It was missing a jewel - complete restoration of a Hampden Special Railway pocket watch

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@WatchRestorationCottage 2 ай бұрын

What an amazing restoration! That work on the jewel and chaton is on another level. Your video quality is really improving and I can't wait to see what else you have in store. 💪

@redvitiswatches 2 ай бұрын

Hi WRC, many thanks for the nice words. Certainly a tough bridge to cross.

@WristwatchMedic1953 2 ай бұрын

An amazing job. A lot of detail. I really enjoyed watching. Thank you

@redvitiswatches 2 ай бұрын

You are very welcome, WristwatchMedic1953! Cheers, - RedVitis ⌚️ ⏱️

@ralphferrara5152 2 ай бұрын

Very nice work. Beautiful watch.👍

@redvitiswatches 2 ай бұрын

Thank you @Ralphferrara5152! -RedVitis ⌚️ ⏱️

@briancarpenter1255 2 ай бұрын

Great video as always. You and Chris Spinner are my favorited because of your work with American pocket watches. Keep up the great work and thanks again.

@redvitiswatches 2 ай бұрын

"...work with american pocket watches" 👍. Sharing these watches is why I do it. From a fellow admirer of these wondeful American timepieces - RedVitis ⌚️ ⏱️

@WatchRestorationCottage 2 ай бұрын

Yes Chris and Red do great work!

@MartinSBrown-tp9ji 2 ай бұрын

Good micro photography on all your work. I enjoy watching your videos.

@redvitiswatches 2 ай бұрын

Thank you Martin!! I'll make more of them for my restorations.

@davidlondon5241 2 ай бұрын

Thanks love the jewel work

@redvitiswatches 2 ай бұрын

Thank you @Davidlondon5241!

@blister762 2 ай бұрын

An absolutely beautiful dial. And thank you for the details on installing the new jewel, very informative and interesting. And yes, the case compliments the movement perfectly. An excellent video, thank you.

@redvitiswatches 2 ай бұрын

Thank you @Blister762 and welcome to the channel! -RedVitis ⌚️ ⏱️

@blister762 2 ай бұрын

@@redvitiswatchesyou're very welcome.

@johnvaluk1401 2 ай бұрын

Thank you for the video. Hampdens are some of my favorite PW’s. The factory was oly about half hour from where I live. Long gone now I-77 goes thru where it once stood. Some people do not know the factory was sold to Russia and became I believe the first Moscow watch company.

@redvitiswatches 2 ай бұрын

Da, Great history there. I didn't know the factory was no longer there. Remarkable how they moved the machinery to Russia during that era.

@johnvaluk1401 2 ай бұрын

@@redvitiswatches 28 train car loads along with about 20 employees to teach the workers. Wonderful job on the jewel modification. Hampden made the first 16s 23j watch I believe.

@AnAn-xg8wh 2 ай бұрын

wow, super skill, danke schon)

@redvitiswatches 2 ай бұрын

Thank you, @AnAn-xg8wh !!! Cheers, RedVitis ⌚️ ⏱️

@sonnymoorehouse1941 2 ай бұрын

Fantastic Work,. Specifically the jewel fabrication you could do a whole video on just that part.

@redvitiswatches 2 ай бұрын

Thanks Sonny! I know a lot of people want to see how this is done.

@devon2337 2 ай бұрын

Fantastic video. Thank you. I am currently learning how to use my lathe. I successfully made a pocket watch bridge screw for the first time just last week.I have 2 examples of this movemnt. One is in pefect running condition and the other was in very poor condition. I have restored great deal of it, but this same jewel is broken. Thank you for showing how to create a chaton. I would be intersted in a machiists video for just this task alone. I have lots of questions but here are 2 . 1. Where did you source the jewel. 2. Where do you normally source jewels.

@redvitiswatches 2 ай бұрын

"... successfully made a pocket watch bridge screw..." 👍. Awesome. For your questions, though I don't disclose vendor names, if you search for "jewel bearings" then you will find some sellers. I usually buy sets of jewels, old stock, if I can find them from auction. I have acquired some individually but that is usually $$.

@Doesnotexisttoyou 2 ай бұрын

Sweet repair. Clean, well thought out and overall, more than I can do with my skill set and tools. Amplitude is a little low, though. Timegraphers are not accurate with these watches. Slow motion cameras are the best source of amplitude information. Are you sure you chose the right mainspring? Is something in the gear train binding? How does the watch keep time in the 6 positions? The last bit is especially important. Dial down (dial up should be within 3 seconds of dial down) time keeping is one thing, for a 23 jewel watch, the time keeping qualities in all 6 vertical positions should be exceptional. No position should vary more than 5 seconds from dial up/dial down.

@redvitiswatches 2 ай бұрын

Hello and welcome to the channel. Those are excellent points and very much agree on using a camera to measure amplitude. Those are technical question so bear with me below. The timing was identical in the DD and DU within a few seconds. I do not do balance screw manipulation on timing screws. This is a higher order skill, beyond a hobbyist like me at this time, though I am reading up on it and will do this type of work eventually. There was positional variation in the vertical, unfortunately, from someone's previous attempt and mangling of the balance screws. I have inherited many examples from balance screw manglers and this is the usual result. But this watch was acceptable for me and this is my watch :). As far as amplitude goes, there is no binding of the train, all have good end shake. The ms is old stock so potentially is not optimum, but is far better than what was in the watch. I use slightly weaker mainspring intentionally, so that is why the amplitude was low for you. I used to chase amplitude, and I still do on newer watches, but my thinking on antique timepieces is evolving on this.

@Climber247 2 ай бұрын

Excellent work! If you don't mind sharing, what did your source for the jewel end up being?

@redvitiswatches 2 ай бұрын

Thanks Climber247! I don't discuss sellers, unfortunately, but if you search for "jewel bearings" you will find some suppliers.

@k__c__ 2 ай бұрын

Great video, what grit level (or type/brand) do you use for the diamond paste to cut the jewel?

@redvitiswatches 2 ай бұрын

Thank you, k__c__. I used 1500. I don't know the brand but it came in a syringe.

@k__c__ 2 ай бұрын

@@redvitiswatches thank you, I have seen those, it’s always inconsistent but it helps a lot. Keep up the great work, I love this kind of more hardcore techniques besides the usual cleaning and oiling videos.

@redvitiswatches 2 ай бұрын

I would try others if there are better, but it was pretty good. Thanks

@redvitiswatches 2 ай бұрын

Forgot to add, when I get within a few 100th's of a mm , I switched to 5000 grit. That adds some time but more than makes up in final polishing

@k__c__ 2 ай бұрын

@@redvitiswatches thank you, makes sense, leaving a fine finish