Recommended watchmaker in northern Virginia area

U ulackfocus

You asked for one around the N VA or DC area. 34 people, probably from all over the globe, viewed this. Odds are the people who viewed this so far don't know any in that area. Besides, it's not even 24 hours since you posted this query.

Selbo

You can tell by my number of posts that I'm no expert but I do live in the DC area. My friends use two places coincidentally about a mile away from each other in Vienna. They are:

http://www.gcalaprecision.com/

and

http://www.alabasterwatchandclock.com/

I'm not sure they fall under the "not too expensive" category but they at least are familiar with vintage Omegas. Also, you could probably check with somebody over at the Omega dealer in Tyson's II. They can probably point you in the right direction. Let me know if you find some good service guys. I'm in the market myself. Thanks.

dsio

Thats about right, if you form a good relationship with an independent watchmaker as a good customer you can often do even better over time.

icspots

I'm new here and am also looking for someone local. It's possible I stumbled across one. I had a patient yesterday morning wearing a vintage seamaster and we spent a bit talking about watches. He recommended Mount Vernon Jewelers off route 1 south of Alexandria. The owner is a Korean man named KJ (or his nickname anyway). He said he's been going there for years to have his seamaster serviced.

I called and talked with him this morning and he quoted ~$100 for a cleaning/lubricating. The catch is his watchmaker is out for surgery and won't be back until late January/ early February. Assuming he's legit then that's way better than the $400 quote I got from a place in Alexandria proper.

Nova1978

Is the cleaning and lubes involved take apart the whole thing?

Tritium

Yes

icspots

I'm new here and am also looking for someone local. It's possible I stumbled across one. I had a patient yesterday morning wearing a vintage seamaster and we spent a bit talking about watches. He recommended Mount Vernon Jewelers off route 1 south of Alexandria. The owner is a Korean man named KJ (or his nickname anyway). He said he's been going there for years to have his seamaster serviced.

I called and talked with him this morning and he quoted ~$100 for a cleaning/lubricating. The catch is his watchmaker is out for surgery and won't be back until late January/ early February. Assuming he's legit then that's way better than the $400 quote I got from a place in Alexandria proper.

ainterian

I just talked to KJ who quoted me a similar price to get my Connie serviced. Where did you end up taking your watch to? Pleased with the service and how much did you end up paying?

Thanks!