Congrats. As an FYI, I am currently having an A385 serviced by LA Watch Works. I will let you know how it goes after I get it back. They are supposed to know Zenith well. I would be wary of sending a vintage back to Zenith for normal serving, unless you are specifically sending it to their vintage/restoration group - which doesn’t really look warranted with this piece. Just my 2 cents.
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The color of the subdials is better than I expected from the sales photos.
I live in Canada and I have been told that our LVMH service centre sends all EP watches to Switzerland. I believe that the pricing is standardized around the globe as the price in Canada aligns with the service prices on the Zenith website.
I live in Canada and I have been told that our LVMH service centre sends all EP watches to Switzerland. I believe that the pricing is standardized around the globe as the price in Canada aligns with the service prices on the Zenith website.
There’s a guy in Port Credit who will service the EP. He’s a certified Omega watchmaker but does everything. When I lived there, I always went to him. He quoted me $800 for EP service but I haven’t been able to get there as the border is closed. Little Shop of Horology.
http://littleshoppeofhorology.ca/about-us/
I had a modern EP serviced by LVMH a few years ago, and it did not go to Switzerland. This was in the US, not Canada. Unfortunately, I don't recall exactly where I sent it, and the watch is no longer with me.
Edit: I found a photo of the service invoice. It was done in Springfield NJ. But I also realized that it was longer ago than I remembered, 2013. 🤦
I actually have your old, Zenith Surf EP 3019 and just had it serviced by Ashton Tracy, an independent watchmaker near Ottawa, Canada earlier this year.
I wouldn't be surprised if LVMH does EP service in the USA since your market is much larger than the Canadian market. I have had a couple of TAG Heuer watches for a long time and over the years LVMH has done a fair bit of work on them - the repair centre is in the north end of Toronto and they service all of their brands there. I didn't hear it from them directly but have heard from 2 different sources over the past couple of years that LVMH has very few fully-qualified watch makers at this facility now, and that much of the major work goes back to Switzerland.
I actually have your old, Zenith Surf EP 3019 and just had it serviced by Ashton Tracy, an independent watchmaker near Ottawa, Canada earlier this year.
