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Tangier11 · 9 January 2019, 01:16 AM

Look at it this way, in 30 years folks on here will be ooooing and ahhhhhing about the patina and well worn look and so forth.

Hell leave it out in the sun to make the dial "tropical" and you could be looking at a six figure watch in 30 or 40 years

Gtecko · 9 January 2019, 01:29 AM

it doesn't even look like real watch ...

what kind of polish is this ?? I feel sorry for your friend tbh the watch was probably better before this polish

173rdabn · 9 January 2019, 01:59 AM

Good grief! Totally screwed that up.

Ruddiger · 9 January 2019, 04:31 AM

Howdy,

That is absolutely dreadful!

Take care,

Ruddiger

Deep18 · 9 January 2019, 04:36 AM

Uh. What the hell was he doing with that watch? That isn’t the “wow imagine the places that watch has been, bet there are some great stories” look. That’s just sad.

HogwldFLTR · 9 January 2019, 05:31 AM

That doesn't look like a professional job by and experienced Rolex tech. I'm afraid he didn't help his case as all. He'd have done better to sell it unpolished. However given today's market, maybe it'll still sell for big bucks.

ROLLiWORKS · 17 January 2019, 02:53 PM

Platinum is really tricky to polish. I have seen jewelry polishers totally screw up watch polishing for platinum. It takes between 3x to 6x longer than steel. One can polish a scratch 0.1mm deep, remove 0.3mm of material and the scratch will still be there. Don't know the science behind this but only have one staff member I trust with polishing platinum bracelets. Oddly enough 2-3 of us can polish platinum watch heads.

Dr.Smellody · 17 January 2019, 03:06 PM

Ouch. My eyes hurt.

jctrolex · 17 January 2019, 03:19 PM

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Originally Posted by ROLLiWORKS

Platinum is really tricky to polish. I have seen jewelry polishers totally screw up watch polishing for platinum. It takes between 3x to 6x longer than steel. One can polish a scratch 0.1mm deep, remove 0.3mm of material and the scratch will still be there. Don't know the science behind this but only have one staff member I trust with polishing platinum bracelets. Oddly enough 2-3 of us can polish platinum watch heads.

I think that is white gold

Brian Page · 17 January 2019, 03:28 PM

OMG! That hurts to look at..

Sarosh · 17 January 2019, 03:28 PM

Oh my god. Speechless. What a clanger

shaunylw · 17 January 2019, 03:54 PM

Lugs look decent, polish is horrendous, bracelet is bad. One of the worst bracelets in a modern sub i have ever seen. He must have worn in super loose and beat the hell out of it. Unfortunately, it’s probably cheaper to have the bracelet fixed as a replacement could be very costly. I hope the price was really really low.

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Macnavara · 17 January 2019, 04:04 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ROLLiWORKS

Platinum is really tricky to polish. I have seen jewelry polishers totally screw up watch polishing for platinum. It takes between 3x to 6x longer than steel. One can polish a scratch 0.1mm deep, remove 0.3mm of material and the scratch will still be there. Don't know the science behind this but only have one staff member I trust with polishing platinum bracelets. Oddly enough 2-3 of us can polish platinum watch heads.

Platinum sub

SearChart · 17 January 2019, 05:06 PM

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Originally Posted by ROLLiWORKS

Platinum is really tricky to polish. I have seen jewelry polishers totally screw up watch polishing for platinum. It takes between 3x to 6x longer than steel. One can polish a scratch 0.1mm deep, remove 0.3mm of material and the scratch will still be there. Don't know the science behind this but only have one staff member I trust with polishing platinum bracelets. Oddly enough 2-3 of us can polish platinum watch heads.

While this is a white gold watch I still completely agree with you about platinum. It is an odd material.

ROLLiWORKS · 17 January 2019, 05:14 PM

haha my mistake. White gold isn't difficult to polish. They gotta do better.

chrisb57 · 18 January 2019, 07:38 AM

Unsee Unsee

Tape · 18 January 2019, 08:25 AM

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Originally Posted by 904VT

Yes, doesn't seem right at all. I can't imagine getting this much stretch on this age watch, even if you were trying to and constantly running thru mud

It seems from the pics that it's tight enough on his wrist to stop circulating

Andrejb · 18 January 2019, 01:49 PM

Yikes.... I’ll take it off his hands for $7k :)

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ROLLiWORKS · 18 January 2019, 03:10 PM

