A Viewer Sent Me His Watchmaking Mishap, Can I Salvage the Project?

Marshall receives a package from a viewer containing two disassembled watches. The viewer bought them as a beginner watchmaking project but damaged the first movement then lost the video he took showing how to reassemble the second! He piles them all in a box and sends them to Marshall to do his best to recover the project!
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[@TheOmegaFleet]

A good teacher fixes a students mistakes and let's them learn a lesson from it. An excellent teacher shows the student what they did wrong, shows them how to fix it, and then let's the student experience fixing it themselves. Strong work sir

[@MeMelon4u]

Boring!!

[@pugIord]

@@MeMelon4u go away if you don't if want watch it Go watch dora or bbc to intertain your self physco

[@leonardosgood7819]

@@MeMelon4u Your mama didn't hug you as a kid, did she?

[@nextlifeonearth]

student's* lets* lets*

[@Zaque-TV]

@@MeMelon4u lol

[@grizant]

Viewer: *sends a jumble of watch parts, desperate for help* Good guy Marshall: *sends slightly better organized pile of watch parts back to viewer*

[@WG55]

And a set of instructions!

[@jetcitysinatra7300]

@@WG55 Yeahhhhh not really. . . What he should have said is "If you try really really hard you will figure it out . . ."

[@MonsterPumpkin]

@@jetcitysinatra7300 There is literally a video of the watch being taken apart and put back together, what the hell more do you want as a set of instructions

[@jetcitysinatra7300]

@@MonsterPumpkin oh I didn't know that the guy who sent in the watch was asking this watch repair guy to show him how to repair it himself. I thought he sent it to this repair guy so the repair guy could have a cool video for his channel in exchange for fixing his watch for him. Sorry, I was wrong.

[@BobWiersema]

Should have changed the face-plate to read Ikea.

[@RecilaRotten]

I started smiling like a damn idiot when Marshall took apart the watch. Now Clint has that reference video, and the parts he actually needs! Time to learn for that hobby! =D

[@FennecTECH]

Putting that back plate on is going to be a bitch. I wanna hear from Clint weather he got this thing back together!

[@cburton8530]

I wasn't expecting that, I busted out laughing, good one Marshall

[@sxj42]

I feel so bad, because I watched this part at midnight. I can only smile not big laugh.

[@gayleale]

Same. This is so darn cute

[@bensabin5580]

@@cburton8530exactly the same reaction here. 😮😂

[@Vincent-kl9jy]

You know you're a watch pro when you can correctly interpret a pile of parts. So impressive

[@HobbyOrganist]

It's like a huge jigsaw puzzle on th e table without the box photo to even show you what it looks like!

[@robertbrandywine]

This reminds me of the Honda CB750 restoration video by Hackaweek where he got a disassembled bike from someone who had quit his restoration and all the dozens of bolts were thrown into a single box.

[@FinFu509]

I am so moved when you start disassembling it! I can totally feel your passion into watchmaking, and how you’d love to bring more people into this hobby.

[@TheFragrantClerk]

:)

[@dwayneharris3874]

You gave Clint a watch kit, an assembly video, and spare parts. With patience, and a steady hand Clint can have a working watch that he built himself. He can be proud of his accomplishment. You are very generous in sharing your expertise.

[@brandonwaters101]

This just made the video even better! I look forward to when I have enough money to start up this kind of hobby! Great to know we have awesome people willing to help teach new hobbyists

[@febobartoli]

When Marshall disassembled the watch again, I lost my mind!

[@Pythonaria]

I couldn't stop laughing 🤣

[@MegaTrain]

I said “Oh no!!” out loud! Surprising but great ending.

[@ant.9940]

Does not make sense😞

[@davidb.6681]

@@ant.9940 How? The person who sent it saw him piece it together and now knows exactly what to do and can do it themselves. Can't learn anything if the other person does it all for you.

[@cashau2965]

....hahaha same for me...I went Noooooooooo.......

[@timmorris1838]

This is BY FAR the best video i’ve ever seen on youtube, taking it back apart for him to learn and reassemble was priceless. I hope he can get it back together with your help.

