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Originally Posted by CaptainYooh
Unless the watch is still under warranty, which in this case sounds like it's not, sending it through Brinkhaus or any other retailer for repairs will cost a small fortune. What's more, most of the time they will send it to a shop in Vancouver or Toronto. And, for certain kinds of repairs, they send watches to Switzerland, which will cost a big fortune. I've had my watch sent to Switzerland for "dewatering" and "desalinating" after having a swim with the watch on and its crowns unscrewed and paid in excess of $800.
It's always safer and wiser to have the watch evaluated by a good watchmaker locally before taking it to a retailer.
P.S. Also, one should never have a good Swiss watch re-polished. It cheapens the watch immensely.
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I didn't have this experience at all with Brinkhaus and the watch was not under warranty. The idea is the maker of the watch does the repair. I like this idea on higher end watches.
As far as my particular watch which was stainless, I enjoyed having the watch come back without scratches it had picked up in the bezel and side casement. Sometimes if the crystal is damaged they will replace. This doesn't effect value whatsoever. It makes the watch look new again, which is part of the beauty of these watches.
Anyways, I would highly recommend going to Brinkhaus to see what they have to say as they are expert in this matter and high end swiss watches.