The watch is gaining time - there's a surprising reason! - watch repair course and lessons

[@geronimo9595]

I''m an amateur hack repair guy (only my own watches) and this video has given me a new technique. I have an old oris which has a wonky hairpsring. I've been struggling with getting the hairspring just right. Now I'll be checking the collet hole is dead centre by placing it on the flipped balance arm. top tip!

[@panther105]

Still learning as much as possible before attempting my first cheap watch disassembly, lube and reassembly. Hairspring technology is just absolutely fascinating.

[@James-fs4rn]

nice work as usual. someone picked the right repairman this time.

[@yboohcs]

Wow the way that spring fell into that slot at your persuasion you made it look simple

[@TheChadWork2001]

Good work Mark

[@robertcalkjr.8325]

Thanks Mark. I wonder why he didn't use duct tape?

[@WatchRepairChannel]

Lol

[@esteban8840]

Because he didn’t have any more he had a lot of watch to fix XD

[@carrieangel275]

😅

[@king77703]

Absolute craftsman, excellent video my friend.

[@dannyhare4723]

You have a skill here sir hats off I wouldn’t be able to do this 👍

[@crobulari2328]

Well done again Mark. The bodges people do !!. Good Grief !.

[@rogerauclair1670]

Sir, I take my weather beaten cowboy hat off to you, you are indeed a true artist, very nice work and I’m sure that you could get the watch to within a couple of seconds a day. What a skill!!!

[@roadshowautosports]

Hey, Mark, watching your videos again and, now being a little more knowledgeable, I noticed that you were using a computer instead of a timegrapher. Any recommendations on parts and software? Is it the same as a $150 timegrapher? Now it’s easier to understand some of the actions and terms you use. Just like the video about twisted hairspring, at first I couldn’t get the lifting the spring to put it over the regulator but, after a dumb moment I realize that, when you lift the balance cock, the lower parts are the ones which will stay down while the outer goes up, and it really makes it easier to place it over it! Who knew that Mark could be right, once again!!!! Lol Thank you very much!

[@esa062]

The things people do to watches :-) I find it interesting that someone who's skillful enough to handle a hairspring without damaging would still use a huge blob of glue as a method to fix it.

[@WatchRepairChannel]

Absolutely

[@panther105]

Sorry. I'm still learning.....

[@melody3741]

If you’re lucky and have steady hands its not too easy to bend them

[@evelcustom9864]

Besides superglue ;-) and magnetism, what are some other possible causes of a movement running fast (if the hairspring looks relatively intact and not distorted)?

[@didxogns1]

So I assume hole punch effectively squeezed the collet and widening it? Pretty clever

[@bunnspecial]

Great video. Never seen that before but will be on the look out for it. I bought an old pocket watch that had glue on the bottom of the balance rim to give it more weight. Crazy things people do.

[@WatchRepairChannel]

No doubt. This was an extreme example

[@aramkrikorian9460]

But think of the skill it took to get that Superglue in place!!

Does hitting your watch by accident at work all the time, can mess with the regulation ? I have an omega geneve 1960s was keeping 3 sec a day +/- and when the power reserve is extremely low it showed -250sec/day. I quickly turned the crown to the full and dropped to a -50sec/day.

[@TomTom-up1kz]

Thank you so much mark

[@clockguy2]

Super glue to the rescue! They'd gotten away with it if not for those meddling kids and Scooby Doo.

[@WatchRepairChannel]

+clockguy2 lol

[@sujatasethsujataseth7072]

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[@MindKontrolleProject]

Which parts of watch movements have left handed/reverse threads?

[@marionette65]

In my own opinion you are the best.

[@WatchRepairChannel]

+mario the great I’m not - but thank you anyway :)

[@pieter798]

Very nice video Thank you.👍

[@WatchRepairChannel]

Cheers

[@eyeontime6136]

What delicate work, I'm looking forward to it.

[@tombryan1]

Your talent in repairs and video making are superb. Can you repair my late 90's Omega 1151 chrono if I mail it to you? I see you did a video repair on the same movement i have in the watch.

[@WatchRepairChannel]

+Tom bryan sorry but I don’t do private work

[@Serega_Batn.]

Hello. I am from Russia, I have a question - what program was used in this video? Is there a difference in readings when compared with timegrapher? Thanks.

[@Janet_Airlines802]

One of those internet watchmakers fixed that watch. You know the people that watch a few videos and think they’re experts. No BS watchmaker had some guy calling him a amateur, the man calling him that learned how to service a movement 6 months prior from videos online.

[@SaverGC3]

Good job, well done!

[@WatchRepairChannel]

Cheers

[@denislesage9577]

Do you service Seiko 6138-3005 (jumbo) ?

[@robertpaulis439]

Salute' Mark

[@kwestiaczasu6838]

Great movie and channel! Is the bit error of 2ms acceptable?

[@WatchRepairChannel]

+Kwestia Czasu can definitely be improved on

[@slim2429]

Is the terminal curve (and the following curves) on the hairspring supposed to be that drastic? I don't think I have ever seen one so.....curved before.

