PAM 111 winding/clicking issue

[thatitalian]

Hi All,

I bought a Pam 111 from Ryan a while ago (see here.

I have an issue with it and I am not sure what to do, so I need the help/advice of the forum.

Ryan has very kindly agreed to repair/replace the watch.

However it will cost £60 to send it back to China and then there is the waiting game.

I thought about getting it serviced as it is running erratically (30 mins per day out...)

Can anyone recommend where I can get it serviced (UK pref) and a (very) rough cost? I am trying to weigh up if it is worth sending back vs. servicing (I imagine the latter).

Thanks.

 

[ShiroTenshi]

Just get it serviced, or change the movement. A6497 are pretty cheap.
No point spending 60pounds to send it back.


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[fortis Persicum]

Ya I would agree. Drop in a new movement. As Ryan if he can source you a new movement. Easy fix for any watchsmith

 

[thatitalian]

Can you recommend where to get it serviced?

 

[ShiroTenshi]

Can you recommend where to get it serviced?

Where are u located?

 

[Alex_P1]

I sent a watch back to Sead for repair recently and it only cost about £11, so £60 sounds very steep!

If that is the price though, get a movement either from Ryan/another TD or get a sterile one from Ebay and have the bridges swapped over.

 

[thatitalian]

I'm based in the UK.

I have no idea about swapping, etc, so I would have to get someone to do it for me!

I think Sead is UK based, right? That may be why the postage is so cheap.

 

[Alex_P1]

No, I sent it home to the Ganzhou, not sure if it was Sead's office in the Watch Centre or his watchsmith. The repair took a couple of weeks so I think the watch was away for about a month including postage time.

There are a few people on here you could get to swap the decorated parts on to a standard Asian 6497, which can be found on EBay in the UK for £30.

Good luck

 

[watchman12345]

£60? You only send watches back to china by normal registered airmail, NOT express. That's the safest for customs and what all the TDs want. It should cost about £10 from UK to China.

 

[thatitalian]

Ryan keeps telling me it needs to be via EMS as he needs a tracking number.

If it is £10 I will send it tomorrow! Have you used standard registered mail before?

 

[ShiroTenshi]

Registered mail also comes with tracking. Just alower


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[Alex_P1]

Registered mail also comes with tracking. Just alower


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As above, go to the post office and just ask for it to be posted by registered post, you get a tracking number you can email to the dealer. If you don't go mad with the bubble-wrap then it should be well under £15.

 

[thatitalian]

Thanks! I'll try this out on Monday.

 

[thatitalian]

So I sent the package. That was fine, however Ryan still hasn't got it.

It was sent on 7th June. Is it normal to take that long?

 

[Alex_P1]

Not normal but not unusual either, have you tried tracking it to see where it has got to? Sometimes the local post at the other end can take a while.

I'd give it at least another week before starting to worry

 

[thatitalian]

Just says it has arrived in Beijing as is being processed for delivery. Said that for a while though.