Hi! for context: I have the unique oppurtunity to travel anywhere for pretty cheap. Since I was quoted about 600ish eur to service my sinn 203 st in my home country (Norway). I decided I would rather take a holiday and service my watch in one go, and it will probably run cheaper.

If anybody has a clue as to where the rates are cheap in Europe, I would be more than thankful for the advice! View attachment 18385584
here is a pic of my watch for attention

How long are you going to be on holiday? Watch service isn't really a "next day" sort of affair. Larger service centers may have a months-long backlog. Even smaller shops might take weeks. I had a Seiko serviced by a local watchmaker and it took over a month.

 

Yhea I thought of this, I will probably send it in post it in advance to the service center and pick it up personally. Or I might just take two trips back and forth.

 

https://www.sinn.de/en/Download/Sinn_ServicePriceList_240404.pdf

 

Thank you! Probably around 470eur according to the document. Just at the cusp of being not worth it with the trip I reckon. Still hopefull that someone will pull through with a cheaper option. Maybe I should just bite the bullet, at least with Sinn I can rest easy that they will do a good job.

 

There are watch repair shops offering their services on ebay. I used one of them once and can't complain (Soprod A10 movement). The service was good and I had the watch back within a few weeks. Probably the cheapest and easiest method available, if you feel comfortable about sending your watch to some ebay vendor.

 

That is actually a good idea, how do I find the vendors? Or you could dm me the one you used

 

Just search for movement type and "revision" on ebay. Here is the shop that serviced my Soprod:

Reparatur Revision Überholung Uhrwerk ETA 2824-2 Automatik vom Uhrmachermeister | eBay

Andere und ähnliche Werke reparieren wir auch. · Überholung von Tisch- oder Kaminuhren. · Überholung (Revision) Automatikuhren oder Handaufzug Uhren. · Überholung von Standuhren.

www.ebay.de

 

danke schon, will take a look at it!

 

Why would you want the cheapest, you get what you pay for

 

Yes - I would ask for the Best place for service - rather than the Cheapest!

 

Sinn Revision & Uhrenservice | Fachbetrieb für Wartung & Reparatur

Wir sind Ihr freier Uhrmacherbetrieb für die Revision und Wartung Ihrer Sinn. Gerne unterbreiten wir Ihnen ein Angebot.

zeitgenau-uhrenwerkstatt.de

SINN Service: Reparatur und Wartung in Meisterwerkstätten

SINN Wartung ab 180€ mit 12 Monaten Garantie: zügige Bearbeitung ✔ Reparatur von Glas, Krone oder Uhrwerk ✔⇒ Gratis Versandbox bestellen

www.uhrreparatur-online.de

 

This is the type of thing I was looking for, service for 290euro is a more palatable price!

 

I would trust/prefer members of this forum to work on my watches. Do we have any in this forum?

 

yhea that would be something, will anyone step up to the task is the question

 

Why limit yourself to Europe?

 

Cheapest usually isn't the best.

 

I think all official Sinn service partners will follow price list. EUR 500 seems to be more or less common price for servicing 7750/SW500 variations.

 

Here in the UK, not in London but further up north, a decent independent service will set you back £200 - £300.

Would also be worth checking that the any service you have undertaken abroad is like-for-like with the service you've been quoted in Norway.

Lovely watch, btw.