New cartridge is looming...

[DSJR]

You commented that you're a watchmaker earlier? Does this mean you service good old watches, or do you "make" your own too (Spoken as an ex BHI associate who couldn't afford the £100pa this year...)

When in retail, I had a chat with someone who dealt in "top end" watches. When I dared to mention "Rolex" he scoffed and compared them with audio's B&O. The mechanical watches he dealt with started at around £5K and went rapidly up in price from there... Another work colleague used to rave about IWC - often boring to look at but beautifully put together inside. Me? i can give you chapter and verse about Garrard, Perivale and Smiths/Enfield chime and strikers, but "real" horologists wouldn't entertain them 'cos they're mass-produced junk and far too common. The complex trains take too much time to fix considering their very modest worth and of course I've boxes of 'em...........

Back to stereo's - FAR more interesting

[NRG]

Watchmaking is a hobby. I've done the distance learning courses and know how to service and assemble a watch, I've built a few but I mainly service my collection and also perform work for friends and relatives. I've also got a family friend who's fully qualified to fall back on should the need arise!

Rolex make a fine watch but they are expensive and the aftersales service is either their way or the highway. Getting genuine spares is just about impossible and they have a habit of refusing to service some of their older watches much to the frustration of the owners. IWC's are superb, I'm luckily enough to own one, then there's A Lange and Sohne, Glashutte, Patek(!)....or more affordable and great value the likes of Stowa, Damasko, Sinn....there's loads to choose from and something for every budget!

[Marco]

I can see a new thread coming on... 'Showz yer timepiece!'

Marco.

[Joe]

[REM]

Has it got a 'fingy for gettin stones out of 'orses 'ooves, I think we should be told

[Joe]

Nah; I use the stylus off a Denon 103 for that.

[Barry]

Cool!

[Barry]

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Rolex make a fine watch but they are expensive and the aftersales service is either their way or the highway. Getting genuine spares is just about impossible and they have a habit of refusing to service some of their older watches much to the frustration of the owners.
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My Rolex is over 35 years old and I have never had problems with having it serviced, something I do every five years or so, despite the fact that the service now costs several times the original cost.

Regards

[NRG]

My Rolex is over 35 years old and I have never had problems with having it serviced, something I do every five years or so, despite the fact that the service now costs several times the original cost.

Regards

Serviced by the Rolex service center or by an independant because I can assure you Rolex service centers do not always service the older models.

[hifi_dave]

I bought my Rolex Submariner in 1970 for £84, I couldn't stretch to the one with date because that was £96 which was nearly a week's wages extra then.

My watch is overdue a service so I'll find out about service centres, though I had no trouble around 5 years ago.