Any watch lovers here????

You are up $6K. Go post in the investments thread. LOL.

 

What's the best course of action to have the watch gone over. Should I have it polished etc. or just leave it as is?
I see an authorized Rolex service store at UTC mall but it's a Ben Bridge store.


You are up $6K. Go post in the investments thread. LOL

 

My opinion, and others may have other opinions.
1) Send it to Rolex Service Center and tell them the internals of the watch need to be serviced. You can do this through Ben Bridge. (Growing up in University City, I spent a lot of time at UTC).
2) IMO - tell them that you do NOT want the case, nor the bracelet polished in any way (some collectors value the authentic wear of a watch, and polishing can hide flaws)

@sdiver suggested Rolliworks, but I have no experience with them.

 

The concern with telling RSC what to do or not to do is they often ignore the request. If something is not up to Rolex standard it usually gets done regardless. Lots of RSC regrets on TRF for this reason.

A few have reported success with specific requests so YMMV.

 

That’s why I would take it to an authorized service center rather than sending it to Rolex. They will usually do what you ask them to do. Is there anything wrong with it? I’d get it on a timegrapher and see if it actually needs anything. After that long, it probably needs service but not necessarily.

 

Since it's sat in it's box for 19 years/unworn I'm sure it would need some servicing.
I did give it a wind and it works.
I had it set at Two Minutes To Midnight....I'm a dork.

 

I don't think that watch will really suffer if it gets a light polish. Its not exceedingly rare or something that is in super high demand in vintage circles. If it were mine I'd have it serviced and a polish done.

HOWEVER - that could be a different case in 20 years where its more vintage, higher demand ect. It comes down to your wants and needs. If you want it looking nice and more like new go for it. If your going to keep it hidden away for decades hoping it will be worth huge $$ then keep it as is.

Honestly that watch isn't beat up so if you get it polished I'd doubt anyone would be able to tell it was done 20 years from now. Not like they are buffing out deep scratches and dings that will change the profile of the case.

 

Just off the phone with Ben Bridge and they estimated $900 service fee and 12 week turn around. They'd send it to Rolex for the service.

I'd prefer to leave it unpolished.

 

If you don't want it polished or resurfaced, Grab some Cape Cod Polishing Cloth and give her a buff, that stuff is amazing and very gentle. It'll look 1000% better.

 

Check with the guy I sent you the contact information on. About 1/3 that cost.

 

Will do

 

I'm firmly in the leave the exterior alone. Might be the vintage rolexes I've seen but the fluted bezel doesn't look that great or sharp after they touch it up.

 

Latest acquisition.

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The AD had one. Now, they have none.

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In lieu of a discount, I was able to secure a *free* Wolf Watch Winder (Cub Single).
First impression, very quiet.
I have not made up my mind on its use.

I am going to make an effort to rotate my watches (on my wrist) going forth and may include the Wolf in the process.
But I may limit the time I leave a watch on the winder.

I will report on noise after a month or so of use.

 

I got one of those on the leather strap when it came out. I suspect I have worn it more than any other watch in my rotation since. It's a great watch and a great value.

As I teaser, I've been working on a Tudor. It's a 1930's watch that needed some work. I'm getting pretty close to being done. At least it is running now. Here's a few pictures of it in progress.

 

I just rotated into the Tudor this morning, coming off the Ball.
The weight difference is huge. I am going to smack someone, unintentionally.

That is a neat hobby/skill.

I should start playing around a bit.
I thought about doing some customization off Seiko productions.

 

I started by doing some customization's on Seiko 007's. Then went on from there to do some online classes. I need to take some pictures of my little watch shop I've built in a spare bedroom. It's pretty cool.

 

They are only original once. Just like an old motorcycle with a good patina.