Rare Soviet Poljot Vintage Alarm Watch Restored Inside and Out

[@jakekaywell5972]

Lovely job Chris and thanks for giving Soviet horology a fair shake. To everyone else out there in KZbin land, I’m the Jake described at the end of the video. Going into watchmaking school is a real trip, and Soviet watches were my entrance to it. I suspect these pieces that not only tell the time, but of time itself were the entry for a great many new watchmakers too.

[@robertlassiter907]

I wish you well on your journey, Jake. Sincerely hope you find your place in your chosen career.

[@Saving-Time]

Good luck Jake!

[@rossjackson3670]

Thank you Jake and Chris. This video is a credit to you both. My journey began with mechanical Sekonda. I feel the love for this type of watch. I specialise in Slava 2427 automatic and 2427 hand wind which I alternate in weekly wearing. Learning so much from your video and comments. Again, thank you.

[@rhyan4321able]

Great luck to you Jake! I'm 56 years old and self taught. I've been working on pocket watches and wrists, and it still amazes me when I get tools I've never seen, and movements. I love to see creative minds go to work.

[@krzysztofderen1582]

Hi Chris, it's Chris here 😉 in 1989, when I was 9 yo, my uncle gave me the same watch. I scratch glass the same way like Yours. Few years ago I gave this watch to watchmaker in Racibórz in Poland, to repair it and the watch disapired. That man closed his workshop and i lost my watch. Maybe You bought it in Poland 😉 Greats and take care. Chris.

[@sofanmax]

I know nothing about watches but this has been a 40-minute well spent! This is the first time I saw how a mechanical watch works, incredible craftsmanship! The way you took it apart methodically helps me understand what's going on inside the watch.

[@Wiktorion]

Hobby watchmaker here and I got started working on old Slava 2428 automatic movements. I'd buy water damaged and gutted ones for pennies on eBay and make complete working movements from the parts. I learned so much and as a result I have a few really nice and quite rare Slava watches.

[@GentlemensWatchServices]

Beautiful work on the video. Any movement designer who replaces setting lever screws with buttons needs to be fondly remembered.

[@Stevieray55]

Used a similar chemical on my son's old rusty trailer roof took me several months to repair the roof properly on my own and that was before my healing miracle with my back and now still hanging in there with utter positivity and the Love of Mother Sophia that Everyone that's ever faced utter devastation is getting another chance as We enter the Golden Age, Ur the Greatest Boundless Love Everlasting, Namaste

[@Saving-Time]

Lovely video. Try adding sodium lauryl sulphate sometimes called sodium coco sulphate to your nickel plating solution, it will stop the formation of bubbles on the case during plating. Great video mate :)

[@csspinner]

Great tip! I’ll give that a try next time

[@Funny_Pedro]

Хорошая работа. Приятно смотреть! Обладал Полетом с таким же механизмом. Отдал мне их друг. А ему они достались от дедушки. Я их отремонтировал и вернул ему эти часы. Для него они воспоминание :) Теперь ищу для себя такие же! Также хотелось бы увидеть реставрацию часов "Ракета" в Вашем исполнении! Привет из России!

[@nyckhampson792]

Hi Funny Pedro, The Soviets/Russia make great watches, telescopes, scientific instruments. Buy Russian made or older Soviet expertise made watches. Your country make excellent products . Peace brother

[@Rom3_29]

Hopefully ghost of Soviet comrade watchmaker is glad to see their timepiece restored.

[@maxrobinson387]

I have one just like this. Used to belong to my grandfather. Plating is a little scuffed, but it runs perfectly even though it hasn't been serviced in decades.

[@Paul8033]

I have no idea about fixing watches, but your videos are calming to watch and informative. Many thanks.

[@johnhannon]

Very nice work on the watch! There are plenty of ways moisture can get in on these alarm watches. My 2612 had rust on the lid for the alarm. The lid was stuck to the dial and the dial foot screw was also rusted in place. I had to pry it off and the dial foot broke off. Everything worked on this watch. I was just doing a service on it. Good thing I disassembled it. I am going to try alum to dissolve the foot screw once I get it all apart.

