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25 June 2023, 05:56 AM | #1 |
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Rolex service requirement deemed unfair commercial practice
Over on Fratello there's an interesting read about someone trying to get a vintage OP bracelet fixed and being required by Rolex to also get a full service; the judge in the resulting lawsuit (filed in Amsterdam) deemed this an unfair commercial practice and the watch owner was reimbursed in full. Worth reading in its entirety: https://www.fratellowatches.com/unfa...mburse-client/
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25 June 2023, 06:49 AM | #2 |
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Interesting - reminds me of my wife’s Cartier Santos quartz watch which we asked the AD from where we bought the watch from to replace the battery when it ran out. We collected the watch and were presented with a large bill for a full service and battery change. After an assertive objection the AD cancelled the bill. Only went to standard battery change places after that.
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25 June 2023, 07:44 AM | #3 |
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Congrats to the person for taking on Goliath, but they better find an alternative watch service for any future work. I somehow don’t see Rolex as the forgive and forget type.
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25 June 2023, 08:46 AM | #5 |
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Thank you ! Good post.
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25 June 2023, 09:15 AM | #6 |
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Good to know that judge rules fairly.
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25 June 2023, 10:32 AM | #7 |
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What I would like to see is a legal decision on the right to repair.
Which would require Rolex to sell parts to repairman, as they did in the past. Currently John Deere is the commercial business that is making most of the news, but if a decision came down against them I could see how it could be applied to the watch industry. |
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25 June 2023, 11:24 AM | #10 |
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Take the case out of it and think about the customer. This is why we are lucky to have places like Rolliworks and LAWW for repairs. Craftsman.
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25 June 2023, 01:21 PM | #11 |
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It's an interesting question at least. I can understand that Rolex wants to retain a given degree of quality over how it's product is treated. Watch repair is not replacing the battery on an iPhone. On the other hand there are watch repair people way more qualified than the average Rolex technician that cannot get a parts account.
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25 June 2023, 01:26 PM | #12 |
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I think Rolex will be taking a look at their policies, requiring it mandatory to do an overhaul on watches.
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Or Rolex will decide there's little advantage to repairing vintage pieces and start declining more and more repairs. |
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