Wally1025 Posted July 17, 2010 Report Share Posted July 17, 2010 Hi, is there a recommended person in the states that can put the hour hand back on my davidson pam and do a general cleaning/lube? Thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jchurch Posted July 17, 2010 Report Share Posted July 17, 2010 Any rep friendly watch repair person should be able to put the hand on. I just got my SOSF from VAC for a service and lume and so far its been very good. I also sent in my panerai/ferrari to a trusted repair person from RWI don't know if he is over here. What movement is in your watch? I would start with the trusted ones if you want a service or cleaning. I think The Zigmeister is still not accepting stuff (if he is someone should let me know so I can get some stuff there lol). VAC was really good with getting my stuff taken care of and the quality is really good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wally1025 Posted July 17, 2010 Author Report Share Posted July 17, 2010 Any rep friendly watch repair person should be able to put the hand on. I just got my SOSF from VAC for a service and lume and so far its been very good. I also sent in my panerai/ferrari to a trusted repair person from RWI don't know if he is over here. What movement is in your watch? I would start with the trusted ones if you want a service or cleaning. I think The Zigmeister is still not accepting stuff (if he is someone should let me know so I can get some stuff there lol). VAC was really good with getting my stuff taken care of and the quality is really good. Thanks, Im embarrassed to say I dont know the exact movement. How can I check? Its a TI 177 or 117 unbranded pam. Nothing wrong with the movement. I dropped the watch and thats how the hour hand popped off. How may I get in contact with this person Vac? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jchurch Posted July 17, 2010 Report Share Posted July 17, 2010 http://www.rwgforum.com/forum/221-vacs-modification-shop/ knowing the movement would just be easier to recommend someone to clean and service. If you look in the link up there ^ look for the user vaccum and check his signature for how to contact him. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Willith Posted July 18, 2010 Report Share Posted July 18, 2010 I take mine to a local watchmaker, he doesn't care if it's rep or real, he will service it. If you live in a larger city you can typically find a guy who will repair all your watches. Just don't take it into a large chain store or an AD for the brand, those are bad places for reps. Most of the higher end reps have the same movements as the real ones, so service will be about the same anyway. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pman Posted July 19, 2010 Report Share Posted July 19, 2010 I'm with Willith. Find a local watchsmith. There's nothing like having a guy close by to work on your watches. Most "independent" watchsmiths don't care. They're happy for the business. In my case the watchsmith even complimented me on the watch I had serviced, my heavily modded B&R 03. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RickHiC Posted July 21, 2010 Report Share Posted July 21, 2010 Ok side question: How did the hour hand fall off, and the minute hand stay on??? A watchmaker can do maintenance/repairs, but they are not going to stock rep panerai hands (if the hour hand is broken) Davidson would probably repair/replace it for free (he did that for me once), but it is going to take a looonnng time and cost a fair bit to ship. Just my 2c. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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