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Today, 01:31 PM | #1 |
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Grand Seiko held my watch for 5 months; said misaligned seconds hand is "within spec"
I acquired the tentagraph from a grey dealer back in December 2023 (Brand New with stickers).
I promptly noticed the seconds hand not being aligned at 12 o'clock and made a thread about it. https://www.rolexforums.com/showthread.php?t=927931 After dropping it off at GS in Beverly Hills to get it fixed, they told me it will be sent to Japan and it would take 8-12 weeks. I've been on contact with them biweekly to see what the status was after the 12 week period, and then finally last week (nearly 5 months later), they told me they got the watch back but they didn't fire the alignment. pics in that thread above. Apparently GS said this is "within spec" quite a laughable response and I guess they are taking a page out of the Tesla playbook lol anyway, im not sure what the next step should be. to me, this is a huge defect on a $14k retail watch (I paid slightly less than that). How hard should I press on this issue. I'm not happy about this and im shocked GS wouldn't stand by their product |
Today, 06:51 PM | #2 |
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Push the boutique manager very hard. It’s the worst part of dealing with GS. They are very defensive about their defects and won’t bother fixing them.
I think that’s why they haven’t bothered to expand service in the US to match their sales channel growth, they really don’t think they have problems…lol It’s too much WIS stress dealing with watches that can’t be fixed domestically. Takes too long, poor communication…etc Good luck |
Today, 07:08 PM | #3 |
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Those are press fit hands aren’t they? I can’t understand why they wouldn’t realign them
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Today, 07:41 PM | #4 |
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That's an horrendous response from Grand Seiko
They don't seem to realise that this kind of thing significantly damages their brand and undermines consumer confidence in spending huge sums of money on a watch.
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Today, 08:00 PM | #5 |
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Hodinkee posted an article on the Tentagraph last year.
The pix show a misaligned stopwatch hand. This must be a common fault? https://www.hodinkee.com/articles/gr...raph-live-pics
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