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·I know this is a long shot but I said I’d give it a try and I need to follow through. Had an interesting discussion with a family member of someone I work with. Somehow they found it I was a “watch guy.” They we’re at the site for a family visits and the grandfather walked up to me and said “oh gee that is a nice looking Rolex” well I was wearing an skx007 so not making a big deal correcting him I just said, oh no this is a seiko diver but from a distance I’ve had other people think it was a Rolex (never had anyone ask if my 007 was a Rolex I just didn’t want the guy to feel funny.
So then he got to the reason for his approach. He said, well I here you know watches, when my father retired in 1966 he got himself a new Rolex as a present for himself, unfortunately he didn’t live long after retiring so I’ve had it in my closet in its box for the past 27 years or whatever it’s the only thing I have left to remind me of him. He said he doesn’t wear it as it looks as new as the day his father bought it. He said he just found watches should be serviced on occasion and he doesn’t know what to do. I told him he could have Rolex service it, it wouldn’t be cheap and my understanding is they sometimes change parts of the watch but they obviously must do a good service.
Well he is absolutely adamant the watch remain 100% original. I said in that case look for local independent places that could work with him. He asked about Zales jewelry at the mall, obviously not a watch guy.
so yeah unfortunately i did know one guy known for Rolex but he packed it in during the lockdown. I know a great place in another city in CT but it would be an over two hour ride for him he is a bit older doesn’t want to drive that far. He asked me if I could take it for him, now I’d love to see it but I do not want the responsibility of someone’s 1966 Rolex on my shoulders. Much too stressful and my therapy is going poorly so I need to avoid any and all stress at all costs or I could have a massive breakdown.
So I’d love to help the guy care for his 1966 Rolex but I have been asking around and have yet to find anyone in the Sherman CT area I’d love to find someone with a decent reputation as it’s a serious family heirloom so I’m just asking in the very off chance someone here knows the area. He is supposed to end me pics he doesn’t know the model but got me curious as hec
So then he got to the reason for his approach. He said, well I here you know watches, when my father retired in 1966 he got himself a new Rolex as a present for himself, unfortunately he didn’t live long after retiring so I’ve had it in my closet in its box for the past 27 years or whatever it’s the only thing I have left to remind me of him. He said he doesn’t wear it as it looks as new as the day his father bought it. He said he just found watches should be serviced on occasion and he doesn’t know what to do. I told him he could have Rolex service it, it wouldn’t be cheap and my understanding is they sometimes change parts of the watch but they obviously must do a good service.
Well he is absolutely adamant the watch remain 100% original. I said in that case look for local independent places that could work with him. He asked about Zales jewelry at the mall, obviously not a watch guy.
so yeah unfortunately i did know one guy known for Rolex but he packed it in during the lockdown. I know a great place in another city in CT but it would be an over two hour ride for him he is a bit older doesn’t want to drive that far. He asked me if I could take it for him, now I’d love to see it but I do not want the responsibility of someone’s 1966 Rolex on my shoulders. Much too stressful and my therapy is going poorly so I need to avoid any and all stress at all costs or I could have a massive breakdown.
So I’d love to help the guy care for his 1966 Rolex but I have been asking around and have yet to find anyone in the Sherman CT area I’d love to find someone with a decent reputation as it’s a serious family heirloom so I’m just asking in the very off chance someone here knows the area. He is supposed to end me pics he doesn’t know the model but got me curious as hec
