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Originally Posted by 116710er
Well I wonder how "secure" those old parts are once they leave the watch and to what extent the techs can "retain" parts for their own use. I find it hard to believe that Rolex trained watchmaker could break an aluminum insert that a ton of "non-tech" watch owners seem to able to install and remove with ease (myself included).
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When a service centre handles thousands of watches a year there will statistically be some casualties due to heavy handedness and some due to existing damage (such as chips or cracks that are impossible to see when the part is fitted). It is a near certainty this is what happened.
You seem pretty convinced it was theft...why?
Why would someone risk their career over stealing a customer's bezel insert? Even if someone wanted a period correct one for themselves hundreds of them per year end up in the bin where the owner has agreed to change the insert*,
why would anybody steal yours?
To suggest theft without a shred of evidence is petty at best and malicious at worst.
*To be clear, I am not suggesting that this is common practice, simply that anybody with even just two brain cells would do this over stealing from a customer. The amount of trust placed in watchmakers and technicians is something we do not take for granted. No trust; no job!