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Hi there everyone - a friend of mine (who lives in Australia) is in need of assistance ... His rep Panerai (from Josh) has stopped working and requires a service; can you please point me in the right direction of someone who can help him, down under(!). Cheers gents, all the best - Richard

So I recently bought my first rep, a Montblanc Timewalker Chrono (A7753), and I notice a few things that I wondered if a servicing of the movement would help. Firstly, The large chronograph seconds hand is not very smooth. It seems as if it hitches and jumps instead of sweeping. (Might need to compare with another rep to make sure I'm not being unreasonable) Secondly, the hands on the two chronograph sub dials do not always reset to zero and do not align flush with the markers. Thirdly, the hand of the 30min sub dial moves about 3-4 seconds before the seconds hand reaches 12. Also, the Chronograph start/stop button is also very hard to press and is loud when clicked. Would servicing the movement correct these issues?

Dear friends, I recently purchased an IWC Top Gun chrono (Asian 7750 movement) that developed a problem; I was looking for a watchmaker in the UK who could take a look; at this point I happened to come across the post by Tom Exton, offering the services of a recommended (anonymous) watchmaker in London; I duly sent off my watch & waited for Tom to confirm receipt. The next day, I got an email from Tom who said he had the watch and that he'd be in touch when 'his man' had had chance to establish the extent of the problem - all good. At this point (while waiting for the diagnosis) I started to do some reading (mainly on Repgeek) where Tom had come in for a total shoeing (a panning) from members, absolutely slating him; I started to get nervous; Tom had my watch; gulp! So, I relayed my concerns to Tom by email, and he was very courteous, he completely understood and offered to return the watch without charge, but he said that he'd prefer to continue the work with a view to proving his capabilities (and those of his wm) through good customer experience. I immediately felt better; I trusted him & gave him the nod to carry on with the work and I'm really glad I did; the watch is now back on my wrist, keeping perfect time and I'm delighted. Fast turn around, (3 weeks from sending to the watch being returned) excellent comms etc. So, my experience of Tom & the service he offers is a very positive one, one that I feel compelled to share with you all. Hes a nice guy who has given me a quality service. And here's a Wristie for Friday! Stay well. Rclough tomexton@yahoo.co.uk

Hi, Does anyone know or can recommend any good watchsmiths in Singapore who is capable and willing to work on rep Panerais and Rolex servicing? Cheers, B