Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2020/12/13
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]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 >