lionsandtigers Posted August 24, 2006 Report Share Posted August 24, 2006 Does anyone know any rep friendly rolex repair guys in nyc? Please let me know Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HauteHippie Posted August 24, 2006 Report Share Posted August 24, 2006 Does anyone know any rep friendly rolex repair guys in nyc? Please let me know You just need to call around. IME the problem isn't finding a "rep friendly" jeweler, it's finding a competent jeweler. None of them turn business away, but alot of them aren't very good. I like to find a small independently owned shop by a guy who has been a watchsmith for many years. In my town, I found a guy who has accounts with most of the bigger jewelery shops, mall shops, etc. When people bring watches in to these shops for repair, these shops send the watches out to him. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lionsandtigers Posted August 24, 2006 Author Report Share Posted August 24, 2006 thanks for the tip. should i just flat out ask if they're willing to work on a rolex rep??? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cwai02 Posted August 24, 2006 Report Share Posted August 24, 2006 It's not hard to find one in NYC, but the problem is that most of them suck... so far two repair guys ruined my watches and I still had to pay it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lionsandtigers Posted August 24, 2006 Author Report Share Posted August 24, 2006 thats what i'm trying to avoid, cause basically i think i just need a bearing but in the bezel for my MBW sub, its moving to loose, and i would hate to see someone ruin my pride and joy for something that simple Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jkerouac Posted August 24, 2006 Report Share Posted August 24, 2006 Bezel work shouldn't be too hard. You might even be able to do it yourself. There is lots of advice on the board on how to remove and reinstall bezels. If you still feel more comfortable having someone else work on it, I wouldn't worry too much because to fix a bezel they should have no reason to go inside the watch itself -- unless perhaps you ask them to inspect the movement or similar. I like to use minor repairs to evaluate repair shops in case I need a major repair --> even though I trust them for a minor repair, how would I feel about them doing more significant surgery on one of my prizes? So I have one guy near home that I would only use for minor work, and a second shop farther away whom I would go to for more substantial repairs. Sorry, these are on the West coast. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tribal Posted August 24, 2006 Report Share Posted August 24, 2006 thats what i'm trying to avoid, cause basically i think i just need a bearing but in the bezel for my MBW sub, its moving to loose, and i would hate to see someone ruin my pride and joy for something that simple Tell me what kind of MBW Suib you have? Modern or classic? Rg Tribal Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lionsandtigers Posted August 24, 2006 Author Report Share Posted August 24, 2006 classic, and ubi told me thats how the old ones are, they dont click like the modern ones, but mine spins a little too freely, so he told me to pop off the bezel and just adjust the washer spring. of course, i'm scared to death of screwing it up, hahaha Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2005SUBMARINER Posted August 24, 2006 Report Share Posted August 24, 2006 you can take a walk down town to china town canal st NYC .. there you have very good watch smith that work on any type of watches .. good luck . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cwai02 Posted August 24, 2006 Report Share Posted August 24, 2006 I brought a MBW 1680 to a watchsmith on Bowery to replace the crystal with a genuine 127 crystal. well, you guess what. This guy put the crystal with the mag window at 12 minutes instead of 15. He also made a few scratches on the brand new crystal. Hell, the crystal is like $50. He is either blind or he simply doesn't care. Quoted, "This is a fake and I don't understand why are you putting a new crystal on it. The original crystal looks the same to me. I actually spent 2 hours to put the metal part back." I had to pay $25 to get my watch back and eventually I replaced a new crystal myself. I only spent 15 minutes. Wasted $75! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lionsandtigers Posted August 24, 2006 Author Report Share Posted August 24, 2006 ughh, think i'll do it myself, at least i can deal with my own incompetence Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tribal Posted August 24, 2006 Report Share Posted August 24, 2006 ughh, think i'll do it myself, at least i can deal with my own incompetence On a Vintage Sub the bezel rotate in both directions. When you think its rotate to easy make some tape on the bezelwasher.... It's an easy fix... RG tribal Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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