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Hello members.This is Rags here.I am from India.I am new to the mechanics of watch movements and trying to get into servicing Rolex here in India.It would be my pleasure to learn from your experiences and share minešŸ˜€

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1 hour ago, RichardHarris123 said:

Hello and welcome from Leeds, England. What is your experience?

šŸ‘‹hello.i would rate myself as a novice.

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16 hours ago, RichardHarris123 said:

As a novice, you need to work on cheaper watches before tackling Rolex. Mistakes are costly.Ā 

Very true.I shall take it slow and work on some similar movements before opening up a Rolex 😊

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Hello and Welcome, if you want to repair Rolex watches you are starting out on the quality high end of brands, they are nice to work on and finished well, can you obtain spare parts if needed for the repairs, some countries make watch companies sell spare parts, the USA does not and it makes repairs more difficult, I see a lot of watches from India with damage from moisture so you will need parts at some point in the future.....

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