How to Keep Your Watch Running for Decades? - Dr Rebecca Struthers

As a watchmaker, historian and watch restorer, Dr Rebecca Struthers knows a lot about watch history and how to keep your watch running for years. In this video, she shares her journey into watchmaking, including advice on how to maintain your watch and keep it running for decades!
0:00 Meet Rebecca Struthers
2:57 From a high school dropout to a PhD in Horology
4:57 Passion for watchmaking
7:16 Crystal case back vs solid case back
8:16 British watchmaking
10:00 Becoming a Horology Expert
13:59 Stella
15:36 Watch portfolio
17:24 Crafting bespoke watches
18:41 Project 248
19:47 Watch movements
23:06 The importance of watch servicing
26:27 Hands of Time book
32:56 WatchMakersCafe.org
37:07 What's next for Struthers Watchmakers?
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[@santrade10]

Wow this is really fascinating. What a guest to have on the show!

[@RossetBespokeButlers]

I am such a fan of Dr Struthers she is a true watch superstar!

[@Supercruze]

Terrific interview. I was not aware of Rebecca and her husband and their incredible watch work until this production. Thank you Richard for sharing.

[@tedblack2415]

Truly one of the most interesting interviews iv'e seen for a quite some time , what a fascinating young lady .

[@nigelbailey8289]

Excellent Dr Rebecca is someone you'd want service your watch

[@watchbydesign6214]

One correction from the interviewer, Rolex used display case backs in their Cellini Prince watches [four models in gold, ref. 5440/41/42 & 43] in 2005 through 2015. These Art Deco watches used a beautiful COSC certified manual wind, and decorated movement, caliber 7040. This shaped mechanism is fitted with innovations such as a Breguet overcoil, Microstella nuts in gold, and Paraflex shock absorbers. These features make the Caliber 7040 amagnetic and both shock and temperature resistant.

[@glostergloster6945]

What an incredibly talented and intelligent person.

[@bharatc.sampat6406]

Absolutely amazing. So wonderful. The great realities of life

[@spektrograf]

What a treat to hear an interview of Rebecca Struthers! Thank you for getting her on the show! 🙏 Wonderful interview, and a follow-up down the road would be fantastic! 👏👏👏👏👏

[@DoctorAB282]

Thanks for interviewing star and thanks for her great informative and interesting talk wishing her all the best ✌️

[@jayv9619]

This woman is a Saint!!!!

[@tubezaspiak]

The best KZbin post for watch lovers ever! Thank you. Dr. Struthers is simply remarkable.

[@michaelgallon9431]

This was fantastic, and Rebecca is just a breath of fresh air, I wish my wife was even interested in watches never mind passionate about them. Cant wait to read her book. Book ordered.

[@edwardblack7133]

Fantastic to listen and be inspired. I am an expat Englishman abroad and it’s a source of pride to wear my UK connected watches. Shout out James Lamb a case maker and watch maker. I hope I can save up and one day commission a Struthers watch ❤

[@canadianwatchmonkey3992]

❤What a wonderful interview. Dr. Rebecca Struthers seems like a wonderful person with infinite knowledge about the inner workings of watches. With regards to movements being displayed or not my answer is that if the movement is worthy of display it should be displayed, when I see a basic completely un decorated movement on display it detracts from the watch. ❤

[@VicharB]

Great subject and awesome interview and information, she is truly cool. :)

[@DoubleD42]

The very first 20secs of this is pure gold 👌 Everything i buy gets held to that standard, class.

[@yleexot]

Awesome. Thank you both!

[@canadianwatchmonkey3992]

I would have asked her take on Silcon hairsprings

[@edgeyt1]

Just ordered her book, arriving tomorrow - can't wait.

[@NaNByZero]

Ordered her book immediately. Looking forward to holding it in hands next week. 🕐🍸🍸

[@righton1]

That was a lovely interview. Can’t wait to get ahold of that book here in Canada when I can.

