Change of date wheel Day date 1803?

[JakobZ]

Hi guys.

I'm just curious, what is reasonable time for having a watchmaker just switching the date wheel to a new one on a daydate from 1966? (ref 1803)

All the best
Jakob

[Old Expat Beast]

Depends how busy he is, I guess. Could be a day if he's got nothing else on. I'd think a week or two at most under normal circumstances, though.

[JakobZ]

Originally Posted by Old Expat Beast

Depends how busy he is, I guess. Could be a day if he's got nothing else on. I'd think a week or two at most under normal circumstances, though.

Hmm okay. I had to wait almost eight weeks, I bought it in August, had to send it back under warranty from the seller, which is a well-known watch dealer in the U.S. because the date wheel wasn't functioning correct.

I had to send it back less than a month after I bought it and now got it back, fully functioning, last week.

I'm pretty new to the game so I don't know if 7-8 weeks is appropriate for a date wheel change. Maybe it's a complicated procedure?

[goldfixer21]

The time to repair is generally not as important as the workload the watchmaker has.

[southtexas]

Originally Posted by JakobZ

Hi guys.

I'm just curious, what is reasonable time for having a watchmaker just switching the date wheel to a new one on a daydate from 1966? (ref 1803)

All the best
Jakob

What was the estimated time given when sent for repair?

[Im Lauf der Zeit]

It's when they get to it, not how long the job takes that is jamming things up...