After a 12month wait my AD called..

[thesharkfactor]

..to give me my warranty card..

Sadly they didn't have another watch for me..but I'm pleased to have my warranty card back that they confiscated last year.

[037]

Wow, congrats! Card looks mint!

[42itus]

The serial number.... careful.

[thesharkfactor]

Originally Posted by 42itus

The serial number.... careful.

Yes, silly me.. I have just edited that out!

[thesharkfactor]

Noting this is now a FULL SET. A SS watch from 2018 is not a 'full set' unless it has the photocopied warranty card, both sides.

[42itus]

Forgot to say... NICE WATCH!

[ArtNouveau]

What a weird “requirement” that was, glad it’s in your hands now.

[absoluteczech]

link to back story?

[mgsooner]

Incoming Warranty Card!

[psv]

That is so silly.

[AJM914]

[P1nky_Up]

greatest incoming yet...

[thesharkfactor]

Originally Posted by absoluteczech

link to back story?

Back story is.. AD kept my warranty card for a year to make it difficult for me to sell my watch. Now after 12 months, they have decided that I could have it back.

[Nairn1980]

Originally Posted by psv

That is so silly.

This is the first you’ve read of it? Pretty commonplace in the UK

[10XRolex]

I like the guys at WoS, I'm just not a fan of their selling practices.

[H25B]

I guess that’s the drill in the UK..? Picked up my new Sub Date the other day and they sent the card home with me.

They just insisted on sizing it (which is fine) and removing the stickers. They missed a couple though.

[Ssunnylee24]

Now you can finally sell it!
j/k enjoy!

[billfredericks]

After a year, you might want to send the card into RSC for a light polish :)

[Bluside]

Will they give you an extra year of warranty?

[dchernikoff]

Congrats, but I gotta say that's a wierd practice. If I bought a new car in cash and they didn't give me the title when I walked out the door, well, I wouldn't buy it! Guess it doesn't really matter since a) you got the card finally and b) Rolexes are reliable enough that they generally don't need warranty service the first few years...

-Dan

[petay993]

Hey..It wasn't due back to you until the 18th

[Nikrnic]

Big Congrats to you!!.. hehe..you must live in the UK

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[DaninFlorida]

Originally Posted by dchernikoff

Congrats, but I gotta say that's a wierd practice. If I bought a new car in cash and they didn't give me the title when I walked out the door, well, I wouldn't buy it! Guess it doesn't really matter since a) you got the card finally and b) Rolexes are reliable enough that they generally don't need warranty service the first few years...

-Dan

Of course it was covered by warranty, since date of purchase. You don't need the card for warranty coverage, proof of purchase would be enough. The card just makes it easier/quicker. Not losing anything by not having the card

[DaninFlorida]

Originally Posted by Bluside

Will they give you an extra year of warranty?

No

Warranty started day of purchase. Having the card isn't required for warranty work, just makes it easier to prove. A reciept would be enough

[Danny83]

Did you ever get to go visit it

[037]

Forgot to ask, is the card still unpolished or did they buff it up while they had it for a year? Any swirl marks on either side? Chipped edges?

[Nairn1980]

Originally Posted by Bluside

Will they give you an extra year of warranty?

[ilovethiscity]

Nicely done! Believe it or not I stayed at Gleneagles 5-6 years ago and picked up a hulk straight out the window. Bought it in my dressing gown haha great experience!

[thesharkfactor]

Dressing gown LV acquisition! Lol, great story!

[JonaG]

Congrats! Haha. I bought my sub in Japan and the AD said something about holding the warranty card but I must have misheard because 1 month later it arrived in the post! It’s nice when it’s all complete. The whole withholding the card business is plain wrong.