Excellent job! It’s extremely satisfying and motivating to see the work done to bring an older piece back to life!
@Vintwatches2 жыл бұрын
Thank you 🙏
@lyubomirgeorgiev8417 Жыл бұрын
The training at Rolex is immediately apparent. Good professional work mate.
@dougieranger12 күн бұрын
Beautiful work. 👌🏼
@Vintwatches12 күн бұрын
Thanks 🙏
@erickm61345 ай бұрын
Incredible work👍
@Vintwatches4 ай бұрын
Thanks 😊
@manuel530sm Жыл бұрын
Best restoration ever, real pro!
@Vintwatches Жыл бұрын
Thank you 🙏
@truxton1000 Жыл бұрын
Rolex; industrial art on a very very high level. When you see this you just get a reminder WHY Rolex is so highly regarded! What a job!
@Drushen072 жыл бұрын
Art in motion. The ability to restore watches to their original finish gives back meaning to why watches exist in the first place, that is to be worn and enjoyed. These days social media have hyped certain brands and watches that these watches are no longer seen as functional tools but as expensive commodities.
@Vintwatches2 жыл бұрын
Thank you ☺️
@B.P-l3n8 ай бұрын
Outstanding job, Sir. A piece of art. Just jaw dropping. Like NOS. If any of my watches needs restoration, you are the right man. Anytime! And yes, you may polish the case where it's needed. Why not, I'm not a flipper and I don't preserve my watches for others, except for my family. Best wishes.🍀
@Vintwatches8 ай бұрын
Thank you very much for your comment 😊🙏
@pipodorologio16482 жыл бұрын
thanks for sharing, great to see this vintage beauty restored. Stunning lapping and polishing work , well done
@Vintwatches2 жыл бұрын
Thank you 🙏
@denniscohle3786 Жыл бұрын
I have no words. Unbelieveable craftmanship. Thank you for this video.
@Vintwatches Жыл бұрын
Dear Dennis, thank you 🙏
@ralphferrara51526 ай бұрын
Excellent job. Watch came out really well.
@Vintwatches6 ай бұрын
Thank you 🙏
@antoniolosito84318 ай бұрын
Ottimo restauro!!! Bravissimo
@Vintwatches8 ай бұрын
Thanks 🙏
@Gearsandco5 ай бұрын
That is really impressive, such amazing skills, keep it up!
@Vintwatches5 ай бұрын
Thank you 🙏
@magnumpunch2 жыл бұрын
One of the most beautiful Submariners for sure.
@Vintwatches2 жыл бұрын
Indeed, a very beautiful one!
@Ale-kt7hk Жыл бұрын
wonderful👏 I've been watching this video every 2/3 days for months ❤️🔥
@billpinkston14642 жыл бұрын
Wonderful work by a truly skilled craftsman and artisit. I have a 1971 unpolished Rolex 5513 that I would have this guy restore in a minute.
@Vintwatches2 жыл бұрын
Thank you 😊 Would love to restore your Rolex! 😃
@billpinkston14642 жыл бұрын
@@Vintwatches let me know where you are, and i will send it. Can you service a Rolex?
@Vintwatches2 жыл бұрын
We‘re located in Germany, check out our website Vintwatches.com for more details.
@Vintwatches2 жыл бұрын
And of course we service Rolex Watches!
@nukvar232 жыл бұрын
Top notch! So good to see real watchmaking skills rather than fake horological youtubers
@Vintwatches2 жыл бұрын
Thank you very much ☺️🙏🙏
@tofu38022 жыл бұрын
Just so fantastic, thank you for sharing. Really a good job, very nice work.
@Vintwatches2 жыл бұрын
Thank you 🙏
@ged36806 ай бұрын
Excellent work Sir.
@Vintwatches6 ай бұрын
Thank you 🙏
@LD-bf1mi2 жыл бұрын
This deserves more likes and views 😍
@Vintwatches2 жыл бұрын
Thank you ☺️🙏
@Bobhig1002 жыл бұрын
What superb work!! I hope to use this guy in the near future..... a true craftsman
@Vintwatches2 жыл бұрын
Thank you 🙏
@jatco84 Жыл бұрын
Fantastic..great work and it paid off Big time. Watch looks great... Kudos to you..!
