Rolex Watch Service... How much?

**beatles** · February 15th, 2007 03:00 PM

My watch is a Rolex Oyster Perpetual Date-just. Just got it from a friend last weekend.

How much do you usually pay for the service(maintenance)? What do they do to your watch? Would the watch look brand new after the service? If I want to replace the Sapphire Crystal(with a deep scratch), any idea how much?

**XTO** · February 15th, 2007 03:21 PM

Originally Posted by beatles

My watch is a Rolex Oyster Perpetual Date-just. Just got it from a friend last weekend.

How much do you usually pay for the service(maintenance)? What do they do to your watch? Would the watch look brand new after the service? If I want to replace the Sapphire Crystal(with a deep scratch), any idea how much?

You can bring it to any Washington Jewerly Emporium. Ours were
serviced (cleaning, buffing etc.) at SM North Edsa branch. Cost varries
on the works to be done.

Sapphire glass? I thought it is scratch proof?

**Horsepower** · February 15th, 2007 03:24 PM

It is scratch resistant but there's one material that can scratch it easily. The hardest material known to man - Diamond.

**XTO** · February 15th, 2007 03:57 PM

Originally Posted by Horsepower

It is scratch resistant but there's one material that can scratch it easily. The hardest material known to man - Diamond.

+1. Sapphire is very hard, having a hardness of 9 on Moh's scale, compared with 10 for diamond. Might be a diamond has scratched his sapphire crystal.

**shadow** · February 15th, 2007 04:08 PM

baka peke? kaya na scratch..hehehe

go to makati meron silang serviced center doon..I just can't rememeber the bldg name yun tabi ng AIMS tapat ng GB1

**jlo1** · February 15th, 2007 05:23 PM

beatles, i had my 12 year old rolex serviced two years ago at the official rolex service center at corinthian place, back of greenbelt. they cleaned and calibrated the watch, also changed the gaskets and sapphire crystal, since it had a chip. the total cost was 14,000.00 as far as i remember. they charged 5,000.00 for the sapphire crystal. took them a week to service the watch. hope this helps.

**Bry** · February 15th, 2007 06:49 PM

Bro did you check what year model your watch is? AFAIK, Rolex watches that were made after 1986 are pretty much scratch resistant. And Rolex watches that were made before the said date is just made of glass. In short, mabilis magasgas.

If you don't mind, can you PM me how much you bought the watch?

BTTT: I think they charge around 5K for cleaning, polishing and maintenance. Though take it easy sa pagpapa-buff ng watch, some people say na numinipis daw each time you have it buffed.

**kimpOy** · February 15th, 2007 06:56 PM

magkano rin pa dagdag ng band... medyo masikip na yung band ko eh...

Air King yung sa akin

**beatles** · February 15th, 2007 08:16 PM

Originally Posted by xto

You can bring it to any Washington Jewerly Emporium. Ours were
serviced (cleaning, buffing etc.) at SM North Edsa branch. Cost varries
on the works to be done.

Sapphire glass? I thought it is scratch proof?

I want to have it check at a Rolex Service Center so I can be sure of the quality of work. I believe that it is scratch resistant but this watch was worn as a daily watch(abused by the owner)

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Originally Posted by jlo1

beatles, i had my 12 year old rolex serviced two years ago at the official rolex service center at corinthian place, back of greenbelt. they cleaned and calibrated the watch, also changed the gaskets and sapphire crystal, since it had a chip. the total cost was 14,000.00 as far as i remember. they charged 5,000.00 for the sapphire crystal. took them a week to service the watch. hope this helps.

Thanks for the reply. Now, I have an idea on how much to spend.

Originally Posted by Bry

Bro did you check what year model your watch is? AFAIK, Rolex watches that were made after 1986 are pretty much scratch resistant. And Rolex watches that were made before the said date is just made of glass. In short, mabilis magasgas.

BTTT: I think they charge around 5K for cleaning, polishing and maintenance. Though take it easy sa pagpapa-buff ng watch, some people say na numinipis daw each time you have it buffed.

I think it's a 1995 model. Nagiging manipis? Ganon talaga effect pag too much buffing. It's like the paint of the car.

Originally Posted by kimpOy

magkano rin pa dagdag ng band... medyo masikip na yung band ko eh...

Air King yung sa akin

Mahal po yng band ng watch lalo na kng may gold. Dati nagtanong ako ng band ng Omega Constellation, per piece it would cost around 3k. Manipis pa yng band ng Omega... Pano pa kaya rolex mo