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schonsaint Senior Member Senior Geek
Day hands fell off 2 watches
Went to get my green San iii ocean quest to wear for St Pattys day and noticed the day hand had fallen off. Found my combat edition bolt in the same state. Gonna send em to invicta for repair. I guess 3 or 4 months from now they will be back. Bummer
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watch_crazzy Senior Member Veteran Geek
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bummer, good luck with the repairs. I took my SAN III to a local watch guy for $15 he fixed it within a week and no probs since. I think Invicta made an exception to the warranty if you have the SAN III fixed locally saying it would not void the warranty. __________________
Thanks Ed "RDG" watch_crazzy View Public Profile Send a private message to watch_crazzy Send email to watch_crazzy Find all posts by watch_crazzy Add watch_crazzy to Your Contacts #3 Yesterday, 08:23 AM Join Date: May 2009 Location: Boynton Oklahoma Posts: 4,299 Real Name: Dan
spunky798 Senior Member Master WatchGeek
Sorry to hear that hope all goes well on the repairs. spunky798 View Public Profile Send a private message to spunky798 Find all posts by spunky798 Add spunky798 to Your Contacts #4 Yesterday, 08:24 AM
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jackievictor Senior Member Super Geek
It's common for that particular model. Lot's of people including myself returned ours to Shop for that very reason. Sorry you had to experience it at the most in- opportune time. Maybe you can have it fixed at your local jeweler, if they are willing to work on Invicta's. If not, say bye- bye to your watches for 6-8 weeks. (If you are lucky.) __________________
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Originally Posted by schonsaint Went to get my green San iii ocean quest to wear for St Pattys day and noticed the day hand had fallen off. Found my combat edition bolt in the same state. Gonna send em to invicta for repair. I guess 3 or 4 months from now they will be back. Bummer Not intended to make light of your misfortune but......look on the bright side, Invicta should have it back to you in time for NEXT years St Patricks Day. __________________
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My Green SAN111 had to have one of the bracelet holes drilled out. I only noticed this when I went to change out the bracelet for the strap. Took it to my local jeweler, and for 10 bucks, he fixed it. Good luck. __________________
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Take them to a local guy. __________________
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I agree that is not a good thing to find. I hope Invicta makes it right without any further bother to you. __________________ We shall not cease from exploration, and the end of all our exploring will be to arrive where we started and know the place for the first time. T. S. Eliot rjgawriluk@ameritech.net View Public Profile Send a private message to rjgawriluk@ameritech.net Find all posts by rjgawriluk@ameritech.net Add rjgawriluk@ameritech.net to Your Contacts #9 Yesterday, 09:00 AM Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Holland, MI Posts: 2,605 Real Name: John
Nismo Senior Member Master WatchGeek
Sorry to hear... Green SANIII OQ would have been perfect for the occasion. Unfortunately that production run of the 8172.220 had some issues with the day hand. The Bolt had the same movt. & issue. Not fun to have to deal with under any circumstance, but it can be a quick & easy (local) fix. Hope the day hands get taken care of soon. Wish you luck. __________________
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Mike_NavyNuke Senior Member Super Geek
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I feel your pain! This happened to me (I bought mine from WOW). I used to own every color of the SAN 3 Ocean Quest kits, because WOW had them for the $250 mark....but I got rid of all of them after a few issues with the hands.. I would recommend local repair, which I did once.....only cost $15. Sending to Invicta may cost your shipping plus $28 repair charge (which may be waived if you complain enough). __________________
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Exploder77 Senior Member Master WatchGeek
The same thing happened to my green SAN III. I sent it in to get it fixed. Just one of those things. __________________
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dadrock Senior Member Veteran Geek
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The hand fell off my watch this week! I have to send it back to be fixed. dadrock View Public Profile Send a private message to dadrock Find all posts by dadrock
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WatchWacko Senior Member Senior Geek
