Servicing a £10,000 Rolex Oyster Perpetual Date Submariner - Caliber 3135 - 

Imagine working on the same puzzle for multiple years. It's almost muscle memory

For 16 years its held up pretty damn well, hopefully you get it back soon :)

My Sub is just shy of 16yrs old and is now getting its first overhaul. Still works and keeps perfect chronometer time but I think the rotor may not be swinging as freely as it used to. Occasionally I need to manually wind it to keep it going. It’s been amazing timepiece and I should have it back in about 12 weeks.

@@Slammintone I've seen this before there's 3 black screws that hold the winding rotor bridge there high torque and watch makers don't tighten them up enough

Well if you ever need help you can reach out to me via this email: natecharlesinfo@gmail.com

3135's are lovely to work on, thanks for watching :)

Rolex, movements are workhorses, but they are actually "ugly" compared to others, that's why the Rolex movements are always hidden.

@@m.i.5381 😀 So it seems I really like ugliest things! 😀

@@fabriziodutto7508 🤷

Many thanks :)

It really is, I'm glad you enjoyed it :)

I'll name a few differences. This movement uses a balance bridge rather than a balance cock that you'll see on a ETA 2824, 2892 or 7750 for example. The Rolex 3135 also has an over-coil hairspring rather than a flat hairspring. The balance is a free-sprung as compared to an index regulated ETA movement. The Rolex movement uses a jeweled bearing for the rotor instead of a ball bearing. There are a few other little differences like the 3135 having a separate bridge for the crown wheel whereas a 2824 has the crown wheel on the barrel bridge. And I'm sure there are other differences but these are a few.

I've heard people say every 3, 5 or even 7 years for a watch service. Even for a submariner it would come down to how much they are used and how well you want to maintain them. I know this is quite vague but there's no real time frame for it.

I used mine for SCUBA diving and crown gaskets were very ready for replacing after three years. I did a service once with Rolex, but would up selling the watch before it needing doing again. It's no joke. Use that thing in saltwater and you'll be in every three years.

And I hope you become better :)

Glad you enjoyed it, it certainly is a lovely movement to work on :)

Oils I use include 9010/2, 9104/2 and the grease is 8300

Thanks for watching :)

You're welcome :)

Thanks for watching :)

Yes act as bearings

everthing serves a purpose, everything is there for a reason.