Bracelet after 20 years of daily use.

[Steve748]

A salutary tale which reinforces the reasoning for not taking a vintage Rolex to the RSC for servicing. There is a big difference between restoring to 'todays' spec and an original 'birth spec' sympathetic restoration.

[cop414]

Originally Posted by Steve748

A salutary tale which reinforces the reasoning for not taking a vintage Rolex to the RSC for servicing. There is a big difference between restoring to 'todays' spec and an original 'birth spec' sympathetic restoration.

+1 on that...

[mruhland31]

I love the wear..my Sub is on my wrist every day. I assume mine will look like that too...very cool

[skprd13]

Awesome pics Gus. Just goes to show everyone "wear your watch" do not baby it! Your watch was made to wear not sit in a safe tucked away! I wear my watches daily and do not give it a second thought.
Aloha from Kauai.
Tom

[Kingair]

Thanks for sharing Gus

HAGOne

[travisb]

Impressive!

[TimeOnHand]

Very cool!

[CKL1213]

20 years did not take off your watch, I will be more concern on your wrist, any marking or rashes?

[subtona]

Wow!
Thanks all for all the support, although its a while ago that it happened, its nice to know im not the only one who appreciates the sentimentality


Grady, rsc didnt put on SS, i sourced the SS bracelet through a wtb here on trf, after RSC told me the price of a new TT bracelet would be about half the original cost of the watch.

Thanks again, for all your reply's they are each really meaningful

Ps i wore the watch on the loose side, most of the time...just tight enough so it couldnt spin around my wrist.

[Sous]

Originally Posted by subtona

Ps i wore the watch on the loose side, most of the time...just tight enough so it couldnt spin around my wrist.

Great info, Gus, thank you for sharing your real life experience with your Sub

[Nycturbovr6]

Very nice

[subtona]

found some pics of complete watch before service:

[Marine1981]

Originally Posted by subtona

found some pics of complete watch before service:

Now that's bracelet stretch! I was at a marine corps reunion for my uncle John (3rd battalion 9th marines) and there was a marine wearing a single red submariner. He had been wearing it for a long time. It had significant wear and stretch. Lot of scratches, but the more I looked at it the more I thought... That watch has so many memories in those scratches.

[sea-dweller]

Wow, thanks for sharing.

[skprd13]

Thanks for the safety pin tip! Very nice sir!

[Foiel]

Bellissimo !
Thanks for sharing, Sentimentality has a lot to do with Passion in watches in my opinion. They share your time with you, bad times and good times.

[bonbonson]

Funny how 1991 seems so recent but it was already actually 20 years ago. just like i realized my rolex is turning 60 soon (oh how time flies so fast)

[bayerische]

That's a lot of stretch!

[buke45]

Wow incredible!!!

[BawlaDK]

I have to ask - Since you apparently were a "1 watch kinda guy" for 20 years, where did this situation leave you afterwards? Did you get another watch that you are now wearing 24/7 or are you now trying on different ones?
Man if RSC had done that to my daily wearer for 20 years, I would have blown a headgasket and exploded.... They downright destroyed it. I would not have accepted anything less than a replacement watch or at least NEW parts to replace the ones they F*CKED up....

[MaxCargo]

Originally Posted by BawlaDK

I have to ask - Since you apparently were a "1 watch kinda guy" for 20 years, where did this situation leave you afterwards? Did you get another watch that you are now wearing 24/7 or are you now trying on different ones?
Man if RSC had done that to my daily wearer for 20 years, I would have blown a headgasket and exploded.... They downright destroyed it. I would not have accepted anything less than a replacement watch or at least NEW parts to replace the ones they F*CKED up....

Helt enig!

[subtona]

Originally Posted by BawlaDK

I have to ask - Since you apparently were a "1 watch kinda guy" for 20 years, where did this situation leave you afterwards? Did you get another watch that you are now wearing 24/7 or are you now trying on different ones?
Man if RSC had done that to my daily wearer for 20 years, I would have blown a headgasket and exploded.... They downright destroyed it. I would not have accepted anything less than a replacement watch or at least NEW parts to replace the ones they F*CKED up....

I became a several watch man, after all the years of work, thankfully, i have the option to keep a few now
But, Being a one watch guy is easier for 20 years, i knew nothing of this forum

As far as RSC, there s very little recourse with them, there is no formal way to hear your grievance, no email, no phone #.... In my case only a pompous, arrogant & ignorant service manager (to put it kindly)

Part of the problem is that new replacement parts are not the same as original production parts, they were luminova vs tritium and had different shades of blue/gold and different fonts. Had the replacement parts been from original stock i would have lived with it.

I am pretty aggressive when it comes to sorting things, but RSC holds all the cards short of bringing them to court, but the nuances we here might argue for would likely be lost on the uninitiated?

Live and learn, i am happy with my current lineup, they may not have the personal history of that particular piece but they are well suited to my needs and are serving me just as well

Biggest lesson when having a watch serviced, is to be very specific in writing about what work you want done and what you do not want done.... Rsc for example took it upon themselves to polish my watch when it first had a necessary service, maybe that is fine, but they didnt think to advise me of their intentions with my watch. In essence, when you bring your watch into rsc for service, its as if they are servicing their property and not yours.... But you get to pay for it.

[mjclark32]

Whoa well worn, thanks for sharing

[joejoe1225]

Very Nice.

[esspee1200]

great commitment to a watch. cool pics.

[subtona]

Ps if you take a moment to look at the bezel inserts of the original watch vs the newly serviced with replaced bezel insert, notice the font color on the old bezel insert vs the new...

The new was very bright yellow vs the old which was very pale and more to my liking.