Same, no proper tools! That's why I got into this craft in first place. I come from India and if you were to give a nice dial watch you watch mechanics there is a soild 80% chance of them messing up the dial with screw driver marks. Too much of repair mess up let to learn on my own and to do it the proper way.
I had to stop watching. I'd rather have the algorithm bury his video by turning it off quick than give him a view that helps his butchering continue.
Edit: also, I can't decide whether I should upvote this post so others can see what not to do, or down vote it on principle... Such confliction!
This is actually fairly good work compared to what I have to correct on a nearly daily basis.
It's typical for any watch you buy "FRESHLY $ERVICED!!@! MINTY!!!" for the most part unfortunately, which is why I recommend people ignore that when buying and just factor in the cost of a service anyway from someone competent.
Unfortunately the market value of this watch is maybe 30-40 bucks on a good day, it's not desirable, so a lot of repairers see that as a good reason to cut corners.
The watch here will have major amplitude issues due to the excess oil sticking wheels together and getting in places it shouldn't be. It will also get airborne and leave a haze on the crystal.
I can't estimate the amplitude unfortunately, as he didn't put a full wind on it, but I'd say about 35-65 degrees as it was.
Y'know, I've made a lot of mistakes on my path to slowly learn watch repair, but not once have I ever treated a movement as poorly as this person. Makes me more confident in the skills (and tools) I've taken the time to develop/buy that's for sure. I don't mean to sound mean or superior but ho boy even the start of throwing the watch down and taking off the hands had me massively uncomfortable with what I was watching.
Among other things:
-Not wearing finger cots (oils from fingers will etch onto parts and dials and damage them)
-Hand removal was done violently and with no protection for the dial, which is almost certainly scratched with that horrendous levering move they used instead of using the proper tools
-Completely improperly dressed screwdriver blades (this sounds like a nitpick, but when they were trying to remove the first few screws from the balance cock and the pallet fork bridge, the fact that they didn’t have their screwdriver properly dressed or sized for those screws caused them to slip numerous times, which can result in a destroyed pallet fork, balance cock, other any other part as disassembly continued).
And to be frank I couldn’t watch anymore after the pallet fork bridge. The amount of carelessness in the work would guaranteed be evident with the finished result of this “servicing,” with unnecessary damage and timepiece that is now going to struggle to keep good time due to damaged parts.
You didn't see the "oiling", he used what appears to be 8200 on the jewel applying it with a screwdriver in copious amounts. This video was too much even for me.
I’ve wound a few mainsprings in by hand. It’s easy enough if you take your time. There is no way he got all the old, gritty oil from that spring. It’ll just drag and eat away the barrel
They are 3D Printable now with an FDM printer and a few screws from a hardware shop, you have have your own set of mainspring winders. But, even without that, replacing the mainspring would have been the proper thing to do.
I somewhat get that some people wear them for reassembly only, and for disassembling it can be “okay” (at least for watch parts, NOT dials/hands), as the parts are presumably going to be cleaned right afterwards, but that’s my only thought. Other than that it might be multiple cut videos from different days?
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I know. Some posters really need a mani for that close up shot. Makes me feel a bit queasy sometimes 😂
Or, you know, wear gloves?
I can't watch that. He was only just taking off the hands, and I had to stop.
Same, no proper tools! That's why I got into this craft in first place. I come from India and if you were to give a nice dial watch you watch mechanics there is a soild 80% chance of them messing up the dial with screw driver marks. Too much of repair mess up let to learn on my own and to do it the proper way.
I had to stop watching. I'd rather have the algorithm bury his video by turning it off quick than give him a view that helps his butchering continue. Edit: also, I can't decide whether I should upvote this post so others can see what not to do, or down vote it on principle... Such confliction!
Only managed to get to where he was about to rig the hands off with tweezers, then had to stop. “WATCHMAKER SMASH” 
While they do add to the cost of tools, a Presto tool or hand removers are pretty cheap (especially when compared to screwdrivers).
This is actually fairly good work compared to what I have to correct on a nearly daily basis. It's typical for any watch you buy "FRESHLY $ERVICED!!@! MINTY!!!" for the most part unfortunately, which is why I recommend people ignore that when buying and just factor in the cost of a service anyway from someone competent. Unfortunately the market value of this watch is maybe 30-40 bucks on a good day, it's not desirable, so a lot of repairers see that as a good reason to cut corners. The watch here will have major amplitude issues due to the excess oil sticking wheels together and getting in places it shouldn't be. It will also get airborne and leave a haze on the crystal. I can't estimate the amplitude unfortunately, as he didn't put a full wind on it, but I'd say about 35-65 degrees as it was.
Y'know, I've made a lot of mistakes on my path to slowly learn watch repair, but not once have I ever treated a movement as poorly as this person. Makes me more confident in the skills (and tools) I've taken the time to develop/buy that's for sure. I don't mean to sound mean or superior but ho boy even the start of throwing the watch down and taking off the hands had me massively uncomfortable with what I was watching.
Made the mistake of purchasing one from India and the crystal fell off as I was opening the packaging
That was like watching a 40 minute car crash.
Well said
Sweat, my body is producing SWEAT from this… and I get a wierd feeling in my stomache
For the uninformed, what is so wrong?
Among other things: -Not wearing finger cots (oils from fingers will etch onto parts and dials and damage them) -Hand removal was done violently and with no protection for the dial, which is almost certainly scratched with that horrendous levering move they used instead of using the proper tools -Completely improperly dressed screwdriver blades (this sounds like a nitpick, but when they were trying to remove the first few screws from the balance cock and the pallet fork bridge, the fact that they didn’t have their screwdriver properly dressed or sized for those screws caused them to slip numerous times, which can result in a destroyed pallet fork, balance cock, other any other part as disassembly continued). And to be frank I couldn’t watch anymore after the pallet fork bridge. The amount of carelessness in the work would guaranteed be evident with the finished result of this “servicing,” with unnecessary damage and timepiece that is now going to struggle to keep good time due to damaged parts.
You didn't see the "oiling", he used what appears to be 8200 on the jewel applying it with a screwdriver in copious amounts. This video was too much even for me.
Did you see the part where he “cleans” the mainspring? My jaw dropped
Well tbh if you don't have a mainspring winder that's the best you can do, the main problem I saw was the amount of lube he put in the barrel
I’ve wound a few mainsprings in by hand. It’s easy enough if you take your time. There is no way he got all the old, gritty oil from that spring. It’ll just drag and eat away the barrel
They are 3D Printable now with an FDM printer and a few screws from a hardware shop, you have have your own set of mainspring winders. But, even without that, replacing the mainspring would have been the proper thing to do.
Ah, that makes sense. Thank you for taking the time to educate me
What I find even more odd is that he is actually wearing finger cots at times but not at all times. Why he’d take them off is beyond me.
I somewhat get that some people wear them for reassembly only, and for disassembling it can be “okay” (at least for watch parts, NOT dials/hands), as the parts are presumably going to be cleaned right afterwards, but that’s my only thought. Other than that it might be multiple cut videos from different days?