yup... sux __________________ Yup... "The secret of life is honesty and fair dealing. If you can fake that, you've got it made." Groucho Marx WatchWacko View Public Profile Send a private message to WatchWacko Find all posts by WatchWacko Add WatchWacko to Your Contacts #14 Yesterday, 10:11 AM
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I have the blue one and day hand fell off too...... i love that watch and will take to the jeweler this week i need that watch back fast so i'll have done local Gencoupe10 View Public Profile Send a private message to Gencoupe10 Send email to Gencoupe10 Find all posts by Gencoupe10 Add Gencoupe10 to Your Contacts #15 Yesterday, 10:22 AM
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Question? Is this watch a recent purchase or is it from last year when they had issues with the day hand and issues of mold in the kits ? I had that problem last year and sent it back.....I hope it doesn't happen to the kit that I bought on Weds. of this week. eagle 4 View Public Profile Send a private message to eagle 4 Find all posts by eagle 4 Add eagle 4 to Your Contacts #16 Yesterday, 10:55 AM Join Date: May 2009 Location: Sacramento Posts: 73 Real Name: Juan
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The samething happened to my ocean quest and akula. It took 3 months to get it back from invicta. sac3205 View Public Profile Send a private message to sac3205 Find all posts by sac3205 Add sac3205 to Your Contacts #17 Yesterday, 11:15 AM Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Chicago Posts: 145
duffyj917 Senior Member Senior Geek
Take um to a local guy. It's an easy fix. You will save money and lots of time.
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Do it locally. As one of the other mentioned both the SAN III and the Bolt had issues. My III was a first edition with the blue dial. The Bolt was also the limited edition. Repaired now and working fine. WA in Wa watch addict View Public Profile Send a private message to watch addict Find all posts by watch addict Add watch addict to Your Contacts #19 Yesterday, 12:25 PM Join Date: Jun 2009 Posts: 972
larrycumba Senior Member Veteran Geek
Why do the hands fall off? larrycumba View Public Profile Send a private message to larrycumba Find all posts by larrycumba Add larrycumba to Your Contacts #20 Yesterday, 12:36 PM
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That happened on my Blue, Green, and Yellow Kits! Definitely go to a local jeweler to have it fixed. It cost's less than the freight to send it to Invicta, and you save the heartache. __________________
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Originally Posted by larrycumba Why do the hands fall off? QC does seem to be lacking and sorry to say Invicta is not on my buy list. RKD0110 View Public Profile Send a private message to RKD0110 Send email to RKD0110 Find all posts by RKD0110 Add RKD0110 to Your Contacts #22 Yesterday, 12:45 PM
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that happened to my combat bolt too __________________ Contrary to your belief, nobody owes you anything mikepbrowning View Public Profile Send a private message to mikepbrowning Send email to mikepbrowning Find all posts by mikepbrowning Add mikepbrowning to Your Contacts #23 Yesterday, 12:47 PM
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I actually found my Orange Kit with the same problem about two weeks ago and my Corduba Ibiza and another one that I don't the name of cause its not a very popular model. I wish it wasn't such a big deal to get it sent off to get fixed. __________________ observe the time, fly from evil Scottie2hottie View Public Profile Send a private message to Scottie2hottie Find all posts by Scottie2hottie
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Sorry to hear it! You may want to look into a local repair. Probably cost the same and you get them back in a few days. __________________ Patience is a virtue few WatchGeeks have... DPM View Public Profile Send a private message to DPM Find all posts by DPM Add DPM to Your Contacts #25 Yesterday, 01:06 PM Join Date: May 2009 Posts: 367
Sturhling_Don Senior Member Senior Geek
That is awful. Such a lovely watch. I almost bought one but due to the mold issue, I didn't get the yellow version. I bought a Venom OQ kit instead. Thank goodness. That is an internal issue I wouldn't take to my local guy. I had my crown fixed, crystal replaced and bracelet fixed. But anything dealing with opening up my caseback other than a battery replacement would go back to Invicta. You can't wear it as is, so 3 or 4 months it would be.
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I have the same problem. Day hand fell off the anniversary edition bolt. Also, now unable to adjust date on one of my excursions. As a result, Android is currently getting my business.
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groucho007 Senior Member Veteran Geek
same thing happened to me!
