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Old 26 April 2020, 05:35 AM   #1
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Should Rolex extend their warranty?

With the mothership shut down, watches that may be nearing the end of their warranty can't be sent in for service.

Is the consumer out of luck or will there be an extension or abatement of the end of the warranty?

This can be said to apply to all watch brands. Watcha think?
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Old 26 April 2020, 05:56 AM   #2
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My Z-Blue is in warranty and broken. It has two years to go so I expect it will get fixed inside the five year window. If it had two months or two weeks left on the warranty, I would expect Rolex to fix it ASAP after the shut down was lifted, and take into consideration the fact that it was in warranty when it failed. I'm confident this would be the case.

My AD is closed. I have sent them an email notifying them of the failure. The date and time of the email will speak for themselves.
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Old 26 April 2020, 06:11 AM   #3
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Mine was sent in for service and has been stuck there since February

I’m sure there is going to be leniency from some businesses
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Old 26 April 2020, 07:00 AM   #4
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I think Rolex has a pretty flexible warranty period under certain circumstances.
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Old 26 April 2020, 07:15 AM   #5
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No, 5 years is plenty, I think by year 3, ‘issues’ should have already appeared.
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Old 26 April 2020, 07:48 AM   #6
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No, 5 years is plenty, I think by year 3, ‘issues’ should have already appeared.
I think you may have misunderstood.
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Old 26 April 2020, 08:01 AM   #7
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My AD is closed. I have sent them an email notifying them of the failure. The date and time of the email will speak for themselves.
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Old 26 April 2020, 08:25 AM   #8
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I think Rolex will be flexible with watches that are approaching the end or are at the end of their warranty during this quarantine.
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Old 26 April 2020, 09:13 AM   #9
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I agree Rolex will probably be somewhat flexible through Fall 2020 or end year.
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Old 26 April 2020, 09:36 AM   #10
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I sure hope there will be an extension. My warranty is up in 2 months and my watch is running fast.

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Old 26 April 2020, 10:05 AM   #11
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In support for them to extend the warranty so hopefully they will.
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Old 26 April 2020, 10:12 AM   #12
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Id think not. if you have an issue now that you want to fix under warranty, send them an email now preferably with a video or photo so you have a record of the fault happening under warranty.
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Old 26 April 2020, 11:32 AM   #13
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Trust me, Rolex will be glad to accept your watch for warranty repair even after few weeks or months after your warranty card expired. There is no need for extension
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Old 26 April 2020, 03:34 PM   #14
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IMHO Rolex has done the right thing many, many times. Rolex agreeing to do warranty work is the least of my worries.

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Old 26 April 2020, 03:42 PM   #15
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With the mothership shut down, watches that may be nearing the end of their warranty can't be sent in for service.

Is the consumer out of luck or will there be an extension or abatement of the end of the warranty?

This can be said to apply to all watch brands. Watcha think?
Rolex already increased warranty to 5 years and service interval to 10 years. What more increase are you expecting?
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Old 26 April 2020, 03:54 PM   #16
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I sure hope there will be an extension. My warranty is up in 2 months and my watch is running fast.

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Old 26 April 2020, 05:35 PM   #17
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It would be a nice gesture, and the good PR would likely outweigh any related losses for Rolex. As I'm sure they are aware.
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Old 26 April 2020, 07:50 PM   #18
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With the mothership shut down, watches that may be nearing the end of their warranty can't be sent in for service.

Is the consumer out of luck or will there be an extension or abatement of the end of the warranty?

This can be said to apply to all watch brands. Watcha think?
Are you having a specific issue with your watch?
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Old 26 April 2020, 09:04 PM   #19
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I sure hope there will be an extension. My warranty is up in 2 months and my watch is running fast.

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Maybe call or email RSC now so you have something to point to later that the watch was out of spec during the warranty period.
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Old 26 April 2020, 09:20 PM   #20
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Rolex already increased warranty to 5 years and service interval to 10 years. What more increase are you expecting?
I think you may have misunderstood as well. I am not talking about/advocating a warranty longer than 5 years in general terms. I am talking about people who may currently be nearing the end of their warranty period and who cannot send in their watch if repairs are needed now solely due to the shutdown.

Perhaps my initial post could have been clearer.
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Old 26 April 2020, 09:51 PM   #21
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I think you may have misunderstood as well. I am not talking about/advocating a warranty longer than 5 years in general terms. I am talking about people who may currently be nearing the end of their warranty period and who cannot send in their watch if repairs are needed now solely due to the shutdown.

Perhaps my initial post could have been clearer.
Got it, my bad as well. Well, if you have any issue with the watch and if your warranty expired in last 1 month during its shut down and you send them as soon as RSC opens, I'm sure they'll take care of it. Don't see it a big deal.

But how many of them would there be who has their watches worked fine for 4 years 11 months and just gone bad in last month during shut down?
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Current 5 year is generous but unless an issue I'm in no rush to shell out unnecessarily.
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Old 29 April 2020, 08:21 AM   #23
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When I got the call from Goldsmiths about my incoming I was told that WOS were offering an additional 5 year guarantee on top of Rolex’s own making it a total of 10 years.... I thought that was quite a good offer but not sure if that’s something new?


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Old 29 April 2020, 08:48 AM   #24
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I believe that WOS additional cover has kicked in quite recently. I wouldn't turn my nose up at that.
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Old 29 April 2020, 08:51 AM   #25
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They often come out as the number one most respected brand in the world. A company in that position is one that takes care of their customers and I’d be certain they will make good on any and all warranty work with time flexibility
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