Rolex Said: Impossible | Restoration of a Vintage GMT-Master - Directors Cut

This is a newly edited Director’s Cut version of the original restoration, featuring additional footage and revised edits. This time, I'm restoring a vintage Rolex GMT-Master from 1967. The watch was sent to me by Dimitris, a viewer from Greece. He inherited it from his father in 1972. In 1987 he went swimming with it, forgetting to screw down the crown — saltwater entered and flooded the movement. A local watchmaker told him nothing could be saved and offered to sell him another watch instead. Heartbroken, Dimitris placed the watch in a drawer, where it remained untouched for the next 38 years, until he decided to send it to me. This GMT-Master is powered by the Rolex 1575-GMT automatic movement. A special thanks to Zelos Watches for sponsoring this video. Zelos creates exceptional timepieces with impressive quality and value. If you'd like to explore their collection, feel free to visit their online shop: https://zeloswatches.com/ Also, if you're a watchmaker, be sure to visit https://maison-venus.com/ It’s an amazing resource for high-quality watchmaking tools and supplies. Laser Engraving on Box & Card made with the xTool F2 Ultra. If you’d like to check out the xTool F2 Ultra yourself, here’s the link to the official xTool store: 👉 https://xtool.pxf.io/reddeadrestoration ** 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 6:15 - Case Parts Restoration 11:04 - Case Parts Cleaning 12:13 - Hands Restoration 14:02 - Dial Restoration (Time-Machine) 14:35 - Movement Cleaning Part 1 15:30 - Zelos Artemis Damascus 16:47 - Movement Cleaning Part 2 17:50 - Reassembly 26:20 - Making Box & Papers 26:58 - 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: Intro: "Final Boss" by @Myuu Outro: "Virtual Roaming Charges" by @halfcoolmusic ___________________________________ Thanks to all my patreons, channel-members and subscribers! And especially to my gold-supporters: - Diego Macias - Max Szmekura - Raty Ning as well as my silver-supporters: - Alena Diaz - Alfredo Lagos - Allan Pullin - Andy Panda - Coleslawyum - Dan Ames - Don Goode - Frank Moricca - Kevin Pledger - Peter Oetterli - Philipp - Reuben W Parks - Salvatore Baio ___________________________________ 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: English, German, Spanish, Russian, Hindi, Portuguese, French, Italian, Japanese, Chinese, Turkish #watchrestoration #asmr #restoration #asmrrestoration #asmrrelax