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Hi
Wonder if you guys can help.
Husbands TAG got water in it and its gone back to them to repair
They came back today with the following :
Complete service £270
New dial £255
New hands £70
Total £595
This was from a shop in canary wharf
Just wanted peoples thoughts on this ?
Or should I be sending it somewhere else - Pref in Surrey ?
Wonder if you guys can help.
Husbands TAG got water in it and its gone back to them to repair
They came back today with the following :
Complete service £270
New dial £255
New hands £70
Total £595
This was from a shop in canary wharf
Just wanted peoples thoughts on this ?
Or should I be sending it somewhere else - Pref in Surrey ?
Quartz time / date the complete movement can be changed for new original for under £100 regardless of the model. Seals would be included in that except for the crown (if need) which would add about 30 for original.
If the dial and hands aren't visibly stained (or even if they are but you don't mind them like that) then there's no reason to change them just because they got wet. At worst they can be re-lumed with super luminova which would add £20 or so to a movement replacement.
The rest of their quote is pure profit - on top of the profit in the prices I've just listed
If the dial and hands aren't visibly stained (or even if they are but you don't mind them like that) then there's no reason to change them just because they got wet. At worst they can be re-lumed with super luminova which would add £20 or so to a movement replacement.
The rest of their quote is pure profit - on top of the profit in the prices I've just listed
Variomatic said:
Quartz time / date the complete movement can be changed for new original for under £100 regardless of the model. Seals would be included in that except for the crown (if need) which would add about 30 for original.
If the dial and hands aren't visibly stained (or even if they are but you don't mind them like that) then there's no reason to change them just because they got wet. At worst they can be re-lumed with super luminova which would add £20 or so to a movement replacement.
The rest of their quote is pure profit - on top of the profit in the prices I've just listed
PM sentIf the dial and hands aren't visibly stained (or even if they are but you don't mind them like that) then there's no reason to change them just because they got wet. At worst they can be re-lumed with super luminova which would add £20 or so to a movement replacement.
The rest of their quote is pure profit - on top of the profit in the prices I've just listed
Variomatic said:
Quartz time / date the complete movement can be changed for new original for under £100 regardless of the model. Seals would be included in that except for the crown (if need) which would add about 30 for original.
If the dial and hands aren't visibly stained (or even if they are but you don't mind them like that) then there's no reason to change them just because they got wet. At worst they can be re-lumed with super luminova which would add £20 or so to a movement replacement.
The rest of their quote is pure profit - on top of the profit in the prices I've just listed
what he's trying to say but he's very polite .....is....... you have a piece of crap on your wrist and the £595 they want for repair should be spent on buying something worth "£595"If the dial and hands aren't visibly stained (or even if they are but you don't mind them like that) then there's no reason to change them just because they got wet. At worst they can be re-lumed with super luminova which would add £20 or so to a movement replacement.
The rest of their quote is pure profit - on top of the profit in the prices I've just listed
michael gould said:
what he's trying to say but he's very polite .....is....... you have a piece of crap on your wrist and the £595 they want for repair should be spent on buying something worth "£595"
C'mon Michael. No watch is "worth" £595. Casio set the bar at £9.99 with the F91-W. Anything more than that is a frivolous waste of cash and you know it.michael gould said:
Variomatic said:
Quartz time / date the complete movement can be changed for new original for under £100 regardless of the model. Seals would be included in that except for the crown (if need) which would add about 30 for original.
If the dial and hands aren't visibly stained (or even if they are but you don't mind them like that) then there's no reason to change them just because they got wet. At worst they can be re-lumed with super luminova which would add £20 or so to a movement replacement.
The rest of their quote is pure profit - on top of the profit in the prices I've just listed
what he's trying to say but he's very polite .....is....... you have a piece of crap on your wrist and the £595 they want for repair should be spent on buying something worth "£595"If the dial and hands aren't visibly stained (or even if they are but you don't mind them like that) then there's no reason to change them just because they got wet. At worst they can be re-lumed with super luminova which would add £20 or so to a movement replacement.
The rest of their quote is pure profit - on top of the profit in the prices I've just listed
??To be fair, TAG's straight timekeepers are no "worse value" than most other quartz watches (or just about any ETA based auto tbh).
The venerable 955 series movements are tried & tested and their time in production is a big factor in their relatively low cost - 20+ years spreads development and tooling costs very thinly indeed "per movement", just as it has with the 2824 and derivatives.
The more recent F0 series aren't quite as nicely made from a technical POV but they're repairable and showing every sign of being reliable and long-lived.
The chronographs with G10 series "sealed boxes" inside, on the other hand .....
eta: besides, as Mike points out, an F51 meets every functional need for the vast majority of owners and, if you really need analogue, I can do you a nice Terrain 50m water resistant with an accurate, reliable, Miyota movement giving 3 years per battery for £15 - and even throw in a new battery at point of sale. So anything more than £5 per year is, strictly speaking, over priced.
That means you have to keep that £8k Rolex running (without any servicing costs)until October 3615 to break even. Now that's really piss poor value for money!
The venerable 955 series movements are tried & tested and their time in production is a big factor in their relatively low cost - 20+ years spreads development and tooling costs very thinly indeed "per movement", just as it has with the 2824 and derivatives.
The more recent F0 series aren't quite as nicely made from a technical POV but they're repairable and showing every sign of being reliable and long-lived.
The chronographs with G10 series "sealed boxes" inside, on the other hand .....
eta: besides, as Mike points out, an F51 meets every functional need for the vast majority of owners and, if you really need analogue, I can do you a nice Terrain 50m water resistant with an accurate, reliable, Miyota movement giving 3 years per battery for £15 - and even throw in a new battery at point of sale. So anything more than £5 per year is, strictly speaking, over priced.
That means you have to keep that £8k Rolex running (without any servicing costs)until October 3615 to break even. Now that's really piss poor value for money!
Edited by Variomatic on Monday 12th October 17:48
Edited by Variomatic on Monday 12th October 17:48
Fleegle said:
michael gould said:
Variomatic said:
Quartz time / date the complete movement can be changed for new original for under £100 regardless of the model. Seals would be included in that except for the crown (if need) which would add about 30 for original.
If the dial and hands aren't visibly stained (or even if they are but you don't mind them like that) then there's no reason to change them just because they got wet. At worst they can be re-lumed with super luminova which would add £20 or so to a movement replacement.
The rest of their quote is pure profit - on top of the profit in the prices I've just listed
what he's trying to say but he's very polite .....is....... you have a piece of crap on your wrist and the £595 they want for repair should be spent on buying something worth "£595"If the dial and hands aren't visibly stained (or even if they are but you don't mind them like that) then there's no reason to change them just because they got wet. At worst they can be re-lumed with super luminova which would add £20 or so to a movement replacement.
The rest of their quote is pure profit - on top of the profit in the prices I've just listed
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