Tudor Oyster From the 1950s Needs a Full Vintage Watch Restoration
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- čas přidán 28. 01. 2024
- Marshall restores a vintage Tudor Oyster Prince 34 watch from the 1950s! Tudor is a sub-brand of Rolex, and it often has similar quality for a cheaper price, but it's also been around for a long time and has quite a pedigree itself! This watch features an early automatic rotor winding system, and was listed as "ticking" on the eBay auction.
Watch for Rosy restoration Marshall mentions in the video: • This Tudor Oysterdate ...
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I hope you enjoy this one! These Tudors are really nice, especially for the money. They aren't quite on Rolex level (even for the time) but they are close. Full restorations like these are always the most challenging but also the most rewarding :) Also a reminder, I won't ask you for your watches, so if someone is reaching out to you here in the comments, via email, or on Instagram, it's likely a scammer.
I love watching your videos before I go to sleep. Your voice is fantastic and it's soothing to watch the process happen & learn something along the way. Best wishes
What i am alwasy thinking is, when 600€ is a bargain for a watch like this, what would be the normal price or a bad deal. Just asking, i restored now a few watches om my own as a hobbyist(Certina, Junghans, Enicar... ) and would like to step the category a bit up 😅.
Lovely video - @5:55 - is the screwdriver magnetism a problem in watchmaking and if so, how do you remove it
@@jonor68 even al litte bit of magnetism near an unshielded movement can influence it or even magnetize it itself. So, better to not fiddle around with magnets near your hairspring 😌
@@jonor68 you can do it like he did, with a demagnetizer. They are fairly cheap to get, or build your own with an Raspberry Pi and and a coil.
Am I a watch ethusiast? No. Do I wear repair watch? No. Do I even wear watch? No. Did I watch this video in its entirety? Yes, absolutely.
That's me!
Every single part of this video was interesting and I know that in no way could I ever believe I had the skill or patience to do this
when I was a teenager I worked up stairs from a watch repairer. A lovely old man from Eastern Europe. I visited him one day to take a clients watch for repair and there were coins scattered on the floor. I stooped to pick them
up for him and he excitedly stopped me and said they were for luck and to bring prosperity. It was a magical part of my life and my favourite job. I would sometimes watch him work while I waited and it was hard to see how the hell he knew where everything went in each watch. He will have passed away now but his memory lives on in others that he inspired and helped. As will yours many years from now people will be telling your story like showing me the initials of all who had worked on a particular watch scribed on the inside cover and the dates hidden away. Like a roofer I shared a week with would write his name and the date on one slate and hide it away for later discovery 😊 Thank you for sharing.
Hey Marshall, long time watcher first time commenter. I'm having a lot of fun dipping my toes into the hobby with the Watchmaking Starter Box and tinkering on the Seagull movement. Just wanting to pass along the idea of doing a video on doing a tear down of the Seagull movement from the kit using only the tools in the kit, doing an in-depth description of each part and what purpose it has within the movement, and including a link or qr code within that purchase as a follow along. I think it'd be a nice addition to a great kit.
Good suggestion, and just what I've been thinking about. If there was such a video for the practice movement, teardown, lubrication and re-assembly, I'd be much more likely to dive in.
I was going to comment with exactly this suggestion! It would be so helpful, and would definitely nudge me along to that Starter Box purchase...! 😉 As the proud new owner of a Breitling Avenger, I've become a little obsessed with the workings of mechanical movements, and I'm itching to delve into it! 🙏🏻
That is a good idea. A while back I had thought about giving it a try but decided not since I tend to go all out when I start a new hobby buying all the best equipment....which is fine if you stick with it. I have probably 20K worth of music making equipment that I do not really use much anymore, as just one example. So seeing what you can do with just the equipment in one of the kits, which are reasonably priced based on my own comparison searches, might help me and others from spending money needlessly before we know if it's something we plan to stick with. So yeah....I concur !!!
This was one of the prettiest watches you've restored! Wow this one is just gorgeous!
I love the way you manage to always state the explanations for the various steps in every video for those of us trying to learn this craft, but somehow manage to never be repetitive. It's almost as if you do commentary for a living or something...
He's an excellent narrator and story teller. You can find a lot of other watch making channels on CZcams, but I've only seen maybe one other that comes close to being as interesting and well-narrated.
movement looks like from lemania
Hey Marshall, we love your vids. I actually have my wife and son watching along with me now. I never would have guessed your videos would turn into our family viewing. Thank you!. After many vids my wife asked me how often you replace the chemicals in your cleaning machine? She thinks it looks dirty. I said it's simply the color of the chemicals themselves. Please mention that topic in future videos. Love your stuff. Hope you keep on ticking!!!
