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Hi,
I have a 5 year old Tissot PRC200 which I very much like, but it's been behaving erratically of late. It has started losing time, but not in a predictable or immediately noticeable way - I will check it and it seems reasonable but has lost 40 minutes in the previous 12 hours. Then it will be ok for a while, but do the same again.
I left it on my bedside table for a couple of weeks and used another watch, but came back to it and it was still running which makes me think the battery is probably OK (not that old either). It is still losing a bit of time though, but not much.
Is it normal for a quartz watch to need a service? Should I just get a new battery fitted and see how I go? Better off going to a proper jewellers to get it sent off?
I have a 5 year old Tissot PRC200 which I very much like, but it's been behaving erratically of late. It has started losing time, but not in a predictable or immediately noticeable way - I will check it and it seems reasonable but has lost 40 minutes in the previous 12 hours. Then it will be ok for a while, but do the same again.
I left it on my bedside table for a couple of weeks and used another watch, but came back to it and it was still running which makes me think the battery is probably OK (not that old either). It is still losing a bit of time though, but not much.
Is it normal for a quartz watch to need a service? Should I just get a new battery fitted and see how I go? Better off going to a proper jewellers to get it sent off?
Does it not have a low battery indicator (eg jumps 2 seconds every 2 seconds)? If not, it's probably the battery is so weak that at certain angles, it cannot move the second hand round. Try a battery change yourself (£1.97 at Maplin?) and see how you get on. If it still seems to show this problem then it needs fixingservicing.
Watch is still misbehaving so I've been wearing my old Fossil instead. Keep checking and resetting but it's lost 5-10 minutes every so often when I check it. Has not stopped though.
Got a new strap fitted to it today in Ernest Jones and asked their advice (they are a Tissot dealer) - they said if it was the battery it would probably have stopped dead by now, so most likely needs a service.
Service on a PRC200 (chrono) from Tissot comes in at £215!! Bear in mind this is a watch that costs about £250 new! Thought about a new battery but a battery and reseal is £60 from them - she advised me to go round the corner to Debenhams!
A bit disappointed really, the watch is no more than 5 years old and has had no abuse. I accept that analogue watches need a service from time to time, but other cheap ones I have had (my Fossil, another one I can't think of the name of, and a 20 year old Lorus) have never given a problem. The first half decent one I have had needs work after no time at all...
Now if it was a cheap watch (£50) I'd chuck it out, and if it were something very nice then of course I'd get it sorted, but it's in no-man's land. Disappointed as it was a present...
Going to give it a go again and see if it's more accurate on my wrist, but going to be pissed off if I start being late for things!
(Been looking in the £50 watch thread...)
Got a new strap fitted to it today in Ernest Jones and asked their advice (they are a Tissot dealer) - they said if it was the battery it would probably have stopped dead by now, so most likely needs a service.
Service on a PRC200 (chrono) from Tissot comes in at £215!! Bear in mind this is a watch that costs about £250 new! Thought about a new battery but a battery and reseal is £60 from them - she advised me to go round the corner to Debenhams!
A bit disappointed really, the watch is no more than 5 years old and has had no abuse. I accept that analogue watches need a service from time to time, but other cheap ones I have had (my Fossil, another one I can't think of the name of, and a 20 year old Lorus) have never given a problem. The first half decent one I have had needs work after no time at all...
Now if it was a cheap watch (£50) I'd chuck it out, and if it were something very nice then of course I'd get it sorted, but it's in no-man's land. Disappointed as it was a present...
Going to give it a go again and see if it's more accurate on my wrist, but going to be pissed off if I start being late for things!
(Been looking in the £50 watch thread...)
I had a similar problem to my watch, but that was after 12 years of it being fine. Original cost was £175 but because it has 'sentimental' value I had it serviced 4 years ago for £65.
The idea was that a bit of dust/debris had got into the back of the watch with a battery change. Before I sent it for service, I had the battery replaced but the problem persisted with the new battery.
The idea was that a bit of dust/debris had got into the back of the watch with a battery change. Before I sent it for service, I had the battery replaced but the problem persisted with the new battery.
NiceCupOfTea said:
I wonder if I would be better off with an "independant" watch repairer rather than somebody sending it to Tissot?
Absolutely.Try Steve Burrage @ Ryte Time Watch Repairs. I have just sent off two mechanical watches (a Rolex & a Tudor) and the service cost is £100. Email him and see what he reckons!
LukeBird said:
NiceCupOfTea said:
I wonder if I would be better off with an "independant" watch repairer rather than somebody sending it to Tissot?
Absolutely.Try Steve Burrage @ Ryte Time Watch Repairs. I have just sent off two mechanical watches (a Rolex & a Tudor) and the service cost is £100. Email him and see what he reckons!
al1991 said:
LukeBird said:
Absolutely.
Try Steve Burrage @ Ryte Time Watch Repairs. I have just sent off two mechanical watches (a Rolex & a Tudor) and the service cost is £100. Email him and see what he reckons!
I'd heard good things but that sounds a bargain!Try Steve Burrage @ Ryte Time Watch Repairs. I have just sent off two mechanical watches (a Rolex & a Tudor) and the service cost is £100. Email him and see what he reckons!
Obviously that's minus any further work that's required, but fingers crossed that's not the case! NiceCupOfTea said:
Brilliant, have done so, thanks!
No worries chap. Moog, the movements in the quartz PRC range are cheaper to replace than service - in fact, on the chronos you have no choice because the movement is a sealed unit that can't be disassembled.
Not a problem to do and they're readily available - in fact, keep the (non-chrono) f06.111 as a stock item
Not a problem to do and they're readily available - in fact, keep the (non-chrono) f06.111 as a stock item
Variomatic said:
Moog, the movements in the quartz PRC range are cheaper to replace than service - in fact, on the chronos you have no choice because the movement is a sealed unit that can't be disassembled.
Not a problem to do and they're readily available - in fact, keep the (non-chrono) f06.111 as a stock item
Thanks for the information and I'll be in touch if I need the work doing. At the moment, it's keeping near perfect time as it always has and it's very random as to when it suddenly loses time (about 5 minutes slow I'm estimating when it happens). The other thing that is wrong is that one of the stopwatch function dials (top RHS, marked to 10) is stuck at the 8 position so something isn't rightNot a problem to do and they're readily available - in fact, keep the (non-chrono) f06.111 as a stock item
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