"Simple" $150.00 eBay Watch Pushes My Limits

Marshall restores another vintage watch, this time it's a Lucien Piccard watch with one of his favorite complications: a power reserve! The only problem is that he got it off of eBay for $150.00 and it's not working... at all.
This one required a lot of work!
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[@kevinlassberg]

Me at 12:19am: OH BOY WATCH TIME

[@amggenetics3237]

Same 😂

[@melvinshaw8249]

2:25am…time to dive in 😅

[@Justicesdad]

1:37am lol

[@jcee8493]

2:29am for me

[@wyldebill4178]

2:30 am let’s do this

[@SuEnRoD]

Marshall, We know you let that main spring fly just so you could use your winder and hear that spring winder clunk. 😁

[@camsy83]

...and wind it the wrong way first time, to hear the 'clunk' not once, but twice!

[@johnpombrio]

Did I miss the braking grease application?

[@DragonHide94]

It looked to me like that was still a piece of the old mainspring in the barrel.

[@Plan3tBob]

@@DragonHide94 me too... now I kept thinking... he must have seen it...

[@zambonidriver42]

All the time I’ve spent watching Marshall fix watches, I’ve never been so shocked as today. Cutting down the power reserve hand… that was a bold move. 😂

[@firesurfer]

Now it doesn't reach the hash marks. I think they did this because when you look at it from the edge a little sideways, it's not very clear which line it's pointing at. The hash marks are on a bevel.

[@Wanted797]

It bugs me more cause he cut it but not enough.

[@Bartlett152]

Spoiler alert lol

[@insertphrasehere15]

@@Wanted797 actually, weirdly, the radius if the power reserve is not circular to the base of the hand, so it doesn't reach in the middle now, but is over the line at the top and bottom. (45:55) I think he picked a good middle ground.

[@AlejandroLapeyre]

@@insertphrasehere15 great observation! Thanks

[@BM-si2ei]

The hairspring repair was a new threshold for you. Really fun to see.

[@philiprice7875]

fun your say? seeing how bent and mis-aligned it was i bet Marshall (any amount) was not thinking "fun", myself seeing the bend was thinking "no way is this NOT going to break" but once again Marshall shows us all what can be done with care and patience.

[@danlee2191]

I thought a new one would've been purchased, great to see that repaired!

[@Dreamer66617]

Came here to say that. Marshall is on his next level shit rnm

[@bostonrailfan2427]

i’m shocked that he didn’t have a tool for that…

[@TM_Stone]

Great repair once again Martin!

[@Nolr]

When you removed the existing mainspring, you left the automatic bridle inside. Even while reinstalling the new mainspring, in the video, we can clearly see something still inside the barrel (23:05 for example, or 24:02). I find it hard to believe you didn't see it, so I'm probably missing something here. Can you elaborate on why please ? Also I don't understand why you didn't remove the hairspring from the balance in order to straighten it. You are not working on a flat surface, doesn't it make it a lot harder to work on ?

[@ManSkirtBrew]

Trick for those of us who don't have a left-handed spring winder: wind the spring into one size smaller winder, then pop the spring into the correct sized winder as if it were the barrel. You have now flipped the spring into the correct orientation and can pop it into the barrel.

[@frankkolmann4801]

So far I have not seen any limits. Yes hair spring repair requires extreme skill, but I have watched your videos and nothing has stopped you, except maybe the self winder with the updide down wheel, that you eventually fixed. You fixed things that Rolex themselves would not touch, you fixed rusted watches with diamonds missing that you discovered accidentally in sourcing spare parts. I am simply amazed by how you reassemble a jigsaw of liny bits into a working watch.

[@michaelbrothers9339]

When I saw you putting the main spring back in, correct me if I'm wrong, it looked like part of the original main spring was still in there.

[@joelvarney5091]

I thought I saw something too.

[@JymmiPhreek]

I was going to say the same thing. It definitely looked like a piece of main spring was still around the outside of the barrel and might even have been why he had trouble getting it in the barrel. I'm interested to see if it's something we don't know about or something he might've missed.

[@Tony_Rocklake]

I came here to say that too. I was like "please notice it! Nooooo!". Also no grease in to the barrel?

