Finally, I found a good watch service guy! +

[Stevesblakely]

Being from Stockholm, l know all too well how hard it is to find a decent watch service, cleaning, polishing professional who does not cost more than a new Daytona !
Turns out l found a guy quite new to Sweden AND close to me, but many years in the business.. I popped around to drop a watch for a full renovation and a 5 minute chat turned into some hours and coffee's.
It is nice to meet a good guy who loves his work. Great to see his studio, tools and collection he has...
Below are some before and after pics of a Rolex renovation he showed me along with a Hublot he had just completed
He is doing a full renovation on my 1920's Longines Officer and is giving my Rolex Exp2, Heuer Cal11 Monaco, JLC Grand revesro 8 day, and Omega Speedmaster TinTin their 6 month Amplitude test runs to ensure all is well
He is new to KS and says if you mention me he will give you a reduced price and he likes to meet you in person", because that's how he likes to work
His website is
http://www.internationalwatchservices.com/
Email
[email protected]
Can't be sure as he is so new on here but l think his KS username is Jay@IWS
This is always good for someone to know l think.. A reduced price us also good to know .
Cheers for now
Steve

 

[keroro]

Where in Stockholm is he located?

 

[Jay@IWS]

Hi Steve,

That was really nice of you to say and your Longines is coming alone good! We still have so much to chat about and next week we will put some hours aside for watch talk! Dont forget to bring the watches for the amplitude and timing tests.
All details above are correct and happy to help anyone with anything they have!

This is what I am busy with right now!

 

[Jay@IWS]

Where in Stockholm is he located?

Hi Keroro,

I'm located in Sollentuna but I'm daily in Central meeting people with watches and advising them on their watches or servicing.
Let me know if you need any help!

 

[DrKlocka]

Are you an educated watchmaker or self-learned?

 

[Mic1]

Are you an educated watchmaker or self-learned?

Self-taught*

 

[noeLLY]

Bra genomskinligt ibland alltså! 2 nyregistrerade medlemmar varav ena börjar skriva dåligt förklädda reklaminlägg för några dagar sedan för sin verksamhet och vips dyker en ny medlem upp och rekommenderar honom!

 

[Stevesblakely]

Are you an educated watchmaker or self-learned?

Ha don't worry Johan, l would save my watches before my wife in a fire, so if lm happy with him, you will be too...

 

[Stevesblakely]

Bra genomskinligt ibland alltså! 2 nyregistrerade medlemmar varav ena börjar skriva dåligt förklädda reklaminlägg för några dagar sedan för sin verksamhet och vips dyker en ny medlem upp och rekommenderar honom!

Ahhh you are the guy not happy with me showing the forum my new Monaco because of what you thought.. Well let me ask you.... Do you know any good watchmaker? Do you in fact do anything good for this site apart from intimidate new members hmmm?do you in fact actually use your real name like myself and Jay do on Klocksnack???

 

[Jay@IWS]

Are you an educated watchmaker or self-learned?

Ha ha, I have been in this for over 20 years and the last 10 years I was taught by a Master watchmaker who was with Rolex for 5 years and then followed onto Omega, JLC to name a few, so you could say I am a hybrid
Most of the watches that we service will anyway be sent to my Master watchmaker, this way I know they are done 100 percent correctly by a professional and only take 5 working days, the beauty is that we do not have massive overheads which allows us to be efficient and much cheaper than the City Center shops. All polishing and everything else is done by me!

 

[Aurum]

Ja, polering var iaf inte deras starkaste sida. Hoppas ni hört er för med ledningen ifall det var ok med reklamen.

 

[Jay@IWS]

Bra genomskinligt ibland alltså! 2 nyregistrerade medlemmar varav ena börjar skriva dåligt förklädda reklaminlägg för några dagar sedan för sin verksamhet och vips dyker en ny medlem upp och rekommenderar honom!

Well we all have to start somewhere in life and it definitely not what you think, I have a few good customers in Stockholm already, KS is new for me and Steve happened to find me as he lives 500m away from me

 

[DrKlocka]

Self-taught*

Förstår inte varför du känner att du behöver vara duktig och rätta. Båda är lika förståeliga..

Ha ha, I have been in this for over 20 years and the last 10 years I was taught by a Master watchmaker who was with Rolex for 5 years and then followed onto Omega, JLC to name a few, so you could say I am a hybrid
Most of the watches that we service will anyway be sent to my Master watchmaker, this way I know they are done 100 percent correctly by a professional and only take 5 working days, the beauty is that we do not have massive overheads which allows us to be efficient and much cheaper than the City Center shops. All polishing and everything else is done by me!

