1956 chevrolet Member Member Geek Join Date: Aug 2009 Posts: 97 Got my sandstone ocean reef sized, scratched and got insulted, all in one trip I took my new ocean reef goldtone sandstone in to get sized. I took it to where I always to my watches sized even I don't like the place. They carry tags and rolex's, so they have an attitude, but they have a good watch man or at least I thought they did. They sized it, I paid them and left, when I got to my car I checked it to make sure they didn't sctatch it ( a habit I have ) sure enough one link had a scratch and the clasp had a gauge in it. I took it back in and the guy told me that happens sometimes and I would probably be getting scratches on it myself. He then told me invicta pins are hard to get out and I should just send it in to invicta to get it sized. I told him I would not be back, would tell everyone I know about what happened and I might see them in small claims court. I will say this about invicta's gold plating, it is everything they say it is. Even with the scratches and gauge all I see is gold. As far as their tags and rolex's, if I want an overpriced watch that has that 1970's look I might consider one! 3 Lastest Threads by 1956 chevrolet Thread Forum Last Poster Replies Views Last Post Got my sandstone ocean reef sized, scratched and... General Invicta Watch Discussions georgegrasser 52 747 08-13-2010 06:26 PM Got my Challenger today Stuhrling Original salesguru 2 36 06-05-2010 04:16 PM Ever heard of Equipe watches? ASK JIM jskelton 1 186 05-30-2010 05:00 PM 1956 chevrolet View Public Profile Send a private message to 1956 chevrolet Find all posts by 1956 chevrolet Add 1956 chevrolet to Your Contacts #2 Yesterday, 06:48 PM Arcom8065 Senior Member Senior Geek Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: NYC Posts: 303 Real Name: Kai That's why I bought the Invicta toolkit! Can size it yourself without dealing with snotty businessmen. Toolkit pays for itself after you size like 2 watches so it's worth the investment. __________________
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Got my sandstone ocean reef sized, scratched and got insulted, all in one trip
I took my new ocean reef goldtone sandstone in to get sized. I took it to where I always to
my watches sized even I don't like the place. They carry tags and rolex's, so they have an
attitude, but they have a good watch man or at least I thought they did. They sized it, I paid them and left, when I got to my car I checked it to make sure they didn't sctatch it ( a
habit I have ) sure enough one link had a scratch and the clasp had a gauge in it. I took it
back in and the guy told me that happens sometimes and I would probably be getting
scratches on it myself. He then told me invicta pins are hard to get out and I should just send it in to invicta to get it sized. I told him I would not be back, would tell everyone I
know about what happened and I might see them in small claims court. I will say this about
invicta's gold plating, it is everything they say it is. Even with the scratches and gauge all I
see is gold. As far as their tags and rolex's, if I want an overpriced watch that has that 1970's look I might consider one!
3 Lastest Threads by 1956 chevrolet
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Got my sandstone ocean reef sized, scratched and... General Invicta Watch Discussions georgegrasser 52 747 08-13-2010 06:26 PM
Got my Challenger today Stuhrling Original salesguru 2 36 06-05-2010 04:16 PM
Ever heard of Equipe watches? ASK JIM jskelton 1 186 05-30-2010 05:00 PM
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Yesterday, 06:48 PM
Arcom8065 Senior Member Senior Geek
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That's why I bought the Invicta toolkit! Can size it yourself without dealing with snotty
businessmen. Toolkit pays for itself after you size like 2 watches so it's worth the
"I pretend to leave and then......SURPRISE ATTACK!!!!"
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Yesterday, 06:57 PM
BigTim Senior Member Veteran Geek
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Always sorry to hear stories like this. There are some good jewelers out there, doesn't sound
like you found one. You might be able to replace the link that's scratched with one that was
taken out. I'm afraid your pretty much stuck with the clasp damage.
Let me second that idea of picking up your own watch tool kit. It's really a simple process, and all the information you need can be found here on the forum. Good luck, and if you have
issues PM me and I'll walk you through the sizing process.
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Yesterday, 07:02 PM
1956 chevrolet Member Member Geek
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I meant to mention I was going to get my own tool kit. I got so wound up with my post I
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You should ask the sales person to look at one of their nice time pieces and then "accidentally" drop it on the floor and say" Oops sometimes that happens".And then walk
out.
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Yesterday, 07:08 PM
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that sucks, it is a nice watch though __________________
Sorry to hear about that. I guess that is why some around hear won't size them anymore since don't want to be responsible for a watch that they did not sell
Yes they are hard to get pins out,but its not so hard as to scratch it! Omega punch pins help alot.they are longer.
