[Leica] off topic watches.

[Sonny Carter]

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
> > > >
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