again, what is a ballpark cost estimate for a 7750 overhaul?

Unless Shane had changed his rates [pretty unlikely considering the strength of the Canadian Dollar] probably in the $150-175 range. It will probably take a couple of weeks for him to get your watch through customs and back to you [again customs] but he'll likely be just as quick overall as LVMH New Jersey.

Thanks in advance for your help!

Shane came highly recommended to me by a couple of fellow collectors that I respect, so I recently (September 2003) sent him two chronographs to work on, a Certina 7750 and a Mistral Timing Lemania 5100, he called me a week and a half later to say the watches were done and ready to ship out for a shipped cost of $300 US for the pair. Which I feel is pretty reasonable all in all. He stripped them down, cleaned them, did the necessary repairs, reassembled and tested them. He said that he had worked on them for the better part of two and a half days. Now this is my first experience with Shane, but I had a very good experience with him.

Here are a few others: One [mentioned in Paragraph two], Two, Three.

A couple of things about Shane... Since he is in Canada, be sure to ask him how to send the watch in order to avoid customs hassles. Second, he doesn't even own a computer, so you will have to call him and talk with him personally, his number is on the web page that I linked you to. Third, he's a talker, on your dime or his, he likes to talk which is very refreshing in a watchmaker. He's a real down to earth guy who's a pleasure to work with.

Tell Shane I sent you!

Best of fortune!