Citizen Homer Second Setting Japan Railway Issue Vintage Watch Restoration

Marshall takes a shot on a Citizen Homer Second Setting watch that was issues to Japan Railways employees in the 60s! A great value from eBay, but it's in rough shape with the hands just floating on the dial and in desperate need of a restoration! Follow along to see how it went!
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[@MusicToMyEar1005]

Hello from Japan! Feeling sooo good that the Japanese Railman Watch has started its second life, after the long sleep of 50 years!

[@retiredafce3373]

Hello, I love this watch. eBay has a few listed from Japan. They are very interesting.

[@gblan]

I like the "leave it as it is as much as possible" approach.

[@spookshelves9834]

Citizen has become a giant company now, with miyota and Bulova under their belt, it's really cool to see an early example from when they weren't as big

[@MarttiSuomivuori]

Yes, and since 2016 the Swiss Frédérique Constant Group.

[@Cortesevasive]

@@MarttiSuomivuori swiss ecodrives hopefully?

[@richardhatt6541]

Why are jewels almost always an odd number? Each gear has a top and bottom, so I am confused.

[@pcontreras2289]

@@MarttiSuomivuori right 7r

[@janhavel8208]

@@richardhatt6541 The "odd" one is normally the centre or centre seconds wheel.

[@oscarhasselberg]

More Citizen watches. They're really underrated. Well done

[@julioramossilva3968]

this si a russian poljot movement

[@snak3y3z50]

imo the best bang for the buck. have been for quite some time

[@joshuabowman2260]

Totally appreciate you leaving some of the character marks on the bezel and bracelet. Just think, years ago a Japanese railway employee was walking into work one morning distracted and bumped his watch on something. A person who you'll never meet, in a place you'll never visit, and the only thing the two of you share is that watch. Makes you appreciate history and the little happenstance that make it happen.

[@chriskenins469]

I found today watching this eased my PTSD a lot. Im just getting into taking them a apart and fixing them, so all these videos are soothing yet informative at the same time

[@aidenmiller8921]

Hello Marshall, I just wanted to say that you are truly a great KZbinr and watchmaker. Before I ever knew of you I had no idea that there were different watch movements or what a movement even was, all I knew was that they were battery operated. But when I started watching you I actually got really interested in watchmaking so I just kept watching your videos and you do a really awesome job with explaining everything, even the little stuff like having a piece of peg wood to hold down that yoke spring so you aren't on your hands and knees looking for it. I just really like the hobby and it is you who got me into it so thank you and keep up the great work.

[@Freco1967]

The new closeup angle is really cool!

[@TheSupertecnology]

Can't help but notice you've improved your video production so much. Those close-up shots look amazing! Excellent job, as always. And enjoyable voiceover with those interesting insights; wouldn't miss them for anything.

[@GreenAppelPie]

I’d take one of these watches any day. It is of utmost importance that the trains run on time, to the second, in Japan. It’s interesting, but no real surprise that a citizen watch is standard equipment.

[@saiyajedi]

Or at least “was”. Japanese National Railways (the government entity) hasn’t existed since the 1980s. Now it’s the Japan Rail Group.

[@oscarosullivan4513]

A real end of an era watch

[@oscarosullivan4513]

Stop fucking spamming

[@davidfrischknecht8261]

I wish Amtrak here in the USA was the same way regarding punctuality.

[@robertdragoff6909]

@@davidfrischknecht8261 what punctuality?

[@allanedwards9955]

You are right, it is so very therapeutic watching you disassemble and assemble watches. And your voice perfectly supports the video. Thank you for the channel.

[@danscott3880]

I'm Left handed. Remember we aren't in our RIGHT state of mind. Lol. Love watching these ..i don't have the patience to do this. Kudos to you ...i love old watches. Got my grandpa's Timex from 1970.

[@saiyajedi]

2:09 Best guess on 札局 is that it’s an abbreviation for 札幌管理局 (Sapporo Operations Office). So the watch likely was used in Hokkaido.

