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Rolex service quote (yes it is in GBP £ not Lira !)..............maybe I will skip on this and makes Montblanc servicing seem very reasonable indeed :o

 

 

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A wise man once said    " the best revenge is wealth "   but a wiser man answered back    " the best revenge is happiness "

 

The true definition of madness - Doing the same thing everyday and expecting different results......

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This turn of events reminded me of this bit from Ambrose Bierce:

Debauchee, n. One who has so earnestly pursued pleasure that he has had the misfortune to overtake it. [Ambrose Bierce, "Devil's Dictionary," 1911].

 

There’s a corollary here but I can’t come up with a name for it.

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I don't believe Rolex intends a customer to "repair" their product: I sent an older Rolex watch to them when the winding stem, used to set the time only, since it was a self winding watch & their reply was they no longer had the necessary part to repair the stem. I presumed their purpose was to convince me to forget the repair & purchase a new watch.

 

I assuredly wasn't going to do so, just as when I needed a new part for an 11 year old Range Rover & their answer was "that part is no longer available." I asked if their customers who purchased a "new" RR, (on their showroom floor, price $116,000,) would not expect it to be repaired in it's 11th year of ownership? Their response to me was, "our customers, who purchase new models ALWAYS trade them WELL before such time!"

 

I had both the car repaired, a part was fabricated by a local business & sold it after repair, while the watch was also repaired locally, @ around $200. charge & is still functioning well, almost 20 years later.

 

My first two examples of "service" for luxury items & both taught me a lesson.

 

Strangely, my Mother had sent an alligator handbag to Gucci to have the handles replaced, when they had split apart from use over a good lifetime of use & a Cartier cigarette lighter, made in 18kt gold was repaired, after being dropped on one of it's corners. Both her repairs cost well below replacement value & not insignificant amounts but worthy of repair to her. Some luxury brands seem to understand the value of their product to their customer & others do not.

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... it all depends on the value of an item. And some Rolex might be more than 10 times as expensive as a very valuable Montblanc pen - so the price might be ok even if that wouldn't be the watch I'd want to have (except for selling it in an auction ;) ).

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Collecting Montblanc safeties, eyedroppers, lever fillers, button fillers, compressors - all from 1908 - 1929,
Montblanc ephemera and paraphernalia from 1908 to 1929,
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Montblanc special and limited editions from 1991 to 2006
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This turn of events reminded me of this bit from Ambrose Bierce:

Debauchee, n. One who has so earnestly pursued pleasure that he has had the misfortune to overtake it. [Ambrose Bierce, "Devil's Dictionary," 1911].

 

There’s a corollary here but I can’t come up with a name for it.

 

Never mind a 'colrollary' very nearly had a coronary when this was presented to me !!!!

 

The person that once said " Just be careful that your possesions dont end up owning you " is making sense now :huh:

A wise man once said    " the best revenge is wealth "   but a wiser man answered back    " the best revenge is happiness "

 

The true definition of madness - Doing the same thing everyday and expecting different results......

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Ouch.

 

How did the dial and hands get damaged? Thd crystal shattered?

 

Pre cyrstal, plexi glass (plastic, of the 'precious' kind of course!) fitted.

A wise man once said    " the best revenge is wealth "   but a wiser man answered back    " the best revenge is happiness "

 

The true definition of madness - Doing the same thing everyday and expecting different results......

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Rolex service quote (yes it is in GBP £ not Lira !)..............maybe I will skip on this and makes Montblanc servicing seem very reasonable indeed :o

 

 

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After much years of neglect (on my part) of my Rolex watch, I could no longer turn the dial to set the time, worst is I don't know how the pin from the metal bracelet strap had suddenly come loose. Now I'm scared to have it sent to authorised repair shop for a quote. I might as well wait when I go to Asia, I know it would be a bit more cheaper to have it repaired there.

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The Cosmograph Daytona is a complicated time piece.

 

I always found Montblanc Service to be reasonably priced and a good value.

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... I might as well wait when I go to Asia, I know it would be a bit more cheaper to have it repaired there.

 

Yes, have it repaired in Asia with counterfeit parts. That will be the cheapest way. :unsure:

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Montblanc collector since 1968. Former owner of the Montblanc Boutique Bremen, retired 2007 and sold it.
Collecting Montblanc safeties, eyedroppers, lever fillers, button fillers, compressors - all from 1908 - 1929,
Montblanc ephemera and paraphernalia from 1908 to 1929,
Montblanc Meisterstück from 1924 up to the 50s,
Montblanc special and limited editions from 1991 to 2006
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Is it super vintage and its 5 times that if you sell it?

 

(Just waiting for mine from londons service, ... at least under warranty)

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....l wait when I go to Asia, I know it would be a bit more cheaper to have it repaired there.

 

 

They may repair it so thoroughly that they replace the entire internals with something manufactured locally.

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I sent my IWC Swiss watch to Superior Watch Service in New York. Granted they are an authorized service center for IWC and they apparently aren't for Rolex, but they're a good shop. ($425) Perhaps they'll work it for you or might have some suggestions: http://www.superiorwatch.com/

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They may repair it so thoroughly that they replace the entire internals with something manufactured locally.

Is that so? I was thinking of the Authorised Rolex repair service, No way am I getting it serviced other than through an authorised shop. I understand that the cost is a bit lower compared to the US, AU or EU. Any thoughts?

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Waiting to 'get it repaired while in Asia' did not leave the impression you would be sticking with an authorised Rolex centre rather than finding a watch repairer in Hong Kong or Singapore. I see no problem with Rolex itself in any location.

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Has anyone actually quoted a Montblanc repair before? Curious to know.

 

every time I bring my pen in for service/maintenance. I recently got one of my 149 repaired under the level 1 service option. $90.

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Has anyone actually quoted a Montblanc repair before? Curious to know.

 

I would be curious if anyone would not quote the Montblanc service for a (contemporary) Montblanc as this generally is the most reasonably way to get a broken pen repaired.

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Montblanc collector since 1968. Former owner of the Montblanc Boutique Bremen, retired 2007 and sold it.
Collecting Montblanc safeties, eyedroppers, lever fillers, button fillers, compressors - all from 1908 - 1929,
Montblanc ephemera and paraphernalia from 1908 to 1929,
Montblanc Meisterstück from 1924 up to the 50s,
Montblanc special and limited editions from 1991 to 2006
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I would be curious if anyone would not quote the Montblanc service for a (contemporary) Montblanc as this generally is the most reasonably way to get a broken pen repaired.

I sent a totally demolished 146 in for a nib exchange. The only part they could salvage was the clip. I got a brand-new pen under the terms of level 3 service. Great deal.

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