Repairing a Tudor Submariner 7021 That is Broken !!!

[@SDarkVader]

This guy is showing us some of the most interesting and diverse watc restorations on KZbin. He's easily top 5 of the watch service channels so let support him by hitting that like button. Otherwise small channels like this dont get the chance to grow, please show some love to this dude and help promote his content! Not a paid shilll btw haha

[@FrenchWatchCollector]

Thank you so much

[@SDarkVader]

@@FrenchWatchCollector ❤️

[@mpferket]

Incredible service video of a 7021 Tudor Submariner! Thank you for sharing. As an owner of a vintage 7021 I was thrilled to watch this video! Thank you!

[@FrenchWatchCollector]

Thank you. It is a great watch

[@Rizvi512]

Great video, I know nobody asked me, but that movement is not from Tudor, everything other than the rotor weight is a basic eta cal, Tudor always has gold incablocs or kifs on balance, and has Tudor branding on top of the plate under the dial. Some watchmaker at some point might have swapped it, and even went extra miles to perlage the plates on this one. Auto module plate carry engravings as well.

[@mimikatz]

He said it’s an ETA

[@Porsche9284ever]

Highly interesting, thank you so much for sharing👍. Thank god for watchmakers like you who are able to keep our ticking treasures running 🙏

[@FrenchWatchCollector]

Thank you for your comment

[@DESCENDINGDR]

You are my favorite watch repair channel! I look forward to all of your videos, thank you!

[@FrenchWatchCollector]

Wow, thanks!

[@RabbitWatchShop]

One of my favorite Tudors and divers of all time. Tudor needs to bring this exact model back but with all the upgrades. Some say that’s the Pelagos 39, and while it looks somewhat like it, it’s not the same. I was shopping for one but good examples are all around $10k. That’s more than I’m willing to pay for an old diver

[@DutchClawz]

Senseless pricing

[@FrenchWatchCollector]

Yes they are very expensive

[@tmmkk1]

I restore old watches also. Was wondering where you purchased your bench. I've been looking for that same one but not finding, I enjoy your videos.

[@FrenchWatchCollector]

I bought it from an old watchmaker. There is no marking on the bench but he told me it make from Omega

[@ARVINSR59]

That watch reference is a 9411/0 and the earliest watch was made in 1976

[@FrenchWatchCollector]

It was 7021 on the case

[@ARVINSR59]

@@FrenchWatchCollector then that would be the correct year. I forgot about that reference.

[@FrenchWatchCollector]

@@ARVINSR59 this one is from 68

[@jatco84]

Tres bien monsieur..another great service to a vintage Tudor. Love the Tudors.. Kudos

[@FrenchWatchCollector]

Glad you like them!

[@Supercruze]

Fantastic service and beautiful watch restoration.

[@FrenchWatchCollector]

Many thanks!

[@huynh09]

Lovely work on the tudor!

[@FrenchWatchCollector]

👍

[@brucebarlow6604]

Yes Perfect, imagine the value of it was an M.N issued watch. Keep well from New Zealand 🇳🇿

[@FrenchWatchCollector]

Yes it would be much higher

[@moboei]

Stunning work. I love the Tudor watches

[@FrenchWatchCollector]

Me too I love the vintage Tudor

[@moboei]

@@FrenchWatchCollectorexactly. And such a history

[@FrenchWatchCollector]

Lovely product and a great history@@moboei

[@rjpmt9124]

La plus jolie des Tudor 😍😁super révision comme d’hab’🤓⏱️😉👌🏻

[@FrenchWatchCollector]

Merci bien

[@walther9161]

Awesome video and production quality!! Had no idea about Tudor’s history and may start looking at them .. thank you for posting

[@FrenchWatchCollector]

Thanks for watching!

[@panchoskywalker]

J'adore comment tu traduis les expressions françaises littéralement. 😀

[@dimitargueorguiev9088]

Very instructive video! Thank you!

[@FrenchWatchCollector]

Glad it was helpful!

