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Old 8 April 2017, 06:08 PM   #1
rootbeer7
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Servicing vintage at RSC London

I've posted this here so that it gets more exposure, but please feel free to move if it should be in Vintage.
I've just bought a 1971ish 1675. It came watch and bracelet only, ran slow and with a rattling rota. It looked pretty untouched and genuine and the fact it may never have been serviced didn't bother me.
It's been interesting reading the 'papers or no papers' debate and with this in mind, had it had original papers it wouldn't have made it run any better!
I took it to RSC St James yesterday and although I trust the seller, I was pleased to hear it has never been reported stolen!
Before I even mentioned keeping all the parts original, the young lady said that it looked wonderful and that she would advise that no external parts are changed and a movement service only would be perfect. In fact, they now have a specialist vintage service aimed at treating these type of pieces with care and sympathetically replacing only where necessary.
She mentioned the word polish and must have seen me grimace! She said that with great care and attention they can give it the lightest polish to bring it back to perfection as it looked unpolished in her opinion.
The cost is appproximately £700 and some will baulk, but, I got the watch at a good price and will now have paperwork that does add value and a guarantee as well.
I will get an email confirmation next week of any further work required and it should be ready for collection in around 8 weeks.
I'll update as I get more information. I hope this is helpful
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