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Old 11 July 2019, 01:06 AM   #1
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Sending a stretched Jubilee to MY, anything I should do, or know first ?

Hi guys, I'm planning on sending my old stretched Jubilee to M Young in the next few weeks. Anything I need to know ? Any concerns or issues ? Thanks in advance for all advice.
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Old 11 July 2019, 01:22 AM   #2
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Old 11 July 2019, 01:52 AM   #3
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Good to hear. I've read lots about Michael and I'm feeling good about sending him my strap, just thought I'd lean on the wisdom of this forum to ease my worried mind haha. Thanks for the input
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Old 11 July 2019, 01:54 AM   #4
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Good to hear. I've read lots about Michael and I'm feeling good about sending him my strap, just thought I'd lean on the wisdom of this forum to ease my worried mind haha. Thanks for the input
Nothing to worry about. Just be clear with what you want done. I’ve had no issues whatsoever w the 3 bracelets he’s worked on of mine.
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Old 11 July 2019, 02:00 AM   #5
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Nothing to worry about. Just be clear with what you want done. I’ve had no issues whatsoever w the 3 bracelets he’s worked on of mine.
Thanks, yes I'll be specific. Looking forward to having it done, this old jubilee has seen better days. How about a light polish ? Should I allow it, or not ?
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Old 11 July 2019, 02:04 AM   #6
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Thanks, yes I'll be specific. Looking forward to having it done, this old jubilee has seen better days. How about a light polish ? Should I allow it, or not ?
With a polish, mention if it is possible to not over-polish and losing the crown on your clasp...
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Old 11 July 2019, 02:18 AM   #7
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With a polish, mention if it is possible to not over-polish and losing the crown on your clasp...
OK will do, thanks very much ^^^
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Old 11 July 2019, 03:52 AM   #8
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With a polish, mention if it is possible to not over-polish and losing the crown on your clasp...
That and the Rolex stamp on the inside of the clasp.
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Old 11 July 2019, 03:58 AM   #9
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He is generally good but can have an offday.
Picture after refurb jubilee by MY from fellow member of Dutch forum with shows a rather poor result.
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Old 11 July 2019, 04:32 AM   #10
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He is generally good but can have an offday.
Picture after refurb jubilee by MY from fellow member of Dutch forum with shows a rather poor result.
That's horrible, I hope for a better result ^^^^
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Old 11 July 2019, 04:33 AM   #11
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That and the Rolex stamp on the inside of the clasp.
Yes, I'll be very specific. Thanks
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Old 11 July 2019, 04:56 AM   #12
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Will these links fit my jubilee ?
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Old 11 July 2019, 07:11 AM   #14
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Will these links fit my jubilee ?
Measure the width of the last link on your bracelet, it should be about 15.5mm. Regarding the image, I don't think that particular link will match your folded link bracelet. I suppose there should be folded extra links too but I never saw any when I was looking for a TT oval link, which I showed you in the previous thread. What you are showing is a D link from a later bracelet (Anyone here feel free to correct me, please ) if I am not mistaken. The extra links currently on your band are oval links, which I think were specific to American and made in Mexico bracelets, folded link bracelets were a Swiss import. BTW, that last bit all pure speculation.
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Do NOT let MY polish your bracelet. I've posted numerous times about this.

His shop is way too aggressive with polishing, and they all but completely removed the crown on the clasp of one of my old 93150 bracelets by over polishing.
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No you need folded link (MY) will have some


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Old 11 July 2019, 09:03 AM   #17
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Old 11 July 2019, 09:04 AM   #18
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Do NOT let MY polish your bracelet. I've posted numerous times about this.

His shop is way too aggressive with polishing, and they all but completely removed the crown on the clasp of one of my old 93150 bracelets by over polishing.
I will not. I was worried about the same thing. I'll say no polish of any kind.
Thanks again for the input and help.

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Old 11 July 2019, 11:51 AM   #19
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Sending a stretched Jubilee to MY, anything I should do, or know first ?

RolliWorks all the way. Good old USA craftsmanship. Easy to get a hold of. Super cool guy. Awesome listener. A real pleasure. No worries about sending it halfway around the planet and the cost of it.

My jubilee before and after. Stunning results.

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Old 11 July 2019, 11:57 AM   #21
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RolliWorks all the way. Good old USA craftsmanship. Easy to get a hold of. Super cool guy. Awesome listener. A real pleasure. No worries about sending it halfway around the planet and the cost of it.

My jubilee before and after. Stunning results.

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That looks great. ^^^ Thanks for the input.
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Old 11 July 2019, 01:12 PM   #22
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MY has clearly been told not to polish too much in the past. When I sent mine a few years ago he clearly said he would give a light polish where needed and NOT polish near the crown or logos. It looked fantastic. Roliworks is probably great too (I have no experience) but I think MY is absolutely competent.


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Oh, and one thing to know before sending is that it will come back much smaller than when you sent it. Be sure you have enough micro adjustment or have an additional link put in at the time.


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Yip . What Styles Bitchley said.

Michael did a great job on a Omega Speedmaster 1171 bracelet for me. I was very surprised though how much it shrunk in the tightening up process. Came back much reduced in length, and too small for me at its maximum adjustment.

Was no reflection on Michaels great work ... was just a consequence of working with a very baggy bracelet to start with. Who'd have known ?.
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Thanks guys, I'm going to get a couple of links added to make up for the shrinkage haha.
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On one of the first bracelets I sent to MY (7836) the clasp crown came back almost entirely erased. Bracelet otherwise great, though. The next two or three I sent him came back perfect. I think the polish jobs from 2015 were more aggressive than the newer jobs, I wouldn't worry about that.
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I sent mine to Rolliworks too and it came back almost an inch shorter but much tighter. The oval link jubilee bracelets are a little looser than the D-links anyway even when new because of the geometry. I added only one extra link to mine because it was already at the maximum setting when I sent it in. From what I have seen, they both do very comparable (excellent) work. I'm in California and Rolliworks is in San Fran. Seemed like the obvious choice to me.
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I sent mine to Rolliworks too and it came back almost an inch shorter but much tighter. The oval link jubilee bracelets are a little looser than the D-links anyway even when new because of the geometry. I added only one extra link to mine because it was already at the maximum setting when I sent it in. From what I have seen, they both do very comparable (excellent) work. I'm in California and Rolliworks is in San Fran. Seemed like the obvious choice to me.
Thanks for this ^^^^^ I've got some thinking to do ......
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RolliWorks all the way. Good old USA craftsmanship. Easy to get a hold of. Super cool guy. Awesome listener. A real pleasure. No worries about sending it halfway around the planet and the cost of it.

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I am a little reluctant to send my bracelet half way around the world and was also considering having Sand Hill Watch Co or RolliWorks refresh it. I seldom wear it, but it's quite loose for me, even with two links taken out and it's on the shortest pin setting in the clasp. I'm curious what yours cost and how long it took? Thanks.
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I am a little reluctant to send my bracelet half way around the world and was also considering having Sand Hill Watch Co or RolliWorks refresh it. I seldom wear it, but it's quite loose for me, even with two links taken out and it's on the shortest pin setting in the clasp. I'm curious what yours cost and how long it took? Thanks.

$300 for the bracelet and exactly 4 weeks. During that time the watch was fully serviced. Yours appears two toned so it might be a little more because of the gold


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