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Ok maybe not “absolute”, but in 8 years on this forum, I’ve managed to sidestep the dreaded “once it leaves my hands…” condition on an M2M sale. Well no more. I recently bought a C&R XF AP 15202 blue dial (can’t get from TDs) anymore. When I got it and started wearing it, I noticed pretty quickly after that the hands stopped moving despite being fully wound. I reached out to the seller, who offered the typical “check with forum watch fixers or try to find a local one in the phone book”. Ok whatever. For the record, apparently there is no forum watch fixer that would take it on (I asked most of them). Idk why, it’s a Miyota 9015 - I didn’t think that was a crazy complicated movement, but what the hell do I know? Then my good friend yodog offered to take a crack at it, even though he’s not an AP guy. Gave it a valiant effort, but we’re still back at the drawing board, same condition as before. Hands just stop even though the movement keeps running. I spoke briefly with Legend but then never heard back.
So now I need some advice from all you AP guys - I’m in the tall grass. Do I:
- Buy a new Miyota 9015 and just replace the whole thing? Is that even possible? I know I’d lose the deco plates but maybe I’d keep the rotor? Are these modified in some way to make a 1:1 swap not feasible?
- Sell it for a loss on M2M as a non-functioning watch (even though the movement itself appears to run)?
- Some other third option I haven’t thought of?
There’s a guy on Reddit I found in the RepTime forum who said he could fix it unequivocally - I think “tbuttery” is his name. Problem is he’s booked out several months. But he’s CONUS, and I’d like to keep it in the US if possible, and not add insult to injury by losing it to customs.
What do you AP masters recommend? Cheers in advance.
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So now I need some advice from all you AP guys - I’m in the tall grass. Do I:
- Buy a new Miyota 9015 and just replace the whole thing? Is that even possible? I know I’d lose the deco plates but maybe I’d keep the rotor? Are these modified in some way to make a 1:1 swap not feasible?
- Sell it for a loss on M2M as a non-functioning watch (even though the movement itself appears to run)?
- Some other third option I haven’t thought of?
There’s a guy on Reddit I found in the RepTime forum who said he could fix it unequivocally - I think “tbuttery” is his name. Problem is he’s booked out several months. But he’s CONUS, and I’d like to keep it in the US if possible, and not add insult to injury by losing it to customs.
What do you AP masters recommend? Cheers in advance.
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