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Old 21 June 2013, 04:37 AM   #1
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Bracelet after 20 years of daily use.

Submariner TT 16613 Bluesy. The watch was purchased new by me in 1991.

just came across these pics i took of my bracelet, if you ever asked how do they get so worn...

i wore it as my only watch for exactly 20years, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.

just wanted to share the wear and tear after all that time.

the watch never came off my wrist regardless of the activity & work, it was cleaned only in the shower with me, occasionally i would use a toothbrush for the crevices.

it was previously polished once during a visit to RSCNY

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Old 21 June 2013, 04:38 AM   #2
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wow amazing. Kudos for sticking to it for 20 yrs
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Old 21 June 2013, 04:38 AM   #3
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I love it...
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Old 21 June 2013, 04:42 AM   #4
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do you have pictures of the whole watch?
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Old 21 June 2013, 04:44 AM   #5
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oh yes i would like to see that too
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Old 21 June 2013, 04:50 AM   #6
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do you have pictures of the whole watch?
cant find pictures of whole watch before, it cleaned up pretty well though

this is after a service and with a new SS bracelet... i sold watch a couple of years ago.

and the bezel wear (rounding out) was done courtesy of RSC, NOT 20 years of wear

ps if you look close in the straight on pic with the white background, you can see the inside lug wear from the point the old style 93150 bracelet would rub.
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Old 21 June 2013, 05:02 AM   #7
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looks great
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Old 21 June 2013, 05:26 AM   #8
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Wow Gus, gotta ask, do you regret getting rid of it!
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Old 21 June 2013, 05:34 AM   #9
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Looks great with a SS bracelet..
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Old 21 June 2013, 05:35 AM   #10
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Wow Gus, gotta ask, do you regret getting rid of it!
Tim,
I regret bringing it to RSC where they butchered it.... They tainted it enough that the magic was lost... But thats another story

& since then i have found some satisfactory replacements, thanks to TRF & the never ending supply of enablers
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Old 21 June 2013, 05:44 AM   #11
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what did they do to the bezel? looks weird
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Old 21 June 2013, 05:50 AM   #12
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Looks great with a SS bracelet..
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Old 21 June 2013, 05:53 AM   #13
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Thanks for sharing! It's very cool to see how the gold centre links have worn much faster than the SS outer links. I know they were not solid, but it shows the main reason Rolex ditched the hollow links. Would love to see how sold links would hold up after 20 years..
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Old 21 June 2013, 05:54 AM   #14
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Polished off too much metal?


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I regret bringing it to RSC where they butchered it.... They tainted it enough that the magic was lost... But thats another story

& since then i have found some satisfactory replacements, thanks to TRF & the never ending supply of enablers
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Old 21 June 2013, 06:06 AM   #15
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Polished off too much metal?
*Rounded the bezel
*Replaced insert with luminova , vs tritium.
*Bezel insert also used a different color gold for the numerals
*Removed caseback sticker
*Scratched & replaced original dial

I call it butchered.


All the things are minor, but if i can take care of it for 20 years, its a bummer when someone alters it, when they were only supposed to service it.
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Old 21 June 2013, 06:12 AM   #16
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I agree with you. they made it into a different watch
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Old 21 June 2013, 08:59 AM   #17
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That is a beautiful watch. Now I know why JJ loved his so much.
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Old 21 June 2013, 09:33 AM   #18
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Love that old bracelet.


Looks kinda cool on new SS too.
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Old 21 June 2013, 09:39 AM   #19
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I gotta ask, Gus--did you wear the bracelet tight, or loose?
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*Rounded the bezel
*Replaced insert with luminova , vs tritium.
*Bezel insert also used a different color gold for the numerals
*Removed caseback sticker
*Scratched & replaced original dial

I call it butchered.


All the things are minor, but if i can take care of it for 20 years, its a bummer when someone alters it, when they were only supposed to service it.
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why would they round the bezel? is that protocol on any watch?
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Old 21 June 2013, 10:12 AM   #21
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Thanks for the pictures.

Given your experience when it returned from service, I can completely understand why some of the magic died for you.
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Old 21 June 2013, 10:14 AM   #22
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Old 21 June 2013, 11:42 AM   #23
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Gus I like the look on the SS bracelet
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Old 21 June 2013, 11:47 AM   #24
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I regret bringing it to RSC where they butchered it.... They tainted it enough that the magic was lost... But thats another story

& since then i have found some satisfactory replacements, thanks to TRF & the never ending supply of enablers
Gus, that's a crying shame. You loved it for two deacdes and in one fell swoop they totally screwed things up. If you don't mind me asking who do you use now for any service or refurbishing?
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Looks great with a SS bracelet..
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Old 21 June 2013, 12:18 PM   #26
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Gus, that's a crying shame. You loved it for two deacdes and in one fell swoop they totally screwed things up. If you don't mind me asking who do you use now for any service or refurbishing?
because it was so bad, maybe they let the apprentices' have a go at it?lol
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Old 21 June 2013, 01:24 PM   #27
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Did I understand you to say that Rolex put an SS bracelet on the watch?

I'm sorry they butchered the watch and I do understand your disappointment, not that that word captures your true sentiment.
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Old 21 June 2013, 01:47 PM   #28
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Looks good.

Is that a replacement Tritium dial?
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*Rounded the bezel
*Replaced insert with luminova , vs tritium.
*Bezel insert also used a different color gold for the numerals
*Removed caseback sticker
*Scratched & replaced original dial

I call it butchered.


All the things are minor, but if i can take care of it for 20 years, its a bummer when someone alters it, when they were only supposed to service it.
Live & learn
Thanks for sharing. Enjoy looking at pictures of real Rolex wearers. As for your watch I'm sorry to hear what RSC has done to it. I thought this only happens in RSC Singapore where they totally over polished and rounded the lugs off of a Rolex i sent it for a full service. cheers:
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Old 21 June 2013, 02:31 PM   #30
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I love the wear..my Sub is on my wrist every day. I assume mine will look like that too...very cool
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