Found OMEGA WATCH buried in STONE for 25 YEARS

[@NekkidWatchmaker]

The reason why this watch didn’t turn out looking brand new like those other KZbin videos is because you forgot to use that special mayonnaise that they use on the dials. It always seems to work. Lol. Great video mate

[@Mymatevince]

Hahaha, I knew I forgot something🤣 Your name has been mentioned lots in the comments section as a potential restorer, but I fear this watch is even beyond your skill level!!! Cheers for watching Nekkid👍👍👍

[@kinsoncooper7333]

He will surprise you... trust he will, he's really good at watches.

[@StezStixFix]

Really interesting Vince! Love the parody at the start 🤣and you left no stone unturned giving it a good go!

[@Mymatevince]

Haha, nice one Steve. Hope you're keeping well😎

[@flusensieb244]

This watch was rock solid. 😀

[@diytechspirit914]

Please do a colab with Nekkid Watchmaker this watch deserves his attention to detail and craftsmanship.

[@michaeldavidryandanielpaul1990]

That's a rock solid watch!

[@Mymatevince]

😂

[@ellisgarbutt1925]

soild as a rock

[@howlindan49]

Hey Vince! Watchmaker here to comment on one of your watch videos as usual! The part you needed to remove after taking the case back off is an anti-magnetic dust cover. I think it took some of the movement with it on removal! As you say at the end, This watch uses an Omega calibre 1538 quartz movement. At about the 13 minute mark you're scratching around on the dial side of the movement - you're chipping teeth off the hour corrector wheel. It's based on the ETA calibre 255.461, though the hand height is different between the Omega and non-Omega version. That means if you try to fit the standard ETA you'll likely have trouble with hand clearance. These are nice movements to work on and they're fully serviceable, though in this instance it's a little bit beyond a service..! The cases and bracelets can also generally be refinished to a good standard. Great video as ever, cheers! 👍

[@Mymatevince]

Good job I didn't get the ETA version then, cheers for letting me know as I was very close to buying all the parts just for a successful outcome for the video, but luckily I came to my senses. Nice one Howlin Dan 👍

[@howlindan49]

@@Mymatevince no problem, though I'd love to help with a successful repair! If you go for it, I can sort out a movement for you. Let me know if so and I'll send an email or something! Getting a dial, crown etc will be the tricky bit, so better to find those first!

[@Mymatevince]

@@howlindan49 Thank you 😎There is a dial in Australia and I think the crown might be ok once cleaned out. At this moment in time I am not sure if the original finder Chris wants it back or not. Once I find that out I will then decide if I am going to take it further. Realistically I suppose it will depend on the views of this video to see if it is worthwhile spending £400 - £500 on a watch that apart from the interesting story will be worthless 👍

[@howlindan49]

@@Mymatevince ok understood 👍 well the offer is there if you do go for it, just let me know (and also let me know how best to get in touch!). From the video it looked like the crown was broken, but it was difficult to tell, so worth double checking that if you proceed 🙂

[@Mymatevince]

@@howlindan49 👍👍

[@laurigardner6227]

You should collaborate in repairing this watch with the Nekkid Watchmaker! Update: now that I have seen the reveal. Nothing to save.

[@urglegurgle5807]

I know it’s totally gone, but I’d still like to see the Nekkid Watchmaker do his stuff with this and get a working watch, even if heavily pitted; plenty of patina to tell it’s story.

[@laurigardner6227]

@@urglegurgle5807 The case is maybe saveable. The rest is just rust in the wind.

[@CTCTraining1]

Love using the polishing bonnet on the tiled floor ... I know my wife would have shared her opinion on all that muck. Keep up the great work 👍😀

[@kareno8634]

Smiling as i Watch you struggle, hearing in my head, (from past) 'Why are you working on something that means nothing, can't repair, and waste of time'? *Nothing is a waste of time* if One finds it Interesting. Without Feeling how 'cemented' back was, Remember you can *Tighten just a bit* before Unscrewing; This tends to break 'Memory' threads may hold. *GREAT Work!* NICE Look.

[@ChrisCovers78]

The sandals and socks were a nice touch lol

[@Mymatevince]

Haha, thank you!

