Three cheers for the independent watchmaker!

[molex]

Today I took my new 5513 to a local guy who I'm starting to trust, and asked him to look at the movement and tell me how it looks. Two hours later he said "It was serviced in '02, based on the markings in the caseback. It looks too good to be all original, so I think new parts were put in. It's good for at least 1 more year if not more." He regulated it, sealed it, pressured tested, and $45 later I was walking the streets with my perfectly running, watertight 5513 on my wrist.

Rolex USA, OTOH, would have insisted on full service, 4 weeks and $500 if I was lucky. F them.

Moral of the story: Use your local guy. He'll tell you the *real* story, not some cooked-up crock of poop designed to get into your wallet unnecessarily.

Here it is again, for anyone who hasn't seen it yet.... LOL, any excuse to post a pic, right?