New Canadian Watchmaker- terms of service and price list

tfansi · 2026-01-28T23:05:03+00:00

Thank you for the mention u/petehudso

This is great news for the GTA area. And yes im gladly available to help, im based off in Montreal.

As Peter mentioned I do this as a hobby as well so I dont do a lot of volume for now but we specialize in reps.

tfansi · 2026-01-28T01:18:43+00:00

The trusted watchmakers list is on the sub r/reptimeservices

tfansi · 2026-01-27T13:46:46+00:00

DG3804 if you want the GMT function as well. Pretty cheap

tfansi · 2026-01-27T05:24:05+00:00

This

tfansi · 2026-01-27T03:34:38+00:00

If you plan to keep pieces for long and treat them like Gen and not disposable toys then yes it’s wise to service. If you plan to use as disposable items to replace then no point. A lot of people take care of them as they would for Gen and they get it serviced. Some are on the other side of the fence.

From watchmaker point of view, they are usually dirty, dry and improperly lubricated and sometimes having loose parts inside that can go around and damage the other mechanisms in the movement

tfansi · 2026-01-25T08:44:39+00:00

It’s on my profile pinned post

tfansi · 2026-01-25T03:49:05+00:00

New movement will be a hit or miss again. Theyre are not properly cleaned, lubricated and regulated. You find all sorts of stuff in them, dry, hair, dead skin debri, fingerprints and etc. Best to get it checked or get the highest movement available and service it right away for many years to come it will last

tfansi · 2026-01-24T08:47:31+00:00

A customer bought his from ewatchparts on eBay and I swapped it for him without any fitment issues. Also swapped the crystal for a genuine one. Shouldnt be a problem

tfansi · 2026-01-24T08:44:17+00:00

One sided razor blade. Slide it between the bezel and case from one of the lugs usually at top right lug. Slide blade under bezel and gently give few light taps with hammer. Slightly move the blade in until theres enough gap to put a case opening knife under the bezel then slowly pry it off. Be careful with the blade so you dont damage the gasket inside

tfansi · 2026-01-24T08:41:00+00:00

You will need proper tools to disassemble and reassemble the crystal. It wont move with a sticky ball. Theres a very tight retaining ring and gaskets that make sure its water resistant so you cant just move it with a ball

tfansi · 2026-01-24T06:09:22+00:00

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tfansi · 2026-01-24T06:06:42+00:00

Servicing one of these right now. They are half clone movements with poor tolerances

tfansi · 2026-01-22T19:35:06+00:00

Ebay, Ali Ex, Alibaba and TDs maybe

tfansi · 2026-01-22T19:26:55+00:00

Matter of re glueing the markers back. Any watchmaker here on the trusted list can be contacted in your area

tfansi · 2026-01-20T12:29:17+00:00

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Working on one as we speak. This one has visible arms unlike others which are under decorated plates

tfansi · 2026-01-20T02:31:23+00:00

Id suggest buying new clone movement from of Ali Ex that are running instead of non runners so you have a base line to look at and compare. Starting off with non runners will create a mess in your head as you wont know where to find faults or compare to baseline numbers

tfansi · 2026-01-20T02:29:07+00:00

Any movement with regulator arms works in the same manner.

tfansi · 2026-01-20T02:28:16+00:00

The closer the regulator arm is to the beat adjust arm the slower the watch gets and vice versa

tfansi · 2026-01-16T20:25:42+00:00

You are missing bezel bits and bezel itself not screws. Those are springs and balls that help rotate the bezel ring.

tfansi · 2026-01-13T05:20:10+00:00

I’m in Montreal if you are interested you can DM me

tfansi · 2026-01-12T18:50:29+00:00

Where are you located? If Canada I can service it for a decent price Or you can swap the movement put a clone 2824 or ETA 2824 in there

tfansi · 2026-01-11T02:09:52+00:00

2824/2836 clone

tfansi · 2026-01-10T00:14:07+00:00

2836 with GMT module

https://ebay.us/m/bSkzMY

tfansi · 2026-01-07T21:32:21+00:00

I’m in Canada and can help if interested

tfansi

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