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21 October 2020, 09:25 AM | #1 |
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Fake parts to service in AD
What happens if someone send a frankenwatch to service in an AD?
Lets say original rolex parts all around , movement, bracelet , dial , hands all original rolex parts in a fake 5512 case. Will rolex allow the costumer to buy and replace the fake for a service case ? Could be possible rolex seize the watch and destroy it? Tks |
21 October 2020, 09:28 AM | #2 |
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HAHA! No chance !
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21 October 2020, 09:29 AM | #3 |
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Fake parts to service in AD
It’s gets returned to the customer. However, any fake Rolex branding will be removed. They won’t service it or replace fake parts.
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10 June 2021, 05:49 PM | #4 |
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21 October 2020, 09:41 AM | #5 |
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Thats too bad in a way for the guy that bought a watch in good faith thinking it was original. RSC gives no wiggle room at all so you'd be on your own to find a case.
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21 October 2020, 10:01 AM | #6 |
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not sure about case, but seemed RSC in Tokyo was generous enough to let slide non-rolex spring bars and adjustment bar in sliding clasp for a 5 digit GMT my friend brought in once.
I also heard they are lenient with crystals too, but the case...probably not. I’m thinking the case is the most important. |
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21 October 2020, 11:06 AM | #8 |
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Was this a “friend” of yours that has that watch?
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21 October 2020, 10:26 AM | #9 |
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Tks guys.... I asked because I just serviced my 1992 GMT 16700 at Mayors Miami and It was not so easy.... I live in Brazil and travel every couple of months or so to Miami , or used to travel....this pandemic grounded me for almost a year by now..... but anyway. In one of this travels I left my coke gmt (bought new in bucherer Luzern in 1992) to service with Mayors AD , only to learn 3 weeks later that they would not return my coke bezel because the watch was originally all black bezel. I told them that I would provide the original all black bezel in my next travel to Miami because when I bought the red bezel in 1999 at AD in Rio de Janeiro they returned me the original all black bezel. Couple weeks later I handed them the original all black bezel and only after that they performed the service and returned me the watch all original in black bezel with the coke bezel in plastic little bag. They only returned me the coke bezel because it is rolex original. This service took me almost 4 months to be concluded.
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22 October 2020, 08:44 PM | #10 | |
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Even if aftermarket, they can't keep it, unless it says "Rolex" on it, as it only then would be a counterfeit item. |
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10 June 2021, 08:24 PM | #11 |
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21 October 2020, 11:24 AM | #12 |
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No toyota. Neither mine nor friends watch. It was just an ordinary doubt . Both my 5512 and 5513 are factory original and unpolished since bought by my dead father long long time ago. The only thing I do from time to time is to change the 5512 9315 bracelet for an brown leather strap .
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22 October 2020, 03:05 AM | #13 |
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Rolex is so notorious for damaging watches in for service or repair I refuse to use them. Independents only for me and damn the torpedos
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22 October 2020, 10:42 AM | #14 |
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Is this really so common? I’ve mainly seen people talk about how good service is and how the watches come back looking new if you opt to have them polished.
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There are always stories, but there are far more about bumbling independents and ruined cases/bracelets. Most of the horror stories are about the RSC putting on new parts (gasp)... when the owner wanted to keep their old beat up stuff; or their precious came back with a scratch.
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Sure, there are some horror stories but think of the thousands of watches they do properly, for people NOT on TRF. RSC has a stellar reputation with a few missteps along the way. Even when they screw up, it's not deliberate. Usually returning the watch for 'refinement' solves the problem. RSC Toronto is terrific. Sent from my SM-A520W using Tapatalk |
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22 October 2020, 01:06 PM | #18 |
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yea. agreed
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They will not legitimize it by providing a Rolex case, that ship sailed. If it had been originally a 5512, and the case was thrashed, that would have been the time to have a new case replacement. It is remotely possible that the movement serial could be used to determine what model watch it originally came out of - but without that original case to trade-in, this is very unlikely to result in a "real" Rolex in the end.
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Well it’s a hypothetical but if the midcase is a replica, they would likely refuse to service it at all.
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22 October 2020, 05:50 AM | #21 |
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Sincerely if the case is fake, my first thought goes to a stolen watch that was "transferred" into that fake case with non-suspect serial. I'm quite sure at RSC they think the same. With vehicles you will never have a new frame or chassis if you won't give back the original damaged one, and they do so for a good reason.
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Or the AD sends it to an official RSC? Because there can be a significant difference between the two. |
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22 October 2020, 07:23 AM | #23 |
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I do not think Rolex will perform any work on it or replace the case without some proof the parts were not stolen.
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22 October 2020, 07:34 AM | #24 |
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I have a friend who is a Rolex Certified Watchmaker, A.W.C.I. Certified Master Watchmaker, CMW-21 designation, and provides Rolex Authorized Service with a Rolex Parts Account. Has around 30,000 Rolex services under his belt. Has been in this specialty since 1962. His Dad was an Authorized Rolex dealer before he retired.
He showed me a memo from Rolex that basically states that he is prohibited from servicing any Rolex if it has ANY non-Rolex part or accessory on it. Rolex deems any Rolex watch with non-original Rolex parts or components a "COUNTERFEIT" watch. Watch must be returned to owner with no work performed. Rolex has made it very clear to him that they will terminate his parts account and Rolex business if he violates this policy. In addition, every genuine Rolex part that is replaced, such as a crown, gets sent back to Rolex USA. Rolex puts a tight lid on their genuine parts and wants to prevent resale on the Internet, etc. He has to account for the new Rolex parts he is using and the old Rolex parts that he is removing. I have been to his lab where he does the work. Rolex provided him with all the equipment, including ergonomic work station with arm rests and watch holders. Rolex will sometimes drop in for unexpected audits, etc. They run a tight ship... |
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They have a special road roller paver in the back...
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22 October 2020, 09:06 AM | #26 |
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i personally think this is a great practice by Rolex and hope they all do it.
it's not cool imo to mix fake and authentic watches or parts in anyway. i have been burned so it's not fun. bummer that it's so hard to go the AD route, in a way Rolex and other desirable brands could be promoting counterfeiters because of this lack of supply. |
22 October 2020, 10:52 AM | #27 |
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Once a Rolex is out of warranty I could not see myself sending them anything I own. The more I hear these RSC stories the more I think "Not happening with Me".. Independent only.
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22 October 2020, 11:08 AM | #28 |
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Here is my experience. I took my Mom with her Lady Datejust President to the RSC in Dallas cause it was losing time and needed to be reset and wound too often.
She bought it secondhand as she is inexperienced. Before you go on a rant, please don't. Everyone starts somewhere. Anyhow, They took it to the backroom for evaluation and came back soon after. Turns out, it was an aftermarket diamond bezel. Case, bracelet, movement, dial, crown, etc were legit. They offered to service it, but a new bezel to match the SN would be required as part of the service. She declined and that was that. Eventually, she traded it at an AD toward a fully legit brand new Lady Datejust President. And that solved that issue for her. So, in my experience, they were willing to work on it if she agreed to bring it up to spec. |
22 October 2020, 01:11 PM | #29 |
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Took my wife's Airking ref 5500 to the RSC in Beverly Hills for a service and found out the dial had been repainted. They wouldn't touch it, even when I asked them to replace the dial as part of the service.
Took the watch to LAWW instead for a full service and case/bracelet tidy up. She's not selling the watch, so it's not a concern in the long run - I do wish Rolex would have obliged the dial change though, especially considering the movement was authentic. |
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they take the parts and destroy them
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