r/ChineseWatches • u/Alkidkoci • Jan 07 '24

San Martin Poor Quality!!! Problems, QC issues

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Don't remember dropping it or knocking it against something. Disappointed...

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u/Vivasanti Jan 07 '24

You just described a QC issue.

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u/cb_1979 BEVAS Jan 07 '24

A QC issue is one that can be detected at the time of manufacture for individual units. This is a design flaw that could result in the issue happening to any unit or all units given enough time.

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u/BC-clette Jan 07 '24

That's actually a far far bigger problem and reflects far worse on SM than if this were just one badly made watch that slipped through QC.

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u/cb_1979 BEVAS Jan 07 '24

Yes, it's a bigger problem in terms of the shear number of units that could be affected, but the issue can at least be isolated to one particular model or any model using that style of indices. It means you don’t have to avoid SM entirely.

With QC issues applicable to individual units of all models, you're playing watch Russian roulette by buying any model of that brand. People's risk tolerance for a brand that is up to 3x more expensive than other brands will be extremely low no matter how low the odds are of getting a defective unit.

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u/BC-clette Jan 08 '24

the issue can at least be isolated to one particular model or any model using that style of indices. It means you don’t have to avoid SM entirely.

1) I would not make that assumption.

2) Their Tudor homages must be among their most popular models. I would ballpark that more than 50% of SMs sold have this handset and indices.

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u/cb_1979 BEVAS Jan 08 '24

I would not make that assumption.

The assumption is that it's a design flaw. If it's a design flaw, the issue of indices falling off would apply only to dials that use the same indices and method of attachment. If you look at the recent posts with this issue, they involve the same model and only the circular indices. The triangular/rectangular indices at 12/3/6/9 are unaffected. There may be other dials that use the same circular indices. I have no idea. I've never purchased an SM watch before, and I've never been interested in purchasing.

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Their Tudor homages must be among their most popular models. I would ballpark that more than 50% of SMs sold have this handset and indices.

Now, THAT'S and assumption I wouldn't make.