Rolex service centre

[scooba]

I spoke to the uk service centre today. I mentioned the concerns i have with the stretched bracelet on a 20 year old 16233 datejust .I asked how much it would be for a service and a possible new Bracelet ,the guy said we re pin bracelets ?? what does that mean ? he advised a service is now £240 gbp plus what ever they may find what do you think

[Tools]

It means that they take the old link-pins that hold it together out and replace them with new pins..

Much of the wear is caused by the link-pins being worn down by constant metal-to-metal wear..

[scooba]

Thankyou ,The watch has a bracelet 62523h bracelet with 455b end links do you have any idea of the cost of rebuilding the bracelet and a service thankyou

[AJF]

Originally Posted by scooba

I spoke to the uk service centre today. I mentioned the concerns i have with the stretched bracelet on a 20 year old 16233 datejust .I asked how much it would be for a service and a possible new Bracelet ,the guy said we re pin bracelets ?? what does that mean ? he advised a service is now £240 gbp plus what ever they may find what do you think

I spoke with Rolex HQ London and Watches of Switzerland - Bond Street. Instead of replacing the bracelet you can have what is refered to as a rebuild. WOS quoted a starting price of around £900 subject to individual estimate.

I was told they resmelt the gold and replace all the links.

AJF

[scooba]

Is the watch worth it ? would it come back sort of like new ? thanks

[AJF]

Originally Posted by scooba

Is the watch worth it ? would it come back sort of like new ? thanks

Lyons Jewellers in Croydon informed me that a new bracelet would be somewhere in the order of £2,000. From a purly financial perspective, it is probably not worth doing. But at some point Rolex will advise that the bracelet needs to be replaced. Therefore there is always the other option!

AJF.