Restoring a $10,000 Tudor Submariner that was traded for a leather jacket and hasn’t run in years!

A Tudor Submariner 9411/0 — traded for a leather jacket in the 1970s — finds new life after years of silence. In this episode, I restore a true classic: the “Snowflake” Submariner, or as I like to call it the Crown Prince of Submariners. This watch’s story began during military flight training when its original owner needed a reliable timepiece. After years of use, it was passed down to his son, who wore it proudly until a fall onto concrete stopped it cold. When no one — not even Rolex — would take on the repair, he reached out to me here at The Watchmaker Studio. Join me as I uncover the damage, rebuild the movement, and bring this 9411/0 back to life. Along the way, we’ll dive into Tudor’s history, its military-issue connections with the French Marine Nationale, and how this so-called “budget” dive watch has become one of the most collectible vintage tool watches of its era. 🔧 In this video: • Full movement disassembly and restoration • Case, bracelet, and crystal refinishing • Dial and hand replacement with original tritium lume • Timegrapher testing and final regulation • Tudor and Rolex Submariner history and collector insight — *Chapters* 0:00 Intro 3:47 Disassembly 13:45 Broken Mainspring Found 14:43 Case Disassembly 17:37 Case Polishing 19:00 History of Tudor 20:15 Pre-cleaning the Movement 24:09 Movement Cleaning 25:12 Reassembly of Movement 30:00 Endshake Correction 47:00 Screw Polishing 49:47 Dial and Hand Cleaning 52:32 Regulation Results on Timegrapher 53:02 Polishing the Crystal 53:47 Re-luming the Bezel 54:45 Bezel Reassembly 57:12 Winding Stem Resizing 58:01 Wrap-up & Final Shots — If you enjoy stories of craftsmanship, history, and mechanical resurrection — this one’s for you. 👉 Don’t forget to like, comment, and subscribe to support future videos.