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"okies8"
any buddies know any competent one to recommend beside K2(said difficult mvt so no do)
:o i thought seiko chrono he got do
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ehhhh? ah goh got do bullhead mah....do you meantion the magic word? "seiko forum people referred me here..." or best if you know some of the bros name here :)
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His brother at Chinatown is able to do it.
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"pst666"
ehhhh? ah goh got do bullhead mah....
do you meantion the magic word? "seiko forum people referred me here..." or best if you know some of the bros name here :)
he knew i'm oso fm seiko forum huan
send him 6309, said find origin caseback then service... :?: :?: :?:
look like i,m not welcome lor (buy shoes only not watches)
veri dishearten...dont feel like visitg de pl anymore :cry: :cry:
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"Yeoman"
His brother at Chinatown is able to do it.
tks bro...any addr?
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"okies8"
[quote="pst666"]ehhhh? ah goh got do bullhead mah....
do you meantion the magic word? "seiko forum people referred me here..." or best if you know some of the bros name here :)
he knew i'm oso fm seiko forum huan
send him 6309, said find origin caseback then service... :?: :?: :?:
look like i,m not welcome lor (buy shoes only not watches)
veri dishearten...dont feel like visitg de pl anymore :cry: :cry:[/quote]
so you send him bull head or 6309???or both??
whats the actual problem with each watch??
i seen many of those 2 come and go, not for sale but sent in for svcing wan.
usually most got timing problem as i observed......, minor problems ( i got 2 watches also got minor problem, but timing okie lo), he always say till cant move then do.....
btw, the bullhead u bought from bencoolen right?? how come dun bring back there to do?? What did mr Ho say?? btw i got his namecard the day u bought the bullhead , its Mr Teo leh, maybe ossim know him as Ho???
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"okies8"
[quote="pst666"]ehhhh? ah goh got do bullhead mah....
do you meantion the magic word? "seiko forum people referred me here..." or best if you know some of the bros name here :)
he knew i'm oso fm seiko forum huan
send him 6309, said find origin caseback then service... :?: :?: :?:
look like i,m not welcome lor (buy shoes only not watches)
veri dishearten...dont feel like visitg de pl anymore :cry: :cry:[/quote]
:cry: :cry: same fate as moi moi
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"okies8"
tks bro...any addr?
Take note, his bro always in bad mood. :D
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"okies8"
[quote="Yeoman"]His brother at Chinatown is able to do it.
tks bro...any addr?[/quote]
its at the smith street hawker centre....
its quite messy out there with the numerous small stalls .... i went there with a fren long time ago....., he brought me to the exact stall though.
when u visit him, stand there and get his attention, show him ur watch and tell him the problem, ask him how much, okie, leave the watch with him, then leave.
no need to make small talk, or joke, he wun appreciate you..... :o
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"Yeoman"
[quote="okies8"]
tks bro...any addr?
Take note, his bro always in bad mood. :D[/quote]
gor gor when bring me go ?
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"fireal"
[quote="Yeoman"]
Take note, his bro always in bad mood. :D
gor gor when bring me go ?[/quote]
I also dare not go sia. :lol: :lol:
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"Yeoman"
[quote="fireal"]
gor gor when bring me go ?
I also dare not go sia. :lol: :lol:[/quote]
machiam like tour to cck cemetery leh.... :(
bring liao, and complete tour got charge admin fee bo??? :mrgreen: :lol:
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"Yeoman"
[quote="fireal"]
gor gor when bring me go ?
I also dare not go sia. :lol: :lol:[/quote]
LoL. Wah like that damn sucks leh, pay $$ service watch then got foc anger from him...
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"fireal"
anybody know how much he charges?
i remember my fren's watch, he charge 2-3 tens lesser than what k2 charges....
btw my fren did a 6139...., i didnt know why then..... i later realised i dun see a telegrapher with him..... or i missed it......
i dunno is it bcos of this or its bcos his renthal is lower (should be lower, cos of the smaller size and non aircon and age)
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6309 2 wks back n bull today
bull fixed yday n back home same problem...tink spend $ to fix n b hapi lor
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"okies8"
bro 150,
6309 2 wks back n bull today
bull fixed yday n back home same problem...tink spend $ to fix n b hapi lor
quite sien lo, got a lemon, i think shld talk to mr Ho or Teo again lo, since you buy from him and he's a watchmaker himself.
whats the actual problem you encounter with the bullhead?? can share??\
does the problem show up after some time?? always or intermittent??
