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Old 22 December 2017, 02:18 AM   #31
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Great job indeed!
I personally would not touch the besel, although the one shown in the pictures is beautifully done. Now matter how scratched it is I wouldn't restore it.

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Why would you not touch the bezel?
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Rolex uses rare elves to polish the platinum. They have a union deal and make like $90 per hour and get time and half on weekends.
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Old 22 December 2017, 03:07 AM   #32
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Why would you not touch the bezel?
I guess it is a personal thing - I like to see that the watch lived ;) I have a 16570 but, the besel has been polished out to the point that some of the etched numbers lost their inscription depth near the edges. I will fill the numbers with paint to see if I can restore them. If I don't like the result I will order a replacement besel. Here are some pics so you can judge yourself.

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Old 22 December 2017, 03:15 AM   #33
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That's because it's polished the wrong way. With this new machinery you can refinish the dial in a way without damaging the inlay. Like in the pictures.
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I am sure there is!
Please keep the pictures of the restoration process coming, looking forward for more and the end-result.

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Old 22 December 2017, 11:30 AM   #35
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Explorer II overhaul- Part 1
Great Bas! Noticed it is a 3186 movement. Those are supposed to be better than older 3185, wonder your opinion on that matter.


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My hat is off to anyone with these skills.... love the post Bas
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Old 22 December 2017, 01:02 PM   #37
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Great Bas! Noticed it is a 3186 movement. Those are supposed to be better than older 3185, wonder your opinion on that matter.
They are? I thought there were some well-documented issues with the 3186.
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Old 22 December 2017, 03:06 PM   #38
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That is truly amazing! Work of art!

Thanks for sharing!

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Cheers guys.

The 3186 has parachrom and a different Gmt wheel/spring, just a solid movement.
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There is no part two. If any mod is reading this, please remove the part 1 bit from the title...
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Love such threads! Fantastic work!

In your opinion for these approx.10 years was the movement serviced and watch polished?

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Love such threads! Fantastic work!

In your opinion for these approx.10 years was the movement serviced and watch polished?

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It was unpolished and I could not see any marks inside the movement (scratches, marks on screwheads, etc). Nor was the GMT wheel modification done. So I replaced the spring for the updated one.
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What amazing pictures to go with your wonderful post! Thank you for sharing!!
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What amazing pictures to go with your wonderful post! Thank you for sharing!!
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Fantastic job Bas, really nice to see. I really like what you did on the lugs.
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