My watch has broken - is it worth repairing?

[Steve vRS]

Treat me gently, it's my first time in this sub-forum .

I have had this TAG since 1995 and worn it almost every day, apart from when I work offshore.



I cannot remember the model name or number but remember paying £500ish for it when new at Heathrow.

The bezel is worn so that you can't read the numbers and the luminous marks hardly glow anymore but the glass is un-scratched.

Now the stopwatch has broken. It started but now the stop button won't stop it. the lap/reset button still works. It still tells the time obviously, but I guess the battery life will be decimated by the extra load of the stopwatch running continuously.

So, not really knowing what I have or the value, is it worth a repair or has it reached the end of its life. £25 per year isn't a bad rate.

Thanks

Steve

[Hoofy]

Timpsons will change a battery for life so that's a cheap way of getting round it.

[Voldemort]

So, how much is your budget for a new watch?

[Pints]

Voldemort said:

So, how much is your budget for a new watch?

The start of a man maths calculation. I like it.

[Steve vRS]

A fancy watch is a fairly low priority at the moment. So any replacement would be £150ish.

Steve

[Voldemort]

Get yourself a nice casio g-shock. Put the TAG in a drawer and you can get it fixed when you're flush or splurge on a new fancier piece.

[Steve vRS]

Has anyone used this company before?

http://www.time-repairs.com/

Steve

[Dicky Knee]

Variomatic would be worth a shout on this. You can track him down through his profile.

Actually, if you go to the Anglesey Watches post you will find his email address!

Edited by Dicky Knee on Wednesday 23 September 10:43

[Variomatic]

Get a block of wood and a hammer and givevthe offending pusher a couple of brisk taps (using the wood to protect it).

Dirt builds up under the pusher caps and stops them pressing in far enough. If that's what's happened here then a couple of taps usually compressrs it enough to operate. It's only a temporary cure but useful for diagnosis. If it works then you just need the case stripped and thrown in an ultrasonic bath or, at worst, replacement pushers - both of which are fairly painless.

[Steve vRS]

Thanks.

I've been given a price of £300 for the work (full strip and ultrasonic clean etc.) including return postage, a new battery and seals and a bezel.

That seems an awful lot to me...61% of the purchase price.

Looks like I will be buying a new watch.

Steve

[Variomatic]

Steve vRS said:

Thanks.
Looks like I will be buying a new watch.

Steve

Or getting a more realistic quote? Thatvfigure is, frankly, absurd!

[Steve vRS]

Any recommendations?

[Variomatic]

Not without breaking site rules I'm afraid, but.......

Dicky Knee said:

Variomatic would be worth a shout on this. You can track him down through his profile.

Actually, if you go to the Anglesey Watches post you will find his email address!

Edited by Dicky Knee on Wednesday 23 September 10:43

[Mr_C]

I'd recommend you try a man called Variomatic at http://www.angleseywatches.co.uk/

[1878]

The current F1 Chrono costs over £1000 and is way uglier so I'd invest in getting this one sorted. I hear there's a chap on here called Variomatic who is quite good at that kind of thing.

[Steve vRS]

I'd heard he was good. I have sent him an email

Steve

[marcosgt]

Steve vRS said:

I'd heard he was good. I have sent him an email

Steve

I had good experience with a company called The Watch Doctors in Tring recently.

Very reasonably priced, as an alternative if Variomatic can't help.

M