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Watch the disassembly and service of a Rolex Submariner
Road & Track / Youtube ^ | 1/3/2014 | Andrew D. Luecke

Posted on 01/03/2015 1:53:58 PM PST by ImJustAnotherOkie

If you like taking things apart, this will mesmerize you.

Don't try this at home. Do marvel at the level of precision on display.

(Excerpt) Read more at roadandtrack.com ...


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To: zot

Attention to detail ping.


61 posted on 01/03/2015 5:43:43 PM PST by Interesting Times (WinterSoldier.com. SwiftVets.com. ToSetTheRecordStraight.com.)
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To: Rides_A_Red_Horse

Your local Tesla repair shop might be able to service it....


62 posted on 01/03/2015 6:08:13 PM PST by freebilly (How about this-- we stop trying to elect the unelectable)
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To: Oshkalaboomboom

Master Sergeant at the time....


63 posted on 01/03/2015 6:10:45 PM PST by freebilly (How about this-- we stop trying to elect the unelectable)
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To: CGASMIA68

‘I collect antique clocks,love the mechanics,wood work,glass and engineering.As time goes on and at each show I attend clock repair,not watch, people are at a premium.If you are good you can do OK but the old works need an understanding of those works usually obtained by years of hands on.Its not as simple as it appears’.

Interesting, what do you do for an antique clock with no owner’s manual? I’m assuming you have a fairly decent collection of books on clocks, right?


64 posted on 01/03/2015 6:14:26 PM PST by 82nd Bragger (Count to four except when in a helicopter)
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To: freebilly

I tried the local Volt dealer but they have too many fires to put out.


65 posted on 01/03/2015 6:40:38 PM PST by Rides_A_Red_Horse (Why do you need a fire extinguisher when you can call the fire department?)
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To: 82nd Bragger

My Uncle did a lot of cabinet making and he built some pretty amazing clocks. He also cut and set all of the glass himself.

I wish I had gotten to know him when I was young (he married my Aunt when I was in High School) because I would have loved to learn his crafts.

He built an addition on to their house, a sunken family room with a stone fireplace.


66 posted on 01/03/2015 6:43:53 PM PST by Rides_A_Red_Horse (Why do you need a fire extinguisher when you can call the fire department?)
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To: 82nd Bragger

To my knowledge no books back then ....Thats why its so cool,usually a piece of paper stuck inside was it for a book >>>Me If I loved the piece and wanted a value or what it is/was I would go here:
http://kirtlandcrumpclocks.com

So look in your area,clock people are cool & most love the 2ND Amed too


67 posted on 01/03/2015 6:46:45 PM PST by CGASMIA68
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To: eartrumpet

Some .22 autos don’t even come with extractors. The same pressure that blows the bolt back also forces the case out of the chamber.


68 posted on 01/03/2015 7:14:39 PM PST by ozzymandus
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To: ImJustAnotherOkie
I can absolutely guarantee I’d have some little parts left over.

If you take something apart and put it back together enough times, eventually you will have two of them.

69 posted on 01/03/2015 7:30:22 PM PST by zeugma (The act of observing disturbs the observed.)
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To: Rides_A_Red_Horse

LOL!


70 posted on 01/03/2015 7:36:07 PM PST by freebilly (How about this-- we stop trying to elect the unelectable)
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To: freebilly

I’m glad we can interact on better terms. Seriously, I really hope I can find a place that can fix it.


71 posted on 01/03/2015 7:43:18 PM PST by Rides_A_Red_Horse (Why do you need a fire extinguisher when you can call the fire department?)
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To: Rides_A_Red_Horse
I’ve got a self-winding “Marathon” I was issued in Afghanistan about ten years ago. It quit working a few months ago. The face is marked “US Government” and it has a military stock number on the back of the case.

I’d like to find a local place that could fix it.

Sometimes high end watches can only be repaired by a handful of technicians....

72 posted on 01/03/2015 7:43:28 PM PST by freebilly (How about this-- we stop trying to elect the unelectable)
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To: Rides_A_Red_Horse

Have you called Marathon?


73 posted on 01/03/2015 7:44:01 PM PST by freebilly (How about this-- we stop trying to elect the unelectable)
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To: freebilly

Not yet, it’s been a pretty fast paced several months. Here’s hoping it won’t cost an arm and a leg...

Having that legacy Rolex in your family is pretty cool.


74 posted on 01/03/2015 7:47:52 PM PST by Rides_A_Red_Horse (Why do you need a fire extinguisher when you can call the fire department?)
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To: Rides_A_Red_Horse

The name Jim Madrid comes up pretty frequently when you search for Marathon watch repair:

http://maxmadco.com/

And yes, I’m looking forward to passing the Rolex on to my oldest son who’s the head baseball coach at a university in L.A....


75 posted on 01/03/2015 7:57:44 PM PST by freebilly (How about this-- we stop trying to elect the unelectable)
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To: ImJustAnotherOkie

Amazing. Thank you.


76 posted on 01/03/2015 8:00:19 PM PST by Lurker (Violence is rarely the answer. But when it is it is the only answer.)
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To: freebilly

Thanks!


77 posted on 01/03/2015 8:05:20 PM PST by Rides_A_Red_Horse (Why do you need a fire extinguisher when you can call the fire department?)
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To: freebilly

Did you have it done by Watch Repairs USA in New York by chance?

I ask because they’re currently working on a vintage (mid ‘60s) Bulova for me. Doing a complete overhaul including rebuilding the self wind mechanism. None of the local shops wanted to work on it because they couldn’t get parts. Apparently Watch Repairs USA is able to make their own parts.

It’s expensive though. The amount I paid for the watch is a fraction of what the repair is going to cost. But it’s a great watch, and they’re going to put quite a bit of labor into it, and I figured their time is worth something, so I did it.


78 posted on 01/03/2015 8:08:33 PM PST by Yardstick
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To: Yardstick

No, I had it done by a certified Rolex repair shop in Santa Rosa, CA. Let me know how the repair goes!


79 posted on 01/03/2015 8:16:23 PM PST by freebilly (How about this-- we stop trying to elect the unelectable)
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To: freebilly

Roger that. Well good luck with your repair and I will try to remember to report back on mine. Funny how sentimental watches can be.


80 posted on 01/03/2015 8:19:39 PM PST by Yardstick
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