Wrist check

[Mattlan]

Can anyone advise me as to whether a "wrist check" is common practice amongst Jewellers? My boss has just gone to collect a very expensive watch of his (windup) only to find that his watch has been subjected to the above but as the wearer has a smaller wrist a link had been removed from the bracelet!!!! but not replaced and the engineer was off all day today so he was unable to pick it up!!

[baz1950]

I wouldn't be pleased but if the numpty had re-fitted the link, your boss would be non the wiser and not pee'd off i suppose.

Don't think you can do or say much, it wont change the situation now.

[tertius]

Sounds a bit odd to me - what purpose would it serve?

[kiltyarse]

My old man used to wear a very expensive watch, my uncle got it when he died, so I can`t recollect what it was. I just remember he had to get it `fitted & weighted` by the jeweller/supplier.

[cyberface]

Doesn't make a lot of sense to me with a fine watch. Maybe metal bracelet watches are checked to ensure no friction / sticking links, but not sure why you'd need to remove a link and wear it for that.

It's common with replicas that come with unfinished bracelets to polish, soak in lubricant and then clean thoroughly with a toothbrush - then wear it to ensure the links are smooth (such treatment ends up with near-OEM quality bracelet feel) - but you don't need to remove links to do that.

I reckon a junior at the watch shop was going out with a girl that night and wanted to impress. No other reason to remove links in a customer's watch - after all, the process of removing screw-in links does run the risk of causing damage.

Unless it's something I haven't heard of - sounds like they're taking the piss

[MrHappy]

Taking the piss, not half!!

My Breitling has just returned from being serviced. I'm collecting it 2mo and if they have 'wrist checked' it i shall be 'fist in face checking' them!!

Cheeky buggers.

[digger_R]

It's utter crap, I'd be checking the watch very carefully for any new damage.