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mementomori1983 · 30 April 2016, 05:26 AM

Hello all,

I'm in Northern California and my 8-year old 14060m is due for service. I'm researching watchmakers for a routine service (cleaning, overhaul, new crystal, no polishing). I've heard about the highly-recommended watchmakers on this forum, but they're a ways from me and I'm not too keen on shipping the watch for the service or if any warranty issues arise.

This narrows down my list to local watchmakers. RCS San Francisco quoted me a price that's a bit too high for my tastes. Can anyone recommend me a local watchmaker with a Rolex parts account? The deciding factors would be turnaround time, price, and accessibility of the watchmaker.

One of the shops I'm considering is Time Honored in Stockton, run by watchmaker Douglas Siu, which is about an hour from me. They have a Rolex parts account. However, I don't see any references on here and the Yelp reviews are a bit sparse. Has anyone had any experience working with them?

Any advice would be appreciated!

30 April 2016, 05:26 AM	#1
mementomori1983 "TRF" Member Join Date: Oct 2014 Location: SF Bay Area Posts: 667	Recommend A Watchmaker in NorCal for Rolex Service Hello all, I'm in Northern California and my 8-year old 14060m is due for service. I'm researching watchmakers for a routine service (cleaning, overhaul, new crystal, no polishing). I've heard about the highly-recommended watchmakers on this forum, but they're a ways from me and I'm not too keen on shipping the watch for the service or if any warranty issues arise. This narrows down my list to local watchmakers. RCS San Francisco quoted me a price that's a bit too high for my tastes. Can anyone recommend me a local watchmaker with a Rolex parts account? The deciding factors would be turnaround time, price, and accessibility of the watchmaker. One of the shops I'm considering is Time Honored in Stockton, run by watchmaker Douglas Siu, which is about an hour from me. They have a Rolex parts account. However, I don't see any references on here and the Yelp reviews are a bit sparse. Has anyone had any experience working with them? Any advice would be appreciated!