Restoration of a Vintage Longines Mechanical Swiss Watch - Manual work - 1970s - ASMR

[@Watcheyes]

This Longines from 1970 was an interesting project. First of all it was pretty clean inside, I could find a little bit of dried oil but pretty much there was no oil in it. And also a crucial part was missing, the jewel to the balance wheel. This is why the ticking was so uneven. When the watch was finished restoring it turned out to be in very good condition. Not that much of wear could be seen in it. I guess it hasn't been used that much. Thank you for watching, take care!

[@aliwho]

Are self taught?

[@Watcheyes]

@@aliwho yes

[@RedDeadRestoration]

Good job, especially on the barrel bridge 👍🏻

[@Watcheyes]

Appreciate it alot, thank you for watching my video and I'm glad you liked it! 😊

[@samhackney5977]

Best watch repair site anywhere. All your tools and equipment are so interesting to see them being used by such capable hands. Thanks

[@Watcheyes]

Many thanks :)

[@cyranodebergeracswiss2923]

Thanks for bringing these back to life. It is really appreciated !

[@stewartkline3943]

Thank you for the wonderful video. The no-talking, music, ASMR approach is highly appreciated.

[@Watcheyes]

Hello Stewart, appreciate it alot that you liked the video and thanks for commenting also. I try to improve in every new video :)

[@B4uneed]

Thank You !for teaching and making this more educational! and not just another video only to watch.. Thank you!

[@mikecolonel7286]

A real professional job. The best watch restoration on youtube.

[@Watcheyes]

I'm very glad for your kind words Mike but I'm still a beginner =), but thank you, see you later!

[@francispalmer9737]

Now that was worth watching. Great job.

[@Watcheyes]

Hello Francis and I'm very glad that you liked the video and thought it was worth watching, appreciate it, thank you!

[@hansstolk6998]

Impressive work. Your patience makes me calm. Love the tools and your scetch for explaining the procedure. Got some pulse while grinding the glass. Nice when finished. 👍

[@Watcheyes]

Hallå Hans :), thank you very much Hans for checking in my new video. Great that you liked the sketch, it's a bit tricky to explain. Hehe yeah the glas can be a nervous moment. Thank you Hans, see you later here or at az :) Gott nytt år!

[@markroth9827]

That was filmed very well. Thank you for your video.

[@Watcheyes]

Hi there Mark, I'm glad that you liked the video and for commenting, thank you!

[@jonathankamysek7998]

so amazing the history circle and square watches of the past tells us and can find out many things and what might have happened to them inside from what's cleaned up

[@Henni_more]

Who doesn't like hammer time? 👍 and paper planes! Nice job on the filming and over all production of the clip as well as the watch itself :).

[@Watcheyes]

Exactly :D. Thank you Yeti, great that you liked my clip, many thanks and see you later!

[@stuartash8151]

Good job on a very nice watch

[@Watcheyes]

Many thanks Stuart, happy that you liked it and thanks for commenting. See you!

[@LCMNUNES1962]

ÓTIMO TRABALHO PROFISSIONAL, VERY GOOD 👍👍👍 🇧🇷

[@Watcheyes]

Thank you once again Kleyton, happy that you also liked this video, see you later on.

[@cdd4248]

Really is a beautiful watch!

[@Watcheyes]

I agree with you, thank you for watching and commenting, see you later on :)

[@markjones9558]

Wonderful looking watch, great to watch your video bringing it back to life. Thanks

[@phillipmaciver3226]

Really enjoyed your presentation and skills, thanks for sharing them with us. 👍👏👏

[@Watcheyes]

Welcome to the channel Phillip, I appreciate your kind words alot, thank you!

[@mariomartin6437]

Cool watch

[@Fernando-or2rg]

Un placer ver estos relojes

[@Watcheyes]

Estoy de acuerdo, agradable de ver y un placer trabajar en ello. ¡Gracias por comentar!

[@bintangsena2249]

after watching this video.... i think i need a staking set asap :)))

[@Watcheyes]

Hi there Bintang, haha yes they are very versatile :), thank you for watching and commenting, see you later!

