Vintage Lemania
·Hi all, I have a vintage Lemania chrono from approx 1947 that needs a service/overhaul. I am from upstate New York, and as it seems, pretty slim pickings in terms of competent watchmakers that can work on such a watch. Of course there are options in NYC im sure, but the ones ive tried(Central Watch, Pieces of Time in the diamond district) for other watches have left a lot to be desired in the overall service results and the overall experience of getting it done. Obviously there are plenty of places I could ship it to, but with this watch, id rather hand deliver it in person.
I bought the watch in 2015, with an unsure service history. Its been worn only as a dress watch since, so very infrequently. Ive made a habit in the past few months of winding it once a month, and letting it wind down. The past few times ive started it, you can hear a "ting ting ting" sound along with the normal ticking sound of the balance. The sound comes and goes, and the timekeeping isn't all that good. Anyone know what could be causing that?
So, back to my original question, does anyone know of good watchmakers, that can and do work on vintage watches, more specifically vintage chronographs in upstate NY, CT, or even Mass or VT? Obviously with the current pandemic, its not something I plan on doing all that soon, but just curious for future reference. Here are pics of the watch(not my pics, but from the website I bought it from).
Thanks in advance!
Lemania Vintage 3 Register Chronometer Chronograph 14K YG (oldworldjewelers.com)
I bought the watch in 2015, with an unsure service history. Its been worn only as a dress watch since, so very infrequently. Ive made a habit in the past few months of winding it once a month, and letting it wind down. The past few times ive started it, you can hear a "ting ting ting" sound along with the normal ticking sound of the balance. The sound comes and goes, and the timekeeping isn't all that good. Anyone know what could be causing that?
So, back to my original question, does anyone know of good watchmakers, that can and do work on vintage watches, more specifically vintage chronographs in upstate NY, CT, or even Mass or VT? Obviously with the current pandemic, its not something I plan on doing all that soon, but just curious for future reference. Here are pics of the watch(not my pics, but from the website I bought it from).
Thanks in advance!
Lemania Vintage 3 Register Chronometer Chronograph 14K YG (oldworldjewelers.com)