[@MiSa-of7kt]

You are right. 札局 is short for 札幌鉄道管理局(Sapporo railway management/operation office). Sapporo(札幌) is a city in Hokkaido.

[@Pythonaria]

Love your videos. I always sit here with my fingers crossed when you put the balance back in.

[@rachelm9990]

Really interesting watch. I would like to see more of the "lower end" or obscure watches. Makes this channel more interesting than ones that only do well known models

[@glenpudney]

I agree. I have a solar powered citizen watch. I’ve only had it for 4 months, but it’s already been through quite a bit during the time I’ve had it, and I’d hope in many years time from now, someone like Marshall will service and restore it for me or whoever I pass the watch onto one day.

[@80slover39]

Outstanding videos! Your narration & editing are the gold standard. Thanks for taking the time to explain the mechanics of the watches, the pitfalls & triumphs. While I love all things mechanical, I was cursed with the "touch of a blacksmith" and would surely do more damage than good on some so phenomenally precise. The precision of the gears, shafts etc is hard to wrap you head around. As an engineer I appreciate the absolute precision (I work with gears the size of a panel van), and the manufacturing accuracy. Looking forward to more of your "Revivals"

[@GreenAppelPie]

Even though the synthetic ruby is cheap to make, consider having to shape anything with a mhos hardness of 9. These jewels go for about $13 each at retail. It would add up

[@LaurentiusTriarius]

As a lapidary I wouldn't enjoy making bearings out of ruby that's for sure, the cost of synthetic could be pretty low, I'd say even in natural ruby I currently have .70 CT rounded recycled stones for about 8$ CDN each...

[@1959Berre]

I am a train conductor of the Belgian Railways. In order to have a train depart at the right time we have to initiate the departure procedure at exactly 20 seconds before the signal turns green. This means our watch has to be correct to the second. Even a quartz movement has to be adjusted once a week in most cases.

[@lazar2175]

Holy cow, I wish my trains were that accurate! Anyhow, what quartz watches do you use? Even the most basic low end quartz movements are accurate to ±10s/month, that equals out to 2.5s a week. A higher end watch, will have claimed accuracy of 5s/year. Anyway, you said that you have to initiate the departure procedure 20 seconds before the green light. Wouldn't that sort of task be more suited for a stopwatch/chronograph? I have serviced some railway watches, although most of them have been pocket ones. A really neat piece of history.

[@velviaman3206]

My 30 year old Seiko quartz runs at -19 s/y , your trains are better time keepers than that? What planet do they run on? Answers on a postcard.

[@1959Berre]

@@lazar2175 We simply initiate the procedure when the second hand hits the 8 on the dial. No stopwatch needed. Like you say, 2.5 seconds a week is not acceptable. Luckily, my SEIKO Chronograph is more accurate; I check it once a month, just to be sure.

[@1959Berre]

@@lazar2175 There is a vast difference between initiating the departure and the train actually leaving the station. Many things can go wrong in a railroad environment. Suicide of a "jumper" on the track is just on of those things.

[@sandreohunter]

Just wanted to say that your videos help a lot with my anxiety. When I watch your videos, I can take my mind off of everything and be fully encompassed with your video. Thank you.

[@kristoffermangila]

Wow, a Japan National Railways (JNR) standard-issued watch, from the earliest days of the Shinkansen era, too. Excellent work on restoring this watch, and I'll bet many JNR veterans will fondly remember this watch and the old days, where the Shinkansen trains were still new and steam locomotives still run on JNR's secondary lines.

[@richardhemingway6084]

Watching watch repairs is therapeutic. When I was a kid, I passed a jeweler with sign saying "Watch repairs". So I asked if I could watch, some repairs. They weren't impressed. So now I have a channel where I can watch, watch repairs. Keep up the good work.

[@romlyn99]

Adding the brush was a great decision...looks great.

