Help brush my polish center link

[Gotgolf52]

After sold my daily submariner I decided to make my Pepsi my daily watch but I don’t like the PCL. Any recommendations of who can brush my Pepsi? Thank you


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[BMRand]

Buy a sub bracelet and swap them. Requires different pins but works. Did this on my blnr.

[Gotgolf52]

Originally Posted by BMRand

Buy a sub bracelet and swap them. Requires different pins but works. Did this on my blnr.

Interesting theory but I don’t want extra bracelet. Thank you.

[joli160]

You can do it yourself, not too difficult.
Any watchmaker or Jeweler can do it.

[SvenNikolai]

Switch to Jubilee bracelet, it is less prone to scratches.

[Rolexforthewin]

Originally Posted by BMRand

Buy a sub bracelet and swap them. Requires different pins but works. Did this on my blnr.

Which pins did you use?

[Gotgolf52]

Originally Posted by joli160

You can do it yourself, not too difficult.
Any watchmaker or Jeweler can do it.

Oh wow. I will ask. Thanks

[OG1982]

Originally Posted by BMRand

Buy a sub bracelet and swap them. Requires different pins but works. Did this on my blnr.

That's an extremely expensive way to complete a very simple task.

[OG1982]

There are several good watchmakers in the US (if that's where you are located) that could do this for you, Roliworks being one. I would not try to do it myself.

Any watchmaker that has experience with polishing Rolex would be able to complete this easily, and it wouldn't cost much either.

[Henrimontgomery]

It’s not going to look good. The grain will be slightly different.

Swap the bracelet, sub or jubilee, but don’t massacre this one out of a whim.

[Rolexken]

Originally Posted by Henrimontgomery

It’s not going to look good. The grain will be slightly different.

Swap the bracelet, sub or jubilee, but don’t massacre this one out of a whim.

Agree don’t deliberately damage the original bracelet either live with it or change it for something else.

[brandrea]

Originally Posted by SvenNikolai

Switch to Jubilee bracelet, it is less prone to scratches.

[padi56]

Originally Posted by joli160

You can do it yourself, not too difficult.
Any watchmaker or Jeweler can do it.

And quite easy to do, but a lot harder to re-polish if ever needed.

[77T]

Originally Posted by Henrimontgomery

It’s not going to look good. The grain will be slightly different.

If the OP chooses a jeweler to refinish the Oyster links, the best way to avoid any variations would be lapping the full links, not just the PCLs.

Originally Posted by Rolexken

Agree don’t deliberately damage the original bracelet either live with it or change it for something else.

It's not damage - it's just a modifying the PCLs into a satin finish. Easily reversed.

Originally Posted by padi56

And quite easy to do, but a lot harder to re-polish if ever needed.

At the very next RSC service it will be re-polished to factory finish. But that is one drawback of this modification - Rolex will reverse it every time if the brushed bracelet is attached when the watch is serviced.

This leaves the OP only one option for overhauls: an independent watchmaker.


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[physicist]

The OP could just send in the head of the watch for service if he wants it serviced at a Rolex service center and doesn’t want the center links restored to a polished finish.

[thesharkfactor]

Presenting.. the Brushmaster 3000 Deluxe..

























Easy to make, easy to do.

[NAUI1982]

Awesome! This deserves a Youtube video so we can see the entire process! I love this idea, need to make one of these! Wish I had a 3D printer, I see a nice project in my future. Thanks for sharing this!

Originally Posted by thesharkfactor

Presenting.. the Brushmaster 3000 Deluxe..












Easy to make, easy to do.

[brandrea]

Originally Posted by thesharkfactor

Presenting.. the Brushmaster 3000 Deluxe..


Easy to make, easy to do.

That’s just awesome

Beyond my skill set, so I’ll just ship them all to you

[thesharkfactor]

Thanks guys, its great for touching up a brushed bracelet. If you have one of those and a Cape Cod cloth, you can have a pleasant evening touching up a used watch at home. It's not as good as a proper paid for job, this is just a light or superficial touch up - if you enjoy fiddling with your watches..!

When I buy a used watch I always tidy it up for my own use then I can enjoy putting my own marks on it!

[travisb]

If you don't have any experience doing it on your own I'd take it to a local watchmaker.

[OG1982]

Originally Posted by thesharkfactor

Presenting.. the Brushmaster 3000 Deluxe..

























Easy to make, easy to do.

Yikes.

Now I can see why the coronet on the clasp has worn so unevenly.

Sorry, but this is why you should leave polishing or ‘brushing up’ to the professionals.

10/10 for ingenuity though.


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[OG1982]

Originally Posted by OG1982

Yikes.

Now I can see why the coronet on the clasp has worn so unevenly.

Sorry, but this is why you should leave polishing or ‘brushing up’ to the professionals.

10/10 for ingenuity though.


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Unless these are in fact old pictures, and then I’ll politely apologise?


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[OG1982]

Originally Posted by OG1982

Unless these are in fact old pictures, and then I’ll politely apologise?


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Seems I got this wrong, crikey, that went full circle quickly…

After some ‘investigating’, it appears the pictures are from a refurb completed at the time of purchase, so the damage to the coronet was not done by the Brushmaster 3000!

Apologies. I’ll close the door on my way out…


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[thesharkfactor]

Originally Posted by OG1982

Yikes.

Now I can see why the coronet on the clasp has worn so unevenly.

Sorry, but this is why you should leave polishing or ‘brushing up’ to the professionals.

10/10 for ingenuity though.


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Incorrect.. if only you had seen what I started with!!

I don't have a pic of the clasp but you can imagine, it was consistent with the condition of that lug and crown!

[OG1982]

Originally Posted by thesharkfactor

Incorrect.. if only you had seen what I started with!!

Apologies. Please see my correction above.


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[ABM]

It will be cheaper (and faster) to buy a Ginault bracelet (they are excellent), and keep your original PCL one for when you need it (RSC).

https://ginault.com/shop/gen-ii-94530g-bracelet/


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[thesharkfactor]

Originally Posted by OG1982

Seems I got this wrong, crikey, that went full circle quickly…

After some ‘investigating’, it appears the pictures are from a refurb completed at the time of purchase, so the damage to the coronet was not done by the Brushmaster 3000!

Apologies. I’ll close the door on my way out…


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Here's the finished watch.. I fitted a NOS dial, NOS hands, NOS insert, new crown, new crystal, new gaskets, refinished it and chamfered the lugs.. all by hand;





Before - the worst 16613LB you have ever seen. it was £cheap..;



Brushmaster 3000 Deluxe!

[wilsonpepper]

LA WatchWorks has brushed 3 of my PCL bracelets. They do an excellent job, at a reasonable price. Highly recommend as they even media blast around the "crown latch" on the bracelet.

[jamesbondOO7]

Any Scotchbrite will do the job.

[alignyc]

Originally Posted by 77T

This leaves the OP only one option for overhauls: an independent watchmaker.


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you could send it in for service on a nato strap - i do not believe they would force you to buy the steel bracelet.

i sent in my daytona on a rubber b and they did not do anything negative.