There are many horror stories in prior threads about people who have sent there vintage watch to Heuer to have it repaired. Also, the average watchmaker/shop is probably not qualified to repair it either. There are members on this board that can get it done right. Do some more research and you will find them or contact me directly. Craig

: The normal resistance that you feel on the winding crown when your
: nearing a full wound is no longer there. I can wind the crown
: indefinitely. At first I thought that the mainspring is broken
: but the watch still runs although the power reserve is down to
: 12 hrs only. I noticed a very tiny piece of metal shrapnel fall
: out of the movement. This whole problem started one day when I
: was winding the watch and I heard a snap.

: I brought the watch to a local watch maker who also happens to be a
: Tag AD but they said they couldn't fix the watch because they
: didn't have any parts. I don't know whether they contacted The
: Tag facility in NJ or not

: I'm considering dropping off the watch at the NYC boutique which
: will forward the watch to NJ which might need to go to thier
: vintage restoration in La Chaux de Fonds.

: Has anyone here had their vintage Heuers overhauled in La Chaux de
: Fonds?
: What were your experiences like in terms of customer service
: efficiency, turnaround time, and most importantly the quality of
: the work that was done?