Watch Service: Rolex GMT Master II. Cal 3186.

Watch Service: Rolex GMT Master II. Cal 3186. Its been a while since my last post, trying to balance blog posts with actually servicing the watches gets more and more difficult the busier I get. What a watch this is though, the Rolex GMT Master II with blue and black bezel, aka the Batman.

Watch Service: Rolex Datejust. Cal 3135.

Another Rolex in for a full service – I wont complain, as ive said before, they are relatively straight forward to service and dont cause many problems at all. This one happens to have a mother of pearl diamond dial – Ill need to be very careful with this.

Watch Service: Rolex Oysterdate. Cal 1210.

This vintage Rolex was sent to me for service as its losing time – a pretty obvious signal the watch might need a service. The owner cant remember exactly when this one was last serviced but thinks it could be over 10 years ago, so its definitely due one!

Watch Service: Rolex Air King. Cal 3000.

The Rolex Air King is a simple looking watch and this one is powered by the Rolex calibre 3000, a relatively simple automatic movement. I particularly like the grey dial on this one. Its arrived on my bench as its losing time and is ready for a service.

Watch Service: Rolex Datejust. Cal 2135.

Julie sent me her Rolex Datejust to service, she said it had been left in a drawer for a few years and doesn’t work anymore – not overly surprising, watches don’t usually fair too well if just left, the oils congeal from the lack of movement, a service will easily resolve this and get it […]

Watch Service: Rolex GMT Master II. Cal 3185.

So this watch proved to be a good example of how not to oil, not by me but whoever the previous watchmaker was. The watch, a Rolex GMT Master ii is a luxury watch by anyones standards and deserves to be serviced correctly by a competent watchmaker.

Watch Service: Rolex Submariner. Cal 3135.

Having previously serviced Iains Ebel Voyager, now came the turn for his Rolex Submariner. It houses the Rolex 3135 Calibre and is a workhorse of a movement – not that you would expect any less from Rolex. Iain has also opted for the case brighten, to give this watch a little hand with its good […]

Watch Service: Rolex Submariner. Cal 3135.

Another iconic watch, the Rolex Submariner. Due to its green dial and green bezel, this model is affectionately referred to as the ‘hulk’. The Sub, for short, was first introduced by Rolex in 1954, and is one of their most popular models.

Watch Service: Rolex Datejust. Cal 3135.

This Rolex Datejust was suffering with a common fault that Rolex’s often develop – a worn rotor post. The watch was losing time, and I could tell straight away from the sound within the watch, the rotor was loose and touching the case back.

Watch Service: Rolex Datejust. Cal 3135.

Rolex Datejust for a full service, this particular one was sent in by Peter as it has a low power reserve, is stopping occasionally and losing time. It also hasn’t been serviced for about 6 years, so its overdue and high time to get this watch back into good working order.

Watch Service: Rolex Oyster Perpetual. Cal 2230.

Another Rolex, but this time a more modern 2230 calibre. As a ladies watch, I quite like it. Simple design and timeless, like all Rolex watches – its what they do so well. Other than growing a bit in size to appeal to the more modern fashion of larger watches, on the whole, they havent […]

Watch Service: Rolex Air King. Cal 1530.

So the first Rolex service of the blog, and a pretty old one at that. Calibre 1530, most likely from some point in the 60s. Its certainly seen better days, but like all Rolex watches, its a workhorse, and has much more life in it yet!