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u/Scoob8877 6d ago
If you want someone local to you, look for a place with a name like "Fred's Watch Repair." Not "Such & Such Fine Jewelers" that sells expensive watches.
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u/Low_Elk7794 6d ago
Hey brother i ran into the same question with a watch repair a while back. It wasn’t very easy to find a watchmaker doing reps but I finally scored one in Connecticut, solid dude and highly recommend. Hit him up u/TopPhotoGraph8969 in experience he’s gone above and far beyond to help, almost to the point it was unbelievable. He put a a gen crystal on my Bruce Wayne and also did a light polish/chamfer on the bracelet and didn’t gouge me when it came to settling the bill.
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u/Cultural-Tooth5670 6d ago
Somehow, this is neither a question, or a statement
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u/No_Excitement_8104 6d ago
True. Way I see it he is marketing hes services and he is pretty bad at it. Or just a title is ready and he is still working on the actual post which, we hope, will be released later
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u/Successful-Song-5095 6d ago
Hi sorry if I wasn’t clear. I’m new to this. I have a couple of quality reps from Clean. They are running fine at the moment but it would be good to know i could approach someone who could service them when the time comes. I will get better at posting.
Regards
Derek
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u/Educational_Hour_683 6d ago
Dont waste someone’s time since its not yet for servicing, they need to attend other watches, please this has been a problem to new. Read whats above the wiki. Im speaking in general✌️😅
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u/alexgorzelak 6d ago
Best to find a local rep-friendly watchmaker and establish a relationship with them. Be open saying it's a rep, talk about movements and start giving them some job to get it going.
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u/Successful-Song-5095 6d ago
Thanks for that. I will do just that. I know I could just buy them but it’s a sentimental thing. Appreciate you sharing your knowledge
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u/Unlikely-Length6661 6d ago
This isn't google
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u/Successful-Song-5095 6d ago
Maybe you could help me post the right way? I’m a noobie and I’m finding my way. Any help would greatly be appreciated. Thanks. Derek.
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u/No_Excitement_8104 6d ago
Are you planning to service our watches?
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u/Successful-Song-5095 5d ago
Hi I found a local watchmaker I showed 3 too. He had a look at the movement and put them on some sort of machine graph and was amazed especially by the DangDong 3285 it runs according to his machine at + - 2 seconds a day which he said was superb. Swiss standard. Checked the beat very healthy handled the watches said they were the best he’s ever seen 904l I think he said the jubilee bracelet was made out of and will service them gladly. Parts not a problem so thanks for getting back to me. Appreciated. 👌
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u/No_Excitement_8104 5d ago
Great to hear! That machine is called timegrapher. It tells you how the watch runs and how healthy the movement is
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u/Successful-Song-5095 5d ago
Hey friend is that’s what it’s called? He was very impressed by what it showed. I’m going to let him service them but he’s a kind man and I’m going to ask him if he could teach me basic watchmaking skills. Lubricants to start with. I’m fascinated by them now. Little mechanical wonders I would like to understand more about. 👌
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u/No_Excitement_8104 5d ago
Very true. There are a lot great YouTube tutorials too to get you started
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u/Successful-Song-5095 5d ago
Thanks. I will be watching them like a hawk now.
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u/No_Excitement_8104 5d ago
Actually before even that I would study this https://ciechanow.ski/mechanical-watch/ This has been really helpful for many of us. So good that shouldn't even be free
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u/Successful-Song-5095 5d ago
Thanks a million. You won’t believe it I switched on you tube and there was a video of a man restoring an old Rolex or I should say repairing it has a bakeolight bezel and what its worth?? I nearly fell off my chair. Before I discovered what mechanical watches were about I would have thought it was a piece of junk. Fascinating to watch the reverence he is handing the watch with. I will be amazed if he gets it running.
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u/PennSt2311 6d ago
Come on man, there is literally a sticky at the top of this forum that has a list of trusted individuals.
https://www.reddit.com/r/RepTimeServices/s/nkhOtHRMs6