Another fantastic video, Marshall. One thing I really appreciate, is that you actually show your mistakes. Those of us just getting into this hobby, (for me, you are the reason I got started!) it’s a huge benefit. Keep up the good work!
Thank you, Marshall! Watching your videos significantly lifts my mood.
Of all the watches I've seen you repair/restore this is the one that really is just perfect to my eyes. And yeah, I know that I feel like there is a delicate balance between "patina" and "putrid" but I agree with you on this one. The dial with the fresh new outers looks stunning. Hell, I'd wear it with a smile and I'm not really a wrist watch sort of person!
And I totally agree with you on your message of "dive in, the water is fine". Too many folks are afraid to fail. But failure leads to learning. And few failures are total in any case. It just extends the "joy" of working on the repairs to get back to where one started. And those are lessons that are not soon forgotten.
Absolutely true!
Just don't start off with a movement you paid 1000s of $ for...
You know , I didn't realize how much of the general order of things I've absorbed from your videos until I watched this one. This was like examining the mechanical logical differences between French cars and everyone else's cars. Maybe I'm learning something...
Hey Marshall! I’ve wanted to get into this hobby for a long long time. I just never took the leap. After watching your vids, i’m taking the leap. Thank you for inspiring man!!
I love your pitch about how the first step of getting good at a thing, at learning a thing, is sucking at a thing. It's great advice!
I’m 45 and I restore pre-war British cars for a living. The amount of technology in these cars is what fuels my passion to work on them. They are so much more involved than American made cars. Your channel peaks my interest. There is so much involved in being a watchmaker. I absolutely love it!
What make and model cars do you restore?
That is probably why the UK no longer has a proper car industry. The Mini, for example was complicated and expensive to manufacture. It shouldn't have been.
Beautiful restoration! This past Christmas, I gifted my son my Omega Speedmaster Moon watch. I bought it way back in the late 1970's. He was really surprised.
What a wonderful gift with so much history!
Beautiful! I agree with you, Marshall. The juxtaposition of a "brand new" case against the patina on the dial looks so classy.
Thank to your channel I have found myself starting to fix some BASIC watches. Loving it.
One of the most beautiful watches you have restored! I too love the restoration with the fine new finish and the aged face! Thank you for not ruining that watch face! Beautiful beautiful watch!
Me and a friend of mine actually tried watchmaking, got 3 pocket watches for 30 bucks. We tore the non running Junghans apart with tools for glasses , replaced the hair spring with one from a no name watch because somebody broke the original one, cleaned everything with brakeclean and I got it back together thanks to the knowledge I gained through watching your videos . It actually ran, badly , but it ran! Got sold to a watchmaker apprentice who fixed it right...
If I ever have the money and time to do this hobby right I will.
The majestic layout at 14:45…can we just take a moment to appreciate the detail in that.
Another dash of Marshall goodness. It's always interesting to see how different manufacturers do processes differently...and how to challenge watch repairs....
I had a Swiss pocket watch of my Dad’s restored. I did not want the gorgeous champagne dial touched. The watch repair man not only obliged my request , but agreed with my decision.
I love both kinds of Dials. I have to say I really like this dial in general. Simple, but classy.
My wife gave me the starter kit with the ETA 6496 movement and tools. I also purchased a few other tools such as the hand levers, some of the light oils, an oiler and a movement holder. I purchased the oil because my research indicated that a lot of these movements are shipped dry and I wanted to be as through as I possibly could. To me the biggest issue is not the knowledge since I have watch so many of your videos I pretty much know the sequence of assembly and disassembly. The biggest issue for me is feel. There is no way to anticipate the "feel" you need for these tiny screws and parts. To that end I have been taking small steps removing and replacing certain components and not tackling the whole movement yet.
Thank you very much for another awesome session!
2:50 - Definitely patina.
I have to say, the craftsmanship in these watches is incredible but the repair is top notch ✨
You may need to open that watch back up, at 33:25 you can see that one of the spring clips was installed upside down. It should have the 4 legs pointing down so it holds tension on the gearing.
Love spending time with you Marshall. Brilliant.
I love watching your videos and hearing your detailed descriptions of watch parts and of how things work. Hearing you say the demagnetizer “does like an electrical thing underneath… and that’s it.” made me actually lol.
Wow, what a gorgeous result! The dial is amazing. Thanks, Marshall.
At umm 33:29, the star spring, I think it has been swapped with the other star spring, and I think they are different and so that one is now a loose fit (PS I love your videos)
Wow this turned out nicely. Your projects are so relaxing to watch and always leave me in a good place. Thanks for sharing Marshall. ❤
The new crystal over an old dial with patina is absolutely gorgeous. It's like looking through a window into a magical world.
