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The winder for setting the time has stopped working on my PAM 000. Since I don't wear my watch at the weekend I often set it on Monday. Luckily I bought almost new & with warranty card. I'm very miffed that this has happened to be honest. Just wondered if this was a common problem?

A guy here at work just had his manual winder stop working on his Radiomir Base.. fixed in about 1 1/2 months.

6 weeks!

Thats tough, did he get a courtesy watch or is that just wishful thinking?

haha.. nope. he got directions to a cheaper place where he could buy a beater watch to wear while he waited!!

geez.........not impressed.

My buddy's PAM88 broke twice in the warranty period.. each time takes 3-6 weeks.

I've been lucky with all of mine so far, and so have most people I know. *knock on wood*

It's just got me thinking what if it goes after the warranty. One of my reasons for buying something like this, is the fact that as long as I look after it, it will work without issue.

With a Mechanical, if you take care of it, it should last forever... however, stuff can always breaks down - like cars. It depends on the user, and the person that serviced and repaired the watch along with many other factors that can occur along the way.

Knock on wood...that will definitely stop it from working...

I wear mine for work & evenings & that's it, so it's still as new after 12 months.

Dropped it at the local AD, so we shall see in another 6-8 weeks. Did say any work carried out would be covered for 12 months, so adds a few extra months onto my warranty I guess. My concern is if it goes again outside of that period.

But does that mean that the warranty gets extended or just the work that the repaired? I've never really understood that part fully.

When they have a service they are given a years warranty so i would of thought the warranty gets extended.

i am also confused. i know for a full service u get the 1 year warranty...but what about something minor like a date-wheel change or replacing a scratched crystal?

But while its all in pieces surley its not much bother to give it a quick once over.

True, but does that mean if they repair a broken date wheel, and then 6 months later the minute hand stops working, its still covered under the 1 year service warranty? I've never had a watch break that much before but just wondering.

to be honest it was a comment made by the jeweler. I should of asked for a clearer explanation.

Now for the good news..........it's back! So that was 2 weeks & 3 days!

Fixed and free, and pretty quick! All good news!

that was fast.

Even better I got a free carry case which is something I was looking for anyway + the woman who served me was stunning. Was funny watching my pal blush & panic when she said hello.