[@btmontres1423]

A great subject and interview. Have always wanted to delve more into what some of the interesting artist watchmakers are doing, what they think about, and the future of the craft. Great insight and immense appreciation for this story. Much thanks and bravo to Ms. Struthers!

[@jpcwc1323]

Brilliant interview! WOW!!

[@anthonystevens8683]

What a superb discussion Richard and Rebecca. Wonderfully open and informative and I take my hat off to you both. It's great to hear about the watchmakers café. I now have a new book to purchase as well that I'm sure will irritate people I know when I start to talk about it. Yes this has happened before. Many thanks for sharing, much appreciated. EDIT: Book has just been purchased.

[@DoubleD42]

I wish I could go into watchmaking. I started learning a year ago as a hobby, absolutely love it. My friend is a jeweler, who has a drawer full of broken watches, that I attempt to repair 😂 Ive repaired two though, which I wear now.

[@JasonCohenphoto]

What a great interview!

[@jameshoward9700]

Excellent interview. I wish Dr Struthers and her husband all the best in their endeavours. A British Habring2 (albeit at a higher level) - it would be great if British watchmaking could return to at least a semblance of its illustrious past. Off to buy a book now..!

[@choond]

Great interesting interview.

[@edgeyt1]

Great stuff.

[@phmwu7368]

My 1994 Omega Speedmaster (25 years Apollo 11) ran as a daily beater from July 1994 to June 2016, that was almost 22 years before it needed a service !!! #MoonwatchUniverse

[@structurescience]

Excellent!

[@watchenthusiastlondon]

Bravo 👏

[@antonioraffa123]

Brilliant!

[@frank327]

V impressive woman, brilliant explanation of the attraction of mechanical watches

[@ueyiet]

Thanks for the content. You'll hear from me

[@richardcosens4387]

A nice but interesting asmr type chat.

[@bullnose01]

Bravo 👏👏👏👏👏

[@cedarcanoe]

I wonder how Rebecca looks at the other couple in watchmaking (Maria and Richard Habring). They also produce their own movements.

[@ElderPinto254]

i am busy becoming a watchmaker and its not easy in Holland its a struggle... thinking to do education somewhere else in the world to do a good education Holland just dont have it !!

[@kojiattwood]

Rolex had a display caseback (and a nicely finished one) with the Cellini Prince; sadly no one has ever been interested in it.

[@67NewEngland]

- I never heard him answer which Seiko… 🤷🏼‍♂️

[@Rog5446]

G. Daniels, R. Smith, R. Struthers, Can it get any better?

[@danigomb]

how? well, regularly change batteries

[@jamalkherry5296]

I can't agree with servicing a modern watch. Vintage high horology pieces I understand semi regular services as keeping all original movement components is valuable at least in ones own mind if not monitarily. However it's part of the cost of the service to repair any worn down parts. I encourage people to wear a mechanical watch till it stops running or keeping good time then see your watchmaker. It's not like a vintage car. If you vintage car breaks down you're stuck somewhere. If your watch breaks down you still have your phone in your pocket and clocks everywhere. Unless you have a professional requirement for the watch. You're not saving money in the long run you're burning it.

[@jhatgotagat300]

Okay let’s think about this. First you find a amazing watch maker willing to make you the 1/1 watch you’ve wanted 2. She’s no hack the husband wife duo are killer watch makers 3, they fucking ask you if we could name a line of watches after you and oh ya it’s the watch you ordered we are going to be making. I think I’d break down crying then promptly offer them all the money I had for this privilege.

[@bikeman123]

Servicing? The biggest risk to your watch is when it is dismantled into a 100 pieces. A watch will let you know when it needs servicing by keeping poor time.

[@gopalashetty3592]

British English accent sounds better than American English accent

[@futpot3897]

Had to show off the guns eh

[@TRUYORK718]

You dont.

[@anibaluriarte3676]

you ruined that PhD with that tatoo on the forearm which relates that you are without peace of mind.