My 2008 Black Monster is gaining time unacceptably and needs a service. I'm very fond of the watch, that came from SC some years ago for £70. My local repairer has quoted £150, which is beyond economic repair.
Can anyone recommend an alternative for a service at tolerable cost? I don't want to retire it unless there is no alternative.
Cheers
Dave
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Their price list looks like £155.
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Last edited by TheFixer; 26th March 2017 at 14:18.
Or our very own Duncan who posts as Cannop and trades as TheWatchBloke. Highly recommended and a Seiko specialist to boot.
Actually I think he may in fact post as Thewatchbloke now also.
Before you send it, tap the watch quite hard into the palm of your hand.! There is a known issue with the hairspring binding on older monsters and this often sorts it. Honest!
ktmog6uk
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Just buy a new one, it will be Gen 2 and will have the better 4R36 movement.
But perfectly doable though if second hand 1st gen. A lot of chancers out there right now though unfortunately. They can quite regularly be found for about £110 or so, but too many sellers have decided they're worth as much as £170 despite them coming up for far less. Instant gratification society or something.
Hereford on a Saturday night is good for monsters.
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I also have a 4R36 Monster and its also gaining around 35-40 secs per day. It is very annoying and as I wear it daily, I am finding myself having to adjust it at least twice a week. I too would be interested in finding someone who could address this for me at an economical cost.
Mines needs servicing, not just regulation. I'm probably going to try these, who sell the service vie eBay. Feedback looks ok
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/311368423002
Dave
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Or Warrington. Several years ago I attended a residential training course in nearby Daresbury and managed to pop into Warrington only once during the lunchtime break. My abiding memory was of a young lady pushing a pram down the street who, from a distance, I thought was wearing blue leggings. It was only when she came a little closer that I saw the individual veins and realised that she was wearing neither leggings nor tights.
Warrington is classy, I used to live next door to Skelmersdale...
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