How do you put 60 watch parts together?
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- čas přidán 12. 09. 2024
- So we have a bunch of parts on the bench, but how can we figure out what they are all for? Join me for a discovery of the logic behind how a watch is built!
When you understand why parts are where they are and how they interact with other parts to create a function, it is much easier and faster to build a watch. As always we'll do a couple of detours and watch out for a surprise ending :)
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The joke at the end was epic!!!! Learned a lot also. thank you.
Thanks! 😂
Stian, this by far is the best basic watchmaking tutorial that I have seen. Very elegant movement. It looks like a scaled down pocket watch. I think you may have started a new trend in wearing nonskeletonized watches. 👍
That's very nice to hear, thanks, Bullnose :) And I'm pretty sure this is the correct way of wearing display back watches 😎
New trend of wearing watch from you will be common !😃😃😃
Extremely well presented. To the point and clear.
Yes , brilliant 👏🏻👏🏻
yes i totally agree...best movement tutorial on youtube...finally after hundredsnof videos i found the answers for my questions..thank you... keep doing tutorials
This kind of video I am searching on CZcams fortunately found in your channel. Everything in one shot.
I love this. I have learnt so much that others NEVER show . Thank you!
That's great to hear, Philip! 👍
Just want to take a moment to express my appreciation for the clarity and detail in the video, the filming and close ups were superb!
Thanks so much for that, Tony, much appreciated 😊
Rightly said 👍
I have watched dozens of watch servicing and restoration videos, (yours included), so I do understand the functions of all the parts, but this is far and away the most clear description of what you are doing I have ever seen anywhere! Bravo,Mr Stiaan, may your channel only go from strength to strength…..
Thanks, Dave 😊
BRAVO! After watching thousands of watch videos, this is one of a kind. I have never seen a clear description of the parts and the workings. Very well done.
Wow, thank you, Ed, that's very nice to hear :)
The best explanation/demonstration of how a mechanical watch works I've seen so far. Thank you, Stian!!!
Thanks so much :)
Nice introduction on how a watch actually works when parts are lay out, organized before assembly.
Thanks a lot, John!
Brilliant, Stian. Clarity in the watch and the presentation. I shall keep this one.
Much appreciated, Pete!
After seeing 30+ maintenance | restoration videos and not knowing what my unknown unknowns are, I found out. I an not a watch maker, just curious, and this video is exactly about the basics. Worth the watch X12! Thank you.
Thanks so much, Charles!
I am so happy that you chose to educate us on the alchemy that is watchmaking.
I am learning so much and I think I'd like to dive into this world of history and engineering. Thank you so, so much.
That's very nice to hear, Matty :) It's a great hobby to pick up!
I wish they would put more display case backs on watches. Thank you, very informative and relaxing to watch.
Thanks a lot, Francis! And yes, display backs are great :)
An excellently structured tutorial on the basics of watch mechanics, parts and techniques.
Wonderfully filmed.
Strålende.
Many thanks, Clive! 😊
These are really good explanations and make the whole thing very clear, however complicated it is. This video is already one of my all-time favourite.
Thanks so much!
Excellent video. I learned more about watchmaking from watching this than I have my whole life. Thank you for sharing.
Wow, that is very, very nice to hear. Thanks, Andy!
At last a video actually explaining the various elements of the watch .. brilliant 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻
Thanks, Alan!
Stian this tutorial is Soo good that the Arnold Schwarzenegger School of watch making will be showing this to the apprentices before they start their morning dumbbell and benchbress warmups before the arduous day ahead at the bench. Keep these great posts coming and keep well from NZ.
😂 Thanks, Bruce!
Not just you in need of a trip to the barbers Stian! Thanks for such a clear breakdown of the mechanical watch movement. I don't think I've seen one quite like this before. Cheers, Howard
Thanks Howard, and I indeed also felt there should be a video really outlining the logic behind how the parts work together to show the time. This video might not get a million views, but I hope it can help the budding tinkerers out there :)
Amazing the amount of knowledge that each video adds to the last. Such a great journey, I love it.
Glad you enjoyed it, Mike!
Wow. This is truly impressive.
I have read a few books about watchmaking and watched countless hours of videos, but this is next level.
Your video is very instructional yet very clear, simple and concise.
Honestly, it's a masterpiece! Thank you very much.
That's very nice to hear, Pierre-Yves :)
As a newb this is exactly what I was looking for. Many thanks.
As a budding watch repairer, this is an outstanding video! My main concern was (& is still!) having to remember where all the parts, screws, etc. go during reassembly. This was extremely helpful to me. Thank you very much, Stian!
You're welcome :)
Thank you for showing the basics of a mechanical watch! 😃
The interaction between the pallet and the balance is still a little mysterious because it’s nearly impossible to take a video under the balance cock. 👍
this video is clear and precise well worth saving for reference and for teaching thank you
Glad it was helpful!