[@kiphakes]

Just started watching! Love the 'ball from a kid's softplay centre' to take the back off! 🤣Assume it's a specific 'tool' though!

[@Mymatevince]

Hahaha, yeah it is actually a 'tool'. Normally it works really well with no damage caused 😂👍

[@GadgetUK164]

Awesome! Archaeology with My Mate Indianna Vince! I am a little concerned if the owner of that watch was buried in the same quarry lol!

[@ellisgarbutt1925]

my thoughts esactly

[@Mymatevince]

Funnily enough on the original intro I said that, but when I mentioned it to my wife she was like Vince NO, don't include that bit😂 Between the ganster car and now this watch people are going to start talking 😬

[@GadgetUK164]

@@Mymatevince LOL!!!

[@dr_ned_flanders]

You deserve to get 25 million views for the watch archeology and de-cementing time that you put into resurecting that watch. Great video, Vince. I enjoyed the parody of the fake restoration channels at the beginning. Well done.

[@AToolyTime]

Haha the intro satirising all those found item videos was great. 😂 Great video as always, Vince.

[@CalculatorObsessed]

Go on Vince! Fix it up, original dial, maybe a collaboration with the Nekkid Watchmaker. It would be a real conversation piece. Lovely patina.

[@Ricelord4]

You're inspiring me to get into watchmaking and repair, as I, too, have a fondness for Omega. Cheers, mate.

[@dylandude27]

Genuine watch for a genuine video, your the man 👍

[@smikee]

Thoroughly enjoyed this one Vince. 🙂

[@keithmatthews1673]

Ashes to ashes, dust to dust! Great video!

[@martinda7446]

Such a wonderful channel. Vince, it keeps getting better.

[@julieboruta]

Vince can you please do a revisit video after finding replacement ins insides and put the watch back together again. Love your work on this watch.

[@abelestoelwinder]

Love your ode to The Repair Shop there!

[@missionpassed4584]

Do you think its worth giving one of the other channels a go at it like Nekkid Watchmaker's a great channel, they may have a spare movement, that would be great to watch (pun intended)

[@peterrow9515]

Acid dissolves cement or concrete. My dad dissolved hardened concrete splashes from his new car with sulphuric acid (battery acid) - no trace of a mark afterwards. I believe hydrochloric or acetic (vinegar) would also work. A vinegar bath also worked a treat on some WW2 metalwork that had been in the sea and had barnicles covering it.

[@The_Keeper]

Definitely not anything stronger than vinegar, as it would also dissolve the metals.

[@BawlzOfuzz]

This makes me appreciate the antikythera mechanism even more. 👍👍

[@sagepone5830]

Honest Vince, keep the og dial. Get a replacement mechanism, find a new pin for the bracelet and new hands And keep it as a proper conversation piece! Call it, the Omegastein!

[@urglegurgle5807]

I like that idea.

[@MyRetroWatches]

haha really enjoyed that mate. I would have chucked the whole thing in the ultrasonic. My instinct was it was genuine from the well made caseback plus decent solid endlinks. You have to spare a thought for the guy who lost it though as he must have been gutted especially if it was a significant milestone present.

[@Mymatevince]

Cheers Mike, I actually thought before receiving it that it might need some trace repair, I've never been so wrong. Yeah it must still be on their mind today if they are still around. I lost £20 once and it still plagues me 😂

[@MyRetroWatches]

@@Mymatevince hahaha! I found your £20 mate!

[@Mymatevince]

@@MyRetroWatches 😂I'll be round in the morning!

[@chronikoolgrowz5526]

A truely timeless piece... :)

[@The_Zilla777]

Vince, I love your channel and an Omega Seamaster is my dream watch. Glad to see you taking a run at it.

[@macrook1961]

You certainly have a passion for your watches.

[@logothaironsides2942]

Wow that was worth the watch LOL I think probably the original owner was working away happily on site and his bracelet came undone and he watched as his pride and joy vanished into the huge pile of gravel pieces never to be seen again. Loved watching the clean up.

[@Nopper23]

Without having watched completely iam sure itll work again....ok after more minutes I guess not 😅

[@mysticmarble94]

lol

[@harrowtiger]

Good very interesting video Vince mate, love to see this poor old survivor rehabbed to working condition again.

