1960s Benrus Tuxedo Watch (ETA 1281 Movement) Repair - Part 1

This is the first in a series of videos where I will repair a 1960s-era Benrus dress watch with a tuxedo-style dial. The watch has a Benrus DN2A movement, which is actually a rebranded ETA 1281.

In his video, I will disassemble and evaluate the watch and its movement. Because the cleaning process is the same for all watches, I will not make a video showing me clean this watch movement. I have a separate video showing the watch cleaning process that you can watch if you want to see how I clean a mechanical watch movement:    • Watch Movement Cleaning  

00:00 Introduction
00:56 Initial Timegrapher Readings
02:17 Some More History
03:45 Extracting the Stem
05:03 Removing the Movement From the Case
05:41 Pulling the Hands
06:53 Removing the Dial Spacer Ring
07:21 The Dial Screws
07:45 Finishing the Hand Removal
08:29 Removing the Dial
08:47 Removing the Dial Washer and Hour Wheel
09:11 Removing the Keyless Works and Minute Wheel
12:40 Removing the Cannon Pinion
14:09 Removing the Ratchet Wheel, Click and Click Spring, and Crown Wheel
16:32 Removing the Train Bridge, Train Wheels, and Escape Wheel
18:24 Removing the Barrel Bridge and Barrel
19:10 Removing the Stem Retaining Screw
19:26 Opening the Mainspring Barrel
20:13 Removing the Mainspring and Barrel Arbor
21:57 The Unusual Balance Jewels and Anti-Shock System
22:31 Removing the Upper Balance Jewels
25:04 Removing the Balance Wheel and Balance Cock
26:28 Removing the Pallet Bridge and Pallet Fork
28:14 Removing the Lower Escape Cap Jewel
29:10 Removing the Lower Balance Jewels
31:07 Conclusion

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