Band restoration

[lpestre]

Hello everyone !!

I need your advice, I'm looking to restore a very old solid gold elastic rivet bracelet. Kind of a rare piece. I was in contact with LAWW, but the don't remove stretch from the bracelet.

The bracelet is in ok shape, nothing major but I want my watch to be perfect.

Do you have any recommendation?

PS: I'm sorry but I will not work with MY anymore.

[Nunez. Jacob]

my dad had a good experience with MY but everyone is different,i would google
for a shop that does that but it could be pricey

[offrdmania]

OP, have you dealt with MY or are you basing your unwillingness to work with him from a recent thread? Only a very small percentage have been unhappy with him and usually its something easily corrected or not work related.

[lpestre]

I had 2 previous bad experience with MY.
First one was with a Tudor 7016 to restore. I waited 9 months to get my watch back. The hands were not even aligned, the movement was not working, I had to provide him with all the parts. The parts could be easily found online. and the remplacement insert was not by an original has stated.
I tried again on a bracelet because I knew service is not his field, but the job was ok, but not that great.


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[Lordofrolex]

Originally Posted by offrdmania

OP, have you dealt with MY or are you basing your unwillingness to work with him from a recent thread? Only a very small percentage have been unhappy with him and usually its something easily corrected or not work related.

That was my experience and thread. Thread was closed but he didnt not want to resolve the issue more than me just sending the watch back to him wait another 2 months and pay for my own postage. I ended up fixing it myself.

Originally Posted by lpestre

I had 2 previous bad experience with MY.
First one was with a Tudor 7016 to restore. I waited 9 months to get my watch back. The hands were not even aligned, the movement was not working, I had to provide him with all the parts. The parts could be easily found online. and the remplacement insert was not by an original has stated.
I tried again on a bracelet because I knew service is not his field, but the job was ok, but not that great.


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Im glad im not the only one thats had a bad experience. I felt like i may of been the most unlucky person on the forum to be the only one that wasn't happy with his service.

[Lordofrolex]

Gray and Sons in Miami does bracelet restoration but they are expensive.

[apbb2]

I have used MY three times. The first 2 were jubilee bracelets, one SS, one TT. He did an excellent job on both.

Right now he has a tired Enicar that he has already restored the bracelet & is servicing the watch.

His work has been great all around. His communication skills are not that great however. I responded to an email from him right away last week & still waiting for his response. He is well known for this.

I sent him the Enicar because of the first two great experiences. At this point I trust him, but you have to be comfortable in the end.

[lee fowler]

Originally Posted by Lordofrolex

That was my experience and thread. Thread was closed but he didnt not want to resolve the issue more than me just sending the watch back to him wait another 2 months and pay for my own postage. I ended up fixing it myself.



Im glad im not the only one thats had a bad experience. I felt like i may of been the most unlucky person on the forum to be the only one that wasn't happy with his service.

I also had a very bad experience with him on a 93150 bracelet.

[lpestre]

I'll be in miami next week, so i'm going to say hello to G&S.

[mattedialdoc]

I've used MY a few times and always had a good experience. Maybe just my luck, but he always replies within a day, and given I'm CONUS that's pretty good.
The only thing I will say, and this is NOT a complaint, is that he makes the bracelets super tight. I don't think a 9315 ever came as tight from the factory as they come back from MY. I may ask next time for slightly looser.



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[Boaters]

Very interesting will have to remember this .. Good to know for sure

[2ar2c1]

Originally Posted by Lordofrolex

Im glad im not the only one thats had a bad experience. I felt like i may of been the most unlucky person on the forum to be the only one that wasn't happy with his service.

you're not the only one.

[mjclark32]

Originally Posted by Lordofrolex

That was my experience and thread. Thread was closed but he didnt not want to resolve the issue more than me just sending the watch back to him wait another 2 months and pay for my own postage. I ended up fixing it

that's not good to hear

Hope it's at least fixed and the gf is happy now though

[Lordofrolex]

Originally Posted by mjclark32

that's not good to hear

Hope it's at least fixed and the gf is happy now though

She loves the watch.

[Dnf888]

Originally Posted by Lordofrolex

She loves the watch.

I was wondering what had happened to your thread. I'm glad That you got it sorted in the end. And that the gf is happy.

[Boaters]

Originally Posted by Lordofrolex

She loves the watch.

Glad to hear it worked out.

[joli160]

If you also stay in Lyon (France) you might try Goldschmiede Beste in Winterberg, Germany. They did two presidents for me, outstanding job.

[tucsonrick]

Originally Posted by lpestre

I'll be in miami next week, so i'm going to say hello to G&S.

Please let us know how it goes.

[lpestre]

I surely will. After the bracelet is not that bad after all, if I don't find something under 1000$ it will go to Edvi for a quick restoration.