@iwatchingyou68 Жыл бұрын
OMG! really nice job
@Vintwatches Жыл бұрын
Thanks! Would be more than happy if you give me a like and subscribe to my channel! 🙏😃
@johnpinner1 Жыл бұрын
Super restoration
@raghavendrasingh3814 Жыл бұрын
Absolutely Amazing Work👍👍👍
@VintageSammler Жыл бұрын
Great work. Searching for a Slow Disc grinder like yours.
@Laguna20136 ай бұрын
If you were to 3d scan this finished product vs a factory NOS 5512, would this restored version be identical?
@mikebruegger86542 жыл бұрын
Stunning...
@longnetter Жыл бұрын
Stunning 👌
@jwrappuhn712 жыл бұрын
Excellent.
@Vintwatches2 жыл бұрын
Thanks 🙏
@Guillerw5 ай бұрын
Impecable.
@Vintwatches5 ай бұрын
Thanks 🙏
@maxfaberg128 Жыл бұрын
4 digit cases just look so good, it's unreal. Perfectly executed restoration! Only question: 47:17 the way the bezel sticks out in comparison to the case width is pretty substantial now, no?
@Lonnie91a Жыл бұрын
Yeah that case is ruined now as is the collector value of that watch. Some people shouldn’t be allowed to work on vintage pieces.
@xmuninu11 ай бұрын
It already looked like that in the 'before' shot kzbin.info/www/bejne/iXOYkH6dapmDhbM
@antsfur9 ай бұрын
@@Lonnie91ayeah and one day when there is no metal left on the lugs you will have to get an exact copy bare case made in China to make it look like new again, no one will know if it's done properly 😮
@mycroftrodriguez9059Ай бұрын
Hello 👋🏽 I have a question, how do you avoid getting porosity on you micro tig welds?
@VintwatchesАй бұрын
It’s all about the argon flow and correct settings. Use less power and longer duration, the metal should flow.
@williamharper9893 Жыл бұрын
Master class.
@Vintwatches Жыл бұрын
Thank you 🙏
@sylvainregis30512 жыл бұрын
Amazing job. Thanks for sharing. Just one question : how did you manage to lap the case on the crown side ? Using a lapping machine seems not possible due to the shape of the case
@Vintwatches Жыл бұрын
You need a special stick grinder for the crown side.
@thomasmurphy76432 жыл бұрын
Any thoughts about encompassing closer shots of your process by utilizing a microscope with your videos?
@timoschuhmann2310 ай бұрын
Great job one of the best restauration i have seen, my question what would this job cost ?
@Vintwatches10 ай бұрын
Thanks, for quotes, please contact me through my website or by email.
@DESCENDINGDR2 жыл бұрын
Good as new...
@GooseF7Ай бұрын
i have never seen a 5512 with applied indices. This is not the original dial, right?
@VintwatchesАй бұрын
It’s the original dial, only very few 5512s at the end are like the shown one.
@ichrono12288 ай бұрын
Hi there what Settings are using on the puk welder
@Vintwatches8 ай бұрын
Actually I don’t remember. I switched to a Laserwelder years ago, sorry!
@dobrebrothers94562 жыл бұрын
Looks absolutely incredible wish I could buy it off you 😢
@coolhandk Жыл бұрын
Question. You put a gasket beneath the bezel clamp. I thought those only came through after the 1680 was discontinued. Which gaskets did you use? Did you loctite the crystal as well?
@antsfur9 ай бұрын
That's the crystal clamp ring or what ever one calls it
@Rckhlld1 Жыл бұрын
Did you get the chamfers on ?
@peterosullivan8207 Жыл бұрын
Great video, do you have any more details on the SECURE LAQUER? look’s like a really useful step when working on the case
@williamcoolidge98845 ай бұрын
NGL Protective Lacquer 2002 ROSE “Horloger Rouge”
@camarocarl7130 Жыл бұрын
You removed so much metal from the case side that the spring bar is pushing out. Other than that looks very nice. I believe collectors prefer un polished cases, unfortunately you have decreased the value. But I am sure the customer will enjoy this restoration and your excellent work.
