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If you wear it very regularly, then yes, 6 years is really time for a service. Which should be every 4 or 5 years.
Keep us updated.
Best,
Nicolas
But it can " climb " in a substantial way in case of serious repairs.
Dififcult to say. My guess would be around 600 / 800 Euros?
But my guess is not very interesting, as JLC will give you a quote quite quickly. Then you will have several months before your Watch is bzck on your wrist, a period which will allow you to take care of your wallet.
Best,
Nicolas
Manual winding on Reverso
Hi all,
This message has been edited by ac936 on 2013-12-09 10:29:10 This message has been edited by ac936 on 2013-12-09 10:37:14
What an unfortunate coincidence... I am in the market for a JLC Master Calendar and today my JLC Reverso Grande Taille stopped working.
It is a manual watch, and I wind it every two days. I stop winding when I feel the resistance indicating that the watch is fully wound. Today, the winding went on forever... until I realized that even the seconds hand wasn't ticking anymore. And now the watch just won't run. I am not a particularly aggressive winder so I don't think I overwound the watch and broke the winding mechanism inside (but maybe I did?). I've never had this problem before.
Can any of you share your insight?
It bears noting that the watch is now 6 years old and due for servicing... which I am going to do tomorrow. But does this indicate a serious flaw/ breakage in the watch? I would prefer to not have to spend a fortune dealing with this issue, especially since the watch was working perfectly fine for the last 2,200 days...
It's a sad morning here 
Edited to add : Google tells me that this issue is one of a broken mainspring. Is this a costly fix?
The watchmaker at JLC will tell you. But it is time for a service.
If you wear it very regularly, then yes, 6 years is really time for a service. Which should be every 4 or 5 years.
Keep us updated.
Best,
Nicolas
Thanks!
Nicolas, thank you. Luckily I can drop it off at the Beverly Hills boutique so it will be in good hands going off to Switzerland. Do you know how much a JLC service costs? I know it is variable depending on amount of work required, but knowing a range or members' past experiences is also useful. And since it is Christmas time, my bank account is already steadily being milked Knowing an approximate range will help lessen the shock when I get the actual quote...
Knowing an approximate range will help lessen the shock when I get the actual quote... First they will give you a quote. A simple service is not too expensive.
But it can " climb " in a substantial way in case of serious repairs.
Dififcult to say. My guess would be around 600 / 800 Euros?
But my guess is not very interesting, as JLC will give you a quote quite quickly. Then you will have several months before your Watch is bzck on your wrist, a period which will allow you to take care of your wallet.
Best,
Nicolas
It is no coincidence..
Your Reverso Grande Taille knows that your heart is beginning to go astray … eyeing the Master Calendar.
What other ways than to break down and gain your attention. /W72
How true!
Hahaha... you could not have said it better. Literally the ONLY time I've even remotely considered another watch in the past 6 years... my one beautiful watch decides to throw a jilted fit! Only goes to show how our watches must have feelings, too! If I had dared to look outside the JLC family, the bezel may have cracked!