GS writes:
Breitling is a BIG no for me! A friend owns one with the metal strap and I'm not kidding when I say this thing looks sturdy. A friend gave it to me. Within warranty!
As I took it to Brietling store in Manhattan, they asked me $270 to replace the link! They said the metal-link is not under warranty! You buy a freakin' $4,000 watch to find out links are not under warranty! A BIG disappointment! Anyways, my friend had a separate link left from original and he found it for me.
Now the store still wants $170 to repair that link, and mind you no warranty after repair! What is Brietling thinking? We have money to throw away? My friend wished he had guts to throw away a $4K watch . . .
Yes, and as I expressed on the original comment/original post: Indeed, they realize that if someone spends $4000.00 on a wristwatch, they do in fact have money to burn. Same as driving a Ferrari and needing new brakes. Reach into your pocket deep.
Posted by: Angelo | May 24, 2013 at 07:54 AM
Rather than throwing it away, how about just selling it to someone who has enough money to maintain it?
Posted by: Gary | May 24, 2013 at 12:56 PM
Maybe it's just me, but masculinity and simplicity are inextricably tied - and that's why high-dollar mechanical watches like these are the polar opposite of masculine. Can you imagine the look on your grandfather's face when you explain, "Well I could have bought another automobile, but I bought this watch. And it's $400 a year for maintenance. And $200 to take it to the shop. It's not as accurate as most watches out there, but just look at the quality..."
If it costs as much to maintain as a woman, it's not masculine...
Posted by: StarHalo | May 24, 2013 at 04:09 PM