[@mph44]

Knowing nothing about watches, I found this video very interesting and was unable to click away😂

[@medea27]

There is something endlessly fascinating about the intricate engineering of a watch or clock... and these were guaranteed to be high quality timepieces because the Japanese are incredibly proud of their trains running _precisely_ on time. I love steel watches & have many with similar bands that I've always wanted to buff some of the scratches out of, but didn't want to lose the brushed steel look. Thank you so much for showing me how! 👍

[@eragonawesome]

If you enjoy this kind mechanical clockwork and such, you might enjoy Technology Connection's video about the electromechanical systems used in juke boxes

[@medea27]

@@eragonawesome Oh fabulous, that's right up my alley! I'm always keen to check out new 'engin-nerd' channels & I can see there's a bunch of darkroom photography-related videos too (one of my old hobbies)... brilliant, thanks! 👍

[@Piltdownpaul]

I love settling down to an hour of watching you strip down and renovate an old watch, there must be such a sense of satisfaction of a job well done and restoring aworking useable watch that can be enjoyed for many years in the future. Recycling in its most enjoyable form.

[@Wolfgang_Gullich]

I just wanted to thank you for posting a video into a vintage Homer. I collect vintage HMT watches and the HMT 0243 movement was essentially a licensed copy/development from the 0209 in Homer. Now I know what I’m going to get myself into one I start breaking them down.

[@elgatto3133]

5:37 I really like Citizen, my collecting habits are usually centered around working people's watches. And from a practicality standpoint there's little better than a citizen eco-drive. You buy one once and it lasts at least 20 years without servicing or the battery dying. What a lot of people don't realize is Citizen is right there with seiko, back when they were doing chronometry trials Citizen was beating the Swiss too. Citizen holds records for the thinnest production watch as well as the most accurate wristwatch. Both of those are solar quartz too. Also, if you've ever heard of the indian brand HMT, they were established with help from Citizen. Citizen helped them with tools as well as movement design.

[@vaikkajoku]

I have one of those eco-drives! I got it as a christmas present in the mid 90s.

[@nullifye7816]

Bullshit it my case. I got one in 2006, new, and it lasted about 6-7 years. I didn't bother getting it serviced, went to another watch, partly for aesthetics. It was getting inaccurate too, a minute a day or so, and I had to leave it by the window to stop it dying. Wasn't fun, except in telling people it's solar powered. I like mechanical, and I'll get a good quartz if I need proper super accuracy over a long period. My Seiko 5 costs half in absolute (!) dollars what the Ecodrive did.

[@mirceamunteanu4791]

I've got, over the years, three Stiletto Citizen watches, one white ceramic body and bracelet with sapphire crystal, any two more in stainless : one silver (uncoated) , the other all black (anodized) including the dial. They are really thin, light, they keep time quite accurately, they are solar recharging (ecodrive) plus the sapphire crystal keeps theme looking brand new for over 10 years. Absolutely no scratches.

[@ace9848]

@@nullifye7816 checkout Citezen H804 series you won't be disappointed

[@michaelbauers8800]

This is the first watch restoration video I have watched with Magic : The Gathering product placement ;) Three things I like in one video - Citizen, Railroad watches, and MTG.

[@pauloalvesdesouza7911]

Hi Marshall, I like your work very much, and your enthusiasm is contagious. BTW a maker tip: you had a hard time with the scotchbrite because you had to hold it while holding the watch. Try finding some "holder" for the scotchbrite, a piece of wood marginally smaller than it so you can fold its ends over the wood and hold it in place with tacks or staples. Then hold your wood to your workbench with a small clamp. You'll thank me.

[@InCountry6970]

Two things, yes, it is very therapeutic as a viewer watching this process and secondly, I love the new camera angle. It almost feels like the tools are in my hands. Great job.

[@blipblip88]

No machined surfaces make this sort of boring visually. The machining is not required, per se, but what a joy to look at when it requires servicing! Thank you most sincerely for the upload vid.!

[@Alan_Edwards]

I'm not a big watch guy, but at one point years ago now, I had a Swiss Army watch I bought from a Hammacher Schlemmer catalog. I wore it everyday for a long time until it stopped working and it was the one and only watch I ever wore as an adult. It was very simple but elegant design. When I look at this watch if gives me the same vibe. Definitely a watch I could put on my wrist. Great job making this one look s good as new. Well done sir.

