Changing Face and Bezel - Rolex
Discussion
If you have the parts and a friendly watchmaker they can swap the bits over.
Then you can keep the parts safe should you want to send the watch to Rolex in future. Some guys with a faded bezel or old dial (worth thousands because it's fifty years old and rare) will keep them separate from the watch and put newer replacements on the watch for day to day use, just in case of damage.
Then you can keep the parts safe should you want to send the watch to Rolex in future. Some guys with a faded bezel or old dial (worth thousands because it's fifty years old and rare) will keep them separate from the watch and put newer replacements on the watch for day to day use, just in case of damage.
Edited by glazbagun on Wednesday 26th August 19:01
Seems about right, if expensive, granted no weight whatsoever really, but the hands are 18ct gold and so are many of the dials.
I over polished a Yachtmaster bezel once, at £630 (with service) to refurbish it, won't be doing that again!
Still, it was cheaper than the £1,000 replacement cost + service
I over polished a Yachtmaster bezel once, at £630 (with service) to refurbish it, won't be doing that again!
Still, it was cheaper than the £1,000 replacement cost + service
LaurasOtherHalf said:
Has there ever been any confirmed examples of Rolex either refusing to service or replacing the non original parts on a watch?
Plenty. It's not an urban myth, Rolex will not work on a watch with non OE or even non standard parts. They will quote you an additional cost to buy the required parts to return the watch to standard spec. Gassing Station | Watches | Top of Page | What's New | My Stuff