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Rob is winding down his services and after this year, it's over. He's taking appointments only till June and only from those he had done business before.

MD2020 would be your alternative!

 

I'm so sorry to hear this from them, but I guess it's time for him to enjoy retirement. We are going to lose a Master Watch Maker/Rebuilder/Horologist!

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Ziggy is not unlike the Chuck Norris of watchmakers. 

 

It's not that he "repairs" a watch, the watch just wants to be a better man when it's around him.

 

He doesn't "regulate" a movement, the movement decides it wants to run smoother.

 

You don't contact Ziggy.  Ziggy contacts you.  :ph34r:

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Ziggy is not unlike the Chuck Norris of watchmakers. 

 

It's not that he "repairs" a watch, the watch just wants to be a better man when it's around him.

 

He doesn't "regulate" a movement, the movement decides it wants to run smoother.

 

You don't contact Ziggy.  Ziggy contacts you.  ph34r.png

Classic.......and true. :)

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^ no unfortunately I'm in the us.

 

"unfortunately"??   Not from where I'm sitting, no more customs headaches getting pieces to you for repair!  Huzzah!

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More obscure The Zigmeister facts:

 

The Zigmeister can divide by zero.

 

The Zigmeister has counted to infinity.  Twice.

 

The Zigmeister can open a screwdown caseback with a stare.

 

The Zigmeister can weld two short crown stems into one by rubbing them together.

 

The only thing that beats The Zigmeister is a balance.  Because The Zigmeister allows it.

 

There is no such thing as a Superdome, it's in fact a Ziggydome.

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More?  You got it.

 

Jim Croce couldn't keep Time in a Bottle.  Ziggy is a sommelier.

 

Time waits for no one.  Except The Zigmeister.

 

Stephen Hawking wrote The Zigmeister's resume'.  He titled it A Brief History of Time.

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Now i know why he's retiring, he's going to be the full time Dos Equis man!!

 

Seriously, I'm going to miss him. I get nice email from Jennifer a few times a year, We sort of compare the extremes of weather in the Canadian maritimes and the tropical south. Ziggy has probably done more to keep me interested in reps than anyone else. He has done some wonderful work, and his lume jobs are better than the factory lumes!! Another thing that I like about Ziggy is he will tell you if something isn't going to work. I sent him a GMTIIC several years ago, along with a new 2893-2 movement. I really wanted that movement in that watch. Well long story short, he emailed me that it just wasn't going to work. too many compromises, too much chance of problems down the road. Now some folks would have cobbled it together and sent it home. Probably working fine, and might work for a long time, but it might start having problems when you wind it the first time. Just not his style. The only thing I'm not going to miss is Canadian Customs!! It takes packages longer to get to Nova Scotia than it takes to get to Eastern Europe. Never lost anything, and never really had any problems, but you darn sure better fill out the customs declaration correctly or Ziggy would end up either having to pay duty or refuse the package.  

 

I wish him well in his future travels along life's highways. He is a genuinely good guy, and he is going to be really,really hard to replace.

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Will be sad to see him go, but even the best have to throw the towel in sometime, I'm sure he will be tinkering in retirement to some degree  ;) 

 

Never had the pleasure of dealing with the man but from what I've seen his work is absolutely first rate, all the best and good luck to you Ziggy   :inverted:

 

@ MD - I'm sure plenty of us will be asking to use your services mate  :)

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