[@ThereAndBack673]

I have this watch, so recognised it straight away....I had to go check in the cupboard to make sure it wasn't mine that I'd actually lost!! Do all versions of this watch have a battery in? I think mine is mechanical as it stops after a few days if you don't wear it, you then need to wind it up. Had it since my 21st birthday, 20+ years now!

[@Mymatevince]

I think you can get a quartz version with a battery and an automatic version like yours. Your one would be more expensive than the quartz version 👍

[@ThereAndBack673]

@@Mymatevince Awesome, thanks for the reply. You've inspired me to start wearing it again, it's much nicer than the Apple Watch I replaced it with... keep up the good work!!

[@benji.B-side]

Vince is that talented, he could repair an old NASA rocket, Shuttle or even Concord, given the chance. 😀

[@funnyfudgeman16]

I actually really like the patina that is left behind A new movement and I’d happily wear that! Great job once again Vince

[@leoglena2812]

Good video, Vince. It is interesting to see the damage a harsh environment can do.

[@mrjsv4935]

Interesting and cool find, nice that you were able to get it this much nicer and found those numbers to verify what exactly it is :) I have LCD game from 1983, which was forgotten in my parents cold storage for 25 years, inside it's box though, but it had to survive freezing cold temperatures in winters and hot summers. I was amazed that it survived intact and started right up, just needed cleaning and bending one of the battery power tabs, as there was minor contact problem. Luckily I had removed the battery before putting it in storage.

[@jamesbaker429]

Sadly too much damage ,strap broke and watch was lost concrete can be dissolved by acid but too much damage to links ,works tend to use mild steel so rust soon dissolves them , stainless and brass parts may be salvaged but you have to dissolve the cement first.

[@chezsnailez]

The Fourth Doctor thanks you for finding his watch at the BBC quarry... been looking for that - thought a Sontaran stepped on it...

[@alanr9496]

Love the choice of music!

[@andrasszabo7386]

Nice watch, Vince :) An ultrasonic cleaner would be nice to have sometimes, to put that watch, for example, into it.

[@eadweard.]

Excellent use of White River as always.

[@FountainCityVol]

Just a fun video. Great story telling.

[@grandadgamer8390]

Love your honesty in these vids, even though I was thinking, No! Automatics gonna be alot fatter. Possibly best option was to soak it out in a variety of baths. Also didn't realise you have put your boat race to your vids😂 All the best geezer 👍

[@Asriazh]

I think items where you can see their history, that don't look perfect, are often way more interesting looking. I'd even say that the watch deserves some kind of restoration that turns it into a working watch again. I'd for certain would watch that video :D Reality is way more interesting than staged reestorations with zero actual content. You go, Vince! :D

[@RogerBaker-i1v]

Can you imagine if you found the original owner of this watch…. The story/ history would have been great 👍

[@woollysoxx]

Fascinating, Vince

[@annacurransmotherofmeghanc1841]

No wonder 🤔he didn’t get working. He didn’t even dunk it in a small tote with a bit of magical restoration water in it.😳

[@Mymatevince]

😂

[@sp523]

Very interesting video Vince!

[@tommyis13]

Great video Vince, when you mentioned your son and he held the vice for you, I had to wonder if he has kept up his drawings, I remember them and how good they were in videos from a long while ago.

[@Mymatevince]

Annoyingly Tommy no he hasn't, he hasn't finished a piece in ages as he is too much of a perfectionist and stops when it doesn't look as good as he wants it to. He won the Art award at his school last year which made me super proud, but he rarely draws/paints now. A real shame as he does have a natural talent for it. I don't want to force it as I want him to want to do it and not be forced into it. I'm hoping he will go back to it 🤞👍

[@rossdixon1646]

you could collaborate with the neiked watchmaker, he may have a movement for that watch

[@captainwonderspork]

Interesting video I think it would make a neat art piece ifnit were framed up nicely

[@plasmaDave]

I'm not sure that even the “Nekkid watchmaker " could make any thing of that. Love his videos. He might find a use for a few of the parts though.

[@17Blower]

I love Omega, I always look to see what watch your'e wearing in all your videos. At least you didn't fake the vid and find a Moon Swatch in that pile.

