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ColtFletcher · 11 November 2021, 11:52 AM

Deal All.
I have an older Lady's Presidents Model 6917 that has been lovingly worn for nearly 40 years now.
Currently it is running around 25-30 minutes fast every 24 hours. I sent in for an estimate from Rolex service in Dallas. They want $ 3,200 for "needed" service to include the standard dial, hands, crystal, bezel, crown and seals as well as main spring, bar spring gears, "listed internals" as well as a suggested bracelet replacement cost of $ 8400 etc...

So, to my question and needed advice.

Years ago I converted a Datejust to an ETA quartz movement for around $ 100 due to the watch being a second watch as well as my age and the difficultly winding and screwing in the crown every time I wanted to wear it.
I would like to do the same with this lady's watch for the same reasons.

The watch shop I used has long closed and I am asking for suggestions how to proceed. I would rather fix the watch rather than scraping it for the gold.

I would like to re-finish or replace the dial and swap out the original movement to a highline quartz movement using the Rolex hands or similar.

Thank you for your time.

Col. T. Fletcher

11 November 2021, 11:52 AM	#1
ColtFletcher "TRF" Member Join Date: Dec 2014 Real Name: Tyler Location: Southern Miss Watch: Ref. 3729/1 Posts: 143	Presidents Model 6917 (1982) Do I convert to ETA Quartz? Deal All. I have an older Lady's Presidents Model 6917 that has been lovingly worn for nearly 40 years now. Currently it is running around 25-30 minutes fast every 24 hours. I sent in for an estimate from Rolex service in Dallas. They want $ 3,200 for "needed" service to include the standard dial, hands, crystal, bezel, crown and seals as well as main spring, bar spring gears, "listed internals" as well as a suggested bracelet replacement cost of $ 8400 etc... So, to my question and needed advice. Years ago I converted a Datejust to an ETA quartz movement for around $ 100 due to the watch being a second watch as well as my age and the difficultly winding and screwing in the crown every time I wanted to wear it. I would like to do the same with this lady's watch for the same reasons. The watch shop I used has long closed and I am asking for suggestions how to proceed. I would rather fix the watch rather than scraping it for the gold. I would like to re-finish or replace the dial and swap out the original movement to a highline quartz movement using the Rolex hands or similar. Thank you for your time. Col. T. Fletcher