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Yesterday, 07:21 PM
Taxg8r00 Senior Member Senior Geek
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Find a new Jeweler. I have a great one that is also a client. I have had Invicta's, zodiacs and
Swiss Legends sized by him and he has had nothing but positive things to say. He sells really
nice preowned IWC, Patek, Tiffany, Paneria and Rolexes. I bought my wife's rolex datejust
from him and have both my Rolexes serviced by him. I guess he could be a snob about watches, but he is not. Any good businessman would treat all customers respectfully. By the
Sorry to hear, but I would recommend in the future getting a tool kit, it may seem intimidating at first... but the Ocean Reef isn't that difficult to size. Only takes a few minutes,
hope you give it a try yourself next time. Time to bond with all your future watches. Most of
your new watches can be on your wrist within minutes of opening. Best of luck.
You should ask the sales person to look at one of their nice time pieces and then "accidentally" drop it on the floor and say" Oops sometimes that happens".And then walk
out.
Yep That's what I would have done and told them what are you gonna do.
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Today, 03:58 AM
Silver13Watch Senior Member Super Geek
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Originally Posted by 1956 chevrolet
I meant to mention I was going to get my own tool kit. I got so wound up with my post I
forgot to add that. That is the solution.
This is the best way to go. Just take your time on the first one you do. If you get stuck in
some way there are plenty of people here that can help you. Also I'd ask for some input on a
tool kit from some of the guys here. The Invicta kit is a good place to start. Later on you might want to get better tools, but that is later on. Sorry to hear of your bad experience.
Now you can do it yourself and save the money for a new watch.
Sorry to hear about your problem,you would be better off learning to do this yourself, invest in a decent tool kit and practice on an old watch.Take your time and even if you should put a
few scratches in your watch at least your not paying a so called professional to do it.In the
end once you get the hang of it you will save yourself a lot of time and aggravation and the
tools will pay for themselves.
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That is a bad day. With service and repair work like that it makes you think just how good
busines must be for them. Keep the fight, you deserved better.
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Today, 04:35 AM
curiousgeorge Senior Member Master WatchGeek
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Any good jeweler knows how to size a pin and collar link>except the guys you went to.
Shame on them for not apologizing completely. Shame on the watch guy for being so
Sorry to hear about how in today's economy business people treat customers. I recently
moved so I used a new repair guy in the mall who only charged $10 for sizing, I took my
Invicta Diver 7750 and there's a new lady behind the counter. She stated it would be $20 because my band was "a pain in the ass to size". I told my watch back, went one level down
and was charged only $8. Some people are penny wise and dollar stupid. Love your quote
about the overpriced 1970s look....LOL
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Today, 05:21 AM
Male_Hor Senior Member Super Geek
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I feel for you! I've had that happen with my original Invicta Scooby 3076 which I had
foolishly paid full price for when Shop debuted them ($495.00 - I was a greenhorn). I had it sized and when I found a loose pin I turned around and went back to the jeweler. His 16
year old assistant "corrected it" by tapping it with a steel hammer and thus scratching the
link severely! I told the kid that it wasn't acceptable and I asked for the owner expecting
professionalism. The jeweler tells me "Who cares about that! It's an Invicta! Invictas are just plated brass Chinese junk!"
Bad move! I have an Irish temperment and I wasted no time telling him off and I basically
I had similar problem with my first Ocean Reef (have 5).
TWO "Jewelers" high end both could not size it... banged up the links. Just don't know how
to do the pin and collar.... Finally, a geek steeped up and I sent it to him to size and he walked me thought what he
did... 5 min. job.
Get some good tools and do it yourself. They can stick their $20 fee and pompus attitude.
AND the comment -- you would scratch it anyway... they should just say no. So try on a
Rolex and mark it up... see if they have the same attitude (don't do that). I wanted to go back to both jewelers and show them how to do it for the future... URRRRRR.
ENJOY THE WATCH.... OCEAN REEF's are my favorites....
Part of the Geek learning curve is learn how to do the easy yourself... buy more watches
with the $$ you save on sizing.
Here is a good post on how to size... same for Ocean Reef or any pin and collar.... Good
Sorry to hear that! That jeweler is a douche.. Get your own kit. costs less and you don't
have to deal with guys like that.
