A YouTube first. Today we service an unobtainable Buren Incastar. We'll take a look at what makes this very rare vintage watch so special, as well as discuss the history of the Buren watch company. On a personal note, this is by far my favourite vintage watch and one of my favourite watch brands.

A special watch needs a special strap, so I'll also show the exotic skin strapmaking process in this video. I hope you all enjoy a look at this very special watch.

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History
The Buren Watch Company was created in 1898, following the acquisition of Fritz Suter & Cie, at the Swiss town Büren an der Aare (canton Bern), by the London company of H. Williamson Ltd. There were produced pocket watches of all types and table clocks. Due to the existing rail link H. Williamson Ltd. invested and expanded further in Büren and developed the site into an international branch. From 1916 Henry Williamson used the signature “Büren Watch Co.”

Then the H. Williamson Ltd. had to close due to a stock market crash. However, a group of Swiss and an Englishman provided the capital necessary to be able to continue the watch production under Swiss management and with the new name Uhrenfabrik Buren AG.

In 1966 the Buren Watch Company was sold to the Hamilton Watch Company. Buren quickly became the manufacturer of the majority of Hamilton watches, eliminating US production. Buren continued working on new movements, notably Calibre 82, a highbeat movement. But the Buren name was retired before it was finished. After Buren/Hamilton was taken over by the SSIH in 1971, the company rapidly failed. In 1972 came the end of the Buren Watch Company, with all assets sold.

Today the brand name is owned by the Schweizer Uhren Editionen (Swiss Watches Editions) in Hamburg, which again manufactures watches under this label. Partly with old movements, but to a large extent also with ETA movements.

Literature
The history of watchmaking in Buren / Switzerland (Die Geschichte der Uhrmacherei in Büren / Schweiz); Author Hans Kocher, ISBN 3766710311

Source: https://www.watchwiki.net/doku.php?i...


Oil used
Light oil (escape wheel/third wheel/fourth wheel/balance pivots): Moebius 9010
Heavy oil (centre wheel/barrel arbor/barrel/motion work): Moebius HP 1300 or Moebius D5
Pallet oil: Moebius 941/2 and Moebius 9415 pallet grease (for fast beating watches over 19,800bph)
Mainspring: Moebius 8200 grease
Keyless work and upper crown wheel: Moebius 8301 grease

Cleaning agents
Elma WF Pro Watch Cleaning
Elma Suprol Pro



00:00 Introduction and History
00:30 Disassembling the Watch Movement
10:30 Cleaning the Watch Parts Thoroughly
11:25 Crafting a Snakeskin Watch Strap
21:30 Reassembling and Oiling the Movement
22:50 Winding the Mainspring: LeftHanded Spring, RightHanded Winders!
24:30 Reassembling and Oiling the Back of the Mainplate
29:00 Reassembling and Oiling the Dial Side of the Mainplate
33:50 Tick Tock: Does the Watch Run?
39:11 Revealing the Results and Showcasing the Watch on Wrist