[@robertlevasseur6843]

The production values of your videos have improved consistently. They are now outstanding.

[@Music-kz9ol]

When I was a little kid ( 4-5 years old ), my Grand father would give me old Big Ben alarm clocks to take apart and put back together. Home made cotton swabs and alcohol to clean the gears, your voice reminds me of that time in 1953-54 , thanks

[@kenhorne5650]

Love the close up. Really wanted to see it

[@thomasgabriel2213]

I just wanted to say I have now finished watching ALL of your videos. I literally stumbled across them as a KZbin suggested video from a knife restoration video I was watching. I have dealt with gold watch cases for many years as a gold refiner, and have sold many movement lots on eBay as a result, but have always been interested in "what makes them tick" as it were. Until now it was a skill I was certain I would never mess with, let alone try a full cleaning and/or restoration. However, having watched your videos I believe I may have to dip my toe in the water and give it a try! Thanks for all you have done and are doing. I have really enjoyed the videos and it was interesting watching your progression from beginning to now. Looking forward to more in the future! Keep up the good work, and thank you again.

[@samiam9008]

Watching is also calming, needed in this world. thanks.

[@jmleeinla4025]

I loved this restoration. It baffles my mind that you can remember where all the screws and parts go!!

[@SteveeCee]

Lovely watch, clean lines. Great restoration, thanks for sharing

[@wadehampton1534]

Marshall, I've been finding your videos to be very therapeutic and relaxing. Your gentle way of explaining things, makes a difficult disassembly and reassembly of a complicated item, comprehensible. I would need to find the clarity of mind to keep things in order, and remember what screws went where, and find several hundred dollars to layout for some basic tools. Your videos are an excellent guide for helping us new guys and ladies in keeping the order of operation correct. Thank you, for sharing your knowledge and expertise with us, Marshall!

[@ncdave4]

Another wonderful video from Marshall. Concurring with the added technology to make viewing easier, his home-spun narration is what keeps me coming back. Thanks again Marshall

[@daves6259]

Always ignored this make ,After watching your Amazing refurbished I looked again, Excellent job

[@dragonshibari]

My sister managed to break her samsung watch at one point, and watching your videos gave me the knowledge to put it back together. (She just got the bracelet off and couldn't get it back on, but I helped her figure it out)

[@AuntRonnie1953]

If you wonder why folks watch your videos it's because it's soothing and interesting. I'm always interested in learning and I always wondered what the jewels were for! Now I know!

[@amme30]

Lovely restoration really enjoyed the difference made to the case and bracelet. I love thoughtful restoration but am not a huge patina fan, I think I can just look dirty. Great editing and filming too Marshall I appreciate how long it must take to get such clear thoughtful shots.

[@ChristyOFaghan]

surprisingly elegant for the purpose of keeping trains running, yet eminently practical for the same

[@gwenscoggins1]

I am one of those viewers that really didn't give much thought to watches then a few days ago one of your videos KZbin recommended to me . I was fascinated . So now you have a new subscriber who is currently binge watching all your videos . Thank you for producing such entertaining informative videos !

[@dennislim9885]

Marshall, you are my idol and can't emphasize how great the videos are! It's therapeutic to watch everything click and works.

[@monomille1]

Back in the 60’s I used to run sports car rallyes and used a Heurer dash mount watch that read in hundredths instead of seconds. We would set our clocks to the shortwave time stations. Each leg of the time/speed/distance rallye was timed and points were assigned based on hundredths of error. Lowest points won. I can remember scores below 10 sometimes. This was even more precision than trains required!

[@cody4999]

This watch is just up my alley, beautiful, simple, and accurate. Everything a watch should be IMO.

[@retiredafce3373]

eBay has a few listed at the moment.

