The Watch Thread - Part 16

[cyrenic]

 

[cichlid]

My Instagram @chriscentro

 

[Henabi]

Thank you for that. I spoke to THG and was given 15% no more no less. Found someone on carousell who is selling a new piece and managed to get more than that after some bargaining. One thing which i am curious is that the watch which he took some pics to show me, it comes still with the protective wrap/ cling wrap..all around the watch face as well as the strap. I always thought the AD will remove them for you before handing it over. Also, do they wrap the straps? He told me the watch is purchased from Cortina. If anybody can give some input on your thoughts will be greatly appreciated.

er.... you wanted more discount and you found it outside the retail channel. Now you still got doubts on the piece and the seller ah? Like this better buy from retail channel instead, more assurance for you then.

We cant speak for Cortina nor the experience that was given to him (the seller) over the cling wrap thingy.

Not sure how compelling is the additional discount, but if u not confident and want peace of mind and after sales service, better get fr AD.

tiagong some carousell sellers once deal w u already will ghost u out one…. Not to say they dupe u, but basically unlike AD, they dont owe u aftersales service.

If you want assurance, get from reputed second hand dealer or proper channel. Nothing comes for free. Can't have your cake and eat it too.

Of course, third party seller will be cheaper. Clearly, this is not a super popular model in THG is giving you 15% discount, so the second hand market doesn't have any markup. If no markup, then I don't see why the AD will say must unwrap when buying. If I say that I want to buy for a friend and make sure it is pristine, why would the AD say no? So it is NOT impossible in my humble opinion.

At the end of the day, there's always risk in dealing outside of AD and/or reputed second hand dealer. Even if real, said person could have dropped it, put it into washing machine by accident, etc. Even if got official warranty, if there are flaws due to clear user error it will not be covered. You just have to weigh the pros and cons and risks and decide yourself lor.

Thank you all for the replies. Will take those into considerations! Have a great night!

15% discount from AD. Take it!!!
And probably also ask for some freebies as well ^.^ such as
- added watch straps
- watch case

or see if you have specific fig in mind and what else the SA can do to sweeten the whole deal

besides that… walk around the AD and look at other watch brands you are interested

build rapport with the SA

enjoy!

 

[Hungry kid]

15% discount from AD. Take it!!!
And probably also ask for some freebies as well ^.^ such as
- added watch straps
- watch case

or see if you have specific fig in mind and what else the SA can do to sweeten the whole deal

besides that… walk around the AD and look at other watch brands you are interested

build rapport with the SA

enjoy!

ahhh icic....weekend will go down and chat chat hopefully can get good rapport with the SA. Now thinking hard if should go for the SS bracelet or the calf one. Both looks nice

 

[peaceheart]

ahhh icic....weekend will go down and chat chat hopefully can get good rapport with the SA. Now thinking hard if should go for the SS bracelet or the calf one. Both looks nice

Always buy on bracelet then get the strap as additional or elsewhere

 

[cyrenic]

 

[Bodentic]

ahhh icic....weekend will go down and chat chat hopefully can get good rapport with the SA. Now thinking hard if should go for the SS bracelet or the calf one. Both looks nice

Knn. So many people give you advice but you don’t even have the courtesy of saying what is the watch in question.

 

[Hungry kid]

Knn. So many people give you advice but you don’t even have the courtesy of saying what is the watch in question.

I do appreciate and say thanks to all who have given me their ideas/suggestions uh. Never hurt to listen to more opinion. U on the other hand, lazy to scroll to page 349 where my initial post was which mentioned the specific watch i was looking at....still knn me....Zzzz

 

[BombVoyage]

any trustworthy watch repair shop with affordable prices to recommend?
have a girard perregaux ref 4795 need to repair
thanks

 

[Bodentic]

I do appreciate and say thanks to all who have given me their ideas/suggestions uh. Never hurt to listen to more opinion. U on the other hand, lazy to scroll to page 349 where my initial post was which mentioned the specific watch i was looking at....still knn me....Zzzz

Knn.

Read that post already and also subsequently the fiasco with the carousell seller.

You said “IWC, say Big Pilot”.

It sounded like you were considering some IWC models. Thus I was asking specifically which model.

 

[All in a Day]

any trustworthy watch repair shop with affordable prices to recommend?
have a girard perregaux ref 4795 need to repair
thanks

Why wouldnt u want to go to the GP rep office to do it?

 

[cyrenic]

Why so serious

 

[Henabi]

ahhh icic....weekend will go down and chat chat hopefully can get good rapport with the SA. Now thinking hard if should go for the SS bracelet or the calf one. Both looks nice

Always buy on bracelet then get the strap as additional or elsewhere

Agree with peace heart

best to get the SS bracelet variant and then get the leather straps from After-Market, Lazada, Shopee,z Taobao etc

Even though leather strap variant is cheaper (maybe by a couple of hundreds)….
but If you decide to get the SS bracelet later, you gonna get a shock when you hear the price of the original IWC SS bracelet alone

 

[Henabi]

Why so serious

可愛い

 

[peaceheart]

Why so serious

Yah loh. Chill guys.
Anyway, FYI in case ppl duno, swatch has free lifetime battery replacement. Sadly all my swatch are dead including this

 

[cichlid]

My Instagram @chriscentro

 

[Thai_Rak_Thai]

Saturday just flew past

 

[Thai_Rak_Thai]

any trustworthy watch repair shop with affordable prices to recommend?
have a girard perregaux ref 4795 need to repair
thanks

Just curious. Why not send back to GP itself?

I’ve never used any third party ones to recommend.

my omega is still with them and delayed a month from their initial 6-8 weeks for general servicing. Apparently parts are hard to come by and logistics slower due to pandemic.

 

[peaceheart]

Just curious. Why not send back to GP itself?
I’ve never used any third party ones to recommend.
my omega is still with them and delayed a month from their initial 6-8 weeks for general servicing. Apparently parts are hard to come by and logistics slower due to pandemic.

Most third party should be able to svc Eta, sellita and some say even valjoux
But for inhouse then of cos should send back to official svc ctr

 

[BombVoyage]

Why wouldnt u want to go to the GP rep office to do it?

Just curious. Why not send back to GP itself?

I’ve never used any third party ones to recommend.

my omega is still with them and delayed a month from their initial 6-8 weeks for general servicing. Apparently parts are hard to come by and logistics slower due to pandemic.

Most third party should be able to svc Eta, sellita and some say even valjoux
But for inhouse then of cos should send back to official svc ctr

lost the receipt and warranty card. cant rmb when my dad got it, hence assumed no warranty anymore.
checked out their website, seems like their official retailer/service center is by hour glass. will go check it out.

btw, what's roughly the range $$$ to repair a watch and for part change?
im new to this, hence would like to get a rough sensing of the cost and charges.
thanks