[@24hourgmtchannel64]

Some constructive criticism to your working methods. You need to change that plastic more often when removing hands and protecting the dial or your Presto tool has a burr on the bottom stands. Your Presto tool put a scratch on the dial at the nine O'clock. Towards the end you obviosly made the scratch on the dial less visible but it can still be seen. I'd recommend giving the individual hand pullers more preferance and once mastered, gives more control and is less likley to scratch dials due to their round curved bottom where it contacts the dial. Of course a dial protector or plactic still must be used. Also handling the dial with tweezers like this at 32:35 is never an acceptable best practices, even with platic, carbon or wood tipped tweezer ends. Never ever should the tweezers touch the face of the dial vintage or not. I primarily work with vintage and have experience with aged Rolex and Tudor dials and the finish becomes extremely fragile as they age and I wouldn't even recommeded handling them this way even with newer dials. I always use fresh clean finger cots gently holding the dial by the edges only. Finaly, change you finger cots more often. They are inexpensive and I replace them every service to avoid contamination transfer. Please don't take any of these recomendations as an insult as I'd rather you look at them as positive ways to improve. Thanks.

[@carlrees5574]

Hey dude you seem to have fallen off the radar very suddenly and your website is no more. I hope all is well with you and your family!!! lets us know you are okay 🙏

[@FrenchWatchCollector]

I will explain soon

[@tmmkk1]

Was wondering how you like your Horotec screwdriver set been thinking about getting that exact one

[@FrenchWatchCollector]

It is very good

[@boydsargeant7496]

Nice job. When will you properly introduce us to your new tool, the blower? I think we would all find this very interesting.

[@FrenchWatchCollector]

I can do that in the next video

[@Restoration_watch]

Cool workplace you have👌

[@FrenchWatchCollector]

Thank you

[@Knives183]

Great work as always ! However I don’t believe that watch is original. The balance assembly has been replaced (kif & incabloc). Also the movement is missing the Tudor branding on the dial side

[@FrenchWatchCollector]

Yes I saw as well the difference in the shock system. After it is just an ETA caliber so you can replace it with a lot of parts if something is broken

[@muffemod]

Righteous again! 🙌

[@MichaelWilliams-mo1vv]

I bought one of these around 2006 for £750. I loved the watch and had it serviced. It ran fine but after a couple of years was losing 30 sec per day. I was concerned that in the future it may become impossible to get parts. This particular calibre was exclusive to Tudor. If I'm correct this model of Tudor only ran until about 1975. So a very short production run. I foolishly sold the watch around 2008 for £1000. Big mistake.

[@FrenchWatchCollector]

Yes that was a big mistake but who knew it will increase that much

[@rickseconds7676]

Beautiful watch!

[@FrenchWatchCollector]

Agreed!

[@rickseconds7676]

@@FrenchWatchCollector I am trying to send my Heuer Autavia to you for repairs/service, hope to see the video of your fine work!

[@ygrbooks]

Thank you for sharing this excellent video: 👍👌👏. My other favorite watch repair channel (Vintage Watch Services) also worked on a Tudor this week, so they must have something going for them.

[@FrenchWatchCollector]

Vintage Tudor are nice. I have more to come with old Tudor

[@ygrbooks]

Glad for you that you have work coming in. It is just that I do not even like Rolex. So the poor man's Rolex - Tudor - is not going to fascinate me. I am more into complications and am still waiting to see a perpetual calendar serviced on KZbin, though not the "perpetual" that Rolex have advertised for the last 70 years or so 🤪🤪🤪. They are just automatic watches ...@@FrenchWatchCollector

[@FrenchWatchCollector]

@@ygrbooks I would like to do a perpetual calendar too. Pretty rare to come by. Personally I love chrono calibers

[@Harvin87]

Beautiful!

[@FrenchWatchCollector]

Thank you

[@mehdipirzadeh698]

Hi, this grease graphite that you use is Mobius or something else if you can explain a little bit about it.

[@FrenchWatchCollector]

Yes it is from mobius

[@mehdipirzadeh698]

8217 or something else?

