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alexdjca · 29 October 2021, 12:24 AM

Hi All,

I recovered from a 160XX Datejust in very poor conditions a 3035 movement that needs some care and i'd like to use it in a old Sub which movement is totally corroded.

The movement works almost fine, keep the time very well but has something wrong in the interaction with Automatic winding system mechanism.

I try to explain:

If i try to manual wind the movement the crown seems almost stucked, but technically it's because is trying to move all the Automatic movement.

If i remove the Automatic from the movement then i'm able to manual wind it properly.

I'm not a watchmaker but in my spare time as a hobby I usually service by myself my watches with ETA movement, but to be honest i never touched a Rolex movement so i don't feel totally confident to do it.

Is there any honest Watchmaker reading this forum, possibly in Central/West London who can fix the issue and take the occasion to perform a full service to this movement? Due to the particular situation i really don't think it could be convenient to bring it to Rolex?

29 October 2021, 12:24 AM	#1
alexdjca "TRF" Member Join Date: Oct 2021 Location: London Watch: 116300 Wimbledon Posts: 5	Watchmaker in London Hi All, I recovered from a 160XX Datejust in very poor conditions a 3035 movement that needs some care and i'd like to use it in a old Sub which movement is totally corroded. The movement works almost fine, keep the time very well but has something wrong in the interaction with Automatic winding system mechanism. I try to explain: If i try to manual wind the movement the crown seems almost stucked, but technically it's because is trying to move all the Automatic movement. If i remove the Automatic from the movement then i'm able to manual wind it properly. I'm not a watchmaker but in my spare time as a hobby I usually service by myself my watches with ETA movement, but to be honest i never touched a Rolex movement so i don't feel totally confident to do it. Is there any honest Watchmaker reading this forum, possibly in Central/West London who can fix the issue and take the occasion to perform a full service to this movement? Due to the particular situation i really don't think it could be convenient to bring it to Rolex?