In my experience, if Rolex has the parts for a Rolex or Tudor, they will service it. It's that simple. I got a 1978 Air-King serviced a few years ago, and even though it was over 30 years old they did a full service, replacing the dial, crystal, hands, etc. no problem.

 

I can't speak to the second part of your post (far removed from the world I live in).

Regarding parts and the 1530 v 1520, well I suppose anything is possible, but there are so many parts that are common between the 1530 and 1520, that I'm not convinced that would be a really valid reason. Yes, there are a few parts that are different, but many of the 1530 parts are used on the 1520 or other Rolex calibers in this series.

 

And half of its collectors value just went away with that service.

 

Yep, because a service dialed watch always fetches as much as one with an original dial

 

blaspheme

 

No...exactly...I was agreeing with your previous post....

 

I thought your face palm was directed towards my response. Thank you for clarifying.

 

One watch material supply house I deal with told me that, since Rolex stopped supplying parts to them, they had ceased selling ETA parts to Rolex. For a long time, Tudor used Eta movements, and in some cases, relied on material houses for some parts when the Rolex service centre’s supply ran low. Tit for tat, I guess.

 

Can we look forward to high quality aftermarket parts for 15xx movements in the future?