The complicated and colorful Wakmann Regatta wristwatch

Today we have Benson's wristwatch on the bench, a fabulous and very colorful Wakmann Regatta from the early 1970s with the very complicated Lemania 1341 movement inside it. This spectacular wristwatch doesn't run too well and the chronograph does not reset properly, is it just a lack of servicing or bigger issues? Is a restoration needed?
Join Stian for a full service of this very cool watch as we go on a few tangents as always!
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[@karachaffee3343]

Having children demonstrates a kind of courage and optimism that is quite beyond me.

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[@MrDock777]

My grandfather just gifted me this watch. He bought it in the early 70s. Instead of a gold face, it is Navy. I love it.

[@jeremyjackson4553]

Do you have a picture?

[@ditzydoo4378]

All those functions, and still only 17-jewels. 0~o I am impressed. ^~^ the dial face is quite lovely.

[@johnsrabe]

6:44 … who moved into wine production! Gigondas is one of my faves! (Fun little town, too. Some interesting public art, and - of course - wine!

[@radustanciu2445]

The one with the client who complained about the date changing at noon was to much!😂…and the pause afterwards…BRILLIANT!

[@VintageWatchServices]

Thought I'd let that one sink in 😊

[@neilhaas]

Hello Stian, I like this watch wakmann regatta very nice collectors watch. Love the channel. ❤😊🤩☺️🤗💯⌚⌚⌚⌚

[@paulpietruszewski4226]

Once again, cleaning a spring before you throw it away... very environmentally conscious of you!!! :) And, I consider you the Master Jedi of Watchmakers... the ability of using the force without using force makes you a master!!

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[@extremelydave]

Even after watching many of your videos, it is STILL like you are a pied piper...I just MUST watch to the end. There is just something that is hypnotic about seeing you tear apart a watch and somehow get all the screws in the right place to put it back together.

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[@sfranklin9073]

Haven't even started watching and I love the colors on this watch.

[@hugejohnson5011]

I am an old grouch, and I usually equate "colorful" watch dials with cheap toys, but I must admit that I really like the look of this watch. In fact, I have fallen in love with it! Thanks for sharing this with us.

[@VintageWatchServices]

Thanks, Hugo! I am fully in line with your thinking, tbh, but this watch really pulls it off 👌

[@red75v67]

Lovely 70's piece Stian. Great to see you working on a complicated movement. Rather you than me. You really should up the weights for those thumb exercises though.

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[@NitroModelsAndComics]

You never dissapoint brother. What a great timepiece this is. In a room full of Rolex and Omega this is certain to stand out and be different.

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Right on!

[@demmertp]

Nice looking watch and a colorful dial and bezel. A bit too busy for my tastes, but still a beautiful watch and movement. Loved the video details of the tear down and build up. Always fascinating.

[@VintageWatchServices]

Thanks for watching!

[@philliplopez8745]

Wow , that's a lot of screws . I marvel at the ability .

[@geoffquickfall]

One of the most colourful watch dials ever! I have two of these, one in the chrome plated case (white metal) and one in the gold plate as yours. Finding the crystals is the hard part as many of these are crazed and cracked. Fortunately I found two NOS . Also replated the white steel case but the gold plated case was almost NOS. Love these watches and actually wearing the white metal one now, and of course your videos. Funny, mine changed dates at 12 noon also. Maybe an intentional fault by Lemania?………………………. ;-) Excellent history on Wakmann. While flying the 737-200 in the 90’s I noticed the dashboard clocks were marked Breitling Wakmann. The 737 was built in the late 70’s so the relationship was still there. That got me onto Wakmann collecting and I have 2 valjoux 72C Wakmann with the WOG stamp on the balance staff indicating the relationship between the two houses. Cheers, Geoff

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[@geoffquickfall]

@@VintageWatchServices: added some more to the post about the WOG mark on Wakmann. I must re-iterate, your videos are excellent and your narration is wonderful. Always look forward to a good watch video with my coffee in the morning (09:00 here when you post.

