Watch Stopped After 33Yrs No Maintenance

[Rebel]

Service it and then wear it.

[dnpina]

Originally Posted by blada4life

I wouldn’t recommend selling it. If Rolex busts you you may have to return any profits to them.


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Lol, this is like a Norm MacDonald video comments section on YouTube.


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[Brazicano]

Probably cost you more to service it than you payed for it

[ragingcao]

Toss it... to me

[rominvicta]

Are you joking or trying to make a fool out of us?

[Rocket launcher]

At 76 it's a call
You need to look at the cost benefit

It's like if you went to buy a coat do you get a good coat costing a few hundred pounds or a cheap coat.
As you are unsure how much wear you will get out of the good coat.

A person of 50 would get the good coat as they know they will get plenty of wear out of it.

But at 76 it's a hard call as time is not on your side at all, so it may be of benefit to get the cheapest coat you can find

Same with this watch
The question is will you get the wear out of it...
Its a Tuff decision..

It may be that it's now time to get a cheap watch.......

[SS Oyster]

Originally Posted by Marlboro.

I'd get it serviced, it may cost 500 dollars or so and the watch should go on to last many more years. Still much better quality than any citizen.

The current full service fee is (I believe) $700. At least that it what I paid in July 2018 (last time I had one done).

To the OP, that cost is well worth it because you will get your watch back in what will appear to you to be new condition (aside from bracelet structural issues). They may need to replace a few other bits and bobs for that age watch, but you will then have a watch that will run great for another 20-30 years and it will be worth at least $2k, so you will double (or better) you money by servicing it.

[RolexJoe]

Originally Posted by Rocket launcher

At 76 it's a call
You need to look at the cost benefit

It's like if you went to buy a coat do you get a good coat costing a few hundred pounds or a cheap coat.
As you are unsure how much wear you will get out of the good coat.

A person of 50 would get the good coat as they know they will get plenty of wear out of it.

But at 76 it's a hard call as time is not on your side at all, so it may be of benefit to get the cheapest coat you can find

Same with this watch
The question is will you get the wear out of it...
Its a Tuff decision..

It may be that it's now time to get a cheap watch.......

I'm a younger man so maybe my perspective is skewed but if I was of his age and could afford a nicer product thats what I would get. Enjoy quality things while you can. You can't take your money with you when you pass.

At his age I'd get a new one, enjoy it, and expect it to outlast me.

[jimcameron]

ShorGuy, we are in the same boat. I bought my Submariner in 1985, and although I have had it serviced 2x in all these years, at almost 70 I still get a kick out of wearing it. I would go ahead and have your's serviced. It will look and work great after the service and wearing it, when it returns, will be a great feeling.

I have two Citizen solar powered "sport" type watches, that have a 200 meter water proof rating. They are great watches, and depending on which one you buy, are very easy to read, and have great nighttime lume.

[abozz]

Originally Posted by ShoreGuy

What do you recommend doing? Toss it or bring to an authorized dealer.

Watch is a Rolex SS OP purchased new in 1986 for about $900. It owes me nothing and being a material object I owe it nothing as well.

Are solar powered Citizen watches any good? I'm 76 years old so purchasing another Rolex might not be sensible even thou I can easily afford it.

You are joung enough to life another day!!! Get it service and enjoy it

[Daveclock]

Originally Posted by ShoreGuy

What do you recommend doing? Toss it or bring to an authorized dealer.

Watch is a Rolex SS OP purchased new in 1986 for about $900. It owes me nothing and being a material object I owe it nothing as well.

Are solar powered Citizen watches any good? I'm 76 years old so purchasing another Rolex might not be sensible even thou I can easily afford it.

Shame it does not deserve more love after wearing for so long, it has been a good partner and done you wonderful service.
Looked yesterday at my friends 5513 he has worn for 50 years (he let me look at it long enough it had not cooled down from skin temperature - prior to return!)
It has looks to die for!

[GMT Aviator]

Originally Posted by Rocket launcher

At 76 it's a call
You need to look at the cost benefit

It's like if you went to buy a coat do you get a good coat costing a few hundred pounds or a cheap coat.
As you are unsure how much wear you will get out of the good coat.

A person of 50 would get the good coat as they know they will get plenty of wear out of it.

But at 76 it's a hard call as time is not on your side at all, so it may be of benefit to get the cheapest coat you can find

Same with this watch
The question is will you get the wear out of it...
Its a Tuff decision..

It may be that it's now time to get a cheap watch.......

This is like saying he’s got one foot in the grave already!

Crikey, life is for living no matter your age.

