Marshall restores a very early Rolex watch from 1916! These were likely used by military officers as they have a full hunter case configuration which allows them to be protected while out in the field. These were some of the earliest wristwatches and offer a fascinating glimpse into the history of Rolex and wristwatches in general! Enjoy!
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A real pleasure to watch, Marshall. Good call on adjusting the beat error.
I saw that at 3:02 😉
Marshall , aren't you worried about Radium exposure from the remaining lume on the hands?
You have inspired me into watch repair and restoration. Hopefully I'll pick up some basic tools and a cheap manual movement to practice with soon
Really appreciate your fitting in the historical facts around your work.
3:04
the first hand you put in the plastic holder jumper out and landed on the tool holder next to the gold file,
What an amazing watch!
Great work man! Can I ask if the watch cleaning machine and ultrasonic cleaner work equally as well? I am looking to get into this hobby and am wondering if it is worth it to just invest in an ultrasonic cleaner until I am sure I want to go through with it, would that work?
Very nice work M
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thank you ! this is the first time i have seen the arbor connection with the mainspring
Hands are amazing on that watch‼️
I stopped watching after 17 minutes because I was sick of the adverts, we had 6 in that short time frame adding up to at least 3.5 – 4 minutes so over a period of the whole video would be 15 minutes or so. That to me adds up to an utter joke.
What a cool video, now I can start breathing normal
I like seeing what watch you are wearing as you work. Unsurprisingly you appear to have good taste!
Absolutely beautiful. Really great restoration ????
Coming to this stuff late, it makes me wish i'd found it sooner. Everything seems to tick my interest boxes: Engineering, history, patience, attention to details… I've ordered some basic tools, and a couple of 'as is' movements from the usual scoundrels — I've got to do a couple tear-downs and re-builds to make sure it's for me before I invest too heavily! I've already got some fine tools for hand work on tiny soldering projects, I figure if I like doing hand work with 0402 smd chips those tiny screws should be on par!
I don't remember if it was Sir Kenneth Anderson or Sir Jim Corbett , but one of the premier hunters of man-eaters in British Colonial India had a watch that had hands that you could tell by touch what time it was. That would seem to be a good idea when flashing some kind of light was inadvisable . Like for an officer in the First World War.
i LOVE that this watch is not self winding
Thank you for the video. I am curious as to why you didn't relume the hands. They appeared to be in bad shape.