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Somewhat related, I came across a YouTube channel (https://www.youtube.com/@WristwatchRevival) that I never would have guessed I'd enjoy but now I am hooked. The host disassembles a high-end mechanical watch each episode, cleans each tiny piece and then puts it all back together again.

I have never had any interest in mechanical watches whatsoever - I use an Apple Watch - but this is so relaxing and he is so good at sharing his extensive knowledge that I find myself immersed in his world for an hour or so each week.

I know this reads like a schill but I promise I have no connection other being a happy viewer.

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It’s funny because I know of Marshall from the fact that he hosts one of the most popular Magic: the Gathering podcasts and I knew he had a wristwatch channel on YouTube but I’ve never seen anyone who knew him primarily from that.

Damn I knew I recognized the voice from somewhere! Never connected the two. Wild stuff. He does great work all around though.

Another recommendation: Blair Watch Project.

https://www.youtube.com/c/BlairWatchProject

He services and repairs Seiko watches, records the process for his customers, and then posts them on YouTube.

WristwatchRevival is awesome. Love watching how meticulous he is and how he truly enjoys horology. Somewhat inspired me to save up for a long time and levelup my watch collection to an Omega Seamaster Diver 300 which I adore... Not because it's fancy, or the price tag, but because of the engineering and craftsmanship. The process of saving, and then finally being able to purchase it. People who buy fake Rolex's or watches are frauds. How can you look down at your wrist knowing that your attempting to trick everybody and take a shortcut and undercut the engineering and precision watchmakers.

I love this guys channel. You can tell the guy is really good at it because of how easy he make it look. His videos almost got me into it myself, had to remind myself that the reason he makes it look so effortless is because he put so much time into it (and there was no way I was going to achieve the same results without significant effort).

As someone who just got infected by a friend to start looking into watches, and now this thread, why wouldn't you get into it? I'm already looking for the cheapest tools and cheapest mechanical watch I could purchase to take apart and put together again. Why not give it a try?

I would also recommend Red Dead Restoration (https://www.youtube.com/@RedDeadRestoration). The creator occasionally dips into ASMR territory but the restorations sometimes double as chemistry lessons.

My favorite is Red Dead Restoration: https://www.youtube.com/@RedDeadRestoration

Also recommended is "The Nekkid Watchmaker" for his excellent attitude and great explanations and ASMR versions.

It sounds like you just like the process. There are several good car restoration channels for this too.

Plug for Hand Tool Rescue, one of the better restorers in the tool category. A lot of them out there, now. Also like "Perfect Restorations"

There's also a cobbler one where he restores old shoes, boots, bags, etc.

Bedo's Leatherworks

Project Binky from Bad Obsession Motorsport is like this, for years they've been fitting a Toyota Celica engine into a classic Mini to create a four wheel drive beast of a car and they show all the fabrication involved. I know pretty much nothing about metalwork but it's one of the most satisfying things I've ever watched. I also learned about how cars work on a fairly low level through that series.

I get a similar satisfaction watching people fix up old Game Boys and similar.

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