My father sadly passed recently aged 92. He loved his watches and his daily was a 1972 TT Datejust he wore everyday from purchase until he died last year. He even insisted it be serviced whilst he was on his death bed. So I had it serviced for him. Luckily it was back on his wrist just a few days before he passed on, but in those moments he opened his eyes to see his trusty watch back on his wrist again looking like new, it was something that gave him great enjoyment in the last few days of his life whilst he was coping with a load of other things going on with his health.

I say to the OP, you’re 76 years young. Your OP has been on a journey with you for a vast majority of your life. Get it serviced, it’ll come back like new and continue giving you great service for the rest of your life.

If there’s one thing Rolex ownership is about more than anything else, it’s about the journey these timepieces travel with us and the memories that journey creates. I know of no other watch brand that does this quite like a Rolex does.

[HogwldFLTR]

Get it serviced and it will be like new (depending on its condition of course). Likely cost is going to be about $1K+ unless you use other than RSC for service as they'll want to replace the tritium parts. As others have said, sell it if you don't want to pay for servicing. There are members on the forum who have businesses performing repairs on Rolex watches (and others). Rik Deitel is one worth looking into. He'd let you keep the watches dial and hands instead of replacing them with Luminova ones; this will save on the cost of servicing. Pass on the serviced watch in your will.

[1William]

Take the watch in to get it serviced and buy your Citizens watch to wear while you wait for the service.

[uncleluck]

How can you have a watch that’s served you for 33 years and talk of ‘tossing it’ ?

[Billfav]

Originally Posted by GMT Aviator

This is like saying he’s got one foot in the grave already!

Crikey, life is for living no matter your age.

My father sadly passed recently aged 92. He loved his watches and his daily was a 1972 TT Datejust he wore everyday from purchase until he died last year. He even insisted it be serviced whilst he was on his death bed. So I had it serviced for him. Luckily it was back on his wrist just a few days before he passed on, but in those moments he opened his eyes to see his trusty watch back on his wrist again looking like new, it was something that gave him great enjoyment in the last few days of his life whilst he was coping with a load of other things going on with his health.

I say to the OP, you’re 76 years young. Your OP has been on a journey with you for a vast majority of your life. Get it serviced, it’ll come back like new and continue giving you great service for the rest of your life.

If there’s one thing Rolex ownership is about more than anything else, it’s about the journey these timepieces travel with us and the memories that journey creates. I know of no other watch brand that does this quite like a Rolex does.

Well written and sound advice. Have it serviced and wear it. It is part of you. It is also an asset of some tangible value. Don't "toss it". That comment is like blood in the water around here and the sharks are circling.

[strafer_kid]

Originally Posted by Danny83

Send it for service

Yes

[swils8610]

I’d have to much sentimental attachment to it. I’d be thinking about all of the things that watch saw with me over 33 years.


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[tkc324]

Zero reply from OP... he is probably busy throwing out Rolex...

[sparty]

If finances is not an issue I would service it and buy another solar citizen.


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[djyolky]

Originally Posted by ShoreGuy

What do you recommend doing? Toss it or bring to an authorized dealer.



Watch is a Rolex SS OP purchased new in 1986 for about $900. It owes me nothing and being a material object I owe it nothing as well.



Are solar powered Citizen watches any good? I'm 76 years old so purchasing another Rolex might not be sensible even thou I can easily afford it.

Toss it lol

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[Orwic]

Service it: even if you rate sentimental value as zero, you should get far more from selling it after service (maybe with sympathetic 'restoration') than the original cost and service combined. That was my experience, anyway. After a struggle, I managed to suppress my sentiment.

[mudd]

Service it and it will come back looking like it did nearly the day you bought it. As many of others have said, 33 years with one watch has a lot of history that you can reflect on.

[WJGESQ]

Originally Posted by timedate

take the back off and squirt some wd40 in there, worked for me and saved a load of money on a service.

Ha. Hope that's true.

[r_afficionado]

Send it in for service.

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[DocHorton]

Time to upgrade...buy a yellow gold Day Date, put the OP in the drawer.

[Zed_six]

Since you could easily afford it, donate it to a 501c charity and buy a replacement at your local AD. Everybody wins.


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[NavalFlight]

Funny, I thought April Fools already happened!

[escobar144]

i feel personally offended that you didnt post a pic of your watch...

[uncleluck]

Originally Posted by WJGESQ

Ha. Hope that's true.

It does happen.

Customer of mine (who I’ve serviced a few watches for) has “just put a small drop of wd40” in a few watches (not Rolex although he does own one so let’s hope it doesn’t stop)

He put some 3 in 1 oil in one once, flooded it completely, all over the dial and everything. His ‘fix’ was to leave it sat over a pot of petrol on the aga with the back off.

I’ve told him (begged) not to do it but even now he still tells me he’s got a non working watch going by adding a bit of oil to it. I’ve even tried to show him how little oil is used and a ‘tiny drop’ is like a bucket load just being thrown in.