Vintage Watch Restoration : Reviving a 1940 Optima Wristwatch

Welcome to this engaging vintage watch restoration video! In this episode, we delve into the journey of reviving a 1940 Optima Wristwatch. Follow along as we explore the steps taken to breathe new life into this unloved and non-running timepiece from the 1940s. From sourcing the necessary parts to meticulously working on the hairspring, this video showcases every aspect of the restoration process. Join us on this fascinating vintage watch restoration adventure as we uncover the inner workings of the ETA1080 movement housed inside the Optima wristwatch. I hope you enjoy this watch repair video and be sure to commen, like and subcribe if you enjoyed this episode. Link to Vario Everyday site. Please show your support and check them out they even have some great T-Shirts. https://vario.sg/ Gleave & Co Site : https://gleave.london/ My Second Channel:    / @mywatchreviews   My tool affiliate links page. Items do not cost you any more and I earn a small commission. All tools are hand picked by myself. http://myretrowatches.com/tool-sale-l... A donation to the channel can be made here. https://www.buymeacoffee.com/MyRetroW... Like to buy a T-Shirt? then please look here: https://teespring.com/stores/my-retro... Thank you for your support. My website: http://myretrowatches.com/ My Facebook Group - Retro & Vintage Watches & Restorations. In here you will find a very large friendly community where no question is too silly and you will find no watch snobbery. Stuck on a WATCH REPAIR? join and get anwers from the watchmaking collective.   / retro.vintage.watches.restorations   My Instagram:   / myretrowatches   Email. [email protected] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Chapters 00:00 - 02:33 Intro. Fault Find Broken Mainspring 02:33 - 13:06 Dissembly of Watch Movement 13:07- 16:02 How to Source a New Mainspring 16:03 - 22:05 Pegging out & Parts Inspection 22:06 - 23:54 Fitting a New Mainspring 23:55 - 37:59 Assembly Train of Wheels 28:00 - 40:54 Removal of Balance wheel - Oil Shock Jewel 40:55 - 45.23 Hairspring Ajustment 43:24 - 46:11 Results of Hairspring Adjustment 46:12 - 51:11 Dial Side Assembly 51:12 - 52:12 Ajusting Hairspring Collet 52:13 - 53:59 Watch Hand Fitting 54:00 - 57:07 Timegrapher Results 57:08 - 1:00:20 Finished Watch ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- About me: My name is Mike and I am a hobbyist watchmaker. I am completely self-taught in watch repair and restoration. My channel is all about my journey of hobbyist of watchmaking. I have watch repair tutorials, watch restorations and watch repair videos. Some of my content you can easily follow along to if you are working on the same watch movement. My main focus is to document my journey and inspire more people into this wonderful hobby and demonstrate that this hobby can be very rewarding. I do not profess to be a professional watchmaker and in my videos, I show all my mistakes, mishaps, highs and lows and keep everything as honest as possible. It is easy to edit all the mistakes out and make my videos look perfect but I believe that keeping it real reflects the true reality of this hobby. So what are you waiting for? please check out my watch repair and restoration videos, get inspired and start your own watchmaking journey. #watchrepair #watchrestoration #watchmaking