Amazing Accuracy

[noTAGlove]

Dug out the receipt for my 116610LN to see if the 10 years were up, and it was due the £600 Rolex tax for a service.

The watch has been worn in rotation, but has had a good amount of use, and has always kept time bang on.

Well, I found out it is 10 years 3 months old and after 24 hours of timing it is still completely accurate to +/-0 seconds. After over 10 years! Is this usual?

I think I’ll put off the Rolex tax for now.

[Woody74]

Good time keeping doesn’t necessarily mean the watch is healthy…..but you will get a wide range of opinions on whether to service or not.

[MartynJC (UK)]

Don’t regard a service as a tax?

[noTAGlove]

Don’t regard a service as a tax?

Not for ETA or Sellita, as there are options when servicing.

I call Rolex servicing a tax, it in the same way as you pay an Apple tax to own an iPhone, when you can get a similar spec Android at half the cost.

£600 to service a bog standard 3135 is pushing it. Thank god the residuals help.

[MartynJC (UK)]

Not for ETA or Sellita, as there are options when servicing.

I call Rolex servicing a tax, it in the same way as you pay an Apple tax to own an iPhone, when you can get a similar spec Android at half the cost.

£600 to service a bog standard 3135 is pushing it. Thank god the residuals help.

same cost for IWC, Breitling B01, Omega coaxial, Zenith etc. Better not buy an AP, Patek or VC.

[noTAGlove]

same cost for IWC, Breitling B01, Omega coaxial, Zenith etc. Better not buy an AP, Patek or VC.

Thanks, but I am well aware of service costs across manufacturers, and the flexibility a generic vs in-house movement allows when it comes to service time.

[MartynJC (UK)]

Thanks, but I am well aware of service costs across manufacturers, and the flexibility a generic vs in-house movement allows when it comes to service time.

I’m sorry I didn’t mean to be condescending. Looking at your original post it looks like your Rolex is keeping super time and I wish you good luck wearing for another 10 years! Martyn.