simple movement service plus change of crystal should be $1k based on this:
https://www.sgrolexclub.com/archive/index.php/t-93379.html
'Hi all,
Totally disappointed with Panerai services in Singapore.
They took 20 working days to repair the movement of my watch, changing of the crystal and polishing. Polishing was a good job done. But I couldn't say so for the other jobs.
The first day I collected my watch, the movement stopped. The second hand and the hour hands are colliding onto each other and tha causing the watch to stop moving. And there's a blemish stain at the back of my movement which I can clearly see with my eyes.
I brought it back to Ion and have them to get it checked n services again. I wasn't mad at them then and I just blame myself unlucky.
One week later Panerai emailed me and said my watch is again ready for collection. I went and collect it just now as guess what? The blemish stain on the movement is still there, and the second hand's paint peel off due to the scratch caused by the hands collision previously...
I was so sad, and they helped me clean up the blemish stain on the rear of the movement while promising me a replacement of the second hand.
They took it in and did a cleanup in the Ion premises itself. After 10 mins, they gave me the watch back and they said they clear the stain, but the second hand would have to be ordered in and they will replace it for me once they got the stock.
I'm ok with it. And I checked my watch again... Now that the stain on the movement is cleared, they replaced the stain with dust!!!
OMG, is this really the standard of Panerai technicians here? I know I only own the base model PAM111 but they should not be doing such shabby jobs. And
I paid S$1000 just for the repair and services.
This is not swatch we're Talking about here. It's Panerai...
Do they always do this to lowly customers like us?
I never had such treatment with Omega...
I'm sad tt my Pam now looks worst than a Seiko...'
not worth to change crystal at panerai, my friend check before. they don't just change crystal. it must come with servicing , means servicing plus change crystal. cannot change crystal alone .. price wise, dun really rem .. just rem he kpkb still need to service as his was only few years old (3-4)
