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Deep18 · 24 May 2019, 04:23 AM

This is truly awesome.

MercedesHand · 24 May 2019, 04:29 AM

Great thread, and Outstanding pics Sear!

Thanks for sharing some of your expertise.

crazycarlitos · 24 May 2019, 05:34 AM

Thanks bas for sharing Bas!

I get more out of threads like. One of few reasons why I still hang around on Trf.

Ballzzz · 24 May 2019, 05:39 AM

Great thread, pictures & explanations Bas, Thank You!

RJRJRJ · 24 May 2019, 05:40 AM

Excellent as always. Thanks for sharing

sillo · 24 May 2019, 05:54 AM

Great info as usual Bas. How similar is the movement to the 3035. Is the basic architect the same, just with the added GMT complication.

How about compared to the modern GMT movements. I was always under the impression the 31xx were just evolutions of the 30xx movements.

Devildog · 24 May 2019, 06:16 AM

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Originally Posted by SearChart

Thanks everyone, more pictures will follow (also of the case and bracelet refinishing) tomorrow

Thanks Bas. Love these threads

piratfisk · 24 May 2019, 06:26 AM

Very cool stuff, thank you for posting! A thread like this is a welcomed breath of freshness from the back & forth about grey sellers & which watch should I wear while mowing the lawn threads. I thought my dentist was good with small tools, you put that MFer to shame

Chiboy · 24 May 2019, 06:29 AM

I've been wondering why I spend so much time reading stuff here, and how so many of the threads fall into the same several topics. And then this! Bam! Really fun, interesting stuff.

Thanks Bas. Like everyone else, loving this thread.

Halitosis · 24 May 2019, 06:31 AM

Subscribed and thank Bas - love your threads!

Only one question... at what stage of the process do you use that HAMMER? Is it when you find leftover parts after reassembly?

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Originally Posted by SearChart

911NBK · 24 May 2019, 06:34 AM

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Originally Posted by brandrea

Hey Bas, can you please enlighten us on what makes this movement different from the 3185?

It’s so awesome that we have someone like you here to show us the guts of these incredible little machines

I second this. Probably coolest thread I've seen since I've joined forum. Thanks for sharing!

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sensui · 24 May 2019, 06:46 AM

Love the insider look Bas. Great work and keep it up.

Oldfellow · 24 May 2019, 06:46 AM

Thanks Bas, this is a fascinating thread.
All the effort you have put into this is obviously much appreciated by many of us.
Hope you are able to find time to do more and lift our knowledge level further.

Robert Higgins · 24 May 2019, 08:33 AM

Another fantastic thread, Bas. Thanks!!!

Boaters · 24 May 2019, 08:42 AM

Very cool stuff keep it coming

ppalasthira · 24 May 2019, 08:43 AM

Great pics! Thanks.

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Largoshark · 24 May 2019, 08:52 AM

Wow, beyond awesome! Thanks Bas

ap1 · 24 May 2019, 10:09 AM

So cool

Jaff03 · 24 May 2019, 10:12 AM

That's interesting thanks for sharing the pictures it's worth seeing.

dr35mm · 24 May 2019, 10:14 AM

Super interesting thread.

Just out of curiosity, did you have any leftover pieces after assembly?

jk. Thank you for this!

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Newrolex1234 · 24 May 2019, 10:23 AM

Nice thread, cool to see the process on how diligently these watches get serviced

exador · 24 May 2019, 10:33 AM

Hey Bas, did you see this post? Any comments?

https://www.rolexforums.com/showthread.php?t=676787

Etschell · 24 May 2019, 11:25 AM

Very nice.

RW16610 · 24 May 2019, 11:29 AM

I love threads like these! Please keep the updates coming, Bas!

Tha Baron · 24 May 2019, 11:32 AM

This is gold, thanks!

justjay82 · 24 May 2019, 11:56 AM

So cool!! Thanks for sharing.
Out of curiosity, would a complete service and overhaul like this cost the owner?

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Brian Page · 24 May 2019, 12:53 PM

This is why TRF is still a great place ! Thanks Bas!!

AJM914 · 24 May 2019, 12:58 PM

Great pics!