[@paulgirard1691]

Watching versus doing is just as rewarding for a curious inventor like me. Can't know everything but can appreciate every experts in their own fields making us understand the logic behind things. You are awesome thanks

[@carynnireland]

Every time is you use that pinion remover I think “missed opportunity to call it a pinion puller“ .. I’ve been binge watching your videos, it’s so satisfying seeing you refurbish and repair these watches, and every time you get them back together and drop that balance on and it starts ticking I enjoy your excitement. Thank you for sharing your content on KZbin!

[@Bippy55]

Hi Marshall, You're one of the few subscriptions I have on KZbin, because I admire your clear way of demonstration. You had me when you monitored the watch "ticks" with a calibrated timing device. Someone from a high end timepiece company said to me, "There's a special tool needed for every little part or task." Thanks for your Time and Talent!

[@Semeyaza]

Very nice job and a gorgeous watch. Simple, clean, legible and with very nice quality. Something that can pass the test of time (pun intended). Also I really like your "chat with friends" commentary during the restoration. Usually I'm all for no voice all sound jobs, but your style is very engaging and relaxing. Kudos.

[@david.bowerman]

I have been learning Japanese for about a year now. So I am just going to take a shot at translating as I see it. 昭４４: Short form of 昭和 (Bright Period) : means 44th year of the Showa(ショウワ) era from 1926.12.25 to 1989.1.7 That that would seem to me that it would be 1970-1971, not 1969 but I am not entirely sure how the era dates work. Could be like a cars model year and thus the year the watch was made is one year previous to the year the car is labeled. 国鉄-札-局 Kokutetsu-fuda-kyoku - National Railway Ticket Bureau - 国 Means Nation read koku (コク) in this context as it is together with 鉄 tetsu (テツ) in the same word which is the kanji for iron but is commonly used to refer to railways. One way of reading 札 is satsu(サツ) which means "bills" as in money. However, fuda (ふだ) is the reading we want here which would make the meaning "ticket". 局 kyoku (キョク) means Bureau, office, department with this reading. The other reading, tsubone (つぼね) is a bit more colorful.

[@angelkilier]

First year of Showa is 1926. So the difference is (19)25. Do the math again and you will find the 44th year of Showa is 1969. You don't count from 0.

[@david.bowerman]

Ah! that makes sense. Thank you for the information.

[@n2n8sda]

wrong about pretty much everything. 😂

[@fraserp2377]

Such a cool watch that I didn't know existed. Thanks for the great content

[@kamoboko86]

The back of the watch says Showa - 44. That is the date on the Japanese calendar for 1969 (nice). Kokutetssatsukyou 国鉄札局 I think it’s the old way of saying national rail tickets office, not 100% certain on the last bit. You can still find these in Japan online in mint condition for $350. Cheap ones in working condition sell for as little as $70.

[@blackjack8957]

Sapporo station

[@sorinl8467]

I found your channel couple days ago and I can't stop watching your videos. Watches repair isn't in my hobby area and I don't have skills for this but watching you doing this is verry captivating. I like how carefully you work and explain what you do. And I like to think about the story hiden behind every watch. Thank you for sharing us those videos.

[@Evergreen64]

Just to mention that the "graining" is typically called a "brushed" finish.

[@HaiNguyen-ck8jv]

Great job done 👌. Thanks for the closeup angle. This Citizen looks beautiful at the end.

[@HaiNguyen-ck8jv]

Up date. Hi Marshall, today I've just purchased one Citizen Homer Second Setting on Ebay at $195 with shipping and tax. A nice influence from this interesting video of yours. Thanks!😃

[@retiredafce3373]

@@HaiNguyen-ck8jv I’m thinking about getting one myself

[@curtcoker6359]

Love the videos a nice calming voice to settle down to when the world explodes around us.

[@WristwatchRevival]

Glad to hear that. It's actually part of my hope for the channel to be a place to relax and let the crazy outside world fade away a little :)

[@curtcoker6359]

👍

[@al-knows-nothing]

@@WristwatchRevival I feel that way when I watch your vids. They are indeed relaxing and because of the focus on such a small visual space, it does a great job of keeping the mind occupied with the task at hand 🙂

[@santoshsharma483]

Another classic is the Citizen with prism glass that has the wings symbol. Forgot the model number. From the 70's. Gorgeous watch.

