Vintage fifties Swiss Doxa watch restoration / repair. Did I finally get a good deal on eBay?

[@watchmakerspecial516]

Great video! I thought, oh here we go again, just another wannabe so called watchmaker guy on youtube making a video doing watches for views with poor watch service work and lack of high quality tools but after 10 minutes in the video, you are the best hobbyist I have seen on youtube. You take your watch service/repair very seriously, you got good set of hand skills with handing with watch parts and you carried out your work like as a professionally with care, attention, taking your time, and not rushing it , also you use a mainspring winders tool and glass press and so on, you mentioned that you are hobbyist at the end of the video, which is great, unlike many others on youtube. Which is refreshing actually. I'm not easily impressed but you impress me and it's very rare that I watched the whole video. You got yourself a subscriber from me . Well done :)

[@Saving-Time]

Thank you I very much appreciate that. I'm looking to improve my skill, I still have a lot to learn. I just try and go about any service with respect for the people that that did the work before me. I'm a long way away from the level of skill I've seen you demonstrate on your own channel. Again thanks for the kind words.

[@menw7470]

Well you have to start somewhere and all are not blessed with buckets of money to buy expensive tools which have probably been made in China anyway.

[@tomislavsmid4204]

Every time it is nice Experience, to watch Your watchmakers clips for me. Your Style, repairing watch movements, and manufacturing watch Straps - is just professional Work, made by hobbyist.. Thanks and wish You lot of Luck, and for us - watchers - lot of new clips, on Your Channel. Tom

[@Saving-Time]

Bit of a late reply here Tom, I've been swamped with work, but I just wanted to say thank you for such a kind comment and the superthanks. It means a lot to me. New video is on the way, hopefully it won't be too long.

[@nikolaslarson6891]

I must say, you are very didactic while explaining your proceedings. You take time to explain your errors which very few of your colleagues actually do. Your editing, the use of microscopic views and several cameras at the same time are simply brilliant. A treat!

[@Saving-Time]

Thank you very kind of you to say. Glad you enjoyed it.

[@thomasgabriel2213]

Another great video! And yes, please do a " hands" video. I'm sure I am not the only one who would enjoy it. Keep up the great work.

[@Saving-Time]

I recently acquired an antique screw polisher so there will be a hands and screw blueing video at some point. Glad you liked this one it's a cool watch.

[@walther9161]

Awesome narration and the closeups are crazy!! Thank you for posting and explaining everything as you worked😊

[@Saving-Time]

My pleasure! Thanks for watching

[@ZAZAMS]

If I watch your videos all day I won't get bored. Thanks

[@Saving-Time]

Thank you I appreciate that. All the best David

[@rossjackson3670]

Really enjoy your commentary. Good demonstration, illustration and information. Thank you

[@Saving-Time]

Thank you very much! Appreciate you taking the time to let me know.

[@justinbjork5682]

Love your work, bruv. This channel’s got biiig potential! Stick with it! You’re already one of my new favorites!

[@Saving-Time]

I appreciate that! New video should drop soon. Cheers for the comment.

[@SkyBlue-le7cd]

Doxas are nice watches. The movement was incredibly shiny after cleaning. Thanks for another terrific video.

[@Saving-Time]

Glad you like them! The elma cleaning and rinsing agents are use are great highly recommend them to anyone thinking of giving this a go.

[@spiffydevo8434]

So great, you’ll have great success! I’m in! As a watchmaking student in Québec, Canada!

[@Saving-Time]

Thank you, good luck with the studies

[@joeskeptical4762]

*A beautiful watch, GREAT WORK.*

[@Saving-Time]

Thanks, glad you enjoyed it.

[@VWatchie]

"It keeps time about as well as a sundial in the dark" 😂Just brilliant! Thanks for a great video!

[@gpraceman]

I like the narration and video angles. I would like to see restoration of the case and lume of the hands.

[@Saving-Time]

Thanks I will try and get to the hands in the next one. I have a zenith video on KZbin where I do a full case restoration if you're interested. Glad you liked the video.

[@rickkirby6856]

1. "Kicked in the danglies" is a keeper! 2. I am surprised at all the detritus on your gloves and other parts when magnified.

[@pemhoman1754]

Hello David, I am still are a fan of your video’s and your honesty about your learning process! A few tips: Perhaps you will have to reconsider the oiling between the plates (so mutch). Under the ratchet wheel about half the amount just on the scrubbed off places and under the crown wheel just in the hole. The barrel arbor has to get some on the collet on top and bottom before closing the lid. After closing the barrelbridge, All other in between plates lubricating I would not recommend, just attracts dirt and will become sticky over time. Check this barrel arbor on excessive play, very important for the amplitude (getting the power cleanly in the train of wheels). I saw also that you have put the pallet fork in the cleaning basket with some “heavy” other components. Please when you use a watc cleaning machine, sort this type of delicate parts out and put the separate in a basket. Or else they will bump into each other and get damaged when the baskets are rotating. Again, keep up making the good video’s! Greetings from NL, Peter

[@Saving-Time]

Hello Peter again thank you for taking the time to give me some tips most helpful. I really do appreciate it.

