24 years of grime

[indianmachine]

after looks great! Minus the grime, the before pic actually looks good too, those lugs are pretty scratch free from what I can see.

[pepemaui]

Wow! Incredible transformation....

[George58]

I never seen a 3135 with a rotor like the one pictured ?

[Leicaman]

Originally Posted by George58

I never seen a 3135 with a rotor like the one pictured ?

that’s because you can’t see the rotor in any of the pictures.

Originally Posted by indianmachine

after looks great! Minus the grime, the before pic actually looks good too, those lugs are pretty scratch free from what I can see.

thanks, not sure how they have stayed relatively scratch free these past 24 years. The watch has been pretty much everywhere with me from backpacking around South East Asia to scuba diving around the islands of Malaysia.

Originally Posted by espanol

Wow, that’s fantastic. Did the watchmaker replace or repaint the inside of the bezel? Sorry, not very knowledgeable in Rolex bezels and the black inside of the bezel looks completely different.

sorry, not sure but I would highly doubt he would paint it without asking me first so my guess is that the black was hiding underneath all that grime.

Originally Posted by Ron P

I do think an independant. RSC and watchmakers with a part account would most likely use the Rolex designed movementholders. In general much more convenient and supporting the movement a lot better compared to the universal Bergeon watchholder on the picture in specific with the dial side up.

correct, he is an independent watchmaker.

[Leicaman]

Originally Posted by George58

I never seen a 3135 with a rotor like the one pictured ?

Here is a photo I took when I went down there to drop off the watch. You can see the rotor in this photo. He opened up the watch and checked it out. He also performed a Waterproof test which it passed with flying colours. Not bad for a 24 year old watch

[GONZO2LR]

Originally Posted by Stan Cooper

Right you are. My TOG has an all red (not roulette) date wheel.

nice look Rolex...wow...