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Subject: [Leica] off topic watches.
From: sonc.hegr at gmail.com (Sonny Carter)
Date: Sun, 13 Dec 2020 12:20:37 -0600
References: <9353d802-aed6-cfd4-7854-4f499a2a3235@lighttube.net> <BE97E2FD-3F4E-4DFA-9BD2-6FFBFD6046AE@gmail.com>

I'll give them a call in the morning.   Sounds like the kind of thing I
want.  All the repair places on the internet have fixed menu prices.

Thanks

Regards,

Sonny
http://sonc.com <http://sonc.com/look/>
Natchitoches, Louisiana
1714
Oldest Permanent Settlement in the Louisiana Purchase

USA


On Sun, Dec 13, 2020 at 11:34 AM Leo Wesson via LUG <lug at leica-users.org>
wrote:

> Hi Sonny,
>
> I ran into the repair/restoration issue with my Mont Blanc watch.  MB
> wanted 900$ to fix a rotating face, Quickset fixed the problem for $40.
>
> https://www.quiksetjewelry.com/
>
> Thanks,
>
> Leo Wesson
> 817-733-9157
> Leo at leowesson.com
>
> > On Dec 13, 2020, at 11:29 AM, Jim Nichols <jhnichols at lighttube.net>
> wrote:
> >
> > ?That's a very interesting read, Sonny.  I hope you can locate someone
> who can do the job for you.
> >
> >> On 12/13/20 10:12 AM, 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
> >>
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> > Tullahoma, TN USA
> >
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