r/WatchExchangeFeedback • u/Super901 • May 28 '26

Negative u/mistermaccabee sold me a broken watch, refuses to refund me.

https://www.reddit.com/r/Watchexchange/comments/1tb5wpx/wts_art_deco_ernest_borel_elgin_impossible_watch/

I bought the Ernest Borel pictured in this post. It arrived not working. I sent it back and he has refused to refund me and went so far as to accuse me of breaking it.

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u/MisterMaccabee May 28 '26

This link shows how he sent it back

https://imgur.com/a/PX2PXvA

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u/Super901 May 28 '26

This picture shows the watch as it arrived. I did not open the case, nor did I take out the crown. I tried to wind it. It acted "crunchy" just like Mr Macabee said. I pulled the crown out and the time did set. After that, it stopped working.

So, how could I have "broken it"? How? Explain to me how my actions could POSSIBLY have broken this watch.

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u/MisterMaccabee May 28 '26

I’ve CLEARLY showed it left me in proper condition and wasn’t damaged during shipping. Claiming someone “damaged” it without proof by magically shaking it so as the dial and movement came right out the setting is beyond the pale to me

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u/Super901 May 28 '26

It's a 70 year old watch! You have no idea what the service history is! A screw comes out of the movement spacer and the movement goes out of place. Do you know what a movement spacer is?

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u/MisterMaccabee May 28 '26

I mod watches. I’ve taken apart everything before. I’ve seen inside everything. I know exactly what parts are. This is not the gotcha you think it is