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Re: Look what just came back from Bienne!
In Response To: Look what just came back from Bienne! ()

Looks great Chris, you must be very pleased with the result.

Would it be possible to see a picture of the parts that were replaced?

Best regards

Mark

: My father's original Ploprof 600, which he
: bought new in 1973, just came back from
: service in Bienne. It had stopped running a
: few years back. Now we know all the seals
: had turned to goo and gummed up the
: movement. He was nice enough to give it to
: me on its return, to go along with his 1972
: Rolex Submariner 1680 and his 1972 Heuer
: Autavia GMT Automatic 1163 he had already
: given me.

: My dad never throws away anything. He has the
: original box, manuals, hang tag and the
: original receipt ($225!). He didn't wear it
: much, so it basically looks new.

: As usual with Bienne, they replaced the face,
: hands and date wheel, completely overhauled
: the movement, and replaced the crystal,
: crown assembly and the button mechanism. We
: asked them to return all the old parts,
: which they did sealed in little ziploc bags.
: Total cost: less than $600.

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