[@wmdeutermann9317]

I saw that coming after the first minute! 😂

[@quicktastic]

This reminds me of electronics technical school when the guys next to me in the lab said the instructions to breadboard a simple AM radio circuit were incorrect as they couldn't get it to work. The instructor sat down and pieced it together from the instruction diagram and showed that it worked on the scope. The guys thought they lucked out and had it built for them. The instructor then pulled everything off the board and put in a pile and said "OK. Now you know it can be done. You guys do it". It was beautiful. I thought they were going to cry. :)

[@WW-on6bo]

Hello Sir, I just want to give you some background first. A year ago I became disabled and bedridden. I never had an interest in watch making and somehow the algorithm suggested your channel. Please know that the sound of your voice and engaging narration, not to mention your amazing talent and skill at watch making brings me much comfort. While watching you work with watches it reminds me of the many worthwhile endeavors life has to offer and helps me forget the challenges I face everyday. I’m almost motivated to take up the hobby, but I’m not sure how much time I have left. God bless you sir. I truly enjoy all your projects! 😊

[@OldTooly]

God Bless you sir, I am right behind you. Marshal has the perfect voice and temperament to relax and engage his viewers. Wonderful person and channel.

[@CenPapi]

That was really cool that you disassembled the watch again, because you are right! It is indeed a learning journey and had you not striped the watch again he might never have gave it another shot, whereas now he *has* to give it another go if he wants his watch back in working order. A true teacher.

[@emilianofisanotti9639]

Gotta admit my heart sunk when you pulled it all apart again, but you are right man... It's all about the journey, and he's got a map now;)

[@johnp1229]

This content is incredibly well done. I was just curious how a mechanical watch worked. So when I clicked on the first video and saw it was almost an hour long I thought, I am not gonna sit through an hour of this. That was four videos ago...

[@xxmadbammerxx]

Exactly what happened to me. He's very informative and seems like a great guy. I've been binging his videos and its fantastic haha

[@philsurtees]

Same! I'm on video 6 and am completely hooked...

[@h8GW]

I mean, it was only ~25 minutes for me, since I watch at 2x speed -and I figured most of it would fly over my head anyway.-

[@Zjefke86]

Same here. I've always been interested by watches, but never took a deep dive into how they worked. I'm at video 5 or 6 in the last couple of days now. I'm even making notes while watching.

[@giggilboy4837]

Same here I just clicked on some guy mending a watch thats like 6,7 videos ago.

[@Eric1SanDiego1]

Taking the watch apart again at the end was BRILLIANT! A true Master at work, ensuring that his pupil is off to a great start! That was absolutely epic.

[@jwm2762]

the fact that your disassembled it and sent it back is the best part of the whole video.

[@joshc5339]

This is such a great video! I was shocked when you took the watch apart, but the more I think about it, the happier it made me. It's special to see how much you love watch servicing and how you want to share that passion with others and are so willing to help them learn!

[@xephael3485]

Separates those who want to learn from those who want people to do stuff for them.

[@jersey-dude]

That was incredible! I’m dying laughing at the end, Clint needs to post a video of him putting it back together again LOL

[@mauri2s]

@off spec lol right

[@ellenl.5581]

I visualize Clint screaming Nooooooo and fainting. Someone wakes him and nearly like Zackarias the priest that was struck dumb, all he could do is babble.

[@HobbyOrganist]

@@ellenl.5581 I thought Marshal was going to mail Clint back a fully assembled watch too, but then I thought HMMM, how come he didnt clean the parts and LUBE them, I found out why at the end of the video!!! clint is going to be doing that oart now!

[@tdcattech]

Clint is a lucky guy. A dedicated 40-minute instructional video specific to his exact project and its particular challenges. Very nice. 👍🏻

[@peterhawkins1991]

My Dad was an electronic instrument maker who went from spitfires before ww2 to 747s. I watched him take apart a watch clean lubricate and reassemble with such focus and precision it amazed me. I love watching your videos as it reminds me how incredibly capable we are to create and work on such precise machines and of course watching my Dad.

[@Littlelamb2023]

i hate reading comments about people and their dads as it makes me think of mine and how i miss him so much!

[@tawhneebaby]

This was the best video I have seen from you so far. It made me feel like you are a true master of the craft by figuring it out for a student, then taking it apart for them to learn to do it themselves. See one, do one, teach one. Well done.

[@VaansWorld]

That was really cool of you to help him out like that man, and to prove that it works, and then send it back with a video guide and all organized like that, so clint can get the satisfaction he originally looked for. Super cool. Subscribed!

[@WristwatchRevival]

He got it going again too! Very proud of him.

[@VaansWorld]

@@WristwatchRevival that's great news! There's no greater satisfaction. Like fixing an engine and turning the key for the first time, and it runs haha I live for it.