[@josepcb2882]

Una restauración PERFECTA. us afectuoso saludo desde Barcelona Catalunya.

[@ramo2056]

Perfect

[@psblad2667]

Snyggt jobbat!

[@Watcheyes]

Tack så mycket! Roligt att du gillade videon.

[@geobel1669]

Thank you for the video, and all the explanations ! I’ve learned at least one reason why and how to use a staking tool …👍

[@Watcheyes]

Welcome to the channel Geo :). Thank you, glad I could help. 🙏

[@climbingsnufkin]

Awesome =D enjoyed a bit of glögg to the restoration which made it even sweeter if thats possible ;)

[@Watcheyes]

Haha nice, I did some bubbel and julmust ;) Tack!

[@comicandothercons658]

subscribed!!! you are like my favorite channel now. you gotta start shooting in 4K so we can see the shape of the dirt you remove!! 🤣 i'm sitting here with my bedtime snack, Greek blueberry yogurt, scoop of protein powder and on the side, sunflower seeds watching this; it's like an episode of Mission Impossible! 😥🤯😜you have one of the most unique skillsets i've ever seen. i mean, fuk, is there any watch you don't know how to disassemble, clean, restore (repair) and reassemble? 🤔😱😉 please keep making these videos, PLEASE!!!!! 🙏👍 k

[@Watcheyes]

Haha I'm very glad that you like my videos, sounds like a real movie night :D I will keep on, hope you will like it! Have a good evening, gonna take some protein powder now myself haha.

[@Watcheyes]

But sorry, no 4k yet, don't think it will make a huge difference asany watches this on there phone but we'll see further on :)

[@stevemoreno6241]

Nice video. Keep up the great work.

[@Watcheyes]

Good evening Steve, thank you so much 🙏 Glad you liked it! And thanks for commenting.

[@emilin69]

Master

[@Trapper50cal]

Reminds me of a more modern Cartier "Tank"

[@Watcheyes]

Hehe yes but a bit thicker, thank you for commenting :)

[@dimanyc2004]

Amazing work! Curious, how come the inscriptions inside the watch are in English? I would expect them to be in French perhaps?

[@Watcheyes]

Hello Dmitriy, thank you, aha you mean the "jewel" inscription?

[@dimanyc2004]

@@Watcheyes yep

[@kswaminathan5439]

Excellent video. But first you tapped the barrel bridge and made the hole small. Then you filed the hole gently so that the arbor will fit exactly. Am I right? Good technique rather than changing the barrel bridge which may not be available.

[@Watcheyes]

Hello Swaminathan. You are exactly right. You want it to be to small so when you expand it with this type of plain "cutter" (don't know English word for it) there's a plain wall in the hole and the arbor fits perfectly. Thank you for taking your time to watch the video!

[@douro20]

@@Watcheyes Reamer.

[@Watcheyes]

@@douro20 Its called a smoothing broach, not reamer, reamer have cutting edge to it. I looked up the english Word for it now.

[@fraserp2377]

Fantastic work, really enjoyed this. What camera do you use for this? It's so detailed.

[@Watcheyes]

Hello Fraser and welcome to my channel :). Very glad that you liked it, thank you. I use a Sony A7s with sigma 70 mm macro, non macro is done with 16-50 mm sony. See you later.

[@ulyssepinon9177]

Hello ! How much did you charge for this job ? Nice vidéo keep up the good work !

[@Watcheyes]

Hi there Ulysse, this is a private job so its my own watch, thank you, glad you liked it, happy new year!

[@alejandrom5347]

Can you restore an Seiko 6138b 0020? Tokei Zara it's a especial edition, I have one but I don't wanna go to any especially watch restoration. I want to make my self

[@milaapkhatod9196]

Hi.i like your work superb...i want to repair my watch so where I contact you...

[@Watcheyes]

Hello there MILAAP, thank you very much, glad that you liked my work. Either here or by mail. But I learn everything online.

