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drbric · 11 April 2012, 04:44 PM

14 weeks ago Michael Young got my bracelet. Still waiting....

azguy · 12 April 2012, 05:23 AM

Somebody gave me the name of a guy here in Arizona that does bracelet re-builds. I have Tudor 9315 folded link that I'm going to let him work on.

If the results are good, I'll pass along the information to my TRF friends

SPARTAN2161 · 12 April 2012, 01:51 PM

Still waiting on mine. Also been about 3 months. He has been on vacation. Hopefully I will get mine back soon to post some before and afters

SPARTAN2161 · 15 April 2012, 10:43 AM

Got an email from MY today. Paid via PayPal. Pictures to come when it arrives. :thumbup:

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azguy · 16 April 2012, 12:17 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by SPARTAN2161

Got an email from MY today. Paid via PayPal. Pictures to come when it arrives. :thumbup:

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what kind of bracelet was it

oyster, jubilee, gold or SS

belk7 · 16 April 2012, 02:39 AM

My recent experience with Michael has been very satisfactory so far. After contacting him to assure that he was accepting new work, I shipped my 9315 folded link per his instructions. I received a quick email telling me that he received the watch. He mentioned in both messages to me (the initial correspondence and the follow up confirming receipt) that it would be 10-12 weeks as an estimate and re-iterated cost in both emails. I appeciated that he let me know the band was in his possession and then settled back to let him do his magic. I did not ask for, nor expect, regular updates from him throughout the process. The band was received by him on 17 Feb, and I received an email from him yesterday (14 April) that my band was ready to ship along with a request for me to submit payment via PayPal. This beat his estimated time frame, which was a pleasant surprise. However, I would not have been concerned had it taken longer than his estmate. Many factors go into turnaround time of a small shop doing specialized work. The charge amount was exactly what had been quoted all along, and I immediately took care of my end of the transaction. I expect that it will take several days for the band to make the transit from HK, and will comment on its renewed condition in this thread when it arrives. So far, MY has done everything and more that I would hope for in regards to customer service and communication. I understand there will always be exceptions where things don't go perfectly, but I have nothing but postive things to say, and I fully expect the bracelet to be VASTLY improved at what was a VERY reasonable cost. I am already making plans to send him a folded link Jubilee after the Oyster is returned.

drbric · 16 April 2012, 03:20 PM

Got an e-mail from MY 15 April. Watch is finished and ready for payment.I made Payment immediately.

piper · 16 April 2012, 11:57 PM

He must be getting all his orders out because I received an email from him on Saturday that my bracelet was done as well. I sent him a gold president bracelet from 1986 that had a fair amount of stretch. He received on Jan. 13 and took about 15 weeks which was fine by me - especially with the 10 day Chinese new year holiday in there.

Anyway, so far MY has been great - very communicative - no issues. As soon as I get my bracelet I will post pictures of before and after - I'm hoping it is much improved, because it was pretty much toast when I sent it to him.

jhvalente · 18 April 2012, 12:06 AM

I have a president bracelet with him right now. He has been communicative and responded to every email I have sent. It took a week to ship via Registered Mail to Hong Kong. He said to expect 8-10 weeks, I am planning on 12. He has been wonderful to work with so far. I have been very pleased...

SPARTAN2161 · 18 April 2012, 12:46 AM

AZGUY. it was a folded jubilee two tone. Funny how so many people got the email this weekend. Oh well as long as the final product is good that's all that matters

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belk7 · 18 April 2012, 02:23 AM

Referring back to my post #216; my renewed 9315 arrived this morning. I apologize for the quick post without pics, but just couldn't wait to comment on how fantastic the thing now looks. I expected a noticable improvement, but I am not wrong to say that this looks like a brand new band. I did not expect delivery to be this fast (as I just was notified and paid my bill on Saturday), and I didn't dare to hope that the results would be this outstanding. I am a VERY satisfied customer.

