Can we turn trash into treasure? Vintage watch restoration.
We take a look at this unusual $20 dollar vintage watch. As it turns out it's a rather nice movement. Can we restore it to its former glory and should you buy a $20 dollar watch? I'm going to try and find out. I'll do a full disassembly and reassembly of the movement so we can really have a look at exactly what your money buys you. There are some very unusual parts to this movement. It features an indirectly driven minute and second to allow a relatively big balance (similar to the Zenith Cal. 135). If you'd like to see any of the watch tools I use, both vintage and modern, feel free to check out my Instagram / savingtime_yt For the watch winders I use in this video see here / cg7kua8scnn C&E. Marshall CO Mainspring winders. They come up from time to time on eBay, highly recommended for vintage watch maintenance / repair 00:00 Introduction 00:40 Getting the movement out of the case 02:39 Disassembling the backside of the watch movement 08:07 Disassembling the keyless and motion works 12:07 Mainspring and watch parts cleaning 15:35 Winding the mainspring 19:17 Reassembling and oiling the back of the main plate 27:38 Reassembling and oiling the dial side of the watch, keyless and motion works 37:06 Completing the escapement, does it tick? 39:07 Finishing up. Timegrapher results and a look at the watch on wrist

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