my rolex keeps stopping

[steve]

my date just rolex keeps stopping if i turn it upside down or if i dont
move for a while. i have been told it might need cleaning? any truth
or advice?



steve

[Olaf Peuss]

Post by steve
my date just rolex keeps stopping if i turn it upside down or if i dont
move for a while. i have been told it might need cleaning? any truth
or advice?

That might well be, depending on how long it hasn't had a service for.

After approx. 10 years, even such a robust movement like a Rolex caliber
might quit working if it hasn't been cleaned and lubricated.
Particularly the rotor mechanism (steel rotor axle in a jewel bearing)
will eventually wear completely down. This will result in reduced
winding efficiency as the oscillating weight starts touching the spacer
ring instead of revolving freely.

So you might be using your watch with an insufficiently wound main spring.

Advice: Take your Rolex to a watchmaker and have it checked.

Best regards,
OP

[Jack Denver]

At the very least cleaning and possibly something more. Take it to Rolex
service or a watchmaker that is known for working on Rolex and have it
looked at. How old is the watch and how long since the last cleaning?
Anything more than 5 years is overdue.

Post by steve
my date just rolex keeps stopping if i turn it upside down or if i dont
move for a while. i have been told it might need cleaning? any truth
or advice?
steve

[SWG]

Post by steve
my date just rolex keeps stopping if i turn it upside down or if i dont
move for a while. i have been told it might need cleaning? any truth
or advice?
steve

Do not worry, statistically spoken, a stopped Rolex is more precise
than most of the other running watches: it give at least twice a day
the exact time.

[carl0s]

Post by SWG

Post by steve
my date just rolex keeps stopping if i turn it upside down or if i dont
move for a while. i have been told it might need cleaning? any truth
or advice?
steve

Do not worry, statistically spoken, a stopped Rolex is more precise
than most of the other running watches: it give at least twice a day
the exact time.

:D

[Bob Fry]

steve> my date just rolex keeps stopping if i turn it upside down
steve> or if i dont move for a while. i have been told it might
steve> need cleaning? any truth or advice?

Don't know what it would take to get a real Rolex running again...my
$20 fake rolex works great. Of course it's not that old....I wonder
when it will start showing rust or such.

[steve]

i am guessing mine is a fake since my dad brought it back from mexico
and i doubt my dad would pay the overpriced amount for the real thing.
he did tell me that a real rolex second hand is a smooth motion and a
fake isnt and this ones is smooth. at any rate, it would probably cost
a lot to have it serviced and my luck the repair man would say "this is
a fake and i turning you in for copywright law violation." thanks
anyway


steve

Post by Bob Fry
steve> my date just rolex keeps stopping if i turn it upside down
steve> or if i dont move for a while. i have been told it might
steve> need cleaning? any truth or advice?
Don't know what it would take to get a real Rolex running again...my
$20 fake rolex works great. Of course it's not that old....I wonder
when it will start showing rust or such.

[John S.]

Post by steve
i am guessing mine is a fake since my dad brought it back from mexico
and i doubt my dad would pay the overpriced amount for the real thing.
he did tell me that a real rolex second hand is a smooth motion and a
fake isnt and this ones is smooth. at any rate, it would probably cost
a lot to have it serviced and my luck the repair man would say "this is
a fake and i turning you in for copywright law violation." thanks
anyway

Real and fake rolexes are very popular in Mexico, so you may have the
real thing. Take it to a jeweler and ask for a repair estimate. If
it's fake I'm sure they will break the news to you.

[St. John Smythe]

Post by steve
i am guessing mine is a fake since my dad brought it back from mexico
and i doubt my dad would pay the overpriced amount for the real thing.
he did tell me that a real rolex second hand is a smooth motion and a
fake isnt and this ones is smooth.

Used to be, that was a pretty reliable indicator, but Rolex did make an
Oysterquartz, and there are many fakes with mechanical movements.

Post by steve
at any rate, it would probably cost
a lot to have it serviced and my luck the repair man would say "this is
a fake and i turning you in for copywright law violation." thanks
anyway

Just be prepared: these days, a routine cleaning and oiling done by
Rolex is going to be in the neighborhood of $200 or $300, I believe.

