Does anyone know where I could take it here in Basel?
I have an older Omega watch given to me by my mother. I would like to know its age... The 2nd pic says 'DeVille quartz' on the back with the etching of a city
Tissot are pretty flimsy ehmm, sorry...delicate....I received one as a gift about 15 years ago but I hardly wore it.
My brother had his Tissot in use between 1963 and 27th Sep 1994, and never got disappointed. I since 1966 have my Certina Blue Ribbon and it still is splendid.
..that may be so..I have a Certina DS, I bought it about a year ago and I am disappointed by its quality. It scratches way too easy...I think that I need to go back to a Citizen.
It may be that their quality went down, but I rather believe that you got a famous "Monday morning" watch
I think the quality went down.
Omega DeVille are valuable watches always worth a repair. You can take it to any good watch shop. They may have to send it in to Omega, which may take some weeks. But I would have the repair done even if not being a cheap affair.
Unfortunately possible, but as you describe the problem, the "went down quality" may rather be A) that something was not done by error during production and B) that the mistake was not seen during exit-control.
Exactly what should not happen but DOES happen increasingly. We sell aircraft models, and so many of those "masterpieces" have wheels not fixed correctly to the main-part, wings not adjusted and more. A major UK supplier of certain books sent heaps of them over with 16 to 20 pages "missing". We put all such books onto the balance and if it less than a certain weight, we know what the fault is. It is that way with all countries of origin, so that it apparently is the idea of swift production of modern times
That is interesting as I am currently wearing a Tissot. It is a womens diving watch and therefor smaller than the men's watches.
I find it to be quite durable. While I can scratch the casing as it is only stainless steel, I have never been able to scratch the crystal face. I can promise you that I have done some very stupid things to this watch.
The thing for me is that I want an Automatic Chronograph.
Tissot seems to be making Quartz movement based watches these days.
While I am not afraid of spending a few thousand francs I am worried about the buyers remorse thingy, if you know what I mean.
Brian.
No no need for a repair! It works perfectly! I was just wondering if there is someplace I could take in Basel to find out the age of the watch itself.
Wow. That watch is perfection - absolutely beautiful.
You also could have a look on Breguet watches, they made the flattest mecanical watch.
Vacheron Constantin usese the same ETA-Swatch group inhouse movements which are in many brands used. like Omega, Breitling. You could buy a watch for Sfr. 1000.- with the same movement that are used in an Omega Seamster or some Sfr. 5000.- Breitling.
For the bonier man I would recommend Ebel.
Vacheron Constantin has never used an ETA movement in one of its watches. If you have seen one, the watch is fake.
Vacheron still uses the Lemania chronograph caliber for its winding chronographs. It also uses a version of the Piguet 1185 movement in its automatic chronographs.
They also use Jaeger LeCoultre movements in its Great Explorer , Retrograding perpetual calendar, Overseas automatic, and Overseas and Malte Tonneau Dual Time watches.
Some very well faked watches sold from Thailand probably made in China.
If you want to be cheap and wear fake watch be cheap. I know mine are real, you may know or may not; i don't really care.
PS With fakes far too much risk my delicate skin will get some nasty alergy from metal alloy
I would never wear a faked watch too because of the alergy reason, but i want to say they may not as bad as cheap nickel plated faked watches. They are today so well made, many walk around with a faked Rolex not knowing it. China is the largest watch producer today.
Thats one reason because i never would wear a real Rolex just because you are asked a lot if it is a fake.
Also never buy from the Internet or somwhere in the asian world you always need to ckeck if the watch isn`t a fake.
30-40 milion conterfeit watches are sold every year. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Counterfeit_watch
I've never been asked in mine is fake and i really don't care what people think, i know and that's what counts
lol those fake tags are terrible, any watch lover would be able to spot them as fakes
Fake Watches are for Fake People