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·Hello,
I recently dropped my AP ROO Triple Calendar. As a result of this drop, the lume on the minute hand cracked. Please see the picture below:
Other than the cracked lume, the watch apparently has no damage and works fine. I wanted to have it stabilized, so I contacted several watchmakers here in the US (LA Watchworks in CA, Zimmerman in PA and Gray & Sons in FL) and all of them refused to take care of this and told me to send it over to AP for a service. I would assume that their decision is based on the lack of availability of AP original parts for independent watchmakers and I understand their decision if this is the case. However, I am quite hesitant to send the watch to AP US, since they will most likely replace the handset and I want to keep the watch as original as possible. I am under the impression that any skilled watchmaker should be able to stabilize the luminous material on the hand but I haven’t been able to find one so far.
I am based in Florida but I am willing to ship it within CONUS. I will be traveling to Europe in 2026, so shipping it within the EU to the right watchmaker is an option as well.
Thanks in advance for your help!
I recently dropped my AP ROO Triple Calendar. As a result of this drop, the lume on the minute hand cracked. Please see the picture below:
Other than the cracked lume, the watch apparently has no damage and works fine. I wanted to have it stabilized, so I contacted several watchmakers here in the US (LA Watchworks in CA, Zimmerman in PA and Gray & Sons in FL) and all of them refused to take care of this and told me to send it over to AP for a service. I would assume that their decision is based on the lack of availability of AP original parts for independent watchmakers and I understand their decision if this is the case. However, I am quite hesitant to send the watch to AP US, since they will most likely replace the handset and I want to keep the watch as original as possible. I am under the impression that any skilled watchmaker should be able to stabilize the luminous material on the hand but I haven’t been able to find one so far.
I am based in Florida but I am willing to ship it within CONUS. I will be traveling to Europe in 2026, so shipping it within the EU to the right watchmaker is an option as well.
Thanks in advance for your help!
