Best places to get a watch serviced
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Well best and cheapest. I've taken my Tag carrera for a service at my local Goldsmiths. And it's £325 for a big service. it's never had one and looses about 5 mins every 5-7 days.
I have never taken a watch in for a service and in the past 10 years have bought (well for my birthday) a Omega Planet ocean, which works as well as the first day I bought it. Never loosed much time at all. And lives in my watch winder next to my Tag when not in use.
So where is best to get them serviced. I know it needs to be a authorised place. And would rather have a shop on the high street I can take it to get serviced than send one via the mail (if there is such a thing). Online etc.
Also I have just bought a Breitling Super Avenger 2 with yellow face.
So I need either a larger watch winder or a single one to add to the double I have now. I was given my last one over 10 years ago.
So Any recommendations on a place to buy a nice watch winder. Not looking at fancy or expensive, just something that will do the job
cheers for reading
I have never taken a watch in for a service and in the past 10 years have bought (well for my birthday) a Omega Planet ocean, which works as well as the first day I bought it. Never loosed much time at all. And lives in my watch winder next to my Tag when not in use.
So where is best to get them serviced. I know it needs to be a authorised place. And would rather have a shop on the high street I can take it to get serviced than send one via the mail (if there is such a thing). Online etc.
Also I have just bought a Breitling Super Avenger 2 with yellow face.
So I need either a larger watch winder or a single one to add to the double I have now. I was given my last one over 10 years ago.
So Any recommendations on a place to buy a nice watch winder. Not looking at fancy or expensive, just something that will do the job
cheers for reading
RemaL said:
I was under the impression (possibly I'm wrong) you needed to take a Tag, omega or breitling to an Authorised dealer to get them serviced.
Who and what do people use to get their's serviced then?
A honest reply to your question.
No, you don't need to go to an authorised dealer any more than you need to have your car serviced at an AD.Who and what do people use to get their's serviced then?
A honest reply to your question.
A service should include a strip down, clean in an ultrasonic tank, oil, rebuild, time and possibly a pressure check & replacement of seals. Any good independent can do that.
However, replacement parts may be difficult to come by if anything is actually broken. That said, if it's just a service nothing should be broken.
A decent independent will be a lot cheaper, and should discuss with you exactly what you'd like done.
I know it's pedantic of me but I can't help myself
HTH, and I wish you luck getting good answers to your questions
RemaL said:
And it's £325 for a big service. it's never had one and looses about 5 mins every 5-7 days.
Loses.RemaL said:
Never loosed much time at all.
Loses, or possibly Lost.HTH, and I wish you luck getting good answers to your questions
-Pete- said:
I know it's pedantic of me but I can't help myself
HTH, and I wish you luck getting good answers to your questions
And why I keep out of the lounge, even with auto correct when you suffer dyslexia ( i did need to google that) and try your best with grammar it is a petty reply. but hay you can't win them all RemaL said:
And it's £325 for a big service. it's never had one and looses about 5 mins every 5-7 days.
Loses.RemaL said:
Never loosed much time at all.
Loses, or possibly Lost.HTH, and I wish you luck getting good answers to your questions
Edited by RemaL on Wednesday 30th September 20:54
I was wondering why my ears were burning today - just put it down to the tail end of the cold I've had 
Has the 5 min / week or so been like that since new or is it something that's developed over time? If it's always been like that or has drifted slowly over time then it may be appropriate to regulate it or do what Breitling describe as a "maintenance service". Basically that's clean and lubricate the escapement (as the most critical part of the movement), regulate and reseal / pressure test.
It's a (sort of) sore point from the traditional watchmaking POV that you wouldn't only clean part of a movement. But movement design, cases and, more importantly, oils have improved so much since the book was written (and we were stirring up olive oil in boiling water to purify it) that it's a technically valid approach in certain cases now.
Has the 5 min / week or so been like that since new or is it something that's developed over time? If it's always been like that or has drifted slowly over time then it may be appropriate to regulate it or do what Breitling describe as a "maintenance service". Basically that's clean and lubricate the escapement (as the most critical part of the movement), regulate and reseal / pressure test.
It's a (sort of) sore point from the traditional watchmaking POV that you wouldn't only clean part of a movement. But movement design, cases and, more importantly, oils have improved so much since the book was written (and we were stirring up olive oil in boiling water to purify it) that it's a technically valid approach in certain cases now.
