Rolex Service Center Cut Off Date?

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Any truth to this? I have heard some mention of it but not sure if it is true or just bad rumor. Then I saw this from a search I did (it is on Qualitytyme.net)

Q: I sent my watch to Rolex New York for service, but they told me it's too old and they can't fix it!!! Can you service my watch?

A: Yes, I know this sounds crazy, but Rolex will not currently service a watch that is over "around" 25 years old!! Their excuse... they can't get parts. Rolex only guarantees to provide parts for your "new" Rolex watch for 20 years.

Currently, Rolex will service watches dating back to the mid 1980s, and that date will no doubt move up as the years go by. It was around this time that Rolex switched to a newer series movement and they have chosen this period as the cut off.

If your watch is older (and has the older series movement) they will not service it, but instead will return the watch to you unserviced and suggest you purchase a new watch. Furthermore, it has come to my attention that many authorized Rolex dealers have now established the "cut off" as any watch with a plastic crystal.