Where in Suffolk can I get a 'pressure sealed' watch battery replaced? *update - has anyone had a high end watch repaired?*

I have a Raymond Weil Parsifal watch which needs to be pressure sealed after the battery is replaced. I know that not a lot of places do this, especially while you wait.

Tourneau in RF mall does it, but does anyone know where I can get this done in Suffolk?

Update: so I took the watch to Tourneau in WW Mall, they couldn't replace it on the spot. So I went to Tourneau in RF and it turns out that the movement is broken. I am really upset. the watch is 10 years old, not really that old if you ask me. they're sending it out for a diagnostic and will let me know in 2-3 weeks what's wrong with it and how much it will cost to fix it (there is no charge for this service). So the guy tells me that it's not going to be cheap, but couldn't give me a ballpark figure.

Has anyone had a 'higher end' watch repaired? If so, would you mind giving me an estimate on what it cost you? Feel free to FM me if you want.

Thank you!

Message edited 7/8/2009 4:38:57 PM.

Re: Where in Suffolk can I get a 'pressure sealed' watch battery replaced?

How about Tourneau in Walt Whitman mall?

Re: Where in Suffolk can I get a 'pressure sealed' watch battery replaced? *update - has anyone had a high end watch repaired?*

Re: Where in Suffolk can I get a 'pressure sealed' watch battery replaced? *update - has anyone had a high end watch repaired?*

I remember paying $250 to fix DH's Movado, the pressure seal had broken or something and moisture had gotten inside.

Re: Where in Suffolk can I get a 'pressure sealed' watch battery replaced? *update - has anyone had a high end watch repaired?*

Re: Where in Suffolk can I get a 'pressure sealed' watch battery replaced? *update - has anyone had a high end watch repaired?*

I took my movado to the movado store after 8 yrs to replace the battery - they wanted 38.00 for the battery - not terrible, but then again, not great. i said ok, they took it to the back & told me to come back in 1 hr...i did and lo and behold, my movement was "broken" we shipped it to movado and they said - $380. to fix it...my sister in law told me to give it to her jewler...he said movement was fine, replaced the battery for 9.00 - it's as good as it was the day i bought it

just a thought. i think they figure since we've spent so much on it already, we'd be willing to cough up a few extra hundred - but come on, movado's price was almost 1/3 of what i paid for my watch originally

hth

Re: Where in Suffolk can I get a 'pressure sealed' watch battery replaced? *update - has anyone had a high end watch repaired?*

what about tricounty flea market they have alot of booths upstairs.

Re: Where in Suffolk can I get a 'pressure sealed' watch battery replaced? *update - has anyone had a high end watch repaired?*

I would get another opinion. I have a Tag and the first time the battery died I went to Fortunoff to replace it. They told me it was $75. I took it to another watch place and it was $10. I was a bit worried about it and that they hadn't sealed it up properly. Four years later the battery died again and I went to a local watch place and had them replace it. I asked them about the special sealing and they said it wasn't necessary if I wasn't in water often. They also said all the insides were ok.

Bottom line, I would get a second opinion.

ETA: It was $30 the second time. I chalk that up to inflation.

Message edited 7/10/2009 7:43:18 AM.

Re: Where in Suffolk can I get a 'pressure sealed' watch battery replaced? *update - has anyone had a high end watch repaired?*

thanks ladies

getting a 2nd opinion is not a bad idea.

Re: Where in Suffolk can I get a 'pressure sealed' watch battery replaced? *update - has anyone had a high end watch repaired?*

I needed to have my Technomarine repaired a few years back and had to send it to Technomarine's service center. They had to repair a couple of things on it, but I don't recall it being an offensive number. I don't think it was more than $200.

Re: Where in Suffolk can I get a 'pressure sealed' watch battery replaced? *update - has anyone had a high end watch repaired?*

What about London Jewelers on the mile?