[@depaul7]

If you ever restore more of these, I would love to buy one from you. It would make a beautiful 30 year railroad retirement gift to a very good friend. Love the videos! I've recently found them, and it's been a joy.

[@yellowmonkee0]

The attention to detail on the bracelet was amazing to watch, pun intended.

[@ecologicaladam7262]

Excellent - as ever 👍 Your enthusiasm is infectious!

[@slicknick332]

My dad has worn the same Titanium Citizen Solar Tec Pro-Master for the last 20 years! It has a monobloc case, and charges using sunlight. I picked up an identical one and it makes me think about him every time I wear it. Some days we end up wearing the same watch! Thank you for another relaxing, informative, and educational watch restoration. : )

[@WristwatchRevival]

They really do go forever

[@FenderTele71]

That's a really nice, clean looking watch.

[@thejamnasium6447]

I'm with you. a spring being basically a mechanical battery is still so cool to me.

[@windsorcorbin1005]

Bought a second hand Citizen watch a a pawnshop nearly 20 year's ago and it's been in water from the Atlantic, Caribbean, Gulf of Mexico and the Pacific and is still rolling even after surviving with just a few scratches on the crystal. By far one of the best watches that I've ever owned.

[@DaveMGmovies]

Lovely! The strength of this piece is in its clean simplicity. Fantastic video and great new camera angle Marshall. Very entertaining.

[@UrbanSelfSufficiency]

40:34 That's a great shot! Got to be happy about that new camera!

[@5cloudwalker]

Watching you take a watch apart then fix it I find fascinating…It’s right up there with Mr. Carlson’s lab. He opens up 1940’s radio and other obsolete equipment, imparts knowledge like you do, replaces parts etc. and brings new life into it… to put it another way I like watching people who know what they’re doing and explain what they’re doing it’s very satisfying and adds to my knowledge. 😊👍🇨🇦🇬🇧 London, Ontario

[@Every_Day_Adventure]

Cool watch, I like it a lot. you did a great job bringing it back

[@hatbpto5180]

The part where the main spring goes into the barrel will never get old 👍

[@TerminusVox]

Nice to see how the brushing can be applied to a bracelet! I've heard it described but it's nice to see it demonstrated. I've bought a watch with bracelet on flea-bay that came in without the spare links and sourced additional links also from the 'bay. I anticipate needing to do something to unify the finish on all the links.

[@miketriesmotorsports6080]

To answer your question about how much we pick up: I didn't know what a barrel arbor was until I started watching your show. Now, I know what a barrel arbor is, and I have a new word that I can just conjure up, right into my inner monolog, without any prompting whatsoever. Just... one of those words that comes from nowhere while I am driving or walking around my office. Thank you for sharing your hobby with us! This is all great stuff!

[@jeffreydheere4737]

I like that the center wheel had it's own bridge. The train wheels WERE in an odd order, but we're learning together.

[@bushranger51]

Talking about the need for precise time keeping, you forget that the Japanese Rail System is so tightly scheduled, it is almost unheard of a train there, actually being late even by a second. The Japanese take great pride in this fact, I only wish the rest of the world could say the same thing about their own systems.

[@Colorcrayons]

The new closeup camera angles are really ace. Your video quality just keeps going up, and i want to voice my appreciation of that level of detail. Thanks. Youre my fave watch restoration channel.

[@WristwatchRevival]

Thanks, appreciate the kind words :)

[@Colorcrayons]

@@WristwatchRevival i also want to add that, at least for me, i derive nearly as much satisfaction watching someone engage in a creative passion, as i would if i were the one doing this. I do game design, so pragmatic problem solving along with creative expression through mechanics is something i look for outside of my own passion. Creativity should be nurtured, in all of its forms. Your creative process is not only satisfying to witness, but there is more being transmitted via your positivity than can be adequately described. Also, glad to see magic the gathering playmats have a use outside of that game. Haha. Gold star.