Ok. So its not possible to visit the workshop physically?
Transparency is important for people to feel comfortable sending the watch away for service.
How long has your business been active in Sweden?

 

[Nilas]

Ha don't worry Johan, l would save my watches before my wife in a fire, so if lm happy with him, you will be too...

Im sorry, but i dont think that your recomendation is enough to make people trust a new actor with their watches.
I would not. The way that it is presented makes it feel a bit strange. But it is a good story.

 

[yonsson]

I can assure you there is nothing fishy going on here. I’ve had contact with Steve for about a year and he is a great guy. Steve was happy that he had found a local watchmaker. He wanted to share this info and asked me if I thought it was ok to do so on KS (which I said shouldn’t be a problem).

There are of course several ways to do this. There is a dedicated thread for customer experiences and there is a reference part of the forum where dealers can get references. Steve chose to write a thread here describing his experiences which is neater strange nor the first time, it has never been stopped or questioned before. I can’t vouch for the watchmaker since I have no experience with him but I can vouch for Steve.

 

[Tactical trader]

I like it, I like the setup and concept and no I don't have a good relationship with any watchmaker in Sweden. So I will definitely give it a try on a basic service on my Windrider that is coming up.
And I guess Jay would have some references after being in the business for awhile.

Good luck to you guys.

 

[yonsson]

I checked your website @Jay@IWS and the 6139 you have listed as “rare panda dial”, I’d be very surprised if that dial was original so I’d recommend you to have a look at that.

Edit: The same goes for the hands, the crystal and the pushers.
Edit2: And the bracelet.

 

[Nilas]

I checked your website @Jay@IWS and the 6139 you have listed as “rare panda dial”, I’d be very surprised if that dial was original so I’d recommend you to have a look at that.

Edit: The same goes for the hands, the crystal and the pushers.
Edit2: And the bracelet.

Hoppas inte tråden dog med detta. Intressant fortsättning när det gäller svar på redan ställda frågor och påpekanden. Ingen adress på hemsidan men det bör ju finnas en eftersom Steve hittade dit och popped around där. Kul om nya ställen tillkommer, men detta känns fortfarande lite halvkonstigt.

 

[Scaramanga]

@Jay@IWS @Stevesblakely

Varför skriver ni inte på svenska?

 

[Echo Delta]

I sincerely hope that you didn't simply remove the rust from the damaged parts in that Datejust and assemble it again...
I can tell you right now that 90%+ of that movement would have to be changed for it to hold a correct Rolex standard for the repair, or do you not uphold such a standard?
The polishing is also incorrectly done. The crown logo on the clash has been clearly diminished.
I would not hand in my Rolex to you judging from these pictures alone, but I have an open mind and would be delighted to have a further dialogue about correct procedures.

As @noeLLY says, two new users who promote each other seems a little suspicious to most users here, me included.

Ahhh you are the guy not happy with me showing the forum my new Monaco because of what you thought.. Well let me ask you.... Do you know any good watchmaker? Do you in fact do anything good for this site apart from intimidate new members hmmm?do you in fact actually use your real name like myself and Jay do on Klocksnack???

Why on earth would one use your complete name on an open forum like this, especially when there have been robberies of several members in the last year. It is more foolish than brave to use your full name on this site.

 

[Jay@IWS]

I sincerely hope that you didn't simply remove the rust from the damaged parts in that Datejust and assemble it again...
I can tell you right now that 90%+ of that movement would have to be changed for it to hold a correct Rolex standard for the repair, or do you not uphold such a standard?
The polishing is also incorrectly done. The crown logo on the clash has been clearly diminished.
I would not hand in my Rolex to you judging from these pictures alone, but I have an open mind and would be delighted to have a further dialogue about correct procedures.

As @noeLLY says, two new users who promote each other seems a little suspicious to most users here, me included.




Why on earth would one use your complete name on an open forum like this, especially when there have been robberies of several members in the last year. It is more foolish than brave to use your full name on this site.

Thanks for the insight, if you want the low down, here it is:
1-Movement was pretty much completely replaced with all original parts
2- Sapphire glass was replaced with a new original Rolex sapphire glass, including all gaskets etc.
3- the crown is original to the watch and was left as it is and since it is over 30 years old there is going to be some wear and tear.
4-polish was done correctly but I'm not a professional photographer
5-address is not where watches are kept or serviced
7-Steve found and used my services and was happy with it
7-Most importantly please feel free to use any watch servicing company you like, we doing just fine.

