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Originally Posted by INC
That is why the Universe gave us watchmakers and repairmen. Then it gave us MOPAs, 3D printers, and AI, which can now produce almost any part based on a pattern. Provided it is not an electronic part. Yet. 
By the way, with such mass-produced models, spare parts never runs out, at most more watches are dismantled and sold as parts.  |
That’s optimistic. It’s already getting more difficult to service four digit watches, and 3rd parties were flooded with those spare parts from Rolex for decades. No third parties get any parts for 32xx and newer movements.
It’s unfortunate, because it’s antithetical to the ethos of the brand. Rolex’s push for “in-house” since the 90s has now lead us to them exerting complete control. If I wanted to spend a fortune on a watch maker fabricating parts for a repair, it wouldn’t be on a relatively industrial movement like a Rolex.