@Lonnie91a Жыл бұрын
Took half the value off that watch with that case reshaping. Collectors don’t even want them polished let alone ground down and welded and reshaped
@camarocarl7130 Жыл бұрын
I know dude, he ground the F out of that poor case!@@Lonnie91a
@antsfur9 ай бұрын
Have to grind the spring bars down a bit then the owner will have to wear it for 5 years solidly and then no one will know.
@camarocarl71309 ай бұрын
It will be our dirty little secret.@@antsfur
@fruitcakebunny Жыл бұрын
You have some nice tools
@giantfellow2568 Жыл бұрын
What grit sand paper do you use? I like the video, good learning aid.
@HAL-xy3om2 жыл бұрын
Beautiful work, excellent finish, one of a kind 5512, my favourite watch of all times, thank you for sharing. Crap music though...
@JoseLara-jq6kw2 жыл бұрын
Excelente
@ferrerigiuliano472 Жыл бұрын
Fantastic work.......but 5512 cannot have this dial.
@MrFreddyd32 жыл бұрын
wow!
@VintageSammler Жыл бұрын
Whats the Name/Brand/Type of Laser you use? Best Regards
@Vintwatches Жыл бұрын
Hi, using a Elettrolaser MS35.
@АнтеВладимирыч7 ай бұрын
Эта модель под номером 5513. У 5512 на циферблате надпись сертифицированный хронограф.
@stephenoliver1437 Жыл бұрын
Had the 5513 next model up wish wish I still had it tweaked to chronometer speck value in mint condition skyrocketed cost me in nineteen eighty two three hundred pounds
@ElvandioDwiputra12 күн бұрын
i didnt knew that submariner would have polished case back, and jubilee bracelet 😭
@wayneguy6043 Жыл бұрын
It’s now a 38 mm😂
@Lonnie91a Жыл бұрын
Hahaha no kidding hey.
@ScratchyBawsАй бұрын
Why would you replace a crystal with a cheap knock off acrylic plastic lense after all that work, is the watch a fake?.
@trp6062 Жыл бұрын
Its a 5513 model the last generation and it's not a 5512 model. please double check next time.
@Lonnie91a Жыл бұрын
Oh my! Please stop sanding on vintage watches especially models like this. Collectors don’t even want them polished and you are sanding and welding it and removing metal and changing the shape of the bezel and case lugs. A new Rolex that’s all banged up sure, but leave the vintage pieces alone. This is exactly why people don’t send vintage watches to Rolex. They get their value destroyed with over polishing and new parts. You just turned a $30-40k highly collectable watch into a $10k watch at best. ***** EDIT now that I see it’s not actually a 5512 as your title says but a 5513, it’s a less expensive watch maybe a $20k watch before and now worth maybe $8k now. Took so much metal off the side that the springbars are poking out. 🤦♂️
@Laguna20136 ай бұрын
OMG is all this true ?
@jamesmoninger19824 ай бұрын
Narration??
@dannyvarona37672 жыл бұрын
Thats a 5513 not a 5512
@RabbitWatchShopАй бұрын
Another old Rolex ruined. Hate to see it
@JHDC19592 жыл бұрын
Sorry but what a mistake. Hard core polishing/welding ruins the patina (and value). No serious collector would ever allow this treatment of their vintage watch. My guess 30-50% “polished” off the value.
@johnleonard39512 жыл бұрын
not to mention totally changing the shape and measurements of the watch. 100% not the same watch any more.
@truxton1000 Жыл бұрын
It was polished before so no real harm done. If it was unpolished then yes.
@Lonnie91a Жыл бұрын
@@truxton1000it was polished before yes, but now the case is completely ruined from a collector standpoint.
@Yehl-g8t2 жыл бұрын
BGMうざい
@joshuareinoehl9246 ай бұрын
This was difficult to watch, so much metal removed. Spring bars sticking out, no Bueno.