£280 for Tag Heuer Carrera Twintime service....

[Ultraviolet]

... is this normal?

seems a bit excessive to be spending 20% of the cost of the watch on a service.

can anyone recommend anywhere more reasonable - I'm assuming Goldsmiths on Canary Wharf doesn't offer the keenest of prices!

UV

[pattyg]

Getting my Tag Senna fixed and serviced for just over a ton.

Any decent jeweller will have a watchmaker contact.

[Lord Vladimir]

Ultraviolet said:

... is this normal?

seems a bit excessive to be spending 20% of the cost of the watch on a service.

can anyone recommend anywhere more reasonable - I'm assuming Goldsmiths on Canary Wharf doesn't offer the keenest of prices!

UV

where did you get yours from? am very close to buying one!

[Wombat Rick]

Ultraviolet said:

I'm assuming Goldsmiths on Canary Wharf doesn't offer the keenest of prices!

They are probably sending it off to LVMH in Worsley and adding 100% mark up on it.
Just send it yourself. I've always found them very helpful and usually turn things round quicker than they quote.
Contact details here:
http://www.tagheuer.com/the-brand/contacts-service...

If not look for a decent watch specialist who does his own servicing but he may not be able to guarantee the full 200 metres waterproofing!

[Noger]

TAG quoted me £199 to service a Heuer Carrera Lemania1873 Reissue. So is about the right ball park.

[Dominic H]

Wombat Rick said:

Ultraviolet said:

I'm assuming Goldsmiths on Canary Wharf doesn't offer the keenest of prices!

They are probably sending it off to LVMH in Worsley and adding 100% mark up on it.
Just send it yourself. I've always found them very helpful and usually turn things round quicker than they quote.
Contact details here:
http://www.tagheuer.com/the-brand/contacts-service...

If not look for a decent watch specialist who does his own servicing but he may not be able to guarantee the full 200 metres waterproofing!

The Carrera isn't water-resistant to 200m, just 50m. Servicing is straight forward for any competant watchmaker at a much lower price, £280 is over 25% of the retail cost of the watch.....

[GCH]

Noger said:

TAG quoted me £199 to service a Heuer Carrera Lemania1873 Reissue. So is about the right ball park.

Thats a chrono and a manual....Twin time is neither- should be significantly cheaper!
(I have the same carrera Lemania- my servicing was £175 via my usual AD, who sent it on to TAG)

Edited by GCH on Thursday 22 May 11:17

[tertius]

I recently paid £80 for a service and minor problem fix (repositioning chrono hands) on my G-P F1-2000 which has a pretty complex in-house/modular movement. Quick turnaround as well.

I cannot understand paying AD prices unless its still under warranty, and if it is ... why are you paying?

[Watch-Collector]

Try : www.thewatchdealer.co.uk ;-)

Extremely reasonable rates and service.
Watch Collector.