[@EudesRJ]

Now just need a new cristal, movement, dial, hands and you’ll finish this restoring. Will be expensive but would be a unique watch with a history

[@urglegurgle5807]

Definitely!

[@martinda7446]

What a terrible shame, I bet the person who lost it still thinks about it occasionally (If they are still with us)... It might be a mystery to him or her that has now been solved. There is a chance they will be in contact through the comments..

[@VVerVVurm]

maybe the person who owned it never lost it and it was still on his arm in the concrete 🤐

[@mikec2111]

Another possibility is it was the proceeds of crime but too hot to handle? As each watch has a unique serial number it might be interesting to contact Omega to try to track the purchaser or last owner. No use to them but it might solve their puzzle, solve a crime etc.?

[@yitzy2159]

I was about to get very upset in the intro exposing another fake video but then I realized you're slick move, good job

[@martinrwolfe]

Looking at the intro I did not know that dad buried his old watch when he built the garden wall :P

[@Mymatevince]

😂👍👍👍

[@johncantrell614]

As you are a bit of a watch collector, what do you think about the acuwrist line of watches? I have only seen them in a video recently, I have heard they are a British watch line. They offer an automatic called a skeleton, and it’s quite handsome. But being here in the states, I had never heard of them. Do you think that brand is any good personally? Thanks.

[@DownMyLocal]

Love your content, maybe try looking into investing in a sonic bath. Saves a lot of elbow grease on a lot of projects👍🏻

[@ErrorMessageNotFound]

Very nice video!

[@Twintania]

one of the reasons I love metal detecting is it's fascinating to think about what's buried under the dirt and may have been buried for years whether it's something cool like this or maybe a piece of history. Almost makes me sad when I see roads or buildings being built it may be a real long time until it's gone and we can find what secrets are underneath it

[@Peugeot306]

Every time you say ‘Omega’ I hear ‘Amiga’ 🤣

[@sixoremenos]

Nice video, as always. I hope the flip-flop with socks thing was part of the reenactment.😂😂😂

[@ktaragorn]

Really makes you appreciate the antikythera mechanism's survival if a handful of decades does this..

[@BowsettesFury]

That was quite interesting, I was fully expecting it to be fake too. 😂

[@mattclarke8791]

I'd have gone for a rebuild, just so it could continue to tell its story (and the time!) for years to come. I've fixed more than a few old Seikos and Casio G-Shocks and enjoy a challenge

[@ashbashbaby2]

Was there a body in the concrete too

[@criostasis]

Love your videos! Glad you called out the bs! Send it to wristwatch revival!

[@captainnutnut6077]

I was thinking the same thing......until he got it open! 😂

[@gerrymichaud3851]

My uncle Larry was a well known watch repairment here in Lewiston, Maine. He was still at work until his early 80s.

[@troyg1337]

Damn if only you used water and a toothbrush you'd have fixed it, can't believe you ballsed up that job 😂

[@martinda7446]

The Speedmaster, (I have a beautiful one they nicknamed 'Albino' with its lovely slightly cream dial from 1986) is the most perfect, beautifully designed watch ever made - to me anyhow. I have owned four over the years and still regret selling TWO straight lug early speedmasters that were both immaculate. One I sold in the 90s for less than 400 quid. Today its at least 5k. I had gone out with cash to buy a(nother) Mini 1000 but came home on the train with a Speedmaster instead.

[@Mymatevince]

That looks beautiful, really clean!!!! I had a mini 1000🤣

[@ED4action]

@@Mymatevince that cleaned up nicer than i thought it would, good job. couldn't you re-purpose that watch and use it for carrying ear buds ? or mount a little blue tooth and speaker ? seem like "you "could add another watch as a cover/crown {cheap timex ?} and have a little secret compartment>? to shove a gould bullion worth about 2 g's and you will have a nice "poor boy emergency fund' everywhere you go... and the good thing is , no one would steal it... they would laugh at it and give it back and just take your wallet...?

[@martinda7446]

@@Mymatevince 😸😸😸

[@Mymatevince]

@@ED4action Or an emergency stash of IPA!!! As it should be leakproof 😂👍

[@gamingunit]

Interesting video! More like this!

