Was in Italy the other week on vacation and walked into Rolex during Watch Week in Milan.
Was told they had no appointments for a whole week, but they asked what I was looking for. Originally was looking for a chocolate dial but guess this isn't the worst dial to settle for. Went from no appointment availability to come back tomorrow at 2:30 to purchase the watch. Super excited to purchase the watch I figured would never come available.

1600, 126710, oyster bracelet, jubilee bracelet

I have a 1957 6611 caliber 1055 on a yellow gold president band that I inherited from my grandfather. The band is very stretched out and needs to be remolded which apparently takes a lot of gold. Of course gold prices are through the roof right now, so the repair is going to be $6000.

What options do I have here? It seems like it would be impossible to find an appropriate band on the secondhand market. With the price of gold as it is, I suspect that a (new) replacement band would be cost prohibitive from the RSC if I could even get a 70 year-old band from them. I don’t want to scrap this watch because of the sentimental value and because I love it. And it’s not like I’m setting $6000 on fire because I will still have the gold band when it’s all done.

So I’m looking for you guys to reinforce my decision to suck it up and pay for the repair. What say you?

I just got my hands on this 40mm rhodium yachtmaster, it has a few scratches but nothing to major and it’s still in a very good condition, should I do the watch PPF or should I just wear it as is, getting scratches and dings along the way?
I want to keep looking as new and fresh for as long as possible

Waited for the black mother of pearl datejust for over a year and finally got the call from Long’s Jewelers in Peabody, MA.
The pictures don’t do justice but obsessed would be an understatement. ✨

Hello all,

Just wanted to tell you about my wife’s experience at Bucherer in Zermatt.

Background- I have wanted a no date sub since I was in high school. I wasn’t born into anything special, and neither was my wife. Our education got us out of poverty.

My wife and her friend made an appt to visit Bucherer. I had no clue about any of this and when my wife called me to tell me what they were offering her, I was overcome with emotion because my wife was trying to get me something that I’ve wanted for a very long time and wanted to surprise me with the watch. She had a feeling the price was a little bit…off.

The watch being offered was a 2017 refurbished 114060 for 14,500 CHF. I advised my wife not to buy the watch even though 2017 was the year she and I met. I am seeing this same watch with box and papers for 11-13k USD on the grey market, plus my wife and I live in a no-sales-tax state.

My wife and her friend were treated very respectfully and stated that the salesperson wasn’t pushy or rude. He said that the watch I wanted wasn’t available, but did offer something similar.

I’m not posting this for attention or to claim that the AD was trying to rip off my wife. Just sharing my wife’s experience. Even though no watches were purchased today, I know that I’ll have my dream watch soon.

I sold my 116233 White Dial/Baton Marker/Super Jubilee this summer to Watchfinder & Co and regret it due to emotional attachment - I got married in it for one thing.

They informed me it was purchased by someone at the end of August. Would love to connect with whoever purchased the watch, if they end up seeing this post.

Moderators: This is not meant specifically to be a buy/sell post, so please offer any feedback if this violates community guidelines.

Paid to replace SEL that were worn, old had crown801crown in the SEL center. New ones say Lcrown X0Q center 93250 crown R. The link next to the SEL used to say 93250, new one does not. Are these codes unique to replacement parts, updated parts or anything particular within Rolex?

Today is Hulk

Gunderson’s has locations in the upper Midwest, but I think the only ones that are Rolex AD’s are in Omaha and Fargo, if I’m not mistaken. Both locations are a decent day drive from me, but are the only ones that are “close”, and it’s not exactly easy to just pop into the store to see what the situation is like because of the distance. I’ve called a few times and been told someone will get back to me and then it’s crickets.

Has anyone bought a Rolex from them? What was your experience like, wait times, and were you local to the stores or did you have to make a drive?

Started the journey in 2023 with the Wimbledon DJ, added Pepsi in 2025 and the Starbucks this month. Feel I have a timepiece for every occasion.

