Is servicing necessary?

[HebdenHedgehog]

I bought myself what I thought was a decent watch back in 1998, a St Moritz Titan, with titantium strap, which is still going fine, keeps fantastic time etc.

It initially came with a domed crystal which soon cracked and was replaced under warranty with a flat one.

This is now a bit scratched and should really be replaced.

I bought the watch while on holiday in Vancouver (where they are made / assembled - now sold under the name Momentum I believe), and I am wondering if

a] it should be serviced (what does that typically entail?)

b] where should this happen? There is a St. Moritz / Momentum agent in the UK - Hertfordshire Horologists, Tring. Are these guys any good? The factory charges c.$55 for a service, plus extra for a replacement crystal of course. Happy to send the watch back to Vancouver as all my dealings with them (I bought a replacement strap last year) have been great.

Thoughts?

cheers, James

[bry1975]

You should try and have a sapphire glass fitted as they're not that expensive these days.

[HebdenHedgehog]

Cheers for a reply...

Umm, new to all this watch business (just bought one I liked the look of / could afford) - why sapphire and how would I be able to tell one was fitted? You mentioning sapphire rings bells, wonder if it had / has one already?

[TheEnd]

Regarding servicing, I've always been told it's better to treat it like an engine, and get it service regularly rather than wait until it breaks, then fix it.

[HebdenHedgehog]

Thank you for the info on sapphire


And I will think a bit harder about having the thing serviced.


No info on the UK company mentioned?


Sorry, I like this watch, and don't really need another - although I appreciate that that may be heresy on this forum!

[bry1975]

Sorry reply added to wrong post.


You should definitely consider having a sapphire fitted you'll obvs need to know glass diameter and thickness and whether the glass has to be heavily bevelled.

Do you have the caseback details for the Titan?


Bry

[HebdenHedgehog]

Oh well, couldn't tell!

What sort of details? There's no number back there, just some general guff about the watch, namely - "St Moritz Titan chronograph water resistant 3 ATM all titanium"

Diameter of crystal would appear to be 30mm

Will see if I can take a picture....

[HebdenHedgehog]

oooh, that was fairly painless!