Reply With QuoteNot worth the raised blood pressure mate. I'd pay it as it's only a fiver.
Watch away for service got a quote for £135 all in,just received a email saying £140 now ,should i worry about the extra £5?
Not worth the raised blood pressure mate. I'd pay it as it's only a fiver.
Nope IMO
Depends whether it came with an explanation or not. Watchmakers never know the true cost until they disassemble.
I picked up a pocket watch yesterday which had been in for a new mainspring and lube. The quote had been around 60 euros; the final bill was 130, with lots of hand-wringing and apologetic justification!
Consider yourself lucky.
No harm in questioning it, but I woundnt lose sleep over £5.
nope
Good luck everybody. Have a good one.
Request an explanation. If there was the need to replace a non service part costing £10, then the guy may be doing you a favour. Many Omega parts, for example have gone up 2-300% recently.
Personally I would not be fussed.
When you look long into an abyss, the abyss looks long into you.........
just fired an email to them stating i'm not falling out over £5....
Are you remembering the cost for return delivery? it might have been that?
Maybe the repairer gave you a quote for the work and forgot about the special delivery cost?.
Big deal anyway, pay the fiver and enjoy the Watch, thats what i say
YesOriginally Posted by peter2704
Depends if it was a firm quote. As long as the chap explains himself, then a Fiver is nothing to lose sleep over, but it's always worth asking. Out of interest, do you thing that 9 months is a bit long to wait for a repaired watch to be returned? (Vintage Seiko Bellmatic that needs a new date wheel. Still waiting......)
What else could you buy these days with a fiver? :)
if you are pleased with the work
than see this extra as a tip,
If you don't take a stand where will it end?
This is how global financial crises begin.
Go postal service on his arse.
a five pound bag of mixed sweets or five quids worth of petrol or two pints of john smiths or two packets of ribbed rubber jonnys or five quids worth of seasonal greens or two 22mm seiko fat bars , a tube of sensodyne tooth paste with a small bottle of listerene or a pirate copy of shemales with big surprises ....the list is endless :? :)
£5 - to me, yes, you are being picky. I'm not flash harry with cash, but in this case the thought of questioning it wouldn't cross my mind.
i aint going to fall out and have told him to go ahead,its just if i quote for something i dont add more to it after an agreed price...surely its factored in with the quote
I think you're being a bit fussy. The main thing these days is to find a repairer who's good, reliable and doesn`t charge the earth. However, it is worth asking exactly what he's had to do and what parts needed replacement. Provided you're happy with the results it's more important to establish a good rapport than to argue over £5 IMO.
Paul
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Cheers
Simon
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