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Post by bondandbigm on Dec 2, 2007 7:33:11 GMT -5
Rather than have my GMT sitting gathering dust I offered it to Big M to wear and took it to my local Rolex shop to have a few links taken out of the bracelet.
Twenty quid for less than 5 minutes work, I'm in the wrong job ;D
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Post by watchrob on Dec 2, 2007 8:08:21 GMT -5
Well, lets see what you got for that 20 quid..... 1. You get to wear your watch. 2. You know that the shop has invested in the correct tools to do the job right, with out any damage. 3. There is a real good chance that the person who did the work has either been to a company school, or at least has years of experience. 4. You walk away knowing that if something happens to the work, and you have to go back, the dealer will take it as his responsibility and fix the problem. If you would have stumbled through it yourself and it broke, you are now with a worse problem than when you started. You can guess that I am a real fan of real stores. BTW, just what is a quid anyway?
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Post by timebender on Dec 2, 2007 9:42:19 GMT -5
Well, lets see what you got for that 20 quid..... 1. You get to wear your watch. 2. You know that the shop has invested in the correct tools to do the job right, with out any damage. 3. There is a real good chance that the person who did the work has either been to a company school, or at least has years of experience. 4. You walk away knowing that if something happens to the work, and you have to go back, the dealer will take it as his responsibility and fix the problem. If you would have stumbled through it yourself and it broke, you are now with a worse problem than when you started. You can guess that I am a real fan of real stores. BTW, just what is a quid anyway? This is an excellent point. It is kind of like insurance. You pay for it and if something happens they pay. With that said I do the work myself on most of my watches. But I also know I am taking a risk. I don't worry about it too much with my Seiko's because I found they will send you replacement links for S&H. Not a bad deal. But if I had several K tied up in a piece that one would sure go to the jeweler for anything. I am curious too as to what the rate of exchange is on a quid?
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Post by bondandbigm on Dec 3, 2007 17:37:49 GMT -5
Come on Guys, A small scewdriver and a pair of white goves and it works out at nearly 250 quid an hour, my lawyer doesn't even charge that ;D By the way I'm Scottish and a quid is at the moment about two bucks
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Post by ltgary on Dec 3, 2007 18:32:01 GMT -5
Like it or not there is also costs/overhead for the shop itself in all repair work. Somebody has to pay for the heat, lights, insurance, workers comp, rent or morgage etc. Some of the profits come from sales but in many shops repairs also help keep the shop open. I've repaired many a watch but there are still times I take a special piece in to a expert. Not only for their knowledge but as pointed out already for them to assume all the liability.
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