Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2020/12/13
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]I thought of that! 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 9:39 PM Jayanand Govindaraj via LUG < lug at leica-users.org> wrote: > You are most welcome, if you have the guts to take on the Indian > Customs....:-) > Cheers > Jayanand > > On Mon, Dec 14, 2020 at 9:03 AM Sonny Carter via LUG <lug at > leica-users.org> > wrote: > > > Jay, maybe I should send it to Chennai! ;-) > > > > > > 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 9:20 PM Jayanand Govindaraj via LUG < > > lug at leica-users.org> wrote: > > > > > I had the same problem with my father's wedding Rolex, bought in 1948. > He > > > stopped wearing it sometime in the 1970s, and when I wanted to get it > > > serviced and working 15 years ago, the Rolex dealer here in Chennai > said > > > that they were not allowed to attempt to repair these older watches as > > per > > > their contract with Rolex. When I contacted Rolex themselves, they said > > > they could not help me, and they would not do it either in any of their > > own > > > repair centres. However they gave me the contact details of a repair > > outfit > > > in London to whom they had sold all their old parts to. They fixed it > all > > > right, and refurbished it at my behest, at a cost of around GBP800. > When > > I > > > wanted it fixed and serviced again last year, as it had stopped > working, > > I > > > gave it to a very well regarded 150 year old watch shop here in > Chennai, > > > and they serviced and fixed it for US$25. > > > > > > Cheers > > > Jayanand > > > > > > > > > > > > On Sun, Dec 13, 2020 at 9:42 PM Sonny Carter via LUG < > > lug at leica-users.org> > > > 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 > > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > 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 >