[@jasonhanna2699]

If you look at 22:59 you can definitely tell there's still a piece of the old mainspring left left in the barrel. Outstanding video, got to love those dulcet tones of his narration.

[@Daemon_Wraith]

Yeah, definitely a bit of the old spring still in there. I was screaming at the screen. 😅

[@kempana9414]

I love how you explain and guide us along in every single project you've done. You've got me into watch revival and even constructing my own custom watches. Thanks Marshall!

[@Cyaziris]

At 22:59, it looks like there's a chunk of the old main spring left in the barrel? There's something slightly irregular around the edges. Usually the barrel looks like it's smooth down from the top edges, there's a ledge this time. This might also be why the new mainspring went flying, because it caught on that ledge and you couln't get it in.

[@peterscherff1357]

I came here to say this too.

[@ManSkirtBrew]

That's actually a detached bridle, and it should be in there if he's reusing the original mainspring. If you pause at 12:58 you can see the original mainspring has a tail on it like a manual-wind mainspring, which grabs onto a hook on the detached bridle. The replacement mainspring has an attached bridle, so the detached bridle should be taken out.

[@pisotones2348]

@@peterscherff1357 ditto!

[@LTC_Tiger]

Saw that too.

[@H0lyman01]

Does the bridle mean he doesn't need braking grease?

[@JHB141]

I have not seen your supervisor before. LOVE IT!

[@andrewbarnes5802]

Not sure how thorough the level of Supervision was if I'm honest, a cat on the other hand, would have settled down for a long hard look and cleared any stray screws off the table immediately.

[@markcoffman494]

As a Watchmaker myself, it was like watching a murder mystery, and seeing all the clues come together when you were working on that hairspring.. it was like I was sitting on pins and needles. Good job! Also, when you lost that screw, I could relate to the frustration of trying to find it. Luckily it wasn’t too much of an issue. Great job on my watch!

[@federicoprice2687]

Hi Mark! Just looked at your site... I quite like pocket knives, and have about 15, but am just curious to know how many you have in your collection!! Greetings from UK 😊

[@markcoffman494]

@@federicoprice2687 at one time I had about 500 of them. But now I have about 40.

[@bryanarreola6110]

I believe that you left a portion of the old main spring in the barrel. That may be why the new main spring did not seat well.

[@GoMrBob]

also, did I miss adding any breaking grease? it is an automatic...

[@jaredtrp]

I noticed this too. That's why I think he was having issues with the mainspring and the arbor not fitting correctly. I was screaming at the screen, "NOO!!! There's some bits still in there! You were the chosen one!!" 🤣

[@donaldbrown7895]

I noticed the apparent braking grease omission too.

[@Xorthis]

Another commenter said it's a detached bridle, which the old mainspring attaches to with a small hook on the end. The new one has an attached bridle (the double bit at the end) and therefore the old one should be removed. A lot of people seem to have noticed this too!

[@bauertime]

Did you leave the outer loop of the old mainspring in the barrel? Check out 22:56, or is it a slip ring.

[@BlueTrane2028]

1:33am here in Philadelphia. This is what I get for checking KZbin after a late night fitness ride. Less sleep than I was already going to get for me, haha.

[@Justicesdad]

Same in DC

[@jcee8493]

Same except it's 2:30 here now, shouldn't have checked yt before bed. lol.

[@garylyman4922]

Same here. Also in Philly. Except for the late night ride. 😂

[@jergarmar]

Welp, you really really did it. You inspired me to get into watches, and start watch repair as a hobby. I have most of a basic set of tools, got my first $15 "beater" watch to practice disassemby/assembly, and bought a couple of "project" watches. I bought a decent one to wear around. And this week, I successfully did a complete disassembly/assembly of my first watch! Yay! I only broke one thing! Dang it! 😆 It was the seconds wheel shaft, I got confused about the disassembly order and took off the cannon pinion without removing the wheels for the hands. Oops. Won't make that mistake again. It's EXTREMELY fun. Thanks so much for the excellent videos, and the encouragement to get into it.

[@DeVineexe]

love how he makes it sound like he is talking while recording and not adding voice over later😂

[@mindeloman]

These videos would be many hours long and tedious if he did not. I'm curious to know just how much straight time he has in these builds, not including waiting for ordered parts. I have no idea but I'm gonna guess 5-6 hours to take down and reassemble. Marshall does a good job in telescoping the process to make watchable (no pun intended) videos. I think not enough is said about his videographic skills. Between the narration, setting up the cameras, and editing it all together. Marshall may have mote time in producing the video than in the actual watch build. I really appreciate what this guy is doing.

