RSC polished my watch...

[Alex2408]

Hello from France,

First of all sorry for my english.

I bought my 14060m a few times ago and just made the service after more than 10 years. I accept the polishing of the watch because some friends had no issues with this RSC and their watches was correctly polished.

So, I got my watch back, she's now in excellent condition but I have a little problem with the lugs especially lugs at crown side and also the crown guards..

As I'm not an expert of polishing and over polishing I need your opinion.

Thank you very much

[padi56]

Looks fine the lug on the crown side have always been thinner on most all Rolex watches for many many decades.

[watchluvr4ever]

Originally Posted by padi56

Looks fine the lug on the crown side have always been thinner on most all Rolex watches for many many decades.

Yup, if that is what the OP is referring to that is correct.

[Alex2408]

Thanks you for your opinions ! I'm happy to know that my watch is not over polished

[brandrea]

Welcome to the forum Alex

[Colin10101]

I can’t really tell looking at that photo to be honest, doesn’t look bad. I guess my question would be, was the spring bar always flush with the edge of the hole?

[puma1552]

It looks pretty good to me, doesn't look like they rounded anything off too much.

[worldofoyster]

looks ok for its age

[Slaybo]

Always confused me that there are so many conversations around over polishing without a mention of the starting point. If there were deep scratches and a polish was requested, that's going to require more steel to be removed to accomplish that task than another watch that might have started the process with less wear.

In short, if you've got a really beat up watch that you want polished and aren't going the laser welding route, aren't you essentially asking for a watch that looks overpolished as an end result? I guess it doesn't really matter but it presents a narrative where the polisher is somehow less skilled when in reality the end product is largely determined by the starting point.

[puma1552]

Originally Posted by Slaybo

In short, if you've got a really beat up watch that you want polished and aren't going the laser welding route, aren't you essentially asking for a watch that looks overpolished as an end result? I guess it doesn't really matter but it presents a narrative where the polisher is somehow less skilled when in reality the end product is largely determined by the starting point.

Can you just request a new case as part of RSC service instead of polishing? I'd probably just go that route to ensure I still have sharp lugs, but it doesn't seem like a popular route to go...not sure if it's a cost issue or if RSC won't do it or what.

[Eric88]

Originally Posted by puma1552

Can you just request a new case as part of RSC service instead of polishing? I'd probably just go that route to ensure I still have sharp lugs, but it doesn't seem like a popular route to go...not sure if it's a cost issue or if RSC won't do it or what.

Then you'd have a service case that wouldn't be aligned with the original era of the watch. Rolex would issue a new card with the updated serial and service cases are known to decrease the resale value and desirability. I think service cases should only be used when the original case is in really bad shape e.g. very bad damage beyond the help of laser welding, or unable to get a proper seal on the case back. Service cases usually add $2k+ to the bill as well. I wouldn't recommend a service case just for "sharp lugs" if your watch looked like the one in this post.

Very nice watch here, original poster!

[Alex2408]

Thank you guys for your feedback.

Slaybo, I agree with you, the starting point was a watch with a lot of light scratches on the bracelet and a deep scratch on the side of the 4 hours lug.

To be honest I think I was overthinking with the polishing...

Here is some pictures of this 2003 sub and the bracelet.

Have a nice day all

[puma1552]

Originally Posted by Eric88

Then you'd have a service case that wouldn't be aligned with the original era of the watch. Rolex would issue a new card with the updated serial and service cases are known to decrease the resale value and desirability. I think service cases should only be used when the original case is in really bad shape e.g. very bad damage beyond the help of laser welding, or unable to get a proper seal on the case back. Service cases usually add $2k+ to the bill as well. I wouldn't recommend a service case just for "sharp lugs" if your watch looked like the one in this post.

Very nice watch here, original poster!

Thanks, I didn't realize that would mess with the serial number - is the rehaut an integral part of the case and/or is the serial engraved somewhere else inside the case?

[Alex2408]

Thank you guys for your feedbacks !

Slaybo, I agree, the starting point was a watch with few lights sracthes on the bracelet and a deep scratch on the side of the 4 hours lug.

Finally I was just overthinking with the polishing...

Here is some more pictures of this 2003 sub

Have a nice day all

[padi56]

Originally Posted by puma1552

Can you just request a new case as part of RSC service instead of polishing? I'd probably just go that route to ensure I still have sharp lugs, but it doesn't seem like a popular route to go...not sure if it's a cost issue or if RSC won't do it or what.

With todays mainly extremely pampered watches a new case would be highly unlikely. My own working tool 16600 SD watch was used a a real working tool watch with well over 600 hours underwater. It was well used and sometimes abused and been serviced and polished by 3 different RSC world wide. Yes it was well scratched but still got its original case now 23 years old still ticking and looking good today.

[thesharkfactor]

You got away with it. I wouldn't let anyone near a polishing wheel with my Rolex watch.

[zi464]

Don't know how it looks before polish , can't really tell.
Anyway, I will not polish any of my watches unless there is scratched bother me alot.

[Tools]

Originally Posted by puma1552

Thanks, I didn't realize that would mess with the serial number - is the rehaut an integral part of the case and/or is the serial engraved somewhere else inside the case?

The rehaut is not a replaceable part. If it was there would be plenty of tampering with serial number leap-frog rampant.

The rehaut serial placement is a fairly recent thing.

[puma1552]

Originally Posted by Tools

The rehaut is not a replaceable part. If it was there would be plenty of tampering with serial number leap-frog rampant.

The rehaut serial placement is a fairly recent thing.

Thanks, that makes sense.