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Tom1675 · 10 August 2022, 02:07 AM

Great piece and story, thanks for sharing!

Black Bay Dan · 10 August 2022, 02:41 AM

My favourite type of posts on TRF. Beautiful watch and what a transformation.

OYptL · 10 August 2022, 03:58 AM

Very nice! Looks like Jocke got ahold of it.

Xyza0722 · 10 August 2022, 06:28 AM

Great work….

But the gunk

GMBorkovic · 10 August 2022, 07:51 AM

Thanks again to Phil for a superlative conservation. Outwardly it looks the same,
but clean. Inside, all clean , and spot on.

Rebel · 10 August 2022, 08:21 AM

Wow.

GMBorkovic · 14 August 2022, 09:05 AM

Just an update on my red-sub. Received last Friday, on my wrist with no time adj., spot on time.

Phrank · 14 August 2022, 09:14 AM

Great story, and right here the reason I bought Rolex.

swish77 · 14 August 2022, 05:17 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by GMBorkovic

Just an update on my red-sub. Received last Friday, on my wrist with no time adj., spot on time.

Great story and wonderful transformation. Was the watch ever serviced and/or polished by a watchmaker before Phillip worked his magic?

karleone · 14 August 2022, 07:10 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by GMBorkovic

karleone, looks way better? Are you kidding. It was a miraculous transformation from
"gunk magnet" to beach beauty. You do go to the beach?

Sorry I don’t understand your comment. I do go to the beach yes

joli160 · 14 August 2022, 11:39 PM

Mr. Ridley is very brave. I would never have worked on that thing. Brrrrr

GMBorkovic · 15 August 2022, 12:15 AM

Watch had been serviced for clean and adj., I believe twice. I never requested that the watch be polished, but who knows. These reds were relatively cheap back in the late 60s and early 70s. I had a lot of friends buy them thru the PX at Fort Meade. Anyway, its 53
years old and runs new but looks old and worn.

Lol-x · 15 August 2022, 12:30 AM

Wow that was grubby, but what a fantastic transformation.

Should be good for another 50 years

Mark020 · 15 August 2022, 02:18 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by brandrea

Incredible job Phillip

Pretty standard service I assume??

GMBorkovic · 15 August 2022, 03:10 AM

Yes, the red was a lot younger then. I believe just clean, oil and adj.
No parts other than gaskets. The watch maker was one of dads patience's
at the office. So no money was exchanged.
And yes, my red was grubby! And Im sure I have a few more watches that may fall into classification. The gunk was on the outside. The internals were perfect.

TuRo · 15 August 2022, 04:35 AM

Lovely properly patina induced piece, not over worked. Much prefer to museum pieces. Think you kept the original soft edged acrylic in play too ✓

Bladeshot · 18 August 2022, 12:49 PM

Wow! Love these threads!

KeithP · 18 August 2022, 01:01 PM

Damn. Amazing .

btinl · 18 August 2022, 02:07 PM

Nice clean up!

What happened to the hash marks? Usually we see chipping at the edges near the rehaut, but it looks like a few had more significant damage.

Noahgraph · 18 August 2022, 07:32 PM

Also nice to see a piece every once in a while proven to be all original as a reference.

10 August 2022, 02:41 AM	#62
Black Bay Dan 2024 Pledge Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Real Name: Dan Location: Chichester Watch: Tudor Black Bay Posts: 1,511	My favourite type of posts on TRF. Beautiful watch and what a transformation. __________________ Tudor Heritage Black Bay 79220R (2015) Tudor Black Bay GMT 79830RB (2022) Tudor Black Bay Fifty-Eight 79030B (2023)

10 August 2022, 08:21 AM	#66
Rebel "TRF" Member Join Date: Jul 2008 Real Name: Dr Mark R Nail Location: New Albany Watch: Tudor Sub 75090 Posts: 8,057	Wow. __________________ ------------------------------- Member of the Nylon Nation

14 August 2022, 11:39 PM	#71
joli160 2024 ROLEX DATEJUST41 Pledge Member Join Date: Apr 2013 Location: NL Watch: Yachtmaster Posts: 14,344	Mr. Ridley is very brave. I would never have worked on that thing. Brrrrr __________________ Day Date 18238, Yachtmaster 16622, Deepsea 116660, Submariner 116619, SkyD 326935, DJ 178271, DJ 69158, Yachtmaster 169622, GMT 116713LN, GMT 126711.