[@alesiaaisela2653]

I personally love working on soviet watches. They really were used to death and not really taken care of, but will give you good results with a bit of TLC. The finishing always leaves something to be desired but that doesn't really make a watch work better or worse, just more machine time that the factories didn't want to spend. If you get a chance, I'd recommend snagging some Zarya women's watches as they tend to slip under the radar. They did good work and even had a 15mm movement with a seconds hand, as well as a family of 20mm movements that built on each other all the way up to a 30 jewel automatic with date.

[@jakekaywell5972]

I think Chris has plenty of Soviet watches, given the lot I donated to him shown at the end of the video. I agree with you though. Shame I didn’t have a Zaria womens watch to donate. I did have a men’s Zaria though with the caliber 2009 in it. If he ever gets around to that donation, I think the Luch 1816 I included would be an interesting one. Automatic, actually in a women’s watch, and pretty much the only mechanical caliber family the Minsk Watch Factory ever produced itself vs building another Soviet factory’s design.

[@davisciannidovale2990]

Bom dia Spiner parabens belo trabalho e belo relogio nao conhecia.

[@Daud76]

Very nicely restored! I mostly restore metal digital watches and also having no access to a lapping machine. My "tools" are fine emery paper and Scotchbrite for brush. Then as a substitute for Polywatch, I use toothpaste. I like my watches "mint". 😄

[@amphibiousone7972]

This was a very interesting restoration. I think doing more Soviet watches would be a cool idea. 🙏 Good Fortunes Great Successes and Many Blessings

[@watchrestorationchannel1061]

Nice work, the nickel plating of the case is also excellent. A few months ago I also did a service for this movement, it's always a satisfaction!

[@HAL-xy3om]

Good show, I've got two Poljot watches with the 3133 mouvement, and a few Vostoks too, I love Russian watches!

[@Stevieray55]

Really enjoy seeing All U Fellas work these pocket watches and related time pieces like pros I'm more into pocket Knives but love all micro intrigue types of rebuilds on just about anything and being I'm recovering from 14 yrs. of barely being able to walk half the time I'm Super Excited to be returning to the Land of the Living as We enter the Golden Age with all the Skills I can Muster No Doubt Ur the Greatest Boundless Love Everlasting💎💙⚡🛸🦁🌱🧬💯💪Dominus Vobiscum, Namaste.

[@silentaction]

I have unused, completly working piece, still price tag on it, nice to see what's inside

[@kevins4229]

Another awesome video Chris. I have 5 Votoks in my collection. 1 which I have restored myself. Really love a Russian watch. They are starting to become cult like classics if you ask me. This was a very cool restore. Thanks for sharing!

[@jakekaywell5972]

Soviet watches in my view made the absolute best of their humble materials. Inexpensive, but not cheap. Absolutely remarkable considering that the Soviet watchmaking industry had mere decades instead of the centuries that Western watchmaking nations had.

[@frodriguezpc]

Great job! Soviet watches are a fascinating niche, I have been collecting them almost exclusively for the last few years, and cut my watchmaking teeth with them as well… my favorite Soviet movements to work on are the poljot 3017 and 3133 chronographs, but that automatic Slava in the center of your collection shot (the 2427) is a very nice one as well. Hope you consider making a video on that one!

[@XMarkxyz]

Excellent work, interesting watch, my impression with all this alarm watches is that the goal is more about making the caseback vibrate than the sound itself, then the vibration would alert the person wearing it or it would transmit on the surface the watch sits on giving a more audible sound

[@DthBakesh]

Still have a Poljot Automatic from my granpa. Thing still works and works nicely. Soviet horology is interesting albeit most mechanisms are copies, licenced or not so.

[@jakekaywell5972]

I'd say while copies, liscenced or not definitely existed in a good quanitity with Soviet horology (ex. this alarm movement, Zvezda 1802, Molnija ChK-6, etc.), there was still more home-grown movement designs than not. The Poljot, Raketa, and Vostok 2209s as well as the Slava 2414 family are all good examples of this. I'd be curious as to what your grandpa's automatic from the FMWF could be more specifically.

[@DthBakesh]

​@@jakekaywell5972according to Google, my Poljot is 2627 N movement calibre. It got revived and serviced around 10 years ago, never had let me down since

[@gorfulator]

I want THAT watch!

