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Old 22 May 2012, 08:06 PM   #8
Andad
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Originally Posted by rolexsport View Post
hi y'all,

i just recently picked up a summariner 5513 from the 70's... it had been in possession of the previous owner for 14 years with occasional wear on outings and never been service since then...

i am a diy guy and plus i can't afford the $1k the rolex dealer asked for to service my watch but first and foremost i wanna get some synth oil off ebay and oil this thing for sure... how would i do this from zero knowledge level base of diy perspective... thanx and i did search but no avail...
In the recent quiz Rolex used 10 liters of oil/year when assembling their movements. Assuming Rolex make 1000000 watches per year that means 0.01ml/movement and that is spread across a number of different lubricants.

Courtesy of Steve.

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