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Porsche Design 1919 Datetimer Ti Automatic Watch
mitchysan
0
Jun 23, 2019
Does this come with the manufacturer's warranty, or is this a gray market item?
MarPabl
1088
Jul 30, 2019
mitchysanAccording to reviews https://drop.com/buy/porsche-design-1919-datetimer-ti-automatic-watch/reviews#reviews
The warranty card is not stamped, which is an issue considering this drop specifies that manufacturer's warranty is provided... So there's a big inconsistency here.
These are grey market ⌚ but some are known to include stamped warranty card (Breitling & Glashütte Original)
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Glen8
671
Nov 12, 2019
MarPablYou don't need a stamped warranty card to have a mfr warranty, it varies widely. Many require your purchase receipt, this tells everything they need to know, I've bought many watches from AD's that have either a stamped, undated warranty card, or a completely unfilled warranty card.
MarPabl
1088
Nov 13, 2019
Glen8Then this implies that Drop will be considered an AD for this watch...
Glen8
671
Nov 16, 2019
Glen8no it doesn't you can get a manufacturer's warranty from Macy's are they an AD? Maybe they are, I don't really see it that way though, there's just more than one route to get a mfr. warranty. Buy a Tissot or Hamilton or Seiko or Citizen etc etc etc at Macy's and it comes direct from the manufacturer with an mfr warranty and will NOT be stamped the warranty card will be blank just like it is when it is sent to the AD's. Drop is a clearinghouse and if they state there is a mfr warranty incorrectly they will at least cover it themselves over the same period of time, for a refund if they can't replace it, and as always, stamped warranty card or no stamped warranty card, what actually gets you your warranty exercised is going to be your purchase receipt. Re: Drop, you contact them first, they will then refer you from there. You do that through your transactions page. One Drop for a Vostok Europe I got needed warranty work, they literally just sent me to the mfr website, they covered it no questions asked and referred me to their contracted repair shop in the US (it was a small shop in Connecticut or something as I recall). Anyway, if you give a watch out as a gift for instance, make sure you include the original receipt, personally I always ask for a gift receipt in the event I may want to flip it, and including this receipt ensures that the party who purchases it can get the warranty exercised, no matter where it come from, you don't need that stamped card if you have your receipt, and I think I've gotten a total of 5 or 6 stamped dated fully filled out warranty card in like 250 watch purchases, at least 40 or 50 were from AD's. Most commonly it was stamped and not dated, which means what exactly? In order to prove when you purchased it, you still need your receipt.
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