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Carl West
is having a merry ride around the dial on the second hand.
"Can you put the marker back?"
"Yup. Is this real or a fake?"
"Fake"
"OK"
So I'm in the watch and thinking it's an excellent fake,
the etching on the rotor and plate are really crisp and clean,
the machining is really smooth...
I stick the marker back down, clean the face and crystal,
put the movement back in the case...
The stem won't catch in the movement. (shit)
Try this, try that, no go. feh.
Maybe it was pre-existing and I didn't notice (hey, I can hope).
Customer comes back.
"Was there a problem with the stem not staying in?"
"No" (shit)
"Darn, well there is now. I'm going to have to hold on to this
and get my mechanical guy to straighten it out. By the way,
this is a very nice fake."
"Actually it's just half-fake."
"Oh?"
"The band is fake, the rest is real" (shit shit shit)
Had I known, I wouldn't have touched the thing.
So, now I have this white metal watch marked 18k on the back of one
of the lugs that says 'ROLEX OYSTER-PERPETUAL DAY - DATE' on the
dial and I'm not sure how much I should be on the hook here.
The customer lied to me. I figure it might be fair for me to be
responsible for the cost of having the fix made to a knock-off,
but whatever added cost comes from it being a Rolex shouldn't
be my problem. Am I being stingy? tight? unfair? too generous?
Should I scribe 'warranty voided" on the inside of the back? ;)
-- Carl
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