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CAJUNLAWYER

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My Seadweller is from 1996 and the band has gotten stretched out and the clasp is kinda shot. Just got off the phone with Rolex and the cost of a new band is $1,200 WITH trading in my old band :eek::mad: I only paid $2800 for the whole %*&$ watch!
Looks like I'm gonna keep wearing it with that $3.98 nylon/velcro band I bought for it.
Jeeze :rolleyes: Those things must be made by naked forest virgins or something!!
 
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CAJUNLAWYER said:
My Seadweller is from 1996 and the band has gotten stretched out and the clasp is kinda shot. Just got off the phone with Rolex and the cost of a new band is $1,200 WITH trading in my old band :eek::mad: I only paid $2800 for the whole %*&$ watch!
Looks like I'm gonna keep wearing it with that $3.98 nylon/velcro band I bought for it.
Jeeze :rolleyes: Those things must be made by naked forest virgins or something!!
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Let me be the first to not feel sorry for you.
You own a Rolex. Your Rolex is broken.
That's called a "high-class problem". :)

Just thank God that you don't have any low-class problems today. :)
 
Well its to hot here in Ky today to even look @ "Wimmin"....(sad face) let alone to care what time it is !
 
Use duct tape lake the rest of us. That should be a good look in the courtroom. Rolex and duct tape.
No seriously, will any other brand fit a Rolex. Seems like you could find something better than velcro.
 
Caj..
Adjusted for inflation..
The $2800.00 in 1996 = $4101.26 today!!:eek:


Feel better now??:rolleyes::D
Now pack it up by registered mail.. and send it off to New York.. You will get a new band.. and the watch will come back looking like new..

Of course if you throw in the clean and lube and adjust figure another $500.00 or so..

Now ya got a " NEW " SeaDweller" for $1700.00:D..

I'm 'jus sayin...
 
I realized that I wouldn't be able to afford having my Rolex cleaned and oiled after I went on Social Sec. and sold it. Replaced it with a TAG- Heuer quartz model that is also certified for professional diving use.

I never had any issues with the bracelet. Nor with the TAG bracelet or two Seiko bracelets. Nor has my son had troubkle with two Rolex Submariners or the Omega Seamaster equivalent.

Most people who complain about Rolex bracelets stretching seem to have either gold elements, which are softer than steel and stretch more easily, or they have the Jubilee or Datejust bracelet, whatever they call that. It has smaller links in part of the bracelet than does the sturdier basic Oyster bracelet. Wearing the watch too tight may contribute to stretching? I have had to replace leather bands. They just wear out.

BTW, I don't dive, but my son does; is certified as a PADI instructor, or has been. He has had no problems with the Rolex dive watches, but he scrubs them off in fresh water after an ocean dive. Just rinsing under a fresh water tap will not always remove all of the saltwater residue. Using an old toothbrush or a sponge gets the crud off before it can corrode. The same applies to the blades of dive knives.
I thought that info might be useful, if you dive or know someone who does.
 
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Shop around there are knockoff replacement bracelets all over the web. Google Sea Dweller replacement bracelet.
My brother has a Submariner and hates it, too thick and keeps lousy time. My Seiko is dead nuts accurate and looks like a Datejust cost a buck fifty brand spankin new.
 
Back when I was working I had one of them "rolodex's" on my desk....I didn't know they made a waterproof unit.........got mine at "office depot" must a been a overstock item, I sure didn't pay as much as you did!
 
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ROLEX is top of the line, buy one and pay for the maintenance, just like any other expensive well made item, cars etc. Just think of all the compliments you have received over the years with that fine timepiece sitting on your wrist. Watch band for $1200.00, peanuts;)

Have a double shot of Dewar's, it will help:D
 
MrAmbassador said:
Shop around there are knockoff replacement bracelets all over the web. Google Sea Dweller replacement bracelet.
My brother has a Submariner and hates it, too thick and keeps lousy time. My Seiko is dead nuts accurate and looks like a Datejust cost a buck fifty brand spankin new.
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Unless you have an Oysterquartz model, Rolex watches are automatic. It is unfair to compare them to a quartz watch for accuracy.

