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Originally Posted by spuggy
If you need warranty, apparently since 2017 only the Dallas and NYC RSCs are doing that.
I've used the Rolex Service Center in San Francisco since the 90's and see no reason to change at all - even though they're now under new ownership, still the same guys working there. When they popped the back cover off booking it in, the guy showed me his initials from 1996...
They'll do what you want, within reason.
I'm told the official RSCs will do things like use service dials, hands etc. according to policy - you don't get a choice. And they don't care if the watch was much more collectible with a "spider dial" or a particular font date ring/bezel, tastefully creamy colored hands etc.
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That’s nonsense, you do get a choice. You can approve or decline whatever you wish. When I had them service my 5512, I was quite explicit as to what they could or couldn’t do. They had no problem with it.
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Originally Posted by spuggy
And a over-polished case and/or bracelet may look shiny, but makes the watch much less desirable to many.
There's entire forums for watch enthusiasts. These guys really know their stuff https://www.rolexforums.com/index.php |
I’m not one of those idiots that likes a beat-up looking watch because it has “patina.“ Frankly, I liked my watches to look like they just came out of the factory workshop yesterday. And that’s generally what you get when Rolex refinishes a case or a bracelet. I’ve never seen them over polish anything, it looks like it did when it left the factory. That’s definitely something you can’t always say for independent service facilities or local contractors, they simply don’t have the time, skill and equipment to do what Rolex does.