Rolex Watch winders....

[javadog]

Originally Posted by vash

$500 here in san francisco. a legit rolex place.

The 3 Rolex official service centers in the US are in NYC, Dallas and LA. The one in SF is a little different.

JR

[Scott R]

Originally Posted by javadog

The 3 Rolex official service centers in the US are in NYC, Dallas and LA. The one in SF is a little different.

JR

Yup, you ship it in a correct sized box with brown paper tape, they are very specific. I now know from a mistake that the only place that makes authorized repairs is one of those three centers.

[Rick Lee]

I took a Breitling to auth. dealer where I bought it for an overhaul. They sent it to a local watch repair guy, who was Breitling-authorized. Of course, they marked up his charges, but it was still around $320 six yrs. ago. I went to buy some spring bars locally a year ago and the guy told me he was Breitling-authorized too, said my ChronoAvenger would run $600 for an overhaul. I guess chronos are a lot more work. I go to a Sinn dealer near Cologne for my Sinns. They have a full workshop and retail store there, so you can watch them work. It's pretty cool.

[aigel]

Originally Posted by JeremyD

Anybody know a reasonable place to sell a used Rolex. Got it as a award and it's a little flashy for me.

Post it here on PPOT!



I'd put it on Craigslist before doing Ebay.

G

[aigel]

Originally Posted by vash

aww ****..thanks. i need to have a hole drilled in my gunsafe for a winder!! i was just about to order it. thanks rick!!

You have a gunsafe? You mean bowsafe, right?

Most gunsafes and bowsafes already have a hole - your sure your's doesn;t? It is in the back usually and used for electric dehydrators.

G

[vash]

Originally Posted by aigel

You have a gunsafe? You mean bowsafe, right?

Most gunsafes and bowsafes already have a hole - your sure your's doesn;t? It is in the back usually and used for electric dehydrators.

G

no..i am having it built. i have to ask for the hole. this is for my guns..i cant shoot arrows at zombies..i will keep my bow in it too!!

[JeremyD]

Originally Posted by aigel

Post it here on PPOT!

I'd put it on Craigslist before doing Ebay.
G

Yeah - ebay for a rolex seems a little risky

here it is

[vash]

beautiful!!! if i had the coin.....

most rolex dealers will help you sell your old watches.

[304065]

I had one of those giant Omegas and the hands came loose.

Took it to a guy on 47th street who said he would send it back to the factory for repairs. A couple months later I picked it up, dirt on the face, hands came loose again a week later.

This time I sent it to the authorized Omega repair station in Pennsylvania somewhere, and told them I wanted them to stand behind the work. They said, "We have no record of your serial number."

The SCHMUCK on 47th probably took it to a local watchmaker and stung me an arm and a leg for inferior repairs.

So the moral. . . get the name of the authorized repair center directly from the manufacturer and ship it there yourself. If there really is a USD/CHF aribtrage, the cost of shipping to Zurich round trip would more than offset the difference in price.

My Sinn is back in Frankfurt for the THIRD time since 2003. A long story having to do with the power reserve indicator failing over and over again. They keep repairing it for me, did it once for free, now they propose to sting me for 90 Euro. Why do we like mechanical watches again?

[scottmandue]

Originally Posted by javadog

When I had a watch collection, all of the watches had mechancal movements and I never owned a winder for any of them. I'm of the school that believes that a watch wears more when moving than when not, never mind what some people think about "keeping the lubricant where it needs to be" or "keeping things lubricated". My experience was that the service intervals could be extended this way. If you've owned enough watches and keep an eye on their rates over the years, you can tell when one is needing to be serviced.

JR

All my autos are Seiko but I still follow to the above logic.

[intakexhaust]

Back in the 1980's I sported a Datejust self winder / wanker. That thing never kept what I would consider 'accurate' time. Yes, I did have the dealer, clean and service it and candidly was told they're not the best timekeepers. Imagine that, a Rolex dealer telling you this after spending a few thou for a frickn' watch?! Also, the 14k gold and stainless bracelet links would wear out loose. That watch matches the image of the whale tail on my 1984 911 (that tail has to go). I have a British made auto-winder Timex from 1970 that keeps better time! But these days my favorite is a stainless steel Casio analog face watch, solar charged (holds 15 days total darkeness) and is atomic timed. The most amazing thing was paying $18.00 clearance at a Kohl's store. Zero maintenence and I don't need to wank anymore...L.

[javadog]

Originally Posted by intakexhaust

Yes, I did have the dealer, clean and service it and candidly was told they're not the best timekeepers. Imagine that, a Rolex dealer telling you this after spending a few thou for a frickn' watch?! Also, the 14k gold and stainless bracelet links would wear out loose.

Well, I wouldn't have allowed a dealer to service a watch. Ever think it was the watch maker the dealer used, and not the watch?

The band would have lasted a lot longer had you kept it clean. Gold is soft, so it does wear faster. Still, I've owned Rolex watches with 18kt bands that were still tight after 20 years. It's all in how they are adjusted, how they are used and how they are maintained.

I've had probably a dozen of their watches and all of them kept good time. The most recent one I bought is an Explorer I. When it was new, it would neither gain or lose a second each day. It was dead nuts on; easily the most accurate mechanical watch I've ever owned.

JR

[billybek]

Originally Posted by JeremyD

Yeah - ebay for a rolex seems a little risky

here it is

Very nice.
Not that I have it but what kind of $ (aprox) are you looking for?

[JeremyD]

Retail for $10k. I'd be fine with 4