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Re: Suspicious Repair - Vintage Chrono Crown (ref. 73473)
In Response To: Suspicious Repair - Vintage Chrono Crown (ref. 73473) ()

: Would a jeweler have motivation to strip parts from a rare late
: 1960s chrono?

Yes. After waiting 8 months for the service to be complete, a watchmaker returned my Hamilton Chrono-Matic Panda cal 11 with a replacement set of wrong style, painted hands. The watch provided had the correct NOS steel hands.

It's a jungle out there. :(

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