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Re: WTS 1937 Men's Gruen wristwatch [message #1506 is a reply to message #1414] Wed, 11 September 2013 15:42 Go to previous messageGo to previous message
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ChiTownVintageNewbie wrote on Sat, 07 September 2013 16:30
The vintage watch dealer (FTA on Belmont may mean something to you as a former Chicagoan) said that he would charge me $750 to restore the Gruen watch back in the Fall of 2010, and that it would have a post-restoration value of $900.

Glad I know to stay away from FTA! Everything about that statement is so wrong. Even if it was a truly outstanding restoration, it would never be worth more than a couple hundred dollars. And I can't imagine what sort of service could run up a tab of anywhere near $750. That's bordering on shameful.

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