I'm a jeweler, but don't do watch repair. I'm interested in watch repair, but I have really never had the time to learn. I'm impressed how much knowledge and skill you have achieved in 5 years working to repair these wonderful and actually fascinating genre of the jewelery industry. Maybe one day I will take on the challenge. Thanks much for a wonderful video.
I wait for your videos with excitement every time, your content is so good
beautiful watch, excited to sit down and watch as it comes back to life! thanks as always marshall
Marshall is the best love his work
Excellent once again! Not that you are looking for ideas for future videos but if you ever have the time a video showing the differences between a mechanical and quartz watch would be something. Always wondered about the differences in how the power is supplied
Thanks. I’m getting inspired to take apart my first ever watch and start to learn. Great video, good pace and really clear and informative.
That is absolutely beautiful man. Nice work!
Hi Marshall-Long time viewer here-- I've started by learning how to assemble watches by purchasing parts online (cases, movements, hands, etc) just to learn the skill set.
Watching you on your channel got me interested!!!
Its fun to finish at the end and have a working, pretty accurate self-wind watch. NOT a Rolex or a true Seiko but a good looking watch just the same.
Watching as you prep the case for gold plating caused me pause as I won't file the stems (after cutting to length) over the same bench I assemble my watches on so I don't get loose filings in the area of assembly to keep the new watch perfectly clean. No chance of a stray filing getting inside the new case that way. I can't tell if you have the same cautionary procedure.
Great videos to watch (pun intended)
I find these watch restoration videos soooo relaxing, watched to the end.
I really enjoy watching you work on these beautiful pieces. I actually watch over and over.
As an apprentice watchmaker in Switzerland I love your videos, it helps me finding new techniques and understand h how to do it nicely❤️
the finished product is stunning Marshall! very nicely done. Good strap choice too
Just the best channel on CZcams. Love it Marshall and your voice. Could listen to you all day, from sunny Scotland.
Thank you Marshall for sharing this beautiful video on the restoration of a cool watch on CZcams: 👍👌👏!
Great Video Mate, the Watch looks Beautiful. Loved watching the Nickel & Gold Plating Process
yeah the plating process alone was worth viewing this video.. wonder why he didn't buff the back out a bit while he was at it
Thank you for you videos. I love watching you work. The parts are SO small. It is very relaxing watching!!
Loved watching the whole cleaning and plating process, got me wanting to try plating some of my pieces
I love watching, and learning, from your videos. At eighty six I thought I had explored almost everything. Not so, this is so entertaining and informative. I even managed to replace my Bulova Accutron, whose movement had failed. For that I thank you. That will be the extent of servicing for me, a combination of arthritis and not so good eyesight does limit me somewhat. Wishing you good luck in your endeavours.
Marshall, the plastic/nylon "pointer stick" tool you use, this time to push the new main spring into the main spring barrel, has a name (because of course it does) - it's called a "spudger." Tmyk... Great video!!
Another compelling restoration there Marshall, I can sit for an hour, headphones on and forget about everything that is going on in the world. Thank you.
What a transformation! I was sat with my mouth agape after the final reveal. Absolutely gorgeous.
What a beautiful watch, I love watching you re plate cases it just looks so much better in the end, cheers.
Been a while appreciate the upload. Nice one!
Hey Marshal. Thanks for bringing me into this hobby. I started to watch your videos almost two years ago. Now I got some tools and had serviced my first watch a couple of days ago.
Oh wow Marshall that was so cool that you said grab your favorite beverage and watch. I actually like to have a couple of cocktails while I am watching your amazing abilities to bring these old relics back to life.👍👍👍
Just a joy to watch and listen to an intelligent human being narrating this video.
That is a real beauty your patience and attention to detail is to be applauded.
Hi Marshall, I am kinda new to watches and your channel (I started collecting in November 2023). I just wanted to say that I went through almost every video on your channel, and what an amazing journey that was! I am amazed with your skills and how you come up with so many different solutions for various problems you encounter. Also, the delivery in your videos is always spot on, it's such a pleasure to listen to your soothing and at the same time cheering voice (it helps me reduce anxiety that I accumulate after busy weekdays, haha). Love the editing and shooting work behind it - you manage to demonstrate such tiny pieces from very cool angles.
I'm probably not the first and not the last to mention that, but I'm very glad that I came across your channel. Thank you for your amazing work.
Very satisfying to watch. Thank you
Been waiting for a new WWR for a bit! Love Tudor I got a Black Bay 58 earlier this year as a promotion gift, somewhat hard to explain the brand, history but watch people get it
Kudos Marshal, you are a time keeping guru!!!! I only recently started following your channel. You make it so interesting and informative!!
Beautiful watch Marshal! Never a dull moment with you in my dull life, lol. Thank you once again!
Blimey! Goodness knows how long it takes to learn how to do all that! Brilliant stuff.
