Watchmaker Shares Truths About Watch Service & Repair
As an watches-dealer guest, Hugh Taylor from Xupeswatches-dealer (a pre-owned watches and luxury goods dealer in the UK) once again interviews their in-house master watchmaker, Mickey Nolan, as they talk about the often mysterious and typically expensive world of watch service and repair. Oftentimes, the only "true" account of watch repair comes from the men and women who are actually fixing the watches. We attempt to clear up myths, explain the source of delays and costs, and offer a watchmaker's perspective of the watch service and repair process.A few weeks back, I read over the story that Rolex was bumping up its guarantees and service intervals. All new watches were to have five-year guarantees, and the recommended service interval had miraculously jumped from three years to a whopping ten. This must have come as a thunderbolt to their rivals, I thought, but how come such a hefty confidence boost? As far as I knew, Rolex hadn't made any drastic technical changes on the level of su

Does anyone here prefer the steel roc to the rose gold roc on bracelet?
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Longest bracelet change
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I have been to the top of the mountain....and there was INCOMING!!!
Hint: Not a PO. I already have one of those.

Aquanaut price in France?
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