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Received order and watch makes weird Noise

Hesekiel

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We all said it a million times and there are entire threads on this: never ship a watch back to China.
So here it is again: never ship a watch back to China.

A brand new Miyota movement costs as much as a Big Mac with fries and a coke. Order a new 9015 and have a watch maker put it in. How many months do you want to waste on fixing a small noise issue?
 
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Skyblob91

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My experience has been. Never send a watch back to China. A DOA watch is just part of buying Reps. Find a watchmaker that will repair reps. The service is slow if they have to order parts. Most operate via mail.
Lesson learned ! Will do that and will update.

Thanks
 

Skyblob91

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We all said it a million times and there are entire threads on this: never ship a watch back to China.
So here it is again: never ship a watch back to China.

A brand new Miyota movement costs as much as a Big Mac with fries and a coke. Order a new 9015 and have a watch maker put it in. How many months do you want to waste on fixing a small noise issue?
Guess I missed those million times.

I will do that thank you very much !
 

tkingjr

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Your other option is to use Lucy as your TD. She sends the watches to her watchmaker before shipping them to her customers. The old-timers use Lucy more than the new members because new members don't have the patience to wait months for perfection and higher costs.
 
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Skyblob91

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Your other option is to use Lucy as your TD. She sends the watches to her watchmaker before shipping them to her customers. The old-timers use Lucy more than the new members because new members don't have the patience to wait months for perfection and higher costs.
Ill check her out thanks !