Help : Chopard Happy Sport ETA replacement advice needed

Hello all,

My wife's Chopard Happy Sport quartz ETA movement died as a result of a leaking battery :-((((

I am now faced with the challenge and cost of getting this fixed.

Route 1: send it to Chopard for fixing. The watch is out of warrantee so looks like an approx 1000 Euro bill to replace the movement (!)

Route 2: independent watch maker. Tells me he can source the parts but has not confirmed if it will be (has to be) Chopard original. In any case 350-500 Euro repair estimate.

What boggles my mind in this whole story is that we are talking about a (to my knowledge) ETA 955.112 quartz movement which in standard form retails for 30 Euros (or less) on places like e-Bay etc.

Does anybody have any additional details about the ETA movement Chopard uses for this watch, if they have made any modifications to it etc that might explain the exuberant cost estimates for what appears to be a very basic quartz movement.

Any help / insight will be much appreciated !!

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Did you get the quotation to repair from Chopard?

By: Kong : April 22nd, 2010-05:03

Hi 99argonaut Welcome to our Forum. Could you provide details if : 1) when was your wife watch purchased? 2) did you get an official quotation from Chopard Boutique about the price? Kong Chopard Moderator

Did you get the quotation to repair from Chopard?

By: 99argonaut : April 22nd, 2010-05:17

The watch is 4+ years old and outside warantee. The official Chopard repair cost is indicative and based on 2nd hand information. Do you think the cost indication for this type of repair is off the mark?

Seems a bit on ...

By: Kong : April 22nd, 2010-05:29

the high side. Suggest you check with the boutique for a quotation before repair. What's the model? Otherwise could you snap a picture. Thanks. Kong

Still interested in the ETA movement details

By: 99argonaut : April 22nd, 2010-05:44

Model nr is the 288347-3007. Regardless of the repair cost I am still intested in details of the ETA quartz movements used for these watches. Does Chopard make any modifications to them that explain the 300-350 pricetag for the quartz movement ?...

Doubt ...

By: Kong : April 22nd, 2010-22:57

Chopard would modify the quartz. They do improvements for the ETA mechanical. Just did a fast check locally, the full service (including the movement, likely replace with a new piece) is about Euro260. So it is not as exorbitant from your second-hand info...

Checking with local Chopard boutique for...

By: 99argonaut : April 23rd, 2010-01:26

Checking with local Chopard boutique for a quote. Thanks for the info. It turns out that the moment this particular watch has is actually an ETA 252.511 which is an HEQ movement also used in Omega Constellation and several other high quality q...