Vintage Chronograph Restoration With a Huge Charm!!! Vulcain Valjoux 22 Chronograph

[@nickjames205]

Perfect patina on the dial

[@FrenchWatchCollector]

Yes very nice one

[@realwarriorscholar]

Beautiful watch!

[@FrenchWatchCollector]

Thank you

[@rehajm]

I so love to see the Vulcains. The Cricket is why I got in to horology but I've seen a few of these Vulcain chronographs pass by in auctions and they are my new want! So lovely...merci beaucoup!

[@FrenchWatchCollector]

Yes they are so nice

[@brucebarlow6604]

Yes perfect. Lovely Watch the moment is in very good clean condition. See you for the RWC final. Watching from Milos Greece.

[@FrenchWatchCollector]

Can't wait!

[@pafeso1659]

I like the patina on the dial!

[@FrenchWatchCollector]

Yes it is lovely

[@Daniel_Mueller]

Merci beaucoup pour cette belle démonstration. C'est vraiment un bijoux. J'aurais ci bien eu aimé entendre le tic tac de cette fabuleuse horloge... Peut-être à la prochaine ? 👍

[@FrenchWatchCollector]

Merci beaucoup

[@ygrbooks]

Great watch and great video: 👍👏👌!

[@FrenchWatchCollector]

Thank you 👍

[@momiland7673]

Wow Beautiful piece!! 😍👍👍👍

[@FrenchWatchCollector]

Thank you! Cheers!

[@moboei]

Stunning

[@FrenchWatchCollector]

Thank you! 😊

[@maddewey8063]

Great video😊

[@FrenchWatchCollector]

👍

[@GentlemensWatchServices]

Great work as ever! After months of watching you use epilame I finally gave it ago today. I was sceptical about how much difference it would make. 10 seconds after first use on a cap jewel it was "ohhh I see!" I should have listened.

[@FrenchWatchCollector]

Yes the drop stay in position it does spread

[@johnhjic2]

Lovely work

[@FrenchWatchCollector]

Thank you

[@paulgerber6723]

Glue is the watch makers kryptonite

[@FrenchWatchCollector]

I hate people that glue stuff that are not supposed to be glued

[@MichaelWilliams-mo1vv]

This is a beautiful movement. Am I correct it doesn't have shock protection?

[@FrenchWatchCollector]

Yes it is correct

[@kens2328]

I would trade my eternal soul to just touch this watch.

[@FrenchWatchCollector]

@@kens2328 😂

[@fredvallenet]

Great renovation. Would you do a renovation on my Yema automatic from 1982 that my grandfather bought me when I was 13 years old? My grandfather died 25 years ago and gave me his Omega pocket watch.... A true watch lover that passed on his hobby to me. I am based in the South of France.

[@FrenchWatchCollector]

Yes I can do a renovation on your Yema. You can contact me on my website. I am based in Lille

[@soundmindtv2911]

I love your work, and your detailed videos are inspiring. This is a stunningly beautiful piece, and you gave it the care and respect it deserves! Did you apprentice under someone in particular? Or what was your process for learning and developing these skills?

[@FrenchWatchCollector]

Thank you. I just learnt myself by looking videos and reading book.

[@soundmindtv2911]

@@FrenchWatchCollector and I'm now doing the same thing, but you are quite advanced compared to my abilities so far. You're an inspiration!

[@davidassayag6634]

Bonjour. Comment se souvenir d'où va quelle vis? J'attends avec impatience votre tuto sur les lubrifiants et graisses pour pouvoir les commander!

[@FrenchWatchCollector]

Les vis sur la partie chrono sont remis sur les platines après démontage de la pièce justement pour ne pas les mettre au mauvais endroit

[@davidassayag6634]

Merci

[@csachevauxsansabri2612]

Nice job but I'm not sure is the seconds hand on the left in the right position? I may be very wrong but I think that you have it 30 seconds advanced. So when the crono is on the 12 o'clock position, it is on the 30 seconds position. I dot take a look.😊 Sorry not the seconds hand, the hours hand.

[@FrenchWatchCollector]

There is no link between the sub second and the chrono. The delta between the two will just depend on when you start the chrono

[@csachevauxsansabri2612]

@@FrenchWatchCollector OK I guess it's my personal ocd lol

[@markexalto9220]

I have a gold plated vulcain 1970s automaticon. Jeweller says its a 11k fix 😮 Its water damaged with letters that floated all across the face of the watch still looks fine but not functioning. If you would like to do a video on it feel free to ask, maybe i can help you out with a new video.🤝🏽

[@ipwright]

Why did you not use a mainspring winder?

[@FrenchWatchCollector]

Because I did not have the right size

[@ipwright]

I’ve just started getting into this game. I bought a set of mainspring winders - not the high end Bergeon set, but a mid-range set from Amazon. If I don’t have the exact size I use the nearest smaller one. Seems to work ok.

[@ipwright]

Love your work by the way. I’m learning a lot watching you. Can I ask what automatic oiler you use?

[@FrenchWatchCollector]

@@ipwright yes once in a while you will get an odd size

[@kens2328]

Does anyone know what price something like this would go for? I’m just curious how the price compares to those of newer watches. Would a vintage watch like this with the dial imperfections fetch more or less than “perfect” watches? Are vintage watches more affordable than newer ones?

[@kens2328]

Never mind. I found his website.