Repairs

[Barryboy]

Hi.... I've got three watches needing repair. None of them have any serious financial value but two have sentimental value and the third one I just like...

Firstly a Ladies Seiko 5 bought for my wife by the children. It winds, the day/ date function works OK but it gains about 30 minutes a day. I am hoping it just needs a service,

Second a Chinese Alpha 36mm explorer Lookey-likely. Not a fake pretending to be a genuine original - It is clearly branded as Alpha. This was a present to me from the children and now suffers from the usual winder problems that cheap Chinese. Watches seem to suffer from.

Third a Parnis styled like one of the bulkier MM models but clearly branded Parnis. Another watch that has winder problems.

Now to my point.... Given that the financial value is low I don't want to trot round to the local jeweller and have him do a half-assed job for major money. Can anyone recommend someone who would do a decent job of these repairs on a budget?

And finally...... yes, I know full well that our host is in business selling and repairing watches and clocks but last I heard was that he is very busy and I doubt that this is the sort of job he would want to take on hence this post.

All the best
Rob

[Der Amf]

Certainly for the Seiko 5 service, try this old family firm. I would ask first about the Chinese movements. I wouldn't be surprised if acquiring replacement movements from eBay and then asking them to fit them for you would be cheaper, but that's just me guessing

https://www.michaelswift.co.uk/services

[Barryboy]

Thanks for that, DerAmf. I've sent them an email.

Cheers
Rob