Restoration of a 1st Generation 1953 Tissot Visodate Watch - Caliber 27B-621

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This will be a restoration video on this 1953 first generation Tissot Visodate watch. Please enjoy!
Lubrication used:
Balance and Train wheel jewels - Moebiu 9010/10
Pallet stones - Moebius 941/2
Other gears and mainspring - Moebius 8200
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[@sebastienfoucart3246]

Excellent work ! This movement is as nice and sharp as an Omega mouvement. Tissot was a great manufacture.

[@astrafalustre8259]

Oh yes we made it "to this point". Great work, and a well-deserved treatment for such a classy vintage timepiece.

[@TimelessHistoryChannel]

Awesome! And thank you for the comment!

[@benerabilis]

Fine restoration. And not overrestored.

[@TimelessHistoryChannel]

Glad you can see that. Thank you!

[@JEDIMasterVanDer]

...I think I know why you like those Tissots from the early '50s. Those Tissots, sometimes dual-branded Omega-Tissot right on the dial, don't fall far from the Omega tree. What I'm immediately confronted with is this 1st Gen Visodate is the striking similarity to the Rolex so-called "Tuxedo Dials" of the same period. Talk about a beautiful watch!

[@wendyglasgow6394]

Super job. Have had a Seastar my Dad wore in 60s . Still working and only one service. Thank you 🙏

[@TimelessHistoryChannel]

Take good care of it! :-)

[@hectormonclova7563]

Such a beautiful watch, love that dial. Great job, and the music helps a lot to follow each step very relaxed. Thank you...

[@TimelessHistoryChannel]

Thank you! Music has always been an issue. Someone has asked to remove it. :-(

[@KR-zl2wc]

Another instructive video. Please continue to provide others like it.

[@TimelessHistoryChannel]

Will try to make more

[@theeverydaywatchcollector8036]

Very nice restoration! I always enjoy seeing vintage pieces given new life

[@LCMNUNES1962]

VERY GOOD SERVICE ÓTIMO TRABALHO from Brasil ok

[@Hodgeypodgesmodge]

Crikey! That’s a heck of a lot of what I imagine is HP1300 in that barrel!

[@lsvemir27]

I am waiting this days Tissot 27B-21 from '50. Great shape, gold case and serviced, couldn't be better :-) and this video is great introduce for me about movement. Excellent OE! Go ahead ...

[@vaughanpearce3435]

Beautiful !!! Thank you.

[@davidhammond9336]

Great video, I note you do not pull all the components completely apart and leave as is in the cleaning and assembly. This is a beautiful watch love that dial, thanks for showing it.

[@TimelessHistoryChannel]

That's right. I do examine the movement before putting it into the cleaning basket. If the setting gears are clean (since these gears do not affect the timing accuracy of the watch) and I've used the rodico to clean it as well, I'll leave them all intact. The full restoration takes much longer than just 30+ minutes. Anything that can affect the timing performance, I will take it apart to thoroughly examine it. Remember that the main purpose of wearing a watch is to tell time. Not sure if you're a watchmaker or not, but the cleaning solution will clean away any residue that remain on the movement.

[@davidhammond9336]

@@TimelessHistoryChannel Not a watchmaker I have completed a few watch strip downs and cleaning plus repairs to broken watches. Only cheap watches nothing like what you are doing. Very satisfying when you get an old battered, broken or non runner back to life. Fascinated with watch workings and how they are built. Started servicing myself because it was hard to justify getting them serviced when the watch was only 20 or 30 dollars but they deserved to be preserved and used.

[@jadedarby7290]

Absolutely fanatic job, love the bullseye dial...(might have to start collecting Tissot) Was amazed how clean the dial and movement were, considering the wear on the case and crystal before restoration. Totally appreciate your time in putting this video together!!!

[@TimelessHistoryChannel]

Thank you for the comment as always! The result of a clean dial and movement is to have a good case + crown gasket and securely fitted crystal.

[@markbyrum4743]

Nice mix of relaxing music and narrative - plus informative comments! Good vid. Keep at it!

[@TimelessHistoryChannel]

Many thanks! Glad to hear that.

[@garyboyle695]

A joy to watch and a lovely little movement. A shame modern movements are not made to last as well.

[@nickjames205]

What a beauty!

[@zilopipo]

Thank you so much for your nice work on this great watch on this beautiful music! Keep on posting videos please..

[@TimelessHistoryChannel]

Many thanks and will do!

[@stevemoreno6241]

Gorgeous watch. Really enjoyed watching you work on this one. I might have to search for one of these to add to my collection.

