Seems pretty steep to me. You could likely buy two mint Conquests for this price. Not sure why it's this expensive.

 

Because Switzerland.

 

Any kind of vintage watch restoration in Switzerland will be expensive. You should hear some Rolex stories...

 

Hah, if they consider 3000 CHF "relatively" high for a medallion restoration, I wonder what they would consider "Very" high!

 

Ha yeah, I thought that was particularly cheeky on their part. They seem to have lost touch with reality if that's what they consider "slightly" or "relatively" expensive for a touch of enamel on a caseback.

 

I've had luck with nail polish and a steady hand.

 

My assumption is that the set up costs to do this for one case back are the culprit.

 

There are some very good restorers out there of cloisonne dials that I'm sure could do it. I would think it would be a similar process.

 

"Relative" does not mean "slightly" - it means "with respect to". So it is high compared to the average Swiss restoration job.

If anything, that suggests exactly what it is - which is damn high!

 

Thanks for sharing, but wow that's pricy...

 

Do it yourself:

https://uhrforum.de/restaurierung-des-bodens-meiner-longines-flagship-t117602



Nico