[@somefishhere]

Years of recorded game broadcast commentary and he has it down!

[@irreleverent]

@@mindeloman It's less so that he edits it, and more that he scripts it as if the narration was live. He doesn't say, "And here's where I did X" he says "Alright now I'm going to try doing X".

[@mindeloman]

@@irreleverent I don't think it's scripting. It's more like a sportscaster doing a play by play.

[@johnhelt5475]

0:23:25 Is there still part of the old spring in the barrel here? Or is that something else related to if being an automatic movement? Love these videos. Keep up the amazing work!

[@toddlower5546]

I know it's not the point, but I am left wondering what the restored watch's value is.

[@snolds]

Genuinely shocked you cut that arm! I agree it didn't look right, but Marshall modifying something original?! Bold move Cotton!

[@VVALT3R]

At the end you see why it was originally longer. The arc of the indicator isn't the same radius or curvature as the sweep of the hand, so the hand looks too short at the midpoint. Oh well.

[@philippe888]

Weirdly drawn arc then

[@cliveb9771]

At the end you can see that the power reserve indicator hand was long because the scale is not symmetrical, now it's been cut it will be way too short at the zero power end of the scale.

[@BryanTorok]

Actually, at zero power it will be the same as at full power. At 44:55 in the video you can see that after trimming, the hand is short right at mid-power or 18 on the dial. However, at 3:08 in the video, you can see that if Marshall had not trimmed it, it would have been long at 18 and really long at the ends. Perhaps he could have struck a compromise, a little long on the ends and a little short in the middle, but I think he achieved a good look with where he cut it.

[@VisionCommunications]

I don't see how anybody can critically comment on this man's work if one has not done the work.

[@cliveb9771]

@@VisionCommunications Same for people praising the work then ? Have you called any of them out ?

[@al-knows-nothing]

6:20am in the UK when this was released and I’m watching it avidly 😂 Shows how well you do things Marshall; I should be getting ready to go to the gym 😅 PS. 400 views in the first 5 minutes. Nice. Nice.

[@alexandrachernysh7]

You left part of the old mainspring in the barrel, please take another close look at the footage that's why the new didn't fit the first time

[@stephenuschi]

The most engaging and entertaining voice on KZbin…😊👍

[@kasuha]

I'm confused about what was the thing you left inside the main spring barrel before installing the new spring. It almost looked like a piece of the old spring to me but I think you'd notice and remove it if that was the case. And you also didn't apply any braking grease so I guess it was supposed to be there?

[@HalJalikakik]

For some reason I’ve got Weird Al in my head singing “I got it… on eBay!”

[@shoutykat]

To the tune of "I want it that way"?

[@ninosalvati379]

Wow! The way you adjusted and repaired that hair spring on the balance was absolutely unbelievable 😳 🤯 excellent work 👏 such a beautiful watch with the power reserve in a symmetrical place on the dial which is a rare thing as its usually off centre or on the case back. Just phenomenal! 😊

[@zoobafornow]

Me at 6am, not being able to sleep the whole night. This channel has become my insomnia relief.

[@Thecyclingeconomicsdoc]

So... the time this dropped is timely for me to fall asleep to the dulcet tones of the man, the myth, the legend... Marshall the watch man.

[@thewanderin_rider]

These videos are mesmerising and as someone who hasn’t a clue, I will never know how on earth you remember where all that goes back 😄. Years of repetition I guess, but it’s still impressive and fascinating to watch such great workmanship.

[@calebdlara]

You sir, are a gem. Thank you for your uploads 🙏🏼

[@Visionery1]

Marshall, it's always a pleasure watching you at work. How you remember where everything goes is impressive.

[@stevepiechock9234]

Outstanding video and repair. I always marvel at your surgical like repair. If I was not retired having a watch that shows it energy level would be a plus for me. I was a hands on type manger and this would have been a welcome addition. Being retired, I still do like that sort of ability. Parts flying off the bench are a given in any type repair. I applaud your designed magnet ruler to locate minute parts.