[@ygrbooks]

Thank you for another excellent video of yours, Stian: I enjoyed watching and listening to you every second. While I doubt that Bond would ever have worn nor ever wear a Wakmann watch, the dial is a colorful reminder of the 70s. My guess is that Breitling hired the designer when Benson folded and have used his/her creations ever since ...

[@paullewis5045]

I completely understand the voice edits on the "e" clips. I have installed a couple of them on pushers and, in every case, thoroughly expended my very best salty Navy vocabulary through the no, where is it now, maybe and it's finally in--thank heaven stages.

[@pierre-yvesp3769]

Whoever invented those clips was an evil, evil person.

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[@stavros_katsopr]

Ta-ta, going for Regatta(-ta)... again. Lovely mate, just lovely. Watch, you, video. Thanks.

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[@kenharvey9714]

Sir, you are a true master of watchmaking. You always amaze me with your skill.

[@VintageWatchServices]

Thank you very much!

[@MrGrentch]

That's a very cool watch indeed. 🙂Fantastic result on the timegrapher! The US tariffs and moves to avoid them led to all sorts of interesting solutions by the Swiss brands. Longines buying into the US Wittnauer brand was another earlier one. Longines imported movements and dials, cased them up locally in their Longines Wittnauer factories making them more "American Made" to avoid taxes(mostly in 14K gold for their precious metal models to avoid more taxes). Longines who had already been one of the more popular Swiss brands in the US(and the Americas in general) got even more traction and were shipping nearly 200,000 movements per year into the US after 1945. Jaeger LeCoultre and Vacheron Constantin saw this was clearly a Good Plan(c) and approached Longines to get in on the gig and VC and JLC movements went through the same process at the same Longines Wittnauer factory. This also led to things like the US only LeCoultre brand.

[@proslipbrakelubrication1922]

Great video Stian, thanks for the re run on the pusher…... helped me restore a badly corroded Lemania 1341 … minute hand is slipping and the minute counter is not moving nor the hour counter so will have to go back in and check everything …. Found it very tricky to put the hands back on without one interfering with another… once this is done I have a chrono with arguably the strangest brand name of all time…Dogma… with a Lemania ‘three button ‘ movement… happy to send it to you… !

[@VintageWatchServices]

These are pretty complicated movements to work on, so kudos to you! It could be interesting to take a look at your Dogma, perhaps you could send me more info and photos to [e-mail]?

[@lousbits]

Well done, super 100k service. :)

[@Ecoat65]

Wow! I love this watch!. As well as your work on it!

[@stevecarrero4120]

Very nice watch and interesting history information. I could see myself wearing something like this. Thanks for the video. I aways look forward and get excited when I get a notification for your next video. 👍

[@MaxwellTM]

Very good work. Careful with the pallet bridge while oiling the escapement!

[@UncleRay1000]

Thank you again for taking us through the process of handling all those parts. Nicely done.

[@freakysteve140281]

Just sat down and pulled apart and put back together an old molnija Russian watch movement. No cleaning, no oiling, just pulled it apart and put it back together ( ….still runs) gotta appreciate your skill and steady hands! I think I left several nose hairs and as many tool marks and the neighbours cat in the movement! There is a lot more to watchmaking than undoing screws and throwing it in the cleaning machine!

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😂👍

[@CeesMaas]

enjoyed it very well, again. lovely watch. & nice ultrasonic blues. thanks!

[@carlrees5574]

Super stuff, fantastic watch - early iteration of the Rolex Yacht master II Fantastic restoration as always!! 👌

[@VintageWatchServices]

Many thanks!

[@jozsefizsak]

That's a fascinating and attractive watch. Nice job on the crystal!

[@VintageWatchServices]

Thank you kindly!

[@davelowey3074]

Hi Stian, just started to watch, cool complications, going to enjoy this cheers.

[@andyoverall1951]

A watch well worth reviving. Good work.

[@RalonsoF1]

What an extraordinary beauty of a watch! 👍👍😃

[@tedblack2415]

Beautiful watch & amazing results , a lot to be said for these old movements & the quality of their production , love your work & background knowledge of the watches not to mention the Stian humour , and still baffled by the whole chrono complication thing . I noticed one of your patreons " Herby Hancock " how cool is that .. even cooler if it was THE Herbie Hancock .