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Today, 07:03 AM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by 1956 chevrolet
I took my new ocean reef goldtone sandstone in to get sized. I took it to where I always to
my watches sized even I don't like the place. They carry tags and rolex's, so they have an attitude, but they have a good watch man or at least I thought they did. They sized it, I
paid them and left, when I got to my car I checked it to make sure they didn't sctatch it ( a
habit I have ) sure enough one link had a scratch and the clasp had a gauge in it. I took it
back in and the guy told me that happens sometimes and I would probably be getting
scratches on it myself. He then told me invicta pins are hard to get out and I should just send it in to invicta to get it sized. I told him I would not be back, would tell everyone I
know about what happened and I might see them in small claims court. I will say this
about invicta's gold plating, it is everything they say it is. Even with the scratches
I took my new ocean reef goldtone sandstone in to get sized. I took it to where I always to
my watches sized even I don't like the place. They carry tags and rolex's, so they have an attitude, but they have a good watch man or at least I thought they did. They sized it, I
paid them and left, when I got to my car I checked it to make sure they didn't sctatch it ( a
habit I have ) sure enough one link had a scratch and the clasp had a gauge in it. I took it
back in and the guy told me that happens sometimes and I would probably be getting scratches on it myself. He then told me invicta pins are hard to get out and I should just
send it in to invicta to get it sized. I told him I would not be back, would tell everyone I
know about what happened and I might see them in small claims court. I will say this
about invicta's gold plating, it is everything they say it is. Even with the scratches and
gauge all I see is gold. As far as their tags and rolex's, if I want an overpriced watch that has that 1970's look I might consider one!
Sorry to here of this bro..invicta's, and all there designed bracelets..and ive sized just about every style they have so far..are not hard at all..they are actualy user friendly..and
You should ask the sales person to look at one of their nice time pieces and then
"accidentally" drop it on the floor and say" Oops sometimes that happens".And then walk out.
this sounds about right.....
next time go in with one of your large Invictas on and lean rather hard and abruptly on the
glass counter and see if it breaks...then tell them, these damn Invitas, they're just too damn
heavy... __________________
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Today, 07:58 AM
mbgalg Member
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i must have had a rough life! life's trials, tribulations and tragedies have taught me to
choose my battles. while i wouldn't have exactly kissed the jeweler on the lips i certainly
wouldn't have reacted with the venom (pardon the pun) suggested by some of the posts. i would have asked for a remedy to correct the sloppy job and if no attempt was made to help
me i would simply have told the jeweler that he just lost a customer. i'm surprised no one
suggested lynching the jeweler at the town square! a scratched bracelet is simply not worth
I took my new ocean reef goldtone sandstone in to get sized. I took it to where I always to
my watches sized even I don't like the place. They carry tags and rolex's, so they have an attitude, but they have a good watch man or at least I thought they did. They sized it, I
paid them and left, when I got to my car I checked it to make sure they didn't sctatch it ( a
habit I have ) sure enough one link had a scratch and the clasp had a gauge in it. I took it
back in and the guy told me that happens sometimes and I would probably be getting scratches on it myself. He then told me invicta pins are hard to get out and I should just
send it in to invicta to get it sized. I told him I would not be back, would tell everyone I
know about what happened and I might see them in small claims court. I will say this
about invicta's gold plating, it is everything they say it is. Even with the scratches and
gauge all I see is gold. As far as their tags and rolex's, if I want an overpriced watch that has that 1970's look I might consider one!
That's disgraceful behavior from a store. Does your receipt state that they are not
That's ridiculous. The reason why you took it there was so it wouldn't get scratched by
yourself or other non-professionals. I had a situation like in the past as well. I size my own stuff since that time, and I've gotten very good at it. You should have gotten your $ back.
WOW sorry to HEAR that...I can FEEL the blood rushing to your head with that one...a sickening story for sure...like the other people said you might be better of with a nice sizing
tool ..deal with non of that ever AGAIN...now maybe Invicta has a link to sell....best to you
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Today, 12:37 PM
larrycumba Senior Member Veteran Geek
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Get a kit. You will be glad you did and you won't have to put up with the one stop shopping
I took my Perrelet in to be sized and when I heard BANG BANG BANG! I knew things were
not going to go well. Instantly in my mind I blamed Perrelet for not simply using screws.
This is probbly one of the reasons why this 4,700 retail watch sells for $650-$850 all day long on eBay. The scratches were not that bad and I switched to a strap. I will pray for the
mans death anyway just as a matter of courtesy, as an attack on my watch is an attack on
me.
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New Watch, Does Not Run
Ordered first Sunday Run (this week) and watch has already quit running, shook it and it
has run for 10 min.????? Do I just send back or what???
Semper Fi,
Jerry
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Ordered first Sunday Run (this week) and watch has already quit running, shook it and it has run for 10 min.????? Do I just send back or what???
Semper Fi,
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Call Invicta CS, (866) INVICTA and advise them of the situation and when you purchased watch. They may even provide a return stamp, ask for Maria Fonseca or Rebecca. They
will assign a case number to the watch. Again, depending on when you purchased, within 30
days, ask for replacement versus repair. Two months less wait period. Good luck and
welcome wo WatchGeeks. I've purcahsed from Sunday Run and had replaced with new watches. Depending on you, there should not be any problems.
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