[@JeffreyMcLain]

Dude....that spring restoration. So simple in concept, but that just SCREAMS to me that it's one of those things that seems simple and just NEVER goes the way you think it would. Well freaking done, there's no way I could have done something like that!

[@fieldie]

20:35 BRO!!! There was no way I thought anyone could have fixed that bend! But YOU did it! That Sir was Extremely cool to watch! (Excuse the pun lol) 😮😅

[@Dante_Vicino]

Me: Tell me you're from the PNW without telling me you're from the PNW Marshall: "Payg-wood" Jokes aside, love your videos man.

[@BM-si2ei]

Power reserve is right up there with GMT as my favorite complication. Neither is particularly useful, but since watches are unnecessary, I've decided to simply embrace that which I love. Now that I think about it, I think the only GMT with power reserve is a spring drive Grand Seiko.

[@XMarkxyz]

If you want a seiko with gmt and power reserve there are a couple in the presage collection too, with normal movements more affordable than spring drive; and in the Seiko prospex with spring drive, aslo more affordable than Grand Seiko ;)

[@SKvSG]

well there is also watches like my seiko landmaster sbdb015

[@Kaycee_Ace]

Watch and tech people when they hear the word "scrap" and "repair": smells like free money and fun here

[@jdudb]

Looking carefully at the barrel, it looks to me that it has the remains of some of the old mainspring still in it and when you first attempted to insert the new one it caught on it. Or perhaps it is supposed to have a metal ring inside the barrel like that.

[@Kombivar]

I was thinking of that. On the other hand, perhaps because Marshall has no luxury of high magnification at all times, it was literally too small to notice. The lack of braking grease is bothering me. - Dang, his videos are better than some top thrillers.

[@AnthonyRBlacker]

It's a good looking watch. I am going to guess that's the watch of a salesperson, maybe from the 1960s or so, before the hustle and bustle of the world in which we live today. He (or she) wore that watch day in and day out, Monday through Sunday keeping track of the hours as they rolled past as they were doing their best to improve the booming economy of the United States post WWII.

[@EmmanIntac]

"3 minutes ago" YIPPEE!

[@28Jcarlo]

Im not into collecting watches but enjoy watching the mechanical repair! Great videos before bed

[@AnthonyRBlacker]

One thing I'd like to tell you.. I've watched (ha) so SO many of your videos and I thank you for sharing your love for this hobby, however.. you generally explain the movement and the procedure you are performing basically the same every video. Your stories are always different and fun and add to the video, you have a great story telling voice, however.. EVERY time you post a video and I do watch at regular speed, absolutely, I must, anyway I listen to every word you have to say with pointed ears. Thank you for being who you are and sharing this passion with us. I have steady hands (am a carpenter by trade well and mechanic) and I'd LOVE to get into this micro-hobby, but I wear reading glasses and am just afraid it would be SO difficult to see these TEENY TINY screws and remember where they all go!! Anyway, thank you again for the wonderful content!!

[@GentlemensWatchServices]

I was thinking about this just yesterday. As someone who makes videos too I do find myself mixing it up a bit, but many successful shows stick to the same format and script. Don't worry about your eyes, we do everything using magnification, the fact you're a practical person who works with their hands is a great start. I was a cabinet maker before watchmaking, you'd be surprised how much translates. Cheers mate!

[@vonkruel]

The screws can be intimidating for new hobbyists, particularly because there may be very similar looking screws that aren't really interchangeable. One strategy for the screws is to screw as many as possible back into their holes as you disassemble and leave them in during cleaning. Another strategy is to get a small parts storage box with many compartments, and as you remove screws you put them in a numbered compartment and make a note. For example if you remove the barrel bridge screws and put them in compartment #13 you'd make a note "13 - barrel bridge". If the screws look good you don't really have to clean them, and otherwise a quick shake in a solvent may be enough. If you work with a movement more you'll get to know its screws, and you can clean them along with the other parts. Maybe you won't take up the hobby yourself, and that would be fine of course. I wasn't planning to take it up myself, but in retrospect, the fact that I was fascinated & kept watching was a pretty strong sign that I actually would. It might be a good idea to start putting money aside for tools... 😆

[@GentlemensWatchServices]

@@vonkruel Good strategies! With a manual wind no date movement it looks impossible to keep track of at first, but splitting the parts into 3 groups is enough to keep track of the screws. You very soon get to know the differences.