[@alanmckinnon6791]

Excellent video Stian. For some reason Google didn't present it to me when released but I found it now 2 weeks later, lucky me

[@VintageWatchServices]

Enjoy!

[@mikesage9544]

What a beautiful movement Stian. And in such good condition too. No butchered screw slots or the like. Your new pushers were just perfect lifting the whole watch very sympathetically. Just one thing, once again you make the work look so eeeezy. WHICH IT IS NOT. Looking forward to hearing the munchkins sometime soon. Love the work Stian. Many thankes. Mike.

[@VintageWatchServices]

Thanks, Mike :)

[@frohnnielsen]

Such a pleasure to watch your videos. Thank you.

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That's very nice to hear :)

[@brucebarlow6604]

The Norwegian Oak does it again and no reports of trouble in paradise apart from being married with kids lol. Would be a fun watch to own. Keep well from New Zealand 🇳🇿

[@VintageWatchServices]

Thanks Bruce 😊 I hope all is well!

[@Beatlesfanize]

WOW Sir! You Are An absolute genius! Such A Great Memory! Fantastic Talent! Bravo! Great Job Taking Care of That Beauty.:)

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Thank you so much 😀

[@pierre-yvesp3769]

Outstanding work (as usual) on this very complicated movement. That spring at 22:36 looks very delicate. I had a Wakmann once, but it kept eating my tapes...

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[@walther9161]

Great video and thank you for posting!!

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Glad you enjoyed it!

[@valerin0]

Thankyou

[@davidhendricksgolfprofessi2321]

Love these watches. Again, as always, your education on the brand etc. enlightens even the savviest collector. Man, the number of springs is mind-blowing. Thanks as always for your efforts and your talents. It shows in every video. Makes my day when I see a notification for a new video either regular or member. On the road to 100K very soon and remember you deserve it!

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Thanks so much, Dave 😊

[@popecosh307]

Those c-clamps looked like a bit*h to get on lol. every time I see you do a complicated movement like this it’s just mind blowing

[@nicklapietra3890]

Beautiful! Thanks.

[@Wiktan]

thank you for the great content. I appreciate it a lot!

[@VintageWatchServices]

Glad you enjoy it!

[@endy_fx]

Great work again. I seem to recall that the US deemed watches with greater than 17 jewels as "luxury" and imposed higher tax on importing those. I was lucky enough to get a tour of the Bremont HQ last week, and they have a special edition for the Henley regatta!

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Interesting!

[@SixOhFive]

Nice work!

[@alanpreston3111]

Beautiful 👍🏻

[@salvatorefornaro354]

Buonasera, Sempre impeccabile ,preciso e professionale. Sei il numero 1. Complimenti sei grande

[@VintageWatchServices]

Grazie mille 😊👍

[@jimmy2boats]

Oh Stian, you get to work on some beautiful watches

[@VintageWatchServices]

Yes I do! 😁

[@bullnose01]

The movement looks remarkably unscarred. For such a complicated movement with so many springs and screws, I would have expected some marks from prior servicings. It also is weird that for a watch that supposedly was intended to be used on a boat in the water, there wasn't much effort made to make it water resistant. Btw, it looks like you're going to cross the 100k subscriber line before the end of the year. It will be a well-deserved achievement. Your videos are superb. You and the family be safe.

[@VintageWatchServices]

Thanks so much, Bullnose! Yes, this movement was in very fine condition and has not been worked on by many hands :)

[@JochenVogel]

I saw Mr. Hancock among Your patrons, too and asked myself: "What if...?" Gorgeous movement, which is on the wish-list for my collection, because of its technical elegance. But what do I know? I have to watch this video again at least twice to at least roughly understand, which lever does what. Thanks for taking us along again, Stian!

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[@foxwhiskey]

Hi. Just fyi, H.Hancock is (of course) only my nickname on YT ! 😊😆😅

[@JochenVogel]

Thought so. But I'm always happy about musician colleagues who dig watches, too. And now of course I believe that You're into whisk(e)y as well. Where will this end? @@foxwhiskey

[@robertjordan7323]

very nice watch. Thanks

[@VintageWatchServices]

Thanks for watching!