Variomatic said:
I was wondering why my ears were burning today - just put it down to the tail end of the cold I've had
Has the 5 min / week or so been like that since new or is it something that's developed over time? If it's always been like that or has drifted slowly over time then it may be appropriate to regulate it or do what Breitling describe as a "maintenance service". Basically that's clean and lubricate the escapement (as the most critical part of the movement), regulate and reseal / pressure test.
It's a (sort of) sore point from the traditional watchmaking POV that you wouldn't only clean part of a movement. But movement design, cases and, more importantly, oils have improved so much since the book was written (and we were stirring up olive oil in boiling water to purify it) that it's a technically valid approach in certain cases now.
cheers for posting and having a look on your website and recommendations on here I will be giving you a call in the futureHas the 5 min / week or so been like that since new or is it something that's developed over time? If it's always been like that or has drifted slowly over time then it may be appropriate to regulate it or do what Breitling describe as a "maintenance service". Basically that's clean and lubricate the escapement (as the most critical part of the movement), regulate and reseal / pressure test.
It's a (sort of) sore point from the traditional watchmaking POV that you wouldn't only clean part of a movement. But movement design, cases and, more importantly, oils have improved so much since the book was written (and we were stirring up olive oil in boiling water to purify it) that it's a technically valid approach in certain cases now.
A quick question. I have a Sinn UX liquid filled watch which I was under the impression again it needs to be sent back to Sinn the Germany to eb resealed and filled. Is this something you can do? I ask as it's working fine but somehow losing liquid over time. A bubble over th epast year or so has become apparent
this watch
https://www.sinn.de/en/Modell/UX.htm
RemaL said:
Cheers to everyone else for the guidance. Nice when PH does try and help and for once
Your Wellcombe Deliberately done to make -Pete-'s teeth itch!The Watches forum seems to have a bad reputation on PH. Probably because some people boast about spending rather obscene amounts on watches. Others simply post factually about spending what is perceived by many to be obscene amounts of money on a watch, when a £10 Casio would do the job far better.
In truth, there's little difference between that and buying an expensive luxury gas guzzler car when a £500 snotter would do the job just as well, but watches don't run on petrol, so the irony is lost on many PH posters.
You'll also find that there is very little of the "prove the OP" wrong mentality in this subforum. We do try to help here.
I'll have a google for the watch forum.
I try and take as little notice as I can on forums about what people spend on watches and how bad other peoples grammar is
Most I know would find it hard to understand why I want many watches. I just like them. Both my Planet ocean and breitling have been 30's and now 40's birthday presents. but as i'm not 40 for another 18 months and having the opportunity to get a breitling Super avenger for a very very good price I could not say no
I know very little about them apart from what I like and how hard I need to save to buy them. By this I mean servicing and recommended places to send watches other than shops on the high street
I try and take as little notice as I can on forums about what people spend on watches and how bad other peoples grammar is
Most I know would find it hard to understand why I want many watches. I just like them. Both my Planet ocean and breitling have been 30's and now 40's birthday presents. but as i'm not 40 for another 18 months and having the opportunity to get a breitling Super avenger for a very very good price I could not say no
I know very little about them apart from what I like and how hard I need to save to buy them. By this I mean servicing and recommended places to send watches other than shops on the high street
RemaL said:
cheers for posting and having a look on your website and recommendations on here I will be giving you a call in the future
A quick question. I have a Sinn UX liquid filled watch which I was under the impression again it needs to be sent back to Sinn the Germany to be resealed and filled.
You're welcome. My attitude is that watchmaking / repair isn't some Dark Art to only be talked about in hushed voices in candlelit chambers despite what many of the bigger workshops would like to pretend. A quick question. I have a Sinn UX liquid filled watch which I was under the impression again it needs to be sent back to Sinn the Germany to be resealed and filled.
It needs a certain aptitude and an appropriate skill set but that's true of any job. To me, being honest about that rather than trying to shroud it all in mystery and bulls
t is not only the honest thing but benefits everyone in the long term.As for the Sinn, I'm afraid that's one of the very few that really is a back to the maker job. When Beuchat first brought out the Abyssal oil-filled I did experiment with oil filling but it's nowhere near as straightforward as you might think, especially if the only "facilities" you have for it are a large tub of oil and a pair of Marigolds
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