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Article #309Re: Amusing failure in Omega analogue watch
From: geoff
Date: Sun, 23 Aug 2009 22:48
Date: Sun, 23 Aug 2009 22:48
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Don McKenzie wrote: > So I had to take it to Cobblers Plus Watch Works, and they charged $35 > and gave a 2 year guarantee. > > Took it back 26 months later with the receipt, and they wanted to > charge me the same, so I told them I was going to replace it with a > junk watch, and they immediately dropped the price to $25. > > Where do you get the tools, and how much would you expect to pay? > > I don't want to be a jeweler, but at $35, when I know the battery > could be purchased $35 a 100 from China, seems a little rich. Last time mine cost $12.50. Was something like $35 if I wanted it pressure tested to it's rated depth. geoff
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