[@moboei]

What a beauty

[@CLOSE_DOWN_BIOWARE]

lol the C clips hate. Going from watchmakers to those who service and repair fishing reels.

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[@benkirkland5354]

Our watch tariffs here in the US are definitely weird. I have a Charles Nicolet chronograph from the 1940s, but the movement labels are hand-engraved. My watchmaker said the same thing as you said: some importers would ship in parts then assemble later, but further still, some would go so far as importing blank movements (Venus or Landeron) and engraving the movement to define manufacturers after.

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[@rickdenney5772]

Oh, and just over the hill towards Chaux-de-Fonds from Neuchâtel is Fontainemelon, the first F in FHF-another wonderful old movement maker that now has an ETA sign out front.

[@VintageWatchServices]

Yep, and there are more :) Today I went to Bettlach to pick up some stuff

[@foxwhiskey]

Hi Stian. A very nice watch, shown in a great great vid. Some of your comments makes me really laughing. Especially when your homemade peeep peeep sounds happens. I think I can imagine what are you saying in original.....😂😂😂 Greetings

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[@frodriguezpc]

A trick to push those **** c-clips in is to file the plunger tips to a somewhat domed shape and push the c-clip from the top.

[@frodriguezpc]

Of course you need to be careful enough to ensure proper contact between the pusher and the movement levers!

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[@robertwalker9625]

Stian, it is a beautiful watch and the dial and hands really set this watch apart from other similar watches. I also like the color of the wrist band. However, there are far too many functions on this watch for an old man like me. Question: I noticed that when you replace the main spring, you did not lubricate it. Was that done off camera or are new main springs already lubricated? Also, what is the price of this Wakmann Regatta? I hope you and yours are healthy and in good spirits and cheers from this old retired coot living the dream in Tennessee.

[@VintageWatchServices]

Hello Robert, new mainsprings are lubricated from the factory so you shouldn't need to lubricate them. And yes, this is a very cool watch that looks awesome on the wrist :)

[@rf159a]

I hope you were able to repair the watch that the customer said the date was changing at noon. Sounds to me that it needed a complete tear down and servicing. LMAO.

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[@erikbarsingerhorn4485]

Very nice watch you did a great job. Question: Is there is a hair on the bottom second hand dial @31:53 😢

[@VintageWatchServices]

Thanks! And no, I don't think there's a hair there, but there is a little reflection.

[@erikbarsingerhorn4485]

@@VintageWatchServices Thanks for the quick reply.👍👍

[@RemiBusseuil]

Are there companies that manufacture watch back for watches like this one? Feels like a real shame we cannot see the inside of such wonders!

[@VintageWatchServices]

It is indeed a shame, but I don't think you would be able to find a display case back for this watch, unfortunately...

[@RayBecker]

That is a really cool watch. I'd rather have this than a Rolex

[@VintageWatchServices]

Absolutely!

[@sitandfish]

Always attracted to the yachtsmen watch repairs. They seem to represent a precision tool being used under the harshest conditions where split second timing counts. Now... what evil person designed that spring/lever at 22:28?

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[@KaleemLmar]

Beautiful watch, wonder why you didn't polish the case?

[@VintageWatchServices]

Thanks for watching! it's important to be aware that polishing a watch case means removing material. Polishing vintage watches which have unpolished cases in good condition is generally a big no-no. In particular for gold plated cases, as the gold plating can be quite easily worn through by polishing. And this watch is in very fine condition, so I would never consider polishing it 😉

[@johnsrabe]

One of my favorites so far! Lovely watch, and a great vid. But … how does the regatta stuff work?

[@VintageWatchServices]

The regatta countdown is simply the colors on the tachymeter ring, so one would just start the chronograph and observe where the hands are. The movement is a standard chronograph without any particular regatta customization

[@johnsrabe]

@@VintageWatchServices The colors denoting which boats or group of boats starts when?

