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Old 7 September 2018, 05:32 PM   #31
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you tube it

Real Craftsmanship.... it would be most educational if a this could be a You Tube tutorial.... correct me if it isn't already, I'm most impressed with the finish,
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Old 8 September 2018, 03:33 PM   #32
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We’re repairing bracelets at an increasing number week by week. More than one per day at the moment but not quite two per day.


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I can see why it would become a tiresome job, however it does seem like an awesome restoration if you do it once in a while.

What did your laser machine cost if I may ask? I suppose it takes quite a few repairs to earn it back?
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Old 8 September 2018, 03:43 PM   #33
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Wow, keep up the good work and thanks for posting pictures! Very interesting to see these up close.
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Old 8 September 2018, 04:17 PM   #34
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I can see why it would become a tiresome job, however it does seem like an awesome restoration if you do it once in a while.

What did your laser machine cost if I may ask? I suppose it takes quite a few repairs to earn it back?
We got a good deal on ours and financed it. The monthly cost is worth it for us. It saves us a lot of time when working with gold but we use it daily for stainless steel. But one will spend $13.5k + depending on model, power, features.
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Old 9 September 2018, 07:19 PM   #35
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Adventures in Band Repair (B4/After photos)

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We got a good deal on ours and financed it. The monthly cost is worth it for us. It saves us a lot of time when working with gold but we use it daily for stainless steel. But one will spend $13.5k + depending on model, power, features.


Great work ,congrats ,may i can ask what do you charge in retail for a complete rebuild ?
update I found the quotes in your other thread .$300 for a full rebuild on SS ,right?Any difference between folded or jubilee in price?Not bargaining just wondering:-)


A question regarding quality,how do you compare yours to the other one in HK- i ve seen some bad feedback about them.
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Old 9 September 2018, 07:31 PM   #36
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No price difference between the Jubilee bands. People are happy with our work and we typically have a 2 week turnaround on most jobs.


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Old 11 September 2018, 10:44 AM   #37
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Old 11 September 2018, 10:49 AM   #38
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A quick shot of one side fully assembled and in the rough. The client asked for unpolished, which we normally oblige, but there was quite a bit of welding done so we kept polishing to an absolute minimum but did need to smooth these surfaces.

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Old 11 September 2018, 10:50 AM   #39
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Old 11 September 2018, 12:52 PM   #43
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Looks Great

I'm the owner of this 78360 and can't wait to get it back!!

I'll definitely be sending my 50 D-Link jubilee and 93150 over to you soon...
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Old 13 September 2018, 11:55 PM   #44
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this is absolutely a game changer - you guys are doing an amazing job.
sending my bracelet very soon !!
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Old 15 September 2018, 11:14 AM   #45
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Yikes. Wise not to let a sloppy bracelet get too far gone before repairing. Too much play focuses nearly all frictions to the corners of links. What could have been a routine repair becomes much more costly.

From the side it's sloppy but not the worse we've seen.

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Old 15 September 2018, 11:14 AM   #46
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The underside shows what happens when the bracelet has this much play. It bends abnormally and the corners of the gold links grind into each other and the friction and force becomes unevenly distributed.

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Old 15 September 2018, 11:15 AM   #47
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a zoom shot of how bad the damage is.


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Old 16 September 2018, 11:54 PM   #48
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Wow! Those are some seriously wasted bracelets. I don't even understand how they get that bad. Is that from grit/dirt/oil/dead skin build up? I wash the bracelet on my daily wearer a least a few times a week with water and soap or WristClean.
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Old 17 September 2018, 12:20 AM   #49
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Great work
I hope your Website will be online soon
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Are there any metals you do not work on?

904 stainless?
WG?
Platinum?
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Old 17 September 2018, 05:11 AM   #51
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Either of those works. Wear is going to happen, but grime accelerates damage so keeping clean helps.

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Wow! Those are some seriously wasted bracelets. I don't even understand how they get that bad. Is that from grit/dirt/oil/dead skin build up? I wash the bracelet on my daily wearer a least a few times a week with water and soap or WristClean.
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Old 17 September 2018, 05:27 AM   #52
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Adventures in Band Repair (B4/After photos)

The only metal we avoid is titanium.

WG, YG, 904L Yes. We recently received 904L stainless fill wire but comes to us in a much heavier gauge than we like. It's fine for now but we have to grind 6" pieces down to a manageable gauge to match power of the fill wire and the work piece. This produces a clean strong weld with a nice silky finish. It takes us extra time so we may consider a surcharge for 904L. The minimum order quantity for the custom gauge we need starts at 1 TON. Wayyy too much material for our small operation.

We're getting a steady flow of bracelet work but not nearly as a much as we anticipated. Still looking for the volume to make this work practical in the states.


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904 stainless?
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Platinum?
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Old 18 September 2018, 01:07 AM   #53
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That's pretty dramatic! Great work!
Totally......I woudl not have thought that it could have been brought back to that standard.
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Old 18 September 2018, 12:24 PM   #54
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Geez, the things we find. This mid size expansion came to us to replace a few broken springs. One did not feel right at all and we figured out why. Peeking inside something isn't right with the spring. At first we couldn't figure out what it was.


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Old 18 September 2018, 12:26 PM   #55
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this is what we found.


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Old 18 September 2018, 12:29 PM   #56
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Maybe you guess it. It's a spring robbed from a spring bar then bent into a "W" shape. Ummm ok.


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Old 20 September 2018, 11:18 AM   #57
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This could possibly be the worst Oyster Bracelet we have ever seen. bear in mind this is a solid link Oyster 72400. Geez how does one let things get this bad???? Crazy. Stay tuned for the after photos. It may be a while.



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Old 20 September 2018, 11:19 AM   #58
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4 completely torn links. 5 links very worn and about to tear. The rest damaged by normal measure. Every piece in need of welding.

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