Many thanks for your advice guys. I will consider doing the Linoleum floor trick, and let you know.
The only way for me to really know if the HEV valve is sealed is to buy a caseback opener from the famous auction site, open it up and check. I really doubt that it is sealed, because the dealer never responded when I asked him about it.
The dealer actually got back to me today and said he is happy for me to send him the watch back to China for an exchange. It hardly seems worth it at this stage, unless I have no luck fixing the crystal myself. Even if I do an exchange, the new watch could have other problems, and I already waited over 3 weeks to get this one delivered.
In hindsight I should have just bought a v5 version from Daytona4me for a lot cheaper, and waterproofed it myself (which I probably will have to do with this one anyhow). I guess I could always just try to fix the crystal, and then get it pressure tested at a watch repair shop.
Surely if the guy at the repair shop says it is waterproof to 5atm, then there is no need for me to go to the trouble of opening the watch and sealing the HEV valve?
The watch was sold as having a Swiss ETA movement. However after reading the forums, it sounds like almost all the sites use a clone ETA movement, even when they say it is a Genuine Swiss ETA. If I do decide to open it up I will also try to take some pics of the movement.
The main things is, the watch is under warranty for 2 years. So if the movement stops working or water gets in, then hopefully the dealer will allow me to exchange it or get it fixed for me.
The only way for me to really know if the HEV valve is sealed is to buy a caseback opener from the famous auction site, open it up and check. I really doubt that it is sealed, because the dealer never responded when I asked him about it.
The dealer actually got back to me today and said he is happy for me to send him the watch back to China for an exchange. It hardly seems worth it at this stage, unless I have no luck fixing the crystal myself. Even if I do an exchange, the new watch could have other problems, and I already waited over 3 weeks to get this one delivered.
In hindsight I should have just bought a v5 version from Daytona4me for a lot cheaper, and waterproofed it myself (which I probably will have to do with this one anyhow). I guess I could always just try to fix the crystal, and then get it pressure tested at a watch repair shop.
Surely if the guy at the repair shop says it is waterproof to 5atm, then there is no need for me to go to the trouble of opening the watch and sealing the HEV valve?
The watch was sold as having a Swiss ETA movement. However after reading the forums, it sounds like almost all the sites use a clone ETA movement, even when they say it is a Genuine Swiss ETA. If I do decide to open it up I will also try to take some pics of the movement.
The main things is, the watch is under warranty for 2 years. So if the movement stops working or water gets in, then hopefully the dealer will allow me to exchange it or get it fixed for me.