Buyer, beware, gents. Sorry to be a wet blanket, but I also used to be an enthusiastic PRS-18A (different model, same company) owner... ... until the cheap bezel inscription wore off completely, rendering the bezel nearly useless. The circular ratchet spring inside the bezel broke repeatedly -- rendering it COMPLETELY useless. And this was supposedly a German-made PRS-18A. I ordered a new bezel spring from Timefactors. The watch repairman who installed it politely offered that this is not an uncommon problem with dive watches. He was not entirely correct, which I'll get to below. When I ordered my second or third ratchet spring from Eddie Platts, he very gruffly told me he would not sell me more springs because they are in limited supply. I wish he had advertised that on his website before I plunked down a few hundred euros for the watch. Note that as of this posting, the PRS-18 IS NOT OFFERED. There's probably a good reason for this. Also in a very uncivil tone, Platts told me that “no, it is NOT a common problem for bezel springs to break.” Indeed, he was correct that this is not a common problem -- when I became the happy owner of a CWC dive watch. The now five-year-old CWC looks almost as new as it did the day I bought it. My Precista is now nothing more than an expensive paperweight that bears witness to “you get what you pay for” and “buyer beware.” At this point, my Precista isn't even good enough as a “beater” watch since THE CROWN WON'T CLOSE BECAUSE THE THREADS NO LONGER CATCH. Not an attractive feature in a dive watch. I'm writing this because it's true. Save your money and get a SOLID watch from a reputable company that also has good customer service AND COMMITS TO AFTER-SALE CUSTOMER SUPPORT. Still smitten with Timefactors as I was? The risk is yours to take. Maybe you'll be lucky, but maybe you'll have an experience like mine. Buyer, beware.
Really glad to see you were able to reunite with your watch I've had a similar experience and I won't make that mistake again👍
Buyer, beware, gents.
Sorry to be a wet blanket, but I also used to be an enthusiastic PRS-18A (different model, same company) owner...
... until the cheap bezel inscription wore off completely, rendering the bezel nearly useless.
The circular ratchet spring inside the bezel broke repeatedly -- rendering it COMPLETELY useless.
And this was supposedly a German-made PRS-18A.
I ordered a new bezel spring from Timefactors. The watch repairman who installed it politely offered that this is not an uncommon problem with dive watches. He was not entirely correct, which I'll get to below.
When I ordered my second or third ratchet spring from Eddie Platts, he very gruffly told me he would not sell me more springs because they are in limited supply.
I wish he had advertised that on his website before I plunked down a few hundred euros for the watch.
Note that as of this posting, the PRS-18 IS NOT OFFERED. There's probably a good reason for this.
Also in a very uncivil tone, Platts told me that “no, it is NOT a common problem for bezel springs to break.”
Indeed, he was correct that this is not a common problem -- when I became the happy owner of a CWC dive watch. The now five-year-old CWC looks almost as new as it did the day I bought it.
My Precista is now nothing more than an expensive paperweight that bears witness to “you get what you pay for” and “buyer beware.”
At this point, my Precista isn't even good enough as a “beater” watch since THE CROWN WON'T CLOSE BECAUSE THE THREADS NO LONGER CATCH. Not an attractive feature in a dive watch.
I'm writing this because it's true.
Save your money and get a SOLID watch from a reputable company that also has good customer service AND COMMITS TO AFTER-SALE CUSTOMER SUPPORT.
Still smitten with Timefactors as I was? The risk is yours to take. Maybe you'll be lucky, but maybe you'll have an experience like mine.
Buyer, beware.
That watch looks the business. The simths field watches are also beautiful. Store opens again in 3 days.
Nice review and a cracking watch.
Interesting bracelet halfway through your video. Which type is it? Do you like it?
That is the super engineer 2 bracelet.
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