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Watch repair joins Curiosity Incorporated's list of winter projects

Alexander and Melissa return for a live chat, with the barn awaiting its garage door and the Volvo making way for a tractor.

Why this story? The channel's weekly summary: what went up this week, what is drawing views now, and where the channel stands among similar channels.

Live chat! It’s been a long time :)Live chat! It’s been a long time :)

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  1. 1:10Barn construction is paused while Alexander waits for a delayed garage door delivery.
  2. 4:55The Volvo project car has been sold to make garage space for the tractor.
  3. 10:40Alexander is buying parts online and teaching himself watch repair as a winter hobby.
  4. 32:20Estate-sale and storage-locker videos are scheduled through November and December.
  5. 51:50The barn is intended to house the Ford tractor, boat and storage shelving.

Curiosity Incorporated's Alexander Archbold has found a project small enough to work on without finishing the barn: teaching himself watch repair. Buying parts online and learning how to fix watches is his new winter hobby, he tells viewers in "Live chat! It's been a long time :)", with Melissa beside him.

The catch-up drew roughly 15,000 views and was the most watched new upload of the week. It also explains the pause in the barn series we reported on here. Construction has caught up with the videos, but the garage door delivery is delayed. Meanwhile, the tractor needs shelter, so Alexander has sold the cheap Volvo project car to free up garage space. Even an antique reseller has to stop bringing things home occasionally.

Melissa talks about returning to preschool teaching, while Alexander looks ahead to estate-sale and storage-locker videos scheduled through November and December. Viewers bring their own long memories to the conversation, recalling the Potter's house series and treating the chat as a chance to catch up over breakfast.

There were 15 uploads altogether, with jewelry supplying several of the shorter discoveries: rings hidden in a bag, diamond testing and the difference between gold's scrap value and auction price. The live chat carries the most viewing momentum right now; among Shorts, the ring-appraisal guide and a silver-coin discovery are especially active.

Subscribers held steady, and daily views are running at less than half their usual level. That softer pace is shared by several nearby collectibles channels, including Tom Ayling and RetroBlasting. For Alexander, the practical question is what the finished barn will hold: his Ford tractor, the boat and storage shelving, rather than another project car.

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What viewers say

  • so nice to see how you and mellisa are doing and hear your takes on things. it really helped lift my spirits! thankyou for sharing your stories. love watching your videos!
  • Dagnabit i missed the live ,it's good to see you Alex & Melissa ! 😃👋
    @johnroberts2444See it on YouTube
  • I found your videos back when you were doing the Potters house and joined. I have always looked forward to your videos ever since.
    You all have a lovely family ❤
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  • I love the barn.
    @cindyjarskey3931See it on YouTube
  • Melissa you and your family put good out into the world, so good comes back to you
    @PamelaMatthews-q7xSee it on YouTube

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The facts
Subscribers
593,000
Channel views, last 7 days
216,179
Videos published this week
15
Video published
November 5, 2026
Video views so far
14,901
Views on its first day
14,720

The numbers

Here is Curiosity Incorporated's week in views and subscribers.

views gained this week: this channel and similar channels
Tom Ayling
285,243
subscribers
593,000
no significant change in the last 7 days
total views
161,076,703
views per day
18,104
typical day: 38,542
subscribers: this channel and similar channels
Tom Ayling
354,000
As of November 6, 2026 · Data source: Trari Social News, Trari Traffic Trends and Ranking Platform, Google YouTube
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