[@troynasello2085]

Excellent video! I love the closeups in the circles. Im definitely watching your other videos. The case should have had a crown tube installed! The stem was a good length before you cut it. The tube keeps dust out & helps keep water out as it presses against the gasket in the crown. You can get boxes of case tubes on eBay for cheap. You just find the right size & press it in .

[@Saving-Time]

Thank you for the feedback I'm happy you enjoyed the video, to my knowledge this case never had a crown tube the stem actually came from a watch 2mm larger with the same movement, however that one was beyond saving unfortunately. I will double check the crown tube I could well be wrong and I appreciate you taking the time to let me know.

[@troynasello2085]

@@Saving-Time ok. I may be wrong about that, but that would be odd. If there's no case tube then the crown should have a "nub" that fits in the case hole to prevent dust intrusion at least. The hole looks way bigger than the crown "nub". I've just never seen an unprotected system like that. The hole in the case is really big compared to the crown so I'm convinced there should be a case tube.

[@agistan7764]

English isn't my first language, but I've been taught that antique usually refers to 100 or more years old and less than 100 guides to vintage. I'm just referring to your mainspring winding tools set. Otherwise, it's a great video and good editing and calm and helpful commenting.

[@Saving-Time]

Antique means old and of value. This business of being 100 years old is just something antique dealers say; in truth, the actual English definition is just old. They used to say it was not an antique if it was made after 1830, but yes, it's just an antique dealer using the word for cataloguing items. Vintage means old and, importantly, typical of the period, so regardless of what the internet says, I would not use the words to define the age of something in years. I'm glad you enjoyed the video.

[@robertjordan7323]

Love to see the luming of the hands. Thanks for posting.

[@Saving-Time]

I'll get to it, after having this on my wrist for a while the skeleton hands are too hard to see. Does look nice though.

[@markehuss]

Love the camera work (and the wry comments). Keep doing what you're doing. :)

[@Saving-Time]

Thank you sir appreciate the kind words. I have many more springs and barrel lids to blast into outer-space before i'm done :)

[@dale4034]

I think with all the work getting your watch married and in good order that you would be happier with a restored case. I have a case or two that I'd like to improve upon when I'm feeling courageous.

[@Saving-Time]

I did restore the case on this one later it ended up as a gift for a good friend. Good luck with yours the plating is easy enough it's the prep work that's a pain in the arse

[@dale4034]

@@Saving-Time one of my cases is for an alarm watch (Memvox model I forget the maker) with a GF case one of the stem holes is corroded out to about tripple size, figured to fill in the missing area with some gold solder and then clean it up with fine sand paper and perhaps a small file to get the hole just right. Unfortunately all the jewelers I've known over the years are retired.

[@dale4034]

I just looked it up Le Coulter.

[@bobsyeruncle4841]

super nice resto- hope you do the case resto.

[@Saving-Time]

This watch ended up with a friend I did lume the hands I may revisit it and do a case restoration if he wants it done :)

[@johnbergen9663]

The watch looks great! Nice work! I recently bought a 50’s Doxa with similar dial.

[@Saving-Time]

Great watch, good choice, sir.

[@dalegamble1173]

What a great video, highly enjoyable.

[@Saving-Time]

Glad you enjoyed it, thanks for letting me know

[@kraftfamilyadventures2100]

I'd enjoy seeing a full case restoration on this watch. I think the case looks a little beat up.

[@Saving-Time]

This watch now lives with a friend of mine, birthday gift. My latest video on the Gruen has a case restoration but i think you have seen that one as well :)

[@supermenthol5531]

Excellent restoration 👍👍

[@Saving-Time]

Many thanks!

[@MrLukealbanese]

Great channel, would like to see a case resto on it!!!

[@Saving-Time]

Thank you I did a case restoration on a Zenith kzbin.info/www/bejne/oJiYiZV8q5WZr5o full electroplate and some damage repaired. I'll be doing more in the future. Glad you enjoyed it.

[@amphibiousone7972]

Looks Great 👍🤝

[@mikebruegger8654]

Generally when you see wear marks under the ratchet wheel, it's a good chance the bushing or bushings are worn and need attention. Always check for excessive side shake as it will never run great when worn.

[@Saving-Time]

Thanks Mike I really appreciate the advice, nice of you to to take the time.

[@jimgoodman1845]

Watched content and compelled to Subscribe... thanx4sharing, enjoyed

[@Saving-Time]

Much appreciated glad you enjoyed it

[@vac65]

Yessssss, go and do the case.

[@Saving-Time]

I do a case in my Gruen video if you want to check that out kzbin.info/www/bejne/Y4a3e5Svo5qdY68

[@tomislavsmid4204]

Díky!

