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Funny enough, I just spoke with Rolex (BH, CA) today regarding my old-ass TT 1675 watch (1972 or 1973). Very similar story to yours BTW, got it from Dad minus the Navy service (Army!). Rolex will not sell anything to me or service the watch until it has been sent to their Pennsylvania workshop where it will be evaluated for authenticity. That will cost me $260 for them to identify their own product. During the evaluation, they will make recommendations on what needs to be replaced. They will recommend replacing everything— I will surely refuse. That said, if I wanted to have it serviced or purchase a bracelet or new insert or whatever, the evaluation is required. The evaluation will confirm originality of parts used and whether it came in it's current configuration. Of course, authentic and original are two entirely different things.
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