JLC - Nothing wrong form your side, obviously. The Cal 889, I never heard problems with it, but I don't have any watch with it, so my opinion is limited here. Back to service, this is the only way to go, alas.

Sad story today.

By: hoseachandra : September 25th, 2021-08:54

I thought i would share this. Just when i felt so glad that my IWC Ingenieur SL (2003) came back from full service at Richemont Singapore....after nearly 6 months waiting for the lockdown to end. It has JLC caliber 889. Was very happy to strap the watch o...

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Nothing wrong form your side, obviously. The Cal 889, I never heard problems with it, but I don't have any watch with it, so my opinion is limited here. Back to service, this is the only way to go, alas.

Sad story today.

As an Egyptian workshop manager once said to me when I was anxious about a problem, "My dear, it is only mechanical." He was right and wise.

Hehe corollary to that, when i was but a young programmer, my manager told me when got stuck in a situation.. “it’s only software, it ain’t gonna kill ya” :-)

Yes, thank you. I should not worry too much . It is just because i have been waiting so long.

best part of having a mechanical watch...

Thanks, Mahesh. I really hope so . The watch indeed very thin

Was surprised about your IWC

That was unfortunate. I did my research and knew

Thats to bad to hear . You should expect that after a service the watch is perfect again . Hope they will fix it asap

I would say it's the service not the watch. Richemont service sucks, but just send it back and they'll make it right. Going forward I would never let a generic Richemont service center touch my watches - it has to go back to the mnfr in CH.

Thanks for your input. I do hope Richemont can fix it, because if the watch has to be sent to CH, it will take another 3 to 4 months

I understand well

Thank you, Jari

Nothing wrong form your side, obviously. The Cal 889, I never heard problems with it, but I don't have any watch with it, so my opinion is limited here. Back to service, this is the only way to go, alas.

Well noted, Nico. I remembered that the date changed very precise and snaps very confidently without any play, so i think it is a good movement

It really is.

The setting mechanism is the most delicate part of many watches

Ay ay ay...from the pictures it looks like the local watchmaker would not dare to fix it,

Cant judge but…..

Hehehe, your last sentence is somehow comforting me...i also think that this maybe an opportunity tu "feel" a brand new watch is coming for Christmast :)