OHMYGOSH!ARHHH EMERGENCY! help!

[seiko.citizen]

well, i would assume so, afterall rsc is a company and not a charity group

[116520]

Familyfirst paid for his/her servicing, rite?

Has been away for a while and saw DA's post today, it happaned to my 6694 too, the crown and the pin attached to it came off. Mine just service 2-3 months ago by RSC. If I put the crown back properly I can wind the watch but cannot adjust the time. will go back to RSC next week.

[Darkangel]

Should have one year warranty, rite?

If you pay to service...then yes

[seiko.citizen]

yeah should have. shouldnt need to pay, unless rsc classify as wear and tear or abuse.

[116520]

Should have one year warranty, rite?

I see...did you pay when u go RSC?

[Darkangel]

I see...did you pay when u go RSC?

[seiko.citizen]

tsk tsk tsk..... naughty technician! i suspect a lockscrew missing

[Familyfirst]

Has been away for a while and saw DA's post today, it happaned to my 6694 too, the crown and the pin attached to it came off. Mine just service 2-3 months ago by RSC. If I put the crown back properly I can wind the watch but cannot adjust the time. will go back to RSC next week.

[Darkangel]

Just finished my paper today one of these days needa bring down to Stanley liao

[tomasulu]

dude, demand better.

[seiko.citizen]

im not sure about you, but when things get complicated, there is more rooms for what we in australia call "stuff ups!". Now take a look around you, the most simplest solution is the best right? Pens for example, springs or caps? Computer mouse? ball or optical/laser?

while the TS watch in question is just a standard date/time mov't, it still contains a large number of parts that can fail at any notice due to abuse, wear + tear, environment such as magnetism.

honestly if you wanted a troublefree watch, then i suggest, a digital quartz, that way, you just have to change the battery.

[tomasulu]

this is called wear and tear. just because you dont drive your car often, does that mean you dont change your tires? afterall, you are driving below average.

like car tires, the rubber break down, and it will come a time where your tires need to be changed.

likewise, a mechanical watch has many thousand independent parts operating to keep the watch ticking, and there is bound to be a weak link somewhere.

given that this is a 40 year old watch, we can perhaps be more forgiving. but complexity is not an excuse for things to have weak links or to break down. esp. if we are talking about watches that cost as much as family sedans. and lets not mystify watchmaking. a mechanical watch is really not a very complicated device. how can it be when people started making them in the late 1800s using fairly rudimentary tools?

[Darkangel]

but why does it come out? DA doesn't seem the sort who would mishandle his watch. given rolex's reputation, i am both surprised and concerned...

Probably coz it's old maybe? 40 years old already

[seiko.citizen]

for mechanical watch, one must understand that although expensive to buy and maintain, it is still very fragile. some more so than others.

[116520]

if there is a weak link somewhere, it is not a good watch, esp sports model.

this is called wear and tear. just because you dont drive your car often, does that mean you dont change your tires? afterall, you are driving below average.

like car tires, the rubber break down, and it will come a time where your tires need to be changed.

likewise, a mechanical watch has many thousand independent parts operating to keep the watch ticking, and there is bound to be a weak link somewhere.