[@Joozt112]

Hello Mark, is it possible to have my watch serviced by you?

[@1jtolvey]

GREAT VIDEO !!!

[@WatchRepairChannel]

Thanks

[@TheJellyfish703]

Great video as always Mark! I wondered if you can help me, my watch with an eta 2824-2 that I've had for exactly a year has started losing three minutes a day, it's never been drop or banged and has been welled look after. What could be a sudden cause for it to start losing so much time, can this timing error be corrected just by regulating or is it in need of a service? Many thanks :)

[@WatchRepairChannel]

Seems like it might need to be serviced. Intervals should be around 3 years.

[@inamulhaque8750]

What device you use? to show you test automatoc watch on laptop

[@Joecs520]

I love this channel I have a 7733 movement but I'm too scared to work on it. one day when I have enough money I wanna send it in an get it restored also when I get the money I'm going to invest in tools and buy your watch repair training course

[@WatchRepairChannel]

+joe520 thanks :)

[@OldSkoolF]

Nice!

[@alanhoggard4554]

This is unrelated, but i have a cheap wind watch and the winding knob keeps coming off, unscrewing. Is ther a way to keep it from unscrewing? Thanks, Alan

[@WatchRepairChannel]

The stem will need removing and secured in a pin vice so the crown can be tightened

[@alanhoggard4554]

Oh OK, Thanks

[@forciori]

Mark, please, which software r u using to measure timegrapher? Thx.

[@WatchRepairChannel]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/lWS5eYCYnZlsnbs :)

[@amezcuaist]

I put a dot of Bostik on a French clock pendulum pivot as the brass grip was worn .Very naughty .

[@malcolmtill]

Oh dear !!! What on earth was the previous repairer thinking ! Shorten the coil whilst trying to secure it AND add weight to the Balance wheel ??? :-)

[@WatchRepairChannel]

Ha ha. Exactly. Very strange.

[@kellypaws]

Hacktastic.

[@nizam2953]

Nice jobs sir.. From malaysia

[@WatchRepairChannel]

Cheers

[@ohger1]

LOL, the glue effectively shortened the spring like shortening a pendulum -

[@RollaArtis]

OMG superglue..........for some the answer to all problems.

[@FloridaClay]

Interesting. I expect you must have many stories of odd things found in watch servicing.

[@KlaasDeforche]

Who in their right mind would use glue?

[@WatchRepairChannel]

I guess they thought it was a great idea at the time :)

[@clockguy2]

Glad they didn't use solder.

[@usp40guy5]

everybody knows you always use duct tape, duuuh....

[@johngalt9262]

nice find. I'm surprised 'bubba' fancied himself a watch smith

[@dbaleckaitis]

Wow! here I complained about a small stone inside a watch I got from India!

[@WatchRepairChannel]

Lol

[@HebertBarra]

OláEu gostaria de aprender a desmontar uma máquina OS20 quartz. Obrigado

[@michaelbauers8800]

I am not as knowledgeable as I would like. Can someone help me out and explain amplitude as relates to watches? I have a background in math, and degrees of amplitude confuses me a bit ;) Seems like it's a measure of degrees of motion of the balance wheel?

[@andersekman8378]

I am a novice like yourself, but my reasoning is this: In the case of a pendulum, the amplitude is the furthest distance the pendulum travels from the point of equilibrium. The balance wheel has the same role as a pendulum as the time keeping element, so the amplitude must be the angle measured from the point of equilibrium to the point where the wheel changes direction.

[@michaelbauers8800]

makes sense, thanks

[@karinlefevre9988]

HAHA!! Only comedy a watch repairman/maker would get sniker sniker!!!

[@jimmyfransen6840]

My watch is gaining 4 hours a day...rip.

[@111111111Tiger]

If your gonna do something ? Do it right the first time. Apparently the previous repairman has yet to learn this.

[@EstechMagnetics]

One of the worst places to get glue!

[@jeffmoore4153]

Maybe he should have soldered it on.

[@Zestypanda]

Yikes! An 8 minute swing??

[@slick4401]

Superglue? Sacrilege!

[@fl3162]

Now to seek a refund from the cowboy that ‘serviced’ it previously.

[@Limou551]

some dudes think they are watchmakers, and when we send a watch to them, they simple destroy it. It happens a lot of times... its so easy to destroy a watch. why dont you live im my city??? I was buying a mechnic watch on line,,, and i asked the guy who many seconds a day, the guy just said read my advertsmt... its running , and i said yah but want to know this,,and he said why???: No one uses mechanic watches on the wrist they are just for colletion... n0 coments... I know that some wacthmakers dont like to uise wrist wacthes, kekekeke but this was too much for me...

[@GeckoCkCkCk]

Not as embarrassing or as visible as me gluing a finger to my tongue when I was a kid.

[@MindKontrolleProject]

🤔😲🙃

[@Myrslokstok]

Super glue solution is like whene goverment lowest bider buy something. Yes price mathers.