So BUMMED!

Get my New Swiss Army Full Day/Date today...

Looking it over...ok...ok...NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!

A VERY visible piece of dust UNDER the crystal!

So I am sending it back...SIGH!

Hopefully they can replace it cause I absolutely LOVE the watch!

That's too bad; even the truly Swiss Made can have a glitch now and then. I'm sure the percentage is a lot lower that some others by far though! Hope you get it replaced quickly.

Sorry to hear that, VSA is a good brand and I've not had a problem like that with any of the 18 I've owned

That sucks......but then again, at least it was Swiss dust.

My last two watches have had issues...GRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR!

That IS a bummer Alan ! ..It's weird because like you said
it's happened two times in a row now. I remember what also
happened with the Below Zero at first ! ..I guess sometimes
these things are just going to happen once in a while. Even
when the brand, or watch is a good one. ..Nothing to worry
about though ! ..By next week you will have a new Swiss
Army on your wrist !

AtomicTom wrote:

That IS a bummer Alan ! ..It's weird because like you said
it's happened two times in a row now. I remember what also
happened with the Below Zero at first ! ..I guess sometimes
these things are just going to happen once in a while. Even
when the brand, or watch is a good one. ..Nothing to worry
about though ! ..By next week you will have a new Swiss
Army on your wrist !

I am hoping so Tom. I just keep telling myself, "it's JUST a watch..."

I am PISSED I have to pay to ship and insure to return it, gonna see if I can get that refunded!

May seem small but my eye goes to it every time I look at it...

There are some red lines around it too;-)

well that sucks. I had to take the back off my Serket tonight, I noticed some brass metal flakes clinging to the glass next to the stem, I only hope it doesn't show up again

cali kid wrote:

There are some red lines around it too;-)

barnbuilder wrote:

well that sucks. I had to take the back off my Serket tonight, I noticed some brass metal flakes clinging to the glass next to the stem, I only hope it doesn't show up again

Thanks Trev, I needed that laugh!

I wish I had the patience and the tools to take it apart and just clean it myself Ron...

Part of me is like "once bitten, twice shy" but...

1. I have EIGHT other watches that are just fine...
2. Steinhart has been VERY communicative with me regarding the fixing of the GMT hand alignment and even gave me their FedEx to send it back...
3. I just need to see how BlueDial ultimately handles this "dust spec" issue

AND KEEP LOOKING FOR ANOTHER WATCH!


How is THAT for an addict!!!

Sorry to hear that Alan. I've been lucky in that I haven't had to send any watch back for something like that. Although I did have to send my T-SAR back for repair because the tritium tube on the minute hand crapped out . But to their credit with the repair and shipping back it cost me $42 and some change. And the battery died JUST before I sent it to Marathon and they replaced it at no charge so I was happy with that . Hope it works out for you Alan.

brian D wrote:

Sorry to hear that Alan. I've been lucky in that I haven't had to send any watch back for something like that. Although I did have to send my T-SAR back for repair because the tritium tube on the minute hand crapped out . But to their credit with the repair and shipping back it cost me $42 and some change. And the battery died JUST before I sent it to Marathon and they replaced it at no charge so I was happy with that . Hope it works out for you Alan.

Thanks Big D, I'm sure it will...

Anomaly wrote:

AtomicTom wrote:

That IS a bummer Alan ! ..It's weird because like you said
it's happened two times in a row now. I remember what also
happened with the Below Zero at first ! ..I guess sometimes
these things are just going to happen once in a while. Even
when the brand, or watch is a good one. ..Nothing to worry
about though ! ..By next week you will have a new Swiss
Army on your wrist !

I am hoping so Tom. I just keep telling myself, "it's JUST a watch..."

I am PISSED I have to pay to ship and insure to return it, gonna see if I can get that refunded!

It will work out fine Alan ! ..Just a little bump in the road, that's all !
..If you can get that return shipping, and insurance refunded that would
really be GREAT also. ..Let us know how it all goes !

Well Blue Dial is sending me a new watch and they said it should be here by Friday...

Hope it ain't the same one...LMAO!

That's great news, AND it's just in time for the weekend !!!

Well I got the watch back today and I am not happy.

1. It's the same watch, I copied down the serial number before I sent it. As no more were available from bluedial.com I THOUGHT this might happen....

2. There is no dust under the crystal BUT it is CLEAR that the watch was opened as there are small, but all be it very visible, scratch marks in two grooves on the case back; marks that would be made opening the watch...

3. There is NO warranty card with the watch...

I can't find anywhere on the site that says they are an authorized dealer and since the watch has been opened and I have no card, seems to me the warranty would be void if not worked on by an authorized dealer...

So tell me, am I being TOO picky?

Anomaly wrote:

Well I got the watch back today and I am not happy.

1. It's the same watch, I copied down the serial number before I sent it. As no more were available from bluedial.com I THOUGHT this might happen....

2. There is no dust under the crystal BUT it is CLEAR that the watch was opened as there are small, but all be it very visible, scratch marks in two grooves on the case back; marks that would be made opening the watch...

3. There is NO warranty card with the watch...

I can't find anywhere on the site that says they are an authorized dealer and since the watch has been opened and I have no card, seems to me the warranty would be void if not worked on by an authorized dealer...

So tell me, am I being TOO picky?

take advantage of their return policy and get your money back and start again.
if you used your paypal account or credit card start a case with them to make sure your money is refunded once you have verified that you have returned the watch.

My Steinhart is due back Monday, let's hope that one goes better!

I have NEW WATCH CURSE right now!

sorry to hear that.
I'm sure with Steinhart it will be a better ending

I don't think you are being too picky at all Alan ! ..You want to be happy
with your watch, and if you aren't, then it's probably best to return it
like James is saying. That way you can clear your mind, as well as start
looking for this watch somewhere else ! ..Sorry it didn't work out with
this, and I hope the NWC wears off when the Steinhart comes back !

NWC...good one Tom!

Anomaly wrote:

NWC...good one Tom!

Thanks Alan ! ..Tried to add in a little humor with that one !

Sorry Alan. You are having a string of bad luck with new watches. We need to break the cycle.

TVDinner wrote:

Anomaly wrote:

Well I got the watch back today and I am not happy.

1. It's the same watch, I copied down the serial number before I sent it. As no more were available from bluedial.com I THOUGHT this might happen....

2. There is no dust under the crystal BUT it is CLEAR that the watch was opened as there are small, but all be it very visible, scratch marks in two grooves on the case back; marks that would be made opening the watch...

3. There is NO warranty card with the watch...

I can't find anywhere on the site that says they are an authorized dealer and since the watch has been opened and I have no card, seems to me the warranty would be void if not worked on by an authorized dealer...

So tell me, am I being TOO picky?

take advantage of their return policy and get your money back and start again.
if you used your paypal account or credit card start a case with them to make sure your money is refunded once you have verified that you have returned the watch.

maybe about the dust but NOT about the opening of the watch by a unauthorized person to void the warranty.

smellody wrote:

Sorry Alan. You are having a string of bad luck with new watches. We need to break the cycle.

Mabye it's time to go SEIKO GMT!!!!

I probably looked at 10-15 different locations to buy watches today...

It seems to be a catch 22, in PERSON, you can put your hands on it and inspect it before you buy it but...

...you can be paying 30-50% more for the same watch you can buy online.

The Seiko GMT here looks like a PERFECT choice to be honest !
..By the way, it IS kind of strange that watch prices seem to be
higher in stores, than they are online !

that Seiko is cool, but so is the Victorinox, get them both