The Duke · 18 April 2012, 03:03 AM

It can take a while for repair and with the 12 to 15 hour time difference communication can sometimes take longer than some people want but his work is exceptional. 93150 with substantial stretch returned to like new condition.

SPARTAN2161 · 19 April 2012, 06:04 AM

Finally after 14+ weeks i got it back and looks BRAND NEW. Thanks MY

*First two pictures are borrrowed from original posting of when i bought the watch*

belk7 · 19 April 2012, 11:53 AM

9315 Restoration - sorry for the pic quality. The first photo (the "before") is especially bad. I didn't take specific photos before I sent the bracelet to MY and this is the only pic I had that showed the original condition. I took an "after" pic of the same general location tonight just to approximate a direct comparison. The photos really don't do the work justice.

azguy · 20 April 2012, 12:09 AM

Wow, he got that 9315 tight

That's amazing, almost impossible............

Was it $150 as I have seen quoted

SPARTAN2161 · 20 April 2012, 12:50 AM

I think all SS is cheaper actually...

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belk7 · 20 April 2012, 02:44 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by azguy

Wow, he got that 9315 tight

That's amazing, almost impossible............

Was it $150 as I have seen quoted

It was $100 plus $28 for return shipping. It came back to me via second day FedEx. I paid $15 or so myself to send him the band registered USPS. It took exactly two weeks to get to him. Total cost out of my pocket was about $143, and total time door to door was just over 10weeks (including the two weeks it took to get it to him).

belk7 · 20 April 2012, 03:00 AM

A "reverse" bracelet stretch shot just for fun.

Atomant · 6 May 2012, 03:25 PM

MY seems to have the bracelet tightened tighter than OEM.

TerryREM · 1 June 2012, 10:49 AM

I received my Jubilee bracelet back from Michael Young on Tuesday May 29th.
I was very impressed with the workmanship. If any of you recall, my bracelet was stuck in customs for nearly a month and the United States Postal Service was unable to track it once it left the international sort facility in Chicago.
I highly recommend that you never use USPS to ship internationally.

Anyway, as I said, Michael did a great job and I am extremely happy to be wearing my grandfather's watch again. The band had become so stretched out that I had to have links removed in order to continue wearing it. I sent the links with the bracelet and Michael put them back in. The cost was $150 plus shipping.

I've attached photos. I think the before and after pics speak for themselves.

kfwah · 2 June 2012, 12:50 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by TerryREM

I received my Jubilee bracelet back from Michael Young on Tuesday May 29th.
I was very impressed with the workmanship. If any of you recall, my bracelet was stuck in customs for nearly a month and the United States Postal Service was unable to track it once it left the international sort facility in Chicago.
I highly recommend that you never use USPS to ship internationally.

Anyway, as I said, Michael did a great job and I am extremely happy to be wearing my grandfather's watch again. The band had become so stretched out that I had to have links removed in order to continue wearing it. I sent the links with the bracelet and Michael put them back in. The cost was $150 plus shipping.

I've attached photos. I think the before and after pics speak for themselves.

How long it take for the restoration?

onkyo · 2 June 2012, 01:57 PM

Received my 9315 folded link bracelet back from MY with a less than 6 week door to door turnaround. He did an amazing job bringing back to life my loose goose bracelet. Thanks!!!

jolimont · 2 June 2012, 03:46 PM

Is michael young taking on new customers?

I have tried emailing him through his website but have not heard back from him ?

I have a folded jubilee 6251 that needs to be tightened

HunterST · 8 July 2012, 04:53 PM

I have heard that there is a resource in downtown Los Angeles that can do this type of restoration. Does anyone know about this?

Toes2Nose · 11 July 2012, 10:04 AM

I just got my 14k jubilee bracelet back from MY last week and it looks brand new! Like many others have stated, he took a couple days to respond but in my case, did the job in less than a month and he quoted me 8 - 10 weeks initially. $1000 for the job and $28 for the return postage. Admittedly, I was a bit nervous about sending it so far afield but I couldn't be happier with the result and would do it again tomorrow.

