offshore Posted March 2, 2009 Report Share Posted March 2, 2009 I had mentioned elsewhere, about attempting to source a replacement crown, for a Gerald Genta, which I have on my bench. As vinegar has now dissolved the sheared stem in the original crown, I no longer have need of a replacement. However tonite I received a reply to my inquiry to supply a crown. The GG agents for this area, are "Hourglass" in Singapore. They just advised me, that they don't supply replacement parts, and would need to see the watch to quote. So I am asked to ship it to Singapore, and the cost to quote is U$180! Heavens knows what the cost for a replacement crown would have been, and I can only wonder at what their labour bill would have run to! I will fit the reclaimed crown to a new stem, and charge my client A$50! If this watch, had gone through the normal channels, I can see that the repair would not have been less than U$500 ( maybe significantly more!) As we all know, an agency for a top end brand, is truly a licence to print money! Offshore Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toadtorrent Posted March 2, 2009 Report Share Posted March 2, 2009 Holy cow...that's some insane pricing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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