FINALLY Serviced my Cartier Tank. (It REALLY NEEDED IT) 

RIGHT?! Given all the work that needed doing - I'm actually really really pleased with it! Service, movement upgrade, and crown replacement. That seems very fair!

A friend had a Santos service and it was about 580€. I don’t know what was exactly done but it matches the price in the industry.

@@BrittPearceWatches I disagree. You only needed a new crown and possible a new battery, but they put in a new movement and called it a 'quartz upgrade'. AND it took over a month to get the watch back to you. You're paying for form over function with a quartz Cartier to begin with, without being ripped off every 5 years.

Agreed, but 10 years is what they say now at Bolex

@@CorneliusRushtie Which is insane to think about when other companies need to use more complex movements to get anywhere near that interval, but Rolex does it by simply changing the hairspring lol

It's a money making ploy also, remember. Wait 20 Years, maybe, then it might actually need it and all they'll do is replace the same parts they would have, every 5 years. The watch will tell you it needs it when timekeeping is no good. I'm not giving them my money prematurely. My 2c.

@@CorneliusRushtiethey don’t need to change parts, even if it’s not keeping good time. By far the most common problem is the lubrication oils drying out. That’s why Rolex says 10 years. I have a GMT Master that was in a safe for over 30 years and ran fine. Needed 0 parts changed other than the crystal to ensure water resistance. However, it’s much more likely to cost you more in the long run if you don’t get it cleaned and reassembled once in a while.

Absolutely. It’s not like a car that can ruin all the components if you don’t service it. Once it stops keeping good time, send it in for service, that’s about it.

I was thinking the same thing. I was Operations Manager for Omega in 1987 and the little secret was that we generally just replaced quartz movements rather than servicing them. And I've had a Tiffany quartz for 25 years and have done nothing other than changing out the battery.

Impressed that actually it got a movement upgrade, so the whole module. That's worth it heeps

My 2006 quartz Omega Constellation Double Eagle is slow by about one second every month and my 2006 quartz Seamaster 300 is about 1 second fast a month. They have only had battery changes to date.

The old quartz movement's back then were indestructible. I have a similar story with my Heuer Coral 980 026 Monnin thick case and Heuer 981.006 Monnin JUMBO case. Just battery changes and new seals and gaskets

Had my 1999 Seiko Chronograph quartz watch serviced my Seiko Center in Mahwah NJ. They probably just did a movement swap so inexpensive $165. However, I specifically asked not to have the watch polished and it came horribly over polished . The Seiko stamping on the clasp was reduced to a faint outline and over polished the chrome coated bezel exposing the underlying brass material, changed the case back reading 10 bar when the watch is only 5 bar and it’s actually displayed on the dial. So next time I’m going to a local AD. Didn’t think it where possible to butcher a quartz watch but some how Seiko Service in Mahwah NJ did just that.

This information should be pinned - it's spot on!

WOO HIIOOO!! I need to get making more Cartier videos again!!! Currently wearing my tank and she just looks so pretty again! Thank you so so much! 💕💕✨✨

@@BrittPearceWatches yes more tank videos :)

Cabochon is a dirty word.

Especially with a quartz watch!

🤣💕 SHES BACK! And restored to her former glory! She’s so pretty again!!!

I service watches when they fug up and only then......with having like 40 vintage watches lying about, if they're running, they're good!

I think it's piss poor value. I've got a Citizen Eco Drive that still keeps excellent time after 18 years without a service. Britt sent this Tank in for a crown replacement and a polish, she never said a word about it running poorly because it was probably running fine. I bet it just needed a battery, yet they replaced the whole movement and called it a 'quartz upgrade'! It's a total rip-off.

@@BigDuke6ixx Hmm, I don’t really like the idea of replacing the whole movement. It’s kind of the “soul” of the watch to me. If I wanted a better movement, I’d buy another watch! So the Citizen was yours? Who are you referring to when you say, “she sent it in”? This is why I believe full transparency during a service is so important.

My Breitling chrono running +15min slow per day, about 12 yrs old, worn daily, quoted CA$1,800 for service, it now sits in the draw

​@@pv6668That's insane pricing .

@@vincent67239 the content creator of this channel is the 'she' I was referring to. Quartz movements are all pretty much unserviceable except for changing the power cell. For this reason, quartz watches don't really have a soul like mechanical ones do. £Quartz upgrade£ is just utter BS.

Ja! Que no necesita servicio.....

TRUUUUTH! This is so good to add in! I have friends who mostly wait until it’s not keeping good enough time anymore. I have some friends who stick right to the schedule! I’m one of the weenies 🤓 who stays on schedule! But honestly - it’s usually fine! 😅 If my Cartier didn’t look so MISERABLE I probably would have waited another year or two!

