http://www.watchservices.co.uk/blog The Ramblings of a watch repairer Sat, 10 Jul 2010 09:53:56 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Last week I managed to get a second hand Panasonic Lumix TZ7 off eBay for a fantastic price. As I want to use it on my holiday as both a still camera and a camcorder I decided to get a couple of spare batteries but the Genuine replacements from Panasonic ... http://www.watchservices.co.uk/blog/2010/07/10/lumix-tz7-zs3-replacement-battery/ I have been fed up in the past with steel watch bracelet pins always falling out. The worst is the type where the thinner pin slides through the bracelet and into a tube (or two tubes) which holds the thinner pin tightly by friction. After a few years these get ... http://www.watchservices.co.uk/blog/2010/07/06/metal-watch-strap-or-bracelet-repair/ I purchased this Panasonic Lumix TZ7 off eBay for a good price. But I wanted a couple of spare batteries as I want to use it as a camcorder as well as a camera - aparently its good for that but it sucks the battery dry very quickly. Checking into it ... http://www.watchservices.co.uk/blog/2010/07/02/panasonic-lumix-tz7-find-the-firmware/ So you have an expensive watch. Perhaps a nice top of the line Citizen even. The battery goes and you have to get it replaced. Why do so many people take their precious timepieces to the man on the market? Just to save a few quid. Do you know how ... http://www.watchservices.co.uk/blog/2008/05/18/watch-repairers-rant/ Well, its that time of year again. The IJL is just around the corner. We spend a day or two in London getting stock ideas for the Christmas rush. I have not actually been for several years but I think this year I will attend. It will be good to see familiar ... http://www.watchservices.co.uk/blog/2008/05/08/international-jewellery-london/ One of the most common topics of conversation with customers over the years is regarding the dying art of watch repairing. Is it dying? Is it dead? Well I believe that this trade is far from dying and is certainly not dead! Certainly it has changed, but so do all trades. Since ... http://www.watchservices.co.uk/blog/2008/05/01/so-is-it-really-dead/ I woke up this morning, jumped in the shower, and thought about my day ahead as is my custom. It turns out that I have been reading a lot about this blogging lark. So "why not" I thought, I should give it a go. Watch repairing isn't as dull as you ... http://www.watchservices.co.uk/blog/2008/04/30/so-it-starts/