Ferrari Mailing List: Re: Ferrari watches on Groupon

[hns (hns]

True enough.

Open the case up on many high end watches and you will find ETA movements 
either in stock form or modified to look better. In some cases, there are 
extensive modifications to the movement. 

This may or may not be a good thing depending on your perspective. For example, 
parts for my old Girard Perregaux quartz are unavailable from the factory. 
(Sound familiar?) GP made their own quartz movements for a while before heading 
back into mechanical movements. One is left to hunt for parts (especially 
circuits), which I need, on eBay, etc.

I have another quartz watch from Tiffany. It has an ETA movement that is no 
longer made, though you can find a replacement movement very easy though it is 
gold tone versus silver on the original. I chose to find the original and found 
one. The only thing I needed to do was change a small cover over the coil, 
which was marked "Tiffany" keeping the watch original as possible.

Most quartz movements are about $25 dollars unless modified by the maker. Some, 
are given special attention in the form of extra complications, decorative 
engravings or gold plating. Those can go for hundreds of dollars.

The same could be said for mechanical movements. 

Open the case of any watch you own and see if it is bespoke or somewhat 
generic. Your watchmaker can tell you if it is a good idea to buy certain 
replacement parts now. Certainly, if you have a prized quartz watch, I would 
invest in a replacement circuit and coil. The mechanical parts are less likely 
to fail.

For mechanical, ask your watchmaker for advice. In my experience, balances, 
winding clutch and pinions get a lot of wear. Again, certain movements are more 
prone to wear so let your watchmaker be your guide.

The parallels to owning a Ferrari are similar.

Cheers,

Hunter





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-----Original Message-----
From: Michael James <cavallino_rapante [at] yahoo.com>
Date: Wed, 17 Oct 2012 06:17:28 
To: Hunter Schultz<hns [at] biosafepanama.com>
Cc: The FerrariList<ferrari [at] ferrarilist.com>
Subject: Re: [Ferrari] Ferrari watches on Groupon

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