It's not 30-45 for a battery lah. They also do a general inspection for you... to see if it needs any repair. Then, they replace the rubber gasket, which is important else your perspiration may get into the watch. Plus, they clean up the watch generally for you. I don't think I paid 30-45 for that service... but prices may have gone up.
Personally, I think it's well worth it. I only do it once every 2 1/2 to 3 years, and I've been wearing my tag since I started working. Operationally, it's cheaper than most of those cheapy watches.
Sometimes, I pay about $70+ to have them service the watch. Meaning, they clean out the inside and calibrate the watch to ensure that it tells the time accurately. If you watch is pretty scratched up, they can polish up the steel area as well.
I also have a Chopard watch... but that one I wind it when I need to wear it. Normally, I keep it in my digi-cabi with my camera.
Don't be lazy lah... Just wind it lah...
Passions or JW Horological Gallery, my Jeanie ....... ;p
do they really do all those maintenance?i dont think so.at least, i wasnt told of it in my case.
i just pop in the shop, ask to change batt, and was told 30-45.i cant remember how much exactly as i have a few tags.
well, if they really do the maintenance, then yes, the $ is well worth it.
that's bascially automatic lor.isnt it?
sorry, i didnt make myself clear.
my winding means i need to adjust the time and date.
not to wind it in order for it to work.
usually when they go dead in 3-4 days, i'll just need to shake it gently and it'll move.
i'm not a watch collector so pardon me if i get my jargons wrong.:embrass:
anyone knows where to get one locally?
i tried hour glass.but the one they carry doesnt really appeal to me. and it's expensive.it's near $300.
i'm sick and tired of having to wind my watches whenever i need to wear them.
thanks
I strongly feel that if it comes from a reputable brand, its seriously worth buying.
Especially if you are gona have moer manual watches in future.:thumbsup:
How much do you have turn to change the time and date? I thought that's should be simple? I'm still looking for a watch that can synchronize its time to one of the atomic clocks via GPS clock. ;p
I strongly feel that if it comes from a reputable brand, its seriously worth buying.
Especially if you are gona have moer manual watches in future.:thumbsup:
how much ah?
you know, it's damn troublesome.the hands must be between 3 oclock and nine oclock then can adjust.then after adjust date, then adjust time, then must wind wind 20 times and blah.
early morning go to work, grab a watch, and have to do all that?
really very troublesome lah.:thumbsd::embrass:
here's a thought. get one of those shifting sand things, the one that rocks left to right. attach watches on top, and hey presto, they're constantly in motion so they should stay 'charged'.
i'm not saying it's not worth buying.
but i really have quite a number of automatic watches.it's really insane to get one for each of them.i'm hoping there's one that can accomodate like....10?ok lah...maybe 5.i'll be more than happy.