Before:
BEFORE (800x600).jpg

After:
AFTER (800x600).jpg

SPARTAN2161 · 11 July 2012, 10:09 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Toes2Nose

I just got my 14k jubilee bracelet back from MY last week and it looks brand new! Like many others have stated, he took a couple days to respond but in my case, did the job in less than a month and he quoted me 8 - 10 weeks initially. $1000 for the job and $28 for the return postage. Admittedly, I was a bit nervous about sending it so far afield but I couldn't be happier with the result and would do it again tomorrow.

Before:
Attachment 295564

After:
Attachment 295565

AWESOME LOOKING BRACELET!!! He really saved that one. Congrats. I just got his email today and and looking forward to getting another 2 tone back in spectacular shape

ocwatching · 11 July 2012, 03:07 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Toes2Nose

I just got my 14k jubilee bracelet back from MY last week and it looks brand new! Like many others have stated, he took a couple days to respond but in my case, did the job in less than a month and he quoted me 8 - 10 weeks initially. $1000 for the job and $28 for the return postage. Admittedly, I was a bit nervous about sending it so far afield but I couldn't be happier with the result and would do it again tomorrow.

Before:
Attachment 295564

After:
Attachment 295565

WOW~!

great job...

StJamesSq · 1 August 2012, 04:21 AM

Fantastic job. I would have said unbelievable, but I have my own good experiences of Michael Young’s work.

I would consider a bracelet refurbishment from Michael Young as a very viable alternative to a Rolex Service bracelet exchange. You won’t need me to tell you which costs less.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Toes2Nose

I just got my 14k jubilee bracelet back from MY last week and it looks brand new! Like many others have stated, he took a couple days to respond but in my case, did the job in less than a month and he quoted me 8 - 10 weeks initially. $1000 for the job and $28 for the return postage. Admittedly, I was a bit nervous about sending it so far afield but I couldn't be happier with the result and would do it again tomorrow.

Before:
Attachment 295564

After:
Attachment 295565

mjclark32 · 17 August 2012, 01:20 AM

Wow, some great results!

Rose1 · 17 August 2012, 08:30 AM

I would like everyone to know I had my 1992 DateJust repaired by MY and it is amazing. I had the band tightened, serviced, new sapphire crystal and the original Rolex silver diamond dial repainted black. I sent him the watch around the 10th of May and on the 15th of May I received an email that he had received the watch and was proceeding with repairs. I just picked up the watch today August 16th. I am happy.

18 April 2012, 12:06 AM	#219
jhvalente "TRF" Member Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Mi Watch: 18038,16800, 16233 Posts: 70	so far so good I have a president bracelet with him right now. He has been communicative and responded to every email I have sent. It took a week to ship via Registered Mail to Hong Kong. He said to expect 8-10 weeks, I am planning on 12. He has been wonderful to work with so far. I have been very pleased...

6 May 2012, 03:25 PM	#229
Atomant "TRF" Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Fernwood Posts: 3,455	MY seems to have the bracelet tightened tighter than OEM. __________________ 116613LN 16600SD 16610LV 116710 16710 16570 Speedy 3570.50 PAM25 Oris TT1 and a bunch of G-Shocks. Flipped: Daytona 116520 Seamaster 2231.80

8 July 2012, 04:53 PM	#234
HunterST "TRF" Member Join Date: Dec 2009 Real Name: Eli Weisman Location: Los Angeles Watch: 1675/3, 79090 Posts: 442	I have heard that there is a resource in downtown Los Angeles that can do this type of restoration. Does anyone know about this? __________________ .................... GMT 1675/3 \| 6694 \| 16014 Tapestry Cream \| 16014 Tapestry Gray \| Tudor Black Bay Black ETA \| Tudor Sub 79090 \| Sinn 103 StSa \| PAM 183 \| IWC 3717-04

17 August 2012, 01:20 AM	#239
mjclark32 "TRF" Member Join Date: Mar 2010 Real Name: MJC Location: PHL USA Watch: IWC, Rolex, AP Posts: 29,232	Wow, some great results! __________________

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11 April 2012, 04:44 PM	#211
drbric "TRF" Member Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: sweden Watch: 16610 16233 Posts: 6	14 weeks ago Michael Young got my bracelet. Still waiting....