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"phantom150"
[quote="okies8"]bro 150,
6309 2 wks back n bull today
bull fixed yday n back home same problem...tink spend $ to fix n b hapi lor
quite sien lo, got a lemon, i think shld talk to mr Ho or Teo again lo, since you buy from him and he's a watchmaker himself.
whats the actual problem you encounter with the bullhead?? can share??\
does the problem show up after some time?? always or intermittent??[/quote]
after he fixed, time still a slow...chrono hand always stuck at btwn 11 n 12
after thorough chkg nw crystal is loose
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Bro does goh knw dat u just buy frm shop n the seller also a watchmaker???If yes than maybe imo is becoz the job might b slightly difficult but oni need some adjustment n if the previous guy cant fix it but now goh got 2 'eat bone' of coz he dun feel gd 2 repair it loh...:)
Imagine u buy a car frm XXX n giv him change timing belt,water pump n all other wear n tear items than the car mis-fire n u bring 2 ZZZ n the problem is just timing OUT...do u tnk ZZZ 1 2 reset the timing n just charge the labour???if is me i wont do it...:)
Anyway is just my view so bros dun hamtam me hor... :lol:
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I tot he ish Mr. Ho.... cos everyone I knw call him that name ley... but maybe that's a nickname? cos they say ah-ho ...ah -ho think must ask ah -ho(mr teo) do full service or try somewhere else....nowadays send watch for repair must see ppl's face de.. jin sianzz...
say seiko club name also no use cos money is still the KING... :roll:
one thing abt ah-ho's shop is the lots of bencoolen shops selling vintages will ask him repair de..sometimes ask him 'rush job' becos customer goign to collect or going to sell out riao..but he should be able to fix the problem.
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"oOsiMm"
I tot he ish Mr. Ho.... cos everyone I knw call him that name ley... but maybe that's a nickname? cos they say ah-ho ...ah -ho
think must ask ah -ho(mr teo) do full service or try somewhere else....nowadays send watch for repair must see ppl's face de.. jin sianzz...
say seiko club name also no use cos money is still the KING... :roll:
But... K2 so far ah goh never give me face. Always welcome me even if I dun bring any watch for service, I hoot straps more..... other than dat..... I goota send oversea for service liaoz.....
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"watchlooker"
But... K2 so far ah goh never give me face. Always welcome me even if I dun bring any watch for service, I hoot straps more..... other than dat..... I goota send oversea for service liaoz.....
then I say you are lucky one lor... least he give you face..
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1 shop can try is lucky chinatown basement 2...han ming...go in find ah ming or ah gong...no attitude but becoz dis shop dun issue receipt so up 2 u if u 1 2 let them repair...:)Anyway my rolex is done by them so far no problem...:)
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"watchlooker"
[quote="oOsiMm"]I tot he ish Mr. Ho.... cos everyone I knw call him that name ley... but maybe that's a nickname? cos they say ah-ho ...ah -ho
think must ask ah -ho(mr teo) do full service or try somewhere else....nowadays send watch for repair must see ppl's face de.. jin sianzz...
say seiko club name also no use cos money is still the KING... :roll:
But... K2 so far ah goh never give me face. Always welcome me even if I dun bring any watch for service, I hoot straps more..... other than dat..... I goota send oversea for service liaoz.....[/quote]
"oOsiMm"
then I say you are lucky one lor... least he give you face..
so everyone also tio lo.... means k2 not biased to anyone.
he did tell me svc is just overwhelming, he almost cant catch up .
what i did notice in this forum and the shop itself, if small problems, or worst, very tacky problems he forsee, he will try to decline it.
there was a "homage" iwc chrono recently, owner did not say it was authentic.
goh found out when he opened the case in front of the owner.
owner "admitted" and goh quoted him well above svcing price of a 6138( to let u guys have a ball park of the price), owner still agreed and wanted goh to do.
watch has snap back problems, timing problems.
when i saw the watch finally, timing was done up, snap back still intermittent, sometimes just cant snap back at all!!( means not even back to near 12, just no reaction when press reset) sometimes can!!
