Restoration of a Waltham Vanguard Railroad Grade Pocket Watch - Family Heirloom

This Waltham Vanguard is a family heirloom of a viewer whose father, Raye E. Hughes, A WW2 veteran of the US Navy, used this watch while working as a conductor for the Texas & Pacific Railway. The watch was passed down to Raye from his father. Clearly, it’s seen better days and who knows when this watch had last run, BUT my opinion is it can still be restored to working order. I may go as far to say it’s a diamond in the rough. Can I restore this watch close to railroad grade accuracy? #restoration #watchrepair #pocketwatch Contact info: cspinnerwatchrepair@ Many of my tools I use are affordable. If you’re interested in getting started with watch repair and would like to use what I use, I’ve included some links below. I earn a small commission from Amazon if purchases are made using these links. Useful Texts: Watch Repairer’s Manual: Watchmaker’s Lathe: Tools: Micrometer: Micrometer Stand: Microscope: Movement Holder (pocket watches): Movement Holder (wrist watches): Ceramic Tipped Tweezers: Finger cots: Micrometer: and Stand: Rodico: Tweezers: 10X Loupe: Levers: Demagnetizer: Screwdrivers (Bergeon): Screwdrivers (cheaper option): Cleaning: Mesh Baskets: Ultrasonic: Mason Jars: Cleaning Solution: Rinsing Solution: Cleaning Brushes: Lubrication: Oilers: DX Grease: Moebius 941: Moebius 9010: Moebius D5: Buffing and Polishing: PolyWatch: Polishing Compound: Bench Buffer Polisher: Chapters: 0:00 Introduction 2:00 Movement Disassembly 10:33 Balance Staff Replacement 13:45 Cleaning 15:10 Begin Reassembly 21:00 Burnishing Pivots 23:22 Continue Reassembly 28:16 Balance Installation 28:50 Polishing the Case 29:29 Making a Stem on the Lathe 32:55 Completing Assembly 35:27 Closing Remarks