Originally Posted by
walkerwek1958
Ok, missed that point, but £44 sounds incredibly cheap.
If he'd paid double would he consider spending on it to have it fixed?............the logic starts to become a bit flawed in my opinion.
I own a Seiko, I`m not knocking them, but there are two types of Seiko owner: the first values his watch and doesn't mind spending a few £££ to fix it. The second type want it fixing for peanuts because 'it's a cheap watch and I didn`t pay much for it'. When given a very reasonable quote for fixing, the second type of owner either tries to chip the repair cost down to a silly level or doesn`t reply........I`ve had several of these!
I don`t know what the OP would need to pay for a replacement, but perhaps that's his best way forward. Once you factor in the return postage to get it fixed, plus the cost of buying a replacement crown and stem, even if the tooth fairy could fix it for free it probably wouldn't be cheap enough.
Speaking with my repairers hat on, I don`t care what an owner paid for a watch, it isn`t relevant. There's a price for doing a job and no-one works for free. Cleaning fluids cost £40/US gallon, to replace lubricants every 6 years costs over £200, there are overheads involved in this work even if you do it on a hobbyist basis............as my wife (who's a former accountant) keeps reminding me!