[@jeno264]

@@WristwatchRevival oh, thank GOODNESS!!! 😃

[@VaansWorld]

@Ligia Gom lol OH REALLY THATS VERY INTERESTING THANK YOU FOR YELLING THIS

[@HobbyOrganist]

@@WristwatchRevival OMG I bet that single plate was a real BEAR to get back on again!!! it was almost blind LUCK to get it back on at all with so much that had to line up and no jewels to speak of to help!

[@khashmeshab]

When I saw the watch assembled and working flawlessly, I taught to myself: now disassemble it again and send him the part, because now he has a video and this time he can't possibly delete it! You did and said the exact thing! I love you.

[@kenzied1831]

As always I love the narration you do and how genuine it feels. It really feels like I’m sitting right there next to you while you’re working.

[@paullawrie6246]

What a fantastic video. You show the true patience that is required in watchmaking and then allow Clint to learn for himself. Love it!

[@jeanletourneau9642]

Very nice learning experience for both the viewer with the Sears watch and all of us. Let him try to get better from your video. Great! Was disappointed by a few points: 1. I would have liked you to try to get this watch to its best lubrication & accuracy, then put it on the TimeGrapher. 2. I believe not all mass-produced goods are junk, and would have love to see you prove me right or wrong. In the late sixties and early seventies, Shimano of Japan were making heavy and cheap derailleurs that were on all 10-speed. Most of them survived the bikes they were on, and can be put to good use today. Nowadays, Shimano is the Omega of bicycle components industry.

[@coltblunt]

That was so fantastic that you simultaneously gave him a manual, simplified his task, and improved his final product while also facilitated his learning. I've been watching your videos all day while working as they're so relaxing and informative, but this video was frankly just so impressive!

[@LouisGiliberto]

What I learned most from this as a noob is how to identify parts based on function. Hearing Marshall describe how he knew what part was what by the type of pinion, etc., has helped me understand the workings better.

[@HuyNguyen-qu1ti]

This was honestly one of your best videos so far. I appreciate what you do here.

[@tkm3rd]

Marshall, I tried putting together a similar (junk) movement on my first try of re-assembling - after several "take-apart-and-learn-not-to-throw-screws-everywhere" exercises. I eventually broke a pivot, and that was all she wrote. I was disappointed that I couldn't put together such a "simple" movement. You have taught me that "cheap" is not the same as "simple", and as I watched your struggle, I felt every little sense of "aarrgh!" right along with you. Thank you for these videos.🙂

[@Taylor314T5]

Man the emotion in this one was real. I felt genuine pain for you when the train of wheels wouldn’t align to the plate, and you just about got it, then knocked it. Then the end, I was rolling! But it makes absolute sense to have done what you did. Great teaching moment!

[@DRxDURSTx]

At the end when you took the movement apart i laughed so hard but you are right :) now he can learn . I love the story behind it all. its amazing and thank you for helping him and sharing the journey.

[@gildersleevee]

What you did for that fledgling watch repair hobbyist was so Super Cool, I can not express my happiness at the outcome. You even managed to further blast my mind to pieces, when you sent it back to him in pieces, AFTER you successfully assembled and got it running. I think with your many other video's, of showing where to oil and grease the parts of the movement and the gems, Clint ? can properly oil and lube the watch as he assembles it for good this time. I hope you get a email, or letter from him, letting you know how well the watch is working, maybe, with a few pictures of the watch with a band, all ready to wear. OH .. By the way .. The NEW crystal ? That was a very mentor, old sage thing, to do for him. You are as good a person at heart, as you are a watch repair/restorer. God Bless you for what you do. Cheers from Michigan. P.S. I thought I would relate my one and only attempt at learning about time pieces. When I was but 8 or 9 years old My parents got me a wind up alarm clock, the kind with the two big bells on the top, with the metal clangor that rang back and forth between them. Very old school. It had to be wound every day, and it was not very good at keeping time. ONE day, when I was sorta left alone in the house, I had the bright Idea to see what made clocks work, and took apart my alarm clock, piece by piece. LOL .. I never was able to get it back together, as I had no clue where anything went. When My Dad got home from work, I just knew I was going to get the whooping of my life ( it was back when kids still got spankings for times they really messed up.). When I finally worked up the courage to tell my Dad what I had done, he smiled at me, and asked me, if I was going to try again to put it back together, he said he would help me if he could, but that clocks and watches were very complex, and people who fixed them have to spend years and years, learning how to disassemble and reassemble them correctly. I was in shock that I was not going to have to get my rear end taught a lesson. We both never did get that clock back together again, but it was fun, as we both tried to figure it out. Later in life, I learned to do a lot of things thanks to my Dad's patience with me, as I learned the things he was able to teach me. I miss him ... he went to sleep in 1999, Alzheimer's took him away from me, a few years before that.

