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Old 25 January 2024, 07:51 AM   #31
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Amazing work and watch. What will the lume look like under black light?
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Old 25 January 2024, 07:57 AM   #32
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Amazing work and watch. What will the lume look like under black light?

Interestingly, I tried that already and none of it shines, and the color-matched “lume” on the hands does look darker under UV light. Obviously it’s not done with aged tritium, so I’m not surprised.


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Old 25 January 2024, 08:04 AM   #33
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Great watch with a great memory, congrats
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Old 25 January 2024, 08:36 AM   #34
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It’s a long story, but my much, much older brother had told me when I was a teenager that our dad’s watches were fake. At the time my no-good brother fancied himself a Rolex expert, and I foolishly believed him. So decades later, when my dad gave me the watch, I thanked him for it and stuck in a box because I thought he had been fooled into buying a fake and I wasn’t going to fix a fake and wear a fake. Trust me, it kills me that I believed my oldest brother and that led me to not fully appreciate my dad’s gift when he gave it to me.


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Holy smokes, what a story. Sorry to hear that you weren’t able to really show your late father your true gratitude. Just thank him in your prayers, he is with you.


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Old 25 January 2024, 09:25 AM   #35
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Great narrative:
Well Worn GMT Gets New Life.

Did they return the original hands?
Worth saving for future originality.


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Old 25 January 2024, 09:29 AM   #36
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Well Worn GMT Gets New Life.

Did they return the original hands?
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They did. Like Omega, Rolliworks returns everything they replace. In my case that included the hands, the mainspring, and the gaskets.


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Old 25 January 2024, 09:30 AM   #37
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Old 25 January 2024, 07:31 PM   #38
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Amazing job at rolliworks ! Nice wrist shots now wear watch for the next 30 plus years! Great find in closet!
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Old 25 January 2024, 08:29 PM   #39
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Great looking watch they’ve done a brilliant job
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Old 25 January 2024, 08:42 PM   #40
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Wow! What a story. The watch is priceless. I hope you wear it with great memories of your father for years to come.
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Old 25 January 2024, 09:27 PM   #41
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Great story! That will provide a great memory of your father. I have my late father’s DJ, and it’s definitely a great reminder of a great man.
Watch looks fantastic!
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Old 25 January 2024, 09:58 PM   #42
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Old 25 January 2024, 11:06 PM   #43
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What a treasure! And I can’t imagine the connection that watch brings you to your father. Thanks for sharing. And the watch is beautiful.
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Old 25 January 2024, 11:25 PM   #44
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Nice finish and story

Enjoy that beauty
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Old 25 January 2024, 11:39 PM   #45
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Awesome watch. So glad to hear that you all found it and recovered it from the closet and got it going and back to where it should be. Great watch. I also have and wear my late father’s 16750. Actually wearing it today as well
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Old 25 January 2024, 11:48 PM   #46
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Thanks for sharing. Great story and watch.
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Old 25 January 2024, 11:53 PM   #47
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Wow, great story and amazing watch.
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Old 26 January 2024, 02:27 AM   #48
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OP thanks for sharing your wonderful find and story. Watch looks amazing! Congrats.
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Old 26 January 2024, 03:22 AM   #49
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Rolliworks brought my 16750 back to life
Great watch! Even better story! Enjoy making new memories with this beauty.
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Old 26 January 2024, 03:56 AM   #50
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Awesome story and watch, nothing cooler than wearing a watch previously worn by a family member. Thanks for sharing as I have several of my Dad’s watches as well.

When did Rolex switch to white gold hands?
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Old 26 January 2024, 04:56 AM   #51
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Great story. Great watch.
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Old 26 January 2024, 07:30 AM   #52
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Great story, & it being your dad's make it all that much more special!!
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Old 26 January 2024, 08:21 AM   #53
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Old 26 January 2024, 09:48 AM   #54
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I remember your original thread about finding the lost watch — such a cool thing to happen, and it looks great!
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Old 26 January 2024, 10:11 AM   #55
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I remember your original thread about finding the lost watch — such a cool thing to happen, and it looks great!
So I’m not crazy, I was thinking there was another thread or I was having Deja Vu.
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Old 26 January 2024, 11:11 AM   #56
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Lovely. Thanks for the story, Irish.
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Old 26 January 2024, 11:21 AM   #57
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Very cool!

I’ve used RW for two bracelet restorations and will send my 1803 there for service. The do great work.
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Old 26 January 2024, 12:17 PM   #58
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Happy for you OP that you revived a cherished heirloom. Rolliworks does fabulous work. I recently had them refurb the 93150 service bracelet for my 5513.
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Old 26 January 2024, 01:56 PM   #59
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Great watch and even better story!
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Old 26 January 2024, 02:49 PM   #60
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Wow thanks for sharing the pictures and the story!
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