[@julianbizdoaca1546]

Im fascinated by how this things are working and whom ever invented them and the evolution in technology evolved over time

[@alaindrolet_atlt_2019]

Very interesting video, and the quality was absolutely perfect, I love it. Thanks for sharing this one , it’s was so instructive. Happy to see that parts start from dirty as well to look brand new, and the final product look great ! Again thanks for sharing, I really enjoy to watching this ! Best regards !!

[@gpraceman]

A bit surprised that you don't use an optical microscope. I had a digital microscope soon after starting this hobby. I found it of limited utility, basically for inspection. Couldn't work under it, even though there was adequate space. Looking at what I was doing on a monitor is harder for me to coordinate. Then I got an optical microscope. Huge difference. I can work under it and it makes servicing so much easier.

[@sonnymoorehouse1941]

Sweet !!! Your Plating cases !!!! ive just started gathering the materials to do that !!!

[@moisessan1]

Como adoro ver estos videos. Cada maquinaria es un mundo de ingenio analógico hermoso.

[@Stevieray55]

When U first started installing the hair spring looked like it had a bit of unwanted bend in it, but I could easily be wrong could be that particular one is supposed to have that slight bend in it

[@csspinner]

That’s called the terminal curve and it’s like that by design. Difference watches have that last curve shaped differently like have it “coil over” the main coils

[@olejan1438]

Great job! Thanks for sharing this helpful video! Cheers from Russia! :-)

[@madheji]

Absolutely amazing job and with each part explained in coherent and understandable way your videos are the best. There are a lot of watch restores on KZbin but most if not all don’t explain much of the process. That, my friend set you apart and above them all. Thank you

[@larrykelly2838]

You have your self a unique and nice watch, the video was really interesting.

[@IamBigDanTeague]

Excellent video. Love the voice over commentary.

[@mustafaduz71]

Bir saatsever olarak terapi gibiydi.Teşekkürler paylaşımın için.

[@ygrbooks]

Another brilliant video with lots of really instructive comments! Thank you so much and: 👍👌👏! Sadly, I bought a couple of fascinating Soviet/Russian watches a couple of years ago, but can neither wear nor gift them to anybody. They are so out - and are going to be for at least some decades.

[@jakekaywell5972]

Why can you not wear a Soviet watch anymore? Allergic reaction to plated brass cases maybe?

[@ygrbooks]

@@jakekaywell5972 Simple: they were designed in the Soviet era, but built in modern Russia - 😊.

[@jakekaywell5972]

@@ygrbooks So the watches you have and cannot wear anymore read "Сделано в России" at the 6 o'clock position instead of "Сделано в СССР"?

[@ygrbooks]

@@jakekaywell5972 Exactly.

[@Slslvvv]

@@ygrbooks you probably also can't wear a watch with the inscription Made in the USA.

[@kennethjanczak4900]

Great job. Thanks for taking the time to make the video and share.

[@rasmuswittsell10]

You managed to find a very stylish Poljot watch too. Congratulations on a job well done!

[@durstondarden8765]

Bee caught behind window was hilarious.. thanks for the early morning laugh!

[@HorologyHubub]

Great job my friend. 👍👍 excellent work on the case 😁 I can imagine the hours spent for those few minutes of footage 🤪 thank you 👏🏻👍

[@moisessan1]

Early 90s lost most good things than bad. But won a big heritage of ingeniuos!!!

[@WatchRestorationCottage]

Awesome job Chris, especially on the case. Most of us would be totally content with that outcome! 👍

[@vicrod5]

Brilliant as ever, thanks CS

[@samnova450]

Great job Chris, watch reminds me of the Seiko bell-matic.

[@nikolajskrabelj4503]

Young boy , again , brilliant work .

[@JDRichard]

Once again, great video chris. We should probably do another chat session as I am now officially retired. Or at least for the summer.

[@andybrananigan6524]

Chris, I hope you got that bit of red fuzz off of the plate that you see at 22:05! Last year, I worked on an Elgin with the AS model. Though it looked way out of my wheelhouse, it was relatively easy to work on. Seeing these videos are always great!

[@markdi2]

Very cool watch thank you for sharing

[@michaelk4741]

Very nice work!!

