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Relative newb to this forum, but I recognize many of you from some others and to those I don’t… Nice to meetcha. Brief rant if you’ll allow.
I’ve been calling around looking for a local watchmaker to regulate/adjust my two divers. I’ve gotten some local referrals. The good news is that there is no shortage of folks willing to educate me in how unwise it is to buy exotic brands and how the ETA 2824-2 running at +23sec per day is really “within specs.” I have heard over and over the pitfalls associated with opening the case back on a deep rated diver.
I want a rock-star watchmaker. I want to walk into a watchmaker’s shop and find a kid with tattoos all over his arms and a ring through his nose who looks at my Enzo and says. “Whoa! I’ve been dying to work on one of those. Let’s see that bad boy!” Not some crusty old guy who is terrified to crack the case and hasn’t heard of a brand other than Rolex or Omega, etc. (no offense to those brands, BTW. I just can’t afford them).
Maybe it’s me, but I honestly feel like they're looking for reasons to NOT work on the watches. I might be approaching the whole conversation the wrong way. Any thoughts appreciated and thanks for letting me vent. –Steve