[@michaelsimms76]

Cheers Vince the joys of listening with earphones on as you removed the back and when i got over that you started scraping the movement my poor ears will never be the same lol. Also is the detecting stick going to be available on your merch page not only does it detect a watch but also a my mate vince mug priceless.

[@Billscatsandstuff]

Hi Vince, let me know when you find the rest of the body that goes with the watch 😊

[@duotronicnone4572]

Great job Vince! I had a look at that video you mentioned about the tattooed watch face and heard your jumper story. I did that as a kid too--got a spot of something on a white school shirt and tried to fix it with White-Out. My mom wasn't happy. By the way, can you tell me the name of the music during the buffing sequence, and earlier? I know I've heard it before but can't place it. Thanks!

[@jonogrimmer6013]

Wow great job considering it’s condition! Subbed to your channel

[@Ditcha1]

Nice to se they are using one of our excavators

[@annacurransmotherofmeghanc1841]

Those 🤔videos are so funny, every dunk in the water it’s in better and better shape by the the time they go to refurbish it it’s almost half done!😂🤣😅

[@gaznfluffy]

That's what was left of James Bond after blown up by Missiles in No Time To Die 😂😂

[@andresbravo2003]

That is an interesting find!

[@vforvendetta7763]

I don't really know why, maybe the community maybe you Vince but how can it come that you make every fix video interesting to watch. Keep up the good work, looking forward for new videos in anything lol, especially RR videos. Great Work

[@Mymatevince]

Thank you so much 👍

[@Boogie_the_cat]

IPA is a godsend in so many applications. I find it is useful to put some into a small spray bottle (I used a spray bottle from Walmart that had catnip extract in it. Only $1) So you can get tiny droplets of IPA mist out of it. It's helpful when cleaning.

[@TheSkaldenmettrunk]

The beginning..😂 but it looks much better. An ultrasonic cleaner may would have been a treat for this.

[@pokemonfanwsbgalt8574]

When i was younger i used to watch your vids i enjoyed them nostaliga

[@LymanGreen]

I’m also a omega fanboy. Keep doing more!!

[@darrenbarnet5816]

Was there any bones with the watch? The owner might have been still in the rubble?

[@fatbelly2438]

would kettle descaler dissolve the concrete ?

[@sakurLOL]

Is it me or when he says „Omega” i hear „Amiga” lol. Also amazing video!

[@dDoOyYoOuUtTuUbBeE]

No warranty? Besides that, a mild acid, like when you clean grout on tiles?

[@peterwilliams8922]

Not a watch fan personally, but I appreciate the passion people have for them. It's sad that it couldn't be saved, but maybe the case and strap might help someone else revive another project?

[@skeelo69]

Vince....Pass it on to fellow KZbinr .... Nekkid Watchmaker.

[@williamharris8367]

As to how the watch was lost, I recently had a clasp fail and the watch literally fell off my wrist. Fortunately it was quickly recovered, but I also do not work at a building site. Something very similar could have happened to the original owner.

[@tomleech9753]

Just send it in for a "service". No problem. Wristwatch Revival can knock this out in 20 minutes. heh.

[@ziksfix]

What... On earth... Is that?! Cracked me up 😂

[@Mymatevince]

😂👍

[@electrickal1]

FFS Vince!! Send that off to the guys in Vietnam, I've seen them make beautiful jobs out of watches much rougher than that one.

[@Mymatevince]

😂

[@mikethedigitaldoctorjarvis]

Yeah ! you can blow your own trumpet,you put in a lot of work which you didn't really need to do,be proud of yourself ! you went further than most people would do,myself included,i;m kind of envious how far you went ! I don't give up easy but that was a challenge to say the least !

[@Markus-fw4px]

You think he would have done all this if it hadn't been for the video? I don't think so. But good for us, no offense to MMV.

[@robstrains8711]

Hi what desolder station do you use thanks.

[@UnCoolDad]

This is where an ultrasonic cleaner comes in handy. Stick bits in a sealed jar with IPA then stick that in the ultrasonic with water.

[@brucecorbettn9bh398]

I watched the whole video. Is there something wrong with me?? 😀😀 The manufacturer might be interested in this. Maybe good advertisement.

[@MF-jo6jt]

Nekkid watchmaker can make it as good as new