What time is it? Watches and horology

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ejay2.0 in reply to @freddo

I think the rule of common sense is only do what is necessary for the piece to function as you want it to.
When I had my ‘71 speedmaster mk2 restored I was able to retain the original but faded dial and hands but I did have new chrono pushers as they were EXACTLY the same as the knackered ones.
But I had the case refinished. Heretic!!
And you’ve all seen the pictures on here and everybody loved it, but most importantly it’s what I wanted , a period piece as usable as a new one.

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freddo in reply to @ejay2.0

Hey, no judgment, man. But you can only refinish a case a couple of times as often quite a lot of metal is removed.

the rule of common sense is only do what is necessary for the piece to function as you want it to.

So the point of my comment to @bobble was that a service carried out by Rolex or Omega will, as a matter of course, include a case refinish whether the watch requires it or not. This is for exactly the reason you state, as well as because customers want to feel like they have a “new” watch again.

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Heldring in reply to @freddo

AFAIK If you ask Rolex to keep the watch optically intact and not to replace dials / hands or do any polishing, they won't. With AP is different, they will replace hands etc. and will only give you back the original parts if you specifically ask them to!
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bobble in reply to @freddo

@freddo Robert Reeves said, included in the full service charge are the steel screw down winder, case tube, mainspring, plexy glass, case seals, refurbish case/ bracelet and that gets a 2 year guarantee. If I go with him, I'll speak about the refurbishment and see if it is necessary

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