Self and family will never go there again. Had a ring re-sized which went ok (but would not leave it there now), then a clerk said my watch was broken and he wanted to send it to the company for repair. After keeping it for months and not calling, I finally called and he said it was there; it just needed a battery, lol. THEN took a Skagen watch in for batter (another watch) and the owner broke it. She said, "well, it's costume jewelry and it breaks). Maybe true, but still, it was a $145.00 watch. Not only that, but it had a 20mm face (small) which is hard to find, and I do not like the comparable ones as well. The point, however, is that the woman was so rude, instead of just apologizing she blamed my "costume jewelry" $145 watch for her breaking it. She said she'd try to repair it, but her manner was so imperious that, even though I initially left it there, I turned around, went back and got it. I don't want anything from them. She was just wrong-headed about how she dealt with breaking my watch, and just didn't "get it," the point wasn't the MONEY or the price, lol, it was that you're supposed to say, "sorry I broke your belonging." It was mine, I liked it. As far as disparaging my stuff goes, I wouldn't ever wear the jewelry the women had on (it was gaudy, big, loud, not to my taste). The Skagen watch, while "costume jewelry" (and not clunky and gold like the owner favored, lol) is an excellent little watch, in my opinion, very comfortable, 19-20mm faces (on some of them), trademark mesh band in silver stainless. Two Danish guys, I think, started marketing in the u.s. in the 80s. The experience left a bad taste in my mouth, and I'm gad I turned around and just got my watch, so I wouldn't have to go back. Other customers were there so I did not say anything. THEN the lady went to the back, took it out of the envelope, and dumped it into my hand...didn't even leave me the envelope to carry it in, lol. All I'd said was that I'd changed my mind about leaving it, nothing else. As I left I heard her behind me going on with customers about how she was going to fix it, blah blah. Self-justfiying and not sincere. They used to have a clerk who was better (the one who helped me in re-sizing a ring...(it was an emerald ring, actually ---I don't like diamonds, I kid you not. Anyway, no doubt it was "cheap" and not big enough or in a loud enough setting, lol). Bottom line, I had a yucky feeling for about 5 hours. Then we all went out to dinner and I felt better. Oh...forgot to add, the Skagen watch was a gift, also, and had sentimental value. God only knows how expensive something should be before the owner feels she should take care of it. (And as they always say, when someone doesn't feel they should treat "lesser" belongings well, they probably won't treat your good stuff well, very either...that's always been the common wisdom)
...Finally, the most comparable Skagan I can find is a 19mm face, mesh band but without some of the features I previously had, with shipping it's $132.00 So, that's what I'll order, probably. Monetarily, that was the price of dealing with the owner. On another level, I don't know that you can put a price on icky feeling. read more