Vintage Watch Movement Repair - ETA 2472

In this video I check a vintage ETA 2472 Swiss watch movement for faults and I change the date disc. If you find that portions of the video go into too much detail feel free to use the chapter index below to jump forward or use YouTube's built-in playback speed setting (gear icon) to speed up playback to 1.5x or 2x.

Thanks for watching! I hope you find this video and the other videos on the channel useful!

YouTube videos referenced in this video:

How a Mechanical Watch Works
Jake O'Neal, YoutTube channel: Animagraffs
https://youtu.be/9_QsCLYs2mY

Servicing of Antique Seiko Automatic Day & Date Mechanical Watch
YouTube channel: the WatchMaker
https://youtu.be/9O96R3Ha3mw

The tools I use are discussed in greater detail in these videos:

$400 Worth Of Bergeon Tools And Supplies
https://rumble.com/v3la1hm-tools-400-worth-of-bergeon-tools-and-supplies.html

Everything I Know About Watchmaking in Five Minutes
https://rumble.com/v3l233d-everything-i-know-about-watchmaking-in-five-minutes.html

chapter index:
00:00:00 introduction
00:02:26 overview of tools to be used in this video
00:05:13 comparison of the two ETAA 2472 movements on the TimeGrapher
00:08:58 opening the watch case
00:12:00 removing the watch hands
00:15:03 removing the movement from the movement holder ring
00:15:51 removing the dial
00:18:29 examining the ETA 2472 movement's internal parts and assembly for faults under the microscope
00:48:22 changing the date disc - removing the damaged date disk
00:53:03 final freeing of the date disc from the movement
00:53:15 removing the date disc from the spare ETA 2409 manual wind movement in order to swap out the date discs
00:57:30 comparing the two date discs for cross-compatibility
00:58:47 continue examining the ETA 2472 movement's internal parts and assembly for faults under the microscope
01:04:21 investigation of the power train - I think the reason the power train runs with the minute, hour and driving wheel / cannon pinion gears off is the seconds hand shaft on a movement with center seconds necessitates a different power train than a sub dial seconds as shown in the Animagraffs reference movement
01:08:55 comparing the driving wheels (part 242) for cross compatibility as I previously swapped those gears out in this movement
01:11:18 continue examining the ETA 2472 movement's internal parts and assembly for faults
01:35:01 inspection and adjustment of the keyless works
01:37:03 putting the replacement date disc back on the movement
01:44:27 A head pat for LAMDA ;)
01:45:09 continue examining the ETA 2472 movement's internal parts and assembly for faults
01:48:15 reinstalling the dial
01:53:09 looking at the balance shaft pivots under the microscope for faults and comparing with the ETA 2409 donor movement pivots
02:12:10 reinstalling the automatic winding mechanism
02:16:03 reinstalling the hands and the movement ring
02:24:43 a note about movement handling and different approaches to watch repair including a reference to the YouTube channel "the WatchMaker" in India
02:26:04 reinstalling the movement in the case
02:30:16 checking the movement again on the TimeGrapher (warning: loud noise when the microscope stabilization support falls over)
02:31:43 conclusion summary and sign-off

An extra shotgun microphone was used to capture ASMR audio of the sounds of the parts and tool use on the workbench.

The stand on my desk that I use to elevate my work area is an IKEA SIGFINN monitor stand.

Before opening any vintage watch or clock for the first time I recommend checking it for radium paint. I didn't do that in this video because it wasn't the first time that I opened this watch. For more information on radium and how to check for it using a geiger counter see either of these two videos:

Everything I Know About Watchmaking in Five Minutes
https://rumble.com/v3l233d-everything-i-know-about-watchmaking-in-five-minutes.html

How to Re-lume a Vintage Watch
https://rumble.com/v3kz7qy-how-to-re-lume-a-vintage-watch-realtime-cutdown.html

The NetIO GC10 that I use is no longer made. It uses an SBM-20 geiger muller tube, which is also used in the GQ GMC-300E and other geiger counters. If you find one of those it should perform similarly.

My videos are for entertainment and educational purposes only. Critical / corrective comments and links to resources including other watchmaking channels are welcome.

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