[@professorredfox]

Excellent work! I was wondering if you were going to realize when you were putting the keyless works together that the setting lever wasn’t on 😂. I’ve been hesitant to seek out Doxa watches, but I think you’ve convinced me there’s nothing to be afraid of, so long as the whole movement is in there haha

[@Saving-Time]

I put the setting leaver back and then did not put it into the edit. I only noticed when I was watching it back on KZbin. I was hoping no one would notice lol well spotted. The older Doxas are good, modified ETA movements for the most part, nice looking watches. Avoid the stuff from the 70s like the plague or at least I would. And yes try and get one with a whole movement :D

[@professorredfox]

@@Saving-Time noted :)

[@ABC-rh7zc]

Please do the case as well!

[@Saving-Time]

I'll be doing another case restoration soon. If you have not seen it I do one in my Zenith video the full electroplate if you're interested.

[@3the3best3]

As you are often working on vintage watches also with old lume on dial/hands, how do you take care of possible dangerous radium?

[@kevindegliesposti8876]

Hi, very beautiful job.. like your video. Would ve amazing to have your process to clean the part with the ultrasonic cleaner. 🙏🙏

[@Saving-Time]

Thank you! I'll get to it, maybe in the next video.

[@kevindegliesposti8876]

@@Saving-Time would be amazing 💪

[@wsbill14224]

I have been shopping on eBay since 1997. My expectations are almost always satisfied and sometimes my expectations were exceeded. On a few occasions the seller went quiet and the item never arrived but eBay refunded my money. If you keep getting screwed on eBay you need to learn how to shop better.

[@LCMNUNES1962]

EXCELENTE SERVIÇO 👍👍👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏 🇧🇷

[@Saving-Time]

Thank you

[@rogers531]

Hi David I have a almost Goliath

[@ryno101]

I have the same watch!

[@stefantrzoska]

Nice camera work

[@Saving-Time]

Thank you so much 😀

[@Gary-Seven-and-Isis-in-1968]

Yes, I would like to see these hands re-lumed and a full case restoration. It is a beauty. 👍🏼 eBay is always a risk when buying watches to fix and there are plenty of liars out there. Luckily I've only been tricked a couple of times and by English sellers funnily enough. All I do is give them really nasty feedback reviews and watch them scream about the injustice of it all. 😂 They know they're selling scrap and not worthy of repair, this is why they are selling it on in the first place.

[@Saving-Time]

eBay is a minefield alright, I do a case replate in my Gruen video along with a hand lume if you are interested.

[@rogers531]

Sorry hit the wrong button.. I have a Goliath size Doxa. 1905. Just out of interest. How do purchase a movt to fit you' watch. Eta. List. I have a couple of pieces. Needing overhaul. Eternamatic. Navy star cyma. Etc.

[@Saving-Time]

Normally just eBay for me If i need a new ETA www.cousinsuk.com/ sell them, it's a pain in the arse tbo.

[@rogers531]

@@Saving-Time could you please send me a list of your movement for say an enicar watch and dials etc. Much appreciated John Rogers

[@curingabettoni4310]

Belo trabalho , graciez(Brasil)

[@Saving-Time]

You're welcome thanks for the comment.

[@allneatstuff]

yes, case restoration

[@motovlogsindonesia]

Did you end up doing a case resto on this , well saved nice old watch

[@Saving-Time]

Not yet but i will be doing one on the next watch i do. There is a poll on which watch that will be here kzbin.info/door/j3vrTAkDSfHkUZhduHKTPwcommunity If you have a preference let me know. Thanks for the kind words

[@motovlogsindonesia]

@@Saving-Time 👍👍👍👍

[@menw7470]

How did you ID the movement as an ETA??

[@Saving-Time]

Most movements are marked, a lot of the time under the balance wheel on the mainplate. I looked up the markings on www.ranfft.de/ great site btw. I've also used a reverse google image search to try and identify movements and sometimes you can find the info from the brands back catalogue. In this case i had another Doxa with what looks like an identical movement that was actually marked ETA cal. 1147. www.ranfft.de/ though is a lifesaver for all sorts of info. Hope you enjoyed the video.

[@menw7470]

@@Saving-Time Thanks for the link. I have a Doxa that needs repair and a caseback. I believe if I can identify the movement I will [at some future time as I am currently getting started in the hobby] I can get the it working but the caseback is a different story!!

[@Saving-Time]

I've done quite a few doxas at this point if you want you can DM me on Instagram I might know what the movement is. I also have one spare doxa caseback chances of it being the one you need are low but if you send me the size of the case and it's a match I'll post it to you. instagram.com/savingtime_yt/

[@ygrbooks]

👏👍👌🤫

[@erikhoffa966]

You should correct your screwdrivers, not a good fit in the screws.

[@Saving-Time]

I'll work on that thanks for the comment.

[@erikhoffa966]

Cause if you slip,,,,, you can imagine, and it,s important with perpendicency. I know

[@ercanbanka5377]

the only "Restoration" should be on the Movement , everything else is fine as it is .

[@Saving-Time]

Well opinion differs on that one. I tend to fall on the side of less is more for sure