New Incoming: Rolex Caseback Engraving

[lisalisa]

she did an awesome job!

[Danex]

I love this!
And now your Rolex is a family heirloom.

[nyyankees]

That's really nice. Very good work!

[Rzani]

I didn't like the idea of engraving, but your watch is making me change my mind. Superb job!

[sea-dweller]

Congrats!

[Castor]

Nice. Nice. Nice.

[lodewijk]

Very cool, it looks great! Congrats :)

[AndyK]

That looks really cool!

[Urosfan]

Great job

[Psmith]

Great work

[toomuchtalk]

Awesome...

[Eklipz]

That is a true work of art, engraving is becoming kind of a lost art. There is not many things that people own anymore that engraving would be done on. Enjoy you piece of art!

[timuS]

Absolutely stunning! Thanks so much for sharing - the caseback looks every bit a work of art as the watch itself

Rolex should offer a service such as this - JLC does it for the Reverso, so why shouldn't Rolex, even if it on a few models?

[Alfredo.]

Looks great! Congrats!

[Baselman]

What was the ball park price range for the work if you don't mind me asking ?

[ford_kuga]

Great story and a very nice engraving :-)

[tkerrmd]

Wow very cool!

[Jolu]

Great work. Stay away from NATO straps in the future...:)

[dysondiver]

wonder if she can draw helicopters too ,,,,,,






ill get my coat

[Racerdj]

Very nice, congratulations!

[usmc93]

Awesome. Strengthens my resolve in getting my Daytona caseback engraved to mark the 10th Wedding Anniv for which my wife gave it to me. Thanks for sharing.

[soundserious]

Love love love that, awesome

[jlc123]

Well done on making it yours, looks like extremely high quality work as well.

[Thunderball57]

Beautiful. I really like it!

[Brenngun]

Wonderful work by the artist. Did she give you any guidance with respect to protecting the case back? If you lay the watch flat face up with the bracelet below the case back I assume it may damage the engraving.

[mr.president1]

Looks amazing! I may just have to do something like.

[Tudor66]

Awesome modification....

[~dadam02~]

Thanks all for the responses, and the positive feedback - its greatly appreciated.

Originally Posted by padi56

Well must say that's excellent work on the engraver and a nice personal to your watch.Now not 100% sure how you will get on when your watch is due for a service by the RSC.But there are plenty on independents around should Rolex want you to buy a new case back or to put case back to original spec.But on the other hand Rolex did at one time offer a engraving service to customers so it might not be a problem but must say fantastic engraving by a very skilled artist.

It's a very good point - I popped into Rolex St James Square to request the caseback to be removed and asked this very question. They said that they wouldn't request the back to be replaced but the chap on the front desk did make a point of advising me to ensure this was written out on the service request before leaving the watch with them. That said we have some seriously good independents in the UK so it's likely i'll use Rolex at service time so shouldn't be a problem. Incidentally, Rolex refused to remove the caseback...unsurprisingly.

Originally Posted by bridgs

That is super cool work! I once spoke to my AD about just having my name and birth date engraved and they said it would void the warranty as they have said on several other things I spoke to them about. That really looks great though. Let us know what they say when you eventually have it serviced many years down the road.

In my case the warranty has now expired but given I had the caseback removed then this most certainly does void the warranty. It's an interesting point though, not sure how safe it is to engrave whilst the caseback is still attached to the watch, must depend on the tools used but i'm glad it was done this way as I didn't have to be parted from the watch in this instance.

Originally Posted by koturbo

I engraved my 114060 to mark the birth of my son in January 14. I think if it means something to you and you're a true enthusiast of fine watches, then its the perfect way to commemorate something special. Congrats and enjoy!

Good work

Originally Posted by Director EDTF

You did an excellent job picking it put And the artist did a fantastic job on the engraving. It looks really sharp!

the end result certainly came out better than I had originally hoped for so I am really very happy

Originally Posted by Wahlberg

I love it, it looks really good.
While the caseback was gone, what did you do with the watch? Was there another caseback put on to protect the movement or?

That would have been the best solution but in the absence of another caseback I simply put the case (containing movement) straight into a sealable bag but with a couple of those dessicant gel sachets to make sure any moisture was kept away from the movement. The back wasn't off for too long, probably just over 2 weeks in total, so should be fine.

Originally Posted by a-new-hope

Incredible work! By hand or cnc style engraving machine?

All hand, the close up macro shot should give you a clue as it looks almost hand drawn at that level. This was something I really wanted in the finished article.

Originally Posted by mfpearson

Looks great - very original! The engraving must've cost a lot of $$$ - but worth it!

Not cheap but not overly expensive and less than I had budgeted. Less than £400.

Originally Posted by Floorguy

Well done Darren! Verry nice!

I wondered then how you knew my name, doh!

Originally Posted by Eklipz

That is a true work of art, engraving is becoming kind of a lost art. There is not many things that people own anymore that engraving would be done on. Enjoy you piece of art!

I whole heartily agree, in this day and age where technology and machinery rule the roost it's refreshing to see some old school techniques still being performed.

Originally Posted by timuS

Rolex should offer a service such as this - JLC does it for the Reverso, so why shouldn't Rolex, even if it on a few models?

Rolex do offer a customised engraving service, all you need to do is talk to your AD and they should be able to arrange. I did explore this option initially but there are just no examples of their work anywhere so i didn't feel comfortable in the end pursuing with them.

Originally Posted by Baselman

What was the ball park price range for the work if you don't mind me asking ?

Less than £400.

Originally Posted by Jolu

Great work. Stay away from NATO straps in the future...:)

That I had not thought of, good thinking!

Originally Posted by usmc93

Awesome. Strengthens my resolve in getting my Daytona caseback engraved to mark the 10th Wedding Anniv for which my wife gave it to me. Thanks for sharing.

Fantastic idea, thumbs up from me

Originally Posted by Brenngun

Wonderful work by the artist. Did she give you any guidance with respect to protecting the case back? If you lay the watch flat face up with the bracelet below the case back I assume it may damage the engraving.

She didn't but i'm one of those OCD watch owner type people so that isn't a problem. Mine are either on their side (as in the last picture) when off my wrist of in the watch box/safe on a pillow so no worries there. I'd imagine the bracelet could well mark the back quite easily though you are right.

[Rolex time is money]

Hmm it does not look good man.... ITS LOOK FANTASTIC! my god, such a stunning work of art. Now I have to do something like that for sure!

[HL65]

Very cool...Like it!