A repair request for the Rolex Yacht Master that I received the other day.
The repair was completed after the craftsman gave up his New Year's holiday!!
When I first started working in watches, it was popularly known as Rolesium.
Rolex's first combination of platinum and stainless steel has become a hot topic.
Together with Cartier Pasha and others, it created a new genre called ``beachside watches.''
It's like the predecessor of what we now call luxury sports.
The design was a bit off-key for Rolex at the time,
The bold idea of using platinum for the bezel and dial received poor reviews upon its debut.
Above all, the selling price is high,
I thought it was a diver's watch, but it has a waterproof performance of 100m, which is contrary to its appearance.
For the same amount of money, you can choose a combination model of Submariner or GMT Master,
Models with stones such as diamonds and rubies were selling better.
However, later on, luxury items such as clothes began to sell,
It has become a popular model along with other sports models.
This time it was made in 2004 and apparently was overhauled a dozen years ago.
It seems like I had been slacking off on repairs quite a bit, so it cost me a fair amount of money to repair it.
It's perfectly finished.
This time…
Overhaul ¥27,500
New finish ¥11,000
Third wheel replacement ¥22,000
Tsutsukana exchange ¥8,800
Total ¥69,300
As I wrote in a past blog, Rolex Cal.3000 and later machines are
Anyway, it is a machine that rotates the rotor at high speed to achieve accuracy,
Running out of oil can cause fatal damage to the machine itself.
This time, the above parts needed to be replaced.
Next time, you may need to replace the mainspring, second wheel, rotor core, etc.
Following the recent rise in watch prices, the cost of parts has also skyrocketed.
Zara has a fact that the cost of parts is higher than the basic price of overhaul.
In the worst case scenario, the parts alone could cost close to 100,000 yen.
To avoid major repairs,
We recommend an overhaul once every three years if possible.
If it is a manufacturer repair, it cannot be repaired for around 100,000 yen,
I have heard that it cost more than 200,000 yen, so
Early overhaul is still important.
