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juan2mini · 25 June 2010, 04:23 AM

Hello: I want to service my wife's TT no date. It is time for a service and she has managed to chip the crystal. My AD says they have in house certified Rolex personnel. It would be "about $700" and take four weeks. My other option, is to send the watch to the Dallas RSC. Please help, any advantage to one over the other? Will the paperwork I get from the RSC be more helpful if I want to sell the watch in the future (that assumes I have upgraded her current watch). Any suggestions, insights and comments would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks

Damavand · 25 June 2010, 04:48 AM

Juan,

I just had my 10 years old GMT II serviced by Dallas RSC. It was her first service since purchased and recently, she was gaining about 14 seconds a day...

Dallas service center did a "GREAT" job of servicing and replacing a part with a genuine part, they also regulated the watch to an astonishing accuracy..!!

You see, I have a small SHORT WAVE radio from my military days that I used to listen to... I tune to 5000 or 10,000 KHZ freq. and sync my watch to the tune of the GMT time through air waves.... and again I will say, TO MY ASTONISHMENT, MY NEWLY SERVICED AND REGULATED GMT II HAS BEEN DEAD AND I MEAN DEAD ON THE SIGNAL FOR TWO WEEKS AND HAS YET TO GAIN EVEN HALF A SECOND...!!!!

So, I totally trust their through work, recommend their service and will be sending my Sub to them in a couple of years.

hope this will help.

greekbum · 25 June 2010, 04:52 AM

I would find a local independent watchmaker with a Rolex account. Usually quicker turn around and a lot less $

roger0770 · 25 June 2010, 05:11 AM

$700 is a little steep, i must say. since you are in california, why don't you send it to the authorized service center in sf? i believe a complete overhaul is $540, and the crystal is $160 to replace. the turn around time is about 3 - 4 weeks, and you will receive a rolex warranty as well.

MortgageGuy · 25 June 2010, 05:15 AM

RSC for me all the way, I have never had ANY luck with independents... I know there are certainly many excellent ones out there I just have never found one, why take the risk?

tgoose1 · 25 June 2010, 07:03 AM

My experience with AD's is that their overhaul price paces that of the RSC. If you can establish a relationship with a Rolex service technician at a local AD, and have confidence in his/her skills, might be an advantage especially if regulation needs to be tweaked again after servicing.

sakuraba · 25 June 2010, 07:11 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by roger0770

$700 is a little steep, i must say. since you are in california, why don't you send it to the authorized service center in sf? i believe a complete overhaul is $540, and the crystal is $160 to replace. the turn around time is about 3 - 4 weeks, and you will receive a rolex warranty as well.

+1 Giovanni's the man!

25 June 2010, 04:23 AM	#1
juan2mini "TRF" Member Join Date: Apr 2010 Real Name: Jim Location: Calif Posts: 17	AD vs. RSC Hello: I want to service my wife's TT no date. It is time for a service and she has managed to chip the crystal. My AD says they have in house certified Rolex personnel. It would be "about $700" and take four weeks. My other option, is to send the watch to the Dallas RSC. Please help, any advantage to one over the other? Will the paperwork I get from the RSC be more helpful if I want to sell the watch in the future (that assumes I have upgraded her current watch). Any suggestions, insights and comments would be greatly appreciated. Thanks

25 June 2010, 04:52 AM	#3
greekbum "TRF" Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Real Name: Nikos Location: Florida Watch: Rolex GMT 16750 Posts: 8,418	I would find a local independent watchmaker with a Rolex account. Usually quicker turn around and a lot less $ __________________ Follow Me On Instagram @nickgogas Original Owner ROLEX 16750 GMT Daily Wearer For Over 13,000 Days And Counting

25 June 2010, 05:11 AM	#4
roger0770 Banned Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: On Earth Watch: A Few Posts: 1,510	why not sf? $700 is a little steep, i must say. since you are in california, why don't you send it to the authorized service center in sf? i believe a complete overhaul is $540, and the crystal is $160 to replace. the turn around time is about 3 - 4 weeks, and you will receive a rolex warranty as well.

25 June 2010, 05:15 AM	#5
MortgageGuy "TRF" Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Real Name: Adam Location: Orlando, Florida Watch: Me Posts: 9,935	RSC for me all the way, I have never had ANY luck with independents... I know there are certainly many excellent ones out there I just have never found one, why take the risk? __________________ The richest people in the world look for and build NETWORKS, Everyone else looks for work... Robert Kiyosaki

25 June 2010, 04:48 AM	#2
Damavand "TRF" Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Arizona, USA. Watch: Your Six...!!!.... Posts: 207	Juan, I just had my 10 years old GMT II serviced by Dallas RSC. It was her first service since purchased and recently, she was gaining about 14 seconds a day... Dallas service center did a "GREAT" job of servicing and replacing a part with a genuine part, they also regulated the watch to an astonishing accuracy..!! You see, I have a small SHORT WAVE radio from my military days that I used to listen to... I tune to 5000 or 10,000 KHZ freq. and sync my watch to the tune of the GMT time through air waves.... and again I will say, TO MY ASTONISHMENT, MY NEWLY SERVICED AND REGULATED GMT II HAS BEEN DEAD AND I MEAN DEAD ON THE SIGNAL FOR TWO WEEKS AND HAS YET TO GAIN EVEN HALF A SECOND...!!!! So, I totally trust their through work, recommend their service and will be sending my Sub to them in a couple of years. hope this will help.

25 June 2010, 07:03 AM	#6
tgoose1 "TRF" Member Join Date: May 2009 Location: Louisiana Watch: Rolex Submariner Posts: 668	My experience with AD's is that their overhaul price paces that of the RSC. If you can establish a relationship with a Rolex service technician at a local AD, and have confidence in his/her skills, might be an advantage especially if regulation needs to be tweaked again after servicing.

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