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Wristwatch repair
One can buy a very accurate watch at Wal*Mart for US $15 or less. No one will mug you for it or steal it. When it stops running, replace the battery or just buy a new one. The DR is probably not the place where one should bring his Rolex.
Can't anybody answer the question without a sarcastic remark, holy $hit you people have issues.
If I recall there is a watch repair guy in both Santiago, and Santo Domingo recommended in an old thread. I bet if you search Watch Repair it comes up.
http://dr1.com/forums/living/91246-high-end-watch-repair-dr.html
If I recall there is a watch repair guy in both Santiago, and Santo Domingo recommended in an old thread. I bet if you search Watch Repair it comes up.
http://dr1.com/forums/living/91246-high-end-watch-repair-dr.html
Drop off service
It has been a few years since PJT has been to the site, hope things have not changed. There is an entrance between the El Nacional and the ferreteria. The entrance opens into and extends to a small internal mall. The Seiko shop is in that area. There is parking in front, on Av 27.
Note: You can drop off the watch, they will provide an estimate, with approval do the service, and bus courier it back to you. PJT has done it. Ask when you get there to see if they still provide the service. (Cheaper than costs of returning to pick-up)
Regards,
PJT
It has been a few years since PJT has been to the site, hope things have not changed. There is an entrance between the El Nacional and the ferreteria. The entrance opens into and extends to a small internal mall. The Seiko shop is in that area. There is parking in front, on Av 27.
Note: You can drop off the watch, they will provide an estimate, with approval do the service, and bus courier it back to you. PJT has done it. Ask when you get there to see if they still provide the service. (Cheaper than costs of returning to pick-up)
Regards,
PJT
This post combined with my having watched my neighbor repair his car produced such funny images for me that I laughed out-loud: a watch being worked on with a big screwdriver and the the ever present vice-grips. Thanks.
Necessity
It is a question of necessity to make the trip. Watches have become more of an item of bling than time reference. People have become attached to cell phones and like equipment with time displays. Wristwatch sales have been declining because of the handheld electronic communicators.
If one has a cell phone, the trip to Santo Domingo is elective. If one goes there other reasons suggest he can blend in a visit to a watch repair location.
Regards,
PJT
It is a question of necessity to make the trip. Watches have become more of an item of bling than time reference. People have become attached to cell phones and like equipment with time displays. Wristwatch sales have been declining because of the handheld electronic communicators.
If one has a cell phone, the trip to Santo Domingo is elective. If one goes there other reasons suggest he can blend in a visit to a watch repair location.
Regards,
PJT