Question from a newbie

[wmreb]

My wife was given this Rolex that belong to her grandfather. He was given this watch on his 20 year anniversary with Shlumberger. The back has the name of the company, his name, 10 6 41 and 20 years. The hands are moving but the stem won't come out(not gong to force it). I have attached pics. Any idea of value or what I'm looking at to get it working correctly. Thanks for any info. I'm new to this and found this site which looks to be full of a lot of information.

[jban5]

For a starter, and don't take offense if you know this, you do realize that the crown is a screw down mechanism?

In order to manually wind and set time you have to turn the crown counter clockwise and it will pop up to the "wind" position. To set time you pull the crown out to the next detent and set as usual.

After the time is set you push the crown in and holding downward pressure you screw it tight in the clockwise direction until it feels tight. Don't overtighten, it isn't necessary.

Hope this helps

[Old Expat Beast]

The dial has been refinished (repainted, relumed) and the bracelet is not original to the watch. Case looks very over polished. We don't do valuations, but it's not worth much.

[AgentHsu]

Originally Posted by Old Expat Beast

The dial has been refinished (repainted, relumed) and the bracelet is not original to the watch. Case looks very over polished. We don't do valuations, but it's not worth much.

Amazing how you know so much!! Truly impressed!

[Old Expat Beast]

Originally Posted by AgentHsu

Amazing how you know so much!! Truly impressed!

I might be wrong! There are loads of regulars in this section who know far more than I.

[Warnsboy]

Welcome to the group, spend some time within the vintage groups and you will find your way to preserving the keepsake value. Being your wife's grandfathers watch, I would search here and on VRF for similar examples and try to obtain a nice original dial to send with it for a service. A good watchmaker can replace the refinished dial in the process. It does have some value, and likely as a keepsake is worth the price of reconditioning. Once the watch is serviced, move on to finding a period correct bracelet to complete your restoration.

[wmreb]

Thanks for the info.....We really don't know anything about Rolex's but wanted to at least find out what we have. Doesn't sound like much. Any other info is appreciated. Thanks

[Old Expat Beast]

Originally Posted by wmreb

Thanks for the info.....We really don't know anything about Rolex's but wanted to at least find out what we have. Doesn't sound like much. Any other info is appreciated. Thanks

If you take off the bracelet, you should see numbers etched on either side of the watch case. The shorter one is a reference number, the longer one is a serial number. With these, we can tell you a bit more about the watch, it's age, etc.

[R.W.T.]

I owned one. It's mid 60's. Likely 14k and it's a 1002 reference likely. Mine was.