15 August 2022, 12:30 AM	#73
Lol-x Facilitator Join Date: Nov 2005 Real Name: Steve Location: Omnipresent Posts: 33,229	Wow that was grubby, but what a fantastic transformation. Should be good for another 50 years __________________ *Most folks are about as happy as they make up their minds to be.* ~Abraham Lincoln Nothing compares to the simple pleasure of a bike ride. ~John F. Kennedy ROLEXploitation - yeah I'm a victim

15 August 2022, 04:35 AM	#76
TuRo "TRF" Member Join Date: Jan 2022 Real Name: Paul Location: Cantabrigia - G.B Watch: ing the detectives Posts: 2,494	Lovely properly patina induced piece, not over worked. Much prefer to museum pieces. Think you kept the original soft edged acrylic in play too ✓ __________________ Woke up this morning with a wine glass in my hand Whose wine? What wine? Where the hell did I dine? Must have been a dream, don't believe where I've been Come on, let's do it again.... DO YOU FEEEL LIKE WE DO - Peter Frampton

10 August 2022, 02:07 AM	#61
Tom1675 "TRF" Member Join Date: Feb 2016 Real Name: Tom Location: Los Angeles Posts: 1,172	Great piece and story, thanks for sharing!

10 August 2022, 03:58 AM	#63
OYptL "TRF" Member Join Date: Nov 2021 Location: Bloomingdale Watch: Invicta Posts: 755	Very nice! Looks like Jocke got ahold of it.

10 August 2022, 06:28 AM	#64
Xyza0722 "TRF" Member Join Date: Apr 2017 Location: Hong Kong Watch: Me go Posts: 400	Great work…. But the gunk

10 August 2022, 07:51 AM	#65
GMBorkovic "TRF" Member Join Date: Jul 2022 Location: Deerfield Beach, Posts: 61	Thanks again to Phil for a superlative conservation. Outwardly it looks the same, but clean. Inside, all clean , and spot on.

14 August 2022, 09:05 AM	#67
GMBorkovic "TRF" Member Join Date: Jul 2022 Location: Deerfield Beach, Posts: 61	Just an update on my red-sub. Received last Friday, on my wrist with no time adj., spot on time.

14 August 2022, 09:14 AM	#68
Phrank 2024 ROLEX DATEJUST41 Pledge Member Join Date: Jan 2018 Location: Toronto Watch: ♕ Posts: 1,997	Great story, and right here the reason I bought Rolex.

15 August 2022, 12:15 AM	#72
GMBorkovic "TRF" Member Join Date: Jul 2022 Location: Deerfield Beach, Posts: 61	Watch had been serviced for clean and adj., I believe twice. I never requested that the watch be polished, but who knows. These reds were relatively cheap back in the late 60s and early 70s. I had a lot of friends buy them thru the PX at Fort Meade. Anyway, its 53 years old and runs new but looks old and worn.

15 August 2022, 03:10 AM	#75
GMBorkovic "TRF" Member Join Date: Jul 2022 Location: Deerfield Beach, Posts: 61	Yes, the red was a lot younger then. I believe just clean, oil and adj. No parts other than gaskets. The watch maker was one of dads patience's at the office. So no money was exchanged. And yes, my red was grubby! And Im sure I have a few more watches that may fall into classification. The gunk was on the outside. The internals were perfect.

18 August 2022, 12:49 PM	#77
Bladeshot 2024 ROLEX DATEJUST41 Pledge Member Join Date: Nov 2015 Real Name: Grant Location: U.S. Watch: GMT 1675 PCG Gilt Posts: 5,716	Wow! Love these threads! __________________ Just another WIS who loves to trade...

18 August 2022, 01:01 PM	#78
KeithP "TRF" Member Join Date: Jun 2014 Real Name: Keith Location: NYC Watch: AK 126900/SM 300M Posts: 1,664	Damn. Amazing .

18 August 2022, 02:07 PM	#79
btinl 2024 Pledge Member Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: . Watch: on my wrist Posts: 1,942	Nice clean up! What happened to the hash marks? Usually we see chipping at the edges near the rehaut, but it looks like a few had more significant damage.

18 August 2022, 07:32 PM	#80
Noahgraph "TRF" Member Join Date: Jan 2021 Location: Irrelevant Watch: and learn Posts: 90	Also nice to see a piece every once in a while proven to be all original as a reference.

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