Goh said he took almost 1 day, took apart 2-3 times liao.
so i ask, likedat how to charge?? he told me bopian liao.
tell the owner, ask owner to pay what he feels is worth the effort. which in anycase is liao lui, liao lat, liao jin sin .
in between of profit and reputation, some of us got chop off lo. i also have 2-3 watches wanting him to do.
my last vintage seiko took him almost 6 mths , though i did mention i wun rush him or anything. It was long but the watch came back running well. i was satisfied.
(this same watch was svc by my fren's watchmaker, i went with him to send in the watch, he sold me soon, but the watch also died soon. no amt of shakes will get the watch started!)
so how??? we just dun have enough watchmakers in sg, not like HK.
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Its not exactly about how jialat the watch is,example chrono problems etc but rather the professional handling of each customer...and checking out each problematic watch least by visual check of movt,play around with buttons/crown with customer consent and many more...rather than neber check anything,just based on 'can you repair this.....'....then straight away give the 'mai lah mai lah wa mai lah' face ... isnt that jin sian... we are not talking about money regard servicing but a help based on friendship over the yrs +countless helps rendered among them..
not too much to ask to help a 'friend'.......unless the 'friend' is only measured in monetary terms... need not speak much...some bros know what I am talking.,..
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"oOsiMm"
to each his own bro.... sometimes professional in this watchmaking profession is hard to find...and that is expected in these times.. the strongest survive in business and money making context.
[color=#4040FF]I agree with this very much, happens not just in watchmaking profession[/color]
Its not exactly about how jialat the watch is,example chrono problems etc but rather the professional handling of each customer...and checking out each problematic watch least by visual check of movt,play around with buttons/crown with customer consent and many more...rather than neber check anything,just based on 'can you repair this.....'....then straight away give the 'mai lah mai lah wa mai lah' face ... isnt that jin sian... we are not talking about money regard servicing but a help based on friendship over the yrs +countless helps rendered among them..
not too much to ask to help a 'friend'.......unless the 'friend' is only measured in monetary terms... need not speak much...some bros know what I am talking.,..
[color=#BF80BF]paisei Bro, if i triggered anything for ur emo, i didnt meant it, btw, i dunno what ya talking about too?? :geek: [/color]
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part n parcel of this hobby... so dont wanna go deep into it..
=)
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"fireal"
in the end all about money one lah .. dun have watch that cannot fix one , if u got enough money , missing parts can be manufactured for you.... bring to bonfield , they take on the toughest jobs
so bonfield can do any makes, but at their deem prices???
back to the basic, worth it to do?? if its sentimental value, YES!
else its just another "parts" watch again
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"phantom150"
[quote="fireal"]in the end all about money one lah .. dun have watch that cannot fix one , if u got enough money , missing parts can be manufactured for you.... bring to bonfield , they take on the toughest jobs
so bonfield can do any makes, but at their deem prices???
back to the basic, worth it to do?? if its sentimental value, YES!
else its just another "parts" watch again[/quote]
what u pay is what u get lor basically...
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genuine seiko parts?http://www.ebay.com/itm/CRYSTAL-FIT-SEIKO-CHRONO-BULLHEAD-6139-6138-340w14gn-/140630762790?_trksid=p4340.m185&_trkparms=algo%3DSIC.NPJS%26its%3DI%26itu%3DUA%26otn%3D5%26pmod%3D320706411700%26ps%3D63%26clkid%3D4259061048056072323"http://www.ebay.com/itm/Seiko-6138-Bullhead-Chrono-Man-Watch-Black-Bezel-NOS-/280682212061?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item4159f6aadd" rel="noopener noreferrer">http://www.ebay.com/itm/Seiko-6138-Bullhead-Chrono-Man-Watch-Black-Bezel-NOS-/280682212061?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item4159f6aadd" false;
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"fireal"
what u pay is what u get lor basically...
another experience i had with another watchmaker.
i been going to this barber at upper serangoon shopping centre since secondary school days.
started this watch hobby less than 2 years.
