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Old 10 May 2013, 07:30 PM   #1
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How to service a Rolex at home

Impressive and interesting !

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5PdyN2doV7A
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Old 10 May 2013, 07:54 PM   #2
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As long as you have the tools and knowledge, I guess you could service a Rolex anywhere. My concern would be a dust-free environment and the possibility of getting a piece of lint on the dial.......well, and the small details that I have neither the tools nor the know-how.
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Old 10 May 2013, 08:02 PM   #3
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Great thanks for that!!! Think I'll leave it to the professionals though!
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Old 10 May 2013, 08:47 PM   #4
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Old 10 May 2013, 09:09 PM   #5
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Yikes, I think that I'd be better off doing my own surgery!
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Old 10 May 2013, 09:12 PM   #6
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Interesting to see but for the price I'd rather RSC handle it, I'm no good at Jigsaw's so have no chance of remembering where all the bits came from..
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Old 10 May 2013, 09:25 PM   #7
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Great video, thanks for sharing :)
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Old 10 May 2013, 09:26 PM   #8
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I will plan on watching this right after I finish extracting a tooth.

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Old 10 May 2013, 09:34 PM   #9
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Geez - 11 minutes? Jocke takes about 5 minutes
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Old 10 May 2013, 09:35 PM   #10
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I will plan on watching this right after I finish extracting a tooth.


Let me put down my particle accelerator first...
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Old 10 May 2013, 10:45 PM   #11
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I'm sure I've seen that before.
I believe the watchmaker is in Bangkok, Thailand (in an outer suburb).
I wanted to go and see him but it was like an hour drive each way and I didn't have time.
The watchmaker isn't doing this at home.
I spoke to the watchmaker and he is a really nice guy.

The video link above is a reproduced video of the original youtube video:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6xn4TSULVd8

I'm not quite sure why people do this, copying and publishing videos as their own...its a bit annoying really.....like video plagiarism.
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Old 10 May 2013, 11:23 PM   #12
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Excellent video, watched it a few times before! It gave me enough confidence to strip down my 3135 and do a few jobs on it!

Did notice though that the ratchet wheel came off on one side and he put it back on the other side (as per my posting there). To my understanding it was on the wrong way round before he dismantled it.
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Old 10 May 2013, 11:34 PM   #13
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Very interesting video. Thanks.

If it only takes 11 minutes to completely service a Rolex, why does RSC charge so much? That's about $63.00 per minute, or $3,780 per hour.
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Old 10 May 2013, 11:42 PM   #14
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Very awesome. lol-x. Thanks for original video link....
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Old 10 May 2013, 11:59 PM   #15
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Old 11 May 2013, 12:00 AM   #16
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Natthewatchmaker not your every day home service job!!! Lol
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Old 11 May 2013, 07:53 AM   #17
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Great video, THANKS !!!!!

( I would fail even in the first steps of the dismantling ! Not even to think of puting it back together )
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Old 11 May 2013, 08:16 AM   #18
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Good video, but for fixing at home. I know my limitations.
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Old 11 May 2013, 08:36 AM   #19
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Interesting, thanks for sharing!
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Old 11 May 2013, 08:41 AM   #20
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I'll have one Rolex, with parts in bag to take to my RSC afterwards.
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Old 11 May 2013, 08:59 AM   #21
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The video link above is a reproduced video of the original youtube video:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6xn4TSULVd8

I'm not quite sure why people do this, copying and publishing videos as their own...its a bit annoying really.....like video plagiarism.
Yes, I agree with you about that.

Still, I found the video fascinating!
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Old 11 May 2013, 11:03 AM   #22
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Old 11 May 2013, 11:27 AM   #23
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Great video. Thanks !
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Old 11 May 2013, 11:28 AM   #24
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Yes.

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Old 11 May 2013, 02:05 PM   #25
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crap. i call onstar to help with the battery in my ironman... i'm not trying this.
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Old 11 May 2013, 02:30 PM   #26
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I'm a huge DIY kind of guy, but I know my limitations and this is defiantly one of them
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Old 11 May 2013, 04:27 PM   #27
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Awesome video. Thanks for the original link too.

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Old 11 May 2013, 06:13 PM   #28
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He really should be using gloves throughout the whole process, oils from his fingers on the dial, small parts, etc, is poor form.

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Old 11 May 2013, 09:04 PM   #29
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He really should be using gloves throughout the whole process, oils from his fingers on the dial, small parts, etc, is poor form.

Why? If he takes it apart, they all go through a bath before it gets reassembled. Of course he doesn't show the bath but you can tell all the parts are cleaner than before.
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Old 14 May 2013, 09:22 AM   #30
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That sure was a very nice video! Thank you for sharing!

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He really should be using gloves throughout the whole process, oils from his fingers on the dial, small parts, etc, is poor form.

I understand your point perfectly and always use gloves (or rather finger condoms) when I assemble and lubricate cleaned watches at my school to avoid having any dirt or sweat on bridges and wheels when they have been cleaned. However, if the watch hasn't been cleaned already and you disassemble it only to put it in a basket and clean it it doesn't really matter if your fingers touch parts as they're going to get cleaned right away anyway. Besides, speaking for myself I've had to work on watches that were so dirty that a bit of sweat from my fingers wouldn't have made any difference. In fact, it might have even been a bit helpful as some dirt from the parts could have been swiped off prior to the cleaning...
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