Originally Posted by
asmetana
All, thanks for your suggestions. I ended up finding a place in Richmond, CA, Frank's Watch Repair, a rather nondescript place but I interviewed the owner, Serg (he bought the shop from Frank) whom I interviewed a little over the phone and then went to his shop and looked over some of his projects. Apparently a lot of the watch repair places in the San Francisco area will go to him with stuff they can't fix. He showed me some of his fabricated parts for wrist watches and clocks. I decided to give him a go after he showed me his collection of repair manuals for the 7750 movement and described his process. It took about 3 weeks but I got the watch back, super clean, movement is the original undecorated 7750 but looks better, has great amplitude, is nearly spot on with time-keeping, and he restored the case with the fine brushed appearance. Granted, it only had a couple of scuffs in the bezel and case but it looks fantastic. When it comes time for the next watch service, I'll probably chat with the west coast suggestions, but for now, I'm very pleased with Frank's Watch Repair.
Thanks again for the suggestions. It was funny how the old-school guys in San Francisco who have been doing it for 40+ years are shying away from overhauls of industry standard movements. Some say they don't make enough money compared to replacing crystals, batteries, gaskets, etc., others say parts are too hard to come by, and some other reasons.