Hello all,

I have a 6610 Explorer and I accidentally pulled the crown out this morning. I am wondering about where to take it for repairs. I had a watch stolen while at the official Rolex Service Center in New York and have also heard they are risky for older watches. I have heard of a repair place called Grand Central. Anyone have recommendations or advice?

Thanks in advance!

Don

 

Any competent watchmaker can tighten the screw for the crown, it only takes about 5 minutes max. Nothing worth sending away, unless it needs full service.

 

What did they do to fix the situation when your watch was stolen?

 

If in NYC, watch central does good work and nice guys.

 

Central watch will call for a complete overhaul. That's how they operate imo. Anything I've taken them - they say 'complete overhaul'...
They are the best in NYC as far as I know but there are other watch makers you can go to in the jewelry district and just get it done quickly / cheaply. Try this guy when he's at his bench: Dimitrie Vicovanu http://www.mastersoftime.com/appr.html
He's awesome and you can watch him work- it's a joy to watch actually. He's only there on certain days though so check his schedule.

 

Agree - Central Watch will want to do a full overhaul for $1500 or something. 47th is probably a good bet.

 

In Canada a full service for my 5513 is about 1400 cad.....

 

I am also a 6610 owner in NYC. I wouldn't trust anyone but the vintage experts with mine. LA Watchworks does great work, and it's worth shipping it to California for the extra piece of mind.

 

Yes, LAWW does good work and helps arrange insured shipping

 

Watch Central

 

Joseph 37 W47th St
347 781 3053