Flooded GMT Master II

[uncleluck]

Originally Posted by scruffydoo

If it was recently then I sympathise but how long ago it was done really has a bearing on context for your views on how robust it should be.

It has never been serviced, not due to lazyness or unwillingness, more due to lack of knowledge. I have a long history with Rolex, they have always performed perfectly and look great, they are the world's best watch for the adventurous guy no? I always just assumed they were fully waterproof or at least splash proof and the servicing was just a check up to fix any minor faults etc.

Obviously I have to suck up this expensive lesson and change my opinion of how I think the world's best watch should perform.

I think the GMT master 2 was introduced in the early 80’s so it’s hard to know whether you should be annoyed or not.

Got any pics of it now? Be interested to see what it looks like. I see the pics posted with the rusted movements and have seen them myself but this is usually salt water. I’ve serviced recently flooded watches and you’ve got a good window before fresh water writes off a movement.

Originally Posted by joli160

It’s a pity this happened and would bugger me. I would have lost my joy in owning it and a new engine would not do it for me.
Scrap the thing and buy a 6 digit

Jeez, some people are harsh, scrap it haha.


It’s kind of like complaining about a ‘bullet proof’ Honda engine breaking and then finding out it’s never had one service in 20 years and 100k miles!