When a Rolex stops...

[rkim11]

Is it good or bad when a Rolex is stopped for a few weeks? On the one hand it's less wear on the movement but on the other hand I hear the oils can dry out. ADs have alot of stopped watches in their cases so...?

[PeterT]

I just went past an AD here in the UK and they had a new gold ladies DJ and the serial started with an F. This makes it 5 - 6 years since it was made and so it has been stopped for a very long time apart from the occasional wind if a customer wants to view the piece.
What disappoints me is that a watch like this is still advertised at the current RRP. We all know that when the watch was bought by the AD some years ago the price was much less. Lots of profit when it eventually sells. Not everyone knows the relevance of the serial letters.

Peter

[Lion]

Originally Posted by PeterT

I just went past an AD here in the UK and they had a new gold ladies DJ and the serial started with an F. This makes it 5 - 6 years since it was made and so it has been stopped for a very long time apart from the occasional wind if a customer wants to view the piece.
What disappoints me is that a watch like this is still advertised at the current RRP. We all know that when the watch was bought by the AD some years ago the price was much less. Lots of profit when it eventually sells. Not everyone knows the relevance of the serial letters.

Peter

You are correct that the pen has gone up in price but remember the AD has invested money in the product and it being inventory he is stuck with an item which is not turning over and creating profit!!!

[hhh007]

Originally Posted by rkim11

Is it good or bad when a Rolex is stopped for a few weeks? On the one hand it's less wear on the movement but on the other hand I hear the oils can dry out. ADs have alot of stopped watches in their cases so...?

IMO a few weeks is nothing, or even a few months. My watchmaker tells me the newer high tech oils used to lubricate watch movements these days are far superior then what was used years ago.

[padi56]

Originally Posted by rkim11

Is it good or bad when a Rolex is stopped for a few weeks? On the one hand it's less wear on the movement but on the other hand I hear the oils can dry out. ADs have alot of stopped watches in their cases so...?

Its not a problem all I would recommend for watch stored over a month or longer is just give them a small wind say once a month or so.Modern day oils have a much longer shelf life that the mineral type older oils.

[Tools]

Originally Posted by rkim11

Is it good or bad when a Rolex is stopped for a few weeks? On the one hand it's less wear on the movement but on the other hand I hear the oils can dry out. ADs have alot of stopped watches in their cases so...?

It is neither good nor bad..

Modern Oils are synthetic and do not dry up unless left for years open to the environment... You are also correct.. a stopped watch is incurring zero wear on the moving parts..