Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2020/12/13
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]That's an impressive backstory, Sonny, and it looks like the watch has been through the mill with your Dad. He must have had a tough station. However, I would imagine that you'd find any good watch repairer should be able to handle Seiko innards, and source a replacement crystal. If not, did you ask Fratello for a recommendation? Douglas On 13/12/2020 16:12, Sonny Carter via LUG wrote: > I have my father's Seiko 6619-8060 MACV-SOG wristwatch, acquired in Viet > Nam. Somewhat rare, in that it has numerals instead of marks. > > https://sonc.com/seiko.jpg > > Here's an article for the curious: > https://www.fratellowatches.com/tbt-seiko-6619-8060-macv-sog-a-sterile-watch/ > > The SOG is an indication of the unit he was in, Special Ops Group. They > flew C-130 aircraft, but not transports. > > It needs some professional attention, and I'm trying to find someone who > would repair and put a new crystal on it. I don't want "restoration," > just "fixing". > > Do you have a recommendation? > > > > > Regards, > > Sonny > http://sonc.com <http://sonc.com/look/> > Natchitoches, Louisiana > 1714 > Oldest Permanent Settlement in the Louisiana Purchase > > USA > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information