[@1959Berre]

Nice watch

[@jimakin3541]

Dang! That thing has more parts than a Cadillac!

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😂👍

[@vitobirillo4511]

Bellissimo orologio

[@tommyboy500]

I don't exactly know why but this watch appeals to me.....I'm a thin automatic dress watch type of guy!!! I like it though 😮

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[@Robert32064]

The first time you said Wakmann I thought, "Where do you put the cassette in?" 😁

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[@tocsa120ls]

23:00 Neuchâtel? Are you doing something Panerai-related? (or Baumé&Mercier, IWC, Jaeger-LeCoultre, since Richemont owns all of them?) ;)

[@VintageWatchServices]

I'm doing a Wostep course :)

[@rickdenney5772]

As soon as you pictured the C-clips that hold the new pushers, I started thinking the words you later bleeped. Then, your bleeping made me laugh hysterically. That’s the definition of Schadenfreude, no? The Lemania 1340 was also the base for some great movements-the Ebel 137 family and the Breguet 582 family used in the Type XX, plus the Ulysse Nardin 152. You mentioned the Omega 1040.

[@boydsargeant7496]

Na, you are a watchmaker ninja! Great looking watch, lovely movement! What’re did you source the pushers and crown from?

[@VintageWatchServices]

Thanks! I got them from cousinsUK.com

[@SideWalkAstronomyNetherlands]

That watch has more hands than an Orang Utan...

[@jeremyjackson4553]

I’m considering buying this watch, but not the biggest gold plated fan. I don’t think this was ever made in solid gold.

[@Curtislow2]

21:10👍

[@TheUncleRuckus]

Those damned eeeeeeeeeeeeeeee clips will get you every time. 😂

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[@jprichard]

"military-grade biohazard facility" - LOL!

[@wspaulding89]

Stian, i have a question for you. Say a man bought a watch from a youtuber, say a 1964 Omega Seamaster DeVille for instance and say this man planned on wearing this watch everyday for his or the watches life how often should this watch be serviced

[@VintageWatchServices]

About every five years 😉 That's mostly preventative to avoid wear development

[@wspaulding89]

@VintageWatchServices thank you. Yall enjoy the rest of your weekend.

[@VintageWatchServices]

@@wspaulding89You too!

[@enriquehidalgo630]

Does Ebel use a modified version of this movement?

[@VintageWatchServices]

Hello Enrique, yes, Ebel used this family of Lemania movements as well as tons of other brands :)

[@Kali_Kali]

The spaceship doesn't seem to have as many parts as this watch 😉

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[@dazzystart]

Haha wrist cheese 🧀

[@goldkatt2685]

Kommer du innom Oslo Swap Meet 16.09?

[@VintageWatchServices]

Jeg gjør nok ikke det, selv om det hadde vært veldig artig. Har ikke vært i gamlelandet på fem-seks år...

[@goldkatt2685]

@@VintageWatchServices Jaha, Hvor hen er du lokalisert da? Tenkte du var i området, i allefall i landet ^^

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@@goldkatt2685Jeg er basert i Sveits :)

[@de-bodgery]

Why is that ring gear made of plastic?

[@VintageWatchServices]

Most likely a cost decision. The ring doesn't suffer high torque so the plastic (delrin) is strong enough and much cheaper to make than a metal one.

[@de-bodgery]

@@VintageWatchServices Seems odd with all that time and effort in everything else to then use delrin for a part.

[@SubTroppo]

"Snappily"; Of course it's a word; it is in the dicko, and anyway anything more than a grunt gets past the "academy" (not that there is one).

[@Mars-zgblbl]

👍 🤣

[@pikebishop999]

Would you wear this watch?

[@justinheimsch9962]

I have a silver case, blue dial one I wear.

[@yorkan213swd6]

This is a Omega Flightmaster clone. Kind of.

[@SideWalkAstronomyNetherlands]

The Chrystal was a little bit cracked, that's like being a little bit pregnant?

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Exactly like that!

[@steveblake8766]

764 Thumbs uP

[@mlbabineaux]

That watch has way too many parts !