[@fahimhossainmahtab7660]

I just wonder how he remembers which parts come one after another

[@benmak3283]

Hi Sir : what number of sandpaper for polish glass , and do you know benzene will cause cancer , we should not use the benzene ! Be saft ! Thank you

[@Watcheyes]

Hi Ben, nice to see you here. I use from 420, 400, 800 to 1000, then polish. Indeed, this is not Benzene, it's called Bensin i swedish and its gasoline or lighter fluid (chemical clean one). Thank you Ben, have a good day to you!

[@benmak3283]

@@Watcheyes I see , it is gasoline not benzene . you used 4 kinds of sand paper to polish the glass . Does sand paper can be used on acrylic ? I am very happy you gave me a reply , thanks ! By the way , are you living in British Sir ? I am a Chinese Canadian from Toronto , my English is not good enough , hopefully you could understand what I am writing ! Take care and be safe during this pandemic situation !

[@Watcheyes]

@@benmak3283 Yes those ordinary sand pappers can be used on the acrylic glas, this was a acrylic glas in the video. I understand you very well, I didn't notice anything about your language. I'm not that smooth at English either :). Take care, stay safe! See you later.

[@benmak3283]

@@Watcheyes Sir , you polished is acrylic not glass , I thought it is glass ! That means glass cannot be polished , right ?

[@Watcheyes]

@@benmak3283 Aha I see, yes it was plastic acrylic glas, my texting was not that clear. I haven't polished glass, will test in a future project :).

[@angiwutzii9366]

You use AUTOSOL 8:28. Good choice.

[@gatujo9308]

Why have you changed the barrel?

[@Watcheyes]

Hello Gatujo. I came over it pretty cheap all complete so I changed everything. Was a bit uncertain that the original barrel that said something like (cant remember now) "do not open". But I think you can change the spring in the original barrel also. But it was the same price for me so I changed it all. See you.

[@giovannipiantadosi8180]

👏🏼👏🏼👍🏼👍🏼

[@Watcheyes]

Hello Giovanni, thank you for commenting and liking the video :)

[@bunayyasaifuddin7174]

😎

[@alanpreston3111]

👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻🙏🏻

[@Watcheyes]

Thank you Alan, nice to see you here :)

[@cgrant4520]

Time is a dead god Shiva 🌷🌑👍 rest in the good news 💐 Okay bye

[@tveksam8347]

Hej! Kul med en svensk kanal från en hobbyurmakare, liksom som jag. 😀 Ett tips som jag lärt mig den hårda vägen (du vet, den där när saker går sönder och man tänker;vilken idiot jag var!). Jag börjar alltid med att trycka dit cannon pinion före minuhjulet. Har man en tight Cannon pinion så kan man slå av en tand eller två på minuthjulet. Hänt mig. 😀

[@Watcheyes]

Hallå där, ja men vad skoj att du kikar in! Yes, jag insåg det när jag var där, jag fick ta det väldigt försiktigt =D. Men tack för tipset iaf! Vi ses.

[@victoryT_T]

I'm always wondering what is the point of creating a square watch⁉ 🤔🤔🤔

[@MrMadvillan]

haha staking tool… 😅 i’ve had that thought but seems like overkill.

[@Watcheyes]

Easy to use, quick and solid ;)

[@alessandrogusella6504]

Great job on the inside but bad on the outside.

[@MrRocrma]

Longines is a Swiss or French brand ?

[@Watcheyes]

Swiss :)

[@betulaobscura]

Sandpaper wasn't necessarily.

[@betulaobscura]

13:55 tiny gap is far from perfect.

[@franciscosalamanca8174]

👍🇪🇨🙏

[@Watcheyes]

Many thanks Francisco, I'm glad that you liked it and commented.

[@erikhoffa966]

To much oil on pivots.

[@МаксРозенталь]

Очень плохо

[@strufian]

У него все видео такие. Почистил механизм, поменял стекло и вроде это реставрация. Тупо деньги зарабатывает на просмотрах и всё.

[@alenmathew5247]

Can you send me a vintage watch

[@Watcheyes]

I don't sell any, sorry :)