AP DIVER 3.5V stopped working after 1.5 year... Help!

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theallblacks

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Guys,

I've had my dear diver for about 18 months, it has worked like a charm, I have never serviced it or did anything to it, and today, it is stopped working, I wind it and nothing... Seconds are dead at 12.

Who can service it?, or is it cheaper to just buy a new one?, becuase I know service can get very expensive.

 

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Jong

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service on a non chrono is failry cheap, around 100 bucks, just have it serviced and it will run for antoher 1.5y!

 

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Where are you located?

 

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ukbondraider

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100 bucks is expensive for a service for a 400 USD watch. How much do chronos cost to service? Also 1.5 years seems awfully a short life. Do most reps break so early?

As for the OP, if you are based in Europe you should probably send to Domi.

 

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theallblacks

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I'm in Miami

 

flyr

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ukbondraider said:

100 bucks is expensive for a service for a 400 USD watch. How much do chronos cost to service? Also 1.5 years seems awfully a short life. Do most reps break so early?

As for the OP, if you are based in Europe you should probably send to Domi.

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Just remember the rep has just as many parts internally as the gen, and the gen would cost $1000+ to service.
The initial price of a rep has very little bearing on movement service costs.
A gen can break soon after you get it.(check the griping in gen forums)
I have had over 20 reps in 4 years and the only one that"broke" so far, is a moonie st19 with a broken click spring.(off for repair)
Chronos are expensive to repair/replace.(which is why I only own 1 rep chrono)

 

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gocanes

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Send it to either Katt or Vac. Both US based. Katt is in MN and Vac is in FL.

 

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Jong

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ukbondraider said:

100 bucks is expensive for a service for a 400 USD watch. How much do chronos cost to service? Also 1.5 years seems awfully a short life. Do most reps break so early?

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Are you serious? Have you ever own a mechanical watch?

 

fire007

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Get a V7 and throw that antique away (keep the Cyclops though...)

 

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fire007 said:

Get a V7 and throw that antique away (keep the Cyclops though...)

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+1... sell the parts and get a v7... for sure.

 

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fire007 said:

Get a V7 and throw that antique away (keep the Cyclops though...)

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Thanks! What is the cyclops? Lol!

 

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theallblacks said:

Thanks! What is the cyclops? Lol!

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The cyclops is the small magnification crystal over the date numbers.

 

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I concur: Sell it for parts, get a new one.

 

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jeffah123

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Same thing here.. Took my 1,5 year old V3 out of the box yesterday and it was dead..

Here I got some iphone pics of the movement. Can anybody see what's wrong with it? Or do you really need to take it apart to see whats wrong?

Thanks!

 

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That is one nice cyclop you got there..

 

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Sorry to say, but a watchmaker cannot asses what is wrong with your movement from internet photos.