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Donn Chambers
路From one of the channels I follow:
Not sure I would have kept the damaged dial, but it is a fun video.
Not sure I would have kept the damaged dial, but it is a fun video.
Restoring Speedmaster that had been underwater for 20 years
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blufinz52
路路Hears dead people, not watch rotors.Always enjoy Marshall's videos. 馃憤
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10mmauto
路Actually, I kind of like it. Sort of looks like the moon's surface. Certainly unique!
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sheepdoll
路There probably are some things that are better left as they are.
Not watched the Vid yet . I sometimes watch that channel when there is nothing else to do 馃ぃ
There are some who think the Titanic should be raised and restored. After all it was a new ship with low mileage. The boilers hardly used.
Not sure why I feel that restoring old seamasters and automatic or even a fire damaged flightmaster(grail) would be a challenge. Restoring a Speedmaster or rolex just feels wrong. There will not be much left to restore. One is left with Ben Franklin's ax, which Washington and Lincoln also used. Now it has had 3 different heads and 7 handles, but it is the same axe.
Nowadays one used the term Ship of Theseus. which seems to be the meme-du-jour.
I think I have a few watches like that.
Not watched the Vid yet . I sometimes watch that channel when there is nothing else to do 馃ぃ
There are some who think the Titanic should be raised and restored. After all it was a new ship with low mileage. The boilers hardly used.
Not sure why I feel that restoring old seamasters and automatic or even a fire damaged flightmaster(grail) would be a challenge. Restoring a Speedmaster or rolex just feels wrong. There will not be much left to restore. One is left with Ben Franklin's ax, which Washington and Lincoln also used. Now it has had 3 different heads and 7 handles, but it is the same axe.
Nowadays one used the term Ship of Theseus. which seems to be the meme-du-jour.
I think I have a few watches like that.
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AG77
路Fun video. Glad he could keep the dial, tells the story of the watch.
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vbrad26
路Same thing happens if it is even submerged for a few seconds, right?
All jokes aside though I actually think that is pretty neat.
All jokes aside though I actually think that is pretty neat.
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Dsplash
路It鈥檚 a fun watch with a cool history
Gives it a little camo vibe!
Would be glad to have it if it had cost me only the restoration fee 馃榿
Gives it a little camo vibe!
Would be glad to have it if it had cost me only the restoration fee 馃榿
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davidrw
路That was a fun watch no pun intended I鈥檓 impressed anything came back from 20 years underwater. I鈥檓 with the folks who like keeping the dial as is it鈥檚 ugly in the best way and it tells the whole story. At some point a full restore just turns into a Ship of Theseus project anyway.
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amuscare87
路Marshall has great content. I would never have a watch serviced by him, but as a content creator he鈥檚 great
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ErichKeane
路Ive just been watching it for a bit. fun project so far, though he has said quite a few silly things so far, and IMO should have done a better job cleaning some parts. Also he talks about the depthing of the wheel-on-4th, then still seems to not get it right....
Looks like a cool project though.
Looks like a cool project though.
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wagudc
路Restoring a Speedmaster or rolex just feels wrong. There will not be much left to restore. One is left with Ben Franklin's ax, which Washington and Lincoln also used. Now it has had 3 different heads and 7 handles, but it is the same axe.
He keeps a surprisingly large number of parts. I do agree with @ErichKeane. It seems that he didn't clean everything as well as he should have, and I also think a few more of the parts should have been replaced. Some things look pretty rough.
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ErichKeane
路He keeps a surprisingly large number of parts. I do agree with @ErichKeane. It seems that he didn't clean everything as well as he should have, and I also think a few more of the parts should have been replaced. Some things look pretty rough.
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wagudc
路Yeah, he did a way better job keeping originality here than on the Rolex Ultra-Deep or whatever he just finished. I was impressed with how much he re-used and some of the work he had to do to get it to work. I wouldn't let @Archer watch this one, but it isn't nearly his worst one, and it was pretty entertaining. His stories along the way were... somewhat made up/etc, but entertaining non the less. The dial turned out cool, and I thought the thin laquering of it to keep it from shedding in the case was a good idea.
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Wahoo98
路That was very entertaining. Wild how he handled the dial. The guy has a real gift for narration/presentation.
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sheepdoll
路I skimmed it. No photos of it as a rusted hunk. Starts with the watch disassembled in bagged parts. So most of the rust removal was already done.
eBay donor 861 movements are not cheap. So he must be spending a lot of his patreon and advertising funds. Who knows how long this was in the queue.
Accumulating parts is not difficult, just costly. One has to wait for those bulk estate sales. I won another set of parts yesterday for mostly 55x rotor parts.
Marshal IS entertaining, and does have a good screen and voice presence. The video equipment used is on par with the tools. There is a bit of editing going on. Looks like there is probably a production team, what does a lot of the background stuff. Which does make it all the more enjoyable.
eBay donor 861 movements are not cheap. So he must be spending a lot of his patreon and advertising funds. Who knows how long this was in the queue.
Accumulating parts is not difficult, just costly. One has to wait for those bulk estate sales. I won another set of parts yesterday for mostly 55x rotor parts.
Marshal IS entertaining, and does have a good screen and voice presence. The video equipment used is on par with the tools. There is a bit of editing going on. Looks like there is probably a production team, what does a lot of the background stuff. Which does make it all the more enjoyable.
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HorsinTime
路I thought all you had to do was just bury it in a garden for another 20 years. The dirt will draw the moisture out. After that, all you need to do is hide it in a barn or a deceased (or soon-to-be deceased) relative's drawer for a while and you're done!
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krogerfoot
路I can't speak to the level of expertise as a watchmaker, but his ability to keep your interest just by narrating his work is really impressive. I have been watching for 30 minutes and it's enormously enjoyable.
Aspiring talk-show hosts and radio DJs will tell you that talking for five minutes without a script can feel like the most difficult job in the world. This guy has a gift.
Aspiring talk-show hosts and radio DJs will tell you that talking for five minutes without a script can feel like the most difficult job in the world. This guy has a gift.
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JimJupiter
路I also enjoyed it to watch. Was curious about their services and found this:
Phew, a bit pricey (well depends on the watch and the amount of work of course, but thats the START!)
Nico
Phew, a bit pricey (well depends on the watch and the amount of work of course, but thats the START!)
Nico
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krogerfoot
路I can't speak to the level of expertise as a watchmaker, but his ability to keep your interest just by narrating his work is really impressive. I have been watching for 30 minutes and it's enormously enjoyable.
Aspiring talk-show hosts and radio DJs will tell you that talking for five minutes without a script can feel like the most difficult job in the world. This guy has a gift.
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sathomasga
路Maybe this should be its own thread, but as an alternative