12 April 2012, 05:23 AM	#212
azguy Banned Join Date: Sep 2011 Real Name: ------- Location: ------- Watch: --------- Posts: 12,609	Somebody gave me the name of a guy here in Arizona that does bracelet re-builds. I have Tudor 9315 folded link that I'm going to let him work on. If the results are good, I'll pass along the information to my TRF friends

12 April 2012, 01:51 PM	#213
SPARTAN2161 Banned Join Date: Feb 2010 Real Name: Nick H. Location: Amherst, NY Watch: me flip Posts: 1,901	Still waiting on mine. Also been about 3 months. He has been on vacation. Hopefully I will get mine back soon to post some before and afters

15 April 2012, 10:43 AM	#214
SPARTAN2161 Banned Join Date: Feb 2010 Real Name: Nick H. Location: Amherst, NY Watch: me flip Posts: 1,901	Got an email from MY today. Paid via PayPal. Pictures to come when it arrives. :thumbup: Sent from my DROID X2 using Tapatalk 2

16 April 2012, 02:39 AM	#216
belk7 "TRF" Member Join Date: Dec 2009 Real Name: Chris Location: USA Posts: 1,439	My recent experience with Michael has been very satisfactory so far. After contacting him to assure that he was accepting new work, I shipped my 9315 folded link per his instructions. I received a quick email telling me that he received the watch. He mentioned in both messages to me (the initial correspondence and the follow up confirming receipt) that it would be 10-12 weeks as an estimate and re-iterated cost in both emails. I appeciated that he let me know the band was in his possession and then settled back to let him do his magic. I did not ask for, nor expect, regular updates from him throughout the process. The band was received by him on 17 Feb, and I received an email from him yesterday (14 April) that my band was ready to ship along with a request for me to submit payment via PayPal. This beat his estimated time frame, which was a pleasant surprise. However, I would not have been concerned had it taken longer than his estmate. Many factors go into turnaround time of a small shop doing specialized work. The charge amount was exactly what had been quoted all along, and I immediately took care of my end of the transaction. I expect that it will take several days for the band to make the transit from HK, and will comment on its renewed condition in this thread when it arrives. So far, MY has done everything and more that I would hope for in regards to customer service and communication. I understand there will always be exceptions where things don't go perfectly, but I have nothing but postive things to say, and I fully expect the bracelet to be VASTLY improved at what was a VERY reasonable cost. I am already making plans to send him a folded link Jubilee after the Oyster is returned.

16 April 2012, 03:20 PM	#217
drbric "TRF" Member Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: sweden Watch: 16610 16233 Posts: 6	Got an e-mail from MY 15 April. Watch is finished and ready for payment.I made Payment immediately.

16 April 2012, 11:57 PM	#218
piper "TRF" Member Join Date: Dec 2011 Real Name: Joel Location: Snowmass, CO Watch: RG DDII Posts: 134	He must be getting all his orders out because I received an email from him on Saturday that my bracelet was done as well. I sent him a gold president bracelet from 1986 that had a fair amount of stretch. He received on Jan. 13 and took about 15 weeks which was fine by me - especially with the 10 day Chinese new year holiday in there. Anyway, so far MY has been great - very communicative - no issues. As soon as I get my bracelet I will post pictures of before and after - I'm hoping it is much improved, because it was pretty much toast when I sent it to him.

