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weedbreeder · 27 September 2010, 01:09 PM

Hi

I must admit, I have no idea what a Rolex looks like before I saw an old one. I always thought that it, being an expensive brand, has a lot of blings on it (diamond encrusted and made of gold). Was I wrong when my dad lent me his Rolex for my wedding. (right! I had to return it.Bummer)

Years later that very same Rolex was given to me. Dad felt sorry I'm still wearing the same beat up Swiss Army Watch I've been using since college.

It looks more like a seiko (no offense) with its gold looking like bronze with no shine at all. the bezel looks like bronze, the crystal, with some scratches. In other words,really old and unused. But heck, it's still a rolex.

No wonder he kept it in a safe after my wedding. He prefers the newer sapphire models, also kept in the safe. (to each his own I guess).

After a few days lurking in the forum, I saw people use warm to hot water, dishwashing soap and a kid's toothbrush to clean a dirty watch.

As advised by forumers, I did not have it polished to brand new state. old watches have character and the scratches add to it.

A day after cleaning, here it is....

A 1973 TT DJ Blueface Stick

I'm stupid at taking photos

It looks better especially under the sun.

I'm especially concerned with the band stretch, more so as the watch is more than 30 years old.

I have plans to change this to croc leather and put the band to storage to preserve it.

Thanks for looking. More to come.

rockyn · 27 September 2010, 03:50 PM

That's a beautiful watch, but,it's the other way around: Seikos look like Rolexes.

weedbreeder · 27 September 2010, 04:01 PM

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Originally Posted by rockyn

That's a beautiful watch, but,it's the other way around: Seikos look like Rolexes.

yes I agree, especially with GMTs and the subs....but if only you could see it's condition before i cleaned this...it looks cheaper than seiko's....

I cleaned it further today and got some skin

. Hopefully I get good shots as the pics above still shows a watch roughed up with age.

non_sequitur · 27 September 2010, 04:27 PM

Looking good! Being roughed up with age is perfectly fine, that's part of the charm!

DoubleRedRolex · 27 September 2010, 10:00 PM

give it a light polish with a cape cod cloth. It wont take off a lot of material or remove heavy scratches, but it will bring back some of the shine. You can probably use the same cloth to buff out the crystal nice and clear again.

Beautiful watch, congrats!

weedbreeder · 28 September 2010, 10:52 AM

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Originally Posted by DoubleRedRolex

give it a light polish with a cape cod cloth. It wont take off a lot of material or remove heavy scratches, but it will bring back some of the shine. You can probably use the same cloth to buff out the crystal nice and clear again.

Beautiful watch, congrats!

Unfortunately Cape Cod cloth is close to non existent in my country. I used a local polish similar to cape cod instead. Put a little amount on a qtip and used microfiber cloth to polish the watch and crystal. I guess the crystal needs a pro polish or replacement but it's not that bad off camera.

After some spit shinning, here's the result (low resolution shots...sorry)

That's it. That's as much as I can do short of bringing it to the pros for polish. I'm satisfied with its looks. Seikos be damned, it now looks like a Rolex! A Dressy Vintage Rolex at that!

Kokyuryoku · 28 September 2010, 12:44 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by weedbreeder

Unfortunately Cape Cod cloth is close to non existent in my country. I used a local polish similar to cape cod instead. Put a little amount on a qtip and used microfiber cloth to polish the watch and crystal. I guess the crystal needs a pro polish or replacement but it's not that bad off camera.

After some spit shinning, here's the result (low resolution shots...sorry)

That's it. That's as much as I can do short of bringing it to the pros for polish. I'm satisfied with its looks. Seikos be damned, it now looks like a Rolex! A Dressy Vintage Rolex at that!

Nice watch! You know you can order cape cod from their site here As for the crystal, try toothpaste or polywatch

Widows Son · 28 September 2010, 09:32 AM

Beautiful!!! Before you get too carried away with the soap and water, you may want to make sure the gaskets on the crown are still watertight.

27 September 2010, 01:09 PM	#1
weedbreeder "TRF" Member Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Philippines Posts: 13	A 1601 revived.... Hi I must admit, I have no idea what a Rolex looks like before I saw an old one. I always thought that it, being an expensive brand, has a lot of blings on it (diamond encrusted and made of gold). Was I wrong when my dad lent me his Rolex for my wedding. (right! I had to return it.Bummer) Years later that very same Rolex was given to me. Dad felt sorry I'm still wearing the same beat up Swiss Army Watch I've been using since college. It looks more like a seiko (no offense) with its gold looking like bronze with no shine at all. the bezel looks like bronze, the crystal, with some scratches. In other words,really old and unused. But heck, it's still a rolex. No wonder he kept it in a safe after my wedding. He prefers the newer sapphire models, also kept in the safe. (to each his own I guess). After a few days lurking in the forum, I saw people use warm to hot water, dishwashing soap and a kid's toothbrush to clean a dirty watch. As advised by forumers, I did not have it polished to brand new state. old watches have character and the scratches add to it. A day after cleaning, here it is.... A 1973 TT DJ Blueface Stick I'm stupid at taking photos It looks better especially under the sun. I'm especially concerned with the band stretch, more so as the watch is more than 30 years old. I have plans to change this to croc leather and put the band to storage to preserve it. Thanks for looking. More to come.

27 September 2010, 03:50 PM	#2
rockyn "TRF" Member Join Date: Sep 2008 Real Name: Robyn Location: nanaimo canada Watch: GMT IIc Posts: 479	That's a beautiful watch, but,it's the other way around: Seikos look like Rolexes.

27 September 2010, 04:27 PM	#4
non_sequitur Member Join Date: Sep 2010 Real Name: Jeff Location: Hong Kong Watch: 5513 Posts: 57	Looking good! Being roughed up with age is perfectly fine, that's part of the charm!

27 September 2010, 10:00 PM	#5
DoubleRedRolex "TRF" Member Join Date: Oct 2008 Real Name: Lonnie Location: Canada Watch: Rolex 1680-8 Posts: 80	give it a light polish with a cape cod cloth. It wont take off a lot of material or remove heavy scratches, but it will bring back some of the shine. You can probably use the same cloth to buff out the crystal nice and clear again. Beautiful watch, congrats!

28 September 2010, 09:32 AM	#8
Widows Son "TRF" Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Hudson Ohio Posts: 3,564	Beautiful!!! Before you get too carried away with the soap and water, you may want to make sure the gaskets on the crown are still watertight.

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