Extremely Rare Military Watch Restoration - WW2 German Trench Watch 1938
This time I´m restoring an old military watch from the WW2-Era.
It´s a Thiel with the Thiel “start“-movement. Based on the movement it should be made between 1938 and 1942.
The watch is in a really bad condition. The chrome-plating of the case is severely damaged, the glass is scratched, the movement is rusty and doesn´t work at all.
I´m removing the old chrome with my new chrome-stripper (links attached below).
After sanding and polishing the case, it´s ready for a new chrome-plating. But I need to add a layer of nickel before.
The glass will be polished and the movement cleaned. The rusty movement-parts getting a manual polish by hand.
The hour-hand is broken at the arbor but luckily it still works fine and I am able to keep the original one. I´m polishing the hands and re-blue them with my new flame-bluing-kit (links attached below again).
There is not much I can do about the dial, a little cleaning of the radium contaminated surface has to be enough, because I don´t want to damage the original painting.
After everything is cleaned, polished, re-plated and re-blued, I can re-assemble the movement with some fresh oil. After that, this watch is in a good beat ( 22 seconds per day) again.
I hope you liked this restoration, if so, like, comment and subscribe ;)
Subscribe to my channel:
Music:
“Golden Cage“ by Jimena Contreras
Link to the Song:
Thanks to all my patrons and subscribers!
And especially to my gold-patron:
- Diego Macias
as well as my silver-patrons:
- Peter Oetterli
- Alessandro
- Martti Künnapas
- Glenn G Webb
- Zachary Forrest y Salazar
- John Parker
___________________________________
Follow me on Instagram:
Facebook:
Patreon:
___________________________________
Chrome-stripper, Degreaser and Electrolytes by @RolandBetzmannRealGold
Link to the shop:
Flame bluing kit by @DIYWatchClub
Link to the shop:
Acrylic Glass Polishing Compound: **
Case Polishing Diamond Paste: **
Case Polishing Wadding: **
Thermo-Tape: **
Fiber Glass Pen: **
UV-Lamp: **
UV-Glue: **
Rodico: **
Multi-Purpose Watch-Repair-Kit: **
Multitool: **
Buffing Wheels for Multitool: **
My Camera: **
** Affiliate Links
Disclaimer: This video and description contains affiliate links, which means that if you click on one of the product links, I’ll receive a small commission. This help support the channel and allows me to continue to make videos like this. Thank you for the support!
1 view
17
1
6 months ago 00:07:06 1
Nailed Down - Might Is Right EP - 2002 (Full Album)
6 months ago 00:26:45 45
One of Kurt Cobains Final Interviews - Incl. Extremely Rare Footage
6 months ago 00:19:34 1
Plötzlich und unerwartet: Studie beweist Impfnebenwirkungen
6 months ago 00:16:26 1
罕见的习近平:看到穷苦农民揪心哽咽,赠送贫困大爷军大衣,几乎走遍中国所有贫困村/Rare Xi Jinping: visited almost all poor villages in China
6 months ago 00:15:03 1
Church of Satan Anton Lavey Death At the Hand of Praying Pastor Dave Bryan
6 months ago 00:21:24 1
German Newsweek No. 682- 29 September 1943 [Full HD]
6 months ago 00:00:59 1
Extremely rare “pink” pearl emerges from Tahitian oyster. #kamoka #kamokapearl
6 months ago 01:08:01 1
7 Days SOLO SURVIVAL CAMPING In RAIN, THUNDER - Building Warm BUSHCRAFT SHELTER - Lamb Cooking
6 months ago 00:03:56 1
Scary Movie Theme [Original from Scary Movie]
6 months ago 00:05:11 1
Ana Vidovic plays Recuerdos de la Alhambra by Francisco Tárrega on a Jim Redgate classical guitar
6 months ago 00:42:09 1
🎬 River Monsters S04E06 🍿
6 months ago 00:02:01 1
Irrefutable Film Footage Of Climate Engineering Aerosol Spraying ( )
6 months ago 00:19:41 1
From Bolt Action Lee to LMG: The Charlton Automatic Rifle
6 months ago 00:07:13 1
Kathy Sledge - Good Times (The S-Man’s Factory Dub)
6 months ago 00:36:12 1
Path of Exile (2021) - Gameplay (PC UHD) [4K60FPS]
6 months ago 00:18:44 1
German Newsweek No. 720- 21 June 1944
6 months ago 00:13:16 1
10 EXTREMELY VALUABLE ONE CENT CANADIAN COINS WORTH MONEY - RARE CANADIAN COINS TO LOOK FOR!