Have a nice weekend

 

[Aurum]

Thanks for the insight, if you want the low down, here it is:
1-Movement was pretty much completely replaced with all original parts
2- Sapphire glass was replaced with a new original Rolex sapphire glass, including all gaskets etc.
3- the crown is original to the watch and was left as it is and since it is over 30 years old there is going to be some wear and tear.
4-polish was done correctly but I'm not a professional photographer
5-address is not where watches are kept or serviced
7-Steve found and used my services and was happy with it
7-Most importantly please feel free to use any watch servicing company you like, we doing just fine.

Have a nice weekend

Rätt finish? Humorn finns där iaf...

 

[Bjoerlin76]

Thanks for the insight, if you want the low down, here it is:
1-Movement was pretty much completely replaced with all original parts
2- Sapphire glass was replaced with a new original Rolex sapphire glass, including all gaskets etc.
3- the crown is original to the watch and was left as it is and since it is over 30 years old there is going to be some wear and tear.
4-polish was done correctly but I'm not a professional photographer
5-address is not where watches are kept or serviced
7-Steve found and used my services and was happy with it
7-Most importantly please feel free to use any watch servicing company you like, we doing just fine.

Have a nice weekend

From the looks of it, I understand that it must’ve been quite some work in order to get that Rolex into a working condition again. However the finish just doesn’t look right. The end links are almost polished and the case doesn’t look too happy either.

 

[Jay@IWS]

Förstår inte varför du känner att du behöver vara duktig och rätta. Båda är lika förståeliga..


Ok. So its not possible to visit the workshop physically?
Transparency is important for people to feel comfortable sending the watch away for service.
How long has your business been active in Sweden?

Hi,

I have been active in Sweden for 1 year and London for over 6 years on the servicing side of things.
I meet people personally and they can decide themselves if they want to leave their watch with me, I'm not forcing anyone to do anything.
Had no clue all of this would explode like this from someone saying something nice about my work but then again what can I do?

 

[Jay@IWS]

From the looks of it, I understand that it must’ve been quite some work in order to get that Rolex into a working condition again. However the finish just doesn’t look right. The end links are almost polished and the case doesn’t look too happy either.

I can understand that but I will upload better pics for you of that case and how the finish was.
Honestly, I never knew there would be so much bashing on this forum.
Anyway I'll post pics tomorrow for you.

 

[Jay@IWS]

I checked your website @Jay@IWS and the 6139 you have listed as “rare panda dial”, I’d be very surprised if that dial was original so I’d recommend you to have a look at that.

Edit: The same goes for the hands, the crystal and the pushers.
Edit2: And the bracelet.

Hi,

Thanks for that, it strange as this was a NOS from a contact I have in Japan, so I'll remove it tomorrow on the website and investigate further as I think it could be a rarer model than I thought and as you know, the Japanese sometimes only produce watches for the Japanese markets.
Thank you very much for the oversight and your help!

 

[yonsson]

Hi,

Thanks for that, it strange as this was a NOS from a contact I have in Japan, so I'll remove it tomorrow on the website and investigate further as I think it could be a rarer model than I thought and as you know, the Japanese sometimes only produce watches for the Japanese markets.
Thank you very much for the oversight and your help!

Sorry to say but printed logo instead of applied and 5 min markers on the subdial are pretty obvious giveaways, these 6139 all have applied logo and 10 min markers (speed timer has printed logo). This pic says it all, nothing NOS about.

 

[Compiss]

Sorry to say but printed logo instead of applied and 5 min markers on the subdial are pretty obvious giveaways, the 6139 all have applied logo and 10 min markers. This pic says it all, nothing NOS about.

Agree, i dont think its original. The chrono hands also

 

[Echo Delta]

I can understand that but I will upload better pics for you of that case and how the finish was.
Honestly, I never knew there would be so much bashing on this forum.
Anyway I'll post pics tomorrow for you.

To br perfectly blunt; What you may think is good and correctly done may not be to others.
To some who are not collectors or very Reepalu involved it may suffice, but when someone as meticulous and experienced as @Aurum gives feedback I would listen very carefully. He may come across as grumpy quite frequently. He has the eyes of a hawk and knows his stuff, probably more so than almost anyone on KS.

Of course your skills will be put to the test and question if you have this approach.

But I do wish to give you this feedback with a positive tone.

Good luck!

 

[Jay@IWS]

To br perfectly blunt; What you may think is good and correctly done may not be to others.
To some who are not collectors or very Reepalu involved it may suffice, but when someone as meticulous and experienced as @Aurum gives feedback I would listen very carefully. He may come across as grumpy quite frequently. He has the eyes of a hawk and knows his stuff, probably more so than almost anyone on KS.

Of course your skills will be put to the test and question if you have this approach.

But I do wish to give you this feedback with a positive tone.

Good luck!

Thank you very much, appreciate it and I be sure to listen to his advice in the future.
Have a good weekend,
Regards