[@NIKOMUND]

Master work! Thank you the video! What chrono did you wear? I tried to slow and pause the video but the focus not on the watch 😭

[@csspinner]

It’s a vintage ‘40s NiceWatch (landeron 39). In fact it was repaired in my very first (cringeworthy!) video ever

[@mscislawin]

I have it. Gor it for my first communion. The alarm buz is great :)

[@remontchasov]

Отличная работа🙂👍

[@mikewinings4120]

Thank you,I've always wondered how to pronounce that company have a few myself 😊

[@jernejfunkl8300]

Interesting to see the repair of something exotic :)

[@Js2060]

Great job and quality video once again. I’m sure that lapping machine will be on your wish list.

[@somewhereelse000]

I love the homage to Prokofiev in the soundtrack.

[@johnhannon]

I have a similar microscope (mine is a Andonstar) and mounted it to a RODE PSA1 Microphone Boom Arm using a 3D printed bracket. When I want to take a photo during a disassembly, I pull the microscope down and it stays where I put it. I don't work under it, just use it to document where things go.

[@csspinner]

That’s a great idea! My 7” Andonstar I eventually rigged up to the lathe so I can get some nice close shots of that now. Also, for some lathe work it’s nice to just stare at the screen rather than hunch over with the loupe. Though like anything else, it only works for tasks that don’t require a depth of field to see

[@santaclause2875]

Awesome video, CS!!!! You are the best !!!

[@capnemo6576]

32:15 This is swiss Official Patent to USSR. Thanks for the video. Beautiful work. Like and subscribe 👍

[@markdi2]

I did learn a lot thank you

[@capnemo6576]

14:24 Art ! ❤

[@TimeToTrove]

Love this video what do you al need for plating A watch looking forward for A video of that topic 😇👍🏼

[@csspinner]

Thanks! I learned from this gentleman: kzbin.info/www/bejne/fV6zpaGtqbSFaJYsi=mdJI44KapAWezLxD

[@TimeToTrove]

@@csspinner Thank you bro i just buy A vintage omega cosmic from the 1970’s but it has to be replated thanks for the tip 🫡✌️

[@Volodia2141]

Более ранние назывались Сигнал.

[@g41thomas]

13:53 EXCELLENT BACKGROUND MUSIC CHOICE ❤

[@Muhammad-uu3nu]

Amazing works

[@AndersTornqvistsvedbergh]

I had a Sovjet 24-hour dial submarine watch, back around 1986. It was a cheap copy so it broke fairly quickly, never the less I appreciated it during my student partying days/nights

[@jakekaywell5972]

Could you remember the marque of your Soviet submarine watch? Also, not surprised about the date. Thanks to Perestroika reforms, all Soviet watchmaking factories suffered a big QC hit. Contributed to the unfortunate shutdown of more than a few of these same factories, such as Poljot and Slava.

[@AndersTornqvistsvedbergh]

@@jakekaywell5972 Oh, it must have been a Raketa, black. A friend was visiting Moscow and I asked him to buy a submarine watch if he had some time over. He found one for like 10 dollars (1986 dollars) so surprisingly cheap

[@AndersTornqvistsvedbergh]

Now I remember. I sat at a café, whining about that there should be 24 hour watches because I needed one to keep better track of my life. My friend (who where a budding journalist with special interest Sovjet/Russia) informed that these things exists in Russia and are called submarine watches. So I asked him to get one the next time he would go there

[@AndersTornqvistsvedbergh]

@@jakekaywell5972 Raketa, black

[@davidhollar5683]

I have a watch with that same movement, just need to replace both mainsprings...

[@djaydeved]

honestly these (and marshal at wrist watch revival) videos have inspired me to make a time keeping device in a game i enjoy so far i have an escapement that needs some beter adjustment the design of the clock is going to be similar to a grandfather clock or something the like. or heck maybe a actual clock tower with a key difference being that it will have a seconds hand. wheather it will have all the hands on the same axis, im unsure, i think i might just be able to figure out a system to get 2 on the same axis, a third is unknown on the first attempt the escapement has a irregular swing, but time between ticks is 1.179~ seconds, not bad for a untuned pendulum, but the irregularity is about a quarter of a block..... so maybe 5~ cm or something like that on the "left" half of the fork, escapement turns clockwise and it does infact make a tick noise every time the right fork half gets hit by the escape wheel, and goes a full 10 cm's on the pendulum scale i made to see what exactily its doing, (guess it would be aplitude scale?) so, i got some strange geometry going on with it, the left fork half is half a block shorter than the right, i dont have proper clearance, maybe the escapement teeth are not at the right angle? now im working on a power system, something to give me more stable power that isnt a block of gold at the end of some gears, something thatll give more run time. long rack of teeth and a weight should do the trick i think and with some noclipped parts i was able to get a 3 hands on 1 axis face! mint so now i have a pendulum, a kinetic batery and a part of a clock face.... the hands at least. so now i need to figure out how to get that escapement system tuned up properly, and letting the pendulum swing properly, and get it to swing on a proper interval, probably 1 or 2 seconds if i can preferably i would want it to complete a swing cycle every 2 seconds or 1, makes it super easy to figure out the gearing thats something i need to figure out by working backwards, regardless, i can tune it for either case. what i need to do is change the fork and escapement wheel geometry a tad bit

