Albie Quick wrote:My Seiko titanium watch (real) is about 6 years old and the springs in the catch locking mechanism have lost their tension.
AQ ,
I presume you have the clasp with the side pushers release.If that is the case then the top fold over drops down on to a mushroom shaped post riveted on the bottom section.The post head becomes a little worn on the outer sides where it contacts the side clips and you can often "repair" the clasp by a quick and simple rotation of the post 90 degrees .
Thanks for that info. To be honest, I think the springs were too far gone for that to have worked because the side buttons were hardly protruding from the sides of the strap and neither had any tension. I'll take your advice when it happens again, presuming that I haven't lost it in the meantime!
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I used the Market Village watch repair shop for my wife’s Longines. Great battery just a shame 3 of the 6 screws in the back were broken! Don’t touch with a barge pole! Clumsy beyond imagination.
Fandango,
take it that's the Longines Le Grande model ?
suggest your lady not wear it with that many screws damaged. Very likely that it will leak moisture into it in the tropical heat and humidity resulting in it being totally wrecked.
As it is, you will need a whole new casing head , sorry very costly, bout B25,000 plus in gold case nowdays!
What has probably happened is someone has very likely lost some of the original s/s screws last opening up and throw in plain old steel movement screws. See this so very often. They then rust up and break off when the next repairer tries to undo unfortunately.
Just a note here mrs. deepee has one as does HRH QE2nd , my mrs sarcastically says it's probablly just her hack gardening watch.
I did have a not so old automatic movement repaired at the place in the basement of Bluport. Compared to the other places which are little more than battery changers he was able to dismantle watches. A bit more expensive but he seemed to know his stuff. Not sure of his skills where older watches/clocks are concerned but he might be a good start and source of information. Not sure if he is still there but his place was not far from the underground entrance from the motorcycle parking area. Not sure if this is the best forum for advice on finding someone to work on AP, Panerai, Jaeger le Coutre etc, perhaps one of the more specialist forums would help.
There’s a watch and clock repairer in Cha Am that I have used and been impressed with their work. If you head to CA from HH turn left at the second set of traffic lights and about 150 metres on the left is the shop - it’s a father/son run business.
Gregjam wrote: ↑Sat Sep 21, 2019 4:39 am
I did have a not so old automatic movement repaired at the place in the basement of Bluport. Compared to the other places which are little more than battery changers he was able to dismantle watches. A bit more expensive but he seemed to know his stuff. Not sure of his skills where older watches/clocks are concerned but he might be a good start and source of information. Not sure if he is still there but his place was not far from the underground entrance from the motorcycle parking area. Not sure if this is the best forum for advice on finding someone to work on AP, Panerai, Jaeger le Coutre etc, perhaps one of the more specialist forums would help.
Yes, he's still there. If you go down the 'travellator' from the ground floor, immediately turn left and he's the 2nd shop along.
I previously used the watch repair centre where the watches are on the 2nd floor in Bluport for a repair and service. This company has shops in the Malls in Bkk and they get sent off to a central area where the technicians are based. They did a good job. Before they did any work and after the watch had been assessed, they called to confirm the cost of the repairs and whether I wanted to proceed and turnaround was about 2 weeks.
But the guy in the basement knows his stuff. I recently broke an acrylic cover on a watch, so thought I'd replace it with something better. The place on the 2nd floor wanted to send it off. The guy in the basement produced a whole range of crystals to be used instead. He made a suggestion (not sapphire) and I agreed and he replaced it there and then, giving me a nice opportunity to look at the hidden movement and the general condition of the watch. I will use him for services in future, but for my better watches, especially swatch group watches, I will use their repair centre in Bangkok.
I previously used the watch repair centre where the watches are on the 2nd floor in Bluport for a repair and service. This company has shops in the Malls in Bkk and they get sent off to a central area where the technicians are based. They did a good job. Before they did any work and after the watch had been assessed, they called to confirm the cost of the repairs and whether I wanted to proceed and turnaround was about 2 weeks.
I have a 20 year old Omega that needs servicing, would this place manage that? I bought it in Asia during the '98 currency crash and consequently paid less for it, from an official Omega dealer, than the price of an official service now, so I've not bothered so far!
Thanks for your replys the watch i need looking at is a 1916 officers trench watch over 100 years old. Maybe if i take it for a quote real watch makers short on the ground a dying art.
stretch wrote:Thanks for your replys the watch i need looking at is a 1916 officers trench watch over 100 years old. Maybe if i take it for a quote real watch makers short on the ground a dying art.
stretch wrote: ↑Sat Sep 21, 2019 1:52 pm
Thanks for your replys the watch i need looking at is a 1916 officers trench watch over 100 years old. Maybe if i take it for a quote real watch makers short on the ground a dying art.
That's something else completely - vintage these days is about 30 years! Personally, I wouldn't risk that with anyone here. They might not even want to touch it! I'm sure there will be someone in Bangkok as there is a thriving pre-owned market there.
I previously used the watch repair centre where the watches are on the 2nd floor in Bluport for a repair and service. This company has shops in the Malls in Bkk and they get sent off to a central area where the technicians are based. They did a good job. Before they did any work and after the watch had been assessed, they called to confirm the cost of the repairs and whether I wanted to proceed and turnaround was about 2 weeks.
I have a 20 year old Omega that needs servicing, would this place manage that? I bought it in Asia during the '98 currency crash and consequently paid less for it, from an official Omega dealer, than the price of an official service now, so I've not bothered so far!
Is it automatic or hand wound? Without knowing the model, a 20 year old Omega is likely to have a fairly common movement, so any competent watch repairer will be fine. I'm confident the guy's I used would be able to manage that and likewise, the guy in the basement, who included Omega in the list of watches he services. I agree with you about not using their main service centre although I would have thought the one in Bangkok cheaper than Europe.
