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Old 16 August 2013, 02:11 AM   #1
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Submariner Repair Video

Afternoon folks,

not sure if its already been posted but i did enjoy watching this this afternoon with a coffee at work, nice and relaxing

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wfNOgWGME_c

Edit: didn't realise I posted the link twice

apologies if its been posted!
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Old 16 August 2013, 02:28 AM   #2
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Afternoon folks,

not sure if its already been posted but i did enjoy watching this this afternoon with a coffee at work, nice and relaxing

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wfNOgWGME_c

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wfNOgWGME_c

apologies if its been posted!
Wow...great video. This was definitely not his first rodeo!
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Old 16 August 2013, 02:33 AM   #3
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Interesting, thanks for sharing.
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Old 16 August 2013, 02:39 AM   #4
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the music is soo soothing I almost feel asleep on my keyboard... :)
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Old 16 August 2013, 02:59 AM   #5
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the music is soo soothing I almost feel asleep on my keyboard... :)
haha me too.
Thanks for sharing the videos
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Old 16 August 2013, 11:51 AM   #6
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the music is soo soothing I almost feel asleep on my keyboard... :)
X2 haha
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Old 16 August 2013, 03:16 AM   #7
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Very cool
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Old 16 August 2013, 03:27 AM   #8
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Great video, thanks for sharing, boy do i wish they hadn't sped-up the reassembly!
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Old 16 August 2013, 03:35 AM   #9
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Great video, thanks for sharing, boy do i wish they hadn't sped-up the reassembly!
That's exactly what I thought!
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Old 16 August 2013, 03:33 AM   #10
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That was really nice. Thanks for sharing.
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Old 16 August 2013, 03:45 AM   #11
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Was the rebuild in real time ;)
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Old 16 August 2013, 04:02 AM   #12
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Real cool! Thanks for sharing!
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Old 16 August 2013, 04:20 AM   #13
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nice video, thanks for sharing.
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Old 16 August 2013, 05:00 AM   #14
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What a beautiful thing to see.
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Old 16 August 2013, 05:12 AM   #15
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Has anyone noticed that the watchmaker left the crown attached to the mainplate the whole time even in the cleaning machine?
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Old 16 August 2013, 05:01 AM   #16
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Great vid love watching stuff like this, just makes me realise how much goes into such a small case.

Only niggle is man I wanted to get the nail clippers out lol
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Old 16 August 2013, 05:16 AM   #17
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Nice. Great reminder of why I love watches so much. It's magical.
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Old 16 August 2013, 05:31 AM   #18
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Brilliant :-)
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Old 16 August 2013, 07:04 AM   #19
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Great video. Thanks for sharing!
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Old 16 August 2013, 07:41 AM   #20
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Makes you think twice about who and where you should have to service your watch!
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Old 16 August 2013, 11:10 AM   #21
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Fascinating to see that complexity of a mechanical watch.

The main spring is always a surprise to see just how large it actually is.
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Old 16 August 2013, 11:35 AM   #22
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Great ideo.
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Old 16 August 2013, 12:00 PM   #23
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The video is marvelous!

it's amazing to see the submariner being disassembled and taking a close look to each of the components.

My question is:

1. Since Rolex is mass produced, do they actually have a machine that does all that? or, Are each rolex assembled by man?

2. When I take my sub to RSC and have it serviced and have the movement cleaned, is that what they need to do?!

Wow.... it's amazing and makes me feel like it's really worth taking it up to RSC and paying for the man labor.

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Old 16 August 2013, 11:51 AM   #24
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Beautiful video. I actually think Rolex movements are gorgeous. Just wished they did something about the rotor. I think it would be sweeter if they engraved something on there instead.

But in actuality when we can't see the movement anyway so...
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Old 16 August 2013, 11:55 AM   #25
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Very interesting.
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Old 16 August 2013, 12:47 PM   #26
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Very cool. He makes it look so easy.
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Old 16 August 2013, 01:50 PM   #27
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Great video...Thanks for this
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Old 16 August 2013, 01:54 PM   #28
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That was so cool..thanks for sharing.very well done
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Old 16 August 2013, 02:00 PM   #29
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Way cool
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Old 16 August 2013, 02:07 PM   #30
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That was great.. Thanks for posting. Couldn't help but think of how much easier it would be to shovel spaghetti in my mouth with a table like that! Gotta get one.
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