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·Despite my requests that the watch not be altered / nothing cosmetically done to the watch beyond simple cleaning, Atelier watch repair in Houston took it upon themselves to repaint my bezel.
Unfortunately they didn’t do so correctly either, as the orange 12 o’clock pip was removed and painted black. I'm very frustrated at this... Maybe it's not the so terrible (we have all heard of worse), or at least I am trying to convince myself so. I didn’t single out the bezel and specifically to say that I didn’t want them to repaint it, because I had expressed that I didn’t want the case polished or refinished in any way, only cleaned if necessary, and I felt we had come to an understanding through our previous engagements. I was very particular (re: anal) when I took my Speedmaster in a few months back. I felt that through those dealings they had come to understand that I want absolutely no alterations to my watches. I reiterated this when dropping the Seawolf off, but not as before. It seemed like they understood at the time, until now.
It looks terribly out of place now. I am bummed... Please talk me off the ledge. Maybe I can find someone talented to try and put this back the way it should have been.
Simply to remember better times... Here it was before service.
Unfortunately they didn’t do so correctly either, as the orange 12 o’clock pip was removed and painted black. I'm very frustrated at this... Maybe it's not the so terrible (we have all heard of worse), or at least I am trying to convince myself so. I didn’t single out the bezel and specifically to say that I didn’t want them to repaint it, because I had expressed that I didn’t want the case polished or refinished in any way, only cleaned if necessary, and I felt we had come to an understanding through our previous engagements. I was very particular (re: anal) when I took my Speedmaster in a few months back. I felt that through those dealings they had come to understand that I want absolutely no alterations to my watches. I reiterated this when dropping the Seawolf off, but not as before. It seemed like they understood at the time, until now.
It looks terribly out of place now. I am bummed... Please talk me off the ledge. Maybe I can find someone talented to try and put this back the way it should have been.
Simply to remember better times... Here it was before service.
