Outbound - To Rolliworks

[Mk2rick]

i'm also thinking of sending my watch there but im much further away in Singapore. excited to see the transformation of your watch!

[Alex71168]

Be great to see the finished watch!

[Andad]

[0nly5iv3Digits]

Originally Posted by Mk2rick

i'm also thinking of sending my watch there but im much further away in Singapore. excited to see the transformation of your watch!

I’m also far away - if I were looking at them to have work done, I’d call them and set it up, and head down to Miami/Lauderdale for a little vacation. Maybe even grab a cruise.

[NAUI1982]

Originally Posted by brandrea

That looks like a well worn beauty Doug

Can’t wait to see it when it comes back from the spa

Spa! Yessir

Originally Posted by dba

That is a well loved watch.

Has that been there, done that, kinda history!

[NAUI1982]

Didn’t get delivered today! FEDEX, BOO. Tracker says delivery is tomorrow. Will be posting updates as they check her in, and take her vitals.

[andrewjb88]

Cant wait to see the afters

[ec51]

Well worn and loved! Can’t wait to see the overhaul.

[speedseeker]

Sub'd. Looking forward to the results.

[NAUI1982]

Rolli is in possesion! Delivery confirmation received. Now we wait for the doctor's analysis.

[davek35]

Great news of it's arrival. I know it would stress me out knowing my watch is hanging out with FedEx overnight. :)

[NAUI1982]

Originally Posted by davek35

Great news of it's arrival. I know it would stress me out knowing my watch is hanging out with FedEx overnight. :)

So true, and comforting to know I'm not alone!

[Michael T]

You may want to inquire about more link(s), as that band will come back quite a bit shorter. Great story and amazing on no service on the movement after 37 years.

[NAUI1982]

Originally Posted by Michael T

You may want to inquire about more link(s), as that band will come back quite a bit shorter. Great story and amazing on no service on the movement after 37 years.

Darn good point! I will do that…

[S’portEye]

Originally Posted by Michael T

You may want to inquire about more link(s), as that band will come back quite a bit shorter. Great story and amazing on no service on the movement after 37 years.

Rolliworks will tell you how many you may need after they inspect it.

[ROLEX MAN]

WOW!

Well worn.

[Little machines]

Rolli does a great job !Looking forward to pictures! Good luck!

[Easy Rhino]

Originally Posted by NAUI1982

This is going to be a fun post. I’ve got a beautiful five digit Datejust 36 from 1987, my first Rolex, that I bought after closing my first apartment building deal as a young Commercial Real Estate Broker working in Los Angeles. I bought this brand new for $2600 from Ben Bridge in Canoga Park’s Topanga Plaza mall.

Here we go gang…

Just love vintage watches with well earned patina.

Originally Posted by Sergio_UKR

Thank you for the post! Looking forward to the “after” pictures.

Subscribed!

This

Originally Posted by ROLEX MAN

That was a lot of money in 1987!!

That $2600 in 1987, adjusted for inflation, is about $7,200 today. Not too bad. But that $2600 was about three of my Florida house payments in that year .

[Chiboy]

Good luck! Looks like mine. I wore it daily for about 30 years until I got my Daytona. Hasn't been wore in years now though.

[123Blueface]

Originally Posted by NAUI1982

Rolli is in possesion! Delivery confirmation received. Now we wait for the doctor's analysis.

From Riviera Beach, would have been a nice drive to Miami for the day, drop off in person, get some Cuban food and coffee, and back home in no time.

[NAUI1982]

No new information from Rolli. Doctor still examining the patient.

[NAUI1982]

Originally Posted by 123Blueface

From Riviera Beach, would have been a nice drive to Miami for the day, drop off in person, get some Cuban food and coffee, and back home in no time.

Except that I’m not in FL in the summer. 😉

[NAUI1982]

Finally an update to share from Rollie. Got this email and made my selections. I was surprised by the comment about AM spring bars because my watch has never seen anyone other than my wrist, and has never been serviced — and bought brand new from Ben Bridge. So I honestly don’t know why they would note that in the report. Anyway, I answered the questions and they replied immediately acknowledging my choices.

So here we go, let the doctor begin…

—————

Hi

Apologies for the delay! We consider the arrival date of your watch when we calculate the ETA.

We are aiming for a target date of 10/21/24. This is just a marker not a set date. After all work is complete, we will email an invoice via QuickBooks.

Inspection Notes: Dial - V. Good – Light scratches on hr markers
Hands - V. Good - Light scuffs on hands Bezel - V. Good - Light scratches Bracelet - Good – Scuffs; Some stretch Winding Crown - Good - Normal wear Case - Good – Normal wear (nicks + soft finishes) Crystal - Good - Light scratches- We can polish free of charge Would you like to proceed? YES/NO Memo - Amplitude very low 171; 16s/d slow

BAND Inspection notes: During inspection we found that the spring bars are AM and will damage case. Should we replace? Would you like to proceed? YES/NO

After the band stretch repair is completed, there would be a need of additional 1-2 links to match the original length. We can provide them for you @$175 ea., but maybe you have them?

Please answer the following BAND polishing question:

BAND Polish or No Polish Each band rebuild comes with 30 mins courtesy polish in our polish room at no cost. If you’d like to take advantage of this, please let us know how do you expect the polish to look on a scale of 0-10 (10 being new)

0 = No polish 1-2 = Vintage looking 3-5 = Freshened up a bit but vintage 7 = New-ish 8 to 10 = As new as possible. This becomes a Retail polish at a cost of $250

Please provide us a number between 0 to 10.

Thank you!

[S’portEye]

I just got my wife’s 16233 back from them. Very nice work, we’re pleased. You should be happy come October. BTW, they beat their estimated time by 2 weeks.

[0nly5iv3Digits]

Sounds great! I'd personally go a 7 on the polish (assuming they can guarantee no softening of the lugs). Curious what you go with!

[sevykor]

Very much looking forward to results from Rolliworks. My GMT from ‘94 in need of some TLC too. This thread will help decide my course of action…

[Hkspwrsche]

Looking forward to seeing it!

[1William]

Thanks for the update. I am looking forward to seeing the watch after the service.

[NachoNeal]

Exciting!

[NAUI1982]

Originally Posted by 0nly5iv3Digits

Sounds great! I'd personally go a 7 on the polish (assuming they can guarantee no softening of the lugs). Curious what you go with!

I went for an 8. I can’t’ imagine what a 10 would be, but I’m not too worried about how much metal comes off the watch during a polish. They’re saying this was rated as lightly scratched, and didn’t see anything deep (nor did I), so I doubt it will take much to get it looking new.

Going to be a long 8 weeks.