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since you asked
my initial issue was quite straightforward really:
- watch didn't run after a couple of days of purchase; dust under dial; toolmark on chapter ring; slightly misaligned case-to-dial
- sent watch back immediately for overhaul
- initial promised return date was not met, but that's ok it's not a biggie at all
i was not informed prior or consent sought; and imagine my shock when the watch came back with::
a) hands were a changed to a different color
b) dial was changed to a different color/shade and finishing
c) chapter ring numerals finishing was changed, looked printed black rather than the original engraved
d) chapter ring finishing was different
e) chapter ring misaligned slightly
f) additional scratches to caseback. they didn't even bother to give it a good polish before returning it
i don't expect perfection from what is marketed as a handmade watch, but i don't think i was being fussy was i?
Independents Please Don't Forget It's Still About the Watch
While I marvel every day at the new innovations, the beauty, the fire, spirit and the rarity of independent brands - it is their product that I wear and use. As a new entrant to the world independents, I never saw the point in them until i bought my first...
I hear you....
... I sometimes feel the same about certain independent brand.... But don't give up! I do own both big names and independents. Well picked independents are something to wear and own proudly for a long, long time. Nonetheless, I am sorry to hear that you h...
It's always about the watch - and the watchmaker
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sigh
i would never return a watch just because it broke down. no it's much more than that it went back, it came back, and the dial was changed without any forewarning. the case had scratches in place where there weren't before. i shan't go on
I hope it's not the watch that you wrote a great review on....
No possible resolution? Best, Horo
i shan't name names
...as it isn't gentlemanly. Obviously the watchmaker offered to rectify it and I thank him for that. But I've lost faith. You send it back, and it comes back looking totally different (and uglier imho), with more mistakes. to be colloquial: where got such...
by the way ...
A watchmaker is a person who can actually make a watch, although he may leave some or most of the work to others. That requires hands-on experience and not just the ability to program a machine or come up with a design. amerix
There are "Independents" masquerading as watchmakers
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since you asked
my initial issue was quite straightforward really: - watch didn't run after a couple of days of purchase; dust under dial; toolmark on chapter ring; slightly misaligned case-to-dial - sent watch back immediately for overhaul - initial promised return date...
I'm sorry to hear...
.. Especially from my investigation that Independent you may be talking about seem to be a very well respected one. The problem with Independents is that they are a much much smaller operation than the usual manufactures and that while they have the geniu...