Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2006/12/24
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]I have a few old pocket watches. I might see if he is interested in buying them. Jeffery Smith New Orleans, LA http://www.400tx.com http://400tx.blogspot.com/ -----Original Message----- From: lug-bounces+jsmith342=cox.net@leica-users.org [mailto:lug-bounces+jsmith342=cox.net@leica-users.org] On Behalf Of Bill Smith Sent: Sunday, December 24, 2006 12:17 AM To: Leica Users Group Subject: RE: [Leica] OT: Making Time with the Watchmakers] Jeffery: I got a quote of $100 for a CLA of an old Omega I'm buying now from this nice guy in the USA: http://www.tedsvintagewatches.com/index.htm. May be higher if you didn't buy from him, but doubtful. Here's also a link for The National (USA) Assoc. of Watch and Clock Collectors NAWCC members who sell/ repair vintage stuff. http://72.14.253.104/search?q=cache:Buty5FlC5rIJ:www.nawcc.org/headquarters/ memlinks.htm+vintage+swatch+watches&hl=en&ct=clnk&cd=210 BTW-I used to pay $100 in Houston every 5yrs. too for a Rolex Sub--that didn't ever keep accurate time over 35 yrs. I finally sold it for $3,000 over what I paid for it. Bill Joseph Low <joelct@singnet.com.sg> wrote: If Rolex is not careful - they will also go the way of Leica - presuming their name is infallible and a sure seller Here in Singapore - it costs SGD500 (US$323 - for a simple service excluding parts Joseph Low / Singapore -----Original Message----- From: lug-bounces+joelct=singnet.com.sg@leica-users.org [mailto:lug-bounces+joelct=singnet.com.sg@leica-users.org]On Behalf Of Jeffery Smith Sent: Sunday, December 24, 2006 8:59 AM To: 'Leica Users Group' Subject: RE: [Leica] OT: Making Time with the Watchmakers] I inherited a lady's gold Rolex watch from my father (he was into timepieces). I took it in to be CLA'd. The price? $800. At prices like that, Rolex watchmaking skills won't die out. ;-) Jeffery Smith New Orleans, LA http://www.400tx.com http://400tx.blogspot.com/ -----Original Message----- From: lug-bounces+jsmith342=cox.net@leica-users.org [mailto:lug-bounces+jsmith342=cox.net@leica-users.org] On Behalf Of Rei Shinozuka Sent: Saturday, December 23, 2006 6:42 PM To: Leica Users Group (LUG) Subject: [Leica] OT: Making Time with the Watchmakers] tangential to the world of mechanical cameras, the near death and then rebirth of the mechanical timepeice is an interesting story. this article discusses a specific training program to ensure that watchmaking skills don't die out with the last of the old timers. http://www.businessweek.com/smallbiz/content/dec2006/sb20061221_267151.htm -- Rei Shinozuka shino@panix.com Ridgewood, New Jersey _______________________________________________ Leica Users Group. See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information _______________________________________________ Leica Users Group. See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information _______________________________________________ Leica Users Group. See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com _______________________________________________ Leica Users Group. See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information