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Arturo · 12 December 2006, 03:34 PM

How often do any of you have your Rollies polished up (called refinished in the watch biz) in between the 5 year servicing? Just curious. My AD has a certified Rolex technician with him 3 days a week. He came out of retirement, I think with the Dallas center, and is allowed to work as a certified Rolex technician, and to do full servicing on watches, and he will refinish (polish up) any watch at no cost if purchased with the AD. He is the only person of his stature who can do what he does between Seattle and Sacramento. He indicated that so little metal is removed during any polishing that one can have their watches polished many many times. I was thinking of having him shine up my GMT just to see it glow anew. aws

JJ Irani · 12 December 2006, 04:32 PM

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Originally Posted by Arturo

How often do any of you have your Rollies polished up (called refinished in the watch biz) in between the 5 year servicing? Just curious. My AD has a certified Rolex technician with him 3 days a week. He came out of retirement, I think with the Dallas center, and is allowed to work as a certified Rolex technician, and to do full servicing on watches, and he will refinish (polish up) any watch at no cost if purchased with the AD. He is the only person of his stature who can do what he does between Seattle and Sacramento. He indicated that so little metal is removed during any polishing that one can have their watches polished many many times. I was thinking of having him shine up my GMT just to see it glow anew. aws

Hi Art,

It's advisable NOT to do it too often, especially on the gold parts. Eventually, when you get the watch serviced, it will come back looking like new.

Meanwhile, use it.....carefully!!

padi56 · 12 December 2006, 07:07 PM

Agree with JJ, S.Steel is fine,but if you are talking about vintage watches you dont want them looking so brand new.

Gedanken · 12 December 2006, 07:11 PM

Dunno about that, Art. So far I've seen two cases of pointed crowns going funny shaped after excessive polishing. As Peter says, if it's a vintage you're better off leaving well enough alone.

mike · 12 December 2006, 11:27 PM

I think the RSCs do the best work by far. They're the ones with the proper equiment.
As to vintage, many collectors prefer an orginal state.

12 December 2006, 03:34 PM	#1
Arturo "TRF" Member Join Date: May 2005 Real Name: Arturo Location: Pacific Northwest Watch: Black GMT ll Posts: 1,271	Refinishing/polishing How often do any of you have your Rollies polished up (called refinished in the watch biz) in between the 5 year servicing? Just curious. My AD has a certified Rolex technician with him 3 days a week. He came out of retirement, I think with the Dallas center, and is allowed to work as a certified Rolex technician, and to do full servicing on watches, and he will refinish (polish up) any watch at no cost if purchased with the AD. He is the only person of his stature who can do what he does between Seattle and Sacramento. He indicated that so little metal is removed during any polishing that one can have their watches polished many many times. I was thinking of having him shine up my GMT just to see it glow anew. aws

12 December 2006, 07:07 PM	#3
padi56 "TRF" Life Patron Join Date: Jun 2005 Real Name: Peter Location: Llanfairpwllgwyng Watch: ing you. Posts: 53,064	Agree with JJ, S.Steel is fine,but if you are talking about vintage watches you dont want them looking so brand new. __________________ ICom Pro3 All posts are my own opinion and my opinion only. "The clock of life is wound but once, and no man has the power to tell just when the hands will stop. Now is the only time you actually own the time, Place no faith in time, for the clock may soon be still for ever." Good Judgement comes from experience,experience comes from Bad Judgement,.Buy quality, cry once; buy cheap, cry again and again. www.mc0yad.club Second in command CEO and left handed watch winder

12 December 2006, 07:11 PM	#4
Gedanken "TRF" Member Join Date: May 2005 Real Name: Sir Location: Melbourne Watch: F-series SD Posts: 8,589	Dunno about that, Art. So far I've seen two cases of pointed crowns going funny shaped after excessive polishing. As Peter says, if it's a vintage you're better off leaving well enough alone. __________________ You buy a Casio to make sure you're on time; you wear a Rolex because you don't have to be on time.

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12 December 2006, 11:27 PM	#5
mike "TRF" Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Posts: 22,683	I think the RSCs do the best work by far. They're the ones with the proper equiment. As to vintage, many collectors prefer an orginal state.

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