Rolex Daytona service

[villageidiot]

Is anybody able to give me an estimate of cost in servicing a 2006 SS Daytona , I am being offered the watch with no guarantee other than it's not stolen. It looks like it has been worn every day , a few odd light scratches but I'm presuming it has never been serviced so what's it likley to cost........worst case senario so I can put some sort of value on it.
Cheers.

[villageidiot]

Forgot to add it's a 116520

[DH01]

£500 and it'll come back like new.
Can be done cheaper but . . .

[rog007]

DH01 said:

£500 and it'll come back like new.
Can be done cheaper but . . .

^ This. Or even slightly less if you're polite! And don't forget to ask for a loan watch. I have however picked up that some don't like the 'back-to-new' process for personal reasons. For me, it's like getting a new watch, which I like.

[Vipers]

DH01 said:

£500 and it'll come back like new.
Can be done cheaper but . . .

Probably right, paid £300 for my Sea Dweller to be services about 10 years, and yes it came back like new, I had my name engraved on the back, it had been buffed up so good, it was just about eliminated, all nice and shiney.

[villageidiot]

So value then what are we looking at £5K - £5.5 ?

[DH01]

As little as you can negotiate.

Anywhere from £3k upwards.

[Adam B]

I had a service done 6 months ago to same model

From memory it's 420 plus extra for external parts that need replacing like glass, bezel or crowns.

Work on 500, add approx 200 for new bezel


Looks like new afterwards

[CMJ]

Hi Got my 2006 serviced back in August 2010. Got it back November 2010. 14 weeks !! Came back better than new I also asked for a new bezel to be fitted as the other one was marked £600 all in. Dropped it off at Goldsmiths

[Adrian W]

DH01 said:

As little as you can negotiate.

Anywhere from £3k upwards.

Please find me one for £3000 or there abouts

[Adam B]

600 plus change no? Think I had to pay for some crown seals as a necessity of service. Also add 20-30 if you use goldsmiths for courier, I dropped mine off at rolex st james square to avoid this as its not far from me. Took about 18 weeks

Edited by Adam B on Tuesday 13th December 08:04

[Gurbinder]

Currently a 20 week wait to a daytona serviced!

[MarsellusWallace]

Adam B said:

I had a service done 6 months ago to same model

From memory it's 420 plus extra for external parts that need replacing like glass, bezel or crowns.

Work on 500, add approx 200 for new bezel


Looks like new afterwards

Add a grand to the bezel price for a WG model.(£1200)

When I bought mine there were a few marks on my bezel and it had been over polished(one of the reasons I bought it cheap.

I sent it first to an engraver then a specialist painter and between them they made it like new (total cost £300)

There are a few marks on it again now though....

[bobbymonks]

DH01 said:

As little as you can negotiate.

Anywhere from £3k upwards.

REALLY, get me one too please. I could use it at the weekend
I've only ever seen then from £6.5K upwards, the last one I saw was a 2008 (like mine) in a high street window for £8.5K

[DH01]

Watch only, no boxes or papers and a 'guarantee' of it not being stolen that ain't worth a toss ?
How does that compare with retail ?
It's worth what someone will take for it .

[DH01]

Apologies, always offer full retail .

[Adrian W]

DH01 said:

Watch only, no boxes or papers and a 'guarantee' of it not being stolen that ain't worth a toss ?
How does that compare with retail ?
It's worth what someone will take for it .

Sorry but! you're starting to look foolish, Rolex have a register, it woul dbe very easy to chack if the watch had been reported stolen, agian please find me a Daytona for £3000

[MarsellusWallace]

Adrian W said:

Sorry but! you're starting to look foolish, Rolex have a register, it woul dbe very easy to chack if the watch had been reported stolen, agian please find me a Daytona for £3000

Unfortunately Rolex do not allow people to check watches against the register anymore.

[Ikemi]

Does it come with any paperwork or boxes? Could you have the watch inspected at an authorized Rolex dealer to ensure that the watch is genuine? Alternatively, could you post pics of it here?

[bobbymonks]

DH01 said:

Watch only, no boxes or papers and a 'guarantee' of it not being stolen that ain't worth a toss ?
How does that compare with retail ?
It's worth what someone will take for it .

Show us a sale / purchase then.
Every time there's one of these " you can get a daytona with no wait for £X,000's less etc, etc" no one as yet has been able to back it up with actual proof of either one for sale or just purchased at these low low prices.

I smell BS