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·Good day OF,
Recently, I had this exchange with a dealer/seller that left me feeling somewhat disappointed and perhaps even flustered.
Dealer/seller is quite reputable, and I mean quite reputable I mean he deals with Vintage Rolex/Rolex pieces quite often.
I had inquired about a watch that he was selling.
He specifically told me that the watch has not be serviced but it is running.
I asked for timegrapher readings but he replied that he didn't have one with him. Fine. (on hindsight I should have insisted on this)
After paying and receiving the watch, I was in absolute shock at the state of it.
1) I tried to wind it, it was hard to wind (suggests lack of lubrication/old stem/human cheese etc)
2) I pushed to wind it 10x, and dial facing up; it doesn't run at all, at 3 oclock (dial facing my body, it runs), at 6 o clock,(dial facing down to the floor it runs).
(further investigation leads me to believe the balance staff is broken and the jewels might have cracked and popped out.
3) I took it to my timegrapher and there was no beat when the dial was facing up. At 3 oclock/90 degrees, it was running about 700+-, 160 amp and 7.8 Beat error
I went back to texting the dealer/seller and he insisted that I know this was the state of the watch when I bought it.
His exact words were "It is running good in that it runs I said it needs a service and it is not keeping time to my knowledge"
I further explained that it is not even running at all with the dial facing up. It DOES run when its facing 3 o clock/90 degrees and when its facing down.
He continued to reiterate that it has not been serviced.
My issue is that I bought it thinking it was running but his continued reiteration was that it has not been serviced.
I went to my watchmaker immediately the next day, and my watchmaker said the watch has likely never been serviced in his 50-60 years of use.
What did I do wrong here?
Recently, I had this exchange with a dealer/seller that left me feeling somewhat disappointed and perhaps even flustered.
Dealer/seller is quite reputable, and I mean quite reputable I mean he deals with Vintage Rolex/Rolex pieces quite often.
I had inquired about a watch that he was selling.
He specifically told me that the watch has not be serviced but it is running.
I asked for timegrapher readings but he replied that he didn't have one with him. Fine. (on hindsight I should have insisted on this)
After paying and receiving the watch, I was in absolute shock at the state of it.
1) I tried to wind it, it was hard to wind (suggests lack of lubrication/old stem/human cheese etc)
2) I pushed to wind it 10x, and dial facing up; it doesn't run at all, at 3 oclock (dial facing my body, it runs), at 6 o clock,(dial facing down to the floor it runs).
(further investigation leads me to believe the balance staff is broken and the jewels might have cracked and popped out.
3) I took it to my timegrapher and there was no beat when the dial was facing up. At 3 oclock/90 degrees, it was running about 700+-, 160 amp and 7.8 Beat error
I went back to texting the dealer/seller and he insisted that I know this was the state of the watch when I bought it.
His exact words were "It is running good in that it runs I said it needs a service and it is not keeping time to my knowledge"
I further explained that it is not even running at all with the dial facing up. It DOES run when its facing 3 o clock/90 degrees and when its facing down.
He continued to reiterate that it has not been serviced.
My issue is that I bought it thinking it was running but his continued reiteration was that it has not been serviced.
I went to my watchmaker immediately the next day, and my watchmaker said the watch has likely never been serviced in his 50-60 years of use.
What did I do wrong here?