A lesser watch would have gone to its grave long ago. This is one of those few tool watches that get to fulfill their intended purpose

 

I love the beat up look. Which now is making me consider a Daytona..

 

Two thumbs up for the unrestricted enthusiasm displayed by your brother for his watch.

 

This is the reason why the watch shouldn't have been polished in the first place. IMO of course. Now you're at the same point again...with less 'metal' (most importantly case and bezel) to work with. It looked fine as an unpolished but (heavily) used example.

 

My SS Zenith Daytona 16520 is NO safe queen....

 

Its a great example of durability, but I have one small suggestion for your brother, for the next time around. Keep a soft toothbrush in the shower and use it to clean the watch periodically, to reduce and hopefully eliminate the smell. There is no honor in a smelly watch. All the rest, yes; but not for the smelliness.

 

Great watch you have there... i have the same but more "used" lets call like that...

 

dayum....

 

Wow that is quite the bill. I normally don't send a Rolex to rsc, but in this case the watch was due for a huge bill... if the watch gets that much wear and is that smelly I think I would invest in an ultrasonic cleaner. I am not advocating babying the watch, but this kind of grime and wear on the bracelet in that time period and considering how long one of these watches should last. He will be throwing it on a replacement in no time. The dirt will wear the links too much, the small ultrasonic cleaner investment will save you from buying a new bracelet soon..

 

A number of followers of this thread were quite disparaging of my comment that this Daytona was receiving wear beyond reasonable limits. Read this particular synopsis of what was necessary to repair the damage! I rest my case!

 

Some folks USE watches, and some folks ABUSE them! Talking to patrons and drinking beer in a bar account for maybe 1/3 of his activity, I suppose. Another 1/3 for sleeping, eating, etc. I that leaves about 1/3 of his life for doing whatever he is doing when he abuses his Rolex! Sounds like he may have learned from the experience! It is, after all, his watch to do with as he wishes! I guess!

 

Some people put a watch on their wrist and live life. Not everyone is like most here.
With all your experience of looking at watches over the years you would have to of seen the percentage of people that don't think of their watch no matter what they are doing.

Have a fishing mate that's a bricklayer and wears a Brietling every day should I tell him not too?

 

Ask him if he wears his $1,000.00 silk suit when he goes fishing, or laying bricks! Or driving his treasured automobile in a demolition derby! Jeez!

I figure it has cost him ~ $4,000.00 (Aus. ?) to learn how NOT to wear his Daytona. Must be nice to be able to afford the expense!

 

Takes a $65,000 boat fishing everytime, has hit a log that cost him 4K to fix the outboard leg. But shit happens

 

On a watch forum, someones brother put a wristwatch on their wrist, wore it all of the time and enjoyed it. Eventually the watch wore out just like other mechanical things that are used and enjoyed. Someone who makes a living repairing devices suggests that this mechanical device..........oh ffs..........never mind.