freddy333

If authentic, & as best as I can tell from the less than helpful pics it is, the lot should easily bring $20k+.

Wow is right.

The seconds hand in this set (less than $15) may work.

Can you be specific as to what parts for an ETA 2836-2 he cannot find? Has he (or you) tried cousins or julesborel for starters? ETA parts are stocked by a number of parts houses. Or just buy another 2836-2 & transplant the gmt parts.

I applaud your efforts, but, compared to all the gens I've seen, the colors & fonts are wrong

In order to be accepted within the Rolex service network, a watchmaker must (regularly) pass a rigorous test of knowledge/experience & have the appropriate tools/environment required to repair Rolex watches. I have never heard of different levels of acceptance -- you either meet Rolex's standards (& get an account) or you do not. You might try some other ADs.

Rolex USA recently tightened the reigns on independents within their service & parts network, so it is pretty unlikely that many would be willing to risk their account in order to sell a part to a retail customer. However, a good indy (with a Rolex parts account) should be able to replace the part without forcing you to pay for an overhaul (unless it is needed).

That course is about pocket watches, which are similar to, but not the same as wrist watches. Many of the skills, tools & procedures can be transferred over to wrist watches, but the TZ course, which I took several years ago, teaches you how to repair wrist watches & they use the same ETA movements you find in most modern reps. So it is much more useful to RWG members.

Interesting, but an odd choice of end links. I have only ever seen that combination on 1 1675 & I suspect the bracelet came from another watch. Here is Yuki's And here is a gen for comparison

gianton - No reason for 4 separate threads to post wallpaper. I have merged all into this thread.

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Ditto.

In general, I agree with automatico's comments. But I would add that if the crystal is cracked, moisture is a likely result. If the moisture just appeared, you should be able to dry it out. But if it has been there for more than a few hours, internal damage may have already occurred.

Still

Quite normal for a movement that requires cleaning or is out of beat (requires servicing), or both.

I could be wrong, but I think Rolex began fitting 9315s to Subs around the time 'Sgt. Pepper' came out (1967).

Wearing le Aryan 'Master

If this sells at or above the minimum bid ($3,999), then we can officially declare vintage Rolex back to pre-crash levels & the sky is, once again, the limit.

I would test those feet before installing the dial. I did something similar a few years ago (as well as various attempts at soldering feet onto dials) &, initially, thought they were stuck on for good. But, in the end, no matter what epoxy, cement or adhesive I tried, the feet always ended up falling off. It helps (a bit) if you lightly grind the mounting face of the feet as well as the area on the back of the dial where the feet will come into contact before you mount them.

Looks good so far, but what are the construction details?

The bee was real (large) & he was quite accommodating since I had to keep my hand in position until he stopped moving long enough to snap the pic.