[@janetdupree6353]

MrColorcrayons, I too love to watch creative people and suggest you check this out modest man’s videos: Thomas Johnson Antique Furniture Restoration. He is a master craftsman, and his videos are well done.

[@Dane-bootsNcatsN]

Of all the watch videos ive watched. And I've tried to "watch" other ones and by far I enjoy yours the most. I don't even like other watch videos

[@johnstewartmacintosh6241]

Keep it going. I’m interested in classical watch movements and to see them handled and repaired like this pleases me. The dialogue is just right, the filming excellent, giving it that professional finish. Onwards and upwards. Thanks

[@szeth14]

I recently got one of these off ebay and gave it to my brother as a gift. Such a cool piece with cool history. Glad you like it Jake!

[@BringMeCoffee1]

your videos are great and have gotten me interested in watches and watchmaking more, thanks!

[@synystur21]

Citizen and Bulova currently have watches in production for CSX. Although not being made for it’s original intents and purposes, they are still pretty nice looking in gold or silver with a 3-D diesel locomotive etching on the watch face. I will be buying one for my father in law.

[@MrAuk929]

Good and thoughtful work, especially in the refurbishment of the strap. The watch is fully restored! Well done!

[@rupertnungaray9368]

Yes , thank you so much , I do get alot out of it. Especially when you give us the nomenclature ect... over and over great narrative.. i enjoy watching your work. Thanks so much!

[@jeff1176]

Job well done Marshall.

[@victoriareyes5748]

I love watching your videos. I am in no way about to take apart a watch, but I can watch you do it all day long. It's soothing to watch and hear your passion and knowledge grow with each video.

[@stephenphillip5656]

Ah, more calming therapy! What a lovely but simply designed timepiece, carefully restored by you. I've briefly dabbled with (pocket) watch tear-down but I didn't really know what I was doing & .....well I've made some more work for myself. I bought a beginner's book but it now makes sense having watched some of your videos. Many thanks & kind regards.

[@J.DeLaPoer]

Personally I find bending and re-shaping those vintage "hollow" type endlinks to be the worst and most irritating thing with any old bracelets. Refinishing and polishing is nothing in comparison to getting hollow endlinks to fit the case properly again... I mean I'll even tolerate a ton of 'stretch' on say a vintage Rolex Jubilee bracelet, as long as the endlinks are properly fitted and tight to the case. Sadly _everyone,_ even the best luxury brands, used those godawful thin metal endlinks until the late 1990s and it seems *they're inevitably always deformed and loose.* It's one of those OCD things, like slightly misaligned hands or dial indices, that I'll spend no end of time tweaking for perfection. Watchmaking is both pleasure and torture for us OCD folks...

[@sheemondallasgeorgia]

Videography quality Is much better than most in this corner.

[@kswaminathan5439]

Fabulous job. Very very interesting. Good video.

[@steveblake8766]

Love the closer angle shots

[@brotherandrew3393]

This is a really beautiful watch. Good restauration.

[@vaa1]

Thank you for teaching me how to put back the brushed finish after a repair agent polished it off.

[@jdillon8360]

Looks great! Nice to see a Citizen watch, didn't know much about them. Thanks

[@jdillon8360]

As a Diesel Fuel Injection specialist, I like seeing the scotchbrite and ultra-sonic cleaner in your videos.

[@evenberg8499]

Thank you for another great video. There is much peace and serenity in your work, along with a calm and friendly voice, which is overall highly appreciated any time.

[@WristwatchRevival]

Thanks Even!

[@dirkprobert]

Great video Marshall. The watch looks really nice. You are right about old watches. There’s something about them when they’re brought back to life by gentlemen such as yourself ready to continue their journey. Well done.

[@dreyhawk]

My eyes aren't good enough to do this myself right now (cataracts) but I really enjoy watching you doing this. There is something soothing and almost mesmerizing about it.