Learning Watch Restoration on a 1990s Timex | Watch repair tools for beginners

Welcome to WATCH with Mike! My new hobby is HOROGRAPHY, the art of watchmaking. In this video I practice my wristwatch restoration skills and learn how to use my new watchmaking tools on an inexpensive Timex Indiglo watch. There’s lots of surprises and ‘learning moments’...

Here’s the contents of this video, which are skills that can apply to any type of wristwatch restoration:
2:33 microscope examination
5:07 opening the watch back
6:30 removing the hands
8:37 disassembling the rotating bezel
10:07 removing a button pusher
13:49 using a watch back or a crystal press, part 1
15:20 case cleaning and button pusher repair
16:42 ultrasonic cleaning
17:36 removing scratches in an acrylic crystal with Polywatch, part 1
19:26 restoring the watch case and bezel
24:10 close-up look at the watch movement
25:18 reinstalling the watch hands
27:04 restoring a leather watchband
29:56 removing scratches in a crystal, part two
30:49 installing a watch Crystal using a crystal lifter
34:31 installing a watch crystal using a watch press
40:56 reassembling the watch
46:36 FINAL REVEAL AND SUMMARY!

My Amazon links to watch repair tools for beginners used in this video:

TOMLOV DM201 HDMI Digital Microscope https://amzn.to/3OmZbPb
Screw Type Watch Back Watch Closer With 20 Dies https://amzn.to/3N4xR7f
PolyWatch Scratch Remover Polish https://amzn.to/3Mo951n
14-pc Precision Tweezer Set https://amzn.to/3JZKPAM
8-pc Micro Precision Screwdriver Set https://amzn.to/3jTnJBm
Ultrasonic Jewelry Cleaner, 20 oz. https://amzn.to/3jVSINb
Ultrasonic Cleaner Baskets - Small https://amzn.to/3Ez0g1H
Watch Hand Remover Lever Tools https://amzn.to/36uECz9
Watch Movement Holder Set https://amzn.to/3M9HMHU

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