Originally Posted by
earlofsodbury
FWIW, it's not unique to Zenith, all the LVMH and Richemont brands are like this, and of course Rolex are notorious for charging what they feel like and undertaking whatever work they insist must be done. Swatch Group seem more patchy, but lots of reports of expensive and inadequate work by Omega. It does need considering when buying prestige brands - it's not just cost of purchase to consider, and even when value retention's high, you can get spanked for four-figure sums if work needs doing ex-warranty.