watch problem
Jul 24th 2009, 6:48 am
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watch problem
morning all.
Need some advice. Got a lovely watch for my birthday last week, it is meant to be water resistant, the booklet states you can even go diving with it. Anyway wake up today and the face has def got water inside, its all misty.
I am taking back to the shop this afternoon, but am anticipating that they will say that they will send for repair. Am not happy re having a brand new watch repaired, think a watch that is 7 days old and expensive to boot and supposedly water resistant that i should be entitled to a new watch.
What shall I do if they go down the repair route?
Need some advice. Got a lovely watch for my birthday last week, it is meant to be water resistant, the booklet states you can even go diving with it. Anyway wake up today and the face has def got water inside, its all misty.
I am taking back to the shop this afternoon, but am anticipating that they will say that they will send for repair. Am not happy re having a brand new watch repaired, think a watch that is 7 days old and expensive to boot and supposedly water resistant that i should be entitled to a new watch.
What shall I do if they go down the repair route?
Jul 24th 2009, 7:03 am
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Re: watch problem
insist on a new watch for sure...or money back, it's not fit for purpose...
MM, xx
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Jul 24th 2009, 7:16 am
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Jul 24th 2009, 9:04 am
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hope you didnt press any of the buttons on it whilst in the water. that will always let in water
Jul 24th 2009, 9:12 am
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Thing is that it hasnt been in the water, not even had it on in the shower?
and i havent touched the buttons, I have only worn it twice in 8 days?
Jul 24th 2009, 9:44 am
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What kind of Breitling is it exactly? What model etc? Should say on the dial 
Jul 24th 2009, 9:47 am
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ha ha cant seed the dial its all misty
but its a starliner with girls best friends inside?
but its a starliner with girls best friends inside?
Jul 24th 2009, 9:58 am
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very bling init!
Jul 24th 2009, 10:01 am
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The stuff in your watch is condensation (I'm not really sure if its the right English word though, fog??), it happens when you go from an airconditioned room in to the heat. So there are two ways for that to happen, either you didn't fully close the thingy which you adjust the time with, OR, the watch had been in the store for a while before they sold the watch and the rubbers which make the watch waterproof have dried up somewhat, leaving a small hole and thus letting the condense inside the watch.
If the last one is the case, they should repair it for you, its just a really small reparation and will be done is 10 minutes by the right person. No need to demand a new one
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Jul 24th 2009, 10:09 am
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Ok, there are two things which are most likely to be the case:
The stuff in your watch is condensation (I'm not really sure if its the right English word though, fog??), it happens when you go from an airconditioned room in to the heat. So there are two ways for that to happen, either you didn't fully close the thingy which you adjust the time with, OR, the watch had been in the store for a while before they sold the watch and the rubbers which make the watch waterproof have dried up somewhat, leaving a small hole and thus letting the condense inside
the watch.
[B]ah yes you are on to summat there I think, cos i haven't had it near water.
I havent adjusted or reset the time since I got it, as its only 7 days old, so it cant be that [/B]
If the last one is the case, they should repair it for you, its just a really small reparation and will be done is 10 minutes by the right person. No need to demand a new one
The stuff in your watch is condensation (I'm not really sure if its the right English word though, fog??), it happens when you go from an airconditioned room in to the heat. So there are two ways for that to happen, either you didn't fully close the thingy which you adjust the time with, OR, the watch had been in the store for a while before they sold the watch and the rubbers which make the watch waterproof have dried up somewhat, leaving a small hole and thus letting the condense inside
the watch.
[B]ah yes you are on to summat there I think, cos i haven't had it near water.
I havent adjusted or reset the time since I got it, as its only 7 days old, so it cant be that [/B]
If the last one is the case, they should repair it for you, its just a really small reparation and will be done is 10 minutes by the right person. No need to demand a new one
and if they remove the condensation, how do i know that it hasnt spoilt anything else inside the dial?