About a Chinese gen!

[offshore]

Had a funny experience today,..... was on my Sunday watch repair market stall, a guy asked for a battery replacement,(like the other 28 this morning)

The watch was a noname chinese shitter.. but engraved on the back case was:

All Swiss parts.

Assembled in China.

On opening it, I noticed the old battery was marked:

Swiss

ETA

Made in China.

Didn't really know ETA was in the battery business!..............In China

Offshore

[KB]

Sorry bud it was probably because it was old and corroded that you missed the whole message, they actually say "Swiss ETA Sh#t, this ones made in China!"

Ken

[offshore]

Yes, If only that was so Ken!

However this was a VERY new watch, ( under 12 months old, by the style) And obviously never opened.

Which just goes to show that even the batteries are sh*t!

(I have given up buying cheap Chinese batteries... you just keep replacing them for free) Now pay $1 a battery, not 10c, it's good economics if you want return custom... otherwise you are forever doing freebie replacements. And I'm now doing about 50 battery jobs a week (home & market)

The flip side to the market business, is the amazing array of gens which cross your path: have collected a few, fixed a bunch more, and advised on values on dozens. ( Saw Oris, Omega, and a Pom brand "Majex" this morning)

The Majex was a 1950's ultra thin dress watch, 14k gold, running great, Swiss movement.... and the guy had NO idea what he had!

Also keep getting offered a selection of old clocks to work on... tried a few, it was beyond me, so don't go there anymore.

But I do spend an interesting few hours at the market stall each week.!!!!

Offshore