Quote Originally Posted by bwhitesox View Post
Yea I didn't want to drop the whole JAFa thing lol
Yeah the JAFA thing took no time at all! sorry I hadn't replied, I checked several times for replies on the day I posted and then must admit I forgot all about it. The NZ time difference does make it difficult to be online when the rest of the world is I suppose!



Quote Originally Posted by KrisOK View Post
Welcome to the forum! I'm not sure about NZ, but from what I've seen here in the US, most independent watchsmits don't get offended when you bring in a rep to have looked at. They might not have the parts on hand to fix an asian movement, but most will do what they can. Just don't go to a watchsmith who is affiliated with an Authorized Dealer.
The same day I posted this I had already started looking around, there is an independent watch smith who has a great reputation online on every review website I find including on Trademe services (local equivalent of ebay) who may or may not work from home so not too worried he might have some great affiliation to any authorized dealers . I think i will drop him an email when the time comes.