⌚ Simple Watch, BIG Problems! Reviving a 1-jewel Ameri/Swiss Wristwatch, Part One

[@WatchWithMike]

Watch Part 2 here: kzbin.info/www/bejne/joGqnWRteLl3pZo

[@jezjeyasingham5025]

Thank you Mike. A great learning video for me. Your patience and attention to detail are second to none.

[@WatchWithMike]

Thanks for the kind words! I'm really glad that you found the video helpful. Happy watchmaking!

[@Vikkar1]

Loving watching you through your watchmaking journey Mike! Fantastic!

[@WatchWithMike]

Thanks! I am enjoying sharing the journey, and I love hearing people's feedback. 😁

[@GentlemensWatchServices]

That watch won the old junker lottery. Bet it couldn't believe it's luck getting restored like that!

[@WatchWithMike]

Lol, exactly! I get tremendous joy taking a three dollar watch and turning it into a $20 watch! 😁

[@sonnymoorehouse1941]

Great video !!!!

[@WatchWithMike]

@@sonnymoorehouse1941 Thanks Sonny! 😁

[@angelramos-2005]

LOTSSSS of detail work,Mike.I got a few of those pre-battery watches that need love and care.HA,HA,HA.Thank you.

[@WatchWithMike]

Hi Angel, I guess cheap mechanical watches were thrown away, same as we do now with broken digital watches. I see any broken watch as an adventure! 😁

[@johanvandersandt8904]

You always do such fine work Mike! Its looking really good!

[@WatchWithMike]

Thanks Johan! Video two coming later today.

[@mokumholland5640]

It’s like listening to a Yogi, very relaxing! To benefit from that I won’t attempt any watchmaking.😊

[@WatchWithMike]

@@mokumholland5640 hi Tom! It's interesting that you say that… I used a new editing technique that makes voice based edits, and I agree that it made me sound very chill. Don't operate heavy machinery while watching this video! 🤣

[@mokumholland5640]

@@WatchWithMike 🤣 I promise, I won’t! Just back from a nice afternoon drive with my pony ( and the wife).

[@WatchWithMike]

@@mokumholland5640 Excellent! Tell them both I say hi. 😁

[@mokumholland5640]

@@WatchWithMike done! Wife is smiling, pony is asleep. 😴

[@gpraceman]

Had my first go at a pin pallet watch recently. A Mickey Mouse Bradley watch from the 1970's for an old friend. Baumgartner 134 movement. Wasn't running. A single jewel, which was the cap on the balance cock setting. The mainplate setting had a polished metal cap like your movement. Cleaned and oiled, but still wouldn't run. Not until I put a bit of 9010 on a few of the escape wheel teeth. Then it took off.

[@WatchWithMike]

Cool! Timely, too, as I just picked up two Mickey's the other week. I almost did not lubricate the pins on this watch… So thanks for sharing your experience!

[@NaNByZero]

Yea, these microscopes are so so useful. Love mine. By the way, I swapped my metal movement holder for a plastic one, like you and that one is much more convenient. :) 🕐⚙️🍸

[@WatchWithMike]

@@NaNByZero yes, once you start working with a microscope it's hard to go back to a lupe! The brand name resin movement holder is better than my metal ones, but it is still fiddly!

[@gpraceman]

@@WatchWithMike Hard to find and not cheap, but I really like my Meyers #58 movement holder. Different jaw sets for different sized movements. Currently one on eBay, but no jaws. Could 3D print some I suppose.

[@WatchWithMike]

@@gpraceman Wow, that's a serious holder! Used sets with jaws go for $100+ on eBay. I like your idea of 3D printing!

[@gpraceman]

@@WatchWithMike Yeah, it's the holder that JD Richard touts in his videos. Like I said, hard to find and when you do, it's not cheap. I've seen them go for over $200. I lucked out and got mine cheap from a watchmaker friend of mine (with all 4 sets of jaws and original box).

[@WatchWithMike]

@@gpraceman I'll have to keep my eye on one on the 'Bay! BTW, I assume you meant @JDRichard. If there's a cool watchmaking tool out there, I'll bet JD has it! 😁

[@ElderPinto254]

heey mike nice watches wauw simple little workhorse inside Eugen Gluck company! Armitron and Torgeon where there top brands not bad!

[@WatchWithMike]

I am impressed that the company is still in business, and manufactures several successful brands. I've always been a fan of Armitron, but I understand they are not as popular out of the US. Agreed, nice simple workhorse of a movement!

[@ElderPinto254]

@@WatchWithMike yess you dont find them in holland never and i like them a lot

[@WatchWithMike]

@@ElderPinto254 I think Armitron is popular in the US because of their price point, and maybe they can't hit that mark internationally because of tariffs.

[@ElderPinto254]

@@WatchWithMike yeah timex and armitron are not good sellers in holland

[@WatchRestorationCottage]

Hey Mike, where do you get the microfiber pen? I've always wanted one of those!

[@WatchWithMike]

Hi Jimmy! I got the cleaning pen and my blower (plus another blower) at Amazon, about $7 for all 3. Crazy! Here's the set I got (my Associate link) amzn.to/3XdvNBg

[@jonnieinbangkok]

They may have skimped on the mainspring barrel cover but the Gluck Trading Company did splash out on the one jewel. I guess the production budget called for one or the other, but not both 😆

[@WatchWithMike]

I know, right? I wish I could find some marketing material to see how this watch was sold, and how much it cost new.

[@jonnieinbangkok]

@@WatchWithMike All through the video, I was thinking your US cleaning fluid cost more than the watch new 😀

[@WatchWithMike]

@@jonnieinbangkok 🤣

[@AlexPerez-nj8gc]

Hey Mike! Which microscope do you use? I’ve been wanting to invest in one for awhile

[@WatchWithMike]

Hi Alex, it is an Amscope microscope. Here's the first of two videos that I did on how I customized it for watchmaking: kzbin.info/www/bejne/jH6pqGWYhsiciqcsi=eipmN3IPAubIl_qe

[@rudiger86]

Nice work homes

[@WatchWithMike]

Appreciate it!