Removed parts can be sold off to recoup some costs, but we are still looking at a bill for at least $650 dollars before he works on it. Plus cost of parts can easily come to half of that or more again. Perhaps one of the forum's watchmakers could give us an estimate of how many hours were needed to carry out the work and the cost of all the parts.Īnd perhaps the bod who thinks it should be sold at less than the cost of an over-the-counter watch, never mind all the work that has gone into the finished product, could explain what they do for a living - I'm sure I have some work for you.You are right regarding the price of the new Samurai to start with. Prices for a stock Samurai seem to be between 450 and 550 USD, so say 500 on average.
