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29 December 2009, 01:05 PM | #1 |
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Ceramic did NOT even last a year
Hey I am back what do you know. 6 month break although I gave in a few months back and posted under Mulder for a few days.
Long story for ya’ll so I will try to make it short. I am sure some have seen my posts and seen how I use my watch for everything. Well Christmas Morning my 13 year niece and her 18 year old brother were fighting at the house and I intervened as my niece was swinging a necklace of keys and key chains and the GMT took the brunt of it. I was surprised to find that there was no damage as she hit it pretty hard. I did not notice this for a few days and man my ceramic did not even last a year. Not too bad to go out and spend who knows how much so I will wait for it to get a little more beat up. Do you guys think there is any way to turn this in under warrantee with a little white lie of not sure what happened to it? Now i think this is when the old metal inserts would have held up a little better??? Oh well what do you do I guess next time i will let him kick her butt... Postiff |
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Sheeze !
Oh and I forgot to Frank Barone it ! "Holy Crap" ! If this is it for ceramiche, I will pass ! And good luck scmooshin a sad story of woe for ROLEX, as I predict they will no way in high hell of kickback replace that as "Warranty" repair !
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I am a Safe and Vault Technician and I do not get my hands dirty however my watch does take a beating.
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I heard a ceramic bezel can/does cost more than a pretty penny, close to around a grand maybe?!? Good luck and hope you find a replacement bezel soon.
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Bummer...Search the old posts, I do not think a new bezel is very expensive.
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Wow is your neice still alive?
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disappointing to say the least
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I would discuss the warranty with the AD you purchased from!
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~ try about $500 for the entire assembly, then work from there !
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Remember this is for a quote comparison this seller has a ding against him for someone stating that he sold him a fake one this past month.
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29 December 2009, 01:38 PM | #17 |
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man that sucks, I don't know for sure but I've heard rumors of up to $900.00 for a Ceramic bezel. good luck I am gonna be careful as I have The Deep Sea also ceramic bezel..
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Man that sucks! I find it odd that there is no damage to the crystal when the chunk is missing right next to it on the bezel.
There must have been some sort of fault in the bezel or something. Please let us know how the replacement process works out for you! Sorry that happened! |
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sorry, a little late to the party.... but, i think the rolesor's point is key.... if i wanted rolex to replace it at no cost, i would make a big stink about how the crystal is not damaged, so, OBVIOUSLY, i didn't abuse the watch. there was something wrong with the bezel, and, SURELY rolex can't be telling me that somehow an impact that would not damage the crystal at all can crack the new-and-improved bezel, the very bezel i spent so much money to acquire, and now i have to pay to replace it.... |
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I would take the time to write to Rolex and send your watch in for warranty repair. This certainly doesn't look good for their reputation- especially based on the claims of the durability of the ceramic bezel and it's scratch resistant property. Perhaps this will be interpreted as a manufacturer's defect and be replaced at no cost. Just being optimistic for you! It's worth a shot before spending $500+ Good luck.
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It took me a few minutes to see the damage, but now that I see it I understand the concern.
It seems to me the impact as described should not have done this type of damage, and especially in the location and manner of the damage. I would tell Rolex the truth of the matter, and I would expect Rolex to make it right. If Rolex chalked it up to abuse, then I'd consider it an honorable scar, and I'd just live with it until I got ready for a major service, and then I'd replace it. |
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I too think its utterly redicurous/ludicrous/unreasonable, to try and sell ROLEX on performing warranty work on something that clearly is not a result of fx of the part ! Bad form !
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O dear, i know couple other people that happened to
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I seem to remember Rolex's web site saying the ceramic is virtually indestructible. Check it out, and if it does, see if they will do it for free. I believe it is around $900 and up. You would want one from you AD. I would never buy one from ebay.
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Ceramic Bezel
I had the bezel on my TT GMT IIc changed at the old BH RSC (before it closed) and it cost about $550. It took only a few days to order the bezel and they installed it in just a few minutes while I waited for it. The bezel did not crack, but the gold that filled the 12 o'clock index marker had scratched off enough to look pretty bad. I imagine the SS bezel w/the platinum filled numbers will cost about the same.
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