Efishant

So , ya buy a watch ....and expect that it's gonna have problems? Well, I actually bought a few that I didn't have any problems. My Bell&Ross has been great. However, in the real watch world...I charge a minimun of 350 bucks to do a routine service on a fine vintage piece. I get guys coming into my shop all the time with their reps. I feel bad for them but it doesn't make any sense for me to even open one up when it costs more to fix than what they paid for it. A guy came in the other day with a Hublot. I told him I'd have to completely dissassemble the watch to find out what was wrong with it and I'd have to charge him at least 200 bucks for my watchmakers time. And that doesn't include the repair. What if a part is broken or the thing needs an entire cleaning. On an Automatic I gotta get 450 bucks! He paid about 380 for it so it doesn't make a lot of sense! I am lucky I have a full time watch maker to hold my hand. Andrew knew what was wrong with my watch and he must deal with these problems all the time. He's gotta take responsibility even if he doesn't want to be totally contrite! Bottom line...it is a criminal enterprise. We, all look the other way as long as everything goes well. Any hassle eliminates the deal for me. I am a really busy guy. Time is money baby! When it becomes a hassle and there is only bigger hassle as recourse ( like sending it back ) ....that's where I get off the boat!

Can't touch this........Can't touch this........... Ha!

just got a Rolex Sea Dweller from Trusty Time. I have bought several watches from him and Silix over the years. Virtually every watch has had some small problem. Sinse I run a watch store I have a watchmaker to deal with all the minor headaches. But this time the watch was bought for a friend that asked me to get him a nice replica. The watch didn't work. Brought it back to me. I had my watchmaker look at it. He took apart the auto winding mechanism and found that a reducing wheel had worn out due to excessive use and lack of oil ! Andrew told me the warranty was voided becasue I took it apart! Now I gotta spend my time and money to fix it. Not a huge deal but a legit aggravation! This still begs the question; how did that wheel wear out. Andrew didn't want to address that. So, I ordered a wheel from Otto Frei and I will fix it myself! Ultimately though.....ya gotta ask yourself where these movements come from. I've heard all kinds of theories. I gotta believe this one was pilfered from some service facility in China somewhere. Then they threw it in a Rep without makin sure it was ok! Well, I feel sorry for you guys that certainly must have the same problems and have to monkey around with shipping the watches back for service! Oh, by the way..... the movement in my Planet Ocean is marked RADO! I bet Rado has a facility in China somewhere too! Do ya think those movements ended up in a rep factory legally?