wager1886

I am in serious need of repair to my "Planet Ocean 45mm Orange Swiss Eta 2824-2" I purchased from Andrew earlier this year. I have sent the watch back once already because the stem fell out within the first month. Now, 6 months later, the hands just recently started freely spinning with the slightest bump to the case. This helps make the ~2 min/day gain go unnoticed. I really don't want to pay another $50 in shipping back to Andrew from CONUS for the essential repairs. If the option is out there, I would like to have the necessities repaired on the watch along with any additional mods/upgrades that would make this watch "better" in a sense, such as upgraded AR crystal, new hands, shower proof, etc. Any information or advice to point me in the right direction would be greatly appreciated.

On Mon, Apr 1, 2013 at 11:35 AM, I contacted PureTime with the following message inquiring about the Submariner 16613 SS/YG with proper gold on end links: "I am interested in this watch and was hoping to see a few close up pictures, especially of the end links and the sides of the end links. Thank you for your time!" I have purchased several two tone submariners over the years from several different vendors with promises of proper end links, etc and before I made the plunge, I really wanted to see some high detail pictures of the watch, above and beyond the unique pictures I saw on the website. On Tue, Apr 2, 2013 at 10:53 PM I was contacted by PureTime with the response as follows: "Dear Sir, I am afraid we only send QC images after an order is placed. " I have seen on the forums that PureTime is a respected vendor, but with a response like the one I received, it raises some concerns with me. Has anybody had this kind of issue with PureTime before, or does anyone have pictures of their ss/yg blue submariner with proper gold on end links from PureTime? Thanks to everyone for any feedback in advance, and I look forward to reading your input!