Watch servicing and vintage pop-up workshop in Hackney

yantheman · 22-03-2017, 07:49 PM

Hi, please let me know if my post breaks any forum rules. Not bike related...

To give my watchmaker career a kickstart, I am hosting a pop-up watch workshop kind of meet this Saturday 25th March at Tempesta Coffee at Hackney in an office site called Fieldworks. The address is 274 Richmond Road, Hackney E8 3QW. On the day I will have demonstration on servicing a mechanical watch, both wind up and automatics. I would be there to help people to value their vintage time pieces and also I will have a selection of vintage watches for sale, which are all fully serviced and ready to be enjoyed by wacth enthusiasts. If you are in London and into watches, pop-in for a chat!

If forum members have vinatge/modern mechanical watches that need fixing or servicing, I am your man! Forum members enjoy a 10% discount on the cost of serving/repair/restoring their vintage time pieces!

My site is at: http://70swatches.blogspot.co.uk/

Price list is here: http://70swatches.blogspot.co.uk/p/blog-page_2.html

Prices are fraction of high street jewellers and also dealers. Besides dealers don't fix vintage watches. I have over 30 years of collecting vintage watches and over 25 years of bench experience and only recently decided to try to turn it into a career.

Dirty · 22-03-2017, 10:37 PM

Best of luck in your new venture Yan

Out of interest, in the watch world, how old is 'vintage'?

yantheman · 22-03-2017, 11:18 PM

Thanks Dirty.... I hope so too!

Ha, thats a good question, don't think there is a rule to it, anything not currently in production can be classified as vintage, but I guess more than 20 years old.

23-03-2017, 05:22 AM

I've one or two that could use a look, unfortunately I can't make the 25th but as you're not too far away I'll be sure to pop in sometime. Best of luck with the new career!

22-03-2017, 07:49 PM	#1
yantheman Bronze Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: London Bike: M620sie Posts: 348	Watch servicing and vintage pop-up workshop in Hackney Hi, please let me know if my post breaks any forum rules. Not bike related... To give my watchmaker career a kickstart, I am hosting a pop-up watch workshop kind of meet this Saturday 25th March at Tempesta Coffee at Hackney in an office site called Fieldworks. The address is 274 Richmond Road, Hackney E8 3QW. On the day I will have demonstration on servicing a mechanical watch, both wind up and automatics. I would be there to help people to value their vintage time pieces and also I will have a selection of vintage watches for sale, which are all fully serviced and ready to be enjoyed by wacth enthusiasts. If you are in London and into watches, pop-in for a chat! If forum members have vinatge/modern mechanical watches that need fixing or servicing, I am your man! Forum members enjoy a 10% discount on the cost of serving/repair/restoring their vintage time pieces! My site is at: http://70swatches.blogspot.co.uk/ Price list is here: http://70swatches.blogspot.co.uk/p/blog-page_2.html Prices are fraction of high street jewellers and also dealers. Besides dealers don't fix vintage watches. I have over 30 years of collecting vintage watches and over 25 years of bench experience and only recently decided to try to turn it into a career. Last edited by yantheman; 22-03-2017 at 07:54 PM..

22-03-2017, 10:37 PM	#2
Dirty Bockloks Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: London Bike: No Bike Yet! Posts: 4,601	Best of luck in your new venture Yan Out of interest, in the watch world, how old is 'vintage'? __________________ Wounds heal, chicks dig scars, glory lasts forever Beware of eBay

22-03-2017, 11:18 PM	#3
yantheman Bronze Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: London Bike: M620sie Posts: 348	Thanks Dirty.... I hope so too! Ha, thats a good question, don't think there is a rule to it, anything not currently in production can be classified as vintage, but I guess more than 20 years old.

23-03-2017, 05:22 AM	#4
Aviatore Guest Posts: n/a	I've one or two that could use a look, unfortunately I can't make the 25th but as you're not too far away I'll be sure to pop in sometime. Best of luck with the new career!