Flea Market Jackpot: Restoring a $20 Grand Seiko to one worth $1,000

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This time I'm restoring a vintage Grand Seiko from 1968. The watch was sent to me by Fabrizio, a viewer from Italy. He bought the watch at a flea market along with a few other watches for $20. The seller obviously didn't know what he was selling and due to the condition of the watch, it was actually hard to tell. This Grand Seiko watch had a retail price in 1968 of 40,000 Yen (about $110 at that time) and sells for over $1000 today. The Reference of this watch is 6146-8000 (61GS series) and it´s powered by the Seiko 6146 automatic movement. A big thanks to @lapinistwatchrestoration who provided me with the caseback and the glass. He does incredible restorations on vintage Seiko watches and sells these cool casebacks and glasses for vintage Seiko watches. Definitely worth a visit at https://lapinist.com/ Early access, Ads-Free Videos and behind the scenes content on: Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/Reddeadrestoration or Become a channel-member: https://www.youtube.com/reddeadrestoration/join Follow me on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/reddeadrestoration/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/YTRedDeadRestoration/ Chapters: 0:00 - Disassembly 3:57 - Case Restoration 5:45 - Hands and Bezel 6:44 - Cleaning 7:52 - Caseback and Glass by "Lapinist" 8:59 - Dial Repair / Time-Machine 9:57 - Troubleshooting and Movement Cleaning 12:40 - Reassembly 18:56 - Final Result I hope you liked this restoration, if so, like, comment and subscribe ;) Subscribe to my channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/RedDeadRestoration?sub_confirmation=1 Music: Frightmare by @JimenaContreras Link to the song: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P98Z1sDceLg Virtual Roaming Charges by @halfcoolmusic Link to the song: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pY1ZmluAYGM ___________________________________ Thanks to all my patreons, channel-members and subscribers! And especially to my gold-supporters: - Diego Macias - Tim959 - Max Szmekura - Raty Ning as well as my silver-supporters: - Peter Oetterli - Alfredo Lagos - イェンシー - Juan Eduardo Galicia Avila - Osto - Dan Ames - Coleslawyum - Martti Künnapas ___________________________________ TOOLS: Best value watchmaking-tools by Horotec: @horotecsa2535 Link to the Shop: https://webshop.horotec.ch/ Bezel Remover: MSA07.119 Hands Removing Levers: MSA05.008 Hands Removing Press: MSA05.129 Hand-Setting Press: MSA05.021 Magnifiers: MSA00.032 Screwdrivers: MSA01.020-C Graffiti styled Horotec-Tools: Link to the shop: https://horotec-custom.ch/shop/ Graffiti Closing Press: GRAF07.131 Graffiti Press with Large Wheel: GRAF07.360 Elma Cleaning Products by @elmaultrasonic Link to the shop: https://www.elma-ultrasonic.com/en/products/ultrasonic-cleaners Workshop Equipment by @friedrichkuppergmbh9654 Link to the shop: https://www.friedrich-kuepper.de/ Other Tools: Acrylic Glass Polishing Compound: https://amzn.to/2XIP8vF ** Case Polishing Diamond Paste: https://amzn.to/2Ye1MSo ** Case Polishing Wadding: https://amzn.to/2UlNfme ** Thermo-Tape: https://amzn.to/30YktME ** Fiber Glass Pen: https://amzn.to/2AQfpzi ** UV-Lamp: https://amzn.to/3iuOSJ8 ** UV-Glue: https://amzn.to/3ghGSZK ** Rodico: https://amzn.to/3eWtTN2 ** Multi-Purpose Watch-Repair-Kit: https://amzn.to/2XIQ7Mn ** Multitool: https://amzn.to/2BNryW9 ** Buffing Wheels for Multitool: https://amzn.to/30gJCSF ** My Camera: https://amzn.to/32er4BJ ** ** Affiliate Links Disclaimer: This video and description contains affiliate links, which means that if you click on one of the product links, I'll receive a small commission. This help support the channel and allows me to continue to make videos like this. Thank you for the support! Subtitles available in: German, Spanish, Russian, Hindi, Portuguese, French, Italian, Arabic, Japanese, Chinese #watchrestoration #asmr #restoration #asmrrestoration #asmrrelax