[@jasonmartin1668]

Beautiful! Great work!!

[@elibster8794]

Outstanding takedown and repair. A pleasure to watch! One question though: which watch case opener tips did you use to open the case? I have a Poljot with the same case closing mechanism, and none of my watch openers have square pegs small enough to fit into the holes.

[@csspinner]

It was a cheap opener included in this kit. Watch Repair Kit, Eventronic... www.amazon.com/dp/B0714DJYLQ?ref=ppx_pop_mob_ap_share

[@elibster8794]

@@csspinner Wonderful; thank you!

[@user_eric_kartman]

great job, thank you cs!

[@wirelessgear]

Good video

[@adfpv1153]

Great vid dude, thanks

[@ManSkirtBrew]

Really nice video. Good pacing, good info, great shots! And chapters. What a Chad. I do have a question: when I Evapo-rust parts, they come out bluish black, and yours were very nice and shiny. Did you fiberglass brush them after?

[@csspinner]

I leave them in just enough to dissolve the rust. Sometimes the polished surfaces blacken, but I used some 2000 grit to remove that layer and polished a bit

[@todds2248]

Great work! It turned out really well. Which oilers are those? I'm not crazy about the flat tipped Bergeon ones I have been using. Seems like those more ball tipped ones would be better.

[@csspinner]

It’s the Horotec set. It’s got aluminum handles which is nice. I agree on the flat tip. I prefer these because they’re more rounded

[@blitzar8443]

Really good video. There were some issues with shadows by your hand at some points it'd be perfect if you can fix those too.

[@airtondossantos9789]

Well done keep it up. I like your videos very much"

[@marekmal328]

Some interesting facts: the word "poljot" (полет) means "flight" (J.Gagarin😉). This mechanism in several different housings was called "signal".

[@RaulGiacomin-eq6ff]

Salud desde Montevideo Uruguay , 9-5-2024 . Me cautivo ese trabajo .

[@mv2442]

Love the narration, the history talk... I am looking at local ads and there is the same watch for sale, somewhat better condition then yours was. This is one is supposedly running and alarm is working. What's a good price for it?

[@curingabettoni4310]

Lindo trabalho parabéns, Brésil

[@nyckhampson792]

As much as a copied movement it is and improved on by Soviet watch manufacturer, it is old enough to be completely made in Russia, movement and all, as in all components to complete build. Whereas China since 2000 make ALL movements for so called 'high end' timepieces we wear on our wrists at great expense, they are just finished in Swiss watch houses (allegedly) ONLY a few higher end Swiss etc manufacturers make thier own, hence price hundreds thousands...even then are they ? FACT! No disrespect to Chris and his excellent work, skill, and its mesmirising seeing a well made watch be it Chinese, Russian or Swiss serviced and fixed and working again. Bravo 👌

[@csspinner]

nothing wrong with it being a copy. almost everything in this world is a derivative or new take on something that already existed. in this case, I feel the Russians improved upon the existing design. the fact that it's designed from an AS base doesn't devalue the heritage of this brand

[@MarcMercier1971]

37:25 Not sure what the composition of that cylinder is, but Cratex makes rubberized abrasive points from small to large that'll fit on a Dremel in varying sizes, shapes and abrasiveness. Would mold around contours, etc.

