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Fossil repair

  • 17-05-2011 7:33pm
    #1
    arsenal
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 39 ✭


    Hi guys,

    Looking for advice and hoping I won't get bad news! Managed to pull the central "knob" out of my watch the other night. You know the one you shift out slightly to change the date/time, well I had a few drinks on board and must have used a little bit too much force and it came out of the watch entirely... the knob followed by a little metal shaft, naturally the watch stopped working immediately!

    Any advice? Suggestions? Can I get it repaired? Can I get it done in Dublin? Would I be better advised to send it back to Fossil? Any idea how much it'll cost me?

    I'm sure it dosn't make much difference but here's a photo of it, I'm quite fond of it and hoping it can be revived at a reasonable cost!!!!
    http://www.countshop.com/images/Fossil-Men_s-Chronograph-Wood-Dial-CH2557_1.jpg?3908

    Thanks a million for any help!!!!


Comments

  • #2
    Wibbs
    Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 60,217 Mod ✭✭✭✭Wibbs


    That should be pretty straightforward a repair. I'd imagine the stem(shaft) on the fossils are pretty standard, so even if it's broken should be easy enough to replace. I'd try one of those "we repair watches and jewelry" places first. There's one in both the square in Tallaght and in the Dundrum centre. Being a dyed in the wool southsider I'm at a loss for directions across the liffey :o:D Worth a punt anyway and cheaper than going to a more swanky place I would imagine. NIce looking watch BTW. I had a fossil watch for years. Very solid. One of the very few quartz watches I've ever owned that didn't die on me within the month.

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  • #3
    m4r10
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 678 ✭✭✭m4r10


    I had a problem with a broken stem a while ago. I got it fixed at a Fast-fix shop for around €45 IIRC. That was for an automatic watch, so it might be different for a quartz one.


  • #4
    alantul
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 48 ✭alantul


    nice and gentle put it back in again yourself and save your money,
    if you have nothing broken it will stay in and away your watch will go again,
    if you have something broken it will come out again and you will have no harm done, dont force it in , it should go in easy until it is approx 1-1.5mm from the case and then click home, let us know how you go.


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