Week 22 - Longines Chronograph Watch Repair
Recently I completed a repair on a Longines Automatic chronograph. This one was a variation on the eta 7750. The difference being that this one has the moon phase and month, and the orientation of the day and date is different.
What I thought would be a relatively straight forward service turned out to be a little more complex. This Longines needed some new parts, including: new seals, reversing wheel, mainspring, rotor bearing and reduction wheel. All these parts play a vital role in the automatic winding of the watch.
I pride myself on doing small things that other watchmakers might not necessarily do but when they come together make a big difference. Some of these things are:
Finish the watch in the same condition or even better than when it first came in
Don't be stingy with parts and think it will be alright; replace it!
Take and precautions to reduce any risk of damage
Treat the watch as if it is my own
Test the watch and check it's performance.
When I service a watch, every part is taken off, cleaned, then meticulously reassembled.
This is another example of the attention to detail and quality watch repair I provide out of my Adelaide-based watch and clock repair workshop. I provide a two year warranty on all full service and seal kits, which is above industry standard - one of only two workshops in South Australia offering this.
If you have any questions about getting a watch serviced or restored, whether it be a manual wind, automatic, chronograph or a quartz (battery operated), please don't hesitate to contact me on 0423451991 or email me at repairs@obrhorology.com.au.