In this video I discuss the history of the small brand Swiss watchmakers of the 1950s and 60s and then I fix the setting and winding mechanism of a vintage ETA 2783 Swiss made watch movement. The ETA 2783, released in 1974, is a direct predecessor of the modern caliber ETA 2824 (Sellita SW200). The setting and winding mechanism is an integral part of mechanical watches and also a domain in which things can easily go wrong, particularly when the watch is being serviced. The stem release can be pressed (or screwed) to deep into the movement and can displace the spring that make the mechanism work. That’s what happened to this ETA 2783 movement, and in this video I show how I repaired the fault.
[Amateur Watchmaking and the History of Watchmaking in Switzerland](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QU3AOSFgz_g)
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I’m friends with someone that works at Omega’s servicing department. I’ll forward your video to them and see what they think.
Hi there!
Love your channel, just subscribed to it! Nice voice 🙂
Yeah you need probably some lessons. Its a nice video but please use the right screwdrives, e.g. if a screw is 1.2mm your screwdriver has to be a bit smaller like 1.10mm. And buy a movement holder tool, it helps a lot. And never ever touch any parts of the movement with bare fingers.
I love this kind of niche videos. I understand nothing but it’s damn interesting to watch.
I have no idea about any of this and was born with two left hands. Looks interesting. Subbed.
I‘m usually not a fan of shameless Youtube channel advertisements on here, but as a fan of haute horlogerie myself I clicked anyway…and goddamnit I had to laugh so loud from your watchmaking mistakes video that I woke my kids. So here‘s my sub.