[@puritan745]

LOL, I tried the same with a digital alarm clock ... with the same results!! (except that my Dad was not happy and didn't try to help fix it - although I am pretty sure he would have if I had done like you and tried it with a mechanical motion)

[@Bear-lb4qj]

This comment/story brought a tear to my eye, i hope he is at peace and whole again in his thoughts.

[@F_63]

I learned a lot and he was really proud of you I used to have the same thing and now he is resting in peace I was good at learning fast and knew things and quick in mind I am really happy with what you have accomplished and very proud of you

[@berryj.greene7090]

Yep our dads can be special and mine was like yours. I have his tools now and I've just finished sprucing up his tool box which must be over 100 years old. Now I'm sitting in Gods waiting room myself and I hope my own boys will get something from these tools of mine and indeed those of my father's. Time pieces mark out the time and can out last us by a margin. So its worth keeping those super mechanical items well serviced.

[@nealthomson9505]

You gave the guy back exactly that what he was trying to purchase when he bought the two broken watches. . . . . Thank you, on behalf of that guy, thank you very very much for being a propper upstanding gentleman of a teacher. All respect to you sir for not only fixing the watch buy also for the repair job you did to the viewers attempt at a hobby. . . . . You are an answer to a prayer i tell you. . . . TGC Blessings in abundance:)

[@MariosEngineeringCave]

Dear Marshall, your laughing at the end while disassembling the working watch for the owner is unbeatable! Couldn't go to bed before i knew the outcome! That was like a good Holliwood movie!!! Thanks and absolutely well done!

[@mb8501]

28:35 maaan.... you like just saved a life of a patient whose heart is beating again... so much patience. Respect!

[@andrejohnson6731]

I pull maybe 55-60 hrs/week in a very cerebral line of work, nothing manual there. It is very stressfull and I find your videos incredibly relaxing! The meticulousness of your craft, your voice, your sense of humor, the history behind each watch, etc. Very well executed, Sir! And thank you, Marshall, for this one in particular. I love to see you tackling challenging projects and how you problem-solve. I was half hoping you woukd take this one apart again, and then, boom! As a former Teacher, loved the didactic approach! Also, I see you wearing different watches, would love to hear about your own watch collection sometime. Or if you could take about your favourites. Im especially interested in the lesser known Swiss watches at the “bottom of the food chain” (under 1000$) 😂

[@a-shaw-photo]

Love how your voice went up in lightness just a little at the end as you took pleasure in disassembling the watch and sending it back 😅 Cracking job there! Good to watch 🙂

[@timandshannon03]

I absolutely love that you figured out the watch, and then disassembled the watch for Clint to learn to assemble it himself which was the original goal! Great teaching moment!!!! Not everyone would have had that idea. I know I wouldn't have! So cheers!!

[@projekt6_official]

40:00 - WHAT A TWIST! Fantastic video and story, thanks for sharing!

[@RobMyself]

Bro lives through it more than once and it sounds like you're listening to him think, but at the same time teaching. It's so unique. I'm just learned this is voice over and oftentimes I thought it was in real time. Pretty cool.

[@northdakotaham1752]

This channel is just spellbinding! I know nothing about time pieces...but As somebody who loves taking things apart but often times never gets around to putting all the pieces back together, the logic and reasoning ability inspires me to have more patience and work through reassembly as you did. No parts breakdown, schematic or anything! An excellent, inspiring video and the narration is so beneficial as I could even feel the frustration you felt when the single cover wouldn't line up properly the first several times. Thank you, thank you!

[@DYSERT75]

I love the twist at the end of this video! This channel is an absolute diamond in the rough! Thanks, Marshall!

[@bgdavenport]

I appreciate the way you "put yourself out there." You allowed yourself to be vulnerable to your client's slings and arrows. This was an excellent video and reconstruction!

[@nathandavies2603]

Ok, I don't really comment on youtube videos but I love that the watch was sent back in pieces. I know the "in over your head" feeling when working on someone else's project though. When I was 16 I got a ford van with the motor spread out in pieces in the back. We didn't have internet at the time either. I put it back together by simply knowing generally what the parts should do and we drove it for about 100k miles. It was definitely rewarding.