SearChart · 24 May 2019, 02:52 PM

Thank you all very much for the kind words, I will continue updating the service today

Quote:

Originally Posted by sillo38

Great info as usual Bas. How similar is the movement to the 3035. Is the basic architect the same, just with the added GMT complication.

How about compared to the modern GMT movements. I was always under the impression the 31xx were just evolutions of the 30xx movements.

The 85 is indeed a bit different on the dial side, it is basically just a 3035 with a GMT mechanism.

The 30×× is just different from the 31××, you can clearly see things that are very similar to the 15×× like for example the date wheel, but the way the gear train is build up is more in line with the more modern 31××.

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Originally Posted by Halitosis

Subscribed and thank Bas - love your threads!

Only one question... at what stage of the process do you use that HAMMER? Is it when you find leftover parts after reassembly?

a hammer is used for taking out the rotor axle and riveting a new one

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Originally Posted by dr35mm

Super interesting thread.

Just out of curiosity, did you have any leftover pieces after assembly?

jk. Thank you for this!

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No

but sometimes you can forget the stopper for the balance, that long thin brass/gold looking thingy. Everything functions perfectly fine without it, just can't hack the movement without it.

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Originally Posted by exador

Hey Bas, did you see this post? Any comments?

https://www.rolexforums.com/showthread.php?t=676787

I did see it. Not sure what to think of it. Like Scott (watchmaker) said, it was probably not without a good reason that the account got pulled.

Gotgolf52 · 24 May 2019, 03:33 PM

Bas- are you working for RSC? If not, can members here contact you for service when the time come? Lately with all the disheartening RSC stories about careless from their watchmakers make me nervous to send anything to RSC USA.

24 May 2019, 05:34 AM	#63
crazycarlitos "TRF" Member Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: SoCal Posts: 1,906	Thanks bas for sharing Bas! I get more out of threads like. One of few reasons why I still hang around on Trf. __________________

24 May 2019, 05:39 AM	#64
Ballzzz 2024 ROLEX DATEJUST41 Pledge Member Join Date: Dec 2017 Location: NY Posts: 2,476	Great thread, pictures & explanations Bas, Thank You! __________________ Any intelligent fool can make things bigger, more complex, and more violent. It takes a touch of genius and a lot of courage to move in the opposite direction. - Albert Einstein

24 May 2019, 05:54 AM	#66
sillo "TRF" Member Join Date: Dec 2015 Real Name: Sean Location: NY Watch: 5 Digit Posts: 2,840	Time for a service! Great info as usual Bas. How similar is the movement to the 3035. Is the basic architect the same, just with the added GMT complication. How about compared to the modern GMT movements. I was always under the impression the 31xx were just evolutions of the 30xx movements. __________________ 14060 \| 16570 \| 16600 \| 16700 \| 16800 \| 79260 @TheGMTHand

24 May 2019, 06:29 AM	#69
Chiboy "TRF" Member Join Date: Aug 2016 Location: Chicago Watch: Daytona Posts: 5,385	I've been wondering why I spend so much time reading stuff here, and how so many of the threads fall into the same several topics. And then this! Bam! Really fun, interesting stuff. Thanks Bas. Like everyone else, loving this thread. __________________ Datejust w/black Tapestry dial (1985) / Daytona (2016)

24 May 2019, 10:14 AM	#80
dr35mm "TRF" Member Join Date: Sep 2016 Real Name: Peter Location: Caribbean Watch: BB58 Posts: 2,398	Super interesting thread. Just out of curiosity, did you have any leftover pieces after assembly? jk. Thank you for this! Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk __________________ Present: BB58 \| BB36 \| GMW-B5000D-1JF \| 6900-PT80 Past: 16610LN \| 16622 \| 116610LN \| 214270

24 May 2019, 04:23 AM	#61
Deep18 2024 Pledge Member Join Date: Dec 2015 Location: VA Watch: SD43 Posts: 528	This is truly awesome.

24 May 2019, 04:29 AM	#62
MercedesHand "TRF" Member Join Date: Mar 2019 Location: Geneva Posts: 130	Great thread, and Outstanding pics Sear! Thanks for sharing some of your expertise.

