How a Mechanical Watch Works | Explained in 5 Minutes

This time I want to show you how a mechanical watch works. In my restoration videos I´m assuming this as known but do you really know how it works?

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[heatedwafflez]

A precisely five minute video, like the precision clockwork you work with. <3

[cdakwlfgaang]

Just a small wrist watch, but an engineering masterpiece in itself.

[jeff-crankyxer]

Outstanding! I think I learned more about how a watch works in this five-minute video than probably from an instruction manual. Can't wait for your next restoration!

[GradyChambless]

This is a clear and beautiful explanation. Even though I've seen it all go together, it still seems like magic that it all works so perfectly.

[jules.marshall]

After many hundreds of hours of watching movement restoration videos during lockdown, I now understand how they work! Thank you.

[turquoiseandcoral]

The slow-motion of the hairspring looked like it was breathing. And just like us, a watch is like heartbeats. Your videos are interesting, pristine, and relaxing.

[IMakeWatches]

Orson Welles has said that there was nothing one couldn't learn about cinematic camerawork in a day and a half. You show for basic watchmaking it's only five minutes! I wish I had seen this video before I tried to rebuild a watch movement with no experience, as it took me 16 hours. If anyone is interested in watching that, all 16 hours are recorded with eight cameras covering every minute of the process in detail. The videos are posted on my own youtube channel "I Shoot Watches, " (search for "rebuild IWC Cal 44").

[ElijsDima]

This is a *very* good explainer, because you show not only the assembly but also what effect each component practically has. Imo the *best* "how a watch works" video out there.
A followup with self-winding and chrono modules would ofc be great; though I appreciate that those might be more difficult to demonstrate.

Random thought... It would be nice to have a movement like this (whether by ETA or a custom modification) where the back plates were transparent (e.g. milled sapphire); as is they cover up so much of the watch mechanisms...

[megachonker]

I always wondered how mechanical watches worked. I feel like a big mystery has just been revealed to me. Thanks for sharing this wonderful video 😊

[bjw]

I love watching shows like this, initially I was put off by no commentary, but sometimes it's just nice to watch a craftsman at working in silence in a world that is all noise all the time, thank you.

[merkhadia]

As a person who always watching watches content everyday, this is probably the most simple video to understand how mechanical watch works..thanks mate

[shandelor]

I got my first automatic watch and seeing the attention to detail and craft behind it is so fascinating! Makes me appreciate it much more

[josecantillo]

I love all of your videos, but this one Is the best one so far. Always got lost when I saw you put back together the watch but this changes everything. Great work 🙌🏽

[JogieGlenMait]

No one talked but this is by far the video that made me understand more about the functions of a mechanical watch.

[JDGillis]

What an awesome lesson on the inner workings of a basic watch. It will no doubt still be a few weeks before I am ready to take on a Rolex, but at least I know what a pallet fork does now.

Thank you so much.

[LSnium]

I wear a vintage Imperial "25 Jewel" watch that has a 17 jewel movement, manual, I always just knew they had gears in them but never knew how they worked in order, this video taught me a lot about my watch and how the layers and different parts qork together to make a watch work.

[raikbusse]

Short, to the point, but incredibly good. I find it really cool that the movement is kept in black.

[Paka]

I have watched this video about 10 times and still can't understand this at all. :D

[MM-qvlf]

Who the heck came up with a complex mechanism like that is beyond me, it's insane.

[godfreyberry]

Possibly the best video on watch mechanicals out there. Can hardly understand why some charlatan watchmakers make such a big deal of their profession. Fortunately, I have experienced some 'old school' watchmakers who love what they do and their results are amazing.