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Old 19 August 2010, 01:34 AM   #1
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Freshly serviced Sub

My six year old Sub has been gaining on a daily basis for some time now. When it got to fifteen seconds a day, I decided to do something about it. I called Rolex, and they said that a service would take at least twelve weeks! So, I took it to my local AD. They have a watch repairer on site, and said it would be done in three to four weeks. Three weeks later (today) they called me to say it was ready. So I jumped on my trusty Triumph and went over to get it. When they handed it over, I thought they had given me the wrong watch! It looked brand new! All the little dings and scratches were miraculously gone. And they gave me a two year guarantee. As I didn't buy the watch from them, I was surprised with this level of service. I will certainly go there again. They are Whittles of Preston. Nice people.
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Old 19 August 2010, 01:35 AM   #2
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Congrats, Mick. Now you have to worry about another first scratch.
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Old 19 August 2010, 01:37 AM   #3
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"trusty" and "Triumph" in the same sentence? J/k

Congrtas on the "new" watch.
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Old 19 August 2010, 01:48 AM   #4
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Well done - pleased it's worked out well.

My GMT has just got back from it's service. It took 12 weeks. Before it went it gained + 1 a day. Now it's gaining + 13. The opposite to your experience.
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Old 19 August 2010, 01:50 AM   #5
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"trusty" and "Triumph" in the same sentence? J/k

Congrtas on the "new" watch.
Yeah, it's one of the new ones! A 1050 Tiger, to be precise!
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Old 19 August 2010, 10:25 PM   #6
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Well, it's been 24hours since I picked it up. Just checked the time against GMT and guess what? It is spot on! To the second. It wasn't this good when it was new! I'm chuffed to bits!
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Old 20 August 2010, 12:30 AM   #7
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Old 20 August 2010, 12:52 AM   #8
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Really pleased for you mate. 12 weeks is simply unacceptable in my book. I would always look to go to a reputable "local" watchmaker come service time as I had a similar experience to Quicksilver when my watch was in the hands of Rolex.

I dont know what id do if Rolex had my watch for 12 weeks and it came back gaining 12 seconds!!
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Old 20 August 2010, 12:59 AM   #9
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I'm sure it will be challenged here that your watch was already performing at about 9.992% accuracy, therefore unwise to crack er' open for such risky and unnecessary operation!
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Old 20 August 2010, 01:34 AM   #10
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I called Rolex, and they said that a service would take at least twelve weeks! So, I took it to my local AD. They have a watch repairer on site, and said it would be done in three to four weeks.
Does your AD do the exact service and tests that Rolex does? When i got my 116610(first Rolex) i read the booklet and wow i was impressed with what goes into a "service" from Rolex. I thought that the service was amazing.

12weeks is long... might have to buy something for that time frame hahah! That will be in 5 years....:(
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Old 20 August 2010, 04:11 AM   #11
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Yes. According to the chap I spoke to, The service is done to Rolex standards (perhaps even better, going off Quicksilvers problems). The watch is thoroughly tested in a variety of positions, and is only handed back to the customer when the watchmaker is happy. I don't think i'll ever send my watch to Rolex. Why would I?
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Old 20 August 2010, 04:15 AM   #12
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hi mick...what kind of triumph?
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Old 20 August 2010, 09:42 PM   #13
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A 1050 Tiger. In black.
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Old 20 August 2010, 10:22 PM   #14
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Really pleased for you mate. 12 weeks is simply unacceptable in my book. I would always look to go to a reputable "local" watchmaker come service time as I had a similar experience to Quicksilver when my watch was in the hands of Rolex.

I dont know what id do if Rolex had my watch for 12 weeks and it came back gaining 12 seconds!!
I would tend to agree with you and with Rolex at there peek turning out 900000 plus units a years,but now it take 12 weeks to service one.But I almost forgot it take 12 months to make a Rolex Oyster perhaps thats why they are so slow.
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Old 20 August 2010, 10:28 PM   #15
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I was told 16 weeks. 12 more to go. It used to gain 1.5 sec per day, if it comes back worse than that, I will not be very happy at all.
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Old 20 August 2010, 11:15 PM   #16
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Just checked it again, now 48 hours after getting it back, and it is still spot on. To the second! I wonder if they squeezed a quartz movement in there whilst they had it apart? j/k!
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Old 20 August 2010, 11:52 PM   #17
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A 1050 Tiger. In black.
nice...i own a trusty 750 triumph.
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Old 21 August 2010, 12:52 AM   #18
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Is it a T140V? I had one of those back in the day. Wish I'd never sold it!
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Old 21 August 2010, 01:12 AM   #19
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Is it a t140v? I had one of those back in the day. Wish i'd never sold it!
its an e. Pics in the m/c riders thread.
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Old 21 August 2010, 01:15 AM   #20
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I would tend to agree with you and with Rolex at there peek turning out 900000 plus units a years,but now it take 12 weeks to service one.But I almost forgot it take 12 months to make a Rolex Oyster perhaps thats why they are so slow.

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