Just had my 116500ln Daytona serviced due to loose set lever.

[richard371]

I noticed my 6 year old 116500LN was dying on me recently. I took it to Giovanni Passalacqua Independent Rolex watch service center in SF. This guy is amazing. They have been servicing and restoring Rolex watches since 1969 and used to be a west coast official Rolex service center before going totally independent. He took the back off and showed me exactly what was happening. Most Rolex models have a set lever that's friction fit into the movement from the dial side. He's seen cases for various Rolex modes where it can become loose and the the friction fit pin can go towards the bottom off the movement and interfere with the rotor freely spinning. He was honest and told me to send it to Rolex if under warranty. Im just hitting 6 years so I doubt they would cover it. He said he could do it but needed to remove the dial and hands etc and let me know the hands are so tight for the factory that the can bend in rare occasions but he had both hands in stock which were not needed and even showed me the setting lever he had in stock for the 4130. It was in the little square Rolex plastic thing with the QRC code on it. It was a long 2.5 weeks wondering if the watch would come back factory perfect. I used a 5x loop and spent 5-10 mins carefully inspecting the watch and wow it was perfect. Better the some rolexes I've gotten from the factory. Everything lined up perfectly, no dust etc on dial and hands. Pressure tested. Sill keeping within 1/2 second a day or better. Ive used this service center before and they do top notch work. Cost was $250. I have no idea how long it would take or cost at Rolex Service center plus how much to insure/ship etc.