[@rehajm]

I wear readers as well but magnification from the loupe and a microscope set up for movement service my vision isn’t an issue.

[@philiprice7875]

@@rehajm yep that will work but i have several other barriers Fingers of Butter Memory of sieve Eye of Bat shakes of hands that can turn milk into child's drink but the worse would be children with inquisition

[@johnmonkey1874]

You'd think with all the tools they have for watches, they'd make a hair spring tool that safely bends the spring.

[@LightningFabrication]

Marshall, Another interesting watch on your channel. With all the excitement of the hair spring spring being bent, the indicator bridge screw going into orbit, the main spring jumping out of the barrel and the main spring being left hand, did you forget to put some braking grease in the barrel? If you see that the main spring is wound opposite of the normal, can you install the new one (in this case) with the blue side of the retainer facing down? Looking forward to future videos. Do you do repairs on quartz (battery operated) watches?

[@allwaizeright9705]

Did I miss something - Did you put it on the TIME GRAPHER at any point after the repair...

[@Chris-cz6hn]

I am a machinist and I work with a lot of tools that have dial jewels I wonder if they are the same kind that watches use, would you be interested in attempting repair on any dial indicators, its a different kind of tool but very similar to a watch. I do not know if it would be cost effective to repair these as they run around 300$ but it might be worth the practice and I sure would be happy to buy them back from you.

[@AlexanderLaw-y1q]

Is the power reserve indication still accurate with the new mainspring? It seems like like the gearing ratio between the mainspring barrel and the power reserve hand represents a fixed assumption about how many times you can wind the mainspring barrel before the mainspring begins to slip. Is the number of turns at full wind standard? Can you recalibrate the power reserve indication for a new mainspring?

[@bkstarkey]

First jewel you lubed was damaged.

[@Igmus]

I'm at the part where you just installed the barrel spring. Sometimes you put braking fluid for the spring to keep from spinning but I guess this time around it wasn't needed or shown but it did look to me that there was a piece of the barrel spring still in the barrel? Or is that another piece that serves the same function as the braking fluid?

[@wapiti3750]

Wow, you have a super steady hand to manipulate all those small screws and parts. Wonderful video! You must have some Swiss blood!

[@Evergreen64]

Marshal. I could have sworn you left part of the old main spring in the barrel. Was I seeing things?

[@sr20ser.]

With the ultrasonic machines, be very cautious with the thin, or poorly plated parts. The cavitation can pit and otherwise damage parts.

[@soliddog9087]

Anyone know a good watch repair kit I can buy? I like quality in my tools so I’m willing to spend a little more for them.

[@andrewmurton8379]

What a beautiful watch, I never realised that a power indicator was not a new thing!! Your skill with the hair spring is second to none, there is no way that I would ever have attempted it and even after watching you do it I still would have looked for a replacement spring. A superb restoration.

[@Mars0484]

Such a pretty watch! and might i add very brave of you just fixing the bent spring instead of just getting a donor one. and the 46 mins flew by watching this. Thank you for restoring this watch :D i enjoyed it all the way from The Netherlands

[@henkdouma8448]

At 11:15 that wsa your 'born to fly' spring there wasn't it? 🙃 As you say at the end of the video that it didn't 'fly' this time. By the way I didn't see you apply any grease inside the barrel of the main spring to make it easier to 'glide' when wound up to the maximum.

[@danceswithaardvarks3284]

when you lose a part and find it using a magnet, do you demagnetise the part before putting it back in the movement?

[@Raigoth]

Might wanna rewatch the video! Looks like part of the old main spring is still inside the barrel!

[@andymccabe6712]

Soo....you think that, despite DOING the work ...AND editing the video...AND adding the voice-over.....he STILL missed a problem ......!?!?!?

[@jasonradmacher8013]

Hey -- this video, more than any other, makes me want to get into this hobby. Seeing things go sideways for you and watching you recover lends some confidence that, if I'm patient and just work my way through the unexpected, this is possible. Thanks for showing us a build that went a little sideways!

[@IRecordEverythingLA]

So maybe I missed something but at kzbin.info/www/bejne/rJqzoZ6NfJV_gpY there is clearly something else in that barrel, what was that?

