Water leak issues with PO600

Yes, that is the definition. But people tend to think that warranty length is directly proportional to quality of the watch, or as Martin_J_N stated, the company's "confidence" in the product.

Let's just say there is a grain of truth in that, but for the most part companies know that when they increase warranties, there will be more claims. However they have decided that the message that having the extra warranty sends, will increase sales and profits enough to more than over the added expense of backing up the watch for the additional time.

A watchmaker I know was working in the RSC here when Rolex increased the warranty to 5 years - they had to hire extra watchmakers just to cover the added workload due to this extension. Remember when this was done, nothing about the watches themselves changed - it was just a change of policy and another brick put in the wall of the Rolex invulnerability image. But yet the watches came in in large quantities...

More sizzle than steak in these longer warranties...the companies have essentially said "when you buy this watch you will likely get a free service, and we've priced than into the cost up front." It's really not anything more than that.

This conversation got me wondering. I bought a "gently used" 300m chronograph from a dealer. He said it had been treated to a $1,000 service at Omega, and he's looking for copies of the documentation for me. Anyway, the serial number places the watch in 2007-ish date, so I was concerned about the integrity of the water resistance. He just pressure tested it for me and it passed with flying colors. Phew, that's a relief.

Thanks all!