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Speedmaster from Crown and Caliber

  1. bucksandreds Dec 18, 2019

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    First test was +25 seconds over 24 hours. I can return for free. Should I test again, return it or just wear it and not care? $750 more for a servicing this year is not in my budget. Thanks in advance.
     
  2. Evitzee Dec 18, 2019

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    It's a used watch, always plan for an overhaul in a watch that you don't know its service history. We can't answer your question without knowing price paid, age and condition.
     
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  3. Martin_F Dec 18, 2019

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    Have you been wearing it during those 24 hours?
    I'd probably give a couple more days of wear, before returning it depending on the return window from C&C.
    Age and condition (as well as description in the ad) of the watch would also have an influence on my decision
     
  4. bucksandreds Dec 18, 2019

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    Visually stunning, $2850 hesalite pro from sometime after 2010.
     
  5. bucksandreds Dec 18, 2019

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    The crown also has significant recoil after the first 10-20 winds.
     
  6. dennisthemenace Hey, he asked for it! Dec 18, 2019

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    +25 over 24 hours is way out of spec. Get your money back.
     
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  7. abrod520 Dec 18, 2019

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    $2850 + the $750 you’d pay for a service would buy you a brand new Speedmaster from a grey dealer.

    However - have you tried demagnetizing it? Do you keep it near your computer/tablet/phone/ TV?
     
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  8. bucksandreds Dec 18, 2019

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    How do you demag?
     
  9. Martin_F Dec 18, 2019

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  10. bucksandreds Dec 18, 2019

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    I only have until tomorrow to request a return. No time to demag then.
     
  11. Larry S Color Commentator for the Hyperbole. Dec 18, 2019

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    I've bought from C&C. They service the pieces before they ship so this is on them to resolve. I don't understand why you would post like this without giving them a chance to make it right.
     
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  12. bucksandreds Dec 18, 2019

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    I’m not mad at them. Just wanting advice. They didn’t sell it to me new. I knew it was used. Just trying to decide what to do.
     
  13. bucksandreds Dec 18, 2019

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    Is recoil from winding a big deal?
     
  14. Larry S Color Commentator for the Hyperbole. Dec 18, 2019

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    Call them and send it back. They also have a warranty.
     
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  15. bucksandreds Dec 18, 2019

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    Thank you
     
  16. bucksandreds Dec 18, 2019

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    They offered to service it, return it and let me ask for a refund if I still wasn’t satisfied. They said their records indicate it failed their tests when they received it but one of their 4 “Swiss trained” watch repairers “regulated” it and then it passed. They said it was probably magnetized and that is the problem. I did a test with Lepsi and my watch came back as non magnetized (iPhone app). The app definitely registers a very weak magnet with a very high score but found zero magnetism with my watch. Needless to say I’m disappointed with my experience but don’t believe that Crown and Caliber is incompetent or untrustworthy. I’m opting for refund
     
  17. Claven2 Dec 18, 2019

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    Up to you, but if they are offering to fix the watch for free, why not let them try?
     
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  18. bucksandreds Dec 18, 2019

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    Because they ‘fixed’ it already. I’m betting there’s deeper problems with this watch than in need of regulating. They don’t do full servicing. Fool me once.....
     
  19. Dan S Dec 18, 2019

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    This situation is basically what is expected when one buys a pre-owned watch that hasn't been serviced.
     
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  20. bucksandreds Dec 18, 2019

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    Not according to them. They claim that 100% of their watches test between -5 secs to +10 when they go up for sale. They told me they buy watches with small problems and make them function “like new,” before they sell them.