Golly, I learned like eight things I didn't know that I didn't know. Thank you! This was a great explanation.
Wow, that's great to hear, thanks, Randy !
Well done! You have a mental road map of where all the parts belong.
Yep! That helps when you're assembling the watch 👍
Out of thousands of videos I have watched, this was the first I understood how the watch works.
Wow, that is very nice to hear, thanks Imran :)
Excellent, very informative basic tutorial sir, accessible without being condescending.
Thanks Victor! 👍
Very clear explanation of the watch parts and the sequence of installation!
Thanks Paul, that was what I was going for :)
I spent money on a course twenty years ago teaching watchmaking. Good money. And it didn’t do as succinct a job at explaining this so that anybody could understand it (not just somebody who is mechanically inclined) as you did here. Fantastic.
Thanks so much for that, Jacob! It's always easier to build something when you understand what all the parts do and I hope this video can be of help to watch tinkerers out there :)
This was very educational and entertaining to watch. Loved your little asides and jokes along the way, especially wearing the watch upside down at the end. It's interesting that you can wind the watch but the pallet fork doesn't move back and forth until the balance wheel is installed - clocks are different. It's nice to see a master at work. Thanks for sharing.
Thanks so much, Paul :)
I second that emotion. I almost think I could reassemble a watch now. I will not attempt it, however. Thanks for taking the time to make this.
Thanks for watching it, Angelino :)
Outstanding video, I’ve watched ( no pun intended) dozens of watch repair video’s and feel that I now have a good understanding of how everything works but now having watched this it make so much more sense and I now understand it so much better. I’m still going to leave any servicing/repairs to you professionals as I just know that it’s beyond by shaky old hands to do but I just love watching craftsmen like yourself doing it also letting us see you at work.
Thanks so much, Andrew :)
Wow, what a superb video! Without a doubt, this is the best video you have ever made, both for content and quality of photography.
I have watched every video that you have made, but it was not until I watched this video that I fully understood the function and operation of all the different components within a watch.
Thanks a lot, Michael, very nice to hear! 😊
Thank you so much Stian for taking so much love, time and expertise to explain the workings of a mechanical watch to a layman. Hats off to you - as always!
There is one explanation that you might want to add to your video - no criticism here, but it has helped me a lot: think of a (tin) toy that you wind up and let run until the spring has no power left. A watch is basically the same, but you do not want to let go of its power all at once, which is where the escape wheel, the pallet fork and the balance come in: they make sure that the power you put into a watch is released gradually and in increments.
Thanks for that! I was thinking of using that analogy but during the editing I ended up not doing so :)
Absolutely the best beginning watchmaker explanation I have ever seen. It all makes much more sense now. Thank you!
Wow, thanks, Brad :)
I’ve watched lots of your videos now, and seeing this one makes things so clear. Fabulous stuff. Thank you!
You're very welcome!
Love the way you explained all of it in a fun way.. Good looking watch, i did buy a watch where i can watch the movemement instead of time - its pretty that way :)
Oh I loved this video! Exactly what I needed to “unwind” on a weekend 😎
Thank you Stian!
Thanks for watching it, Achint!
Perfect description and what a superb looking movement.
Many thanks, Matt! It's a beauty 😍
These videos make my Saturday. Very unique perspective on this one. That was a beautiful movement. I love the blue screws on my skeleton watch too.
Very nice to hear, Paul, thanks!
TOP QUALITY STUFF! 10 out of 10 for this wonderful WM101 with a dash of dry humor! Very highly recommended to young and old alike!
Brilliant video! Even I now understand a little bit about mechanical watches...
Fantasmagorical! This was -by far- the best explanation of how a watch works. Even though I've seen it a hundred times i don't think I've seen it in such detail. Gotta go - I'm going to change out the straps on all my watches with a display back.😃
😂 Then you got the most important point!
NATO's are fantastic for this life-hack!
My knowledge of how a watch works has increased tremendously by watching this video.
You explained in a simple and clear manner the name of each part, where it goes and what it does.
Thank You
Thanks Nahar, that's very nice to hear!
Thanks so much for sharing this video. Outstanding as always. It's definitely going to help me along my watchmaking journey.
Great to hear!
Very nice educational video. Especially the functional grouping of the parts in the beginning.
Of course I knew all of it already, but this will be my reference in the future when somebody asks me "how does it work?"
That is very nice to hear, thanks!
Best instructive video on mechanical watch basics ever!!!
Thanks so much, Peter :)
The best watch repair channel, bar none.
