Have you ever tried to do something nice for someone just to have it backfire, and then the backfire continues to flare up in your face?
My ex's grandmother gave him a very nice Citizen watch with all kind of crazy functions. She is an extremely important person in his life and the watch is engraved, making it even more sentimental. His birthday was in August and I took the watch to my dad (a licensed jeweler for over 13 years) to have the scratched crystal replaced and have the movement cleaned. My ex was the type who NEVER takes off his watch and the damn thing was literally held together by years of dirt. My dad worked very hard to make it perfect for me and it was...for a while. Two weeks ago, the waterproof watch filled with water and, while it was still keeping time, all the digital fuctions were gone. I took it back to my dad and he found that a gasket from one of the buttons was stripped and the button had fallen out. Now, to replace the movement is going to cost ~$150 and my ex is saying don't bother because it will never be the same again and it has been screwed up since the first time I took it to my dad and just get the watch back so he can keep it in a jewelry box and
....generally making me feel really bad.
Sorry for the long story, but it was necessary to get to my question:
Should I go ahead and get the new movement put in the watch? I feel so bad about this and I really want to make it right, but I'm also scared something else will go wrong. And I will be on a payment plan with my dad just to pay the $150.....what do you guys think?
My ex's grandmother gave him a very nice Citizen watch with all kind of crazy functions. She is an extremely important person in his life and the watch is engraved, making it even more sentimental. His birthday was in August and I took the watch to my dad (a licensed jeweler for over 13 years) to have the scratched crystal replaced and have the movement cleaned. My ex was the type who NEVER takes off his watch and the damn thing was literally held together by years of dirt. My dad worked very hard to make it perfect for me and it was...for a while. Two weeks ago, the waterproof watch filled with water and, while it was still keeping time, all the digital fuctions were gone. I took it back to my dad and he found that a gasket from one of the buttons was stripped and the button had fallen out. Now, to replace the movement is going to cost ~$150 and my ex is saying don't bother because it will never be the same again and it has been screwed up since the first time I took it to my dad and just get the watch back so he can keep it in a jewelry box and
....generally making me feel really bad.Sorry for the long story, but it was necessary to get to my question:
Should I go ahead and get the new movement put in the watch? I feel so bad about this and I really want to make it right, but I'm also scared something else will go wrong. And I will be on a payment plan with my dad just to pay the $150.....what do you guys think?
