r/WestEndWatch

Sowar’s cousin from Hong Kong on the wrist today.

Not my proudest moment, but when I was a grotty teenager at a British boarding school in the 1990s I stole this watch from the props department at the school theatre. I thought it was a nice timepiece and it probably deserved a better home than being bashed around as an amateur dramatics prop. Anyway, fast forward to earlier this year and it resurfaced in a house tidy up. I have since discovered the history behind the watch and I’ve ended up on this sub…

It winds up, it works, it doesn’t hold brilliant time, but I would like to start using it as part of my watch collection, I wear a watch daily.

What should I be looking for when approaching someone to repair/restore the watch? Anything specific I should ask for? I have a lot of experience with mechanical things, but no experience of working on watches, so I don’t know what to ask for when it comes to services.

Also, does anyone have any suggestions for a strap that would suit this small watch?