Thanks so much, that's very kind of you 😊
Enjoyed the more in depth descriptions. I know you don't want to do that for EVERY watch service video, but it helps out us non-manly novices to hear it from time to time. 😁
Glad you enjoyed it! I indeed don't want to do that for every video, but now I can refer to this one for people who want to know the basics :)
Came here from the suggestion in the other video. Thank you for this!!
Hope you enjoyed it!
Really enjoyed this Stian -- great explanations. Beautiful movement too.
Glad you enjoyed it, Dave!
Thank you. This is a clear explanation of names and actions of the watch parts and sub systems. 😊❤
Glad it was helpful!
This, ladies and gentlemen, is how you do a CZcams watch movement tutorial. The gold standard. Thanks Stian.
Thanks so much, Marc! 😊
So precisely explained that too in such a short vdo is commendable. Exactly what i was looking for as a learner. Hope to learn more watching your videos.
The way you practically showed and explained makes it so easy to understand the working of mechanical watches. Wish you the very best for your future endeavours.
Thanks so much, Ganesh, that's very nice to hear! Best of luck in your watchmaking endeavours :)
Even though this is the best video, you did lose me a few times. But I’m still very thankful.
You are a very good Teacher ! I really do enjoy !
Thank you! 😃
Really really great, informative video that could’ve been extremely boring Thank you for making it engaging!
Glad you enjoyed it!
Blows me away how you can keep track of so many small parts and remember where everything goes especially with so many tiny parts that look almost identical but slightly different. Great videos though and mechanical watches are really cool
Thanks! WIth this simple (yes, really) movement it is easy once you understand what the parts do and you have some experience, but with more complicated watches I use my own video or the tech sheet if I have it :)
That’s the cleanest watch I’ve ever seen 👍👍👍
LOL, you were hilarious when you had the watch on your wrist upside down and said that's how the watch should be displayed. What's funny is I was thinking how nice the watch movement was and that it had a skeleton backside, but who was ever going to see it accept the watch owner when they took the watch off? Thank you for the great explanation on the watch parts!! I am wondering how the old watch makers adjusted the amplitude, etc. before they came out with digital readers though? Keep the videos coming; especially those where you decide what direction you are going with a watch and then your wife interjects and changes your mind to that of what she wants to do. Like my wife of 35 years has told me, "You might control the head, but I control the neck, which determines what direction the head will turn!" Take care my friend. Cheers!
Sounds like you have some solid marriage experience, Cliff! 😂
After a while you can simply look at a watch and see if the amplitude is fine, the biggest problem in the old days was to adjust the timekeeping. It would take days to adjust a watch since you wouldn't know how many seconds it was off until actually testing it for a few hours. Then again, some 100 years ago, time wasn't as scarce as it is in our modern lives....
Stian-great video for solidifying the concepts. Thank you
Glad you enjoyed it, Brian!
You did a magnificent job of showing the works. Thanks Boss, love the Watch 🤭
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Extremely instructive and OH so entertaining. Thank you!
Glad you enjoyed it, Serge!
Encore beaucoup appris, merci pour la qualité de votre commentaire et votre humour.
Perfectly comprehensive , thoroughly enjoyed it & sure i'll re-visit on a few occasions for some chilled & educational viewing👍.
That's very nice to hear Ted, hope it came in handy :)
Great video...explains the sequence of assembly...in simple terms and great visual detail.😃
Thank you! 👍
Never before have things been explained so well. I am sure I will return to this video again and again ...
Thanks so much, Kjeld :)
wow, I watch a few other channels for watch repair, but this was such a great walk-through.
(not everyone oils the pallet fork) great job
That's very nice to hear, Michael, thanks 😊
To explain perfectly how a mechanical watch works and show it being done is such a difficult thing to do in the festering pit of misleading information on YT right now.
Blew the competition away, by far the best just by keeping it simple and not assuming everyone knows what your talking about, like so many other YT'ers.
Literally so because he actually overstands the topic so he not only knows what he's talking about, but is able to present the information in the best way for it to be understood, a fairly important part of teaching and learning.
Thanks so much, Simon! A good teacher first needs to humble himself to the level of the learners, they say :)
@@VintageWatchServices a pleasure to watch lol
Thank you so much for this video. One of the best tutorials I’ve seen.
You're very welcome, Pablo, thanks!
The best watchmaking tutorial.. thank you 🙏
Well done Stian, that's a great explanation video of where parts go and most importantly why. Beautiful watch!, yes you're wearing it the right way with pride!. Many thanks. Adrian
Thank you kindly, Adrian!
Best watch assembly video to date. Superb!
Wow, thanks! 😊
Brilliant video young man, your videos are so easy to watch.
Thank you for sharing your skills.
Take care & stay safe 👍🇬🇧🍀
Thanks, Ray 😁
Awesome video Stian. What a beauty of a watch!!!.Very well explained how a watch works. Thumbs up.
