Sub ding

[EEpro]

Originally Posted by Hslim888

Could be my fault also, as the dealer was actually nice m. They even lent me a loupe to fully check the watch before paying.

In my experience that tiny sharp type of ding is caused by this watch bumping an adjacent watch either in a watch roll or by trying it on while already wearing another watch.

[Spoonage]

Personally I would leave it, but I've never had any watch polished Rolex or otherwise. If anything just wait for normal service and have it taken care of then. If you chase every scratch and ding you'll end up with an over polished watch, only to get another ding.

[RFC]

No RSC in the US will laser weld and refinish. No, that dent can’t be polished away by an RSC. I’ve been thru this. My go to for recutting, welding, and polishing is Drew Zimmerman in Pa.

[Hslim888]

Originally Posted by EEpro

In my experience that tiny sharp type of ding is caused by this watch bumping an adjacent watch either in a watch roll or by trying it on while already wearing another watch.

Could be when my sister borrowed it to try on while she was wearing gold chain bracelet

[EEpro]

Originally Posted by Hslim888

Could be when my sister borrowed it to try on while she was wearing gold chain bracelet

I have a saying about these things... "the smallest it will ever be is the moment it happened"

It seems everything we try to do to repair things or smooth them out only spreads the problem around and increases the affected area.

[Hslim888]

Originally Posted by EEpro

I have a saying about these things... "the smallest it will ever be is the moment it happened"

It seems everything we try to do to repair things or smooth them out only spreads the problem around and increases the affected area.

It is just an innocent act of letting someone tried on our watch cause an issue.

but also could be my fault for going to dealers trying on watches and it may bump into one of the watches when putting it on the tray.

Cause the bracelet is so tiny it's even lighter than an aluminum can

anyway


Yea I understand sometimes because we are trying to repair the smallest flaw, the problem becomes bigger.

I understand that eventually throughout the years of use, I will accumulate more. better try to live with it. worst case if the watch is too badly damaged in the future, can buy new case from rolex or just sell it at a loss.

[EEpro]

It was probably the dealer. I'm going with someone slipped it on while wearing a watch.

You have NOT affected the value whatsoever. Not even a little.

[Hslim888]

Originally Posted by EEpro

It was probably the dealer. I'm going with someone slipped it on while wearing a watch.

You have NOT affected the value whatsoever. Not even a little.

Thanks, Man for sharing your experience, I am more focused on looking for decent-priced Pepsi now. and unloading my JLC master control triple date.

If I can sell JLC probably I will get the subs with date too.

[Easy Rhino]

Well, I may be in the minority, but having received mine as a tool watch new in 2005 and having worn it every day since then, including industrial environments as well as military duty, sporting use, and wrenching/clearing land/construction, it is still and will always be a tool watch to me.

I don't intentionally hazard it, but as a result of real use it has scuffs and marks on it that reflect both the history of the Rolex Submariner and its history with me (former USN Submariner), and I treasure both. I love its well-acquired patina.

I can't identify which marks on it resulted from which experiences, challenges, events, or trials, but like a well broken in (but well cared for) baseball glove, it has been with me for all of them and that to me is more valuable than being a museum piece.

I didn't expect or plan on its value growing to three times its retail price when new, and the fact that it has does not change the purpose for which it was acquired. Lastly, its value to me is greater because of its history on my wrist than its retail value had it sit in a vault.

YMMV

[Hslim888]

Originally Posted by Easy Rhino

Well, I may be in the minority, but having received mine as a tool watch new in 2005 and having worn it every day since then, including industrial environments as well as military duty, sporting use, and wrenching/clearing land/construction, it is still and will always be a tool watch to me.

I don't intentionally hazard it, but as a result of real use it has scuffs and marks on it that reflect both the history of the Rolex Submariner and its history with me (former USN Submariner), and I treasure both. I love its well-acquired patina.

I can't identify which marks on it resulted from which experiences, challenges, events, or trials, but like a well broken in (but well cared for) baseball glove, it has been with me for all of them and that to me is more valuable than being a museum piece.

I didn't expect or plan on its value growing to three times its retail price when new, and the fact that it has does not change the purpose for which it was acquired. Lastly, its value to me is greater because of its history on my wrist than its retail value had it sit in a vault.

YMMV

Sounds amazing man! My mom and dad have rolexes that meant the world to them even though the value now is 2 times what they bought for, one of which is the date just that was passed down by my late grandma. there are others that they bought on their honeymoon (a pair of two tone date just). and so on so forth.

[Easy Rhino]

Originally Posted by Hslim888

Sounds amazing man! My mom and dad have rolexes that meant the world to them even though the value now is 2 times what they bought for, one of which is the date just that was passed down by my late grandma. there are others that they bought on their honeymoon (a pair of two tone date just). and so on so forth.

I would dearly love to have had the opportunity to obtain a Rolex originally owned by my father or grandfathers, but a Rolex was beyond their means. Such a watch would be priceless to me.

[rohada]

Originally Posted by Hslim888

Got dent too

Considering the actual size of the ding from the original pictures when the watch is on your wrist, you would be the only person who notices. Polishing won't fix that. If anyone notices that while it's on your wrist, they are way too close to you or you are possibly punching them in the face. The dent, now that's a different story. Not sure what you could do about that, but I'd let the minuscule ding ride.

How was the seller able to get the dent by you (if the dent was already on it), such that you didn't (or couldn't) return it? Just curious.

[Hslim888]

Originally Posted by rohada

Considering the actual size of the ding from the original pictures when the watch is on your wrist, you would be the only person who notices. Polishing won't fix that. If anyone notices that while it's on your wrist, they are way too close to you or you are possibly punching them in the face. The dent, now that's a different story. Not sure what you could do about that, but I'd let the minuscule ding ride.

How was the seller able to get the dent by you (if the dent was already on it), such that you didn't (or couldn't) return it? Just curious.

I am curious as to how the dent is there. the ding was most lightly from bumping into some other watches or maybe even the gold bracelet which is highly unlikely as gold is much softer than steel, plus the bracelet chain is super thin and I doubt grazing the bracelet will create ding (scratches yes but ding?!).

I remember my ROO Safari knocking on a hard wooden table that has no ding or dent.

[HORNBLOWER]

That's hardly a ding..more like patina. You can't polish a ding out, it needs to be filled.