1 recent haircut, found out there was a watch shop within the old run down shopping centre. barber uncle say they do rolex.
took a look, very old skool setup, 80s look, small shop, watchmaking tools, old couple.
auntie was reading newspaper when i step in. uncle came out from the back room, exchanged glances, so i ask him if he repairs watches, his 1st reply, i do mainly Rolex.
looked around less than a min and left.
feels like jap watches are buy and wear untill spoilt and throw watches..... not worth his time to repair.
Found out later, this shop call xiao chun.
The actual history : K2 and Bigtime's fathers work for this uncle's father (xiao chun) in the 60s and 70s.
they started their own business later on. the xiao chun in chinatown and the seow chun games in jln besar were ppl who continued to use the name of the original xiao chun.
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"okies8"
genuine seiko parts?
http://www.ebay.com/itm/CRYSTAL-FIT-SEIKO-CHRONO-BULLHEAD-6139-6138-340w14gn-/140630762790?_trksid=p4340.m185&_trkparms=algo%3DSIC.NPJS%26its%3DI%26itu%3DUA%26otn%3D5%26pmod%3D320706411700%26ps%3D63%26clkid%3D4259061048056072323"http://www.ebay.com/itm/Seiko-6138-Bullhead-Chrono-Man-Watch-Black-Bezel-NOS-/280682212061?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item4159f6aadd" rel="noopener noreferrer">http://www.ebay.com/itm/Seiko-6138-Bullhead-Chrono-Man-Watch-Black-Bezel-NOS-/280682212061?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item4159f6aadd" false;
crystal dun seem so.
then again crystal are the easiest to reproduce part, thus some may feel no need for original part.
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"okies8"
genuine seiko parts?
http://www.ebay.com/itm/CRYSTAL-FIT-SEIKO-CHRONO-BULLHEAD-6139-6138-340w14gn-/140630762790?_trksid=p4340.m185&_trkparms=algo%3DSIC.NPJS%26its%3DI%26itu%3DUA%26otn%3D5%26pmod%3D320706411700%26ps%3D63%26clkid%3D4259061048056072323"http://www.ebay.com/itm/Seiko-6138-Bullhead-Chrono-Man-Watch-Black-Bezel-NOS-/280682212061?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item4159f6aadd" rel="noopener noreferrer">http://www.ebay.com/itm/Seiko-6138-Bullhead-Chrono-Man-Watch-Black-Bezel-NOS-/280682212061?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item4159f6aadd" false;
bezel yes , crystal no
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"phantom150"
[quote="fireal"]
what u pay is what u get lor basically...
another experience i had with another watchmaker.
i been going to this barber at upper serangoon shopping centre since secondary school days.
started this watch hobby less than 2 years.
1 recent haircut, found out there was a watch shop within the old run down shopping centre. barber uncle say they do rolex.
took a look, very old skool setup, 80s look, small shop, watchmaking tools, old couple.
auntie was reading newspaper when i step in. uncle came out from the back room, exchanged glances, so i ask him if he repairs watches, his 1st reply, i do mainly Rolex.
looked around less than a min and left.
feels like jap watches are buy and wear untill spoilt and throw watches..... not worth his time to repair.
Found out later, this shop call xiao chun.
The actual history : K2 and Bigtime's fathers work for this uncle's father (xiao chun) in the 60s and 70s.
they started their own business later on. the xiao chun in chinatown and the seow chun games in jln besar were ppl who continued to use the name of the original xiao chun.[/quote]
:o :o
interesting ahha ... machiam those chinese martial arts film
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"phantom150"
[quote="fireal"]
what u pay is what u get lor basically...
another experience i had with another watchmaker.
i been going to this barber at upper serangoon shopping centre since secondary school days.
started this watch hobby less than 2 years.
1 recent haircut, found out there was a watch shop within the old run down shopping centre. barber uncle say they do rolex.
took a look, very old skool setup, 80s look, small shop, watchmaking tools, old couple.
auntie was reading newspaper when i step in. uncle came out from the back room, exchanged glances, so i ask him if he repairs watches, his 1st reply, i do mainly Rolex.
looked around less than a min and left.
feels like jap watches are buy and wear untill spoilt and throw watches..... not worth his time to repair.
