: i had won this on ebay long ago a 1163v
: viceroy. it barely ran, and was beatup quite
: badly, but was in all original condition as
: far as i could tell. the original owner had
: passed away and his wife had kept it in a
: drawer for sentimental reasons. later she
: remarried and after many years told her new
: husband it was time for it to go. low and
: behold i won it. here is the pic i took of
: it, right after i had cleaned off all the
: years of caked on grime and crud......
:

: i sat on it for awhile trying to decide whether
: it was worth doing a full restoration (aka
: protime) or better to send it to my trusty
: local watchmaker. finally i decided that i
: would send it off to tag heuer (aka
: protime/hans schrag).

: so i got home today and to my joy it had
: arrived after many months. here is the pic
: right after i opened the package....
:

: and the old parts that had been replaced by nos
: parts or at least that's what they told
: me?:).....
:

: and the watch it self packaged......
:

: and a side shot (sorry for the bad shots, i'm
: too lazy to pull out the tripod:))
:

: the other side.....
:

: and the front.....
:

: sorry for the not so great pics. it was
: refinished to have the original sunburst on
: the front, which didn't come out in the
: pics. the crystal, pushers, crown, and
: gasket were all replaced with nos heuer
: parts. movement was completely overhauled,
: case refinished and viola!! almost like new
: again! thanks for looking!:)

: j.h.

Hi, nice turnout. Was curious if they left the original caseback. I saw a posting a while back where they replaced the original caseback with a "Tag Heuer" (which would have upset me greatly).
Would you mind giving us a ballpark on the cost of the service?

Thanks.