Author Topic: Rolex sea dweller 16600 vs submariner  (Read 15929 times)

Offline dualcarb

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Re: Rolex sea dweller 16600 vs submariner
« Reply #25 on: January 24, 2014, 08:31:52 PM »
Seriously...if you can afford a Rolex, would you care how much it costs to service? It's like driving a Ferrari and asking how much you have to pay for fuel every month.

Just buy what you like...and enjoy the watch...


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Re: Rolex sea dweller 16600 vs submariner
« Reply #26 on: January 24, 2014, 09:54:01 PM »
Seriously...if you can afford a Rolex, would you care how much it costs to service? It's like driving a Ferrari and asking how much you have to pay for fuel every month.

Just buy what you like...and enjoy the watch...


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Re: Rolex sea dweller 16600 vs submariner
« Reply #27 on: January 25, 2014, 09:17:48 AM »
Here is some idea how much a service for all Rolex sport model will cost. Recent quotation from RSC singapore for my SD 16600

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Re: Rolex sea dweller 16600 vs submariner
« Reply #28 on: January 25, 2014, 10:17:01 AM »
Here is some idea how much a service for all Rolex sport model will cost. Recent quotation from RSC singapore for my SD 16600



Is it a must to service your rolex every 5 years? Or is it when necessary only ?... :Cheers:

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Re: Rolex sea dweller 16600 vs submariner
« Reply #29 on: January 26, 2014, 07:20:33 AM »
For me, I only do it when necessary.

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Re: Rolex sea dweller 16600 vs submariner
« Reply #30 on: January 26, 2014, 09:30:39 AM »
Mechanical watch - whether it is Manual winding or automatic, all its parts are metal and now with some silicon and other new material

There is no maintenance free mechanical watch created so far to my knowledge !


What pushing a watch to run is transform of energy, whether it's from hand wind human power or wrist movement causing the auto winding rotor swinging to wind up the barrel spring... Then it release the barrel spring release it's tension bit by bit due to escapement mechanism to push a watch to run as well as other mechanism to work. Wheel, gear, clutch.... All have surface touching/intact area, a good and lasting watch will have a polished/smooth/hard at this area, less friction less maintenance and last longer!

Ruby, Ceramic, dlc, diamond, silicon... All been introduced to improve hardness, reducing the usage of oil. Oil has been improve in watch making, but still widely used, as long as oil is used, it will dry and oxidised. Hence left with dirty and rough surface, area touching it will be worn out day by day. Hence your watch will be broken down once the worn part too serious

That is why most watch been advised to go back for servicing ard 5 yrs. that's the time the oil dry ...

It's still depend on how often the watch run, how well it is sealed off from moist....

Having said that, opening a watch for servicing also, will damage your watch to certain level, ie - each time you unscrew, the thread is worn! Watch maker are human as well, mistake will be made, big or small.

Many watches so call no problem after 15 yrs never service and still running well.... It's actually problematic to certain extend to the eyes under the loupe!!!