Jester129
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Get a Citizen Eco-drive. The watch face is the charger so no batteries required. No batteries means it doesn't need to be opened, so it remains waterproof. Win-win all the way. HTH
Wrist watch question
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having a pacemaker, my daughter bought me an apple watch.....
thats so if I feel strange to check heart rate.......
I was looking at a Seiko model custom made in Japan.....it was used.....
wife said u must be mad spending a couple of hundred pounds on a watch.....
not sure what the apple cost....bet it was a lot more...
still trying to get in the habbit of charging.....
nice for email etc notifications and alarm....
wish I had the nonce to buy Omegas 30years ago.....quids in.....
thats so if I feel strange to check heart rate.......
I was looking at a Seiko model custom made in Japan.....it was used.....
wife said u must be mad spending a couple of hundred pounds on a watch.....
not sure what the apple cost....bet it was a lot more...
still trying to get in the habbit of charging.....
nice for email etc notifications and alarm....
wish I had the nonce to buy Omegas 30years ago.....quids in.....
The rings are driven by small teeth around their inner diameter (if you look closely you can see the teeth inside the date ring), a tiny pawl, or in watch terms a click, advances the ring at the appropriate time. They are retained by small curved guides that fit over the teeth. It ought to take quite a forceful impact to dislodge it, so much so I would certainly expect to see some corresponding serious damage to the case. You have got a few good dings in the bezel, but not enough to cause that I would have thought. These dings are what they will probably say are evidence of impact damage, and you have to wonder what the bezel is made of if it dents that easily. I have a couple of Vostok Russian watches that cost peanuts that I wear when just bumming around they are 50 years old and don't have damage like that, despite having been frankly abused! Certainly looks to me like it was faulty in the first place, or just not very well made. Personally I would avoid these type of "designer" watches. They tend to be way overpriced for what you are actually getting. If you see one you particularly like them try and find a second hand one on e bay or similar, they don't hold their value so something that might be £1500 new can often be found for £500 or so. Looking at their site the prices are ridiculous. If you want a mechanical watch Seiko are fantastic in terms of reliability. If you aren't especially interested in it being mechanical then again Seiko, or the likes of the Citizen eco drive range are really good quartz watches. Or if you want to splash out then buy a second hand proper watch like an Omega. Many of the Meister Singer designs seem to be based on military type watches, so maybe buy one of those, a genuine WW2 Hamilton or similar, then you have something genuinely interesting and that will hold its value, rather than an overpriced look alike.
Thank you for this—I will do this. What you have said makes complete sense and it is the route I should follow. Much appreciated!
furnace
Established Member
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My titanium Ecodrive is 30yrs old and a tough as nails, lightweight daily wearer. About 5yrs ago I had the battery replaced by an independent repairer and the movement needed cleaning and lubricating. Works perfectly again. Highly recommended.
Yes it does ding easily. I know how they were caused and that was within a few months of owning the watch. The date mechanism still worked after that. I’m definitely going for a Seiko or a Citizen Eco-Drive.
Think that is what I’m leaning towards and they are not that expensive either. Definitely a win-win.
Thank you. Yes I definitely will pursue this matter with Jura.
If we had bought a few Omegas and Rolex‘s when they were not that popular—they could have been funding our woodworking projects for many years!
They did send an email in June when I contacted them to check what was happening. This is their reply…
I never heard anything after that until yesterday.
I ordered a watch strap from Jura having already phoned to make sure they has one in stock. ‘Plenty’ came the reply. 10 days later they were still awaiting delivery from their supplier ( where the ‘plenty’ stock was held! Very misleading). Took five weeks.
I’m not going to be buying anything from Jura. They are slow to respond and you have to keep chasing them.
Some progress has been made after I sent another email based on what Richard_C advised to do—thank you Richard!
I’ll wait for their response and then take it from there. They were happy to go with invoicing me for repairs without questioning the manufacturer.
As said by MikeJhn don’t give up!
I’ll wait for their response and then take it from there. They were happy to go with invoicing me for repairs without questioning the manufacturer.
As said by MikeJhn don’t give up!
leisurefix
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The ding in the bezel at approx 9:40 position does look like a significant dent, the metal used must be really soft if that was possible without significant impact. I wouldn't expect that in a gold watch, let alone stainless steel which is a far more typically used material.
I've had a mechanical watches for a lot of years and I wear it day in and day out. Aside from a service every now and again, it has behaved beautifully - and it gets plenty of abuse.
The repair cost isn't out of line with top brands who have service centres in the UK. Being repaired back in Germany adds a premium, certainly. That said, it really shouldn't need to be funded by you.
I can appreciate that many people will advocate a cheaper quartz and I get that. I also have an eco drive (bullet proof) and my dad's Seiko kinematic - but I always gravitate toward my mechanical watch - most people either love the idea of having a mechanical watch on their arm or they don't.
You could try poking around on here TZ-UK Forums and see what the members say.
The repair cost isn't out of line with top brands who have service centres in the UK. Being repaired back in Germany adds a premium, certainly. That said, it really shouldn't need to be funded by you.
I can appreciate that many people will advocate a cheaper quartz and I get that. I also have an eco drive (bullet proof) and my dad's Seiko kinematic - but I always gravitate toward my mechanical watch - most people either love the idea of having a mechanical watch on their arm or they don't.
You could try poking around on here TZ-UK Forums and see what the members say.
Thank you—I’ll take a look.
I do like mechanical watches. I think for now I’m going to get a Citizen Eco-Drive—probably a ProMaster. I did have a Ball Trainmaster and I got a good deal on it—£650. Loved that watch and that took lots of punishment and never had issue with it apart from slight scuffs on the bezel—tiny problem—I’ve misplaced it somewhere in the house It will turn up one day.
I do like mechanical watches. I think for now I’m going to get a Citizen Eco-Drive—probably a ProMaster. I did have a Ball Trainmaster and I got a good deal on it—£650. Loved that watch and that took lots of punishment and never had issue with it apart from slight scuffs on the bezel—tiny problem—I’ve misplaced it somewhere in the house
It will turn up one day.
I have a £200 Seiko Kinetic titanium. It's never taken off except to be washed and keeps perfect time.
With you there. For work i have a resin radio G Shock, pretty much indestructible, still in good nick after 20 years. For everything else a mechanical one every time. I have about 60 so most difficult decision is often which one to pick!
Junah
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I worked in watch retailing for 45 years, it was my experience that any manufacturing faults showed up within 31 days, once all the wheels had had a rotation, after that it was usually "external influence" The question is "Should the watch have been able to withstand that external influence?"
selectortone
Still waking up not dead in the morning
Wouldn't be without my G-Shock. Accurate to 1 second (updates itself every day from the atomic clock), solar powered, world clock, stopwatch, 4 alarms, built like the proverbial brick outhouse. Never take it off.
