Restoration of a Broken Rolex - GMT Master - Internal Damage

So this is a broken screw from the Rolex that I am going to fix in this video and this is the head of a match! This watch came to me with multiple issues and just wait until you see what's inside the mainspring barrel but let's start with the performance. Aaauhrr! OK?! That is that is pretty horrible [laughs] And that is someone at my front door! [laughs] Ooo! Now that is not good as gummed up mainsprings go this is right up there with the best of them It's really really gungy I am going to have to get in there by hand and sort this out. So whilst I put the automatic works back together here the best thing for you to do if you have not already done it is to subscribe to my channel because you know there are a lot of people out there watching my videos and this is shocking right? they are watching my videos and they are not subscribed that is bad! thst is very bad! and if you do subscribe then little elves will come and service you favourite watch whilst you sleep night so there's a button right down here with 'Subscribe on it' so, hit the 'Subscribe' Ok we've got a problem with the winding bridge and the crown wheel becasue as you can see As I was putting this back together and 'honestly govenor!' just putting a tiny little bit of torque on this to make sure that it was firm the screw just disintegrated on me like butter so we are left with a problem now with a broken screw and the remnants of the screw inside the winding bridge So! We are going to solve this now so watch and learn how this is done. Before we get back to the rebuild I just want to show you this becasue this watch is mine this is from my own watch brand 'MAJOR' and it is the SEA WOLF and isn't it lovely?! anyway, checout the link in the description Ok so that is looking much better it's running eleven seconds fast but I'll let it run for a couple of days before I regulate that out.

Channel: Richard Perrett Watchmaker

Views: 459,458

Rating: 4.9214215 out of 5

Keywords: Rolex Restoration, Restoration Video, Rolex Repair, Rolex GMT Master, Rolex 3175 Movement, Rolex GMT Repair, Rolex Sweep, Watchmaking, Richard Perrett

Id: oeZvoTpj_Bc

Length: 25min 7sec (1507 seconds)

Published: Thu Dec 31 2020

Reddit Comments

[u/Licher]

Intricate and interesting, but I'm wondering why the main spring was cleaned by hand and not in an ultrasonic cleaner?

[u/oldscotch]

What's the magic green thing that picks up the impossible to pick up screws?

[u/Xaiydee]

So how does the day change work in months with less than 31 days. Manually switching? If do how? And how big is the error margin there (if you'd have to manually skip a day)

[u/pelicanhopper]

Honestly, I was enjoying it and there were a few times with a blank screen asking for likes/subscribes or whatever and that was okay. Then he broke in to ask us to subscribe, with a little joke, and I was tolerant of that. But by the time he broke in to advertise his watch brand I was kind of off-put in terms of an "artisan video".

[u/45greens]

thank god for electronic watches....

[u/Mitoni]

I really wish someone who make a good Horology video game, in the style of something like those Car Mechanic or PC Repair simulator games. I love taking things apart and reassembling them, even virtually.