Heading into the Melbourne boutiques soon to try and get on the list for a Datejust 36 with the aubergine dial. Zero purchase history with Rolex, completely starting from scratch here.

Anyone in Aus, especially Melbourne locals, know what kind of wait times first-time buyers are looking at for this specific configuration?

Are the colored/aubergine dials way harder to score than a basic black or silver, or do they pop up semi-regularly?

Also keen on any local AD advice. Trying to avoid walking in and getting immediately written off. Cheers!

Hey everyone. A few months ago I checked in with my local AD (Bucherer), who I've been meeting with fairly regularly for the past year. During one of my routine pop-ins, she accused me of going to another Bucherer in NYC and registering for watches. This caught me completely off guard and got the meeting off to a horrible start.

I told her it wasn't me and that she's the only AD I've spoken with. She clearly didn't believe me and asked if I had a particular home address, email address, and phone number. I asked her to show me the profile on her iPad, and it was obviously a completely different person who just happened to have the same name as me. They lived in a different part of the city and had registered for different watches.

I was pretty upset by the whole interaction, and she ended the meeting by pushing me to buy a Bluesy or else I wouldn't be able to get anything else on my wishlist.
It went so badly that I haven't been back to see her since, and I'm worried I won't be able to get a new SA or rebuild rapport with the dealer. Given how big Bucherer is, I'm also worried a new person won't believe the story and I'll be cooked with all their stores 🤣 Any advice?

A friend is buying a brand-new Rolex for me through his AD in Singapore. I’ll receive the complete set immediately, including the warranty card and invoice.
The only difference is that the purchase will be under his name.
Will this cause any issues with:
- Claiming Rolex’s 5-year warranty or getting it serviced without involving him?
- Reselling it later, given the invoice is in his name?
- Any event that needs to prove ownership — are the original card and invoice enough?

Has anyone personally dealt with this? Would appreciate firsthand experiences, especially in Singapore.

I’ve been on a list locally for a couple years for this. This one popped up grey with box and papers and I couldn’t resist. Absolutely obsessed and stare at it constantly.

My mother-in-law has been busy cleaning out of her loft and found this watch, she believes it was her father’s. It doesn’t work and the winder is missing, the numbers on the back are 610164.

There is a Rolex logo imprinted on the rear.

Can anyone identify the model?

Picked up my dream watch today. The discontinued 2021 126710BLRO Pepsi. Life’s short, do what makes you happy.

Worlds best soccer player wearing the world’s best watch.

Started daily beating the GMT in October 2024 and the MBP in November 2024. I use the laptop (largely from bed) about 10–16 hours a day, and my Parkinson’s causes stereotyped arm movements that repeatedly bang the watch into the same corner.

There are two wear angles. One from my keyboard position and one from reaching for the mouse. Along with a pitted void between from the corner of the clasp.

I just had the screen replaced and Apple apple said the laptop had been dropped. I showed them my hand position and the clasp placement.

Dont stress about wearing a stainless watch while you work.

I’m sharing my ongoing experience with Monzo Premium’s insurance underwriter (Chubb) and their loss adjusting agent (Sedgwick) as a warning to other subscribers and to see if anyone in the community has advice on claims .

I was robbed of my vintage rolex whilst walking and have made a claim on my contents policy with chubb via monzo . Since then i have had home visit by a loss adjuster , one hour video interview then they instructed a jeweller to validate the watch who asked for invoice and contacted the merchant. I believe they cant find a single reason to decline the claim and are now after 6 weeks ,revisiting the scene of the crime which i went over with them countless times . I believe the loss adjusting firm Sedgwick just cant accept defeat and are trying to stall my claim for theyre own internal targets.

I have now made formal complaints to all parties involved and hope a complaint handler can see the case in black and white and issue settlement .

insurance companies try to onboard you in hope they can find something to decline you for when really they should underwrite the policy from inception as they are technically issuing a legal agreement and are taking that gamble .

I ha