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A new movement??
Guys, my BB 58 began to loose time a while ago. Ca. 30 sec. a day. After a while I took it to the AD and they said “Ok, we replace the whole clockwork”. Took it to another AD - same story.
Not that it would cost me a whole lot of money, but the principle of just replacing instead of fixing is crazy to me.
What are your thoughts?
Well, I no longer own the BB. It just lost the charm for me. I’m a romantic 😅
Not that it would cost me a whole lot of money, but the principle of just replacing instead of fixing is crazy to me.
What are your thoughts?
Well, I no longer own the BB. It just lost the charm for me. I’m a romantic 😅
Maybe it is less expensive for them to replace the industrial movement than to fix it...
A competent watchmaker will fix the problem in half an hour,!
Unless something really terrible has happened.
The MT 5402 is no different from any other old or new Rolex/Tudor/ETA movement. Any of its parts can be simply replaced, fixed, restored, or adjusted.
That ADs prefer to replace the entire movement because it loses 30 sec per day is another matter altogether...
The MT 5402 is no different from any other old or new Rolex/Tudor/ETA movement. Any of its parts can be simply replaced, fixed, restored, or adjusted.
That ADs prefer to replace the entire movement because it loses 30 sec per day is another matter altogether...
I would think so too Simone.
But then why chnge the whole movement? It says a lot about the quality in the first place doesn´t it?
Plenty of reasons.
And , for me, it says very little about the quality of the movement. Is the watch still under warranty?
Don't know if this is of other members' interest, but,
Do you know any reliable watchmaker near your town?!
As a BB58
Owner I was saddened to hear this, I just assumed that they would just repair the movement. I wonder what happens to the ‘old’ movement 🤔. Given that most parts likely remain in full working order it doesn’t sound very sustainable….
I had the same reaction at first but it actually makes a lot of practical sense.
I think the issue is the clash with the image they have created in their marketing. These watches are marketed as adventure companions - Climbing mountains, diving in the ocean, etc, your trusty Tudor is right there with you. The marketing is all about building a relationship with the watch. It isn't just a tool watch, it is an adventure side-kick. Then they just swap out the "soul" every 5 years.
Once you get past the marketing, it's fine. It's just a mass produced watch. You wouldn't expect Swatch to service a movement and you shouldn't expect Tudor to, either.
Sorry! ;-)
On that my Tudor is like a Swatch. In a few months I will take my MT79030N to the watchmaker and I wiill post about the whole experience.
Hunh... They not similar in that they are both mass produced watches.
And both brands opt to replace rather than repair. They do have similarities.
That doesn't mean a Tudor is bad (Swatch makes great watches after all). It's is just an acknowledgement of what it is.
That doesn't mean a Tudor is bad (Swatch makes great watches after all). It's is just an acknowledgement of what it is.
Most Swatches (I owned myself quite a few),
Cannot be repaired and are made entirely of plastic. I agree that both companies make mass-produced watches but to a completely different extent...
The point here, I guess, is what a company which does not sell mass-produced watches would have done with Lars' watch!
The point here, I guess, is what a company which does not sell mass-produced watches would have done with Lars' watch!
Exactly Simone. Who else would do this? And at what point does the cost-benefit analysis rule over customer relations to the watch?
Well well I’m a watch romantic and it was just a let down. Didn’t expect it from Tudor.
I'm romantic too, Lars!
But I accept to own a 2018 watch, not a 7924 from 1958! Search a good watchmaker and your love wiil be reborn. Or even write Tudor. Forget about the ADs!
Or you may prefer to sell the 58,
Buy a Daniels Four-Minute Tourbillon and go swimming with it! No one gets upset!
I agree with the “Swap of the soul” point.
As I mentioned I am a romantic and it just rubbed me the totally wrong way to get the same message from two dif. AD’s “We just put in a new movement”
I totally get it. I have often romanticized my watches.
But the cold reality is a watch doesn't have a soul. Be it a Swatch, Tudor, Patek or Daniels. What is also fun to consider is that a Tudor owner may get upset with their watch contrasted with a Swatch, but I don't believe any Daniels owners would be. Food for thought 
Well, they made me feel like a Swatch-owner (Nothing wrong with that I have had a few), and that disapointed me.
It sounds like there was something wrong with that. Their job as an AD is to make you happy and not disappoint.
I'm sorry you had a poor experience there.
Interesting points
here, on the mass produced point, given that Rolex also makes 1 million ++ watches a year, they are also fairly high volume, but I think we would all be surprised if we started getting a new movement if a screw came loose….. so I guess the question is where would one draw the line 🤔