thomasng Posted June 19, 2006 Report Share Posted June 19, 2006 I meant to post this 2 days ago, but I'll do it now. I want to warn everyone with the 0581 cased Fiddy......... The front crystal definitely is NOT sapphire. How do I know? On Saturday night, I was in Leicester Square when some idiot who wasn't watching where he was going bumped into me. I was shocked to discover the crystal had a few deep scratches already. I don't think this should happen to sapphire, as sapphire should even be able to withstand being scraped against the pavement. I feel sort of cheated now, what should I do? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thealphabeta Posted June 19, 2006 Report Share Posted June 19, 2006 Thats a bit gutting and my dad had the same thing happen, however it wasnt a fiddy. Yes sapphire should indeed be able to withstand some serious rough and tumble. Your certain it was advertised as sapphire? You could always get it checked but a jeweler who wont slap your wrist might be hard to find! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Watchmeister Posted June 19, 2006 Report Share Posted June 19, 2006 There is no way it should scratch. I was wearing my 4rth gen 1950 and took a tumble on pavement directly scraping the crystal on the road. You would never know it. If it is false advertising get you're money back. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cwai02 Posted June 19, 2006 Report Share Posted June 19, 2006 False Advertisement = Money back! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lollipop Posted June 19, 2006 Report Share Posted June 19, 2006 Now the BIG question is.....which dealer did you get the fiddy from? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thomasng Posted June 19, 2006 Author Report Share Posted June 19, 2006 I'm not going to name the dealer just yet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nebakanezzar Posted June 19, 2006 Report Share Posted June 19, 2006 Now the BIG question is.....which dealer did you get the fiddy from? Eddie is the only dealer I know of that has the 581 case.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chronus Posted June 19, 2006 Report Share Posted June 19, 2006 I know of at least 2 others... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cwai02 Posted June 19, 2006 Report Share Posted June 19, 2006 Eddie is the only dealer I know of that has the 581 case.... There is another seller selling 0581... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lollipop Posted June 20, 2006 Report Share Posted June 20, 2006 There is another seller selling 0581... I thought it's just about everyone except Joshua? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Craytonic Posted June 20, 2006 Report Share Posted June 20, 2006 I have the previous eddie .v2; hope it doesn't suffer from this as well - one of my favorite watches Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
silvio Posted June 20, 2006 Report Share Posted June 20, 2006 Sorry to hear that mate. But fyi contrary to popular beliefs, sapphire do scratches when knocked against hard sharp object (i.e. bricks wall or stone). There are some posts about gen PAM scratched crystals on the gen PAM forum. Anyway, hope you can find a good crystal replacement for it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
speedy1 Posted June 20, 2006 Report Share Posted June 20, 2006 if it is already screwed take a tiny piece of scuff pad rub a tiny area of the crystal and see if it scratches.... If it does...............I would be pisssssed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dirk Pitt Posted June 20, 2006 Report Share Posted June 20, 2006 I bought one of those diamond testers off ebay and they work great for telling sapphire from mineral. It turns out a few of the watches I was told were sapphire were not but davidsenjpn's replacement sapphire crystal for the fiddy is sapphire as he claims. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swdivad Posted June 20, 2006 Report Share Posted June 20, 2006 My suspicions and info was correct... These are definately NOT sapphire. First the failed the waterdrop test, then the sapphire against the cheek test, and now the ultimate test. Just about the only thing that will scratch a sapphire is diamond. This is EITHER false advertising or a blatant blunder from the manufacturer... whichever it is, WE are the ones getting screwed. I think an explanation is in order Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dadog13 Posted June 20, 2006 Report Share Posted June 20, 2006 seems that there is a biiiig problem....but i do belive that if it was bought from our trusted dealers that they've been cheated from the factories...i would hardly belive that our trusted dealers sell something that isn't what is supposed to be...and to ruin their imagine with selling 10-100 pieces of the fiddy...and risking to be classified as scammers... let's give them time to explain us the situation... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spock Posted June 20, 2006 Report Share Posted June 20, 2006 Well it's an easy fix for the dealer. Just send a sapphire glass,problem solved. But it's awfull quiet here. It would be decent when a dealer will stand up. Not by PM's, public. We are the buyers so an explanation would be appreciated. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Polynomial Posted June 20, 2006 Report Share Posted June 20, 2006 Didn't we have this discussion last week? As far as I remember Josh explained the issue of where 117 and 581 are coming from, and that only the supplier of 117 can produce sapphire crystals Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chronus Posted June 20, 2006 Report Share Posted June 20, 2006 Didn't we have this discussion last week? As far as I remember Josh explained the issue of where 117 and 581 are coming from, and that only the supplier of 117 can produce sapphire crystals And then someone else with a 117 case said his crystal was mineral and not sapphire... so who is telling the truth? And what stops a dealer saying this and sticking a 117 back on the watch? I bought one of those diamond testers off ebay and they work great for telling sapphire from mineral. It turns out a few of the watches I was told were sapphire were not but davidsenjpn's replacement sapphire crystal for the fiddy is sapphire as he claims. How much does it cost? How does it work ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ssparky Posted June 26, 2006 Report Share Posted June 26, 2006 Mine scratched the first day. My gen GMT2 has not a scratch one on it. Id like to see an acrylic crystal on the 1950 It is an old enough looking watch to wear one well. My 1962 production Tudor Sub has one and it looks so much warmer than the clinically clean GMT2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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