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kismakoxa
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Jul 12, 2018
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It arrived with a blank guarantee card ( there is a stamp) is it a problem that the rest of the card is unfilled? I would like to sell my watch but afraid somebody will complain about it.
SirHelix
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Jul 16, 2018
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kismakoxaNo, there shouldn’t be. Massdrop and most companies let you fill in the info like serial number and ourchase date youseLf. Seriously, think about how much it would cost companies to hire people to only sit there and manually write in the info all day. Instead, they stamp it then let you do the rest.
andyo
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Sep 21, 2018
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kismakoxaI don't know if Glycine has the same policy, but Omega and Rolex (and many others) print watch serial number on the card in the factory. This ensures that the watch is guaranteed to be authentic b.c. the watches are then distributed to the authorized watch sellers only. Alternatively, an authorized watch seller could print the number on the card as well. An empty card that can be filled out by anyone could be an indication that the watch was not bought from (or was destined to) an authorized store (grey market). OTH, a grey market watch could be as good as the one from an authorized store, the only issue being its warranty.
meta3000
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Sep 21, 2018
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andyoblank cards are typical of gray market watch sales, without the authorized dealers's stamp.
Bigger question is how could this watch be sold for less than 50% of the Jonas Shop versions, who arguably, are the lowest priced gray marketers around? it makes me wonder if these watches are assembled in China with some Swiss parts? Swiss Made label only means 60% content has to be Swiss. so assembly in China would allow for that.
andyo
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Sep 21, 2018
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meta3000For watch movements, 60% is the portion of the value of the movement, not the content of it. If, for example, the movement is made in China and then delivered to a Swiss manufacturer for adjustment and regulation, it is enough that a Swiss technician spends enough time regulating it, so the value of this service exceeds 60% of the value of the movement. Now, the movement is considered to be Swiss made. This is a known rule in the world of watch movements and to me it is a fraud. I guess it is possible that some manufacturers could use Chinese movements in their lower-priced products . For the customers it is not possible to know that unless someone has some insider info.
meta3000
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Sep 21, 2018
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andyoThat's even a worse work around that i thought of. there is a lot of old ETA parts making equipment in China, so it probably does mean these are Chines movements at the minimum, probably even the cases. too bad for the purchasing public that Swiss Made is so diluted.
SirHelix
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Sep 22, 2018
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meta3000Bear in mind guys, Glycine is using Sellita‘s clones now it seems.
Why? Because Swatch Group loves restricting ETA movement access to only their brands.
Fear not! The Sellitta SW200-1, the “clone” of the 2842-2, is actually a bit superior as far as I know. Sellita fixed the problem with the manual winding gears stripping too
Why? Because Swatch Group loves restricting ETA movement access to only their brands.
Fear not! The Sellitta SW200-1, the “clone” of the 2842-2, is actually a bit superior as far as I know. Sellita fixed the problem with the manual winding gears stripping too
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