Thats a lovely WD example of an original Rolex from the early days of the company. You can’t blame Rolex and I don’t think they’d have parts for a watch made over a hundred years ago. It might prove almost impossible to find anyone willing to touch it. Had it been gold, it would be worth a fortune.
I would just leave it as it is. Just enjoy it!
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No unfortunately it doesn’t
I thought it might have some history that would be worth preserving so through an AD I sent off some pics. Rolex said it was not worthwhile and there were no parts available any way. Shame
Thank you, I’ll look into it.
I’d expect a watchmaker to be able to make parts. My 1775 longcase clock was fully serviced and he was able to make parts if necessary.
However making parts is likely to be expensive.
You wouldn’t take a ‘34 Ford to a main dealer…
Let’s be frank. It is obvious that the watch does not carry any personal sentimental value to you from what I can read so I would not be wasting my hard earned cash on it.
It belonged to my wife’s grandfather so it does hold some sentimental value.
Probably prohibitively expensive in terms of its importance to me. I’ll look into it all the same.
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Okay, here’s what I propose: either sell the Submariner or the GMT and have it fixed or tell your wife she’s got a choice of either fix the watch or put the money towards a holiday in the Maldives.
. Sorted!
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That’s a genius master plan. Neither is happening though
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Possibly my favourite of them all the 114060. My first Rolex and this one has seen a few ups and downs.
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My Omega dealer told me when I bought my first expensive watch that crown up or crown down is a known and accepted way of regulating a watch overnight, it doesn’t do the watch any harm, they even gave me a small display tray to place the watch on overnight.
Nowadays I couldn’t give a damn about whether my watches gain or a lose a bit of time overnight as whichever watch I’m wearing goes into a rather nice travel box given to me by Panerai.
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I thought I would put up again my, evenings only, 1946 Rolex 4499 with sub second hand. Amazing to think it is 80 years old. My Dad bought it in Bournemouth in 1948.
The original face, Rolex replaced in about 1970, had Arabic numerals and had luminous hands and numbers which in those days used radium paint. So I guess there was no choice in having a new face when serviced.
I imagine the Rolex brand image was a little different back then.
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The days when Rolex made watches that were readily available, its a beautiful timepiece.
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Pure class
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It’s a great shape and a lovely watch
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While tidying up, I found a 1992 Swatch Automatic watch with a strap that has become too tight over the years (genuine leather with an ostrich pattern). Even though it has been lying in a drawer for more than 30 years, it still seems to be working. If the accuracy and power reserve are still good — I will keep an eye on it — I will invest in a new strap.
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Cheers Andy,
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