[@joek2488]

Nice!

[@arlocorp]

Great Tissot

[@MsJake199]

The finish on this movement is quite nice! Vintage tissot seems to be a bit underrated?

[@poopy_fingers3324]

Finish? I see no finish on the watch. Yeah, it looks nice but saying it has nice finish, let alone any finish, is a bit of a stretch.

[@garyboyle695]

@@poopy_fingers3324 Really? I guess you missed the pearlage on the dial side and also the brushed finish on most of the bridges.

[@TimelessHistoryChannel]

They are definitely underrated.

[@adrianbirkett594]

Good video, apart from that piano music doing my head in!. 4 bars repeatedly playing!!, would love to hear more narration from you on important and delicate parts. Beginners would be lost watching this. Well done.

[@TimelessHistoryChannel]

Thank you. To be honest, I make these restoration videos to show my clients what I go through when I restore their watches. I am not planning to teach anyone how to repair a watch as that takes much longer than a video explanation.

[@adrianbirkett594]

@@TimelessHistoryChannel understand completely, didn't realise. Thanks Adrian.

[@TimelessHistoryChannel]

@@adrianbirkett594 Thank you for your understanding. :-)

[@joeskeptical4762]

Enjoyable video to *"watch"* 😎 Thank you!

[@raduruicu9037]

nice presentation...

[@isaacrafaelcastro8341]

Excellent work, very nice 👍👍👍👍💯

[@thomasbrennan1183]

Fabulous work.

[@TimelessHistoryChannel]

Thank you so much 😀

[@restorationconstantines7731]

Nice work👍

[@glipabazza9994]

That sure is a sexy old Visodate. Man, you did an awesome job here. Always a pleasure to see talent in action.

[@TimelessHistoryChannel]

Many thanks! Happy to hear that.

[@sonik954]

I notice you assemble the train from the balance to the barrel as opposed to barrel to balance, any particular reason? I'm going to try it that way on the next movement I service. Seems oiling the fork jewels and checking balance function are easier the way you do it. Thanks, great video.

[@TimelessHistoryChannel]

I guess every watchmaker has their own way of cleaning a movement. This method has always work perfectly for me. When the job is done right, the watch will always work at the end.

[@jamesmustin7289]

There should be a mention about Omega controlling Tissot since 1930. I wonder how many people Know that?

[@TimelessHistoryChannel]

Thank you for the comment. In one of my top 5 videos, I mentioned that Tissot is a sister company with Omega. :-)

[@hockeyrd99]

Yes, but it's important to mention that Tissot merged into Omega.. they were not the same company. From what I understand they had separate factories. Tissot watches were not made by Omega as some folks like to think.

[@lsvemir27]

@@hockeyrd99 Thanks god.

[@tphvictims5101]

Nice TimePiece. WOW

[@iraimenezes5811]

Trabalho de profissional. Mais de 70 anos de vida e ficou muito bonito. Parabéns pela habilidade.

[@rallasaab5522]

Great work sir...please information abaut which thing you use to clean dial sir

[@TimelessHistoryChannel]

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[@mohamedanas3830]

nice job 👌👌👍

[@sonvu9756]

Great work. I know you have mentioned a method to adjust the beat error by tweezing the hair spring in one of my comment before but I never heard about anyone else who does it that way and still dont know exactly how can it be done. Can you explain the way in detail? I would be very appreciated.

[@TimelessHistoryChannel]

Thank you so much! Oh really? I learned this method from a former Bulova watchmaker. It saves a lot of time, and you can adjust it while the balance is still on the movement. You can use the tweezers with the hook end, or regular tweezers will work as well. To correct the beat error using this method, you adjust the hairspring with the tweezer. Before adjusting, you must eye-level the hairspring to see the spreading of the hairspring. The balance staff will be the center. If the hairspring is more toward the left, you will need to adjust the left size by curling the most outer coil slightly and vice versa. Do not bend the hairspring. You are just adjusting the curvature of the hairspring.

[@sonvu9756]

I see. So I assume that after decades the hair sping got slightly out of shape, which causes the collet to be off center and by curling the most outer coil will get the collet and also bear error right again. Unless a previous watchmaker have removed the hairspring and put it back way off then turning/re-fit the collet is the only way. I mainly work on modern movement but if I run into these vintage oneday this magic spell may make my life alot easier. Thank you.

[@TimelessHistoryChannel]

@@sonvu9756 It's hard to say how the hairspring goes off beat. There could be many reasons for that.