I took my Rolex Explorer to a certified Rolex repairman several times, and he finally got it adjusted to where it gained or lost about 30 seconds a week. I re-set it every two weeks. I gather that this is as good as an automatic watch gets.

If I needed a replacement bracelet on a Sea Dweller like Caj has, I'd ask Dallas Gold & Silver Exchange if they could help. They sell many used and re-conditioned Rolexes and adjust them. Their prices are probably well under what a new bracelet would cost from the factory or a New York-based warranty station. And they use genuine Rolex parts, not cheaper knock-offs.

ALERT: I just called that store and their watch manager said that he has high quality Italian-made bracelets that include a good clasp and the extension portion to fit over a wetsuit. They are just $225. He can ship to your address and your local jeweller can fit the bracelet to your watch and wrist. He said that they lack the Rolex logo, as they are not official Rolex parts. But he swore the quaity is closely comparable. I probably can't list the store's phone number or address here, but the information operator should find it easily if you give her the store's name and tell her that they're on Forest Lane. Or, they may well have a Net site. I haven't checked yet.

Good luck. That is too fine a watch to sell, if you can afford to keep it cleaned, adjusted, and oiled. And it has that James Bond image, even if you don't dive... (Actually, Ian Fleming never identified Bond's model of Rolex, but he wore it diving, so we can guess.) Fleming himself dived and spearfished near his vacation home in Jamaica where he wrote the Bond novels, and I'd be very surprised if he didn't wear a Rolex.)
 
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I just wish I could afford a solid gold Hamilton 992B. :(

I'll have to keep pocketing the regular 992B that I have. Never could stand a wristwatch...too much of a fad anyway. Numbers too small and hard to read.
 
Here's what you need!
Easier to keep up with time in the courtroom for tired, lawyer-eyes, and give you that little bit extra to be noticed, as an accent to your personality. ;)

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Hillbilly77 said:
Let me be the first to not feel sorry for you.
You own a Rolex. Your Rolex is broken.
That's called a "high-class problem". :)

Just thank God that you don't have any low-class problems today. :)
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Let me be the second. I can't even afford a top of the line timex, why should I be concerned with your rolex problems?
 
Tell you what, I have a nice Rolex I'll trade you. The watch is like new, band has no stretch. I am in it right cause I got it off a guy that had to make bail before the weekend. He even gave me a Certificate of Authenticity so I would know it is real.

Got any nice K frames you want trade?
 
Sounds like you got ripped off and got a fake Rolex copy. A trained eye can tell. After much study, I purchased this genuine Rolex copy from a guy in Ensenada. I don't wear it anymore, but I check the time every Friday at exactly 3:15. It's kept perfect time for over 30 years. I'd be willing to let it go for slightly less than $1,200, band included.



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kudzu3 said:
Let me be the second. I can't even afford a top of the line timex, why should I be concerned with your rolex problems?
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Oh, I don't think the good barrister was looking for our sympathy - just remarking at how out of touch he is! Happens when you live a sheltered courthouse-life and hold up on a hole-in-the-water when not on duty. :D

I had a consideraby less up-scale problem with my old Heuer Autavia. Watch was running fine but a replacement bracelet was about double what I paid for the watch. I got it back from Heuer (which cost me some money for their "evaluation" :mad: ), retired it to a drawer, and I just make do with a Timex Ironman Triathlon. Unfortunately, I don't do triathlons, but I do like not having to worry about the watch.

On a happier watch-related note, I have an old tank-style watch, an Elgin I believe, that belonged to my Dad, which is for dress, but since I never dress up anymore, it doesn't get worn too much. It was given to him by his parents when he graduated from HS, so I consider it a bit of an honor to be its caretaker, for now.
 
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