DO NOT BUY FROM THESE PEOPLE. I ordered a fairly expensive watch. My third purchase. It never arrived. I wrote to them and they acknowledged issues with Royal Mail and would send a replacement. It nev... See more
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Great looking watch, well priced, beautifully presented. Lasted less than 3 years, crown fell out, can no longer set the date and time, not worth the price of the repair - also on second strap, as the... See more
Paid for watch in late May. No sign of it. No response to very many emails, phone calls and even 2 handwritten letters. The website still solicits custom. Maybe James Horner should establish a... See more
Exceptionally beautiful watch face & crystal. Comfortable to wear, a joy to look at. The movement runs about +10 seconds per day, so i recalibrate it every two days or so. This is a delightful watch... See more
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Bauhaus inspired watches designed in the UK
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United Kingdom
- 07376134190
- tapferkeit.com
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Great watch that could never go out of style!
This watch was a gift to my husband, he loved it. Great design, simple, retro styled watch which can never go out of style.
No updates and no customer support
I purchased a watch almost a week ago and since I have not only not received any updates, but also the messages I have been sending to customer support are being ignored. Not a good look. I am not sure how I will get a refund.
I have still not received my watch!!
I have still not received my watch!!
I shall be asking PayPal for my money back.
bad customer service
you didn't deliver the unit on time. you didn't repsond to emails or chats. you basically ignored everything. it was a gift for my nephew but i couldn't give it o him as he went back home overseas. finally the product does not keep time, loses over one hour everyday. money wasted. can't be bothered to get i touch as i dont think i'll get any rresponse
the item is good
the item is good, but it took 6 weeks to deliver (inside Europe), support was non-responsive.
Despite their promise of a return…
Despite their promise of a return policy, it is something this company clearly does not offer. The information on their site regarding returns, requests that you get in contact to start the process. So far, I’ve sent three messages, one via their onsite contact form and two emails – no response.
Having logged into my account to access my order it now informs me that, “This item is not eligible for a return” What?!!!
Worst costumer service I have encountered in a long time.
Avoid this company, they offer absolutely no customer service.
Spend your money elsewhere
Spend your money elsewhere. I purchased an Edel watch from Tapferkeit. It's a great-looking timepiece, but after 9 months, and very little wear, it developed a fault (stopping at 11:25pm every night!). Despite being well within the 2-year warranty period, multiple attempts to contact the company have been ignored.
Where the heck is my second watch?! *Resolved*
I ordered two Freiheit watches and only received one. I have made numerous attempts to contact both via email and on Instagram and have received absolutely no reply. I'm now $300 out of pocket with no watch to show for it. The one that did arrive is great but that is completely overshadowed by the lack of communication and missing second watch. UPDATE: After a lot of waiting and fairly sparse communication, the second watch did eventually arrive, with a free additional strap included. Honestly I really hope these guys manage to sort their communication and shipping, the product is great, hopefully the rest will come in time.
They don't respond to emails.
I purchased a watch from this company a little under two years ago, so should still be under warranty. I wore it one day last week without any incident, and a few days later when I opened my jewelry box, the crystal was in two pieces lying next to the watch. It looks like it exploded off the watch as there's a ring of glass still attached. I've been sending these folks emails for a week but not getting any response from them. Based on what I'm reading I am not expecting to hear from them and I'd suggest to people interested in this watch to stay away.
Follow Up:
The company sent me an email:
"Thank you for your email. I am extremely sorry to hear you have not had a response from us! We had not received any of your emails until we saw your review and realized they had ended up in our spam folder.
If you can reconfirm your address, I will be happy to arrange for a replacement to be sent to you."
I received a new watch today.
So it ended OK.
Took a long time to arrive/wrong watch
Took a long time to arrive - and then they sent the wrong watch!
And communication pretty poor throughout...
Very poor customer service and product
Very poor customer service and product. They don't reply to live chat, let alone to emails. I cancelled my order and sent repeated emails and tried to use the live chat but to no avail. In the end I was sent a watch with scratches on it. I emailed the same day with pictures of the defected product and returned it but still have not received my refund after more than a month.
Please stay away
Broken watch, no one answers. Scam
I bought an Automatic watch from Tapferkeit on 11/08/23 and got it by 22/08/23. The watch never worked. ive been trying to contact them since 22/08/23 but no one answers my emails. I have filled out the refund request on my account on their site but no one answers I've written to the support email but no one answers. This one is a clear scam. Stay away
Zero customer service
Ordered two watches, one wasn't right, tried to contact Tapferkeit FOUR times, via email and website, no reply.
Useless company.
The wait was worth it.
The wait (4 weeks to NZ) was worth it. The chrono was going to be a short term fix for the Speedmaster that was stolen at a couriers on the way to be serviced, but has barely left my wrist since arrival a month ago. And is much more accurate than the Omega. Well done James, nicely made, good looking and accurate. Fine value for money. Highly recommended.
it took a long time to get here
it took a long time to get here, I think about a month. I have purchased watches online before and usually takes few days. Other than that all good.
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