New guy here... first thread, with questions and pic!

[wren57]

Greetings, all. I'm glad I found this place, looks to be a good resource with lots of good people. That said, I am new here. Eight years ago I inherited a Rolex from my grandfather (silver&gold Oyster Perpetual). I have worn it every day since and taken great care of it, although it is due for a service. Last year I inherited another Rolex, this time from my dad (silver&gold&black Submariner). The band on it is a jubilee and it is in seriously bad shape. Every Rolex place I go to will not replace it with a jubilee because it "didn't come with one." So, here are my questions.

1: Why will they not order another Jubilee bracelet? They want to order one just like the one on the Oyster Perpetual.

2. Is there ANY chance this band can be repaired?

3: Is there a cheaper place I could get an authentic Rolex bracelet than a dealer? I find it absurd paying ~$5k for a band when I've just graduated law school, have loans and no job as of yet.

4: If the answer to #2 is no, where is the best place to get a high quality non-Rolex brand bracelet? I hate going "replica", but it is because of financial constraints. Paying for two servicings and a new band is out of my league right now.

5: Is it pretty easy to swap out a regular bracelet with a nato style band? I have small wrists and since this watch face is huge I'd like to get a smaller/thinner and less gaudy band for being more casual.

Thanks and I look forward to learning. Hopefully I'll learn enough to be able to contribute later down the road!