bike but I am 60 ! I have to confess on this occasion I was more interested in the bike park, looks awesome makes where I ride (Sherwood forest) look a bit tame, tbh honest I didn’t think they both would survive but I’m often wrong with this hobby 😉 great video as usual 👍

[@tuffymartinez]

Thank You Chris.... well they both passed that test.... time to zip tie to the spokes... TM

[@csspinner]

😂

[@yesterdayschild1418]

Sorry, I was more interested in the scenery this time, some beautiful colours out there :-)

[@ronaldlinkenhoker5705]

I would have been more worried about me surviving than the watches, if I was doing that.

[@TailSpinRCSpain]

Yep, something a bit different !

[@ARVINSR59]

Love the video but what is your ebay store?

[@csspinner]

it's named "csspinner"

[@waynevaughan5263]

Really enjoyed this video Chris. I have been watching your restorations. Love that single track that is in your neck of the woods. Which Yeti is your ride? What are the specs. My son is looking for a full suspension. I'm a hard tail kind of guy.

[@csspinner]

Thanks, Wayne. It’s a Yeti SB5, 2018 model. It’s their “lunch ride” special so it came with a longer travel fork. It’s real comfy and very forgiving. I also have a single speed rigid that I like to tear up the flow trails with from time to time to keep it spicy

[@waynevaughan5263]

I have restoration question for you. I have a Waltham 1883 crescent st open face. What kind of crystal would this watch have? Can I use polywatch to get some minor scratches out of it. I have polished up the case and it runs great.

[@csspinner]

@@waynevaughan5263​​⁠polywatch works well for acrylic crystals, but your Waltham should have a mineral glass kind. If you’re looking to replace it, I recommend contacting “whites crystals” who produces brand new glass crystals for pocket watches of most styles

[@waynevaughan5263]

@@csspinner thanks for the information. I was trying to find out by searching what the crystal was made of. I'll check out the company you suggested.

[@gioc4596]

Rewatched it as it has great scenery and cool watches. If I may you mentioned that one of the watches may end up on Ebay. If yes what is your EBay store name or handle. Would like to see what you have on offer. Thx

[@csspinner]

AS1187 is now posted for auction- still keeping pretty good time despite what I put it through! www.ebay.com/itm/235362510011?mkcid=16&mkevt=1&mkrid=711-127632-2357-0&ssspo=V2e9kwldSgu&sssrc=2051273&ssuid=V2e9kwldSgu&var=&widget_ver=artemis&media=COPY

[@gordonbarr6263]

I do know that my kidneys would have given out around the 100 ft mark of the start. I didn’t leave ya I stayed to the end

[@АнатолийКупреев-б4ц]

Я тоже имею хобби ремонт механических часов. У вас они ещё пользуются спросом?

[@csspinner]

Yes

[@jdmccorful]

At first, thought I was watchin "Berm Peak". Enjoyed. Loved the rectangular watch. You do good work "kid"! Thanks for the education.