Re: Got a Zodiac? Post it here!
Posted: Fri Feb 22, 2019 2:44 pm
Guys, send it in... Ask for a refund. I've never been more disappointed in a watch in my collecting history.
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Could the crown somehow be not at the exact position it needs to be but instead stuck halfway out of position? Also, can you set the time and date in the second and third positions?AndroidIsAwesome wrote: ↑Fri Feb 22, 2019 2:03 pm When I wind it I see all the gears moving as I rotate it, but the balance wheel never ever moves.
Hmmmm maybe but wouldn't it still be able to wind with the rotor moving? And I can still move the hands and set the date perfectly fineyinzburgher wrote:Could the crown somehow be not at the exact position it needs to be but instead stuck halfway out of position? Also, can you set the time and date in the second and third positions?AndroidIsAwesome wrote: ↑Fri Feb 22, 2019 2:03 pm When I wind it I see all the gears moving as I rotate it, but the balance wheel never ever moves.
Yea, probably. It's tough to explain in writing but I guess I'm picturing some sort of "phantom hacking" position where it continues to wind but the balance wheel isn't engaged. Definitely not a likely scenario. I would hope that they rechecked everything after putting the movement back in the watch but I can remember putting a running movement back into the case and then it no longer ran once inside. I had apparently bent the seconds hand so it was up against the crystal and wouldn't move. Also unlikely but just trying to think of what could have happened.AndroidIsAwesome wrote: ↑Fri Feb 22, 2019 3:12 pmHmmmm maybe but wouldn't it still be able to wind with the rotor moving? And I can still move the hands and set the date perfectly fineyinzburgher wrote:Could the crown somehow be not at the exact position it needs to be but instead stuck halfway out of position? Also, can you set the time and date in the second and third positions?AndroidIsAwesome wrote: ↑Fri Feb 22, 2019 2:03 pm When I wind it I see all the gears moving as I rotate it, but the balance wheel never ever moves.
Good, but that would greatly concern me, a properly running watch will never do this. Just a wild guess but there may be a piece of debris loose in there.
Just left USPS. Watch should arrive at the repair facility on Friday. We'll see what happens from there. Honestly would almost just rather a refund. But I truly love this watch.
Great to hear this worked out, and thank you for sharing the experience. This thread is one thing that has kept me from pulling the trigger on some Zodiac deals.Watch your Wristwatch wrote: ↑Wed Feb 27, 2019 7:16 am I'm happy to report I received my refund check yesterday for the full $499.99! I'm so happy I'm done with this fiasco. It's too bad that from this experience with Zodiac and the Fossil group that I will never purchase another Zodiac again.
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Is this the amount you paid for the watch? I ask because I recall some comments a while back about getting a refund for a listing price higher than the price that was actually paid for the purchase?Watch your Wristwatch wrote: ↑Wed Feb 27, 2019 7:16 am I'm happy to report I received my refund check yesterday for the full $499.99! I'm so happy I'm done with this fiasco. It's too bad that from this experience with Zodiac and the Fossil group that I will never purchase another Zodiac again.
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That was me. I paid roughly $320. When they told me that they would be refunding the sale price of $499.99 before additional discounts I definitely spoke up and told them that it was more than I paid. Their response because the refund was coming from the Fossil Group and not Watchstation, that they have to per policy refund the sale price and not the additional discounts that Watchstation offered for that sale. So I made $180 on the deal.PetWatch wrote:Is this the amount you paid for the watch? I ask because I recall some comments a while back about getting a refund for a listing price higher than the price that was actually paid for the purchase?Watch your Wristwatch wrote: ↑Wed Feb 27, 2019 7:16 am I'm happy to report I received my refund check yesterday for the full $499.99! I'm so happy I'm done with this fiasco. It's too bad that from this experience with Zodiac and the Fossil group that I will never purchase another Zodiac again.
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