Warranty Transfer List

[Zarith]

European based watch companies will give a minimum 2 years warranty. It's the law (Directive 1999/44/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 25 May 1999). Switzerland follows the same rules.

http://eur-lex.europa.eu/smartapi/cgi/sga_doc?smartapi!celexapi!prod!CELEXnumdoc&lg=en&n umdoc=31999L0044&model=guichett

I believe the vast majority of Swiss and German Watches have a transferable warranty. Invoices are never requested for repair. The only important element is the warranty certificates filled with the watch serial number, the date of purchase and the authorized dealer stamp. The name and address of the buyer is never mentioned. An this is normal: many people buy watches as presents.

[OnTimeGabe]

Citizen USA - 5 year transferable - http://www.citizenwatch.com/COA/English/service.asp

Orient - 1 year worldwide transferable - http://orientwatchusa.com/index-3.html

Casio USA - 1 year transferable. The website stipulates "original purchaser", but that only means that you can supply a dated proof of purchase - http://www.casio.com/support/warranties/timepcwarr.htm

Victorinox Swiss Army - 3 year transferable - http://www.swissarmy.com/Timepieces/...dWarranty.aspx

Tissot - 2 year transferable - http://www.tissot.ch/data/warranties/139-en.pdf

[stumpy1972]

Great post!

Kobold's warranty is 2 years, but they don't mention anything about transferring to a second owner. I would think they mean 2 years based on the serial number regardless of who owns it. I'm sure some Koboldian out there could probably chime in on the warranty transfer question.

[dbluefish]

Glycine(I believe it has not been mentioned and I think it is 2 years) but definitely transferable.

paul

[JRMH]

Oris - http://oris.ch/services/dis_service.aspx?ln=en&page=0

That link under service centers says 2 year warranty but no real info about it. Also not sure how you can say this but Oris models that are currently on their website (or in the archived section) and still under warranty can get an extra year of warranty if you register the watch with myoris. (totaling 3 years) but not sure if the extra year is transferable.

[david Anthony]

Doxa's not transferable anymore??! What the heck?! I know there were some very public battles about this years ago which eventually led them to change their policy and offer a transferable warranty. I had assumed that as they moved up market (or at least their prices have) they would have had no reason to revoke this policy. Kinda shocked at this

[Eric L.]

Doxa's not transferable anymore??! What the heck?! I know there were some very public battles about this years ago which eventually led them to change their policy and offer a transferable warranty. I had assumed that as they moved up market (or at least their prices have) they would have had no reason to revoke this policy. Kinda shocked at this

They stopped with the transferrable warranties in Nov 2008.

[samanator]

OK, So I have updated up to this point today. I will be away for a few days but please keep adding. I'll update next Tuesday when I return.

[OnTimeGabe]

OK, So I have updated up to this point today. I will be away for a few days but please keep adding. I'll update next Tuesday when I return.

I'm not sure exactly when, but at some point the system will no longer allow you to edit your post. When we've gotten all the brands we can think of, one of us mods can finalize the list and we'll make it part of our reference library. Nice work on this one, Michael!

[samanator]

I'm not sure exactly when, but at some point the system will no longer allow you to edit your post. When we've gotten all the brands we can think of, one of us mods can finalize the list and we'll make it part of our reference library. Nice work on this one, Michael!

Thanks and OK Gabe. I think we still need Breitling, Rolex, Blancpain, Panerai and Longines to be reasonably complete.