Waltham Model 1883 for TL from Texas No#70

[@Landrew0]

Watching your videos is one of my favorite pastimes.

[@WristwatchMedic1953]

I love your videos. You are an amazing watchmaker and clockmaker. Keep up the good work. Thank you

[@jamesmartin5370]

Many Thanks

[@davidmacdonald679]

Well well, after 30 or more years of fumbling with the pallet forks in 18 sz watches I see an easy way to do it! Thanks to you and thanks to the mild bout with covid for giving me the time to watch some of the videos, it's an ill wind that doesn't help someone!

[@marekeos]

Love watching your videos and the education that goes with them.

[@jamesmartin5370]

Thanks, All in a days work around here.

[@mymessylab]

Your videos are so pleasant. Very gentle hands on those old jewels. Thanks for the sharing.

[@jamesmartin5370]

I wanted to replace that brass pin someone soldered on the roller jewel but owner just wanted to get this one serviced t get fresh oil in it.

[@michaelhubbert3300]

Great to see this. I am slowly working on a model 1883 17 jewel from 1906. Your video is very helpful and I need all the help I can get. I especially like your solution of holding the pallet in place with Rodico while assembling the train. I’ve watched a few videos where the presenters fumbled for a long while with this. One video had the wheels and pallets assembled onto the bridge/full plate rather than on the main plate - upside down assembly - which seemed to deal with the problem, but I like your approach and will try it. Your videos are great and I always learn something. Thanks!!!

[@jamesmartin5370]

I have done both, Upside down assembly with Rodico holding pallet and escape wheel works good as well. Oil the pallets before assembly is best for me I have found.

[@max.m.8873]

,, Great work 👍👏💪🥰👍

[@jamesmartin5370]

Thanks...

[@Tiocacike]

Great video sir.

[@jordanbusby6231]

Hope you're well Mr. Martin

[@jamesmartin5370]

Yep, still kicking as they say. Thanks

[@jordanbusby6231]

@@jamesmartin5370 that's good what do you think of new haven clocks?

[@jamesmartin5370]

@@jordanbusby6231 Good old clocks, as dependable as any of the name brands back then.

[@daviddavid2467]

Just discovered your videos, really good!! What type of cleaning machine do you use on those real old watches? Blessings

[@jamesmartin5370]

An older C&E marshall machine with L&R Watch cleaners. The ones that have dried oils and gunk I hand clean prior to the machine.

[@davidwilliams1383]

always impressed and educated by your videos James. I did shudder at 4:44 when the movement dropped. one of my biggest fears. seems that it wasn't hurt. how did you bend such a small portion at the tip of the needle used to cut the brass pin on the hair spring collet? Thank you again for sharing your skills.

[@davidwilliams1383]

and still love the close up slo motion sequences with sound. so cool.

[@jamesmartin5370]

Used a small smooth jawed pair of plyers on the needle

[@ВладимирФилин-ь1е]

Мне интересен даже не механизм часов, а как делали детали и мелкие болтики в то время?

[@jamesmartin5370]

Сначала в Европе вручную. В Америке вручную, пока американец не изобрел винтовой станок. Snachala v Yevrope vruchnuyu. V Amerike vruchnuyu, poka amerikanets ne izobrel vintovoy stanok. См. ссылку ниже: Sm. ssylku nizhe: www.charlesrivermuseum.org/trenches-and-timepieces-1

[@julianbizdoaca1546]

You people keep showing all this watches, but can you buy any ?

[@wolfrikgreen]

Oops clicked dislike by mistake while eating. I did not know modifications like that could be made. How much expertise does someone need to have to make a decision like that? That's so interesting

[@jamesmartin5370]

I've been doing this for over 45 years and still learning, a lot depends on the person and skills they bring with them to the industry.

[@wolfrikgreen]

@@jamesmartin5370 ahh I sure hope to be that skilled one day. These time pieces are such fascinating inventions. And there's so many. so learning probably will never stop 😁

[@abastard]

I've got a bunch of old detectives here! Who would like to talk to you about destroying evidence, (when you cleaned off all the old fingerprints) ?!? 😁 😁 😁

[@jamesmartin5370]

I wondered if those prints on the dial matched the ones on the movement. I don't understand people doing this type of work and leaving that type of evidence behind...