Rolex Oysterquartz Ref 17013

Here you can see a OysterQuartz who I found in some bad condition.

He needs some kind of refreshment and here I will show you how nice

he could be. Here is how he looks and he have a hard life behind him.

To fix him I have to get some 800 waterproof sandpaper and I will go slowly on him with the sandpaper.

I have to go on the bracelet in one way so the lines will be straight ahead agains the bracelet.

Start from the back and go nice and easy and very slow. You will see if you go to fast it´s easy to get

some crossed lines. When I´m finish with that I use a sandpaper sponge who look like this.

I bought the sponge in a auto spareparts shop and it´s soft so it will follow the bracelet. Here is the result.

After that I will use a Dremel machine with some polishing trundles and some polish

compound/wax to get the high polished surfaces shine like a mirror.

As you can see the watch needs a new crown and tube.

So we have to fix it.

The old parts.

In place.

And the fresh result.

Maybe we should take a look inside too? Rolex cal 5035

All the parts ready to be putted together.

Then I put a new crown and tube and the final result looks like this. It ticks once every seconds,

so many believe it´s a fake.

The final work.

I hope you enjoy the tour.

Jocke