[@dimitaryanev2812]

Hello,very good job i like your videos. Im beginer at watchmaking and try some watches to repair (for my self) You speak about easy way to find eta parts,can you share whare i can find and buy parts when i need them. I need some for eta 2836. Thanks in advanced

[@FrenchWatchCollector]

Cousin uk is one of my many website

[@dimitaryanev2812]

Thank you 😁🍻@@FrenchWatchCollector

[@alisaeed280]

روووووعة. انت بارع في عملك😂

[@jeromemingus6190]

La montre de mes rêves ! bravo pour le travail effectué . est ce que le mouvement est un 28-24 normal ?

[@FrenchWatchCollector]

C'est un 2484

[@num351]

Great Work :)

[@FrenchWatchCollector]

Thanks 🙂

[@num351]

@@FrenchWatchCollector i love ur work whatching every Video from Ur Channel

[@FrenchWatchCollector]

Thank you so much@@num351

[@Kalmar917]

How often should I service my 14060m I have had since 05? I recently got it serviced this past summer and I wear it everyday and sometimes I wear my BB58 but the sub stays on pretty much all day everyday. How often should I get this BB58 serviced if I wear it every now and again?

[@FrenchWatchCollector]

I would say every 8 years for the bb and maybe 6 for the Rolex. After the real judge is the timegrapher. It will tell if your watch needs a service or not

[@Kalmar917]

Thank you very much for the information. It is well needed because I hadn’t serviced my 14060m in almost 20 years and noticed it would stop from time to time but after service it is like new. Ok, last question. What should the time grapher read for the 14060m and the BB58 if all is well?

[@FrenchWatchCollector]

@@Kalmar917 the most important is the amplitude. Below 250 240 degrees on a full wind it needs a service. After you can look at the beat error and time keeping but it can be adjusted.

[@Kalmar917]

@@FrenchWatchCollector Thanks again and I have subscribed and enjoying your videos! Keep up the good work.

[@FrenchWatchCollector]

Thank you@@Kalmar917

[@sabbath7081]

What's the part number for the 16000 datejust series stem and crown gasket?

[@FrenchWatchCollector]

You can go to cousin uk and you will find everything you need

[@sabbath7081]

@@FrenchWatchCollector 👍

[@timothyagus2111]

Hi sir ! I am an amateur watch fixer and I have a watch I’m currently working on. I would like your opinion on one of the problems I’m facing now. May I ask how should I contact you ?

[@FrenchWatchCollector]

Hello, you can go to my website and contact me in the contact section.

[@timothyagus2111]

@@FrenchWatchCollector thank you very much sir! I will do so!

[@timothyagus2111]

@@FrenchWatchCollector no worries sir I shall do so and hope to hear from you soon sir !

[@csanadbarczy9153]

Maybe this is an ETA cal 2789

[@FrenchWatchCollector]

Yes it is

[@reagannaidoo1981]

Is there a what's group I can join

[@FrenchWatchCollector]

Not sure what you want

[@reagannaidoo1981]

I was wondering if had any tricks with the mainspring winder tool i can't seem to get the hand of it 😔

[@FrenchWatchCollector]

@@reagannaidoo1981 What is the problem using it?

[@reagannaidoo1981]

@@FrenchWatchCollector I am having difficulties in understanding the orientation of the hook on the winder hence the spring gets coiled up and tangled

[@FrenchWatchCollector]

@@reagannaidoo1981 the flat bit of the hook of your winder needs to be pointing to the end of the inside spiral of your mainspring

[@BiffTannenBTTF]

Those finger cots looks like they've been worn to change a transmission before servicing this watch lol. Ewww

[@FrenchWatchCollector]

I have new one

[@bushmaster9576]

za bezel

[@RabbitWatchShop]

lol

[@Tylerdurden19847]

Horrible accent c’est dur a regarder…….

[@FrenchWatchCollector]

Toi c’est dur à lire car tu as du arrêter l’école un peu rapidement

[@Tylerdurden19847]

@@FrenchWatchCollector moi j’ai une 6265 big ref…. Je t’aime