bikesnob t1_iy0o5w3 wrote on November 27, 2022 at 9:22 PM

Reply to comment by gleepgloopgleepgloop in Where to get old wristwatches appraised? by mattzees

I've had a bad experience with Watch and Pen repairs on a vintage Rolex Bubbleback. Dean Sarnelle from Once Upon a Time in Staunton is my Rolex go-to. He does amazing case/movement work and has a treasure trove of old Rolex parts.

Rolex refuses to work on 15XX movements but Dean had a stockpile of them. He also employs Lititz trained watchmakers.

gleepgloopgleepgloop t1_iy0w9ut wrote on November 27, 2022 at 10:17 PM

I appreciate hearing that. He was helpful in taking a look at a vintage quartz for me once, although in the end he couldn't fix it. The problem I ran into was finding parking and catching him when he was actually in his store.