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2 August 2024, 10:29 AM
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Real Name: Joshua
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My Dad’s DD Restored!
My dad gifted me his day-date a few years ago and I just recently got around to getting it fixed up.
The watch had a spotty service history so I sent that down to Time Care Inc. to get a full service done. I had to swap the bezel to get it to be water resistant and the dial due to paint chipping. The bracelet was stretched within hairs width of failure. I sent it down to RolliWorks to be restored. When it got down there, they told me that the bracelet was beyond conventional repair and would need to be shipped off to a third party that would put the links into a mold and pour fresh gold on top to fill in the link and give it its original size and shape. It was wild and it took a few months but the bracelet is almost brand new. Here are some before and after:     
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2 August 2024, 10:36 AM
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Looks great. I just sent my wife’s 16233 to Rolliworks for a bracelet repair. Seeing how yours looks is getting me excited. Enjoy!!
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2 August 2024, 10:42 AM
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Location: Georgia, USA
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fantastic and meaningful post - glad you had the resources to restore your dad's watch - looks great
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2 August 2024, 10:56 AM
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Thats stunning and I wish Rolex would bring back the bark. ENJOY.
do you mind me asking what that transformation cost. |
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2 August 2024, 11:08 AM
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It was about $6,000 all together with parts and labor which is quite a lot but the watch should be good to go for another 40 years with regular maintenance. |
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2 August 2024, 11:13 AM
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Fantastic!
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2 August 2024, 11:27 AM
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Real Name: Dr Mark R Nail
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Wow.
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2 August 2024, 11:28 AM
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Gorgeous looking watch. Loves great on you, congratulations!
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2 August 2024, 12:13 PM
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2 August 2024, 12:25 PM
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So awesome! That bracelet is super cool too, don't see those to often
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2 August 2024, 12:31 PM
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Location: USA
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Oh my goodness. I love seeing things like this. What a repair - now it gets to have a second life with you. Congrats!
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2 August 2024, 12:47 PM
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This is just awesome!!!
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2 August 2024, 12:56 PM
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Your dad had a great sense of style. Enjoy it!
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2 August 2024, 01:12 PM
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This is a great post and an awesome watch!! Wear it with pride and in great health!!
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2 August 2024, 03:51 PM
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2 August 2024, 03:51 PM
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Great looking restoration of a fabulous watch
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2 August 2024, 04:18 PM
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Looks great OP! I don't think I've ever seen a 'bark' bracelet before. Congrats and thank you for sharing.
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2 August 2024, 04:26 PM
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Very nice! I wish my father would have had something like this to pass down.. I will make sure my kids each get a Rolex from me.
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2 August 2024, 05:15 PM
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Looks great! Always have liked Bark
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2 August 2024, 05:47 PM
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Awesome
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2 August 2024, 07:03 PM
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Came back looking great!! Congrats!
Rik at Time Care does great work and is an all around good guy. 
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2 August 2024, 07:08 PM
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Lovely watch with great sentimental value. Shame you couldn’t keep the original dial and bezel, as the proportion of the diamonds seemed just right, but I can totally understand you wanting to return it to a condition where you have no worries about wearing it in water etc. Definitely money well spent and it looks incredible, that bark finish is so classy.
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2 August 2024, 07:20 PM
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Congratulations
 What a great family piece of history
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2 August 2024, 07:56 PM
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Looks great!
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2 August 2024, 09:18 PM
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It looks showroom new!!
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2 August 2024, 09:21 PM
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Looks great.
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2 August 2024, 10:39 PM
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Very nice!!!
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2 August 2024, 10:55 PM
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2 August 2024, 11:06 PM
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I knew a guy in the 80s that had a DD with the bark bracelet. Didn't think much of that back then as I had a DD with a polished center links bracelet but seeing yours OP makes me realize how cool that was and is! Congratulations!!!
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3 August 2024, 12:36 AM
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Looks great !! Enjoy your Dad's watch!
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