[@susanna9228]

See this is why you are my new favorite channel- you help out your viewers. I certainly never in a million years would have thought watching someone take apart a watch would be so fascinating - but it totally is🤯

[@xgford94]

As I said on the Mickey Mouse watch… A. ETAs most complex movement a first year apprentice watch maker - strip down clean reassembled and regulate in an afternoon B. Ultra cheap movement… even Dr Daniels has to take two or three days of hard concentration to repair C. Why… cheap movements were not designed to be repaired

[@OffGridInvestor]

Many people go for cheap movements because if they don't repair it, they didn't lose much. It's GENERALLY regarded in the watch community that POCKET watches are the best for your first fixup. Just because of the bigger parts. I have found that watches are too small for me right now, and have been going for small pin pallet pocket clocks instead. Yesterday I got one that wouldn't start the previous night and got it to start but it would stop. So yesterday I stripped it down and it's running beautiful right now. Just trying to set the timing right on it because it was gained 7 minutes just yesterday afternoon and last night.

[@spookshelves9834]

I just like watching people repair stuff that wasn't meant to be repaired, it's like a long complicated headache inducing joke

[@MrMadvillan]

that c-clip holding the rotor weight... I’d say chinese unitas clone. no complications, big, not precious. makes me think there’s someone out there trying to service their grandfather’s omega for their first go at it 😬

[@CD-lw6fl]

The climax had me in stitches!!! 😂 Just imagining buddy who sent the watch viewing the end of this video, as you quickly, in fast forward proceed to disassemble the watch once again, unleashing a sinister laugh while at the same time explaining how it’s good for him because he needs to learn! - 😎Excellent

[@bensaigon3589]

i choked on my coffee laughing...ok now we have the proof, Marchall is a evil man😂

[@thegolgatha5337]

Amazing, absolutely amazing….. I do not only like your skills to put such a movement together again into working condition. What I like mostly is your humour, the way you laugh about your own little mishaps…..so symphathic….. Bye the way, the quality of the video itself is outstanding. Hope I will see tons of these in the coming times. Thank you so much !!!!!

[@MoldyStir-Fry]

I'm glad you did what you did by sending back the pile of parts to let him put it back together. You are truly a mentor and a super swell dude!

[@eneshajmaf9636]

its rare that i put a like on a video let alone write a comment but that last move of you 40:00 disassembling the watch pretty much my day. Thank you for the good vids keep the good work.

[@visionsofparadise578]

Confident is what a man feels before he is made aware of all the facts.

[@philbowden-smith2015]

Aà

[@samiam619]

“You don’t know what you don’t know”

[@berryj.greene7090]

Hoping to live in glorious ignorance of just how lucky I have been. Claim it all as my own skill and fill myself with false confidence. Known knowns; Known unknowns; and Unknown unknowns....!! {Donald Rumsfeld}.

[@Tunkkis]

@@samiam619 "I don't know everything, I just know what I know."

Confident is what a fool feels, always, even when made aware of all the facts. A fool just disregards the facts that contradicts his convictions. See also: Dunning-Kruger (especially the lesser-know part of that).

[@marknesselhaus4376]

I am into electronic repairs and building from scratch and I could never return a radio or something else in pieces even if better organized. However, that said, I just about bust a gut laughing yet nodding my head in agreement for how you returned the parts as a learning project/lesson. Well done sir :-D

[@fs9175]

You really made my day, and I needed it!! When you started to take it apart, so he would have to reassemble it, I busted up. And oh how right you are. Thanks for a very entertaining video!!!

[@chitownjoe67]

I'd like to say thank you. Several years ago, I purchased my first automatic watch. It was an Ingersoll and it was through an online watch site. I received it and there seemed to be an issue immediately. After I received it back, I could never seem to get it working for any length of time. Just by watching you do what you do, I decided to give it another shot and I actually seem to have gotten it working. Yes, it was user error... it seems... but I hopefully will be able to wear this watch assuming my own lack of knowledge actually is the cause. Your videos are always very interesting and thank you again for sparking my interest in watches.

[@manohmanusa]

Wristwatch Revival Marshall, I've seen several of your videos now and I just want to thank you for having your well-manicured and clean nails. Lot of other youtubers if they use finger COTS or not their hands are just like what's going on. So, I appreciate what you're doing and how you present everything including your hands. Seeing as they're visible in almost every video you post.

