rag9fx Posted November 9, 2006 Report Share Posted November 9, 2006 Has anybody heard of Classicwatchparts.com based in HK? some of there aftermarket dials and bezel look OK - their GMT master bakelite insert looks great!- . Has anybody dealt with them b4 are they reputable ? Cheers Rob Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alligoat Posted November 10, 2006 Report Share Posted November 10, 2006 Yes, Michael Young is the owner, I believe, and some people have used him here w/ good results, XRT, RBJ69, Saabin on the old RWG1. Custom parts, some of which have a custom price, but sometimes price is no object, if you want it bad enough! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ubiquitous Posted November 10, 2006 Report Share Posted November 10, 2006 Here's one of Michael's dials... Formerly installed on my MBW 1665. Overall, quite nice. Dial is painted on a genuine Singer base; markers are lumed in a very slight dome. The fonts are a bit too exaggerated on the serifs, but still very sharp. My old MBW dial is reinstalled on my watch, and my old MY dial was given to a friend for his watch. Overall, good product, but pricing may be on the higher end of the scale. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HauteHippie Posted November 10, 2006 Report Share Posted November 10, 2006 I have found MY to be a flake, but apparently others have had positive experiences with him it seems. He must be hit and miss. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rag9fx Posted November 10, 2006 Author Report Share Posted November 10, 2006 Thanks guys ... I know i bumped into his site a while back ... i recently found him again while searching the e-bay Hong-Kong site. i did a quick search on this site after i posted and saw that people have had good results... especially with custom made hands and redails dials ... i wasn't aware that he made hands ( made to order) to fit eta mov'ts... since his site seems a bit anti-rep ( is this just a front?) . it seemed that he had a lot of pos feedback on here... it would be interesting to hear about your expierience chieftang . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HauteHippie Posted November 10, 2006 Report Share Posted November 10, 2006 Thanks guys ... I know i bumped into his site a while back ... i recently found him again while searching the e-bay Hong-Kong site. i did a quick search on this site after i posted and saw that people have had good results... especially with custom made hands and redails dials ... i wasn't aware that he made hands ( made to order) to fit eta mov'ts... since his site seems a bit anti-rep ( is this just a front?) . it seemed that he had a lot of pos feedback on here... it would be interesting to hear about your expierience chieftang . I emailed him inquiring about some stock, and he immediately emailed back saying he had what I was looking for. So I asked for price... Then I didn't hear back for about a week. So I emailed again asking for price. And a third time. He finally emails back having no clue what I'm talking about. Then about a month goes by, and I decide to drop him another email. He emails back saying he's doing great thanks for asking. LOL It was like a "Who's on first" skit. I finally gave up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rag9fx Posted November 10, 2006 Author Report Share Posted November 10, 2006 Chieftang, that sucks- thats made me a bit wary now - oh well - we'll see what happens. i dropped him an e-mail yesterday ... i understand that it normally takes a couple days b4 he gets back to ppl... so fingers crossed ... i am on a bit of a quest and hopefully he will give a soloution . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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