I HATE WHEN RSC's SWAP PARTS WITHOUT PERMISSION! To me it's a BIG Issue!

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There is a thread I just read today about a guy who sent in his explorer I for some work and the T-Rex hand (short minute hand) was swapped out without his consent. Rolex service people doing this without the owners written consent makes it impossible for me to feel good about sending them any watch of mine. This is especially true when it comes to all original Vintage Rolex watches! Here is my response on that thread. As a TRF family I think we have they ability to get this very dangerous practice changed. I'd like to explore the idea of producing an open letter that members could sign onto and that could be sent to Rolex Inc, the RSC's and to the AD's. As owners of fine Rolex watches we all love we have the right to have them serviced with confidence that we will get them back without key parts of their heritage being removed! I'm sure plenty of people on the site don't care about this as an issue but I'm also sure there are many here who see these as collectable in there original condition and don't want any parts removed without their permission.

Here's a copy of my other post:
" I absolutely HATE when Rolex feels like they can do whatever the H*LL they want with a watch! To me that is FELONY when they start removing and confiscating original parts off of watches. These original parts have lots of value when it comes to older watches. These people at RSC's know this and I'd be shocked it they aren't taking these home and selling them on the black market for a substantial profit. Anyone who is into Vintage knows how drastically that can impact the value of a watch. Service dials etc are complete BS if the change wasn't requested. I will never trust one of my vintage watches to them. If they ask and the person opts in for a swap like this that is one thing but otherwise it makes me despise the RSC's. Anyone who gets into collecting Vintage Rolex watches I'm sure feels the same!"

Does anyone agree?

Sincerely,
Russell