[@CaliberandCamber]

@@TimelessHistoryChannel Thank you so much for describing your technique. I'm in progress of my first restoration project and it worked like a charm. I combined advise and used a (clean) oiler tip and was ever so gentle (and nervous) but it worked! THANKS!

[@seanclarke2229]

Excellent love it! Thank you What do you do with the non omega, Longines and Rolex watches that you service? We know that you don’t sell them on your site. Give them to friends?

[@TimelessHistoryChannel]

Haha, thank you! I sell them on my other account.

[@nickcvetinovic6569]

Great video, is there a way you can help me fix a newer visodate that ended in washing mashine?

[@TimelessHistoryChannel]

Unfortunately, due to my busy schedule I have stopped collecting watch repair for almost a decade. You can always try asking on the Omega forums and a specialist will be able to refer you to a reliable watchmaker.

[@antoniodauragracia8332]

El volante y el ancora no se monta primero primero se monta el rodaje y se comprueba si tiene retroceso y si ba correctamente luego se monta el ancora y a continuación el volante

[@jirikrajnak9047]

reminds me of a memovox for some reason, even though it doesn't really look like one

[@lsvemir27]

Please, can you explain me, what is the purpose of top yellow gear in movement. I see it is rotate when movements works, but I can't see it's roll? :-)

[@TimelessHistoryChannel]

It’s connected to the forth wheel. This top gear sweep slowly and is connected to the sweep second pinion which makes the second hand sweep.

[@lsvemir27]

Is it Omega 286 movement ie. the same movement as 27B Tissot? Thnx.

[@andyyoung3233]

Love the video and the watch I've just got a vintage Tissot like that with the same movement and need a few parts can you help me locate some or do you have any?

[@TimelessHistoryChannel]

You can always create a post on the Omega forums and someone there should be able to assist you.

[@gwsjr1]

How did you adjust the hairspring with the tweezers?

[@TimelessHistoryChannel]

It takes a lot of practice over the years. You need to curve/coil the hairspring so that it balance out when the wheel is spinning. This way will save you time and work to remove the complete balance and hairspring. Whoever you learned your watchmaking skill from should be able to show you in person.

[@emanueldamiao8610]

👏👏👏

[@ygrbooks]

I like watching your videos and also like your style. However, unlike other watch restorers who make videos, you do not seem to take the keyless mechanisms apart. Is there a reason for this apart from saving time?

[@TimelessHistoryChannel]

I do examine the gears thoroughly off camera. I must make sure that there is no hair particle on any of the winding gears. I understand that it looks better to remove these parts under the camera, but in reality, the majority of watchmakers will not need to remove these parts. These are sturdy parts and do not affect the timing of the watch. The only time that I will remove these parts (clutch wheel, winding wheel, and yoke) is when I see rust or broken teeth. Most importantly, is to use the correct cleaning solution. I use L&R Ultrasonic cleaning solution and it will remove and dissolve any dirt that is on the movement. The cleaned movement will look shiny like new. I've serviced over a few thousands of watches, you can trust my words. Notice at the end of the video how I used a tweezer to adjust the beat error? When a watchmaker watches this video, I can assure you he will understand what kind of watchmaker I am. When a watchmaker is able to correct the hairspring with his tweezer, that takes a lot of skill and years of practice. :-)

[@gwsjr1]

@@TimelessHistoryChannel But we didn't see you correct the hairspring. You only showed what type of tweezers you're supposed to use for making the adjustments. .

[@TimelessHistoryChannel]

@@gwsjr1 My camera would not be able to show clearly in the first place. And my head would be covering the camera in order to clearly see the hairspring. Also, correcting or adjusting the hairspring is not for a beginner watchmaker to do. I remember my very first time trying to fix a slight bent hairspring took me about 3 hours to do...AND I still couldn't properly fix the bent. On top of that, my entire face and head was full of sweat. lol

[@ianroeschmann4746]

Great video, what strap did you use?

[@TimelessHistoryChannel]

Thank you! Just a regular strap that I put on many of my watches. I supply these straps to my clients in the past, but have stopped. May sell them again in the near future. Can always follow me on my Instagram account (in description) for update notification.

[@mikeliu388]

Guess what? I just won the same watch from Catawiki

[@buocle7143]

Mua đồng hồ này sau nè

[@cruizer8086]

No music please

[@TimelessHistoryChannel]

can always mute the video. I cannot satisfy everyone sorry.

[@owengoodspeed5763]

What a good looking watch. And that movement was in basically beautiful condition and very nicely finished. A movement worthy of s display back. That will be a lovely purchase for someone!

[@jim2950]

Tissot started in 1853 and merged with Omega in 1930.