My Friend Asked Me To 'Check The Battery' On His Rolex...

Marshall's friend asked him to check the battery on his Rolex. After a little explanation, a beautiful GMT Master II from the early 2000's in two-tone showed up and needed a good service!

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[craigrogers]

Your videos are one of the reasons why I have been accepted into the British School of Watchmaking starting next year.

[MHeadroom]

My father was a Swiss trained watchmaker. As a young boy I would spend hours upon hours chatting to him while he was working the bench with his craft. I was happily reflecting on those moments of tension when you were resetting and rebuilding the GMT Rolex and had these wonderful memories of my father saying “whoops!” as a spring would occasionally fly off into the room somewhere🤣. I was then given the job as a young lad to scan the room to find a tiny spring - a challenge I enjoyed as we would laugh and laugh together. It’s such a lovely hobby and your patience and passion is so amazing. Thank you for your YouTube! My father has now passed but your YouTube has made my day. Of course as a watchmaker’s son I have invested in some beautiful timepieces including a Rolex Seadweller, IWC Portugueser chronograph, and Cartier Santos, just to name a few. I’m a collector and so appreciate your skills and competencies. Great macro photography work too👍. Thank you for sharing it.❤

[ttoddh]

My daughter was having a multitexture art product for her high school art project. I went on to eBay and bought several lots of watches for parts and many junk and that was 100% what she wanted. Not useable parts but to recycle the parts in artwork. There was a watch in a case in the pack and a note said it was junk. I jumped at the chance. After taking several pictures I took the back off and beheld my first attempt to see what "junk" was and as I followed your process to a T. I began to unloosen the balance wheel and it moved slightly. I took off all the screws to see that the jewels had not been lined up correctly with their respective posts. Just like you said it would need. Thanks to you. I got the joy of fixing a piece of Junk. :) Love the videos!

[TB-fkho]

I found your channel via my father, who worked as a clockmaker in the 1960s and 1970s. He got out of the business when demand dropped off, and he always lamented how modern clockmakers often do nothing more than clean and lubricate clocks. Anyway, he loves your work, and you inspired him to bring his tools out of storage and start working on clocks again. I can tell that you enjoy this hobby, and I just want to let you know that you have inspired other people. Thank you.

[Daindrais]

When Marshall said he wasn't going to remove the shipping sticker, I almost fell out of my chair. I had to call my shrink and make an appointment. I was so relieved (cancelled the appointment) when he went ahead a pealed that sticker OFF!
Marshall
You the man!

[TOURMANBOB]

As a raw amateur, I am totally blown away by how you remember where all these parts go. Definately tells me to keep my repairs on the simple side. But very interesting to watch and teaches me quickly what NOT do do (like take apart any mechanical watch).

[mrkthmn]

The thing people dont realize about leaving those protective stickers on (thinking they're continually protecting whatever is covered) is that they arent meant to be permanent so be leaving them on, debris gets under there and just grinds into the very surface you think you're protecting. When the sticker is finally pulled off (against their will I'm sure) I imagine they're quite shocked to see a very worn surface and not a brand new one.

[darjanator]

It's really nice seeing a more complex watch on your table and especially one that's in pristine condition. Completely different vibe than restoring an older piece, but still great to see.

[davewilliams]

I hate wearing watches...I haven't done so for over thirty years, but I love the craftsmanship involved. The beauty of their design and the skill of the manufacturer really speak to me. I would love to be able to do such work as this but alas my eyes are not up to the task, having had three eye ops has seen to that. Being able to see how you service and repair these little beauties is amazing...thank you so much for taking the time (no pun intended) and effort to bring us along on the journey.

[GCKteamKrispy]

The friend watching this: what do you mean joking?

[mvarick]

Marshall. I deal with anxiety issues and this is amazing! It allows me to go through the 'panic' of you deconstructing the time piece, but then calmly (with your voice) explain and put it back together. Sir, you are the Bob Ross of this generation. Hah!
Thank you so much!

[astroblue]

I am a retired carpenter and watching your disassembly and reassembly really takes me back to some of my favorite builds where the customer gave me full creative license I really appreciate your show.Thank you

[Spencerlayne]

I love the fact that your pal trusted this with you. That's shows a lot of love trust and respect. That's cool man.

[JamesSherlouk]

I'm glad you showed how you can tweak the watch to get improve time keeping! Was always something I questioned in previous videos. Thanks Marshall!

[Nexxxeh]

Your calm warmth, humour, and patience make your videos not just informative, but also really relaxing. Thank you for sharing them with us!

[John-oenb]

I am glad the battery was OK. I have "watched" your channel quite a bit and am amazed you can remember where things go back where they belong. If I did that, the thing would run backwards if I could get it back together at all.

[rogerallen]

I’ve never worked on a watch, never will work on a watch (my expertise in equipment repair runs to much larger items) but I can’t stop watching this. It’s fascinating. Years ago a jeweler friend of mine said that watch repair was his least favorite chore as that’s what he did all day. I can see why now. You need the steady hand of a brain surgeon to do this work!! Outstanding series of videos, you have a subscriber for life!

[dk]

What an incredible movement. I just bought a Rolex Explorer II with this same movement(3185), I can see how much time and effort went into the craftsmanship of the movement. I appreciate the watch even more now!

[AMF]

Wow, that is a stunning watch, around £24000 in the UK. Watching you service this is almost hypnotic ! At first sight I thought the movement looked fairly simple but when you broke down the components it was eye boggling ! Thank youi so much for sharing this amazing process. Kind regards, Ady

[michaelboss]

I could watch your videos all day, this is how videos should be made, no dumb music and I can understand every word you are saying, great camera shooting of all the parts, your hands and tools.