[Leica] off topic watches.

[Sonny Carter]

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
> >
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