'Regulating' your Rolex, without taking off back cover

[orotek]

Hi Respectable Members

After I have lost all my Rolex and other vintage timepieces, due to circumstances beyond my control, I gave away to an old friend all my old auction catalogues (including an Antiquorum Auctioneers Ltd auction cat of May, 23, 1983), documents and literature related to watches. Amongst the load was an old 1950 'THE ROLEX GUARANTEE' in the form of a small booklet (8 pp in all).

There are several headings in it, namely 'Why Rolex enjoys world-wide success', 'Why Rolex watches are of such high precision', 'Take care of your watch', 'Important advice' and 'How to wind up and set the hands of a Rolex "oyster"' . Amongst the contents, we may find 'Take care of your watch' interesting.

Since I do not know how to scan and upload the contents of the booklet and also whether my friend would allow me to do so, I reproduce here its contents which may be of interest to fellow members.


'Take care of your watch'

In order to maintain the high precision of a watch, it is important always to wind it at the same time every day. Try to accustom yourself to winding up your watch as soon as your rise in the morning, whether you leave it on your wrist or take it off, prior to sleeping.

If you do take off your watch prior to sleeping, lay it down always in the same position. There may be a few seconds variation in a watch, according to the position in which it rests, and for this reason the Official Control Offices for the rating of watches always observe variations in five different positions, for only in this way is it possible to determine the accuracy of any movement.

Please remember these pooints:
(1) A watch laid down on a table, flat with the dial up will tend to gain a few seconds during the course of the night.
(2) In a vertical position, with the winding crown pointing downwards, the watch will tend to lose a few seconds during the night.
(3) In a vertical position, with the crown pointing up, the watch will tend to lose a few more seconds than in the position indicated under (2).

Thus if your watch gains or loses a few seconds per day you are now in the position to correct this variation yourself without the help of a specialist, provided you follow the above indications.

Do not forget:
* That a Rolex is a precision watch of superior quality and that it deserves to be handled with care. Each part of its movement has to be made with great accuracy, with the result that the movement is perhaps slightly more delicate than that of an ordinary watch.
* To go to an official Rolex representative should it prove necessary to repair or regulate your Rolex watch. He alone is capable of handling the movement with the required care and technical skill it deserves.
* That Rolex has chosen its representatives amongst the most qualified specialists.
* That you can find Rolex agencies in all important cities throughout the world.

It is hoped that fellow members would find the above interesting and helpful.

Thanks and regards.

[JJ Irani]

Thanks for taking all the trouble to post that, Orotek. Most of us are familiar with timing effects on the postioning of our watches....but I'm pretty sure many new members here will find most of that information quite helpful.

JJ

[orotek]

Originally Posted by JJ Irani

Thanks for taking all the trouble to post that, Orotek. Most of us are familiar with timing effects on the postioning of our watches....but I'm pretty sure many new members here will find most of that information quite helpful.

JJ

Hi JJ

Thanks for the response.

Your are right. It is meant more for the new members rather than someone like you and also other connoisseurs.

Anyway, since I have lost touch with the world of Rolex, does a new guarantee card contain all those facts and figures spelt out, just like the old one? It is interesting to know and do please advise.

Thanks and regards.

[JJ Irani]

Originally Posted by orotek

Hi JJ

Thanks for the response.

Your are right. It is meant more for the new members rather than someone like you and also other connoisseurs.

Anyway, since I have lost touch with the world of Rolex, does a new guarantee card contain all those facts and figures spelt out, just like the old one? It is interesting to know and do please advise.

Thanks and regards.

You will never find any of the above info in the new warranty sheets. This is the kind of information that can only be found on good forums like TRF!!

[orotek]

Originally Posted by JJ Irani

You will never find any of the above info in the new warranty sheets. This is the kind of information that can only be found on good forums like TRF!!

Hi JJ

Thanks for the response

You are right. In this Rolex Forums, all members can learn alot, especially for people like me since my knowledge in this area is in dire need of tremendous upgrading.

I have also discovered, along with the old guarantee card, the chronometer certificate that came with the watch, is hand-written for just that particular watch. Can the same be said of the chronometer certificate of today?

Thanks and regards.

[padi56]

Originally Posted by orotek

Hi JJ

Thanks for the response

You are right. In this Rolex Forums, all members can learn alot, especially for people like me since my knowledge in this area is in dire need of tremendous upgrading.

I have also discovered, along with the old guarantee card, the chronometer certificate that came with the watch, is hand-written for just that particular watch. Can the same be said of the chronometer certificate of today?

Thanks and regards.

Yes I can remember the old chronometer certificate and IMO you should get one today like the many other manufacturers.But today its all logged on a computer so they say.But when Rolex today makes around 850,000 to a 1.000000 watches a year,they have not got the time for individual watch certificates.

[SPACE-DWELLER]

HI, I kinda knew that, too, but I have never seen that lovely Rolex paper on the issue, and I like that it it made so clear how and what to do to "regulate" ones Rolex without tampering with the back. So many thanks to you for posting. GREAT stuff

With kind regards,

Bo.