Cost to quote!

[offshore]

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

[Toadtorrent]

Holy cow...that's some insane pricing.