Service
Jocke - Bad Santa, a revered member of the WatchProSite community, shares an intimate look at the annual maintenance of his Rolex Datejust. This post is a testament to the durability of luxury timepieces and the dedication of collectors who ensure their watches endure a lifetime of adventures. Jocke's detailed photo essay captures the essence of hands-on watch care, demonstrating that even a robust Rolex benefits from regular attention.
The 2023 DateJust cleaning
After another year with me in the autoshop it is time for some cleaning.
So I start to pull it apart.
This guy has a hard life with me.
Lets open it up.
The movement looks great.
But there is some issues.
So I have to inspect it a little closer.
The secondhand is not working after all those vibrations he got with me.
Now I realize it will be a deep diving in the movement, so I give it to my friend Tony.
So he have to get deeper inside it to find the problem.
After he fix it he put it together again.
And give it back to me.
So I call my butler for some service parts.
So I start with this.
I pull out the cleaning machine.
And add some serious stuff.
Now we talking.
A new crystal and back with the bezel.
The springbars is in bad condition.
So a fresh pair will do it.
Time for a leak test.
And the movement running great.
The final result, good for another year with me.
And kudos for being able to perform the majority of the work yourself. Glad to see your watch is still serving you well. So much for safe queens!
I will book a service next year again
It also explains why Rolex makes the best watches in the world. Question: Why was it Tony fixing the movement this year? Iโm already looking forward to next yearโs post.
Tony is better and he have all the tools and oils and whatever. Better I fix his car. ๐๐
Kudos to you! Great story and I love the pics. I think the main reason I so liked it is because it completely defies the disposable values so prevalent in consumer goods, white goods, cars and everything else. How can you build and sell a car where you cannot repair the driverโs window? You have to purchase a whole new door?
reading your post, great to see how the watch cleaned up, have fun getting it dirty again. All the best D.
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