Where are you located might help.
Quite a few to choose from
My Colt needs a service and I was hoping to use an independent rather than Breitling UK (I don't want new hands, for starters). I've heard that Breitling aren't supplying parts to independents any more, though.
Will I have to use Breitling UK, or does anyone know of alternatives?
Thanks in advance.
Where are you located might help.
Quite a few to choose from
Watching this , cal 18 service places
Sorry to ask OP - but why no new hands? Have you tried here: https://www.watchrepairuk.com/watch-...-watch-repair/
No affiliation - but gets good reviews on TP: https://uk.trustpilot.com/review/watchrepairuk.com
Last edited by MartynJC (UK); 23rd June 2022 at 11:31.
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Isn’t this just ETA 2824 movement? Usually if in good order the service will only replace the mainspring, after being disassembled and cleaned.
Send a PM to Paul (walkerwelk1958) and he may give you some advice, or maybe along shortly to comment.
He did my Tag Aquaracer with an ETA 2824 and did a great job too,
I knew the watchmaker in charge of Breitling service UK (in Tunbridge Wells at the time), including a specific bench for Emergencies (the watch).
I am sure at the time they would accommodate request like yours.
But of course going independent is a possibility.
'Against stupidity, the gods themselves struggle in vain' - Schiller.
Thanks for the recommendations so far, everyone.
I'm happy to have replacement hands, but only if they are exactly the same type. Last time Breitling changed my hands they didn't have the exact ones, and I ended up with a different style seconds hand. (They say removing hands is part of the service.)