I didn’t know that a quartz movement also requires servicing.

They don’t

@@michaelriera6277 Certain Grand Seiko Quartz Movements are serviced, but true - not Cartierl.

I do hope a Grand Seiko service is superior to regular Seiko. Had my 1999 Seiko Chronograph quartz watch (graduation gift) serviced by my Seiko Center in Mahwah NJ. They probably just did a movement swap very inexpensive $165. However, I specifically asked not to have the watch polished and it came horribly over polished . The Seiko stamping on the clasp was reduced to a faint outline and over polished the chrome coated bezel exposing the underlying brass material, changed the case back reading 10 bar when the watch is only 5 bar and it’s actually displayed on the dial. I was so upset and all they could say is it was given to us in that condition, but you could leave it and a technician could look at it. I took the watch back. So next time I’m going to a local AD. Didn’t think it where possible to butcher a quartz watch but some how Seiko Service in Mahwah NJ did just that.

I created that CPO tag on my 3-D home printer but glad that you are happy with it. 😂

It was worth the 65% mark up.

@@michaelriera6277 paid £5500.

If you live in the US the service center is in Secaucus NJ. The Aquaterra has a relatively simple mechanical movement to service. I wonder why it was sent to Switzerland.

Steve. We are the same! I completely agree with all of this!

I own both. The Sub is a lot tougher, but the Cartier is fairly rugged for a dressy watch. My concern about a Santos in a mechanical environment is that it is a scratch magnet even for desk jockeys. Also, I worked as a machinist for several years and would never wear a ring or a watch around moving parts (and I understand that you may not work around moving parts). A machine that grabs metal wrapped around your wrist or finger removes body parts very quickly.

And that’s on the lower side! The cost to service my Lange was around $3000. About 10x

Also, I'll throw in It was a 3-month wait for my roommates father to get his Omega serviced.

Ahhh thank you!!! As you can see... I probably think about time keeping a bit too much ;) But it is actually crazy to think about! I think we forget how insane what our watch is doing on our wrist!

@@BrittPearceWatches I think we all do… but I also like the idea that we have these little intricate machines designed to keep track of the seconds, minutes, and hours as the days click by

seeing these service prices (and times) for a quartz Cartier is rather encouraging though. We'll see if I don't get distracted my a Drive de Cartier Extra Flat though.

@@EdwardViaTomato I’ve got a Tank SolarBeat myself (from a Cartier boutique) and have been told that production has been very slow on the SolarBeat models in general, so I wouldn’t count on that movement getting introduced into other models any time soon :( I’ve also seen people on online forums say that messaging across different Cartier boutiques regarding availability of the Tank SolarBeat may be different-some have said that their SA said the models have been discontinued, whereas the SA I work with at my local boutique said that they’re very much still in production, just… slowly. I mean, that’s how I got mine. I’ve also read online an account of someone sending their Tank SolarBeat in because it wasn’t running, and was offered to have the whole watch replaced with a regular quartz Tank because they either couldn’t service the SolarBeat or replace it at the time. Or something. So future serviceability might be… questionable. But I’m okay with that, personally.

@@vincent67239 I think there may be some strategy to limiting production. The price has already gone up a fair bit. Pretty sure Cartier has always done this to some extent. Definitely a way to turn a practical concept into a more luxurious idea (since luxury is largely an idea, first and foremost).

​@@EdwardViaTomatoOne of the main reasons I use independent watchmakers. More inexpensive and they take great care of my watches

New one. Same as is in the must.

@@watchpapi thank you for the response! i wonder further, could you guys have opted to keep the same movement if you wanted to? or did Cartier say that had to swap the whole movement out?

@@mamoodles not sure to be honest.

I WAS JUST THINKING ABOUT THIS!!! I am going to London soon!! So i am going to swing by Somlo’s - they’re vintage omega specialists to get their advice and what I should do!

@@BrittPearceWatches But if you get it done, then it should probably be by Omega in Switzerland. I had a Seamaster Chronograph cal 321 done there and it was a great experience. Expensive of course, but you would always want the experts to do the job. And they have the vintage spare parts. I can recommend Mr Sangwa at the Omega Regent Street boutique, he was quite knowledgable. 😊

No, different movement all together with much longer battery life.

Omg! If this watch wasn;t about the servicing - my B Rolls would 100% be this one on the ostrich leather! I love it! My favourite combo! Now, I don't know where I got it from! It was a Christmas present from my husband yeaaaars ago! But tan ostrich leather strap! I hope you can find a good match for the Mrs! :)