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Jocke - Bad Santa, a highly respected member of the WatchProSite community, provides an exceptional visual guide to disassembling and customizing a Rolex Day-Date. This detailed photo essay offers a rare glimpse into the intricate process of watch modification, highlighting the skill and precision required for such an endeavor. His work showcases how a collector can personalize a classic reference while also performing essential maintenance.
I start with this one.
Open it up
Cal 3055
Pull out the movement
Next step is to pull off the bezel.
And the crystal
Press out the crystal
There is a few crack
Then put the parts in the ultrasonic cleaner
So I will go a little deeper for the first time in the movement.
What can be better that a cal 3055 to practice with?
The rotor is now off
Then we flip it
There is the dial and hand off too
And the german daywheel s history too
Some fresh bright white wheels with english days
There it's in place
And a nice dial too
The glacier/polar blue one with romans
And some hands
A new crystal too
There we go
The final result
I just love it
Splendid result. By the way my own tiny little project is coming along just fine. Best regards, George
... I had your photographic skills, and now I wish I had both your photographic AND your mechanical skills! How nice it must be to be able to perform these type of work on your own watches, and then take those awesome pictures as well! Thank you for sharing what you can do with your camera, and with your hands, and a nice set of tools. Best cordial regards, Abel.
These DIY instructions and pics. are so appreciated, thank you. I can imagine the satisfaction in being able to do all this yourself. Sadly, I won't be attempting anything close to what you're doing in the foreseeable future, as a simple bracelet removal can pose quite a challenge for me already. cheers fernando
I have never seen a Day Date stripped down before and even though I have had the pleasure to own a DD. I never realised that there was date window for ever day window. I just assumed that the there was just the one day & date window not seven!! The DD looks amazing with the Ice Blue dial, but I to very much like the brown dial
You get a totally different watch with these changes. I really like the icy dial, the watch becomes luminous and looks larger. Thanks a lot Jocke! Fx
Great instructional review/report. I would ad "This has been done by a trained professional do not attempt this at home or it may cause injury to you heart and pocket book". Great stuff thanks Bill
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