[@andyf-d4222]

Beyond genius. You are an extremely talented individual. Can't believe you disassembled it again but I understand 😂. Extraordinary skill.

[@lanthanien]

This is so fun. I'm glad I got to see a master taking time to teach. The way time is captured by these pieces is cool as well. Thanks for the videos!

[@sandiesmith9383]

Marshall, I found myself holding my breath watching you struggle with those wheels!!! Such delicate work!! Love watching you and listening to you describe each part! Great challenging video!!🥰❤️

[@bronsonlagardere4132]

So suspenseful! Most suspenseful video yet. It was very hard not skip to the end and see what happened. How is this man laughing; the tension is palpable. This is literally the most suspenseful movie I've seen all year!

[@lew832]

What a brilliant instruction video. I spent two hours this afternoon, on a pocket watch, looking for the piece that stops the mainspring barrel from unwinding. There was a circular spring underneath, and when I unscrewed it, it went flying across the room ! I got two sticks with magnets on and carefully swept the room. No luck. I then spotted the tiny plate and looked for the spring. After an hour, I gave up. As I was clearing the dust and bits of general rubbish, there it was ! I have repaired two mantle clocks, one of 6 travel alarm clocks, and I have 5 pocket watches to put back together. I also have a few wristwatches. Videos like this are great, and Marshall is excellent at what he does. I said I would take up watch repairs when I retired in 2019, and I am 74 now so the eyesight is not great. Maybe I will buy a Braille watch to fix😊. I have a little bit more confidence now. Thank you.

[@ashaank]

He truly loves his craft. I am just starting off and this channel is just what I needed. Thanks a lot Marshall!

[@sandorfarkas2364]

This makes me feel so good about watching this channel. Excellent teaching skills and remarkable generosity.

[@Rickybiker]

I’ve always worked on vintage digital watches and wanted to learn how to assemble a mechanical watch this popped up on my suggested video feed and I’m so glad it did I have subscribed and look forward to the next episode :)

[@InsaneTreefrog]

Legend has it that Clint is still working on assembling his watch to this very day

[@triberules]

My thought experience during this video: 1) Oh that's awesome, a viewer screwed up a watch repair and Wristwatch is fixing it! 2) Oh no.... he fixed it and now is disassembling it so viewer has to start over. 3) Oh wait... that's brilliant. Very good teaching technique.... never saw it coming. Hat's off

[@SubwayToSchiff]

This was awesome, even tho I was a bit sad you didn't put the assembled watch onto your timekeeping accuracy meter thingy. Would've loved if you showed that, as it would probably be quite bad, but would really show the awesomeness of your other projects - like putting a 'regular' marathon runner in the olympics once in a while.

[@daveawb]

That might have disuaded Clint from putting it back together again but it would have been good to have seen. 😊

[@philtowle4683]

An Eddie the Eagle watch

[@1959Berre]

As one Clint used to say: "There's two kinds of people, those with loaded guns and those who dig. You dig..." Now, this Clint won't dig, but assembling this watch may prove to be even harder than digging.

[@AnalogX64]

What a gift. 💖💖💖 I hope Clint was able to re-assemble it.

[@HovingtonInstruments]

I love how you ended this video… creating a detailed video for him to put it back together was such a great idea.. Well done

[@urex1717]

It has been at least 30 years since I even thought about wearing a watch but I find your channel to be fascinating. Calm presentation is such a big plus for me and I can only assume that patience/calmness and working on watches go hand in hand. Your editing is first rate. Subscribed.

[@holton345]

Okay, I finished this one (after my earlier comment), and GREAT JOB, SIR! It is gratifying to figure something out without help. I used to be like that but then discovered that watching KZbin videos simplified and sped up the process of fixing something I had no real interest in, beyond getting it fixed. (Think HVAC and plumbing work.) It is easy today to be a great DIY-er with KZbin helping you get it done, however, it makes it easy to forget how well we can figure stuff out on our own, sometimes.

[@BarnOwl61]

Great job figuring this strange, cheap movement out. I didn't think it was possible. Nice that you could help him out. I have thrown away a few "projects" myself. We all have to learn the hard way. Good luck with the main plate, that's the tricky one.

[@davidbolduc828]

I loved listening to your thought process as you reassembled the Sears watch. Also I see why it's best to start with a bigger pocket watch that is higher quality then this lower end time piece.

[@wilsonocasio8884]

I am a mechanic that fell asleep on tool video and woke up to your channel and ...O...M.....G is this exciting or what!!!! I have tools from 1940’s and love the history of things. I thought working on a carburetor was complicated but this is just another level. I already watched the video on tools you need to start and I just need to make some room in the garage and if we go!!!! Marshall you are amazing!!!