Thank you kindly, K!
Just brilliant, Stian. So well narrated and explained, with your usual humour intact. It does get quite complicated in the motion of the watch. One question I always have is if the barrel is providing power to the train and the escape wheel and balance regulate the amount of power that is being released, is it the hair spring that is in control or the mainspring? :) I'd like to see a video documenting the tools that watchmakers need to start servicing basic watches. You'd do a great job of explaining that as well.
Hello Clay, thanks for that! One thing I didn't cover as I thought it would get confusing for a lot of people is how impulse works. It is always the mainspring that provides the power, and after the balance's impulse pin unlocks the pallet fork, the escape wheel is released and starts rotating until its next tooth locks against the other pallet stone. That happens very fast, actually faster than the balance wheel rotates, so it makes the other side of the pallet fork hit the impulse pin "in the back of the head" as it is moving and thus provides impulse to it - pushes it ever so slightly so that it doesn't get slowed down.
Hi Stian I'm not a watchmaker I just enjoy watching a top craftsman at work and you in particular. I imagine that any watchmakers who do looks at your channel learn so much, you are so willing to pass on your knowledge to your viewers. That was a brilliant insight into watch servicing.
Thanks so much, John, that's very kind of you ☺️
Big thanks for the clear guide and excellent information what is what in a watch! Now I know a tiny little bit more about what you are talking about in your other videos 🙃 Greetings from Berlin!
To say I learned a lot is an understatement, fascinating:)
This is an incredibly well done and useful video for anyone seriously interested in getting started in watches or watchmaking. Your definitions of lift angle and beat error were far and away the best I have heard. There is one thing though, that you should add for a future version, and that is the name of the parts associated with the hairspring and balance wheel regulation.
im glad i found this channel fun to watch and listen too thanks for passing the time nicely looking forward to next video
Thanks so much for watching my videos, John!
Laughed at the end 😂this is the best watchmaking/ how a watch works video I have seen!! Bravo!
Q: how do you prevent a tiny part from flying away? Is that a piece of textured paper on your mat?
Thanks so much! For tiny parts the most common method is to hold it down with a probe while taking it off. It doesn't actually happen too often when you're experienced, but more than one would like 😉 The paper is just a lint-free tissue to avoid the mat getting too dirty.
Thank you! Very well explained in a relaxing and entertaining way😊
You’re welcome 😊
Yet another brilliant video from Stian.
Thanks again, Prakash :)
Fabulous video!! I really appreciate the detailed instructions on how the various systems interact to tell time. This is such rare content for a watch site on CZcams; so tired of gee whiz watch reviews that teach nothing. Thank you.😊
John Allen, Toronto
Thanks a lot, John!
This video is a keeper! Informative and entertaining. Thank you so much!
Glad you enjoyed it, Christopher :)
Thank you for taking the time to show us the basics and uploading it . Also thanks for the chuckles..."breaks easier than a New Year's resolution on the 2nd of January"😁
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This is the most informative video on watch fixing I've seen on CZcams.
Thank you for your time and effort, the results is great
Thanks so much for that! 😊
WOW . . . Well Done. One of the best explanations I've every heard/watched. Thanks for all your efforts!
Glad you enjoyed it, Rick!
The most beautiful view of pallet stone oiling I've ever seen. You can actually see the amount of oil on each stone diminish as you advance the escapement before oiling again. It was fascinating to see the efficacy of the Epilame treatment on each tooth of the escape wheel! Thanks for sharing a fun and informative video recorded with such visual quality.
Thanks so much for that, Chris :)
@@VintageWatchServices I concur with Chris. I've never seen such a clear demonstration! I was wondering: have you demonstrated your method of applying epilame/fix-o-drop in a prior video? Do you soak both the escape wheel and pallet fork (and other components?), then clean off the epilame from the pivots with pith wood? Unfortunately, I haven't found a good demonstration of the process on youtube yet.
Another excellent video sir. Thank you for explaining everything in layman's terms. So many other watchmakers gloss over the details and confuse us novice hobbyist watchmakers. Thanks again!
I agree, the only way to wear that watch! What a great video!
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Excellent! Thank you for making these videos. I learn a lot from you.
Thanks so much, Brian 😊
lovely watch, great video. You did an amazing job!
Slowly, getting caught up on your videos. Nice beginners show and tell.
Absolutely loved this one!
Thanks so much, Ronald!
Really loved your explanation on how the watch works. Just a bit different than all other explanations I’ve heard. Really clear and filled in gaps and enhanced my understanding. Thanks for this!
That is very cool to hear, Gavin :)
Very interesting and informative video, thank you.
10/10 for the quality of your video, brilliant macros!
Thanks so much, that's very nice to hear 😊