[Jack Denver]

Given the questions as to authenticity I wouldn't take it to Rolex - if it's
fake they'll confiscate it.

If it's fake and its one of the cheaper ones, it will have a Chinese
automatic in it. Not only does it not generally pay to work on one of those,
but parts are impossible to get.

The intermediate case is that it has an ETA (Swiss) or Miyota (Japanese)
movement in it. An independent watchmaker might be willing to work on one of
those, but depending on how much the watchmaker charges, its marginal
whether it's worth it.

The original poster, should, as diplomatically as possible, find out how
much his father paid for the watch originally. If it was $3k plus (doubtful,
it sound like) it is hopefully real. If it was under $100 it is a Chinese
fake and he should just toss it. If it was in between those 2 numbers and he
is lucky, it may have an ETA in it and may be worth fixing. Most
independent watchmakers do not consider themselves Rolex's unpaid trademark
police - given Rolex's efforts to freeze them out of the repair business,
they don't have many warm feelings for Rolex anyway . At most they will
refuse to work on the watch and give it back to you. Others may be willing
to work on it.

BTW, wearing a fake watch is not only illegal, but even worse it is lame -
the next best thing to a leisure suit with a white belt. A lot of people
don't mind a little illegality - lighting up a joint now and then, etc., but
being lame is unforgivable.

Post by St. John Smythe

Post by steve
i am guessing mine is a fake since my dad brought it back from mexico
and i doubt my dad would pay the overpriced amount for the real thing.
he did tell me that a real rolex second hand is a smooth motion and a
fake isnt and this ones is smooth.

Used to be, that was a pretty reliable indicator, but Rolex did make an
Oysterquartz, and there are many fakes with mechanical movements.

Post by steve
at any rate, it would probably cost
a lot to have it serviced and my luck the repair man would say "this is
a fake and i turning you in for copywright law violation." thanks
anyway

Just be prepared: these days, a routine cleaning and oiling done by
Rolex is going to be in the neighborhood of $200 or $300, I believe.
--
St. John
There are two types of people in this world, good and bad. The good
sleep better, but the bad seem to enjoy the waking hours much more.
-Woody Allen

[Anthony Fremont]

Post by Jack Denver
Given the questions as to authenticity I wouldn't take it to Rolex - if it's
fake they'll confiscate it.

Just out of curiosity, exactly what gives them the "right" to do that?
I can see them filing some kind of federal complaint, but I don't see
Rolex as having any real authority to seize it. Now US Customs, that
would be another matter.

[i***@yahoo.com]

Urban legends perpetuate thamselves and die very slowly, if at all. I
addressed this question to a executive of the company in question not
too long ago. They assured me that the company DOES NOT seize watches
from consumers, regardless if they are counterfeit or not. They do
refuse to repair any watch that is either counterfeit or has
counterfeit components. The only exception to the seizure issue is: If
they are presented with their brand of watch that has been reported as
stolen, they will hold the watch and notify the appropriate legal
authorities. I hope this helps to kill the legend. Jake B.

[germ]

Post by Jack Denver
BTW, wearing a fake watch is not only illegal,

Huh? Sorry, but I don't follow here. Wearing a fake is not illegal in
most of the world. In bad taste perhaps, but not illegal (and it
shouldn't be IMHO).

[Mooron]

Post by steve
i am guessing mine is a fake since my dad brought it back from mexico
and i doubt my dad would pay the overpriced amount for the real thing.
he did tell me that a real rolex second hand is a smooth motion and a
fake isnt and this ones is smooth. at any rate, it would probably cost
a lot to have it serviced and my luck the repair man would say "this is
a fake and i turning you in for copywright law violation." thanks
anyway
steve

Post by Bob Fry
steve> my date just rolex keeps stopping if i turn it upside down
steve> or if i dont move for a while. i have been told it might
steve> need cleaning? any truth or advice?
Don't know what it would take to get a real Rolex running again...my
$20 fake rolex works great. Of course it's not that old....I wonder
when it will start showing rust or such.

You should have someone take the back off and look. It will be very
obvious
if is fake or not once the movement is exposed.

-- Mooron