24 May 2019, 05:40 AM	#65
RJRJRJ "TRF" Member Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: USA Posts: 3,496	Excellent as always. Thanks for sharing

24 May 2019, 06:26 AM	#68
piratfisk "TRF" Member Join Date: Jan 2019 Real Name: Jake Location: Finest City Watch: 16233, 116619LB Posts: 2,094	Very cool stuff, thank you for posting! A thread like this is a welcomed breath of freshness from the back & forth about grey sellers & which watch should I wear while mowing the lawn threads. I thought my dentist was good with small tools, you put that MFer to shame

24 May 2019, 06:46 AM	#72
sensui 2024 Pledge Member Join Date: Jan 2016 Location: San Diego, CA Posts: 12,356	Love the insider look Bas. Great work and keep it up.

24 May 2019, 06:46 AM	#73
Oldfellow 2024 ROLEX DATEJUST41 Pledge Member Join Date: Jun 2018 Location: Australia Posts: 2,082	Thanks Bas, this is a fascinating thread. All the effort you have put into this is obviously much appreciated by many of us. Hope you are able to find time to do more and lift our knowledge level further.

24 May 2019, 08:33 AM	#74
Robert Higgins "TRF" Member Join Date: Apr 2018 Location: IL Posts: 59	Another fantastic thread, Bas. Thanks!!!

24 May 2019, 08:42 AM	#75
Boaters 2024 Pledge Member Join Date: May 2015 Real Name: Mike Location: Pacific Northwest Watch: 116610LV 16710 SD Posts: 10,649	Very cool stuff keep it coming

24 May 2019, 08:43 AM	#76
ppalasthira Banned Join Date: May 2007 Location: ASK Watch: SubC.5711.D500 Posts: 2,236	Great pics! Thanks. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

24 May 2019, 08:52 AM	#77
Largoshark "TRF" Member Join Date: Jul 2017 Real Name: Mike Location: New England Posts: 1,753	Wow, beyond awesome! Thanks Bas

24 May 2019, 10:09 AM	#78
ap1 2024 Pledge Member Join Date: Mar 2013 Location: usa Posts: 19,045	So cool

24 May 2019, 10:12 AM	#79
Jaff03 Banned Join Date: Dec 2018 Location: USA Posts: 108	That's interesting thanks for sharing the pictures it's worth seeing.

24 May 2019, 10:23 AM	#81
Newrolex1234 "TRF" Member Join Date: Sep 2016 Location: Usa Posts: 118	Nice thread, cool to see the process on how diligently these watches get serviced

24 May 2019, 10:33 AM	#82
exador Banned Join Date: Dec 2014 Location: NZ Posts: 2,600	Hey Bas, did you see this post? Any comments? https://www.rolexforums.com/showthread.php?t=676787

24 May 2019, 11:25 AM	#83
Etschell "TRF" Member Join Date: Dec 2013 Location: FL Watch: platinum sub Posts: 15,884	Very nice. __________________ If you wind it, they will run. 25 or 6 to 4.

24 May 2019, 11:29 AM	#84
RW16610 2024 Pledge Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Real Name: Rommel Location: Toronto Canada Watch: 116710LN Posts: 8,973	I love threads like these! Please keep the updates coming, Bas!

24 May 2019, 11:32 AM	#85
Tha Baron "TRF" Member Join Date: Feb 2014 Location: Middle West Posts: 1,075	This is gold, thanks!

24 May 2019, 11:56 AM	#86
justjay82 "TRF" Member Join Date: Apr 2017 Location: Canada Posts: 1,304	So cool!! Thanks for sharing. Out of curiosity, would a complete service and overhaul like this cost the owner? Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

24 May 2019, 12:53 PM	#87
Brian Page "TRF" Member Join Date: Feb 2014 Location: USA Posts: 6,528	This is why TRF is still a great place ! Thanks Bas!!

24 May 2019, 12:58 PM	#88
AJM914 "TRF" Member Join Date: Jan 2016 Real Name: AJ Location: NY Watch: ♕ Posts: 6,761	Great pics! __________________

24 May 2019, 03:33 PM	#90
Gotgolf52 "TRF" Member Join Date: Nov 2015 Location: Paradise Island Watch: Daytona 116520 Posts: 970	Bas- are you working for RSC? If not, can members here contact you for service when the time come? Lately with all the disheartening RSC stories about careless from their watchmakers make me nervous to send anything to RSC USA.

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