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Big Rumbly said:
Good afternoon,
Can anyone recommend a watch repairers in Cambridge or north Essex. The watch is only worth about £60, but I want to keep it. Local ones I've tried are not interested,and most others want you to send the watch away
Many thanks
If you can get to Colchester go and see the man at Chimes, Trinity Street, he's excellent.Can anyone recommend a watch repairers in Cambridge or north Essex. The watch is only worth about £60, but I want to keep it. Local ones I've tried are not interested,and most others want you to send the watch away
Many thanks
http://www.chimesofcolchester.com/
Big Rumbly said:
...most others want you to send the watch away
Many thanks
This chap has an excellent reputation and I based on that I happily sent my Omega Speedmaster to him for service. Came back like new! Don't discount sending the watch away. Many thanks
http://www.rytetimewatchrepairs.co.uk/
RichB said:
Big Rumbly said:
...most others want you to send the watch away
Many thanks
This chap has an excellent reputation and I based on that I happily sent my Omega Speedmaster to him for service. Came back like new! Don't discount sending the watch away. Many thanks
http://www.rytetimewatchrepairs.co.uk/
Don't know the movement they've used off the top of my head, but having a quick look on Google I assume it's one of the Chinese auto models.
The stems in those are held in by a spring loaded setting lever rather than a screwed one so, as long as it's latched back in properly (it moves in and out of handset correctly and doesn't fall straight out again with a firm-ish pull on it) then it will probably be fine as it is - especially if you were aware of catching it on something when it pulled out. If it just randomly dropped out without getting snagged then there may be a problem.
If the stem's worn so it won't latch in place then it may be available but shouldn't cost anything like £60 at a decent indie. Because of almost non-existant parts availability, if the setting lever's damaged (the other thing that might cause insecurity), the only practical "repair" option would be to replace the entire movement. Again, £60 is way up at the "top end" of what I'd be expecting to charge for that - most of them wouldn't cost more than about £40 fitted!
The stems in those are held in by a spring loaded setting lever rather than a screwed one so, as long as it's latched back in properly (it moves in and out of handset correctly and doesn't fall straight out again with a firm-ish pull on it) then it will probably be fine as it is - especially if you were aware of catching it on something when it pulled out. If it just randomly dropped out without getting snagged then there may be a problem.
If the stem's worn so it won't latch in place then it may be available but shouldn't cost anything like £60 at a decent indie. Because of almost non-existant parts availability, if the setting lever's damaged (the other thing that might cause insecurity), the only practical "repair" option would be to replace the entire movement. Again, £60 is way up at the "top end" of what I'd be expecting to charge for that - most of them wouldn't cost more than about £40 fitted!
Variomatic said:
Don't know the movement they've used off the top of my head, but having a quick look on Google I assume it's one of the Chinese auto models.
The stems in those are held in by a spring loaded setting lever rather than a screwed one so, as long as it's latched back in properly (it moves in and out of handset correctly and doesn't fall straight out again with a firm-ish pull on it) then it will probably be fine as it is - especially if you were aware of catching it on something when it pulled out. If it just randomly dropped out without getting snagged then there may be a problem.
If the stem's worn so it won't latch in place then it may be available but shouldn't cost anything like £60 at a decent indie. Because of almost non-existant parts availability, if the setting lever's damaged (the other thing that might cause insecurity), the only practical "repair" option would be to replace the entire movement. Again, £60 is way up at the "top end" of what I'd be expecting to charge for that - most of them wouldn't cost more than about £40 fitted!
It is a chinese auto model as you sayThe stems in those are held in by a spring loaded setting lever rather than a screwed one so, as long as it's latched back in properly (it moves in and out of handset correctly and doesn't fall straight out again with a firm-ish pull on it) then it will probably be fine as it is - especially if you were aware of catching it on something when it pulled out. If it just randomly dropped out without getting snagged then there may be a problem.
If the stem's worn so it won't latch in place then it may be available but shouldn't cost anything like £60 at a decent indie. Because of almost non-existant parts availability, if the setting lever's damaged (the other thing that might cause insecurity), the only practical "repair" option would be to replace the entire movement. Again, £60 is way up at the "top end" of what I'd be expecting to charge for that - most of them wouldn't cost more than about £40 fitted!
If you push the winder right back in, it seems to stay in place, but the watch keeps stopping, if you pull the winder all the way out and remove it, the watch seems to keep going.
Thanks for taking the time to reply everybody, and you Variomatic.
Edited by Big Rumbly on Wednesday 18th December 07:34
Edited by Big Rumbly on Wednesday 18th December 07:35
Big Rumbly said:
It is a chinese auto model as you say
If you push the winder right back in, it seems to stay in place, but the watch keeps stopping, if you pull the winder all the way out and remove it, the watch seems to keep going.
Thanks for taking the time to reply everybody, and you Variomatic.
just got my homage back from Variomatic. Fantastic service and repair at a great price. Would recomend to other Phers needing a repair. Thanks Joe.If you push the winder right back in, it seems to stay in place, but the watch keeps stopping, if you pull the winder all the way out and remove it, the watch seems to keep going.
Thanks for taking the time to reply everybody, and you Variomatic.
Edited by Big Rumbly on Wednesday 18th December 07:34
Edited by Big Rumbly on Wednesday 18th December 07:35
Only, next time, can you make it something Swiss or Japanese that I can buy parts for please? 
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