Wow, 8 year warranty is a very positive move for JLC...
May 07, 2019,03:17 AM
Nico, do you know how it would work for watches that are also serviced or being sent for service by JLC ? I assume the service warranty will not be 8 years but hope it would be longer than before 😁🤷♂️
I just received this press release announcing a care program and a 8 years warranty. I let you discover this. About the 8 years warranty, it is for watches which are still under warranty. Not for watches whose warranty have expired, of course. Here is the...
8 years is amazing and that warrantee your be a great reason for purchasing directly from JLC or official AD. A great move to generate loyalty. I wonder if they could sell such a package in addition to a service done by them. The debate of whether one sho...
Nico, do you know how it would work for watches that are also serviced or being sent for service by JLC ? I assume the service warranty will not be 8 years but hope it would be longer than before 😁🤷♂️
...it only applies to the original warranty, which is different from a service warranty, even if both are (were) the same length of time. It’s just like Rolex’s change to a 5 year warranty, which had no bearing on its 2 year service warranty.
However, I am a bit perplexed by this move by JLC because it appears to have been partially driven by a shortage of watchmakers to perform servicing. At the same time the ADs were telling you to get your watch serviced around every 5 years.
The Reverso Ultra Thin Italian Ed. Took me quite a time to find since it was made for a different market entirely... but after a few years finally managed to track one down. Still one of my favourites. ...