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Old 15 June 2019, 05:07 AM   #1
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My Experience With Phillip Ridley at Ridley Watchmakers

As some of You may know Phillip has branched off from Watchmakers International to form His own Company,Ridley Watchmakers.I recently sent Him Two Of my most prized Watches for service,A 5513 maxi MK1 and a Tudor Snowflake 7016.I am very pleased with not only the end result but with the entire experience.He kept in constant contact and I had the Watches back exactly when he said I would.I just wanted to publicly thank Him and show off the results.










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Old 15 June 2019, 08:54 AM   #2
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Beautiful pieces. I just posted about my 5513 that Phillip worked on as well. Looks like we both had the same great experience!


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Old 15 June 2019, 08:56 AM   #3
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Exceptional pieces ... Ridley me this!
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Old 15 June 2019, 09:28 AM   #4
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Love that strong dark blue black insert on that Maxi. Great looking watches.
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Old 15 June 2019, 09:50 AM   #5
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Looks amazing. Well done.
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Old 15 June 2019, 01:02 PM   #6
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Am I a bad person for liking the Tudor more? Both are beauties
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Old 15 June 2019, 11:03 PM   #7
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Am I a bad person for liking the Tudor more? Both are beauties
You and I both!
Beautiful watches OP.
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Old 16 June 2019, 03:18 AM   #8
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You and I both!
Beautiful watches OP.
Don’t worry Guys,I prefer the Snowflake over the Maxi too
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Old 15 June 2019, 01:27 PM   #9
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Tudor rocks, especially Tudor Subs...far fewer of them vs. Rolex Subs in the world. Plus they are every bit as competent to withstand a harsh life.
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Old 15 June 2019, 10:53 PM   #10
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Very nice, Phillip is great to work with. He serviced my Tudor Home plate years ago ( which I no longer have).
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Old 16 June 2019, 02:09 AM   #11
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Great watch repair and a wonderful gentleman.
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Old 16 June 2019, 05:52 AM   #12
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Where is this guy located and do you have a number?
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Old 16 June 2019, 06:06 AM   #13
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Old 16 June 2019, 06:17 AM   #14
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What specifically did he do to these watches?
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Old 16 June 2019, 06:21 AM   #15
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What specifically did he do to these watches?
Nothing too crazy,Service on the Tudor And the mainspring broke on the 5513 so he replaced it and serviced too.
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Old 16 June 2019, 07:12 AM   #16
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Phillip has worked on over 10 watches for me. Great service each time. Highly recommend him for work on your special vintage pieces.
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Old 16 June 2019, 09:50 AM   #17
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Nothing too crazy,Service on the Tudor And the mainspring broke on the 5513 so he replaced it and serviced too.
I see. When you mentioned "showing off the results", I thought you were referring to something he did cosmetically.

Thanks for the clarification.
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Old 16 June 2019, 10:51 AM   #18
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I see. When you mentioned "showing off the results", I thought you were referring to something he did cosmetically.

Thanks for the clarification.
Yeah same
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Old 16 June 2019, 08:31 AM   #19
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Tudor is nice, Maxi is nicer


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Old 17 June 2019, 12:09 PM   #20
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Great to see Phillip's fantastic work and to hear such positive feedback.

I've done a couple of deals with Phillip too on some spare Rolex parts. Both have been super smooth transactions too, so if you need him to find you some spare parts, I can fully recommend him for that too.
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Old 17 June 2019, 10:58 PM   #21
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Always great to hear of someone as good and as reliable as this.
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Old 19 June 2019, 02:03 AM   #23
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can't say enough about phillip, awesome
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