Rolex regulating tool

[1000km]

Can anybody suggest a good place to buy a Rolex regulating tool?

Otto Frei has them for $89.95 plus shipping (http://www.ofrei.com/page433.html), but I'm hoping to find one cheaper if I can.

Many thanks

[Lol-x]

You mean a microstella tool...

Good luck

[1000km]

Exactly

Originally Posted by Lol-x

You mean a microstella tool...

Good luck

[LordNinja]

I do see them on ebay, but I must suggest you invest in the real deal as many of the cheaper ones are copies/made poorly. How much will it cost if the tool damages your watch? A lot more then 100 bucks I figure.

I don't mean to sound negative but I too work on my watches, I only buy the best as I can't fathom looking for a deal on anything that touches my watch. Good luck though.

[1000km]

What constitutes the 'real deal' is debatable. Rolex? Bergeon? Horotec? MSA? Highly doubtful that Rolex makes its own tools in any case.

I've also had an excellent experience with high-quality Chinese-made replicas of classic Swiss tools.

Originally Posted by LordNinja

I do see them on ebay, but I must suggest you invest in the real deal as many of the cheaper ones are copies/made poorly. How much will it cost if the tool damages your watch? A lot more then 100 bucks I figure.

I don't mean to sound negative but I too work on my watches, I only buy the best as I can't fathom looking for a deal on anything that touches my watch. Good luck though.

[LordNinja]

Originally Posted by 1000km

What constitutes the 'real deal' is debatable. Rolex? Bergeon? Horotec? MSA? Highly doubtful that Rolex makes its own tools in any case.

I've also had an excellent experience with high-quality Chinese-made replicas of classic Swiss tools.

Fair enough, fair enough.

[Route 66]

Originally Posted by 1000km

Can anybody suggest a good place to buy a Rolex regulating tool?

Otto Frei has them for $89.95 plus shipping (http://www.ofrei.com/page433.html), but I'm hoping to find one cheaper if I can...

Are you really going to regulate the watch yourself?

I give you credit; I'd be scared to death to try it.

[1000km]

Unfortunately regulating a Rolex is much trickier than with most watches. A special tool is needed, and it's not hard to damage the balance staff if the balance isn't well-secured during the adjustment.

Most other watch movements can be adjusted in a matter of seconds with a simple screwdriver.

Originally Posted by StevArn

Are you really going to regulate the watch yourself?

I give you credit; I'd be scared to death to try it.

[GradyPhilpott]

How much does it cost to have a Rolex regulated and how often is a regulation needed?

After about a year, I had my Explorer regulated and after a year, it's still at about +2 seconds per day.

My DJ is in the shop now getting regulated and after a year it was +6 seconds a day, up from +2 seconds per day when I bought it.

Fortunately, both regulations have been under warranty so I'm not sure what the cost would be, but I'm thinking it's not enough to get concerned about, unless you really like working on your own watches.

[rmfnla]

How about this one?

http://www.ebay.com/itm/250390922932...84.m1438.l2649

I've never used one but I have bought Clark replacement crystals from the seller and IMO they are the best aftermarket crystals available (and very reasonable!).

Just a thought...

[walkerwek1958]

I`ve watched my local Rolex-accredited repairer adjust one for me...and it's a job I wouldn`t fancy doing myself. I work on other watches but not on Rolex stuff...wouldn`t want to make an expensive mistake doing this myself.

Paul

[Rikki]

One wrong twitch while using the tool could result in a bent balance wheel or broken staff why chance it and without a good timing machine to check amplitude and beat rate you're only doing a 1/3 of what's required in a regulation. All these things are checked also checking it in full wind half wind and 5 positions. Without a machine to stabilize the watch between positions you will get all kinds of false readings. Just in case you wanted to know. Rikki