www.watchguy.co.uk is a member here and from the reports I have heard he does a good job. Though he is busy so you will have to book a date on his website
Thanks for this
In Essex, but Swiss Time Services.
But a service now starts at £450 plus postage, plus any parts that are needed.
Service parts, seals, crystals (usually), crown, pushers are included.
And it comes with a 2 year warranty.
Not cheap, but I don't think anyone that does good work is.
I guess "over the top is objective".
I paid £700 to have a clutch changed on my Smart car... That's a much less skilled task than stripping, servicing and rebuilding a watch movement - I say this as a man who has changed a clutch in the past, but wouldn't contemplate taking a movement apart! 😀
Haha, sadly not.
We're at VW today picking up a Golf GTI... The smart was a second car. 😜
I guess "over the top is objective".
I paid £700 to have a clutch changed on my Smart car... That's a much less skilled task than stripping, servicing and rebuilding a watch movement - I say this as a man who has changed a clutch in the past, but wouldn't contemplate taking a movement apart! 😀
Well, how many smart cars do you own? I own quite a few more watches than cars. I would personally balk at paying that amount of money for a service 😀
I won't go into an argument about watch repair pricing, I just want to state that I have no reason to believe that, for instance, Watchguy.uk does a worse job than STS - a service for my Constellation ran to about £200, with mainspring, winding stem, case back gasket and crystal included.
For chronographs, a lot of the price difference is eroded, however!
