Glidelock issue

[regaltrojan]

Ouch. Sorry for your situation.

[Pauln]

A good, “that’s why you leave it be or pony up the cash for RSC” reminder.

[Steerpike999]

If it came back with such obvious damage on the outside, what did they do on the inside?
name and shame the place that did the work IMHO

[usling15]

Weve overlooked an important piece of this. If a "watch repair" person can't do a basic polish without wrecking a watch. What kind of service could he be capable of at £100 ?
Maybe just open & adjust balance.

[Seibei]

Originally Posted by usling15

Weve overlooked an important piece of this. If a "watch repair" person can't do a basic polish without wrecking a watch. What kind of service could he be capable of at £100 ?
Maybe just open & adjust balance.

Just a second. Did the same person who "polished" the watch actually open it and "work" on the movement? If that is in fact the case, then the watch should be going to a RSC of a full service, sooner rather than later.

When you buy a Rolex I feel that you are also taking on a responsibility, the responsibility to look after it properly. Taking it to some guy for a cheap service is not looking after a Rolex properly and it may end up being more expensive than simply doing the right thing in the first place.

[Bladeshot]

Originally Posted by LuminousMaximus

That looks like it would take a significant amount of time on the polisher to achieve that amount of removed material!

Yep. That’s more than a “momentary slip of the hand”. That’s something that took several seconds to accidentally grind down. I could see that happening in 10 seconds with pressure on the course wheel. I’ve made mistakes, but never anything quite like that. Still, it can be worn and enjoyed and if it does not bother the OP, my hat is off to him! I wish some of the little things I see on watches did not bother me. I’m a work in progress. Looking forward to being more patient and less OCD. And for the timing, +0.5 is great.


Just another WIS who loves to trade!

[904VT]

A new Glidelock clasp would set you back $2,000. Full RSC service is only ~ $1000

[brucethemanlee]

Besides the ground down "dent", almost every corner is rounded. The long edges are almost beveled. There are gaps between the flip lock when closed. that glidelock is BUTCHERED! That's not war stories that's just pure damage and carelessness.

Why did you even ask them to do a light polish if what the watchmaker did doesn't really bother you.

It also calls into question just what the watchmaker did or didn't do inside the watch!

That said, your watch, your money, if you are cool with it - more power to you. I would not be so kind to them

[SS Oyster]

You are one cool customer to not be upset. If you don't call that guy about this for you, imagine him thinking he did good work and any of the rest of us who send one in are in for the same fate. I wouldn't, only because I would only go through the RSC, but for others looking to save a buck, this servicer you use will certainly cost anyone else.

Further, if they were this careless with your clasp, what makes you think they did a good job lubricating the internals? How do you know they pressure tested it after screwing down the caseback? How do you know if they "remembered" to replace the caseback gasket?

How do you know what they used to lubricate your 3135 movement? For 100 quid, maybe they used this?

"Ahhh, I just pulled the trigger and fogged it around in there. Seems to be pertineerly perfect!"