[@YahBoiDrip]

In my head canon, Marshall wears that weird telescoping multi lense the toy repairman from toy story 2 wore.

[@georgejamison3782]

First we had Cars & Coffee, but now we have Watch Restoration & Coffee😂

[@paulamato430]

It looked to me as though there was still a piece of old broken mainspring in the barrel.

[@msasarman]

I recently discovered this channel, and I am absolutely blown away by Marshall’s expertise in restoring vintage watches. This particular episode took things up a whole new level. I have been a fan of luxury watches for my entire life , but never a collector of vintage watches, … until now.

[@frantzryufanon]

Oh my god I just realize that this is Marshall Sutcliffe from Limited Resources and MTG and my mind is blown, I always thought wristwatch revival had a similar voice and the same name and always thought what a coincidence! Feels like two worlds just collided. Super awesome videos!

[@T0KENAUS]

Best day, when a video drops! Downloaded to watch on my flight tomorrow. Love from Australia 🇦🇺

[@yknott9873]

There is still a broken-off length of mainspring in the case.

[@youngmonk3801]

Your screwdriver technique is a little sloppy: your letting it slip out of the slot as you finish tightening and you apply too much downward pressure to begin with before the screw is aligned. You dont always line up on the slot correctly to start and you mar the slot, and then you don't reverse first every time. but other than that... nice vid!

[@JerimyRobinsonFixxxeR]

🙄

[@jdorffer]

Fixing the hair spring messed your nerves, fine work does that to me too

[@olivier2553]

The spring is left handed because it is left handed on the logo?

[@erikalmighty]

Capilary Action...BINGO!

[@jasons46]

Awesome as ever. Nice GMT Master and what looked like an Autavia on your wrist.

[@philliplester6387]

I just like listening to you. You’re pretty funny.

[@chrisdavidson9431]

Another great video Marshall, on another fantastic little watch. Thanks for your time and effort and thanks for sharing 👌

[@fenman1954]

I agree with you the power indicator looks better now. Lovely restoration

[@amcconnell6730]

I love a power reserve on a watch too - because I am so lazy, I have to manually wind my mechanical automatic watch. :D

[@nicodianime]

Handling that hairspring STRESSED me out at 36:00

[@amcconnell6730]

That power reserve needle is still a hair too long. :)

[@davecurda2350]

How much would a watch like this sell for?

[@jeffreylinck9273]

Why is Marshall so popular? Because he is a great teacher. When something goes, "BOING!" in your classroom, don't try to cover, don't lose your mojo,. Laugh it off and explain what happened. Your students will love you.

[@Rob-147]

Great work on the hairspring!

[@ygrbooks]

Dear Marshall, Thank you for sharing this beautiful video on the restoration of a very handsome watch on KZbin: 👍👌👏!

[@Lil-Bear82]

As you installed the new mainspring-there was a part of the old one still in there.

[@cwlpfoc]

Marshall, my father had a railroad pocket watch that was given to him by his uncle. Sadly, one day many years ago he broke the pocket watch from throwing his pants down off of a building roof. He was a roofer his whole life. I bought a lot of equipment to repair watches but haven't done anything with it but start to disassemble it. I have all the parts and purchased some hands that look like the originals. I WOULD REALLY LIKE TO PAY SOMEONE TO DO THIS. IT WOULD BE WONDERFUL IF I COULD SEE MY DAD'S POCKET WATCH BEING RESTORED ON YOUR CHANNEL. HE PASSED AWAY IN 2021 SADLY. I was hoping to have the watch restored for him. I don't know how to get ahold of you. I tried signing up for patreon but that didn't work. I'd love to here from you. Jim B.

[@breevwhyman2985]

- Marshall Sir, another wonderful job by you...........power reserve makes SO much sense.....and i wonder why ALL automatics don't have it? Even although an automatic may have a Rotor and self wind........ ......a power reserve indicator would always be useful.......i would say that omitting it is a FLAW of most mechanical watch designs regards V

[@1978garfield]

I think I jinxed you. Just as you were installing the main spring I thought "That's kind of a bummer. No Ka-Chunk." Then the spring flew across the room and you had to use your left handed spring winder. Yes I know the event had already happened but I still feel like I jinxed you some how. You are the Norm Abrams of watch repair. You have a tool for everything and I am here for it.