[@csspinner]

Good to know. It’s just a cotton wheel charged with polishing compound

[@tiberiuvincze8288]

Hello, nice video and a very surprising mechanism for architecture and precision ! very precise for a watch made in Ussr ! And I need your help , please - you made a video , I think , about a pocket watch , I hope I remember well, that had a jewel with a brass colette ! I cannot find that video can you help?Thank you !

[@csspinner]

You mean the one where I replaced a “rubbed in” jewel?

[@tiberiuvincze8288]

Yes I think, that one!

[@tiberiuvincze8288]

I have the same issue and I want to learn the technique from you !

[@tiberiuvincze8288]

Never saw something like that !

[@csspinner]

This is the video you’re thinking of then- kzbin.info/www/bejne/omjXfaZ7n9SXraMsi=C4wc5t15sa8cjG29

[@gioc4596]

Awesome to see another video from you. Excellent restoration so cool and unique with the 2 arbors . Glad to see you say , do svidaniya to the rust LOL. Thanks for showing that part. Btw I have a question , why not use breaking grease this time? How would one know if you need it or not? Thanks for the video.

[@csspinner]

Thanks! Braking grease is used on the mainspring barrel walls of an automatically winding watch. This allows the spring to slip around the walls properly. On a manual wind watch like this one, the spring is fixed to the wall and does not slide.

[@gioc4596]

Very interesting thanks for the clarification. Thanks for the teaching moment and your awesome videos.

[@tomelliott6352]

PLEASE can anyone direct me to where Chris talks about modifications he made to a Chinese main spring winder??? I just bought one based on him using this model, and if its good enough for him, its good enough for me. I'm beginning to really enjoy these videos... 👍

[@ErnstWirklich]

Nice video bro

[@lobdsk]

Holy springs Batman that’s a lot of springs

[@mikelescos8618]

Good to see you, mate! I always follow your videos and learn from you, as I like to fix watches too. I am currently restoring a watch with a French caliber as1475, but it has some parts that need to be replaced. Looking at the prices on the internet they are very expensive compared to what the watch is worth, however, I have seen that the poljot caliber 2612 is a copy of the 1475 and the poljot parts are much cheaper. For this reason, I would like to know if you know if these two calibers are compatible or if they have a different dimensions. Thanks!

[@csspinner]

@@mikelescos8618 it’s more of a derivative of the AS. There are some differences so I’m not sure how compatible the parts are with each other

[@mikelescos8618]

​@@csspinner i can confirm that the train is the same one 🎉🎉

[@octaviobarajas3980]

Great video comrade lol 😆

[@elund408]

I have been told that Rolex at this time is putting people through their watch making school and giving $1800 a month to live on while they train you. You then work for them for 5 years to pay off the school and living expense, in other words they own your soul for 5 years. The school is in Dallas Tx. were In my 20s I would jump at this opportunity.

[@csspinner]

It does sound like a great opportunity and is a reflection of the shortage of watchmakers nowadays

[@jakekaywell5972]

I had considered this opportunity myself, but ultimately went with the other Dallas-based watchmaking school (run by the Richemont Group) even without a $1800/month stipend for two reasons: 1. The standard that Rolex uses for its watchmaking students, SATA, is recognized by Rolex and only Rolex. The Richemont Group school, in contrast, adheres to the internationally-recognized WOSTEP standard. 2. Upon graduation from the Rolex course, you would be sent out where they tell you to to an AD. In other words, not directly for Rolex. Upon my (hopeful) graduation from the WOSTEP program at Richemont, I’ll work directly for Richemont at the Richemont Technical Center for a minimum term of 3 years.

[@stopmotionservices]

love you'er work😄

[@necrophagus9]

Are the extra cuts on the crown ring screw to indicate that it's reverse threaded? I guess they are slots? I know nothing about watch making terminology.

[@csspinner]

@@necrophagus9 yes sir. More modern movements starting around mid 20th century adopted that convention

[@321-Gone]

new watch guy question. You let the fixodrop rub off before oiling on pallets?

[@csspinner]

Yes. At least run it for 15 minutes before oiling the pallets

[@j.m.j.ferwerda8142]

fantasties zoals u praat en handelt

[@Stevieray55]

so called cricket alarm is really cool

[@panchorummacpanchorum8906]

bravo !!! 😄👍

[@MeMelon4u]

COULD YOU RESTORE A SEIKO BELLMATIC AS WELL??

[@lacucaracha111111]

OUR WATCH!