jdwango Posted October 4, 2013 Report Share Posted October 4, 2013 Hi Folks,My BK YM has developed a serious defect. One of the hour indicators has come off. See picture. Any suggestions on who can fix? Love this watch and would hate to see it disposed. ThanksJD Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Erict719 Posted October 4, 2013 Report Share Posted October 4, 2013 Bk..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HartDoc Posted October 4, 2013 Report Share Posted October 4, 2013 Send BK a note. He can fix you up Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ceocorona Posted October 4, 2013 Report Share Posted October 4, 2013 Hey now the YM is vintage! Ha, kidding. BK will help you out! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tictoc21 Posted October 4, 2013 Report Share Posted October 4, 2013 You can also send it to Vac. He's worked on 5 of my watches, two of which had a similar problem and he has done an excellent job. I also had an issue with a BK watch, which he took care of no problem; however, his watchsmith is in Asia, China I believe. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jdwango Posted October 5, 2013 Author Report Share Posted October 5, 2013 Thanks Guys! Will PM BK. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jdwango Posted October 7, 2013 Author Report Share Posted October 7, 2013 Have not received a response from BK. Anyone get a response from him? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
irolexu Posted October 8, 2013 Report Share Posted October 8, 2013 You can try mymanmatt. He is conus and is very well capable of that job. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stratcat Posted October 20, 2013 Report Share Posted October 20, 2013 or PBdad. Excellent work. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tonyyammine Posted October 21, 2013 Report Share Posted October 21, 2013 Keep trying bk he will help u. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TeeJay Posted October 22, 2013 Report Share Posted October 22, 2013 Do you have any experience with watch repair at all? This is something that, with the correct tools, you could do yourself in less than 30 minutes... - Unscrew a link, or remove the fine adjustment spring bar from the clasp so the bracelet becomes two halves - Unscrew case back (various tools available for doing this, personally, I use rubber gloves and thumb pressure) - Unscrew crown and pull to the hand-setting position - With appropriate tool (small screwdriver etc) carefully depress the stem release and carefully withdraw stem from movement. - Unscrew any case clamps/remove plastic movement retainer - Place closed hand over the open case back, then flip upside down to view dial. Slowly lift case and bracelet off of movement. - Place empty case crystal up on clean work surface so as not to get dust inside the crystal - Cafefully reposition the marker and press it back into place with a fingernail (while wearing glove/finger cots) Taking special care to re-insert the stem carefully, so as not to foul the keyless works, reverse the steps, and job done Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike on a bike Posted October 22, 2013 Report Share Posted October 22, 2013 Yea Tee like I wouldn't "F" that up! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TeeJay Posted October 23, 2013 Report Share Posted October 23, 2013 Yea Tee like I wouldn't "F" that up! I had to do it to my birthday 1665 OOTB... Of course, if someone hasn't been 'under the hood' before, definitely best left to a pro, but, with the right tools and know how, it is a very straight forward and quick fix Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stratcat Posted October 29, 2013 Report Share Posted October 29, 2013 I'm not so sure BK will "fix you up". The last piece I got from him had a Swiss ETA 2836-2 with a Chinese GMT complication that slips. (Second time this has happened from him). I was pretty much told that I was on my own. The first time this happened, he replaced the movement with an ETA 2893-2, at my expense. Took months! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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