The training at Rolex is immediately apparent. Good professional work mate.

Excellent job! It’s extremely satisfying and motivating to see the work done to bring an older piece back to life!

@Vintwatches

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you 🙏

thanks for sharing, great to see this vintage beauty restored. Stunning lapping and polishing work , well done

@Vintwatches

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you 🙏

Incredible work👍

@Vintwatches

20 күн бұрын

Thanks 😊

That is really impressive, such amazing skills, keep it up!

@Vintwatches

Ай бұрын

Thank you 🙏

I have no words. Unbelieveable craftmanship. Thank you for this video.

@Vintwatches

Жыл бұрын

Dear Dennis, thank you 🙏

Great work. Searching for a Slow Disc grinder like yours.

Rolex; industrial art on a very very high level. When you see this you just get a reminder WHY Rolex is so highly regarded! What a job!

Art in motion. The ability to restore watches to their original finish gives back meaning to why watches exist in the first place, that is to be worn and enjoyed. These days social media have hyped certain brands and watches that these watches are no longer seen as functional tools but as expensive commodities.

@Vintwatches

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you ☺️

Just so fantastic, thank you for sharing. Really a good job, very nice work.

@Vintwatches

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you 🙏

Best restoration ever, real pro!

@Vintwatches

Жыл бұрын

Thank you 🙏

Excellent job. Watch came out really well.

@Vintwatches

2 ай бұрын

Thank you 🙏

What superb work!! I hope to use this guy in the near future..... a true craftsman

@Vintwatches

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you 🙏

Stunning...

Absolutely Amazing Work👍👍👍

Fantastic..great work and it paid off Big time. Watch looks great... Kudos to you..!

Impecable.

@Vintwatches

Ай бұрын

Thanks 🙏

Super restoration

One of the most beautiful Submariners for sure.

@Vintwatches

2 жыл бұрын

Indeed, a very beautiful one!

Stunning 👌

Top notch! So good to see real watchmaking skills rather than fake horological youtubers

@Vintwatches

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you very much ☺️🙏🙏

wonderful👏 I've been watching this video every 2/3 days for months ❤️‍🔥

OMG! really nice job

@Vintwatches

9 ай бұрын

Thanks! Would be more than happy if you give me a like and subscribe to my channel! 🙏😃

Excellent work Sir.

@Vintwatches

2 ай бұрын

Thank you 🙏

Excellent.

@Vintwatches

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks 🙏

Outstanding job, Sir. A piece of art. Just jaw dropping. Like NOS. If any of my watches needs restoration, you are the right man. Anytime! And yes, you may polish the case where it's needed. Why not, I'm not a flipper and I don't preserve my watches for others, except for my family. Best wishes.🍀

@Vintwatches

3 ай бұрын

Thank you very much for your comment 😊🙏

This deserves more likes and views 😍

@Vintwatches

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you ☺️🙏

Ottimo restauro!!! Bravissimo

@Vintwatches

4 ай бұрын

Thanks 🙏

Wonderful work by a truly skilled craftsman and artisit. I have a 1971 unpolished Rolex 5513 that I would have this guy restore in a minute.

@Vintwatches

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you 😊 Would love to restore your Rolex! 😃

@billpinkston1464

2 жыл бұрын

@@Vintwatches let me know where you are, and i will send it. Can you service a Rolex?

@Vintwatches

2 жыл бұрын

We‘re located in Germany, check out our website Vintwatches.com for more details.

@Vintwatches

2 жыл бұрын

And of course we service Rolex Watches!

You removed so much metal from the case side that the spring bar is pushing out. Other than that looks very nice. I believe collectors prefer un polished cases, unfortunately you have decreased the value. But I am sure the customer will enjoy this restoration and your excellent work.

@Lonnie91a

8 ай бұрын

Took half the value off that watch with that case reshaping. Collectors don’t even want them polished let alone ground down and welded and reshaped

@camarocarl7130

8 ай бұрын

I know dude, he ground the F out of that poor case!@@Lonnie91a

@antsfur

5 ай бұрын

Have to grind the spring bars down a bit then the owner will have to wear it for 5 years solidly and then no one will know.

@camarocarl7130

5 ай бұрын

It will be our dirty little secret.@@antsfur

Master class.

@Vintwatches

Жыл бұрын

Thank you 🙏

Looks absolutely incredible wish I could buy it off you 😢

Excelente

Any thoughts about encompassing closer shots of your process by utilizing a microscope with your videos?

Amazing job. Thanks for sharing. Just one question : how did you manage to lap the case on the crown side ? Using a lapping machine seems not possible due to the shape of the case

@Vintwatches

Жыл бұрын

You need a special stick grinder for the crown side.

You have some nice tools

What grit sand paper do you use? I like the video, good learning aid.

If you were to 3d scan this finished product vs a factory NOS 5512, would this restored version be identical?

Good as new...

4 digit cases just look so good, it's unreal. Perfectly executed restoration! Only question: 47:17 the way the bezel sticks out in comparison to the case width is pretty substantial now, no?

