[Leica] off topic watches.

[Jayanand Govindaraj]

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
> > >
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