[@martingilham7711]

By far the best yet!. To hear thought processes and your frustration tells us more about this subject than watching the perfect tear down/rebuild.

[@ericw3188]

Yes, loved that ending. Ide love to know if Clint was able to get it back together for himself. Looks like quite the doozie to start on

[@hansjurgenochsenfahrt6176]

ir remains very difficult.... even if the complexity was reduced... but there is now the video...

[@paulschumacker9901]

Excellent adventure! Early in my watch repair journey I set out to service a vintage Swiss Roskopf “dollar pocket watch”, which looked simple. I don’t think it had more than a few jewels (maybe none) and it used a pin pallet escapement rather than the usual pallet fork. The watch came apart easily, but reassembly was incredibly difficult because the pivots just didn’t want to go back in the plate holes. So I feel your pain! And watch out for Roskopf “simple” movements!

[@TheOneAndOnlyNeuromod]

You’re awesome, man! I love how you take the time to do these things, and have the heart of a great teacher - making sure that viewers understand what you are doing and how to fix it properly. Definitely subscribing. Thank you for such excellent content!

[@jasonlange780]

Marshall, I’ve been watching your videos for a few years as something relaxing to watch, I always love watching people make something regardless of what it is, I love learning how mechanical things work but I never really considered getting into the hobby until fairly recently, And when I say the hobby mean more so the watch collecting building/modding. And the reason I’m sending you this message.(and since this is an old video, I don’t know if you’ll read it) is that I’ve started watching a bunch of other watch related videos and content creators and honestly I keep coming back to you and your videos. I think you are the best at doing what you do. I really love the conversation you have with the viewer the relationship as it were, I find myself getting as excited as you do when you succeeded at some thing especially at some thing that maybe you have never done before and you seem so proud of yourself, On this one, I actually started clapping when you made the decision to disassemble the whole whole thing and send it back to the viewer so that he could have the enjoyment and fulfilment of achieving what you just did. I applaud you for doing that. Bloody fantastic. Your videos are a calming influence on me. Keep doing what you’re doing! Long time viewer first time caller.

[@MysteryTako]

I was sitting there kind of bewildered the whole time like, “What about lubrication? And is he not going to clean the thing?” Now everything makes perfect sense, glad I watched to the end!

[@krisztiantkacs]

I am using Russian watches for practice. They are cheap and easy, but if you managed to get them together then you have some really good watches.

[@OffGridInvestor]

I have quite a few russian watches. I honestly can't believe how CHEAP they are, and how well made. I tried cleaning up a dial the other day and straightening bent hands and lost a seconds hand. Then something in the keyless works must have slipped out of place. A bit out of my league but I have got a little pin pallet clock running smoothly yesterday.

[@WristwatchRevival]

Yes! They are a great choice for this. Also many of the companies use just one movement so finding parts is very easy.

[@krisztiantkacs]

@@WristwatchRevival my personal favourite Russian movement is the slava 2414. It is a weirdo but thats why I like it ;)

[@feffe4036]

Also they almost never break down. I havent had to restore any of the old ones i have yet.

[@blakefrost8303]

That's a Hamazawa movement. Was Japan's answer to Timex. Definitely has a similar automatic system to that of a Seiko movement.

[@entertainme7523]

Timex is Japanese

[@WristwatchRevival]

Yes exactly, that's what it is

[@blakefrost8303]

@@entertainme7523 Timex is American.

[@Mizai]

@@blakefrost8303 its german

[@blakefrost8303]

​@@Mizai Lol

[@ygrbooks]

There is nothing like watching a new Marshall video on a Sunday morning: thank you so much. You could have left that one plate in place though. It is hard to imagine the poor beginner putting that back on.

[@WristwatchRevival]

That's the whole hard part!

[@HelenMcCloud-c3z]

Respect. I only found you a week ago and am busy going through the back catalogue. My husband and I cheered when you sent this watch back for your viewer/student to reassemble.

[@Moose42]

What a great surprise! Sure, disassemble and post the video! A great learning tool. Love this program. The sound is excellent and so is the video. Fun for both old and young. At 82, I was well able to follow you, thank you, and God Bless.

[@abiel.rodriguez]

I liked this video very much, you helped the viewer by having him to do the work himself with great video as backup. The only thing I would have liked is for you to quickly run it by the time graph machine to see how accurate it was running prior to tearing it down again.

