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19 October 2018, 05:38 AM | #91 |
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80-85% is ideal. We find in this range it's almost certain we can get it restored to 95%+ without issue. Usually the links are in good condition. But at 85% the slack will start to cause uneven wear. With the 65% bands for example a realistic goal is around the 80-85% at best.
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19 October 2018, 02:36 PM | #93 |
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7206 Rivet Oyster. So many pieces, so many rivets, sigh. Sorry no time to go crazy with photos, but it's worth showing how many pieces makes up the very desirable Rolex 7206 Oyster bracelet.
8 very small pieces per link and many have 12 links. |
19 October 2018, 03:25 PM | #94 |
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20 October 2018, 07:11 AM | #95 |
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Poll/Feeler - Bracelet repair done in USA... Needed?
New rivets ready to go
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13 November 2018, 03:07 PM | #96 |
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$300-$400 to fix what I think is the most unsightly problem on watches worth thousands of dollars? Sounds like a deal to me.
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26 January 2019, 06:36 PM | #97 |
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Great work Mike.
What’s the size of the pins for 20mm Oyster and Jubilee? |
28 January 2019, 02:29 PM | #98 |
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Pm sent for president bracelet. Not sure if you do them
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1 February 2019, 10:39 AM | #99 |
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Amazing work!
Interested as well if you do President bracelets.
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1 February 2019, 03:15 PM | #100 |
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My bracelets need polish and refresh, will consider this as well..
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ROLLWORKS, how you do this? what is method using? please.
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8 February 2019, 09:46 AM | #104 |
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The bevel shouldnt change the thickness of the lugs. Its merely a bevel on the corner.
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haha. Banging out a lot of rivets with a ball peen hammer. We have a few shots of rivet making here:
https://www.rolexforums.com/showthre...=618472&page=4 |
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14 February 2019, 03:42 AM | #111 |
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Rolliworks just corrected and incorrectly "repaired" 93150 for me (just updated my thread on it). Turned out great!
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When you tighten a bracelet, what exactly is the procedure?
I ask about a 20 year old oyster bracelet for a GMT? Kind regards! |
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14 February 2019, 08:45 PM | #115 |
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New pins and sleeves. Usually there is varying stretch link to link so we work with numerous sleeves with different outer diameters to make the adjustments. That's merely for the distance from link to link. Even with this full adjusted, doing the sideways test, the bracelet can still measure in the low 80% range, not acceptable.
To remedy this, nearly all, oyster bands we work on need laser welding to rocking and tilting that happens link to link. We have photos here: https://www.rolexforums.com/showthread.php?t=618472 it's the old analogy, photo, 1000 words |
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9 April 2019, 02:58 AM | #117 |
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Mike, where you get the Pins from to restore the bracelet?
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9 April 2019, 07:39 PM | #118 |
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We have them fabricated to our spec. Every now and then we run into some odd size we’ve never seen before. Rolex changed sizes quite a bit in the last 35+ years. A lot of the band we work on have rivet fasteners or are welded. Gold bands are gold soldered. All work done in the good ol’ U.S. of A. |
10 April 2019, 09:18 AM | #119 |
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All work done in the good ol’ U.S. of A. |
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I need your help with 2 bracelets. Just need to call your office to ask some questions first.
Also, do you a scanned PDF of your scratch % guide? |
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