18 April 2012, 12:46 AM	#220
SPARTAN2161 Banned Join Date: Feb 2010 Real Name: Nick H. Location: Amherst, NY Watch: me flip Posts: 1,901	AZGUY. it was a folded jubilee two tone. Funny how so many people got the email this weekend. Oh well as long as the final product is good that's all that matters Sent from my DROID X2 using Tapatalk 2

18 April 2012, 02:23 AM	#221
belk7 "TRF" Member Join Date: Dec 2009 Real Name: Chris Location: USA Posts: 1,439	Referring back to my post #216; my renewed 9315 arrived this morning. I apologize for the quick post without pics, but just couldn't wait to comment on how fantastic the thing now looks. I expected a noticable improvement, but I am not wrong to say that this looks like a brand new band. I did not expect delivery to be this fast (as I just was notified and paid my bill on Saturday), and I didn't dare to hope that the results would be this outstanding. I am a VERY satisfied customer.

18 April 2012, 03:03 AM	#222
The Duke "TRF" Member Join Date: Jun 2011 Real Name: Zach Location: denver Watch: Sub. 16800 Posts: 52	It can take a while for repair and with the 12 to 15 hour time difference communication can sometimes take longer than some people want but his work is exceptional. 93150 with substantial stretch returned to like new condition.

19 April 2012, 11:53 AM	#224
belk7 "TRF" Member Join Date: Dec 2009 Real Name: Chris Location: USA Posts: 1,439	9315 Restoration - sorry for the pic quality. The first photo (the "before") is especially bad. I didn't take specific photos before I sent the bracelet to MY and this is the only pic I had that showed the original condition. I took an "after" pic of the same general location tonight just to approximate a direct comparison. The photos really don't do the work justice.

20 April 2012, 12:09 AM	#225
azguy Banned Join Date: Sep 2011 Real Name: ------- Location: ------- Watch: --------- Posts: 12,609	Wow, he got that 9315 tight That's amazing, almost impossible............ Was it $150 as I have seen quoted

20 April 2012, 12:50 AM	#226
SPARTAN2161 Banned Join Date: Feb 2010 Real Name: Nick H. Location: Amherst, NY Watch: me flip Posts: 1,901	I think all SS is cheaper actually... Sent from my DROID X2 using Tapatalk 2

20 April 2012, 03:00 AM	#228
belk7 "TRF" Member Join Date: Dec 2009 Real Name: Chris Location: USA Posts: 1,439	A "reverse" bracelet stretch shot just for fun.

2 June 2012, 01:57 PM	#232
onkyo Banned Join Date: Apr 2008 Real Name: Pav Location: Manhattan Posts: 11,495	Received my 9315 folded link bracelet back from MY with a less than 6 week door to door turnaround. He did an amazing job bringing back to life my loose goose bracelet. Thanks!!!

2 June 2012, 03:46 PM	#233
jolimont "TRF" Member Join Date: Jan 2012 Real Name: Will Location: land of oz Watch: sundial Posts: 2,219	Is michael young taking on new customers? I have tried emailing him through his website but have not heard back from him ? I have a folded jubilee 6251 that needs to be tightened

11 July 2012, 10:04 AM	#235
Toes2Nose "TRF" Member Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: San Diego, CA Watch: '60 Oyster Perp Posts: 1	I just got my 14k jubilee bracelet back from MY last week and it looks brand new! Like many others have stated, he took a couple days to respond but in my case, did the job in less than a month and he quoted me 8 - 10 weeks initially. $1000 for the job and $28 for the return postage. Admittedly, I was a bit nervous about sending it so far afield but I couldn't be happier with the result and would do it again tomorrow. Before: BEFORE (800x600).jpg After: AFTER (800x600).jpg

17 August 2012, 08:30 AM	#240
Rose1 "TRF" Member Join Date: Sep 2011 Real Name: Roland Rose Location: Sagle, Idaho Watch: DateJust Posts: 3	I would like everyone to know I had my 1992 DateJust repaired by MY and it is amazing. I had the band tightened, serviced, new sapphire crystal and the original Rolex silver diamond dial repainted black. I sent him the watch around the 10th of May and on the 15th of May I received an email that he had received the watch and was proceeding with repairs. I just picked up the watch today August 16th. I am happy.

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