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JwRosenthal
·Goveberg was supposed to send me shipping information via email and nothing so far. Will have to call them again on Monday.
Omega Watch Repair in PA, USA
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irish36
·FYI, Govberg's service is spotty at best. They are expensive. I received a quote on a Rolex service and it actually ended up being more expensive than sending it to RSC (and Govberg told me it would be 6 months). If the OP is in Lancaster, you are arguably in the capital of American watchmaking. There is a watchmaking museum there (I believe Hamilton was based there) and there is a Rolex watchmaking school there as well. I have to think you can get someone to service locally.
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fujone
·Chrontekinc
123 E Broad St, Souderton, Pennsylvania 18964
michael did a fabulous job with my aqua terra. I feel they are a solid business.
joe
123 E Broad St, Souderton, Pennsylvania 18964
michael did a fabulous job with my aqua terra. I feel they are a solid business.
joe
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Widows Son
·Mark, The Watch Doctor in Kane PA has worked on numerous vintage watches for me over the years. Omega, Rolex, Hamilton....He doesn't work on chronographs or alarm watches though. Feel free to PM me if you'd like.
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gbesq
·Mark, The Watch Doctor in Kane PA has worked on numerous vintage watches for me over the years. Omega, Rolex, Hamilton....He doesn't work on chronographs or alarm watches though. Feel free to PM me if you'd like.
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Widows Son
·I have used Mark as well. He is very good and very reasonably priced, but he doesn’t have an Omega parts account For routine servicing which includes complete disassembly, ultrasonic parts cleaning, lubrication, reassembly, case cleaning, crystal polishing and timing adjustment, though, his prices are almost impossible to beat - usually about $150 for a vintage Omega manual wind. His son Tom works with him now as well.
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Skrv
·Called Goveberg twice already and still have not gotten the shipping email. Will try one more time. Can you please share Mark’s contacts if it ok?
Thanks again
Thanks again
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MTROIS
·Hamilton jewelers in Princeton NJ…
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gbesq
·Called Goveberg twice already and still have not gotten the shipping email. Will try one more time. Can you please share Mark’s contacts if it ok?
Thanks again
https://www.watchdoctor.biz/ He usually responds to email inquiries the same day, often within a few hours.
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Widows Son
·You won't be disappointed with Mark's work. He's very good with correspondence and has a form on his website which explains everything.
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Skrv
·I must say that I’m surprised with Govberg’s lack of responsiveness, but I wouldn’t waste anymore time with them at this point. Here’s Mark’s website:
https://www.watchdoctor.biz/ He usually responds to email inquiries the same day, often within a few hours.
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·So I'm trying a new watchmaker for a service on my vintage Defy. He was recommended to me by Govberg. Alex Horn is in Ardmore, a little mom & pop shop. It's listed as a clock repair place, but he does mostly watches I think. Anyway, I stopped in and spoke to him at length, and he was clearly into watches and knew what he was talking about. He swapped a bracelet and crown for me as I waited. Then I left him my Defy with a "please don't polish the watch" and he was surprised that anyone would even consider polishing a vintage watch. Nice guy. He has a backlog of a few months but I'll report back when service is completed.
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gbesq
·I can report on two PA watchmakers that I’ve used recently. Mark Sirianni (the Watch Doctor in Kane, PA) performed movement services on two of my vintage manual wind Seamasters and did a good job for a very reasonable price and with a fast turnaround time. I should note, however, that this wasn’t complex work and that Mark does not have an Omega parts account. He’s a good choice for routine maintenance, but I don’t have any experience with him for a watch that needs more extensive work. I’ve also recently used Michael at Chronotek in Souderton, PA for more complex work like laser welding/extensive case refinishing, reluming and high end movement servicing on more valuable vintage watches. He and his staff are VERY good and they do excellent work. His shop is very well equipped and he has an Omega parts account, but their service pricing is toward the upper end of the range. I wouldn’t hesitate to trust him with my most valued watches though.
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AustinStm
·I can report on two PA watchmakers that I’ve used recently. Mark Sirianni (the Watch Doctor in Kane, PA) performed movement services on two of my vintage manual wind Seamasters and did a good job for a very reasonable price and with a fast turnaround time. I should note, however, that this wasn’t complex work and that Mark does not have an Omega parts account. He’s a good choice for routine maintenance, but I don’t have any experience with him for a watch that needs more extensive work. I’ve also recently used Michael at Chronotek in Souderton, PA for more complex work like laser welding/extensive case refinishing, reluming and high end movement servicing on more valuable vintage watches. He and his staff are VERY good and they do excellent work. His shop is very well equipped and he has an Omega parts account, but their service pricing is toward the upper end of the range. I wouldn’t hesitate to trust him with my most valued watches though.
Thanks so much for this. Souderton is a much easier ride than KoP.
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·Happy to help.
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TheGreekPhysique
·Just got back home from dropping off two watches to the gentleman in Wilkes Barre. No store front and very small work shop but it was reassuring to see a line up if vintage bullovas, hamiltons, omegas, heuers and a patek all waiting to be serviced. Will check back in when I get them back to let you know how it went.
I just received the watches back from Jeff at time restoratioin in Wilkes Barre and felt obligated to give everyone an update to avoid someone experiencing the same thing I did.
I dropped the watches off on Jan 22, 2022. To be completely transparent and fair the watches were ready ~June. That still means it took roughly 5 months to receive my watches. The watches I dropped off was a princeton skindiver and an omega seamaster deville that I had purchased as gift for my wife for our 1st anniversary a couple of years ago. I handed them off with explicit instructions of what I wanted and did not want done. The usual, no cleaning, polishing, replacing of parts etc.
Unfortunately the omega seamaster deville that I received back is now ruined. Here is the before shot:
Here is the after shot:
What was once a beautiful, white , linen dial now has this large uneven yellow stain. Not sure what could cause that to a dial. Some suggested that it might have ended up like that as a result of an attempted cleaning. When I confronted Jeff he remained adament that this is how I brought him the watch initially. The pictures clearly show that is not the case. I paid him and left devastated. He eventually reimbursed me $100 of the $265 for that watch but I told him it wasn't a point about money. I'd gladly pay 3x just to have the watch that I originally handed to him back to me. If your in the NE PA region I would avoid going to him.
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gbesq
·Very sorry to see that this happened, Nico. Unfortunately, it’s not an uncommon occurrence. The only advice that I can offer other than “always vet a watchmaker before giving him or her your work” is that perhaps you can source a donor dial to replace this one. @Archer and some of our other OF watchmaker members might be able to suggest remedial solutions, but with a linen dial it’s probably not going to go well.
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·What was once a beautiful, white , linen dial now has this large uneven yellow stain. Not sure what could cause that to a dial. Some suggested that it might have ended up like that as a result of an attempted cleaning. When I confronted Jeff he remained adament that this is how I brought him the watch initially. The pictures clearly show that is not the case. I paid him and left devastated. He eventually reimbursed me $100 of the $265 for that watch but I told him it wasn't a point about money. I'd gladly pay 3x just to have the watch that I originally handed to him back to me. If your in the NE PA region I would avoid going to him.
Wow! That seems unacceptable.
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Archer
··Omega Qualified WatchmakerSorry to see that Nico. Unclear what might have caused this to be honest - it's very odd to see this sort of discolouration over such a short period of time. It looks like aged lacquer, but it certainly won't happen in a few months.
I suppose you could have someone try cleaning it, but that may risk further damage. Not sure if it would matter at this point though...
I suppose you could have someone try cleaning it, but that may risk further damage. Not sure if it would matter at this point though...
