New Canadian Member Looking for Service Recomendatinos

[nac060]

Hi All

I'm a new member & have recently inherited a 1680 Submariner from aprox1970, the s/n is 2,8xx,xxx. It was my father's watch that he gifted me this past Christmas. He received it as work bonus back in 1973 & has worn it daily for the past 45 years. It's been used but not abused & has had a couple of services of the years, last one was probably 18 years ago. My father is more of a big picture person rather than the details so I need to get it serviced & have some parts replaced. The crystal has some deep gouges that have been polished & the cycplos is slightly distorted because of the polishing. It also has an aftermarket/generic crown & I'd like to replace it with a Rolex one. I'm also assuming he had a service dial installed as it doesn't say Swiss at the bottom (yes it's a real Rolex). I gently asked him about the past services but not being a detail person, he doesn't care or remember... plus, he gave me his Rolex so I don't want to pick apart his generous gift.

Anyways, I'm looking for a recommendation to get it serviced. I'm located in BC & would rather not send it across the boarder if I can avoid it. I'm assuming there must be some good places in Vancouver but I want to make sure I send it to the right person.

Thanks,
Neil ... I'd post pictures but I need 10 post first