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<p>[QUOTE="afantiques, post: 609993, member: 25"]I have no idea where you are in the world, things may be different, but in the UK and possibly elsewhere, never go to a jewellery shop. They just send them to a local repairer and charge you three times what they get charged. </p><p>Use local searches to find an actual repairer, probably in some obscure but cheap location, someone who will do the actual job. Never say 'I think it is overwound', they will have you tagged for an idiot at once.</p><p>They should be willing to discuss what needs to be done and quote prices. Anc check their timescales, sometimes next week means 2 or 3 months.</p><p><br /></p><p>Your Tag may simply be gummed up from disuse, lying in a drawer somewhere.</p><p>Wear it for a few days, the warmth and movement may be enough to get it going again at no cost. This or a variant of it will work quite often on watches that do not have physical damage such as broken springs or broken balance staffs.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="afantiques, post: 609993, member: 25"]I have no idea where you are in the world, things may be different, but in the UK and possibly elsewhere, never go to a jewellery shop. They just send them to a local repairer and charge you three times what they get charged. Use local searches to find an actual repairer, probably in some obscure but cheap location, someone who will do the actual job. Never say 'I think it is overwound', they will have you tagged for an idiot at once. They should be willing to discuss what needs to be done and quote prices. Anc check their timescales, sometimes next week means 2 or 3 months. Your Tag may simply be gummed up from disuse, lying in a drawer somewhere. Wear it for a few days, the warmth and movement may be enough to get it going again at no cost. This or a variant of it will work quite often on watches that do not have physical damage such as broken springs or broken balance staffs.[/QUOTE]
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