[@alishuaibi7557]

Dear Marshall, I am writing to you from Saudi Arabia. I have a ROLEX OYSTER PERPETUAL MILGAUSS. Its a gift from my son and about 8 years old. It needs maintenance( it is quite fast +3 min. every 2 weeks) and polishing etc. Is it safe to mail it from such long distance? And how much it would cost me? Finally how long this would take.? Thanks

[@bradentraub]

Wow, a REAL Lucien Piccard! Super cool. Its sad to see the brand in its current state - a fashion brand who's name was purchased from the (now defunct) original Lucien Piccard, making cheap watches with Chinese movements that have $400 MSRP's with $60 selling prices.

[@jeffreyhickman3871]

Be VERY CAREFUL!! If you're saving a very valuable watch ⌚️, and ya must save 😉 the ORIGINAL hairspring, straightening it is the best way to go. A hairspring, bent as hopelessly as this, with a lot of time and patience, can still be fixed. Don't discard the hairspring, unless ya know 😏 that it's okay to use a replacement. You'll regret discarding an original hairspring. Finding another one, drops to next to impossible. Good luck on that hairspring!! Your friend, Jeff.

[@matteedstrom]

You can buy all "his" tools for close to half the price he's charging on the website^^!! For example, he sells a timegrapher for $200. i found the exact one online for $110^^ And the ultrasonic ha charges $80 for ... i found for $55 I understand he whant's to make a buck or 2, but WTF!

[@randycrager4074]

EXCELLENT Marshal and yes, it is a beautiful watch. Great job and thank you for sharing. Everytime you post I get excited. Just a testimony of my boring life, lol. PEACE!

[@jcramond73]

Tell the truth Marshall, you intentionally 'unsprung' that mainspring so you could hear the click on the reinstall 😁

[@JSCB-365]

I love my mechanical watches. Its artwork. Respect those who know the arts. I have a few broken watches I'll be sending him eventually.

[@HoldfastWA]

Hey Marshall, I'm obsessed with watching your videos mate! So much so, I have begun learning the hobby myself, I find it fascinating (probably because I'm a mechanic also) Thankyou for introducing me to the world of watchmaking 👌🏼 Just curious, what solution do you use in the ultrasonic bath?

[@bmwem9291]

Marshall, circa 1971 I was given a Movado Datron HS-360 Chronograph. It never was a reliable watch, but I nevertheless liked it. In 1992 it was flooded during hurricane Andrew and has not worked since. I would like to discuss repairing it. A number of years ago Movado told me it needs a new movement but that is nothing they would support. For multiple reasons I would enjoy using this watch again. Is it possible to contact you directly to discuss if you can and are willing to repair it? Thank you.

[@brainwrite]

Hey Marshall, I've watched hours and I'm totally loving the channel. I haven't started collecting much less repairing, just study for now. I had a quick question though, I'm wondering why you haven't repaired any Patek Phillipe watches? Is there a reason I should stay away from collecting / repairing that brand? It's just considered the top by so many, I was wondering what your feelings about the brand are? Thanks.

[@michaelng7274]

Heya, Marshall! What happened to the MTG playmat? And you must really love using your mainspring winding tool because you used it on a brand new mainspring. Twice. Hahaha! Love your videos. Thank you for uploading.

[@tarquesh]

I gonna not talk about the shortened pr hand. What surprises me, exactly the same this genius found out, a 17 mm lug space for the strap. 17mm is as i did not seen it, rare as rare can be. Me knowing i prefer even sizes, because not only a balanced size, it is not so hard to find a strap for a watch when even. Odd sizes i wil ignore, watches with that i would ignore. The only watches with it i accept are Longines, but with a good search there are Longines watches with even lug sizes. A thing i seen on the video is that counter clockwise screw. Remarkable that only that one must fasten counter clockwise. ?.

[@chamni63]

I love to watch this videos, your skills are great. I have a very old Oriosa from my father, don't know what to do with it. I've tried to find out the model/year but had no success. It has numbers at 3-6-9-12 but they are not round they look like art deco? 15 jewels, Incabloc, antimagnetic with golden hands. Thanks if anybody knows something about it