OiRogers Posted October 10, 2006 Report Share Posted October 10, 2006 Got my newest toy in the mail a couple of days ago... Customs were nice enough to send it on unopened and uninspected... The package arrived intact.. upon opening the mailer heres what I found Upon cutting the watch out of the foam "protective sleeve" I found that thoughtfully someone had placed a protective layer of smashed watch-crystal over the face of my new toy. How thoughful Truly impressed by the quality I beheld... I pressed onward, or rear ward, as it were... and found in addition to the neat-o hexagonal patterning on the viewback, someone at the post office had taken the time to place a beautiful spiderweb on the case back... talk about attention to detail. And finally... I unwrapped my new baby and took a good long look at the face. Wow. Just Wow. Talk about exclusive watch design... Minutes at 7:15... Seconds at 9... Center Hour... man talk about a neat design. And check out the quality of that AR coating... its almost as if the crystal had be totally smashed and was just not there Seriously though... my first DOA order. Makes me sad. Oh well... I ordered from a trusted dealer who I am in conversation with about replacement. From looking at the packaging, I have come to the conclusion that boxes are a good shipping method. I've never had a boxed watch damaged in transit, this is the first document mailer shipped watch I've gotten and it was beyond smooshed... I couldn't quite get the photo to show it but there is a nice concave pit into the dial which has destroyed any chance the poor movement ever had of ticking again. Such is life. I have high hopes for the 2nd attempt on this watch. I'm also undetered on reps and will continue to purchase from our trusted sellers. Infact, I plan on ordering tomorrow either the Tag Link Chrono or one of those Omega P.O.s I've heard you kids are so wild about these days. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ryyannon Posted October 10, 2006 Report Share Posted October 10, 2006 Nice writing, but really rotten luck.... How traumatic! I wonder who the maniac with the hammer is.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RWG Technical Posted October 10, 2006 Report Share Posted October 10, 2006 You have to hit sapphire really hard to shatter like that...very strange indeed...especially given the packaging. Hope it works out for you, RG Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jonthebhoy Posted October 10, 2006 Report Share Posted October 10, 2006 I am devastated for you however your "review" had me chuckling uncontrolably. My wife thinks I've lost it! I'd suggest sending it to one of our specialists for repair but that's taking the joke toooo far I suppose? Hope it all works out for you. JTB Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OiRogers Posted October 10, 2006 Author Report Share Posted October 10, 2006 @The Zigmeister.... The crystal wasn't advertised as sapphire... It was listed by the seller as "synthetic crystal" which I took to mean... the same glass my 13 year old fossil quartz I wore in high-school has, meaning pretty easily scratched cause its prolly just a circular piece of glass. Overall it's a cheap rep... less than 100usd. Asian Mvmt, "synthetic crystal"... but I had hoped to get a bit of wear out of it before it self-destructed. I'm a sucker for the Horseycars... And I knew what I was ordering... I'd just hoped it would arrive intact .. not having suffered in the shipping process ... I just took the caseback off and it seriously looks like the impact to the front crystal pushed the movement so hard it broke the back crystal from the inside... wow. Yeesh... I'm actually curious is someone did line this up for a hammer shot .... without opening the package thats talent. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
offshore Posted October 10, 2006 Report Share Posted October 10, 2006 Are you sure it didn't arrive via the frozen north? Cos it looks like its been through the Nanug school of destruction testing Seriously, its a pity when anything is destroyed like this, hope you get a replacement. Offshore Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Linder Posted October 10, 2006 Report Share Posted October 10, 2006 With Nanuq running the mail service, who needs Customs? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JosePR Posted October 16, 2006 Report Share Posted October 16, 2006 i did similar experiment with $15 romex from Chinatown, the crystal was scratchless and it held a 3 25 feet falls before cracking open. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hambone Posted October 17, 2006 Report Share Posted October 17, 2006 Great job of turning tragedy into comedy! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dadog13 Posted October 17, 2006 Report Share Posted October 17, 2006 w/o the crystal it is easier to set the time...you don't have to use the crown... that is really bad luck to get a watch like that...have you checked that maybe the plane that delivered your watch crashed just before reaching the airport?!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OiRogers Posted October 17, 2006 Author Report Share Posted October 17, 2006 w/o the crystal it is easier to set the time...you don't have to use the crown... that is really bad luck to get a watch like that...have you checked that maybe the plane that delivered your watch crashed just before reaching the airport?!! Hrm... there WAS a plane crash just south of my place the day or so prior to this delivery... I wonder.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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