[@WristwatchRevival]

Yes I should have done that!

[@Ba_Yegu]

But then it should've been cleaned prior and oiled during reassembly. IMO kinda unnecessary work.

[@Ba_Yegu]

@@abiel.rodriguez Nope. I just think that taking a dirty and unoiled watch to a Timegrapher doesn't give any relevant information.

[@Ba_Yegu]

@@abiel.rodriguez Opinions are like arseholes: Everybody has his/her own! :D

[@joeaksa]

Absolutely LOVE this!!! Excellent way to teach someone! Marshall you have out-done yourself!

[@runrin_]

Cant watch right away but droppin' the like ahead of time. Cant wait to settle in and watch this one. 💙

[@sampascoe4934]

I'm on my third bout of COVID and your videos have helped me endure all three periods of isolation. I'm not even a watch guy but your calming voice, constant good cheer, and overall excellence are a great comfort. Thanks!

[@kenthomas1845]

“What did I get myself in to?” Yep, that’s what I’ve asked myself the last 4-5 cheap-o watches I haven’t been able to get properly put back together 😂. But, I am learning and am gaining confidence. Thanks for the inspiration, and the fallibility you’re showing here. It gives me hope.

[@TheDunadan01]

I couldn't understand why you weren't oiling anything. If any watch ever needed lubrication, this one certainly did. Then at the end of the video it all made sense. Good job sending it back.

[@CoreyBrass]

I was thinking the same thing. I was pissed saying to myself "f-ing clean and lube it"! Then at the end I was like, "OK, I see whats going on".

[@MrMadvillan]

so many pinions and metal on metal 😬

[@Trapper50cal]

I reached that level of concern when he left the mainspring barrel alone.

[@darkhorse5932]

This reminds me of my dad saying to me as a kid "I help you, but I ain't doin' it for you".

[@AnneNoneymouse]

Customer: "How much to service my no-date Sub?" Marshall: "$250" Customer: "How much to service my $20 Sears Special w/date?" Marshall: "$500"

[@doug4036]

If he wants to service a ‘87 00 Rolex Submariner-Date he’s welcome to it. I don’t wear it much & I haven’t had it cleaned in 15 years

[@MrMadvillan]

ahh, I would take to a trained professional. Id rather my watchmaker focus on the task at hand, rather than pumping his socials and patron every 30 min.

[@doug4036]

If you seriously want to work on it for filming, I’m down with that… as long as I get it back

[@ronaldburton1573]

Your Talent is overwhelming, you say you're not a professional, I say you're far beyond those professionals that won't touch a watch like those Rolex's, and a $25,000 non running, Rolex I believe. What I like so much are your narrations. Very complete explanations, and I can easily follow you..., And you help people with watches that no one else will touch, great job.

[@barrylsmith1954]

Fun video, my father was a watch maker for 50 years and this brings back many memories of him working at home after a full day at the shop. The sound of many watches being regulated at night on top of the cherry bench in my bedroom keep me awake for nights. I learned enough to take on a few pocket watches. I unfortunately did not take up the craft I became an oculist and optician worked that craft for 35 years. Thank you for what you do!

Though your professions are related to watchmaking… given how hard on the eyes watchmaking is/was.

[@postscript67]

I think it was quite common at one time for watchmakers and jewellers also to be opticians.

[@golden.lights.twinkle2329]

Great episode! Now you know why cheap watches are cheap and that forced simplicity can lead to unexpected creativity. I thought that was actually a cool looking watch. I'd have been tempted to paint the tip of the second hand red.

[@jasonbean5052]

I just started this as a hobby and took Mark Lovic’s online courses. I must have missed the lesson where he said to start out with the weirdest, most obscure movement you could find.

[@WristwatchRevival]

lol

[@winstondeanmclauchlan7711]

That’s amazing did not expect you to dismantle it 😂😂 great video can’t stop watching your videos outstanding thanks it keeps me so entertained 👏👏👏👏👏

[@Poo-Peater]

I absolutely love that you disassembled it and sent it back, i was a little freaked out when you didn't put any oils on any of the metal on metal pivots, but in the end i understood why. Love you're content, keep up the good work

[@garrylearmonth9313]

I picked that too, I thought "hang on" when are you going to oil it lol...........

[@benferris3252]

The end of the video is the best part. I hadn't even considered that you would disassemble the watch to provide a learning opportunity. Absolute class move. Love your videos