The same thing happened to my Akula -Took it to my favorite watch guy -- and he'll get it fixed for about twenty bucks -Before you send it off -- you might check locally -- if you have someone you like and trust -You can probably get it done for a lot less -- and have your watches back on your wrist in a lot less time -- like three or four days! Peace, Ron __________________
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Alfredj Senior Member Veteran Geek
Yikes, that stinks , sorry :0( I hope they get them fixed and sent back to you quickly.. __________________ THE END IS NEAR :0) Alfredj View Public Profile Send a private message to Alfredj Find all posts by Alfredj Add Alfredj to Your Contacts #29 Yesterday, 06:31 PM
tomc1944 Senior Member Senior Geek
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My orange SAN III is back at Invicta for the second time for the same day hand problem. Great looking watch when it is working. __________________ Rolex DSSD, Panerai 63, CWL C3, C4, C5LE, C6 Invicta 5688, 6053, 6475, 4243, 6691, 6440,6715 tomc1944 View Public Profile Send a private message to tomc1944 Send email to tomc1944 Find all posts by tomc1944 Add tomc1944 to Your Contacts #30 Yesterday, 07:04 PM
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Sorry to here that, it will be 3 to 4 months wait. __________________
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swissmade59 Senior Member Master WatchGeek
had same happen different watch local jeweler fix 20.00 .
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Originally Posted by watch_crazzy bummer, good luck with the repairs. I took my SAN III to a local watch guy for $15 he fixed it within a week and no probs since. I think Invicta made an exception to the warranty if you have the SAN III fixed locally saying it would not void the warranty. same here with my combat san iv local was the way to go. Stew View Public Profile Send a private message to Stew Send email to Stew Find all posts by Stew Add Stew to Your Contacts #33 Yesterday, 08:49 PM
MamboKing Senior Member Super Geek
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I had the same problem on two of my bolts. Haven't done anything with em yet. Will probably take em to my local watch guy. MamboKing View Public Profile Send a private message to MamboKing Find all posts by MamboKing Add MamboKing to Your Contacts
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And herein lies why some no longer purchase Invicta.maybe they need to reduce the amount of new product being banged out and spend a tad longer in production with better QC and testing. What say you? __________________ Lee ingoodtime View Public Profile Send a private message to ingoodtime Send email to ingoodtime Find all posts by ingoodtime Add ingoodtime to Your Contacts #35 Yesterday, 10:17 PM
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Sorry to hear about that, and all the other posts mentioned here! Auto manufacturers issue recalls all the time. Sounds like there should have been 1 on these 2 if there was such a thing in the watch industry! Just say'in! Get them fixed locally and enjoy them in a couple of days! __________________
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#36 Yesterday, 11:38 PM
watchhore Senior Member Veteran Geek
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Same here as well. My green OQ had the issue with the subdial hand. Took it to my local watch shop and I had it back in 3 days. Cost me $15. Much less of a headache than having to send it to Invicta. watchhore View Public Profile Send a private message to watchhore Find all posts by watchhore Add watchhore to Your Contacts #37 Today, 09:07 AM
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Consider that after the first year, your 5 year Invicta extended warranty only covers the movement. Save youself some time, worry, and potentially some money (2 watches under 1st year warranty = $28 twice to Invicta, plus your initial shipping to FL.) and have 'em repaired locally. __________________
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orlandopilot
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Is there a reason that Invicta struggles mightily with their watch hands? A common theme of Invicta seems to be their inability to attach the hands of their watches properly. There is no excuse for this. orlandopilot
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Same thing happened to my brothers Corduba...weird. __________________ Who we are, is what we do. zuluandy View Public Profile Send a private message to zuluandy Send email to zuluandy Find all posts by zuluandy Add zuluandy to Your Contacts #40 Today, 04:13 PM
Kayakguy
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This just happened to mine after having it nearly 2 years. Had the geen OQ. I took it to a authorized Rolex jeweler and the watch maker had it fixed in 10 minutes and it only cost me 25 bucks. Find a quality jeweler store with a watch maker and this is not big deal!!! kayak