Found out later, this shop call xiao chun.
The actual history : K2 and Bigtime's fathers work for this uncle's father (xiao chun) in the 60s and 70s.
they started their own business later on. the xiao chun in chinatown and the seow chun games in jln besar were ppl who continued to use the name of the original xiao chun.[/quote]
Is it at the centre "first" floor...near the eatery there?
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Welcome to the real world guys! :)
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"phantom150"
[quote="fireal"]
what u pay is what u get lor basically...
another experience i had with another watchmaker.
i been going to this barber at upper serangoon shopping centre since secondary school days.
started this watch hobby less than 2 years.
1 recent haircut, found out there was a watch shop within the old run down shopping centre. barber uncle say they do rolex.
took a look, very old skool setup, 80s look, small shop, watchmaking tools, old couple.
auntie was reading newspaper when i step in. uncle came out from the back room, exchanged glances, so i ask him if he repairs watches, his 1st reply, i do mainly Rolex.
looked around less than a min and left.
feels like jap watches are buy and wear untill spoilt and throw watches..... not worth his time to repair.
Found out later, this shop call xiao chun.
The actual history : K2 and Bigtime's fathers work for this uncle's father (xiao chun) in the 60s and 70s.
they started their own business later on. the xiao chun in chinatown and the seow chun games in jln besar were ppl who continued to use the name of the original xiao chun.[/quote]
Big Time was called Seo Choon Watches last time.
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"fireal"
:o :o
interesting ahha ... machiam those chinese martial arts film
Ya, except theirs is Seow Chun instead of Wing Chun. :lol: :lol:
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"scs120"
phantom, interesting read there, the xiao chun. I wonder who the very first local watchmaker was ?
maybe can go ask this association ,if they have records?
http://www.scwta.org.sg/history.htm" false;
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thanks for the link, osim. just sent them an email. :)
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"Yeoman"
[quote="phantom150"]
another experience i had with another watchmaker.
i been going to this barber at upper serangoon shopping centre since secondary school days.
started this watch hobby less than 2 years.
1 recent haircut, found out there was a watch shop within the old run down shopping centre. barber uncle say they do rolex.
took a look, very old skool setup, 80s look, small shop, watchmaking tools, old couple.
auntie was reading newspaper when i step in. uncle came out from the back room, exchanged glances, so i ask him if he repairs watches, his 1st reply, i do mainly Rolex.
looked around less than a min and left.
feels like jap watches are buy and wear untill spoilt and throw watches..... not worth his time to repair.
Found out later, this shop call xiao chun.
The actual history : K2 and Bigtime's fathers work for this uncle's father (xiao chun) in the 60s and 70s.
they started their own business later on. the xiao chun in chinatown and the seow chun games in jln besar were ppl who continued to use the name of the original xiao chun.
Big Time was called Seo Choon Watches last time.[/quote]
there is a Seo Choon Watch listed in the retailers pages of SCWTA website...
Seo Choon Watch 2, Serangoon Road, #02-18, Tekka Mall, Singapore 218227 62733355 62788929
related?
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"okies8"
any buddies know any competent one to recommend beside K2(said difficult mvt so no do)
hi bro, did u manage to find any one to service ur bullhead?
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Heard of xiao chun before K2..... so probably is the first one...... :?: :idea:
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"eguy899"
[quote="Yeoman"]
Big Time was called Seo Choon Watches last time.
there is a Seo Choon Watch listed in the retailers pages of SCWTA website...
Seo Choon Watch 2, Serangoon Road, #02-18, Tekka Mall, Singapore 218227 62733355 62788929
related?[/quote]
That was their previous address before shifting to Sims Ave.
GPGT
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"MeePokMan"
[quote="okies8"]any buddies know any competent one to recommend beside K2(said difficult mvt so no do)
hi bro, did u manage to find any one to service ur bullhead?[/quote]
not yet, hvt chk out those that helpful bros recommended
since u ask, heard abt this loyswatch? understand that he very skillful