@Lonnie91a

8 ай бұрын

Yeah that case is ruined now as is the collector value of that watch. Some people shouldn’t be allowed to work on vintage pieces.

@xmuninu

6 ай бұрын

It already looked like that in the 'before' shot kzread.info/dash/bejne/hXZpwa2gZZe2f7Q.html

@antsfur

5 ай бұрын

​@@Lonnie91ayeah and one day when there is no metal left on the lugs you will have to get an exact copy bare case made in China to make it look like new again, no one will know if it's done properly 😮

wow!

Great video, do you have any more details on the SECURE LAQUER? look’s like a really useful step when working on the case

@williamcoolidge9884

Ай бұрын

NGL Protective Lacquer 2002 ROSE “Horloger Rouge”

Hi there what Settings are using on the puk welder

@Vintwatches

4 ай бұрын

Actually I don’t remember. I switched to a Laserwelder years ago, sorry!

Did you get the chamfers on ?

Great job one of the best restauration i have seen, my question what would this job cost ?

@Vintwatches

6 ай бұрын

Thanks, for quotes, please contact me through my website or by email.

Beautiful work, excellent finish, one of a kind 5512, my favourite watch of all times, thank you for sharing. Crap music though...

Question. You put a gasket beneath the bezel clamp. I thought those only came through after the 1680 was discontinued. Which gaskets did you use? Did you loctite the crystal as well?

@antsfur

5 ай бұрын

That's the crystal clamp ring or what ever one calls it

Fantastic work.......but 5512 cannot have this dial.

Whats the Name/Brand/Type of Laser you use? Best Regards

@Vintwatches

Жыл бұрын

Hi, using a Elettrolaser MS35.

Эта модель под номером 5513. У 5512 на циферблате надпись сертифицированный хронограф.

Had the 5513 next model up wish wish I still had it tweaked to chronometer speck value in mint condition skyrocketed cost me in nineteen eighty two three hundred pounds

It’s now a 38 mm😂

@Lonnie91a

8 ай бұрын

Hahaha no kidding hey.

Oh my! Please stop sanding on vintage watches especially models like this. Collectors don’t even want them polished and you are sanding and welding it and removing metal and changing the shape of the bezel and case lugs. A new Rolex that’s all banged up sure, but leave the vintage pieces alone. This is exactly why people don’t send vintage watches to Rolex. They get their value destroyed with over polishing and new parts. You just turned a $30-40k highly collectable watch into a $10k watch at best. ***** EDIT now that I see it’s not actually a 5512 as your title says but a 5513, it’s a less expensive watch maybe a $20k watch before and now worth maybe $8k now. Took so much metal off the side that the springbars are poking out. 🤦‍♂️

@Laguna2013

2 ай бұрын

OMG is all this true ?

Its a 5513 model the last generation and it's not a 5512 model. please double check next time.

Narration??

Thats a 5513 not a 5512

Sorry but what a mistake. Hard core polishing/welding ruins the patina (and value). No serious collector would ever allow this treatment of their vintage watch. My guess 30-50% “polished” off the value.

@johnleonard3951

Жыл бұрын

not to mention totally changing the shape and measurements of the watch. 100% not the same watch any more.

@truxton1000

Жыл бұрын

It was polished before so no real harm done. If it was unpolished then yes.

@Lonnie91a

8 ай бұрын

@@truxton1000it was polished before yes, but now the case is completely ruined from a collector standpoint.

BGMうざい

This was difficult to watch, so much metal removed. Spring bars sticking out, no Bueno.

As a hobbyist watchmaker and a long time Rolex collector, I actually clicked off at 4:40. This is just my opinion however the opinion of many vintage collectors that watchmakers need to be good stewards of history and do everything possible to talk a customer out of refinishing and polishing a case like this 5512. With an hours worth of sanding or polishing you just erased decades of history and devalued the watch. Also re-adding the case edge chamfers as many vintage specialty restorers do is the equivalent to faux patina. That jubilee 62510H band isn't correct to the 5512 since it was only offered on an oyster band however I think it looks great on a vintage piece like the 5512 as long as you keep the original band. My feeling is if one wanted to tighten up a badly worn oyster or jubilee with new pins that's not really an issue to most collectors as safety and prevention of the band failing is more important. I'd have just pushed the owner for a movement service with all the gaskets and polished the plexi clear. If you want a newer no date Sub, there are plenty of 14060's for sale.

@Vintwatches

Жыл бұрын

Actually at the end of the day the customer decides what he wants us to do on his watch. Some people like the original condition others want to have it restored. There is no right or wrong, you should like your watch on your wrist how you would like to have it!

@dicklongmire6836

Жыл бұрын

@@Vintwatches That's fine. As long as owners understand the loss in value and many collectors that if faced with other original options will likley pass on the one that was fully restored for one that was untouched.

Incredible work👍

@Vintwatches

20 күн бұрын

Thanks 😊