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Old 17 April 2021, 07:45 AM   #1
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Icon17 Crazy Willy Wonka tour inside Lilitz PA Rolex
Found this on reddit....
Real or not it's a fun read. Even got his 5513 fixed on the spot and snapped one naughty insider photo
https://www.reddit.com/r/rolex/comme...the_holy_land/
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Old 17 April 2021, 08:42 AM   #2
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No reactions here?
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Old 17 April 2021, 09:15 AM   #3
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It doesn’t appear to have the skateboard conveyer belt that rscny uses to transport watches in their service Dept.
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Old 17 April 2021, 10:01 AM   #4
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It's actually a pretty cool story. Quite the provenance on his sub too.
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Old 17 April 2021, 10:45 AM   #5
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It’s not about how to get a hot piece or investments so no one here cares

Great story.
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Old 17 April 2021, 11:05 AM   #6
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Very lucky for you and amazing read.

Thanks for sharing.
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Old 17 April 2021, 11:17 AM   #7
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Fantastic read. Thank you!
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Old 17 April 2021, 11:23 AM   #8
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Fantastic read. Thank you!

Seconded. Thanks OP for an interesting find...


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Old 17 April 2021, 11:56 AM   #9
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Cool story. Thanks for the link!
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Old 17 April 2021, 12:13 PM   #10
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Such an awesome story, thank you for sharing.
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Old 17 April 2021, 12:44 PM   #11
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Love the story and the photo he managed to take, thanks for sharing this!
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Old 17 April 2021, 03:12 PM   #12
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Rolex uses rare elves to polish the platinum. They have a union deal and make like $90 per hour and get time and half on weekends.
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Old 17 April 2021, 03:33 PM   #13
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Feel like we should at least try to cover our eyes when looking at these pics. But sort of look out through the fingers.
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Old 17 April 2021, 04:58 PM   #14
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Very cool. I think I read somewhere that it's a school, in addition to doing vintage repairs.
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Old 17 April 2021, 05:05 PM   #15
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Really cool read!


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Old 17 April 2021, 05:08 PM   #16
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Enjoyed reading that, thanks for sharing.

Wonder how long until the Rolex lawyers try to get that removed from Reddit.
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Old 17 April 2021, 05:18 PM   #17
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Thank you for sharing this. It was a wonderful read

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Old 17 April 2021, 05:18 PM   #18
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Great story and photo! I’d love to go there. Rolex and Patek Philippe were once clients of mine but I never got a tour, the best I ever got was a Patek necktie.

Thanks for sharing!
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Old 17 April 2021, 09:36 PM   #19
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Had no idea. Very cool.


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Old 17 April 2021, 09:47 PM   #20
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Great story. Drove up to that location once when I was new to this thinking I’d get a tour. The mysterious voice at the parking gate said “No sir we are not open to the public”. Bummer. It is fairly close the national watch and clock museum though and that was cool to visit.


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Old 17 April 2021, 10:53 PM   #21
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Excellent, thanks! Yes, a welcome change from value retention, AD strategies, and the like.

I'm pretty sure when my Daytona had an issue, Beverly Hills Rolex center sent it out to Lititz, PA to remedy it. It's where they do all Daytona work, according to the person I spoke with.

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Old 17 April 2021, 10:58 PM   #22
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Nice story, thanks
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Wow! Great story. Appreciate you sharing.


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Old 17 April 2021, 11:30 PM   #24
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Saw it on Reddit, loved it!
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Old 18 April 2021, 12:00 AM   #25
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Saw it on Reddit, loved it!
I have never really looked into Reddit. Is the Rolex section more, um, how do I say this politely?....more varied in content than here?
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Old 18 April 2021, 12:12 AM   #26
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Oh my goodness, what a story!! As someone commented on Redditt, this indeed is like the grown up version of Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory. So amazing.


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Old 18 April 2021, 12:16 AM   #27
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This was a very cool read. Thanks for cross posting it here


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Old 18 April 2021, 12:38 AM   #28
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Great story and background to your watch. Not sure what Rolex would think about it but that visit was totally priceless. Thanks for sharing
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Old 18 April 2021, 12:52 AM   #29
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Interesting story, thanks!
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