Restoring a Rough French Watch: Yema Vintage Diving Watch

In this video I will restore the vintage french diving watch that is in rough shape. The owner wanted to do a service on the watch while keeping a maximum of the rough character of this watch. Let's see what will be the end result of this restoration.
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[@SkyBlue-le7cd]

Impressive results. Beautiful watch. Really appropriate to post a Yema during the Tour de France. Thanks as always.

[@FrenchWatchCollector]

Thank you for the support

[@CHIBA280CRV]

Fantastic video , I will look into sending you my grandfather’s old Rolex , to have it serviced..👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼

[@FrenchWatchCollector]

Yes please!

[@brucebarlow6604]

Yes Perfect and another great job. Keep well from New Zealand 🇳🇿

[@FrenchWatchCollector]

Thank you Bruce

[@bruceelliott4822]

Nice job once again. I have the same bracelet on my Seiko 6139, the Bruce Lee.

[@FrenchWatchCollector]

Yes I so some on seiko's

[@pipodorologio1648]

beautiful french diver, thanks for sharing

[@FrenchWatchCollector]

Thank you

[@tiberiuvincze8288]

Hello, nice video and what a elegant and simple solution for the click spring! nice!

[@FrenchWatchCollector]

Yes I love it too

[@tonyandlisab]

I'm amazed how these small and delicate hairsprings were manufactured 70+ years ago, they were created with such precision to provide amazing accuracy I'm simply constantly dumbfounded.

[@DecemberNames]

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[@sameeralazawee7524]

Really very good >>>>>>> Thanks .

[@FrenchWatchCollector]

Thank you

[@Surplusx26]

Man, i fell in love with Yema watches! I purchased a Superman Armée de l'air a few months ago and I keep looking them up! The vintage ones have a lot of personality! Outstanding video as always! :)) Greetings from Italy

[@FrenchWatchCollector]

They are great watches with a very unique touch

[@MrGrentch]

@@FrenchWatchCollector I have an 80's Superman myself. Cool watches. :)

[@FrenchWatchCollector]

@@MrGrentch Yes they are nice

[@andrewmurton8379]

Super looking watch, Yema make some great watches now and they have an extensive back catalogue to refer to when planning a retro style reissue. I am the proud owner of two Yema superman’s one of them being the stunning blue bronze limited edition. Great video as ever.

[@FrenchWatchCollector]

Yes they are great watches. Oldman and new

[@ygrbooks]

Thank you for this wonderful video on the restoration of a really special watch.

[@FrenchWatchCollector]

Glad you enjoyed it

[@georgejamison3782]

That’s a very nice watch! Great work!

[@FrenchWatchCollector]

Thank you George

[@georgejamison3782]

@@FrenchWatchCollector need to find one now, see what you started😀

[@FrenchWatchCollector]

@@georgejamison3782 😆

[@steveblake8766]

102 thumbs up Wouldn't you want to demagnetize the movement before you put it in the case? Does that demagnetize through the case?

[@FrenchWatchCollector]

Yes it does work through the case

[@slammermx]

Nice looking movement, I just have one question, why didn't you do a restore on the case?

[@FrenchWatchCollector]

Because the owner of the watch wanted to keep it original. It was his watch when he was young so he wanted to keep the history

[@artblend4278]

I fear winding a crown on one side only puts pressure on the tube and stem causing premature wear and tear, a lot of people do that unfortunately

[@FrenchWatchCollector]

What do you mean by winding on one side?

[@artblend4278]

@@FrenchWatchCollector I mean as you did at 0:37...but I may be wrong...holding the crown with 2 fingers seems to me safer🧐

[@HAL-xy3om]

Nice work from your part but if it was mine I would have had some restoration on the case and bracelet as it's seriously beaten up and doesn't look good at all.

[@FrenchWatchCollector]

Because the owner of the watch wanted to keep it original. It was his watch when he was young so he wanted to keep the history

[@HAL-xy3om]

@@FrenchWatchCollector Fair enough...

[@joshuareinoehl924]

Really like Yema watches, I own 2. The Navygraf heritage and the flygraf, are there any other French brands i should know about? Another outstanding video

[@FrenchWatchCollector]

They are great watches. Lip is another French brand from the same era.

[@BokiPetrovic88]

Great video. What size ultrasonic cleaner is ideal to get? Thanks

[@FrenchWatchCollector]

The smallest one

[@BokiPetrovic88]

​@@FrenchWatchCollectorthe smallest one 0.8 doesn't have a heating option, what size is yours?

[@_guillermo]

Such a small mainspring. Must be a low power reserve, no?

[@FrenchWatchCollector]

It was not that small but it probably around 40h when new

[@SideWalkAstronomyNetherlands]

:)