Lol. Might as well get in on the action. $7,001

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Originally Posted by Andrejb

Yikes.... I’ll take it off his hands for $7k :)

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9 January 2019, 05:31 AM	#36
HogwldFLTR 2024 Pledge Member Join Date: Aug 2012 Real Name: Lee Location: 42.48.45N70.48.48 Watch: What's on my wrist Posts: 33,256	That doesn't look like a professional job by and experienced Rolex tech. I'm afraid he didn't help his case as all. He'd have done better to sell it unpolished. However given today's market, maybe it'll still sell for big bucks. __________________ Troglodyte in residence! https://www.rolexforums.com/showthread.php?t=808599

17 January 2019, 03:28 PM	#41
Sarosh "TRF" Member Join Date: Jul 2017 Location: London Watch: BLNR Posts: 2,218	Oh my god. Speechless. What a clanger __________________ ----- “It’s a watch, it tells time. Not much else”

17 January 2019, 03:54 PM	#42
shaunylw "TRF" Member Join Date: Jun 2013 Location: Here Posts: 4,504	Rolex overhaul Lugs look decent, polish is horrendous, bracelet is bad. One of the worst bracelets in a modern sub i have ever seen. He must have worn in super loose and beat the hell out of it. Unfortunately, it’s probably cheaper to have the bracelet fixed as a replacement could be very costly. I hope the price was really really low. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

9 January 2019, 01:16 AM	#31
Tangier11 Banned Join Date: Sep 2017 Real Name: Paul Location: Southern Virginia Watch: ROLEX Posts: 2,544	Look at it this way, in 30 years folks on here will be ooooing and ahhhhhing about the patina and well worn look and so forth. Hell leave it out in the sun to make the dial "tropical" and you could be looking at a six figure watch in 30 or 40 years

9 January 2019, 01:29 AM	#32
Gtecko "TRF" Member Join Date: Apr 2017 Location: Halifax Posts: 518	it doesn't even look like real watch ... what kind of polish is this ?? I feel sorry for your friend tbh the watch was probably better before this polish

9 January 2019, 01:59 AM	#33
173rdabn 2024 ROLEX DATEJUST41 Pledge Member Join Date: Jan 2013 Real Name: George Location: Cape Cod Watch: 216570 Explorer II Posts: 2,317	Good grief! Totally screwed that up.

9 January 2019, 04:31 AM	#34
Ruddiger 2024 ROLEX DATE-JUST41 Pledge Member Join Date: Nov 2014 Location: Cleveland, Ohio Posts: 437	Howdy, That is absolutely dreadful! Take care, Ruddiger

9 January 2019, 04:36 AM	#35
Deep18 2024 Pledge Member Join Date: Dec 2015 Location: VA Watch: SD43 Posts: 528	Uh. What the hell was he doing with that watch? That isn’t the “wow imagine the places that watch has been, bet there are some great stories” look. That’s just sad.

17 January 2019, 02:53 PM	#37
ROLLiWORKS "TRF" Member Join Date: Feb 2015 Real Name: Michael H Posts: 964	Platinum is really tricky to polish. I have seen jewelry polishers totally screw up watch polishing for platinum. It takes between 3x to 6x longer than steel. One can polish a scratch 0.1mm deep, remove 0.3mm of material and the scratch will still be there. Don't know the science behind this but only have one staff member I trust with polishing platinum bracelets. Oddly enough 2-3 of us can polish platinum watch heads.

17 January 2019, 03:06 PM	#38
Dr.Smellody "TRF" Member Join Date: Apr 2014 Location: Salem, OR Posts: 5,199	Ouch. My eyes hurt.

17 January 2019, 03:28 PM	#40
Brian Page "TRF" Member Join Date: Feb 2014 Location: USA Posts: 6,527	OMG! That hurts to look at..

17 January 2019, 05:14 PM	#45
ROLLiWORKS "TRF" Member Join Date: Feb 2015 Real Name: Michael H Posts: 964	haha my mistake. White gold isn't difficult to polish. They gotta do better.

18 January 2019, 07:38 AM	#46
chrisb57 "TRF" Member Join Date: Apr 2015 Real Name: Chris Location: UK Watch: 114060 / 114300 Posts: 325	Unsee Unsee

18 January 2019, 01:49 PM	#48
Andrejb 2024 Pledge Member Join Date: May 2016 Real Name: Dre Location: Canada Posts: 1,689	Yikes.... I’ll take it off his hands for $7k :) Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

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