3,730 Discussions and CommentsMember since March 28, 2001
I remember that it was mentioned here some time ago that Patek Philippe does not have a hacking second mechanism. Not having that is impractical if you like to set your time at the second. Would David's theoretical mishap turned into reality be the reason for it? I recognise the problem we sometimes had at the chess club in the days in the past with those old fashioned chess clocks. In full excitement that was a very special kind of hacking.
Kind regards, Paul, wearing rose gold VC Portuguese
What you do may not be so important, but it is very important that you do it well. (my variation of a saying by Gandhi)
On the stop second on hack mechanicism. that wasn't the reason that Philippe Stern gave me; it had to do with accuracy by stopping/starting the balance wheel. I've asked some other watchmakers about his answer, and they did not necessarily concur.
2,629 Discussions and CommentsMember since Sept. 20, 2007
David, either way - it's ticking now, and it's a lovely watch I am sure that you are happy to have back on your wrist.
Something similar happened to my Inge - was sitting on a plane, when I noticed that the watch had stopped. At the time it was only 2 years old - I had not dropped, bumped it or anything like that.
Same experience with IWC - it took minutes to fix (I waited on it) - they were real apologetic about it - said it happens very very rarely - and since then, it has not happened again.
We must understand and appreciate the fine mechanics that go into these watches - and like all things mechanical, they sometime can "break" and/or slip a gear.
I, like you have no problem with this - and fully appreciated the great service IWC gave on their product.
3 Discussions and CommentsMember since Dec. 9, 2010
I finally got my 1st IWC last November 15 of this year. I got the Ingenieur Mission Earth. The watch has been on my wrist for less than a month (3 weeks) when it stopped. I guess it's just my bad luck that this happened quite soon after I had purchased my watch. I'm happy to learn though that it's a minor issue and that it can be fixed on the spot.
3 Discussions and CommentsMember since Dec. 9, 2010
I visited the nearest IWC service center in my area (Manila, Philippines) today to have my Mission Earth fixed. I thought that they will have to send my watch back to Hong Kong where I bought it and that it will take several weeks for my watch to be delivered back to me. However, I was pleasantly surprised to learn that they had certified technicians to service the watch on the spot. They opened up the watch and found that the problem was a "loose screw." All they needed to do was to tighten it and now my Mission Earth is again resting happily on my wrist. I was very pleased with the service I got, maybe because I was expecting the worst but got my watch fixed in about half an hour. It took that long because they wanted to retest the waterproofing of the watch since the opened it...this again I did not expect but was pleasantly surprised to see the extent of IWC's commitment to quality.
Well, I'm glad your problem was resolved. But note that it was different than the spring issue described above. One reason why individual service issues technically aren't forum topics is that each diagnosis involves separate considerations and individual evaluations. You both were lucky to have easy fixes, and I'm glad.
Regards, Michael
mfriedberg@iwcforum.com
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Kind regards,
Paul, wearing rose gold VC Portuguese
What you do may not be so important, but it is very important that you do it well. (my variation of a saying by Gandhi)
Last edited: 23 October, 2011 - 13:31
Regards, Michael
mfriedberg@iwcforum.com
Last edited: 5 April, 2012 - 19:53
Something similar happened to my Inge - was sitting on a plane, when I noticed that the watch had stopped. At the time it was only 2 years old - I had not dropped, bumped it or anything like that.
Same experience with IWC - it took minutes to fix (I waited on it) - they were real apologetic about it - said it happens very very rarely - and since then, it has not happened again.
We must understand and appreciate the fine mechanics that go into these watches - and like all things mechanical, they sometime can "break" and/or slip a gear.
I, like you have no problem with this - and fully appreciated the great service IWC gave on their product.
Best regards
Mark
Best regards
Mark
Last edited: 16 April, 2013 - 00:36
Regards, Michael
mfriedberg@iwcforum.com
Last edited: 5 April, 2012 - 19:53