Published On Dec 9, 2023
This vintage restoration took everything but the kitchen sink. CNC, 3D printing, silver plating, and so much more. We end up having to make a custom dial from a sheet of brass, along with the watch indices.
This one is going to be interesting.The hardest watch restoration I've undertaken so far took me over 2 months to bring it all together, so I hope you like seeing the transformation from broken to a unique piece.
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Eric from the dutch Rolex forums
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Alec from Gentleman's Watch Services
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Chris from CLM Watchmaking
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Lindsay Stämpfli - Cadrans ~ Vintage ~ Dials
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Nick from Koltsov Workshop — vintage watches, serviced, original
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Yesterday Watches
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Oil used
Light oil (escape wheel/third wheel/fourth wheel/balance pivots): Moebius 9010
Heavy oil (centre wheel/barrel arbor/barrel/motion work): Moebius HP 1300 or Moebius D5
Pallet oil: Moebius 941/2 and Moebius 9415 pallet grease (for fast beating watches over 19,800bph)
Mainspring: Moebius 8200 grease
Keyless work and upper crown wheel: Moebius 8301 grease
Cleaning agents
Elma - WF Pro Watch Cleaning
Elma Suprol Pro
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00:00 Introduction
00:47 Dial Parts
01:02 Disassembly and cleaning the watch
02:17 Winding the Mainspring
05:10 Reassembling and Oiling the watch
19:36 Designing the dial
21:13 3D Printing the dial template
23:12 Finishing up the dial design
24:51 CNC and cutting the brass sheet
29:31 Cleaning and bevelling the dial parts
33:24 Surface finishing the dial
34:35 Electrochemical cleaning and silver plating the dial
36:57 Dial feet
39:47 Fitting the indices
42:58 Crafting the Watch Strap
01:00:25 Tick Tock: Does the Watch Run?
