IWC / Breitling Service

[Ruxpin]

Anyone had a IWC or Breitling serviced recently through an authorised dealer?

What was the turn around?

I assume there are various grades of service and therefore cost? What is involved in a typical service and what cost should i expect? Do they do a complete overhaul and re-finish the case etc?

I've previously only had a watch adjusted for speed at Breitling and the costs were very reasonable, but that was some time ago.

The IWC is new to me and could do with a clean up etc - it seems to keep good time at the moment. The Breitling might need a full service as its making some noises and has locked up a couple of times.

Thanks

[Burba]

on a related, but unrelated note, do watches have service intervals??

i'm wondering about my Breit. and when I should be thinking about putting it in?

[mel]

I use this guy although he's not an authorised repairer for either IWC or Breitling he is about as good a independant as you can get, when you read his profile you find out that he actually set up the UK repair centre for Breitling and it says something when last time I was there his wife was on the phone to Harrods about a repair that they'd sent him for a customer, they will service to pretty much whatever standard you want them to from a basic adjust and oil service to a full restoration, I will admit that they're not the speediest bunch in the world but the work is good.

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Not sure if this helps....

...but I believe IWC have their watches serviced down in Southampton along with Swatch, Omega, and a few others....I have the address and telephone number if you need it.

Thanks,
Steve

[Ruxpin]

I went to my local authorised dealers today.

Service costs weren't too bad - £280 for the Breitling 4-6weeks and £340 i think for the IWC but 10-12weeks.

Can't be without both so the breitling goes first.

One service in 9 years isn't so bad.

[Ruxpin]

Just picked up my Breitling Blackbird after a service - looks very good. On time at about 6 weeks.

It was returned in a nice box which included a link to the following:

http://www.breitling.com/service/

Some interesting videos of what they do in a service.

It wasn't cheap to have done but since i've owned it for 9 years without needing anything other than regulating it's not so bad.