What fun. Enjoying my coffee and watching the Tudor getting repaired. I prefer the patina too, but not the faux patina applied to new watches!!
Absolutely stunning! Great restoration, movement is gorgeous, and the case came out beautiful...one I would certainly love to own...amazing work as always 😊
This guy's like skillful watch repair ASMR 💯👍
I agree, that is a stunning restoration! Beautiful dial patina, goes with the shiny gold case just perfectly.
What a beautiful looking watch, I liken it to having travelled to us through time and we now see it as the watchmakers at Tudor intended us to see it, in all its pristine glory.
The thrill of seeing the balance spring being re-inserted and presto, the watch leaps into life. It wants to run, it has a heart beat.
More like this please and, I'm being greedy I know, have you done any vids of restoring a Rolex 5513 Stainless Steel Submariner with a 1530 movement. I'd love to see the exact same insides of the watch that lives on my wrist.
You surra, are an artist.
Beautifully done.
You are very wise to use a nickel undercoat, it stops the gold diffusing into the brass which I will do. I recall some one from the UK atomic energy research asked us to gold plate a pile of copper bits from some new experiment. They had the bits gold plated directly on to the copper substrate. It got warm and behold the gold vanished! A few microns of nickel was all it took to stop. Btw, we used to say gold on watches wears at about a micron a year.
For fun I found a 3D printed movement holders on printables and printed up a small and large version. I don't have any movements to hold, but they do a terrific job of holding coins and washers very solidly (even with the screw thread 3D printed). There are other 3D printed watchmaking tools out there as well, you should review some of them to see how they work in practice. Might be able to get people into the hobby for even cheaper :-).
I always find your videos very relaxing for some reason. Thanks again for a beautiful restoration.
What a beautiful piece. Love it, the vintage look and your fabulous restoration Marshall. Great job.
Love the movent too!
thanks for posting right as im eating dinner
Very welcome 😀👍
Beautiful job! Thank you for all the time put into the videos.
Very nice video.they are always fantastic
Lovely work in all departments.
Marshall, I have to agree with you about the combination of the newly polished case and new crystal together with the original dial, awesome, also there's just something indescribably classic about this particular watch that I think is timeless !!!
Now thats a watch! Be proud to wear that one.
The end result is absolutely stunning. Great job as usual, sir!
That turned out absolutely beautiful. What a gorgeous job you did on the case!
Would love to see a rough cost before and after you work on the watches.
Would be cool seeing the value added by the restoration. Would also be cool to sell some of the watches too 😅
Yeah, saying something is a "good deal" is vague and subjective
What a sharp looking watch!!! Incredible work!
Wow, that thing looks absolutely beautyful! Good buy, great work.
Wonderful job Marshall. It looks like something you would be very proud to wear as a collector.
I’m not typically a gold watch guy, but this restoration just might have converted me. Absolutely beautiful work, Marshall.
Thanks for making the time for these videos!
Making it look easy and encouraging style. I will try it!
That is a lovely looking watch. Well done.
Hi Marshall! I’ve been subscribed for some time and watch regularly (no pun intended). I wanted to say thank you. Tonight I fixed my son’s Elgin automatic wristwatch tonight. Ok its a Japanese movement and all I did was uncase the watch put the second hand back on the watch and replaced the gasket. But it’s working again and he’s wearing it. Thank you for your tutoring!!!!
Greetings from northern Sweden and a fellow watch enthusiast.
Of course I like a dail with a bit of patina on it, some dings and scratches on the case. That's a good thing to show the watch had a life on someones wrist.
Just grateful for another video and the Tudor is gorgeous with that patina,keep up the amazing work.
I am speechless. What a great job! Quality content as always on this channel. Thank you 🙏
I've watched almost all of your videos and I really appreciate what you do. I know you like keeping the original patina if possible but as an exercise in learning restoration techniques, the videos I appreciate the most are the ones where you do the most overall restoration - cases included. More case restoration please! Maybe even some dial restoration.
It's so shiny that your reflection is on the watch, it caught me by surprise since you're usually good at hiding yourself when filming these. :) Great job as well!
Wow, that gold plated watch case is lovely!
Very sharp looking watch Marshall.. very nice work man.. looks great!! Thank you so much for sharing your hobby with us. One day I'll have the time to learn this, it's honestly been a dream of mine for years and years. I've been an auto mechanic and computer person (since the 80s with computers) my whole life. I LOVE taking things that don't work apart and fixing them.. that's just SO satisfying to me.. this seems like the ULTIMATE in that way!!
love these full restoration videos they're definitely my favourite! have you ever considered showing a before and after comparison at the end? i think it would be very satisfying to see how far the watch has come
Only just come across these videos and im hooked.Love the running commentary by the Ryan Reynolds sound alike😂